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- Religion & Spirituality
Sermons at St. George's offers preaching from the pulpit of a Texas Episcopal Church that strives to be inclusive and welcoming of all who come to us, progressive and scripturally based. These sermons relate scripture to spiritual, ethical, personal and social issues that are of immediate usefulness in the lives of our listeners.
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The Evolution of Human Spirituality
A series of four homilies tracing God's work with the human soul, deepening us to the point where union between God and humanity becomes possible.
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Promoted to Personhood
Jesus affirmation of the lowliest of servants at the Last Supper envisions a world of limitless human potential where people engage each other at the point of vitality rather than respectability. (John 13:1-17)
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Defined by the Cross
Christians are defined by their ability to identify with the steadfast goodness of Jesus through suffering and death, not by the human sinfulness of those who persecuted him. (The Passion Narrative)
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Beyond the Horizon
A look at the difference between for whom love is "written on the heart" and those whose primary instinct is me-first. (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
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Catastrophic System Failure
Of the many problems assaulting the Israelites during 40 years in the wilderness, only their own fatalistic response to hardship was deadly. God's corrective act was to make them look at themselves instead of their travails. (Numbers 21:4-9)
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Religious Accountability
Destruction of community--excommunication--is the poisoned Kool Aid of the Christian faith. (1 Corinthians 1:18-25)