Sermons at The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, Mill Valley, California
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Sermons delivered at The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, Mill Valley, California: A welcoming community for those seeking to deepen their relationship with God, and to journey in faith with God's people through the breaking of bread and in service to others, in Christ's name.
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Say What?
(The Fifth Sunday in Lent - Year B - The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer) The falling of seed to earth, of death leading to life, of letting go leading to a something greater -- all of this and more is encapsulated in a few brief verses in John's telling of the Gospel where Jesus' followers are puzzled by the arrival of outsiders wishing to see Jesus. Jesus responds to the unexpected by pointing to a God who is preparing to write the future anew in our hearts.
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In the Midst of Lent
(The Fourth Sunday in Lent - Year B - The Rev. Gerry Caprio) Just as the Israelites were in the desert, we are in a spiritual desert in the midst of Lent. How do we find the resources to navigate this wilderness?
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God's Foolishness
(The Third Sunday in Lent - Year B - The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer) When Jesus upsets all the neatly ordered tables of exchange in our hearts, minds, and lives, he is pointing to the God we have: a God beyond our transactional ways.
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Hiding in Plain Sight
(The Second Sunday in Lent - Year B - The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer) While in Mark, Jesus tells his followers to remain quiet about so much, he openly declares his teachings about the cross to the crowds. Hiding in plain sight is God's confrontation in Christ with the evils of this world, and an abiding witness to the promise of a new understanding, a new way, a new world. With gratitude this week to the work of the Rev. John Kirkley.
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With Wild Beasts and Angels
(The First Sunday in Lent - Year B - The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer) Where is our wilderness as Lent begins? Like Jesus, we are promised temptation, wild beasts… and angels who will serve.
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An Inconvenient Fast
(Ash Wednesday - The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer) Much of our discussion about fasting during Lent is about what we choose. But what if the fast is chosen for us?