Archive for 2009/11


Sermon for Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 25, 2009, “The Choice of Gratitude” Text: Matthew 6:25-33

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Most of us are familiar with the story of how the Thanksgiving holiday came into existence. In the summer of 1620 a large group of adventuresome Puritans set out in two ships from Southampton, England, with the intention of establishing a colony in […]

Sermon for the 1st Sun. of Advent, Nov. 29, 2009, “Is This Good News or Bad News?” Text: Luke 21:25-36

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I don’t have many memories of Advent from childhood. I can remember preparing for Christmas, but it didn’t have much to do with God. We would spend hours during the weeks before Christmas decorating the house, putting up a tree and hanging the family’s […]

Sermon for the 24th Sun. After Pentecost by Becky Beall-Moore, Nov. 15, 2009

Thank you, Fr. Craig.
 
My name is Becky Beall-Moore. My family and I are parishioners here at Good
Shepherd, and I serve as the chair of the Diocese of Colorado’s Commission on
Ministry. As Fr. Craig said, the unknown future can cause trepidation. One of the main
tasks of the Commission on Ministry is to raise up lay and […]

Sermon for the 23 Sun. After Pentecost, Nov. 8, 2009, “Called to Give From the Heart,” Text: Mark 12:38-44

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One of the things we’ve noticed during this seven-week sermon series about what it means to be called by God or called to follow Jesus, is that Jesus was a “people watcher.” And out […]

Sermon for All Saints Day, Nov. 1, 2009, “Called to be Saints,” Text: John 11:32-44

Today is All Saints Day, the day when we remember and celebrate the saints of the church. But who are these saints and why should we remember them?  We live in a culture that pays a lot of attention to celebrities. This came home to me the other day when I was talking with a […]