Teaching Sermon Series
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It might seem as though our faith is linear, journeying from one point to another. In reality, our faith is on a circular path, ebbing and flowing at different times and seasons. Sarah Bessey describes it this way in her book Miracles and Other Reasonable Things: “Just when I feel that I know who God is, God unbecomes that vision and remakes. Just when I am certain that I will always experience God in the same ways, a new path opens.” 

This is one reason we use a Sunday lectionary, a collection of scripture readings, which repeats every three years. The scripture readings remain the same, but we are different.  During those three years we grow, shift, and adapt as persons and as a community of faith. We see, hear, and understand things differently.  In light of this, a handful of times each year one of our rectors will preach a teaching sermon offering instruction on the core tenants of our faith.  Here are the dates and topics. View previous teaching sermons below. 

Upcoming Teaching Sermons

• June 4, 2023 - The Church 
• July 23, 2023 - Salvation & Grace
• October 29, 2023 - Body Prayers (Episcopal Aerobics)

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Previous Teaching Sermons

• The Church Calendar and the Liturgical Year
• What is Anglicanism and how does it relate to the rest of Christendom
• Baptismal Belief and Practices
• Eucharistic Belief and Practice
• Confirmation and Marriage
• Ordination
• Confession and Healing
• End of Life & Burial
• The Daily Office and Daily Prayer
• Special Teaching Sermon on The Middle East: On a Flight From Cairo to New York With Isaac and Ishmael
• The Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
• The Christian Scriptures (New Testament)
• The Creeds​
• Holy Week & Easter

Instructed Eucharist and Morning Prayer
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If you are interested in learning about the Eucharist or Morning Prayer, we invite you read these sermons:

• Instructed Eucharist Part 1
• Instructed Eucharist Part 2
• Instructed Morning Prayer