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Saint Paul’s Sermons
by Dcn Bryan Dench
Sermons Preached at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church, Portland, Maine.
Episodes
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The Shield of Faith - Dcn Bryan Dench
In his letter to the church at Ephesus, Saint Paul speaks to them of the need for Christians to put on the whole armor of God. One element of that armor is the shield of faith, which turns out to be as much an offensive weapon as a defensive one.
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The Armor of God - Very Rev Andrew Faust
Father Andrew speaks to us regarding faith, reading and studying the Word of God, and putting on the armor of God!
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The Importance of Faith - Very Rev Andrew Faust
Fr. Faust reflects on faith and its importance in the Christian life.
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Remembering Saint Francis - Very Rev Andrew S. Faust
Father Faust speaks of Saint Francis, his calling, and his example for us today.
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The Core of Anglicanism - Most Rev Peter D. Robinson
Looking to Saint Paul's letter to the Ephesians, Archbishop Robinson teaches us on the core of Anglican faith, grounded foremost in the scriptures, developed in the 39 Articles, and finding expression in the Prayer Book.
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Elizabeth I: Protestant Queen and Theologian - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
Queen Elizabeth I was a highly educated, literate, Protestant daughter of the reformation who fought throughout her reign to advance the cause of the reformed Gospel of Jesus Christ. She gave us the foundation of the prayer book and 39 Articles as expressions of what scripture teaches, and...
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God's Gift of Grace & The Holy Spirit - Rev Fr. Daniel Eddy
Father Eddy takes us through the work of the grace of God in the Holy Spirit and Paul's letter the Church in Corinth, 1 Cor 12:1-11.
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God's Grace - Very Rev Andrew Faust
The sermon teaches that Christianity is rooted in God’s grace and love, summed up in the simple truth that “Jesus loves me.” Using the Good Shepherd and the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the speaker emphasizes that God seeks out those who stray and joyfully welcomes them home. The father’s...
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Call to Faithful Obedience - Very Rev Andrew Faust
The main point of this sermon is a call to faithful obedience to God’s unchanging Word, even when it is uncomfortable or unpopular. Father Faust argues that Christians should not treat faith as only receiving God’s help and grace, but should respond with a “reciprocal relationship” by asking…
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The Kingdom of God Is Here Now - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
The Kingdom of God was not just a secondary theme in Jesus’s teaching; it was the central axis upon which revolved everything He said and did. It is mentioned over a hundred times in the Gospels. But what exactly did Jesus mean by this phrase? And what does His proclamation mean for us today?…
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Only Two Choices - Very Rev Andrew Faust
God poses for us a choice, to follow him and be blessed with life or to turn away from him to our despair. "Now choose life," the LORD says to us in Deuteronomy.
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Hell's Real, But Doesn't Have to Scare Us - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
The Gospel we read today from Luke relates the parable Jesus taught of the rich man and Lazarus the beggar. As with the other parables Jesus taught, he makes stark points for our edification and admonition. There is life after death. Heaven and hell are real conditions into which we can fall for...
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Trinity Sunday, The Excellence of the Holy Spirit - Rev Daniel Eddy
This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, when the church in worship, song, and scripture celebrates the mystery of the Trinity, the one God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Father Dan Eddy gives an inspiring message about the truth of the Trinity and its importance as a doctrine of salvation.
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Jesus Sends ANOTHER Paraclete - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
Early in the Upper Room discourse recorded in John chapters 14-17, Jesus reassures his disciples that he is not abandoning them by returning to the Father. Rather, it is "better" for them because he and the Father will send another paraclete, the Holy Spirit!! The spirit of all truth, the...
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The Sending of the Holy Spirit - Very Rev Andrew Faust
In the upper room the night before his passion, Jesus reassured his disciples (and through them, we also) that after his ascension and return to the Father we would not be alone. And as we anticipate the day of Pentecost, we can rest assured that Jesus has provided for us, that we have the Holy...
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Be On Guard Against Hypocrisy - Very Rev Andrew Faust
Jesus said, "Peace be with you," God's peace. We need to take that to heart and really mean it.
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Many Witnesses, One Resurrection - Very Rev Andrew Faust
The Gospel accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus contain varied observations and details, just as we might expect from different witnesses whose perceptions and memories would not be identical. In a sense, this is actually verification of their verisimilitude. Four identical accounts would look...
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Always Be Ready - Rev Fr Daniel Eddy
Saint Peter told us to be prepared at all times to give an answer, a defense, for the faith and the hope that we have in Christ (1 Pet 3:15). We do this with confidence, yet not defensively or aggressively, but with gentleness and respect. Our confidence lies with the trustworthiness of…
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Slave or Free? - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
Paul's sharp letter to the Galatian churches he planted, coming within a year or two of the first of his missionary journeys, was a pastoral rebuke for their drift away from the Gospel and back toward a system of religion aimed at obligating God rather than receiving the free gift of salvation in...
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Lenten Reflection Enriched by The Prayers of the Church - Very Rev Andrew Faust
During Lent the Sunday collects provided by the church lead us through reflections on spiritual growth and our own spiritual condition preparing for Easter. Father Andrew lays out this rich history and insights from today's collect and the scriptures compiled for today's readings. God's will for…
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God's Word Thwarts the Tempter - Very Rev Andrew Faust
Matthew's account of the testing of Christ by Satan in the wilderness, just after the triumph of Jesus's baptism, gives a powerful message for us. Jesus turns to the word of God in scripture to rebuff and resist the temper.
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The Workers in the Vinyard : You Can't Obligate God - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
Jesus of Nazareth was the greatest teacher the world has ever known. To solve the problem of passing on deep truths to people of all types, Jesus used a common teaching tool known as aparable. The goal of a parable is to compare one thing to another—with one of the objects being an important...
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Reflections on Advent - Very Rev Andrew Faust
The prophet Malachi speaks to us of the day of the Lord and the coming of the Messiah
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John The Baptist's Doubts - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
Though he was the greatest among the prophets of the Old Testament, even John the Baptist had doubts about Jesus the Messiah, and so sent his followers to ask if Jesus really was "the one who was to come." Jesus answered his imprisoned cousin with the scriptures and how Jesus was fulfilled the...
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A Season of Anticipation - Very Rev Andrew S. Faust
Advent is a season of expectation and anticipation. Father Faust digs into the significance of that as we prepare for the birth of Christ.
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What's the Big Deal About Advent? - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
What's the big deal? Only the most profound miracle by which God becomes man to dwell among us, to redeem us, and to teach us how to be right with God, through himself! In a mysterious and inscrutable way, "remaining what he was, he became what he was not." And this makes all the difference.
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Forgiveness From Genesis Chapter 50 - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
The story of Joseph and his brothers in Genesis 50:15-21 is a powerful lesson in forgiveness and the providence of God. If anyone had a right in human terms to be unforgiving, it was Joseph. And yet, under the shadow of God's providential plan and purpose, he forgives his brothers their treachery...
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God's Gift of Words - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
From the very beginning, God communicated with his creatures through the medium of language, words. He spoke to Adam and Eve. They rebelled. He spoke to them again. He spoke to Moses, to Abraham, to the prophets, and faithful believers made a written record of God's words for us in the inspired...
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The Wedding Guests - Rev Fr. Francois Mayesi
The parable of the wedding feast in Matthew chapter 22 tells us much about the love of God.
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Reconciliation - Very Rev Fr. Andrew Faust
Wise words about reconciliation within the church.
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Love For Christian Brothers and Sisters: Ephesians 4:32 - Very Rev Andrew Faust
Saint Paul's pastoral advice to the Ephesian churchgives us perfect guidance for how to love one another as Christians
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The Great Commandment - Very Rev Andrew Faust
Jesus identified as the great commandment our duty to love the lord our God with all our heart, soul, and mind.
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Jesus's Most Compelling Miracle? - Rev Bryan Dench
In Luke 7, we have the story of Jesus's dramatically intervening in the tragic grief of a widow whose only son has died. Paralleling in a way the healing of the widow of Zarephath's son by the prophet Elijah, this miracle of restoring the dead to life alleviates suffering and tragedy. The Gospels...
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Two Processions - Rev Francois Mayesi
Fr. Francois contrasts the sorrowful funeral procession that wends its way out of Nain with the joyful procession of the Lord's followers on the way in. Jesus intervenes miraculously!
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Are We Grateful to God? - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
The Gospel of Luke records a healing miracle of Jesus when he was on his way to Jerusalem to die. As he passed through Samaria ten lepers called to him from a distance begging for healing mercy. Though Jesus did send them to the priests to demonstrate they had been healed, nine of the ten went...
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Ten Lepers Cry Out to Jesus - Rev Fr Francois Mayesi
Ten lepers living exiled from society cry out to Jesus for healing, their leprosy a metaphor for the need of spiritual healing.
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God Is More Willing to Hear Us Than We Are to Pray - Very Rev Andrew Faust
God is always more ready to hear us, than we are to pray. More generous to bless us than anything we ask.
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The Healing Miracles of Jesus - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
The Gospels record some 26 (depending on how you count) miracles of healing done by Jesus. The miracles serve many purposes. They do good for the person healed of course. They manifest the deity of Jesus and who he is, the Messiah. They display the power of God and God's response to faith. They...
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There's Nothing Jesus Won't Forgive, Even Peter's Betrayal - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
We mark Saint Bartholemew today, August 24. We also reflect on the forgiveness of Jesus to sinners who repent, even to his close friend and co-worker Peter, who denied Jesus three times in a dreadful and heartbreaking incident of betrayal. Luke 22 tells the story.
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Jesus Feeds the Hungry - Rev Daniel Eddy
Jesus feeds us, whether 4,000, 5,000, or 50,000 with true food, spiritual food that only Jesus can provide.
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God's Mercy and the Prodigal Son - Rev Daniel Eddy
The parable Jesus told about an ungrateful and wayward heir, "the Prodigal Son," is vivid with images of dissoluteness, repentance, and reconciliation. It also teaches us about the ugliness of bitterness and pride as the older son is not only angry and disrespectful of his father but also…
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Do You Want to Be Known By Jesus? - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
In Matthew 7, Jesus teaches us not to rest on our laurels, not to forget about him or become complacent. He teaches us that there will be people who come to him at the last days thinking they are "with him," and that they're part of his team. "Lord, Lord," they will say, reciting for him all the...
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Do You Believe in Miracles? - Rev Dcn Bryan Dench
The Gospels record many miracles of Jesus. Today's was about the incredible catch of fish Peter and his fellow fishermen caught in response to Jesus' telling them to go back out to fish after a long and unsuccessful night. Peter's response is to fall at Jesus' feet and leave everything behind to...
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Turning to God in Time of Calamity - Very Rev Andrew Faust
Where is God in calamitous times and events?
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Acceptance In Jesus - Rev Francois Mayesi
Jesus teaches us acceptance of those who may not look right or seem to be like us.
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What Jesus Taught About Repentance - Very Rev Andrew Faust
When Jesus told the parable of the lost sheep in Luke chapter 15 he refuted the proud scorn of the scribes and Pharisees, who failed to realize how God welcomes repentant sinners.
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Christian Thought on Right Use of Force - Dcn Bryan Dench
Christians have long wrestled with the proper balance between Christian compassion and the righteous use of force to oppose injustice and protect others. God himself has decreed the warlike destruction of immoral people, such as in the wars led by Joshua in the book under his name, cleansing the...
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Pondering and enjoying the Trinity - Rev Bryan Dench
This is Trinity Sunday. The Trinity is plainly taught in scripture, as the existence and activities of God the Father, Jesus the Son, and The Holy Spirit are recounted throughout the Bible, even as we affirm the oneness of God. It's in the Nicene Creed we recite, and appears throughout the…
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Pentecost: The Many Works of The Holy Spirit - Rev Dan Eddy
On Pentecost we celebrate the birth of the church on the day when the promised helper, the Holy Spirit, descends mightily on the apostles. He continues to bless the church and empower the church today!
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Why Does the World Hate Us? - Rev Deacon Bryan Dench
John's Gospel records the teachings and admonitions of Jesus during the last supper with his disciples, and he says, among other things, the world will hate us, will hate Christians, just as it hated him. Why is that? Why do people outside the family of faith often react to Christians with...
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Sermons Preached at Saint Paul’s Anglican Church, Portland, Maine.
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Dcn Bryan Dench
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