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Crucifer: June 2011
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We preach Christ crucified. Sunday, June 19, 2011. A Lutheran Visitor on Trinity Sunday. Even though I am on vacation, I really did want to worship on Trinity Sunday. It was an interesting process to plan for participating in worship - yet not as clergy and not as a part of my job. It caused me to reflect on all the tiny decisions that lay people must make each Sunday, especially when attending a new church for the first time. The whole liturgy was so similar to the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer that I...
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Crucifer: December 2011
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We preach Christ crucified. Sunday, December 18, 2011. How Can This Be? Sermon from December 18, 2011. Advent 4 – Year B). St Alban’s Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas. How can this be? How can this be - that an NFL quarterback with average statistics can end up winning football games? How can this be - that a quarterback can generate conversations on ESPN about the Christian faith? How can this be - that Tim Tebow squeaks out last minute wins for the Denver Broncos? How can this be? How can this be? All we ...
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Crucifer: October 2011
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We preach Christ crucified. Monday, October 31, 2011. Sermon from October 30, 2011. Pentecost 20 – Year A). St Alban’s Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas. I am a hypocrite. And you are a hypocrite. As hypocrites, you and I tie up heavy burdens, hard to bear, and we lay them on the shoulders of others. As hypocrites, we do deeds to be seen by others. As hypocrites, we love to have the best seats in the luxury box at the stadium. As hypocrites, as human beings, we are burdened down and heavy laden. Those mega c...
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Crucifer: He Saves Others
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We preach Christ crucified. Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Sermon from April 1, 2012. Palm Sunday – Year B). St Albans’s Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas. He cannot save himself. The crowd, the congregation, makes this accusation of Jesus as he hangs on his cross. The crowd taunts Jesus by saying:. 8220;He saved others. He cannot save himself. Let him come down from the cross now, so that we may see and believe.”. Yet he cannot save himself. Yes, that’s right. Because Jesus saves others. Jesus is saving you.
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Crucifer: September 2011
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We preach Christ crucified. Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Reflection on September 11, 2011. A Service for Peace). St Alban’s Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas. Jesus says to us:. 8220;Peace is my last gift to you, my own peace I now leave with you;. Peace which the world cannot give.”. Ten years ago this morning, I was searching for peace. I was searching for the peace which the world cannot give. I had just resigned my position as the CFO of a benefits and trust company. On that day, Susan had students in ...
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Crucifer: August 2011
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We preach Christ crucified. Friday, August 19, 2011. Earth and All Stars: Sing to the Lord a New Song. Psalm 96 begins: “Sing to the Lord a new song! 8221; It is a good thing to learn a new song, especially as a new fall season is upon us. It is good to sing a new song as we bless students, teachers, professors, administrators and other school personnel today in our worship. For God “has done marvelous things. I, too, will praise him with a new song! Jeff W. Fisher. Sunday, August 14, 2011. 8220;Great De...
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Crucifer: April 2012
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We preach Christ crucified. Tuesday, April 10, 2012. We've Already Heard this Story. Sermon from April 8, 2012. Easter Day – Year B). St Alban’s Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas. The Lord is risen indeed! Believe it or not, I do still remember my first Easter as a priest. I was the assistant rector at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. I was new and green and had bright ideas to try out on the lay people. So I proposed at St. Mary’s that we continue with Sunday school, even on Easter morning. 8220;Boys and girls,...
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Crucifer: Can I Be Baptized?
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We preach Christ crucified. Thursday, January 5, 2012. Can I Be Baptized? Can I be baptized? In an age where many people are not baptized as infants, I receive this question often from adults who have not been baptized. Some hesitance in the asking of this question usually involves follow-up questions such as: What if I don’t think I am ready to be baptized? What if I am not good enough or educated enough? Jeff W. Fisher. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Jeff W. Fisher. View my complete profile. By th...
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Crucifer: November 2011
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We preach Christ crucified. Sunday, November 20, 2011. Sermon from November 20, 2011. Last Pentecost – Year A). St Alban’s Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas. I don’t want to be an old goat. I would rather be a sheep. Yet it can be hard to tell a goat from a sheep. Goats and sheep have a lot of the same genetic makeup. Goats and sheep are both grazing animals. Goats and sheep are both accustomed to being herded by shepherds or goat herders across mountainous terrain. In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims:.
