by Steve Hedrick | Oct 5, 2018 | Text Sermons
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (B) Church of the Redeemer Sarasota, Florida In the Name of the Living God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Thursday was “bring your dad to school day” at Camille’s school. She’s in the third grade this year. I had a great time,...
by Steve Hedrick | Oct 5, 2018 | Text Sermons
Jesus said, “Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” The Oxford English Dictionary says to be ashamed is to...
by Steve Hedrick | Sep 13, 2018 | Text Sermons
If you are anything like me, the interaction between Jesus and the Syrophoenician women has probably concerned you. There are phrases Jesus speaks known as the “hard sayings of Jesus.” This is indeed one of them. When we encounter something in the Gospels that is hard...
by Steve Hedrick | Sep 13, 2018 | Episcopal Thrift House, Text Sermons
What kind of person are you? Do you obey the letter of the law no matter what, or do you obey the spirit of the law? Do you use the letter of the law to hurt other people? Do you manipulate the letter of the law to help yourself? This is the question Jesus is dealing...
by Steve Hedrick | Aug 28, 2018 | Text Sermons
In the Name of the Living God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. Anybody here ever been on a diet? Atkins, Sugar-Busters, and the South Beach Diet have all been recent fads. I hate diets and dieting! Last Sunday evening I saw a brilliant – but tragic – meme on...
