Word of Intention: Beloved

January 8, 2023

Church of the Servant

The Baptism of our Lord, Year A
Matthew 3:13-17; Isaiah 42:1-9

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(The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)

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Sources:

[A] OpenWaterPedia, https://www.openwaterpedia.com/wiki/Janet_Manning

[B] Omar Itani, “Intentions vs. Goals: Why One-Word Intentions Work Better Than Goals and New Year Resolutions”, Slow Life Design, Dec. 14, 2020. https://www.omaritani.com/blog/goals-vs-one-word-intentions Accessed: Jan. 7, 2023.

[C] Kunal Gupta, “My One-Word Intention For 2020”, Jan. 25, 2020. https://medium.com/@findfocus/my-one-word-intention-for-2020-9d51a667ec2c Accessed: Jan. 5, 2023.

Yes, Even Them

February 20, 2022

Church of the Servant

Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
Luke 6:27-38
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Original Organ

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Refurbished Organ

New Organ

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Source: Amanda Gorman, excerpt from “& So”, within her book Call Us What We Carry, Penguin Random House (New York: 2021).

Church of the Servant

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
Luke 6:17-26
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Source: Howard Thurman, The Inward Journey, Friends United Press, Richmond, IN, 1961, p. 76-77.

Being Love’s Light-Bearers

January 30, 2022

Church of the Servant

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Jeremiah 1:4-10
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Source: bell hooks, all about love: new visions, pp 87-88, 101.