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 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon (The second link below includes both the scripture reading and the Sermon.)



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 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon
Original Organ

Refurbished Organ


Source: Amanda Gorman, excerpt from “& So”, within her book Call Us What We Carry, Penguin Random House (New York: 2021).
Moving Landmarks for God’s Sake
February 13, 2022
Church of the Servant
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Luke 6:17-26 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon




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 Click the Audio Link below to hear the Sermon





Source: bell hooks, all about love: new visions, pp 87-88, 101.