Reverend Dr. E. Bevan Stanley
3/27/22
Paul wrote, “In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting the message of reconciliation to us. So we are ambassadors for Christ.” In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
This is my last sermon to you. While I am excited at the prospect of retirement, I will miss all of you very much. I love you all. You have become dear to me in ways and to a degree that I cannot express.
3/20/22
Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
3/13/22
The LORD said to Abram, “DO not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
3/6/22
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
2/27/22
This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
This story of the Transfiguration is a key turning point in the narrative of the first three Gospels. This story runs us through so many changes of emotion it feels like whiplash.
2/6/22
When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, the parents of Jesus brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen
1/30/22
From the Gospel: When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.
When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. I am glad that there are no cliffs here near the center of Litchfield.
1/23/22
From the Gospel: He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen,
1/16/22
From the Gospel: On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. In the Name of the one, holy, and undivided Trinity. Amen.