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Sermons and other recordings of life at St. Francis Church in Great Falls, Virginia
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We Must Be Hatched or Go Bad

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 17, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 12:1-8. Text preached on is Philippians 3:4-14. Quote taken from C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity."

Mar 25, 20138 min

Breaking the Rules

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on March 10, 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 15. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Mar 11, 201314 min

On Idolatry, Hoarders, Purpose, Passion, and Jesus

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Third Sunday of Lent, February 17, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 13:1-9. Text preached on is 1 Corinthians 10:1-13. Quote taken from Keller,"The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism."

Mar 05, 201314 min

City of God, City of Man

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on February 24 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 13. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Feb 25, 201312 min

What is Wrong with the World? I am.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the First Sunday of Lent, February 17, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 4:1-13.

Feb 19, 201310 min

Lent's Invitation to Life

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Ash Wednesday, February 13 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Matthew 6. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Feb 15, 20139 min

From Glory to Glory

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on February 10 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 9. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Feb 11, 201311 min

Have You Thrown Jesus Off a Cliff?

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany, February 04, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 4:21-30.

Feb 04, 201311 min

Words that Change the World

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on January 27 2013 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges. Poem referenced is "One Today" by Richard Blanco. Gospel is Luke 4.

Jan 28, 201310 min

Waiting to Be Transformed: wine for a thirsty world

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Second Sunday of Epiphany, January 20, 2013, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 2:1-11. Reference is to Martin Luther King Jr.'s sermon,“Transformed Non-Conformist,” 1954. Also, see Nietzsche,F. "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" (Thomas Common, trans ), p 123 “Ye know only the sparks of the spirit but ye do not see the anvil which it is, and the cruelty of its hammer!” See also Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hyperion (189...

Jan 24, 20137 min

Beloved of God

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Baptism of our Lord, January 13 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 3.

Jan 14, 201311 min

Orienting Ourselves Toward the Christmas Moment

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 2:1-20. Reference to Martin Luther taken from:“Prefaces to the Old Testament,” Luther’s Works, ed. J. Pelikan and H. Lehmann, 55 vols. (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House; Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1955-76) 35.236. A similar saying also appears in LW 35.122.

Jan 02, 201310 min

Who Are You Waiting For?

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on the Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 23, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 1:39-45(46-55). References to Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot."

Jan 02, 20138 min

The Light Shines in the Darkness

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on December 30 2012 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 1:1-18. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Jan 02, 201311 min

The Walnut Tree

Children's story told at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Eve 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. This story is an outline of the history of St. Francis Church. Intellectual property of Penelope M. Bridges.

Jan 02, 201310 min

The Rev. Bill Myers: "Rejoice & Be Glad in it!"

Sermon preached on the first Third of Advent, December 16, 2012, at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, by the Rev. Bill Myers. Gospel is Luke 3:7-18. Sermon is intellectual property of The Rev. Bill Myers.

Dec 17, 20121 hr 11 min

John's Vision: Something We Can Pour Our Hearts Into or Vision & Coffee Beans

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on , December 10, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Luke 3:16. The book cited is: "Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time. Ch. 11. “Don’t be threatened by people smarter than you.”

Dec 10, 201211 min

Where are you today?

Sermon preached on the first Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2012, at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 21:25-36. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Dec 03, 201211 min

Give Thanks and Don't Worry

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012, by Dr. Lynda Davis. Gospel is Matthew 6:25-33. Sermon is intellectual property of Lynda Davis.

Nov 28, 201221 min

Who or What do you call King?

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christ the King Sunday, November 25, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 18:33-37.

Nov 26, 201211 min

Keep Calm and Carry On

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 18, 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 13. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Nov 19, 201210 min

Each One Counts

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 11, 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 12:38-44. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Nov 12, 201212 min

An All Saints Day Sermon: The Wrappings of Death

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on All Saints Day, November 4, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is John 11:32-44. Epistle is Revelation 21:1-6a. Story about holy man is a reworked Buddhist tale. The quotation from the Rev. Jeremy Taylor is taken from his “Consideration of the Vanity and Shortness of Man's Life” in The Rule and Exercises of Holy Dying.

Nov 05, 201218 min

The Vulnerable God

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 28 2012 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 10:46-52. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Oct 31, 201210 min

"The Drum Major Instinct" -- a new spin on an old sermon.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 21, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Mark 10:35-45. This sermon is an adaptation of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Drum Major Instinct" which he gave on 4 February 1968. King's sermon was an adaptation of the 1952 homily "Drum-Major Instincts" by J. Wallace Hamilton.

Oct 22, 201213 min

Smashing the Idols

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on October 14, 2012, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 10:17-31. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Oct 15, 201213 min

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls Virginia, on October 7, 2012, celebrating the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Matthew 11:25-30; sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Oct 09, 201212 min

The Humility of Hell

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 30, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Mark 9:38-50. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton.

Oct 01, 201215 min

Playing with God

sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 23 2012 by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Mark 9:30-37; sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Sep 24, 20129 min

A Gleeful Sermon on Shame

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on September 16, 2012, by the Rev. Benson Shelton. Gospel is Mark. Sermon is intellectual property of Benson Shelton. Series Referenced: Fall 2012: Glee Season 4 Premiere “The New Rachel”.

Sep 17, 201212 min
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