Christ Church Alexandria Sunday Sermon

"And just to make this abundantly clear... the Holy Spirit shows up again, demonstrating to anyone who had previously thought to call the Holy Spirit theirs and theirs alone, the spirit of God cannot and will not be contained. The spirit will do what the spirit will do." www.historicchristchurch.org

The Rt. Rev’d James Joseph “Bud” Shand was appointed as a Visiting Bishop in the Diocese of Virginia by Bishop E Mark Stevenson in January, 2024. He will serve in the Diocese from January through May of 2024. He is based in Northern Virginia. Bishop Shand is the retired Bishop Diocesan of the Diocese of Easton (Maryland), where he served from 2003 to 2014. www.historicchristchurch.org

"Isn't it just like Jesus, who... seeks those who've been told they don't belong and brings them into the baptismal waters of belonging." www.historicchristchurch.org

"What if, instead of seeing this as Jesus' act of proof of bodily resurrection we see it instead as Jesus' permission to find joy rather than pain or frustration at the table?" www.historicchristchurch.org

"Christ's love transforms us all and through that love, if we let it, the world is transformed." www.historicchristchurch.org

Easter Sunday sermon www.historicchristchurch.org

The Passion Narrative According to Mark www.historicchristchurch.org

“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - www.historicchristchurch.org

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"Love is a promise - a promise for a future we may never see ourselves." www.historicchristchurch.org

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"When we allow ourselves to be afraid, we allow ourselves to be vulnerable... and such a vulnerable heart is a heart that will not fail to be touched by God's love." www.historicchristchurch.org

What does diakonia mean? www.historicchristchurch.org

"How do we continue to do God's will in the world when the bar for authenticity set by Moses and Jesus is impossibly high?" www.historicchristchurch.org

"These are the people God calls on to be God's hands in the world. These are the people who make up our scripture, our church, our families." www.historicchristchurch.org

"The calling of Nathaniel invites you to ponder how this vision resonates with your heart and emboldens you to ministry." www.historicchristchurch.org

Guest preacher the Rev. Dr. Ayla Lepine from St James’s Piccadilly www.historicchristchurch.org

Advent IV www.historicchristchurch.org

Christmas Eve www.historicchristchurch.org

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