Posted in Sermons on Dec 11th, 2011
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-8, 19-28
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, December 11, 2011
Many of you know that I’m always talking about the Saints. You might here me say of a certain date, “Oh, that’s the Feast of Saint so and so.” You hear me quoting the saints and […]
Posted in Sermons on Dec 5th, 2011
Isaiah 40:1-11; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, December 4, 2011
Don’t you love it when something dawns on you? You are trying to figure something out: a technical problem with a machine, a conflicted relationship, or trying to remember something and then it dawns on you. What a […]
Posted in Sermons on Nov 29th, 2011
Isaiah 64:1-9; I Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, November 27, 2011
I am not good at waiting. When I was a child waiting for Christmas was pure torture. When I am at an appointment and people are late I start tapping my feet. But lately, with the help of […]
Posted in Sermons on Nov 20th, 2011
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24; Ephesians 1:15-23, Matthew 25:31-46
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, November 20, 2011
The tyrants are at it again. We’ve seen them all through history. The tyrants of today are on display in the news. Their brutality and insanity shock and disgust us. The one in Libya has been murdered by […]
Posted in Sermons on Nov 13th, 2011
Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, November 13, 2011
At a Diocesan Convention a few years ago I found myself getting agitated as the debate over the Diocesan Budget was going on and on and on. Fortunately I was sitting next to a very […]
Posted in Sermons on Nov 6th, 2011
Amos 5:13-18; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, November 6, 2011
I have this vivid memory from childhood. I must have been about 6 or 7 years old. Mom was rounding up the family to go to Church. I was refusing to go. I protested, “I don’t wanna go. […]
Posted in Sermons on Nov 1st, 2011
Revelation 7:9-17; 1 John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, November 1, 2011
There seems to be some confusion in our culture about Halloween. I read recently that some want to move the observance to the last Saturday of October so that it will not fall on a weekday. That would […]
Posted in Sermons on Oct 30th, 2011
Micah 3:5-12; 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, October 30, 2011
When I was a young teenager, as young teenagers are want to do, I announced to my family that I was an atheist; I no longer believed in God. My poor mother was horrified. Her response was, “Oh, […]
Posted in Sermons on Oct 23rd, 2011
Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18; Psalm 1; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 22:34-46
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, October 23, 2011
Did you know that you are holy? Did you know that you are called to become more and more holy? Each baptized person, in receiving Christ as their savior, is now a saint.
I am not […]
Posted in Sermons on Oct 16th, 2011
Isaiah 45:1-7; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, October 16, 2011
One day a seminary classmate of mine was approached on the street by an evangelist. He asked my classmate if he had been saved. My classmate said that yes he had been. “When?” the evangelist asked. My classmate […]
Posted in Sermons on Sep 25th, 2011
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, September 25, 2011
I was called to the priesthood completely out of the blue. As a child our family had tried on all kinds of denominations and none of them stuck. As a teenager I had given up on […]
Posted in Sermons on Sep 18th, 2011
Jonah 3:10-4:11; Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20:1-16
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, September 18, 2011 Public Policy Poll was released this past July. They asked “If God exists, do you approve or disapprove of its performance?” 52% approved. 9% disapproved. 40% weren’t sure.
God polled much better when people were asked about his handling of […]
Posted in Sermons on Sep 11th, 2011
Genesis 50:15-21; Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, September 11, 2011
Today we remember one of the most horrific days in our nation’s history. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. I remember well the anger, fear and vengeance rising up in my heart on that day.
I had family members […]
Posted in Sermons on Sep 4th, 2011
Ezekiel 33:7-11; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, September 4, 2011
Soon after I was ordained a priest, family, friends and strangers would ask me, “When will you get your own Church?” Now family and friends say to me, “Well, now you have your own Church.” I know what they […]
Posted in Sermons on Aug 21st, 2011
Isaiah 51:1-6; Romans 12:1-8; Matthew 16:13-20
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, August 21, 2011
Did you hear about the Episcopalian who locked her keys in the car? It took her an hour to get her husband and kids out.
Keys are powerful things in our lives. Almost as powerful as that inanimate object we […]
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