Posted in Sermons on Aug 14th, 2011
Isaiah 56:1, 6-8; Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32; Matthew 15:21-28
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, August 14, 2011
On Monday I stopped in the grocery store with my collar on. The man bagging my groceries asked me if I was a priest. Then he asked me if I was “catholic.” I told him I was […]
Posted in Sermons on Aug 7th, 2011
1 Kings 19:9-18; Romans 10:5-15; Matthew14:22-33
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, August 7, 2011
The churchwardens and the priest were out for a boat ride. A great storm rose up. The motor stopped. They forgot to bring the oars. They were pretty close to shore but still it was deep. They decided to […]
Posted in Sermons on Jul 31st, 2011
Posted in Sermons on Jul 24th, 2011
1 Kings 3:5-12; Romans8:26-39; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, July 24, 2011
When I was a child I was afraid of God. Our family went to many different Churches and the message always seemed to be the same: you’d better be good and do what we tell you […]
Posted in Sermons on Jul 17th, 2011
Isaiah 44:6-8; Romans 8:12-25; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, July 17, 2011
This past week I was standing around Home Depot waiting for customer service. I found myself in front of a giant display of weed killer. I couldn’t believe how many different types there were on the […]
Posted in Sermons on Jul 10th, 2011
Isaiah 55:10-13; Romans 8:1-11; Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, July 10, 2011
The Word of the Lord. We hear that phrase and respond, “Thanks be to God.” But aren’t we sometimes wondering, thanks for what? I didn’t even understand what I just heard. How often we pick up our Bibles […]
Posted in Sermons on Jul 3rd, 2011
Zechariah 9:9-12; Romans 7:15-25a; Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, July 3, 2011
This week we as a nation celebrate our independence and freedom. We are surely grateful to live in such a free society. Yet, we do not live in complete freedom. We are surrounded by laws. No society could […]
Posted in Sermons on Jun 26th, 2011
Jeremiah 28:5-9; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, June 26, 2011
I knew a priest who was always helping people out. One day he helped out the wrong people. They robbed him. Then they kidnapped him at knife point. In the end they cut him across the face and the […]
Posted in Sermons on Jun 19th, 2011
Genesis 1:1-2:4a; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, June 19, 2011
Over the years I have been in countless meetings with Episcopalians where we discuss what is wrong with the Church and what we can do about it. Often this question is asked, “What do you appreciate about the […]
Posted in Sermons on Jun 12th, 2011
Acts 2:1-21; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, June 12, 2011
One warm sunny day a white cat showed up on our seminary campus. She was just wandering around the sitting area outside. She was very friendly and seemed well fed.
Our seminary had a very small campus […]
Posted in Sermons on Jun 5th, 2011
Acts 1:6-14; 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11; John 17:1-11
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, June 5, 2011
Well it appears that the world did not end while I was away on vacation. Wasn’t it supposed to end on Saturday, May 21st?
For over two thousand years Christians have been trying to predict the exact timing […]
Posted in Sermons on Jun 2nd, 2011
Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53
The Rev. Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, June 2, 2011
Dying and rising is at the heart of Christianity. This is what happens to us in our baptism: we die with Christ as we go under the water. We rise with him to new life as we come up.
I […]
Posted in Sermons on May 15th, 2011
Acts 2:42-47; 1 Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, May 15, 2011
I’ve always lived with animals. When I was a kid, at different times, there were dogs, cats, cows, horses, goats, chickens, ducks, turkeys, fish, turtles, lizards, and frogs. Now I just have cats. I am too lazy to […]
Posted in Sermons on May 8th, 2011
Acts 2:14a,36-41; 1 Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, May 8, 2011
During my college years I spent a year living with a community of Benedictine Monks. The first couple of times I prayed with the brothers I was made very uncomfortable. They prayed so slowly. The psalms were recited […]
Posted in Sermons on May 1st, 2011
Acts 2:14a, 22-32; 1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31
The Reverend Paul D. Allick, St. George’s Episcopal Church, May 1, 2011
It is easy to believe that Jesus died. In the world we live in his arrest and execution isn’t shocking. It doesn’t take much imagination to understand that the governments of this world can be brutal towards […]
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