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Sermon May 7, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Sermon April 23, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Sermon April 16, 2017 Easter Sunday

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Sermon April 2, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Sermon May 21, 2017

Father Christopher Hofer, Rector at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that thanks to social media we often get "fake news." We sometimes read stories that make us want to find the truth. When we read the stories in the Bible, we also want to know what is truth. We must apply three factors to what we read. What we read must be taken in context and should also be analyzed with human reason. In addition, we must analyze the tradition behind what is presented to us. In these ways, we will arrive at the truth.

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Sermon May 14, 2017

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Mother Maxine Barnett, Curate at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that "home" is where we have a place to live surrounded by our friends and family and things that are familiar to us. We may actually have a home in more than one location. Wherever that may be, our home will give us a feeling of comfort and safety. This is true even after death. But, whether it is after...

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Sermon May 7, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Mother Maxine Barnett, Curate at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that a door is used to allow us to enter into a building or a room. But, if that door is locked we cannot enter and will not be able to be a part of what is going on inside and be safe. In today's Gospel, Jesus says that he is the gate. If we follow Him, He will provide a safe place when we are inside wi...

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Sermon April 30, 2017

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Father Christopher Hofer, Rector at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that just like people who have difficulty seeing clearly until they begin wearing glasses, we must be able to see Jesus in all of the different people around us. We are called to see Him in each of these people and serve in whatever way we can.

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Sermon April 23, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Mother Maxine Barnett, Curate at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that most of us have scars, the causes of which we would be able to tell others about. In today's Gospel, "Doubting" Thomas did not believe that the disciples, who were gathered without him being present in the house, actually saw Jesus. A week later, they were together again, this time with Thomas. When...

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Sermon April 16, 2017 Easter Sunday

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Father Christopher Hofer, Rector at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY shares the story of George Thomas, the Pastor of a small New England church. The Pastor brought a rusty bird cage to church one Sunday morning to share his experience with the congregation. The story unfolds to a very important conclusion.

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Sermon April 2, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Mother Maxine Barnett, Curate at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that today's Gospel about how Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, is a reminder that He rose from the dead and that we, too, will be resurrected and experience living the eternal life.

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Sermon March 26, 2017

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Father Christopher Hofer, Rector at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY discusses today's Gospel. In it, Jesus returns a blind man's sight by placing mud on his eyelids. When the man washes the mud off, his vision is restored. After this, when anyone asked, he was quick to praise Jesus for the miracle. When we are sick in any way, the process of healing doesn't happen immediately ...

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Sermon March 19, 2017

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Father Christopher Hofer, Rector at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh NY asks, "What is the one object in your life that you could not live without?" There are many different answers for different people. In today's Gospel, we meet a woman of Samaria who was getting water in her jug. In the local climate, water was an integral part of survival. However, after speaking with Jesus, sh...

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Sermon March 12, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Mother Maxine Barnett, Curate at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that when a sailing ship encounters a change in the direction of the wind, the captain must make adjustments to the sails in order to maintain the boat's heading. In our lives, we face the same difficulties. Things happen unexpectedly that might put us off course to our goals. In the Bible, the Pharisee ...

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Sermon March 5, 2017

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Father Christopher Hofer, Rector at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that Jesus often traveled in the wilderness alone. Today, we too may travel in the wilderness alone. Our wilderness may be the jungle, the shore, the heart of New York, surrounded by 8.5 million people, or even the wilderness in our own minds as we continually think about something that is troubling u...

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Sermon February 26, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Mother Maxine Barnett, Curate at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that, on this Transfiguration Sunday, the Sunday just before Ash Wednesday, we are moving from the season of Epiphany into the season of Lent. Now it is time for us to understand what action God is calling us into and follow that path. If we listen to Jesus and keep our eyes on Him, we will know what we ...

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Sermon February 19, 2017

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Father Christopher Hofer, Rector at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that Jesus was very aware that the original 10 Commandments were radically changed over the thousands of years since they were originally given to Moses. Thus, he attempted to explain to the people how they should interpret the laws as they were originally written and not act instinctively. They were ...

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Sermon February 12, 2017 Mother Maxine

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Mother Maxine Barnett, Curate at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that God's law must evolve along with our society. As we change, we must interpret the law in a way that suits our society, but it must remain true to itself. The essence of His law is about us all thriving in community.

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Sermon February 5, 2017

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Father Christopher Hofer, Rector at The Church of St. Jude (Episcopal) in Wantagh, NY explains that bullying happens all too frequently. Many changes are taking place in our country and the people are fractionated. As Christians, we should be able to sit down together and talk about our differences instead of trying to make our point and win at all costs.