<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>Forwarded: Part 2 of 2</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:8px;color:#575757">From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network.</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Judy <judy_boli@ecunet.org> <br>Date:02/20/2016 6:51 PM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Propertalk <propertalk.topic@ecunet.org> <br>Subject: [propertalk.topic] Sermon for Lent 2C <br><br><div dir="ltr"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">Dear Friends,</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#000000">This Sunday’s sermon is entitled “Who’s Your God?” or
“Who’s King (or Queen) of Your Hill?” and deals with all the lessons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font color="#000000">Here it is: </font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span></font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 14.666666984558105px;">Part 2 of 2:</span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#000000">In today’s Old Testament
lesson, we hear Abraham worrying about life in general.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font color="#000000">He still isn’t sure about the land God has
promised him and he still doesn’t have a son to inherit this land he’s supposed
to inherit.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Maybe worry and emotional
negatives are struggling to be King or Queen of your life.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Learn from Abraham- give your worries to
God.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">If negative thoughts persist, don’t
be too proud to talk to me or your doctor or a counselor. Whatever you do,
don’t let emotional problems ruin your life.</font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#000000">The Psalm reminds us of
another unlikely King or Queen of our life- interpersonal resentments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></font><font color="#000000">How many adults do you know who are still
blaming their parents for what’s happening in their lives right now?</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Don’t let resentments and bitterness rule
your life.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Give them to God.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Forgive your enemies and claim freedom in
Christ.</font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#000000">Finally- in today’s Gospel
(Luke <st1:time w:st="on" minute="31" hour="13">13:31</st1:time></font><font color="#000000">-35), we hear
how some of the Pharisees were warning Jesus about King Herod and we wonder
about their motives.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">It occurs that
perhaps they really liked Jesus but were just too easily influenced by peer
pressure to outwardly follow Him.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000">
</font></span><font color="#000000">Remember, Nicodemus (who was a Pharisee) came to Jesus by night.</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Do your friends rule your life?</font><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><font color="#000000"> </font></span><font color="#000000">Is what they think more important to you than
what God thinks?</font></font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">May God bless us as we reclaim the top of the
hill of our lives for Jesus.</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes; tab-stops: .25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">For anyone who is
interested, this sermon and updated African-American wisdom statements are
posted on our parish’s web site under “Sermons & Stuff”. The address is: </font><a href="http://www.stpaulsepisag.org/"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Times New Roman">http://www.stpaulsepisag.org</font></u></a><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> .</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">Blessed preaching,</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">Judy Boli</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">St. Paul's Episcopal Church</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin: 1em 0px; line-height: normal; mso-mirror-indents: yes;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman">Saginaw, Michigan</font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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