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215 N. 7th, Terre Haute, Indiana

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A Word: on everything we love

Sermons · August 27, 2023

It takes a leap, not certainty. A risk. Being wrong. Being changed. Growing. This is the character of our entire faith.


And other signs of the grace of God
Proper 16A  | Matthew 16:13-20

The teacher isn’t making it easy on his students. The questions sound simple. At first. But they are sneaky, deep, and require our actually paying attention.

The first, 

“Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

should be simple enough, I suppose. What have we heard along the way? They might not talk in front of Jesus, but his followers? Sure. And besides, they’ve gone out without him. Healing. Proclaiming the Good News. No doubt they’ve said some things themselves about him.

What did they say, I wonder? When they bring him up. It can’t just be other people talking. Calling him a prophet. Maybe Elijah’s come back. No, they’ve had to say something themselves. But what? That he’s special? Not just a healer or a prophet, probably.

“But who do you say that I am?”

Now that should be easy, too. But it requires admitting something. Not other people’s ideas, but their own.

The full text may be found here.

For a limited time, you may find the audio here.

Filed Under: Sermons Tagged With: grace, Matthew 16:13-20, Messiah, Proper 16A, signs

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St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
215 N. 7th St
Terre Haute, IN 47807

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ABOUT

St. Stephen’s is a sacramental community following Jesus’s Way of Love.

We worship on Sundays at 8 & 10.

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St. Stephen’s is a member of The Episcopal Church and congregation of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis.

St. Stephen’s is a member of the Homeless Council of the Wabash Valley

PARKING

St. Stephen’s is across from Indiana State University. Nearby parking lots are run by ISU and are free after 5pm weekdays and are free all weekend long. 

Five marked spots in the lot directly behind the church are available during the week.

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