St. Francis Episcopal Church

A sermon by Fr. Bill Myers, preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, VA on October 19, 2014

Sermon Preached by the Rev. William Myers on Sunday, August 24, 2014. Season after Pentecost, Proper 16.

What Easter announces is that we live in a world where God raises the dead. The new creation inaugurated in Christ's very body opens wide a vista for human hope and wholeness.

Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Fifth Sunday in Lent April 6, 2014.Texts are John 11:1-45; Romans 8:6-11. Quote taken from Robert Farrar Capon's "The Foolishness of Preaching."

Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Third Sunday of Lent March 23, 2014.Texts are John 4:5-42; Romans 5:1-11. Quote taken from Chapter 11 of "Bono on Bono: Conversations with Michka Assayas" (2005).

Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on 7 Epiphany February 23, 2014.Text is Matthew 5:38-48; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11,16-23.

Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on 5 Epiphany February 9, 2014.Text is Matthew 5:13-20. Direct quotations are from The Guardian, "Have you ever told a family member what a disappointment they are?" (Nov. 19,2012);"Grace in Practice: A Theology of Everyday Life" by Paul F.M. Zahl; and, "One Way Love" by Tullian Tchividjian.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Sunday January 19, 2014, by the Rev. Claire Wimbush. Gospel is John 1:29-42. Sermon is intellectual property of Claire Wimbush.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on January 12, 2014, the Baptism of Christ, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Matthew 3. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges, other than quotations from the Book of Common Prayer.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on January 5, 2014, by the Rev. Bill Myers. Gospel is Luke 2:41-52. Sermon is intellectual property of William Myers.

Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on December 29, 2013. John 1:1-18. "What Child is This?" by William Chatterton Dix.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Day, December 25 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is John 1:1-14. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on Christmas Eve, December 24 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 2. Poem is "First Coming" by Madeleine L'Engle. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on December 22, 2013, by the Rev. Claire Wimbush. Gospel is Matthew 1. Sermon is intellectual property of Claire Wimbush.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges on December 15, 2013. Gospel is Matthew 11. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.

Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on 2 Advent December 8, 2013.Matthew 3:1-12.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia on December 1, 2013, the First Sunday of Advent, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Matthew 24:36-44. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges. Hymn quoted is "Sleepers Wake", translation by Carl P. Daw (The Hymnal 1982, #61).

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 24 2013 by the Rev. Claire Wimbush. Gospel is Luke 23:33-43. Sermon is intellectual property of Claire Wimbush.

Sermon preached by the Rev. Benson Shelton at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 17, 2013.Isaiah 65:17-25; Luke 21:5-19. Citation from C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity." Breakdown of "Argument of Desire" from P. Kreeft.

Sermon preached at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, Virginia, on November 10, 2013, by the Rev. Penelope Bridges. Gospel is Luke 20:27-38. Sermon is intellectual property of Penelope Bridges.