Hope Springs Eternal
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -Sermons from the Rev. Alan D. Bentrup, rector of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Keller, Texas.
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Just The Beginning (A Sermon for Advent 2A - 2018)
December 10, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBMatthew begins with a genealogy linking Jesus back to Abraham. Luke begins with a short address about his research methodology. John begins with a mysterious poem about creation. But Mark just hits the ground running and never looks back. “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”
Join the Team (A Sermon for All Saint’s Day)
November 05, 2017 00:00 - 9 minutes - 9.24 MBBaseball has the power to unite us across differences that are so often used to divide. That sounds an awful lot like the Christian faith to me, doesn’t it?
Practice Loving Your Neighbor (A Sermon for Proper 25A)
October 29, 2017 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBSo why should we read Leviticus? I believe that underneath all the rules about sacrifice and purity, all the strange regulations about food and clothes, there is a vision of holiness and harmony with God that is life-giving and has the potential to speak a healing word to our fractured and alienated condition.
Minted in Christ (A Sermon for Proper 24A)
October 22, 2017 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBGod’s motive was freedom from bondage and a new opportunity to rebuild the community. Cyrus’ motive was expanding his territory by military might and increasing the kingdom over which he reigned. How could God rely on someone like that to further God’s intention?
Turn and Live (A Sermon for Proper 21A)
September 30, 2017 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBTurn and Live (A Sermon for Proper 21A) by Alan Bentrup
Generosity Over Jealousy (A Sermon for Proper 20A)
September 24, 2017 00:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBWe all know somebody who never earned nor deserved what they got, right? They didn’t really deserve that job, promotion, raise, recognition, happiness, or success. We worked longer or tried harder, but that didn’t make any difference. More often than not, we view the world, ourselves, and others through the lens of fairness rather than grace. We view ourselves in comparison to others. That’s the exact opposite of how God views the world.
How Often Should I Forgive? (A Sermon for Proper 19A)
September 17, 2017 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBForgiveness, for Jesus, is not a quantifiable event. It is a quality; a way of being, a way of living, a way of loving, a way of relating, a way of thinking and seeing. It is nothing less than the way of Christ.
Look to the Rock That Will Last
August 27, 2017 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBA sermon for Proper 16A August 27, 2017
Mary, Moana, and the Gospel (A Sermon for St. Mary's Day 2017)
August 20, 2017 00:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBMary, Moana, and the Gospel (A Sermon for St. Mary's Day 2017)
Transformed for a Purpose (A Sermon for the Feast of the Transfiguration)
August 05, 2017 00:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB“Is it real?” That’s one of my boys’ favorite questions. When they encounter something new or different that is what they want to know. Reality for them is something that can be seen, tasted, touched, smelled, and heard. Reality was determined by, and limited to, the five physical senses.
Be Transformed - A Sermon for VBS Sunday
July 23, 2017 00:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MBBe Transformed - A Sermon for VBS Sunday by Alan Bentrup