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Sermons preached at Grace Episcopal Church Martinez beginning on June 18, 2023 can be found on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/@GraceEpiscopalChurchMartinez
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Deborah White
Sep 26, 20201 min read
Sermon for the Feast of Michael and All Angels, September 27, 2020
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Listen here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3q7yky9nueauafq/AAC4Rd3s...
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Deborah White
Sep 19, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 15, September 13, 2020: No Judgies (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: This past week I had the unfortunate task of sharing what is called a “notice of accord” with the vestry of Grace Church....
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Deborah White
Sep 19, 20205 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 16, September 20, 2020: Justice, Fairness, Grace (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Listen Here: “BUT THAT’S JUST NOT FAIR.” I am positive that almost all of us who have raised or dealt with children have heard this...
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Deborah White
Sep 5, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 14, September 6, 2020: Binding and Loosing (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
It’s easy to get mad. It only takes a visit to social media or the evening news or sometimes even a certain sermon. Everywhere we go it’s...
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Deborah White
Aug 29, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 13, August 30, 2020: I AM (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
One Sunday when I was the Interim Co-Rector at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin in San Francisco, I was doing a sound check...
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Deborah White
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Sermon for August 23, 2020: The foundation of love (Leta McCullough Seletzky)
Watch here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3qfl255r4dks9d1/Leta%20Seletzky%20-%20Movie%20on%208-22-20%20at%206.33%20PM.mp4?dl=0
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Deborah White
Aug 15, 20206 min read
Sermon for August 16 2020: Shut your mouth (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: Recently, I have been thinking about and praying for my sister-in-law. Some of you met her when she visited here with one...
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Deborah White
Aug 8, 20205 min read
Sermon for August 9, 2020: A Night of Fear and Worship (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Listen Here: Right now, our world seems to be living through a storm of fear that stirs up, irrational actions, denial of proven facts,...
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Deborah White
Jul 25, 20207 min read
Sermon for July 26, 2020: The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed (The Rev. Dr. Paula Nesbitt)
Pentecost VIII Gen. 29:15-28 Rom. 8:26-39 Mt. 13:31-33,44-52 Grace Episcopal Church, Martinez CA The Rev. Dr. Paula D. Nesbitt “The...
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Deborah White
Jul 18, 20206 min read
Sermon for 7th Pentecost, Proper 11, July 19, 2020: Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water
The Rev. Dr. Deborah White Listen Here: My mother often expresses herself through idioms, describing things as “blessings in disguise”...
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Deborah White
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Sermon for 6th Pentecost, Proper 10: Grace 150th Anniversary Celebration, July 12, 2020
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Marc H. Andrus, Bishop of the Diocese of California Insert link
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Deborah White
Jul 4, 20205 min read
Sermon for 5th Pentecost, Proper 9, July 5, 2020: Jesus’s yoke, not violence, The Rev. Walter Ramsey
A few weeks ago, I started watching an old TV western serial on Amazon Prime called “The Rebel,” that I had watched as an adolescent ...
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Deborah White
Jun 27, 20205 min read
Sermon for 4th Pentecost, June 28, 2020: The Lord will provide (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: Abraham was having computer problems. As he was grousing and cursing at his computer screen, his son Isaac walked by....
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Deborah White
Jun 13, 20206 min read
Sermon for 2nd Pentecost, June 14, 2020: Make the Suffering Count (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: Lord speak through me. Amen. “See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and...
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Deborah White
Jun 6, 20205 min read
Sermon for Trinity Sunday, June 7, 2020: Trinity Dance (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
This Sunday, the First Sunday after Pentecost is the Feast of the Holy Trinity. It is the only Feast of the Church that celebrates a ...
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Deborah White
May 31, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost, May 31, 2020: Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: I am not a big fan of prop sermons. It’s not like I haven’t seen some very good sermons that use props – and I have...
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Deborah White
May 23, 20206 min read
Sermon for Ascension Day, May 24, 2020: Turn around as one (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: “Turn around. Every now and then I get a little bit lonely [because I can’t feel you around]. Turn around. Every now and...
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Deborah White
May 9, 20206 min read
Sermon for 5th Easter, May 10, 2020: Relationship is home (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: Today we heard about St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stephen was a Hellenistic Jew who was converted to...
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Deborah White
May 2, 20206 min read
Sermon for 4th Easter, May 3, 2020: I shall not want (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: “The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not be in want.” Well now, that’s a lie. The Lord is my shepherd and I want lots of...
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Deborah White
Apr 25, 20205 min read
Sermon for 3rd Easter, April 26, 2020: On the Road (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Listen Here: God be in my head and in my understanding; God be in my eyes and in my looking; God be in my mouth and in my speaking; God...
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