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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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Sermon for October 29, 2017: Back to Basics (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: When I looked at the Revised Common Lectionary for this week, I thought about not preaching at all. That’s because today’s...
Deborah White
Oct 28, 20176 min read
Sermon for October 21, 2017, A Celebration of New Ministry (The Rt. Rev. Marc H. Andrus, Bishop of t
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Deborah White
Oct 20, 20171 min read
Sermon for October 15, 2017 (8 a.m.): God’s presence and ours (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Click here to listen: It has been a hard week for many people in our area. Lately, while editing our on-line newsletter “Grace Notes,” I...
Deborah White
Oct 14, 20176 min read
Sermon for October 8, 2017: You will know them by their fruits (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: I like to refer to today as “Vineyard Sunday,” because our readings all seem to be focused on grapes. This is no...
Deborah White
Oct 7, 20176 min read
Sermon for October 1, 2017: Choices (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: Oh how I love this gospel! – because I have two children – two teenaged children – and I am one of two children. My family...
Deborah White
Sep 30, 20176 min read
Sermon for September 24, 2017: Testify (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
“Testifying” is not something that is particularly familiar to most Episcopalians. Although Jesus commanded all of his disciples to share...
Deborah White
Sep 23, 20176 min read
Sermon for September 17, 2017: Forgiving is necessary – and hard (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
I once read a really interesting article in “Psychology Today” with the title, “Why you don’t always have to forgive.” In it...
Deborah White
Sep 17, 20175 min read
Sermon for September 10, 2017: God is watching (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Click here to listen So, a man walks into a bar and sees that it is empty, but that the full cash register drawer is open. He is...
Deborah White
Sep 9, 20176 min read
Sermon for September 3, 2017: The power of emotion, the power of God (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
This has been a very emotional week for me. It started last Sunday when, as you may remember, my daughter came up during the...
Deborah White
Sep 2, 20176 min read
Sermon for August 27, 2017: God to the people: “Listen to me” (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: The other day I approached someone to ask a question. She nodded and smiled at me, but didn’t answer. So I asked again and...
Deborah White
Aug 26, 20176 min read
Sermon for August 20, 2017: God is bigger than hate (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
It is tempting when you are on vacation to ignore the news, but it can be equally hard to stay out of touch when watching people near and...
Deborah White
Aug 19, 20176 min read
Sermon for August 13, 2017: Love, Forgiveness and Trust (The Rev. Laurie Moyer)
This sermon will be different. It is a trip down memory lane, memories of two marriages. You might even hear it as eulogy. You might ...
Deborah White
Aug 12, 20175 min read
Sermon for August 6, 2017: We Shall be Changed (The Venerable David Stickley)
Listen Here: And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two...
Deborah White
Aug 5, 20175 min read
Sermon for July 30, 2017: Teach us to pray (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: One day my husband came home really irritated. He rides his bike to work and on his way home a teenager threw a full cup...
Deborah White
Jul 29, 20175 min read
Sermon for July 23, 2017: We are not God (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: Last week I gave blood and during the course of my donation I chatted with my phlebotomist, who asked me what I do for a...
Deborah White
Jul 22, 20176 min read
Children’s Sermon for July 16, 2017 (10 a.m.): Good Seeds (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Today I am going to read you a story and then you can tell me what it means. Ready, here we go: Reading of the parable of the sower....
Deborah White
Jul 15, 20172 min read
Sermon for July 16, 2017 (8 a.m.): Hope: the long game (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: One of the great privileges I have as a clergy person is to spend time with people during significant moments in their...
Deborah White
Jul 15, 20176 min read
Deborah White
Jul 8, 20171 min read
Sermon for July 2, 2017: How do I know? (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: This week I was challenged to welcome several surprising visitors to Grace, including a prophet of doom (the tree guy who...
Deborah White
Jul 1, 20176 min read
Sermon for June 25, 2017: The Third Sunday after Pentecost (The Rev. Laurie Moyer)
When we belong to a church – both in the small ‘c’ and the big ‘C’ senses – I believe we can become too protected by the umbrella we...
Deborah White
Jun 24, 20178 min read
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