Sermons and messages from St Timothys Episcopal Church in Wilson, NC
Sermon preached Sunday evening on September 7th for the St. Thomas Aquinas Episcopal Campus Ministry at West Virginia UniversityFocus texts — Luke 14:25-33 and PhilemonJesus isn't really telling us to hate people, is he? I've got good news and bad news (that's still actually good news). The word in the original text (μισέω) translates better into English as something along the lines of love less or prefer less. What Jesus is getting at is a sort of emotional detachment from relationships and things that may cause us to deprioritize God. Our relationship with Jesus comes first. Discipleship comes first. And we must never forget the cost of discipleship and never settle for cheap grace (Bonhoeffer). While we shouldn't go out looking for crosses, we must be ready to accept and shoulder the burden of the crosses that do come our way. As disciples of Jesus, one of these burdens is the need to detach from that which prevents or inhibits us from putting God first.We learn something, though. Do you want to be a better child to your parents? Put God first. Do you want to be a better parent to your children? Put God first. Do you want to be a better friend or student? Put God first. Do you want to be the best you can be in your career? Put God first. When we put God first, we find that God has a way of transforming us in to the best versions of ourselves, beyond what we could ever ask or imagine.
A sermon preached at Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgantown, WV on Sunday, August 31, 2025Focus Texts: Jeremiah 2:4-13*; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14*Isiah mentioned in the sermon by mistake In the wake of another school shooting, this time in Minneapolis, what is the value of the “thoughts and prayers” always invoked by some and criticized by others? Who is right, the person who stands by thoughts and prayers or the person who criticizes them as meaningless? Well…both. How can we say this? It's about the fruits. As we read in Hebrews today, “Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.” The fruit of this confession — the fruits of our thoughts and prayers — are actions that are consistent with them. If the thoughts and prayers are followed by inaction, by a life suggesting a cognitive dissonance, then they are meaningless because they are empty. But thoughts and prayers that lead to action and cultivating an authentic Christian life of discipleship dedicated to the way of Christ are full and rich with meaning. Prayer, more than anything else, is about transforming us and bringing forth fruitfulness (including action) in our lives as we draw closer to God. So, how empty or meaningful are your thoughts and prayers? Are you living a life of integrity or cognitive dissonance? This is how we determine whether thoughts and prayers mean everything or mean nothing.
Sermon preached at St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Kingwood, WV on Sunday, August 24, 2025. Focus text: Luke 13:10-17
Sermon for the Episcopal Campus Ministry at West Virginia University on Sunday, August 17, 2025Jeremiah 23:23-29Psalm 82Hebrews 11:29-12:2Luke 12:49-56
Sermon for Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgantown, WV (July 2024)
To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org 8:00 — Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — Holy Eucharist: Rite II Bulletin: (unavailable) Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org 8:00 — Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — Holy Eucharist: Rite II and Confirmation Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_b8df7f77e894442492666deb569bcd53.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_44799b1a044a4bb4a14d8922cf03c67b.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
5:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_072c2c298cfb4ee6a21188b59e6460a2.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_e031348913cd45e68638310e52839022.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_882808c23e7a4f7cb3737ab4802735a5.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_3355a9ccc2f74b6f959cd5dd8a24f06c.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_5c34d80606ef419fa75dce42d7902986.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_8697c6ed3728446daa9c74d979b0cac0.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_d9709e7262504ab9a12da1544e35679f.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_8b7961dad19f4ed3996bcd1756712830.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_71e6d393ad134a55aa67a2e774734f5f.pdf You are invited to comment with prayer requests. We will be sure to include them in our prayers throughout the week. Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II & Holy Baptism To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_ff7b753f4b784794867edbe5c5dcddba.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_ecfb04eacc7e474bb3369a856d60fe9c.pdf Podcast with permission from OneLicense. All rights reserved.
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_c1622ac412604b0a86fcdf0f2a9e2280.pdf
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II with Holy Baptism To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_fbfe885d8b4c4660a6752f0b239ed92d.pdf
8:00 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite I 10:30 — The Holy Eucharist: Rite II with Holy Baptism To support our continued mission and ministry text “stwilson”to 73256. www.sttimothyswilson.org Bulletin: https://www.sttimothyswilson.org/_files/ugd/a43046_f8882f70ba5e42f4ad717fed4743ee81.pdf
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