Tag Archives: Discipleship

Christianity 101: Getting the Basics Right, John 3:1-7

 A Sermon Delivered on March 1, 2026 by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley. Our New Testament reading on this Second Sunday of Lent is a text most of us know well, perhaps too well. Yet it serves as a … Continue reading

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AN ASH WEDNESDAY MEDITATION

FIRST SCRIPTURE READING          Isaiah 58:1-12 58 Shout out; do not hold back!    Lift up your voice like a trumpet!Announce to my people their rebellion,    to the house of Jacob their sins.2 Yet day after day they seek me    and delight to know my ways,as if they … Continue reading

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More than Spectators: Salt & Light in the World, Matthew 5:13-20

A Sermon Delivered on February 8, 2026 by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley. Matthew tells us that Jesus goes up the mountain in chapter five and then comes back down again in chapter eight. Between those two movements lies … Continue reading

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Dropping Your Nets and Picking Up Your Purpose, Matthew 4:12-25

A Sermon Delivered on January 25, 2026 by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley. Matthew 4:12-25 12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, … Continue reading

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The Presentation, Matthew 13:1-17

A Sermon Delivered on January 11, 2026 by the Rev. Dr. Patrick H. Wrisley. I grew up in Georgia, where debutante balls were part of the social fabric; these were elaborate galas where young women from prominent families were formally … Continue reading

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