Sermon – September 29, 2019

O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Here is a link to listen to the sermon by The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell on September 29, 2019, the sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost. There is also a link to the scripture for this Sunday.

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You can read the scripture for September 29, 2019, here.

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