Sermon – Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be made like him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Edwin Chinery on the Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost, November 8, 2020.

      Pentecost XXIII - November 8, 2020 - The Rev. Edwin Chinery

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You can read the scriptures for this service here.


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