Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany - February 3, 2012

8:30 a.m. 
Strength for the Journey
by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston, Senior Minister

9:45 a.m. Service of Table and Word

Sermon
by Emily Chapman, Minister for Mission and Outreach

11:05 a.m. Service of Table and Word
Strength for the Journey
by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston, Senior Minister

Lectionary

Previous Sermons

The sermon delivered by Rev. Emily Chapman during the Service of Sending Forth and Celebration of Appointments at the Texas Annual Conference 2011.

Three ways to obtain a copy of a previous sermon preached at St. Paul's:

  1. This webpage: Scroll down below to find a recently preached sermon or *use the "Search by" function below to access text copies of sermons. Then click the related icon under the "Text" or "Audio" header. 
  2. At  church: Pick up a printed copy of the previous week's sermon in the Jones Plaza entrance information rack.
  3. By phone or e-mail: Order a CD of an entire worship service, including music (usually) by St. Paul's Choir, for $5 by contacting Phyllis Brockermeyer at 713-528-0527 or via e-mail

Also, copies of homilies from the Mid-Week Service of Holy Communion are in the Jones Plaza entrance information rack and are available for downloading and reading on the computer or printing.

* If you use the "Search by" function to access a sermon and type in the sermon title, a few seconds after you click "Search,"  that title, along with the date preached and by whom, should appear again below the "Search by" line, with the liturgical season name between. You may need to scroll down some to see it.

If you use the "Search by" function to access a sermon by month and year preached, a few seconds after you click "Search," all the sermons available within the designated time frame will be listed below the "Search by" line, with the liturgical season name between. You may need to scroll down some to see them. Only sermons preached since January 2009 are available via the "Search by" function. Sermons prior to that date may be available by contacting Phyllis Brockermeyer, as noted above.

If you need assistance to access sermons via this webpage, please call Donna V. Adair at 713-528-0527. Sometimes it is easier to explain instructions in a conversation as we walk through it together than in written form. We appreciate your interest.

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 Month  Year  Sermon Title  

2011 - Fourth Quarter


Date Sermon Title Audio Text
10/2/2011 Danger in the Vineyard by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston, Senior Minister
10/2/2011 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
10/9/2011 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
10/9/2011 When We All Get Together by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston, Senior Minister
10/16/2011 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
10/16/2011 Stewardship by Dr. L.. James (Jim) Bankston
10/23/2011 Laity Sunday Message by Jennifer Dewhirst
10/23/2011 Make Your Life Sing, Laity Sunday Message by Leah Taylor, Lay Leader, Texas Annual Conference
10/30/2011 The Journey Continues by Dr. L. James (Jimi) Bankston
10/30/2011 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year A - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
11/6/2011 All Saints Sunday, Year A - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
11/6/2011 Blessed by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston
11/13/2011 Wise Investments by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston
11/20/2011 Christ the King Sunday, Year A - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
11/20/2011 Lord, When Was It that We Saw You?
11/27/2011 First Sunday of Advent, Year B - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
11/27/2011 Sacred Presence by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston
12/4/2011 Second Sunday in Advent, Year B - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
12/4/2011 The Beginning by Dr. L,. James (Jim) Bankston
12/11/2011 Light in the Darkness by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston
12/11/2011 Third Sunday in Advent, Year B - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
12/18/2011 Fourth Sunday in Advent, Year B - 2011 by Rev. Emily Chapman
12/18/2011 Let It Be by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston
12/21/2011 Re-collected by Rev. Shelli Williams
12/25/2011 One Word by Rev. Jeremy Wester


2012 - First Quarter


Date Sermon Title Audio Text
1/1/2012 Re-turn by Rev. Shelli Williams
1/8/2012 Beginning by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston
1/15/2012 Looking for Disciples by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston
1/22/2012 Just Say Yes by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston
1/29/2012 Can You Hear Me Now? by Rev. Shelli Williams
1/29/2012 Deliver Us from Evil by Dr. L. James (Jim) Bankston



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