Sermons by Father Mike Tess 
The sermons listed were recently given by Father Mike Tess at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church.
Pentecost 16 Great Faithfulness-A love letter. Oct. 2, 2011
16 Pentecost Great faithfulness- A Love Letter Oct 2, 2011 Great is Thy faithfulness Mode: MP3/MIDI 1. “Great is Thy faithfulness,” O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be. o “Great is Thy faithfulness!” “Great [...]
9 Pentecost Aug 14 2011 Great is your Faith
What would you think if I told you that on your tombstone would be inscribed a four-word epitaph? Well, you might respond, it would depend on who would write this epitaph–an enemy or a loved one. It might also depend, you might say, on how well this person knew and understood you. If a newspaper [...]
Lent 3- Missed Opportunity- John 4:5-42 March 27, 2011
Lent 3 Missed opportunity John 4:5-42 March 27, 2011 A New Creation Once there was a man on a train going across the desert in Arizona. He was the only person in the car who had not pulled down the window shades to keep out the glare of the hot sun on the parched earth. [...]
Lent 2 Being ready- John 3:1-17 March 20,2011
Lent 2 Being ready John 3:1-17 March 20, 2011 Always Ready The great baseball manager Leo Durocher was once asked who was the all-time favorite player he had coached. Lots of people were shocked when he named Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes was a little known pinch hitter, not a really big name player. Durocher was asked, [...]
1 Lent Lead us not into temptation Matthew 4:1-11 March 13, 2011
Lent 1 Lead us not into Temptation Matthew 4:1-11 March 13, 2011 The Tempter Turns Our Strengths Against Us One night a well-known and highly respected preacher was working on his sermon for the following Sunday. His little son came in and asked his daddy to come tuck him in. The father told him to [...]
Ash Wednesday Backpack Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 March 9, 2011
Ash Wednesday Backpack Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 March 9, 2011 Pancake Day Every once in a while a whimsical story makes the news. A couple of years ago, the Associated Press carried a story about a woman in Olney, England, named Dawn Gallyot who defied snow and a biting wind to beat seven other women to [...]
8 Epiphany Stillness Feb. 27, 2011
8 Epiphany Stillness John 4:5-42 Feb. 27, 2011 Epiphany 8 happens every 10 years and year A Eph 8 ever 30 years. That is because Easter is the 2nd latest it can take place. So we dont get a 6 week in the beatitudes very often. Every 30 years which will make me 76 the next time [...]
4 Epiphany Blessed Be Jan. 30, 2011
God Shows Through One Sunday as they drove home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, “Mommy, theres something about the preachers message this morning that I dont understand.” The mother said, “Oh? What is it?” The little girl replied, “Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. He [...]
2 Epiphany Witnesses Jan. 16, 2011
2 Epiphany Witnesses Jan. 16, 2011 The Gospel today focuses on Call as it will next week. This week we hear Johns version and next week Matthews. I believe as followers of Christ we are all called. Some of us in traditional ways and some in unexpected ways. I found a few example of both [...]
Epiphany/Baptism of the Lord Miracles Jan. 9, 2011
Epiphany/Baptism of the Lord Miracles Jan. 9, 2011 The Baptism of Jesus Matthew 3:13-17 13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. 14But John tried to deter him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it [...]
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