St. John's Episcopal Church, Tallahassee, Florida

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Dave Killeen

14 Pentecost 8/29/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dave Killeen
13 Pentecost 8/22/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Canon Robert S. Griffiths
12 Pentecost 8/15/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dr. W Robert Abstein, II
11 Pentecost 8/8/10	"Life Without Fear" Text only	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
10 Pentecost 8/1/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dr. W Robert Abstein, II
9 Pentecost 7/25/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dr. W Robert Abstein, II
8 Pentecost 7/18/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dr. W Robert Abstein, II
7 Pentecost 7/11/10	"Facing the Future" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
6 Pentecost 7/04/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dr. W Robert Abstein, II
5 Pentecost 6/27/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dr. W Robert Abstein, II
4 Pentecost 6/20/10	"God is Waiting. Where Are We?" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
3 Pentecost 6/13/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dr. W Robert Abstein, II
2 Pentecost 6/6/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Dr. W Robert Abstein, II
Trinity 5/30/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Rev. Canon Robert S. Griffiths
Pentecost 5/23/10	Sermon (Audio only)	The Right Rev. Charles L. Keyser
7 Easter 5/16/10	Sermon (Audio only)	Very Rev. Katherine Moorehead
6 Easter 5/9/10	9:00 Sermon (Audio only) 11:15 Sermon (Audio only)	Seminarian Richard Proctor; Mtr. Nancy Seullau
5 Easter 5/2/10	"God's Immeasurable Love" Text only	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
4 Easter 4/25/10	Bishop's Sermon Audio only	The Right Rev. Samuel Johnson Howard
3 Easter 4/18/10	"Onward and Upward" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
2 Easter 4/11/10	"We Will Survive and Thrive!" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
Easter 4/4/10	"Encounter the Risen Lord" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Maundy Thursday 4/1/10	"Preparing for a Holy Death" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Palm Sunday 3/28/10	"Play Your Part" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
5 Lent 3/21/10	"I am About to Do a New Thing" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
3 Lent 3/7/10	"Our Lenten Challenge" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
1 Lent 2/21/10	"Meet the New Boss" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Ash Wednesday 2/17/10	"Where Is Heaven?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Last Sunday of Epiphany 2/14/10	"Let us Pray" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
5 Epiphany 2/7/10	"I Yam What I Yam" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
4 Epiphany 1/31/10	"How To Be Helpful" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
3 Epiphany 1/24/10	"Let the Oppressed Go Free" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
2 Epiphany 1/17/10	"The Wedding at Cana" Audio only	Rev. Michael Henderson
1 Epiphany 1/10/10	"It Don't Mean a Thing..." Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
2 Christmas 1/3/10	"That's What It's All About" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Advent 4 12/20/09	"Purify our hearts, O Lord, by your daily visitation " Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
Advent 3 12/13/09	"Be Nice?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Advent 2 12/6/09	"Prepare the Way!" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
Advent 1 11/29/09	"Gratitude and Grace (Beans!)" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Christ the King 11/22/09	"Christ OUR King" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
24 Pentecost 11/15/09	"A Thanksgiving Like No Other" Audio only	Rev. Emory Hingst
23 Pentecost 11/8/09	"From Copper to Gold" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
All Saints 11/1/09	"For Those Who Truly Love You" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
November Logos article	"The Sins of Science & Religion" Text only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
21 Pentecost 10/25/09	"Motivation!" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
20 Pentecost 10/18/09	"Who are we in God? " Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
19 Pentecost 10/11/09	"What Became of the Young Rich Man?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
18 Pentecost 10/4/09	"Becoming Human" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
17 Pentecost 9/27/09	"The Exception That Proves the Rule" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
16 Pentecost 9/20/09	"Two Golden Rules" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
15 Pentecost 9/13/09	"Do You See What God Sees?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
14 Pentecost 9/6/09	"Blessed Are the Youth: Part Two" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
13 Pentecost 8/30/09	"Blessed Are the Youth" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
12 Pentecost 8/23/09	"Commit to God Each Day" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
11 Pentecost 8/16/09	"Eat It" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
10 Pentecost 8/9/09	"The Still Point of God’s Voice" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
9 Pentecost 8/2/09	"Mission: The Heartbeat of our Church" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
8 Pentecost 7/26/09	"By Force or by Grace?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
7 Pentecost 7/19/09	"The Myth of Crisis" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
6 Pentecost 7/12/09	"Who do you REALLY know?" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
5 Pentecost 7/5/09	"What are You Doing with Your Freedom?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
4 Pentecost 6/28/09	"We Are Spiritual Persons Transcending Nature!" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
2 Pentecost 6/14/09	"St. John's Community" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
Trinity Sunday 6/7/09	"The Holy Trinity--Get It?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Pentecost 5/31/09	"Are You Pentecostal?" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
7 Easter 5/24/09	"Get a Job, Mister!" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
6 Easter 5/17/09	Bishop's Visitation Audio only	the Rt. Rev. Charles L. Keyser
4 Easter 5/3/09	"The Good Shepherd" (11:15 am) Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
4 Easter 5/3/09	Youth Sermon (9:00 am) Audio only	Chris Dimacali
3 Easter 4/26/09	"Called to Care for Creation" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
2 Easter 4/19/09	"Easter, a Verb" Text only	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
Easter Sunday 4/12/09	"Do You Believe?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Maundy Thursday 4/9/09	"Gifts from the Father and the Son" Text only	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
Palm Sunday 4/5/09	"Is That Good or Is That Bad?" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
5 Lent 3/29/09	"Blood of the New Covenant" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
3 Lent 3/15/09	"How Shall We Live?" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
Our apologies: Due to an equipment malfunction, the March 8 and March 22 sermons were not recorded.
1 Lent 3/1/09	"Sin Felt at the Other End of the World" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
7 Epiphany 2/22/09	"Inspired Minds" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
6 Epiphany 2/15/09	"Greeting the Christ in You" Text	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
5 Epiphany 2/8/09	"The Beloved Community" Audio only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
4 Epiphany 2/1/09	"Love Redefined: the Uniqueness of Christianity" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
3 Epiphany 1/25/09	Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
2 Epiphany 1/18/09	"In Whom There is No Guile" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
1 Epiphany 1/11/09	"Sharing Good News" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
2 Christmas 1/4/09	"Where the Star Leads" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
1 Christmas 12/28/08	"Life, Light.. Spiritual Power" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
4 Advent 12/21/08	"Let Change Begin With Me" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
3 Advent 12/14/08	"A Wonderful Life is a Prayerful Life" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
2 Advent 12/7/08	"Comfort My People" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
1 Advent 11/30/08	"There is a Tide…(Havana Moon) " Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Thanksgiving 11/27/08	"Gratitude" Text	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
Last Sunday after Pentecost 11/23/08	"Unity, Trinity and Creativity" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
27 Pentecost 11/16/08	God’s Growth Strategy Text	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
26 Pentecost 11/9/08	Bishop's Sermon Audio only	Rt. Rev. Samuel Johnson Howard
All Saints 11/2/08	"Astonishingly Good News" Text Audio	Rev. Richard Lindsley Walton
24 Pentecost 10/26/08	"To Be Entrusted" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
23 Pentecost 10/19/08	"What God do You Worship?" Text Audio	Rev. Phoebe McFarlin
21 Pentecost 10/5/08	"Self-Made or God-Made?" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
20 Pentecost 9/28/08	"Stewardship: It Becomes You" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
19 Pentecost 9/21/08	"Ressentiment" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
18 Pentecost 9/14/08	"Letting Go" Text Audio	Rev. Lee F. Shafer
17 Pentecost 9/7/08	"Koinonia" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
16 Pentecost 8/31/08	"Happily Ever After" Text Audio	Rev. Lee F. Shafer
15 Pentecost 8/24/08	"Avoiding the Void" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
14 Pentecost 8/17/08	"Merciful to All" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
12 Pentecost 8/3/08	"Come, Listen that you may live" Text Audio	Rev. Lee F. Shafer
11 Pentecost 7/27/08	"Reckless Abandon" Text	Rev. Lee F. Shafer
10 Pentecost 7/20/08	(8 am) "Field of Weeds " Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
9 Pentecost 7/13/08	Guest sermon Text only	Rev. Sterling Henderson
8 Pentecost 7/6/08	(8 am) "What Do You Know? " Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
7 Pentecost 6/29/08	(8 am) "Loser?" Text only	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
7 Pentecost 6/29/08	(10 am) Baptisms and Confirmations Audio only	Rt. Rev. Charles L. Keyser
6 Pentecost 6/22/08	"Will That Be Inferno or Non-inferno?" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire
5 Pentecost 6/15/08	"Baggage" Text Audio	Rev. Lee F. Shafer
4 Pentecost 6/8/08	"Hoping Against Hope" Text Audio	Rev. Lupton P. Abshire