St. Paul & St. Andrew's Sermon and Prayercast
From the historic St. Paul & St. Andrew on Manhattan's Upper West Side comes a weekly reflection on scripture, justice, love, and our lives.
Episodes
271 episodes
Lea Matthews: Morning Prayer (September 15, 2024)
Please join Pastor Lea Matthews in a moment of prayer (from the September 15, 2024 service).
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K Karpen: "The Joy of James: The Fruits of Justice" (Sermon from September 15, 2024)
"And the fruit of justice is sown in peace by those who make peace." James 3:18Friends,How much peace have you made this week? What does it even mean to 'make peace'? In the literal sense of the phrase, James ...
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Aurora Celestin: Morning Prayer (September 8, 2024)
Please join Aurora Celestin in a moment of prayer (from the September 8, 2024 service).
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Lea Matthews: "A Flexible Faith" (Sermon for September 8, 2024)
Remember Walkmans? Remember cassette tapes? Well in that same era, I have a distinct memory of "borrowing" my mother's Jane Fonda workout tape and putting it into my walkman. I set off on a walk. The design o...
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K Karpen: "The Joy of James: Doing the Word" (Sermon for September 1, 2024)
"Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves." James 1:22Don't just listen, do something! That could sum up the message behind the Epistle of James.For the five weeks of September, Lea, Andrea and I are t...
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K Karpen: "Where Else Would I Be?" (Sermon for August 25, 2024)
Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom else can we go? You have the words of eternal life..." John 6:68This week's lectionary serves up some strange passages. The Gospel reading begins with Jesus saying, "Those who eat my flesh ...
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Lea Matthews: Morning Prayer (August 25, 2024)
Join Pastor Lea Matthews for a moment of prayer (from the August 25, 2024 service).
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David Wildman: "Must the Sword Devour Us Forever" (Sermon for August 18, 2024)
Friends,We live in a time of great political transition—both in the US and globally—a time of genocide and endless hate & strife. The last few weeks we at St. Paul & St. Andrew have wrestled with stories from the life and rule o...
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Ekama Eni: Morning Prayer (August 18, 2024)
Join Ekama Eni for a moment of prayer (from the August 18, 2024 service).
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Griffin Lockette: Morning Prayer for August 11, 2024
Join Griffin Lockette for a moment of prayer (from the August 11, 2024 service).
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Ekama Eni: "Messenger With No Name" (Sermon for August 11, 2024)
Have you ever had to be a bearer of bad news? How did you feel or what did you do to prepare to give someone a word that you knew was going to be hard? Have you had to lay someone off? Deliver the news of someone’s passing for the first time? C...
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Andrea Steinkamp: "Growing Up" (Sermon for August 4, 2024)
"...but speaking truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ..." - Ephesians 4:15Friends,Who's been watching the Olympics this week? I confess, I've missed most of it so far, except for a fe...
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K Karpen: "What Is a Miracle?" (Sermon for July 28, 2024)
"A large crowd kept following Jesus, because they saw the miracles that he was doing..." John 6:2What is a miracle? I don't know how I feel about miracles. On the one hand, I feel like most things that happen have a s...
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Ekama Eni: "God Forgives, I Don't" (Sermon for July 21, 2024)
Friends, What a week! I don't know about you, but I think I'm all about tired of saying and feeling this. Continued political strife and violence, failing infrastructure at the hands of our inability to be good stewards of our reso...
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K Karpen: "When the Truth Hurts" (Sermon for July 14, 2024)
"Immediately Salome rushed back to the king and requested, 'I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.' " Mark 6Sometimes the truth hurts. How often do you avoid saying something, even when something needs ...
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K Karpen: "Travel Lightly" (Sermon for July 7, 2024)
"When Jesus sent out the disciples, he ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; but to wear sandals and not to put on two tunics." Mark 6:8-9Friends,If you a...
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K Karpen: Morning Prayer (Pride Sunday - June 30, 2024)
Join Pastor K Karpen for a moment of prayer (from the June 30, 2024 service).
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Tiny Testimonial for PRIDE Sunday: Rachel Black
Rachel Black shares a testimonial on our Pride Sunday service on June 30, 2024.
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Tiny Testimonial for PRIDE Sunday: Chiara Bosco
Chiara Bosco shares a testimonial on our Pride Sunday service on June 30, 2024.
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“A Prayer of Queer Thanksgiving” by Rev. Micah Bucey
Happy Pride!Amanda Munroe reads "A Prayer of Queer Thanksgiving" by Rev. Micah Bucey at our Pride Sunday service on June 30, 2024.
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Tiny Testimonial for PRIDE Sunday: Savannah Ritz
Happy Pride!Savannah Ritz shares a testimonial on our Pride Sunday service on June 30, 2024.
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Lea Matthews: "Radical Attempt" (Homily for June 30, 2024)
Friends,This Sunday is a high holy day for us-- It's Pride! We have so much to look forward to in worship. The choir and Frank Glass will bring us three pieces. We'll be gifted with the musical talents of Phil Hall. We'll ge...
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Andrea Steinkamp: Morning Prayer (June 23, 2024)
Join Pastor Andrea Steinkamp for a moment of prayer (from the June 23, 2024 service).
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K Karpen: "If It Doesn't Fit, Don't Wear It" (Sermon for June 23, 2024)
"So David strapped Saul’s sword over the armor Saul had clothed him with, and David tried in vain to walk, for he was not used to them. Then David said to Saul, 'I cannot walk with these, for I am not used to them.'” - 1 Samuel 17:39
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