Romans 8:14-19, 34-35, 37-39 Psalm 121 Revelation 7:9-17 John 10:11-16 The Rev. Leyla King, Thankful Memorial, Chattanooga In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. This morning, we come together to celebrate the life of our brother Gene. It is my honor and privilege to help us celebrate that life since Gene has been a friend of my heart for many years – as I know he was for all of you.
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I Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 St Paul’s Within the Walls, Rome January 26, 2020 The Right Rev Brian Cole Now that I’m a bishop, my sympathy for the Apostle Paul grows daily. Much of his ministry appears to involve dealing with church communities in crisis. These communities are spread out far from him and each other geographically. He tries to help mediate these conflicts by writing letters to them. Apparently, some of the letters Paul received in response included the
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“The unity of the Church of God is a perpetual fact; our task is not to create it but to exhibit it.” Archbishop William Temple of Canterbury 1942-44 I write to you all at the conclusion of a Consultation on When Churches Disagree. The consultation was held at Virginia Theological Seminary(VTS) and hosted by the Center for Anglican Communion Studies, which is housed at VTS. For two days, a small group of Episcopalians and Anglicans from across the globe gave
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Bishop Brian preached at Church of the Ascension, Knoxville, for their 5:00 and 8:00 pm Christmas Eve services. You can listen or read below. Audio Recording Sermon Text Christmas Eve 2019 The Church of the Ascension, Knoxville Luke 2:1-20 The Right Rev. Brian L. Cole So, we are here. Another year has come and gone and we are here, in this sacred space, on this most sacred evening. In this space, on this night, my prayer is that you
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Bishop Brian delivers one of his monthly Reconciling Thoughts messages via video. Click on the video in this latest Reconciling Thoughts to watch Bishop Brian’s message. Let’s all wish Bishop Sanders a happy birthday as he reaches a century of life and ministry.
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Bishop Brian Cole to preach on “Day 1” Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee The Rt. Rev. Brian Lee Cole will be the featured preacher on the December 15 (the third Sunday of Advent) episode on “Day 1” with host Peter Wallace, a nationally broadcast ecumenical radio program. Cole, bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee headquartered in Knoxville, previously served churches in Asheville, North Carolina, and Lexington, Kentucky. A native of Missouri and graduate of Murray State
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Bishop Brian delivers one of his monthly Reconciling Thoughts messages via video. Click on the video in this latest Reconciling Thoughts to watch Bishop Brian’s message.
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