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Sermon: Worm Work

Church of the Nativity - Fayetteville, GA October 26, 2025 20th Sunday After Pentecost Luke 18:9-14 Watch: Listen: Read: I have to confess something: I’m not naturally a contemplative person. People probably assume I am. I just spent three years writing a doctoral dissertation on how churches can engage more deeply with contemplative practice. But silence and stillness do not actually come easily to me. The truth is, I’m a fixer. A doer. A planner. When I see a problem, I wa

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The Incarnation as a Contemplative Foundation

The Incarnation declares that God is not distant but with us—in Christ, in creation, in the ordinary fabric of daily life. Contemplation is simply learning to notice this reality: resting in God’s nearness, receiving Christ in bread and wine, and seeing the sacred in the everyday. My research found that when congregations embraced silence and sacramental stillness, people discovered God’s presence not as an idea but as a lived encounter.

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Sermon: Stay at the Watchpost

Church of the Nativity - Fayetteville, GA October 5, 2025 17th Sunday After Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Watch: Listen: Read: I have...

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