Emmanuel Church, Newport, RI @EmmanuelNewport

Because the Good Shepherd image is so familiar to us, and by and large, we’re not on a daily conversational basis either with sheep or first-century rulers and governance, it’s easy for us to fall into oversimplifying our understanding. emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/easter…

The women are seized by terror and amazement at the end of Mark’s gospel because they recognize that God’s power is on the loose.  This idea gets lost among the Alleluias, the only thing more terrifying than a world with Jesus dead is one in which he’s alive.

Simple pottery cups and plates. Gathering around our community table. Hot water, soap, Mazola oil. Blessing and sharing bread and wine. It’s the holy, wholly ordinary, things that sustain us. emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/maundy…

What's In A Name? The American Bible Society points out that scriptural names can refer to circumstances of a person’s birth, show family ties or communicate God’s message. emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/lent-2…

Wilderness can take different shapes. And being in the wilderness, whether intentionally or not, is not necessarily bad. But we have the opportunity to learn important things in the wilderness, and we do have real choices in how we respond. emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/lent-1…

Our lectionary today gives us two great moments of transfiguration, when we can see and feel God’s love. Theologians call these moments theophanies — those moments of clarity when God shows up, and there’s no doubt about it. emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/last-e…

The Mother-in-Law - sermon for Epiphany 5 by the Rev. Della Wager Wells #EmmanuelNewport #Epiphany #MotherinLaw emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/epipha…

Teaching with Authority - sermon for Epiphany 4 emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/epipha… What is a prophet? It is one who utters divinely inspired revelations. A more common understanding is that a prophet is someone who proclaims the will of God. But prophets can be a royal pain.

Was it easy for Peter to say yes immediately because the life of generosity, love, abundance, and connection that Jesus was offering was so inviting and welcoming? st so obvious to James and John that no other answer made sense? emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/epipha…

Sermon for the 2nd Sunday of Epiphany by Mr. Roger Bullard, M.Div. #EmmanuelNewport #Epiphany #ComeandSee emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/epipha…

Sermon for Epiphany by the Rev. Professor Maggi Dawn. emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/epipha… Once you've met God, you can't go back the way you came.

John the Baptist's Confessed Truth - sermon for Advent 3 by the Rev. Della Wager Wells emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/advent…

Sermon for Advent 2 by the Rev. Professor Maggi Dawn. Advent is the season of hushed expectation, where we wait — quiet and hopeful — for Jesus’ birth. emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/advent…

As we work this Advent to stay alert and be ready as God brings light into our darkness, I can’t think of anyone who was more ready and alert to God’s presence and need in the world, than Lil. She was the hub of Newport’s intersecting communities’ wheel. emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/advent…

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Blessedness - sermon for All Saints Day by the Rev. Della Wager Wells emmanuelnewport.org/sermons/all-sa…

The Rev Canon Nicholas Porter will be our guest preacher and teacher on Nov. 12th. Father Nicholas is the founding director of Jerusalem Peacebuilders – a ministry of interfaith reconciliation that specializes in peace and leadership education in Jerusalem, Israel, and Palestine.