Selected Sermons from Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, Washington

Who Are We Called to Be? Redeemer at an Existential Reflection Point

Redeemer stands at an existential reflection point. Drawing on Matthew’s Gospel, this sermon explores identity, purpose, community, and the call to love new life into being—even amid uncertainty and change. Why do we exist as a church, and what is God calling us tobecome? In this sermon, we explore Redeemer’s “existential reflection point,” asking who we are at our core, what our purpose is, and how Matthew’s Gospel guides us through seasons of uncertainty. From tunics and tradition to covenantidentity, shunned people, mission, and the Kingdom of Heaven, this message invites us to join God in loving new life into being. This sermon was preached at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington, on the 3rd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 6A), June 14, 2026, by Mr. Earl Beede. All are welcome to fully participate at Episcopal Church ofthe Redeemer: ✅All races.✅All religions.✅All countries of origin.✅All sexual orientations, including LGBTQ+.✅All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. Redeemer Church, existential reflection, Matthew’s Gospel, covenant people, Kingdom of Heaven, discipleship, community, shunned, purpose, calling, Episcopal, Shoreline, St. David Emmanuel, sermon, identity, mission, baptism, love, new life #Redeemer #Sermon #Matthew #ExistentialReflection#KingdomOfHeaven #Episcopal #Community #Calling #Faith #Identity #Purpose #Shoreline #SeattleChurch #KenmoreWA #BothellWA #LakeForestParkWA #KirklandWA #Seattle #AllMeansAll #TheEpiscopalChurchWelcomesYou (01:00:05) Why the White Tunic? “This white dress is technically a tunic…” (01:00:27) Where Is Rev. Newell? Joint discernment “ReverendNewell is at St. David Emmanuel…” (01:00:44) Redeemer’s Existential Reflection Point “BothSt. David Emmanuel and Redeemer are at an existential reflection point.” (01:02:28) What Is an Existential Reflection Point? “Who, essentially, at our core, are we here at Redeemer?” (01:03:08) Matthew’s Crisis and Covenant Identity “The Temple’s destruction was an existential crisis.” (01:04:58) Jesus Among the People with Issues “He is with the people… people with issues.” (01:06:22) The Covenant People’s Purpose “You and I are crowded into that covenant through our baptism…” (01:07:08) Proclaiming the Kingdom & Healing the Shunned “Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers…” (01:08:33) Small Groups, Human Connection, Real Ministry “This is about small groups making human connections.” (01:09:23) Living Authentically Will Be Hard “Living that way will be met with resistance.” (01:10:39) Legacy and the Kingdom of Heaven “Perhaps the Kingdom of Heaven is a state of being…” (01:11:20) Loving New Life Into Being “Loving life into being is a legacy worth (leaving.” (01:11:39) Where Can We Join God? “Where can we join God in loving new life into being?”

Faith That Unlocks the Merciful Love of God

A sermon on Jesus’ boundary‑breaking love and the faith that unlocks God’s merciful, healing presence. From Abraham to Matthew to the hemorrhaging woman, discover how trust opens the way to life abundant. Jesus breaks social norms, heals the outcast, and reveals a love “wild and bold and embracing all things.” Faith—like Abraham’s, Matthew’s, and the hemorrhaging woman’s—is the key that unlocks God’s merciful, healing love. This sermon explores how trust opens us to God’s promises, restores our hearts, and frees us from the prisons we build for ourselves The Rev. Theresa Newell preached this sermon on the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 5A), June 7, 2026, at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. All are welcome to fully participate at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer: ✅All races.✅All religions.✅All countries of origin.✅All sexual orientations, including LGBTQ+.✅All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. 00:04 – Invocation 00:15 – Jesus Breaks Boundaries 00:55 – Getting Used to the Gospels 01:12 – The Radical Love of Jesus 01:32 – God’s Wild, Merciful Love 01:48 – Jesus Calls Ordinary Sinners 02:03 – Mercy Beyond Human Boxes 02:15 – Faith Unlocks God’s Love 02:38 – Paul on Abraham’s Faith 02:55 – “Your Faith Has Made You Well” 03:08 – What Faith Really Is 03:33 – Faith as Trust, Not Creed 03:53 – Abraham’s Trust in God 04:10 – Matthew Follows Jesus 04:45 – God Collects Hearts, Not Rule‑Keepers 05:26 – Faith Unlocks God’s Promises 05:44 – Abraham’s Faithful Confidence 06:01 – Matthew’s Hunger for Love 06:21 – The Hemorrhaging Woman’s Faith 06:36 – The Synagogue Leader’s Faith 07:14 – Those Without Faith 07:29 – Pharisees and “Mercy, Not Sacrifice” 08:14 – The Unbelieving Crowd 08:55 – Without Faith, We Cannot Experience Love 09:29 – “The Gates of Hell Are Locked from the Inside” 10:12 – Believing You Are Lovable 10:22 – Faith Unlocks Healing Love 10:46 – God Frees Us from Our Prisons 11:46 – Lost but Beloved Children of God 12:03 – Faith Sets You Free 13:13 – Amen faith, mercy, Jesus, healing, Abraham, Matthew, Gospel of Matthew, agape love, God’s promises, steadfast love, spiritual healing, Christian sermon, Episcopal sermon, trust in God, grace #Faith #Mercy #Jesus #Healing #GodsLove #Sermon #Christianity #Grace #AgapeLove #SpiritualHealing

Awakening to Oneness: Living the Trinity Through Agape Love

We are created in the image of a God who is relationship itself. This message explores how the Trinity reveals our deepest identity: beings made for connection, unity, and agape love. Through Jesus’ life and the Spirit’s presence, we learn to awaken from the illusion of separateness and live as people who shine with God’s oneness. The Rev. Theresa Newell preached this sermon on the 1stSunday after Pentecost (Year A), May 31, 2026, at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. All are welcome to fully participate at Episcopal Church ofthe Redeemer: ✅All races.✅All religions.✅All countries of origin.✅All sexual orientations, including LGBTQ+.✅All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. (01:00:04.534) Opening Invocation (01:00:13.776) A Trinity Sunday Joke (01:00:54.984) Why the Trinity Cannot Be Explained (01:01:27.483) Why the Trinity Matters for Daily Life (01:01:49.205) Created in God’s Image (01:02:17.600) God as One Being in Relationship (01:02:32.782) Thomas Merton’s Awakening to Oneness (01:03:21.097) Awakening From the Illusion of Separateness (01:03:55.798) All Things Are Interconnected in God (01:04:21.591) The Trinity: One Essence, One Love (01:05:13.609) Created for Relationship and Love (01:05:33.596) The Two Great Commandments (01:06:01.590) Jesus Reveals His Trinitarian Nature (01:06:47.603) Jesus Shows Us Trinitarian Life (01:07:06.589) Trinity Sunday’s Place in the Church Year (01:07:40.589) The Season After Pentecost: Following Matthew (01:08:30.973) Being Drawn Into Jesus’ Trinitarian Life (01:08:38.247) Six Months of Learning Love Through theGospel (01:09:11.447) Love Is Complicated — Like the Trinity (01:09:20.589) Different Kinds of Love (01:09:45.614) Agape: The Love Jesus Commands (01:10:24.587) Agape as Calling, Not Feeling (01:10:54.049) The Trinitarian Self (01:10:56.585) Loving Without Liking: Boundaries and Wisdom (01:11:12.601) Love Without Reciprocity (01:11:24.980) Loving at a Distance: Healthy Boundaries (01:11:53.075) Agape Sees Woundedness Clearly (01:12:16.365) We Love Because of Who We Are (01:12:48.597) Created by Relationship, for Relationship (01:12:52.568) Living Trinitarian Love in Daily Life (01:13:06.615) Following Jesus Through Matthew (01:13:26.635) Closing Blessing: Becoming Fonts of UnselfishLove Trinity Sunday sermon, Trinitarian theology, agape love,Christian unity, image of God, spiritual oneness, Thomas Merton, interconnectedness, Holy Spirit, Pentecost season, Matthew’s Gospel, spiritual awakening, Christian formation #TrinitySunday #AgapeLove #ImageOfGod #ChristianUnity#HolySpirit #SpiritualAwakening #FaithFormation #SermonPodcast

Lift Every Voice and Sing

Lift Every Voice and Sing Words, James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938). Music, Lift Every Voice, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954). Recorded on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. All are welcome to fully participate at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer:✅All races.✅All religions.✅All countries of origin.✅All sexual orientations, including LGBTQ+.✅All genders.The Episcopal Church welcomes you. #AllMeansAll#TheEpiscopalChurchWelcomesYou #Episcopal #TECtok #BothellWA #LakeForestParkWA #KirklandWA #Seattle #KenmoreWA #LiftEveryVoiceAndSing

The Spirit Who Will Not Be Contained

A reflection on Pentecost, creation, and the Spirit who refuses to stay in the places we try to put God. Pentecost isn’t paperwork, timelines, or tidy theology. It’s the wild, uncontainable Spirit who shows up in tents, in camps, in breath, in creation, and in every place God chooses to be. This message explores how Scripture reveals a Spirit who is life, renewal, new creation, and the fire that forms God’s people—not once, but continually. 1 — Pentecost begins in our confusion. The Spirit refuses to fit the timelines we try to give God. 2 — We want clarity; God offers breath. Light‑bulb certainty or resurrected air — we long to choose. 3 — But the Spirit has never stayed where we put God. “The Spirit showed up in the camp.” 4 — The tent cannot contain the Holy. God moves where God wills, not where we designate. 5 — Breath and Spirit are the same word. “You send forth your Spirit and they are created.” 6 — Life itself is the Spirit’s signature. Where life rises, God is already moving. 7 — Jesus breathes new creation into us. “He breathed on them and said… Receive the Holy Spirit.” 8 — Pentecost is fire that forms a people. Not by law alone, but by love lived out. 9 — The Spirit pours onto all flesh. Not the worthy — the willing. 10 — Mystery replaces the certainty we once demanded. We grow into a faith wide enough for gray. 11 — The Spirit bursts forth whenever we align with love. Life multiplies in the giving. 12 — The Spirit is already here. We simply open our hearts to where God is. Mr. Earl Beede preached this sermon on the Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday (Year A), May 24, 2026, at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Kenmore, Washington. All are welcome to fully participate at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer: ✅All races. ✅All religions. ✅All countries of origin. ✅All sexual orientations, including LGBTQ+. ✅All genders. The Episcopal Church welcomes you. Pentecost sermon, Holy Spirit, new creation, Numbers 11, Psalm 104, John 20, Acts 2, Shavuot, Spirit and creation, breath of God, Christian formation, Trinity, resurrection life, abundant life, spiritual renewal, uncontainable Spirit #Pentecost #HolySpirit #NewCreation #BreathOfGod #Acts2 #ChristianSermon #SpiritAndLife #Trinity #ResurrectionLife #AbundantLife