Sermon: Finding Your Happy Thought

In this sermon from January 8th 2023 Fr. Dan Shoemake talks about the work of breaking free of the shackles of fear and anxiety and living in the joy of Jesus.

Sunday, January 8th, 2023 (Epiphany 1/The Baptism of Jesus)

Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 89:1-29; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17

SERMON  

Bringing Heaven to Earth: Finding your Happy Thought

Watching Hook - If possible, play clip show images of movie

Pan’s journey - from cynical lawyer acrophobic flying, fighting, crowing Pan.

The “Happy thought” gives birth to a joyful and carefree life.

Jack’s Journey - from carefree baseball player, to cynical emo kid.

Breaking the watch - fear of time

Matthew’s Happy Thought 

When you embrace God, he embraces you. “This is my Beloved!”

Peter’s Happy Thought

Everyone is valued by what they DO, not who where they’re from..

Q: What Happy Thought is pointing you to Jesus?

Just as Jesus’ baptism showed us who we CAN be - so let us allow our new Happy Thoughts to show the world who Christ is.

AMEN

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