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THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sunday, November 14, 2021 ~ Pentecost XXV Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sermon: “God-Breathed” Gospel Lesson: 2 Timothy 3:10-17 © 2021, Dr. Tamilio This was one of those weeks where none of the readings in the revised Common Lectionary struck me.  I am not saying that I do not likeContinue reading “Sermon: November 14, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sunday, November 7, 2021 ~ Pentecost XXIV Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sermon: “Just Two Coins” Gospel Lesson: Mark 12:38-44 © 2021, Dr. Tamilio The great Greek philosopher, Socrates, was tried and executed for three reasons: one of them was that he was corrupting the youth of Athens.  He wasn’tContinue reading “Sermon: November 7, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sermon: “Job Description: Saint” Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, October 31, 2021 ~ Pentecost XXIII Reformation Sunday and All Saints Sunday © 2021, Dr. Tamilio This is one of those two-in-one Sundays: it is Reformation Sunday and, since tomorrow is All Saints Day, it is the day that weContinue reading “Sermon: October 31, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sermon: “Do You Believe?” Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, October 24, 2021 ~ Pentecost XXII Gospel Lesson: Mark 10:46-52 © 2021, Dr. Tamilio Now that the coronavirus is behind me, we were able to start our new Bible study last Tuesday.  We are making our way through the GospelContinue reading “Sermon: October 24, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sermon: “How Fragile We Are” Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, October 17, 2021 ~ Pentecost XXI Scripture Lesson: Job 38:1-7, 34-41 © 2021, Dr. Tamilio Many of you know I sent my latter teenage years and my early twenties playing in a band.  I still do, from time toContinue reading “Sermon: October 17, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sermon: “Why Do We Suffer?” Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, October 3, 2021 ~ Pentecost XIX Scripture Lesson: Job 1:1-2:10 © 2021, Dr. Tamilio So here is the problem: Christians uses several “omni” words for God.  This is one of the ways that believers define God’s character.  We say,Continue reading “Sermon: October 3, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sermon: “Purified” Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, September 25, 2021 ~ Pentecost XVIII Gospel Lesson: Mark 9:38-50 © 2021, Dr. Tamilio There is a lot going on in today’s Gospel Lesson.  According to the online commentary Barnes’ Notes on the Bible, perhaps no verse in Scripture “has given moreContinue reading “Sermon: September 26, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sermon: “Like a Child” (Mark 9:30-37) Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, September 19, 2021 ~ Pentecost XVII © 2021, Dr. Tamilio I love boxing, and I loved watching Muhammed Ali: the man who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee.  He was the greatest, and he knewContinue reading “Sermon: September 19, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sermon: “Gone Fishing” (Isaiah 6:1-8) Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, May 30, 2021 Trinity Sunday ~ Memorial Day Sunday © 2021, Dr. Tamilio Remember when you were a kid and you went back to school after Labor Day, the official end of the summer?  What was one of theContinue reading “Sermon: May 30, 2021”

THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CANTON Sermon: “Speaking the Same Language” (Acts 2:1-21) Dr. John Tamilio III, Pastor Sunday, May 23, 2021 ~ Pentecost © 2021, Dr. Tamilio There are two types of “tongues” in this seminal story from the Book of Acts, the story about Pentecost: tongues of fire that appear over the heads ofContinue reading “Sermon: Pentecost 2021”