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When "Good Enough" isn't "Good Enough"

Allen Doerksen
Allen Doerksen
Parish Rector
September 15, 2019
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  3. When "Good Enough" isn't "Good Enough"
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Reference

Exodus 32:7-14, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-10

Sermon Notes

  • Sermon on Proper 24 Year C 2019.docx
When "Good Enough" isn't "Good Enough"

On a spiritual continuum marked by "super saint" on one end and "violent blasphemer" on the other most people occupy a spot in a vast middle space known as "ordinary" or "good enough." In the sermon Fr. Allen speaks directly to why it is so crucial that all of us who identify this way need to remain open to God's grace and mercy.

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