• What Is Your Final Prayer? – A Sermon On John 17:6-19

    What Is Your Final Prayer? – A Sermon On John 17:6-19

    In just a moment I’m going to ask you to compose a prayer in your head. Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to pray it out loud. This isn’t, however, just any prayer. This is your last prayer.  If you had only one prayer left to offer what would your final prayer be?  What’s the… Read more

  • Stepping Into The Gap – An Ascension Day Sermon On Acts 1:1-11

    Stepping Into The Gap – An Ascension Day Sermon On Acts 1:1-11

    One minute Jesus was standing with and talking to his disciples. They can see him. They can hear his voice. And if they had reached out they could’ve touched him. The next minute, “he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.” (Acts 1:1-11) I have no idea how that happened… Read more

  • The Imprints On Our Lives – A Sermon On John 15:9-17

    The Imprints On Our Lives – A Sermon On John 15:9-17

    In each of our lives there are people who have left their imprint on us. It may be something they said or did, the values they gave us, the example they set. They marked our life in ways that continue to influence and guide us whether they live down the street, across the country, or… Read more

  • “Amen, Amen.” – A Wedding Sermon On Tobit 8:5-8

    “Amen, Amen.” – A Wedding Sermon On Tobit 8:5-8

    “Amen, Amen.” Do you remember those words from today’s first reading (Tobit 8:5-8)? A few weeks ago we talked about them and why you chose that reading for today, why that double amen attracted you.  “Amen, Amen” is what Tobias and Sarah say at the end of their prayer. They offered their wedding night prayer.… Read more

  • Reshaping Our Lives – A Sermon On John 15:1-8

    Reshaping Our Lives – A Sermon On John 15:1-8

    I’m going to tell you a modern version of today’s gospel (John 15:1-8). It’s a true story and it happened right here at St. Philip’s. Several years ago when we were building our labyrinth and prayer garden we hired a tree guy from Camp Wood to shape up the big oak tree that is out… Read more

  • Who Are You Living For? – A Sermon On John 10:11-18

    Who Are You Living For? – A Sermon On John 10:11-18

    Who are you living for these days? I’m not asking what you are living for, but who. Now before you answer let me just say that your spouse, children, grandchildren, best friends, and Jesus don’t count. It’s not because they are wrong answers. It’s because most of the time they are too obvious, safe, and… Read more

Fr. Mike

My name is Mike Marsh. I am a priest of the Episcopal Church. I have served as rector of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church – Uvalde, a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, since 2005.

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