St. John's Episcopal Church, Tallahassee, Florida
St. John’s Episcopal Church nurtures a welcoming spiritual community, rooted in tradition yet relevant and responsive to our changing world.
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15th Sunday after Pentecost, 9/6/26 (opens the original)
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Deacon Melanie’s sermon centers on Jesus’ command to “Go!” when relationships are damaged or someone has sinned against us. Rather than avoiding conflict with a polite “bless their heart,” Christians are called to move toward one another, speak truth, listen, and seek restoration. Drawing on Ezekiel’s image of the watchman and the prophets’ call to name what is broken, Deacon Melanie emphasizes that confronting wrong is not about winning, punishment, or proving who is right—it is about calling p
14th Sunday after Pentecost, 8/30/26 (opens the original)
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Today’s sermon explores what it truly means to be rich—not simply in what we possess, but in what we give of ourselves. Through generosity of time, attention, compassion, service, forgiveness, and acceptance, we discover that true riches are found in the shared humanity, belonging, and connection we create with one another. When the world hurts, we give. When someone rejoices, we rejoice. We refuse to hate back and overcome evil with good. These are our marching orders.
13th Sunday after Pentecost, 8/23/26 (opens the original)
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Deacon Melanie’s sermon invites us to see ministry not simply as something that happens on Sundays or is reserved for clergy, but as something every baptized Christian is called to. Drawing on Paul’s words in Romans, she emphasizes that God has given each of us different gifts, and that we are called to offer ourselves—not just our time or resources—for the good of the whole Body of Christ. Discernment, she says, belongs to everyone: it is the process of paying attention to God, ourselves, and o
12th Sunday after Pentecost, 8/16/26 (opens the original)
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Fr. Lonnie's Sunday sermon spoke to how irrevocable God's love is for everyone. As Paul says in his letter to the Romans: "I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means!"
11th Sunday after Pentecost, 8/9/26 (opens the original)
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Fr. Lonnie’s sermon centers on Paul’s image of “beautiful feet” in Romans, reminding us that our feet are beautiful not because of how they look, but because of where they go and the good news they carry. On a Sunday filled with baptisms, backpack blessings, music, and joyful celebration, he connects the newly baptized children and students beginning a new school year with the whole congregation: every one of us leaves church carrying the good news that Jesus is alive, grace is abundant, love is
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