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Sermons

Sermons are available after services in audio, text, and video formats. Use the buttons below to navigate to the format you wish to explore.

Sermon Videos

Sermons are recorded and uploaded to YouTube weekly. We also have a "Beyond the Sermon" series with additional commentary on certain sermons. 

Sermon | How Did a Simple Meal and a Foot Washing Change Everything?

The Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness
Sermon | How Did a Simple Meal and a Foot Washing Change Everything?
Sermon | How Did a Simple Meal and a Foot Washing Change Everything?
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Sermon | How Did a Simple Meal and a Foot Washing Change Everything?

Sermon | What Is God Doing This Holy Week?
08:51
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Sermon | What Is God Doing This Holy Week?

Sermon | What If Your Hardest Moment Is Where God Meets You?
10:27
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Sermon | What If Your Hardest Moment Is Where God Meets You?

Sermon | What Does a Complete Life Look Like?
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Sermon | What Does a Complete Life Look Like?

Beyond the Sermon | The Suffering of Mary of Bethany

The Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness
Beyond the Sermon | The Suffering of Mary of Bethany
Beyond the Sermon | The Suffering of Mary of Bethany
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Beyond the Sermon | The Suffering of Mary of Bethany

Beyond the Sermon | Revisiting the King of Parables #ProdigalSon
02:15
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Beyond the Sermon | Revisiting the King of Parables #ProdigalSon

Sermon Audio

Sermons are recorded and uploaded here weekly. They are organized below by church season.

Click the music note button (        ) when listening to a sermon to see the sermon text.

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Sermon Texts

Sermons with no recorded audio may be read by clicking the links below.

Homily by The Rev. Patricia Tanzer Askew, 1-2-22


It's Too Dark in Here by The Rev. Josh Stephens, 1-16-22


Sermon by The Rev. Stephen Askew, 2-20-22

Sermon by Sr. Madeleine Mary, CSM, 3-6-22

Homily by The Rev. Patricia Tanzer Askew,  3-27-22

Sermon by The Rev. Stephen Askew, 4-24-22

Homily by The Rev. Patricia Tanzer Askew, 5-29-22

Pentecost Sermon by The Rev. Stephen Askew, 6-5-22

Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Robert MacSwain, 7-10-22

Sermon by The Rev. Robert MacSwain, 7-31-22

The Hospitality of God by The Rev. Josh Stephens, 8-28-22

Sermon by The Rev. Stephen Askew, 3-19-23

Prisoners of Hope: Remembering God's Future by The Rev. Josh Stephens, 7-9-23

Sermon by The Rev. Stephen Askew, 7-23-23

Who Will Separate Us from the Love of God? by The Rev. Patricia Tanzer Askew, 7-30-23

Sermon by the The Rev. Stephen Askew, 10-1-23

Feasting and Rejoicing by The Rev. Josh Stephens, 10-15-2023

All Saints' Sunday: A Celebration of the Church by The Rev. Josh Stephens, 11-5-23

The Third Sunday of Easter, Sermon by The Rev. Stephen Askew, 4-14-24

Hometown Prophesy, Sermon by The Rev. Ian Williams, 7-6-24

Homily by The Rev. Patricia Tanzer Askew, 7-28-24

Bad Picture Days, Sermon by The Rev. Ian Williams, 9-15-24

What Must I Do? Sermon by the Rev. Ian Williams, 10-13-24

God Re-Members, All Souls' Day Sermon by the Rev. Ian Williams, 11-2-24

What Does the Manger Hold for You? Sermon by the Rev. Ian Williams, 12-24-24

We Are Not Stepchildren of God, Sermon by the Rev. Josh Stephens, 12-25-24

Who Is this Baby? Sermon by the Rev. Deacon Sandy Rex, 12-29-24

Farewell Sermon by the Rev. Ian Williams, 1-26-25

Sermon by the Rev. Stephen Askew, 2-16-25

Sermon by the Rev. Patricia Tanzer Askew, 3-16-25

Sermon by the Rev. Stephen Askew, 3-23-25

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Church: 1895 Greenville Highway

Parish House/Offices: 1905 Greenville Highway

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 185

Flat Rock, NC 28731

Office Hours: 9:00am to 4:00pm

Monday through Friday

Fridays by appointment only

Church Hours (Open to the Public):

9:00am to 4:00pm

Tuesday through Saturday

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