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The Rev. Bollin M. Millner, Jr.

Dear Friends in Christ,

Please click here to read the (extended) text of my remarks given at the Annual Meeting. I hope you find them challenging and informative.

Yours in Christ,

PS. Here is a picture of my cat. She doesn't travel well, so she did not come to the pet blessing. She did consent to sit for this photo. Her name is "Tica."

Sermons

The following sermons are in

PDF format, make sure you have Adobe Reader so you can view all of these online documents.

Sermon Epiphany I: The Baptism of our Lord - January 8, 2012 - "Hell? No!"

Sermon All Saints' Sunday - November 5, 2011 - "The Book of Revelation Revealed"

Sermon Pentecost XV - September 25, 2011 - "Put the Answer to Work While You are Working on the Answer"

Sermon Feast of Pentecost - June 12, 2011 - "Tom Joad and the Holy Spirit"

Sermon Easter II - May 1, 2011 - "Doubting Thomas"

Sermon Lent I - March 13, 2011 - "Temptation"

Sermon Epiphany I - January 9, 2011 "In Christ There Is No Democrat or Republican"

Sermon Pentecost XXIII - October 31, 2010 "The Righteous Live by their Faith"

Sermon Pentecost XVIII - September 26, 2010 "Scripture: Read, Mark, Learn and Inwardly Digest"

Sermon Pentecost XIV - August 29, 2010 "Status Report"

Sermon Pentecost XIII - August 22, 2010 "Rattlesnakes!"

Sermon Pentecost XXI - 2006: "Are You Saved?"

The Six Marks of Discipleship

Lutheran pastor, Michael W. Foss, in his book Power Surge: Six Marks of Discipleship for a Changing Church tells us that Jesus calls all believers to become strong disciples. To live into this challenge Foss lists six disciplines:

Daily Prayer (with intercession for others, for the world, for ourselves and with thanksgivings for all God’s blessings and for all things which draw us nearer to the love of God)
Weekly Worship (in community with other members of the Church)
Bible Reading (disciplined reading and study)
Service (as the prophet Micah said, “What does the Lord require of us but to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with our God?”)
Spiritual Friendships (people with whom we can share our faith and who can hold us accountable)
Giving (principled giving of ourselves and our resources)

At Grace and Holy Trinity Church, we are encouraged to embrace the “Six Marks” as a part of our journey in faith!

Sharing the Faith (aka Evangelism)

Never forget... you are the only gospel that many people see. So, as you are out and about, seeking to share the faith with those you meet and to invite poeple to be a part of our church, you might find the following link helpful: http://www.ecusa.anglican/org/visitors_16976_ENG_HYM_htm?menupage=49678. It is from the newly designed website of the general (national) Episcopal Church.

Millennium Development Goals

In the summer of 2006 the General Convention of the Episcopal Church endorsed The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). They are drawn from the action and targets contained in the Millennium Declaration that was adopted by 190 nations ((including the USA) and signed by 147 heads of state and governments during the UN Millennium Summit in September 2000. The eight Millennium Development Goals - which range from reducing extreme poverty by half to providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 20105 p form a practical. realistic plan agreed to by all the world’s countries and all the world’s leading development institutions. They have galvanized unprecedented efforts to meet the needs of the world’s poorest.

Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education

Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women

Goal 4: Reduce child mortality

Goal 5: Improve maternal health

Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability

Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development

You can learn more about the United Nations at this address: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/.