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St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC

Sermon podcasts of St. Patrick Presbyterian Church in Collierville, TN (from 2017 forward). Check out our old podcast for sermons prior to 2017 - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/st-patrick-presbyterian-church/id860820566?mt=2

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136:07

Why Feast?

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/11/02

As obvious as it is in the Bible, people are still suspicious of the idea of feasting as a biblical construct. I don’t know if it comes from the rationalism of the Enlightenment or just the idea (and many Presbyterians are guilty of this) that the more miserable we are, the holier we must be. As if joy and excess by nature must be sinful or at least suspicious. Nevertheless, most religious people view feasting as an afterthought in spiritual formation rather than being at the heart of the great

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136:07

Why Feast?

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/11/02

As obvious as it is in the Bible, people are still suspicious of the idea of feasting as a biblical construct. I don’t know if it comes from the rationalism of the Enlightenment or just the idea (and many Presbyterians are guilty of this) that the more miserable we are, the holier we must be. As if joy and excess by nature must be sinful or at least suspicious. Nevertheless, most religious people view feasting as an afterthought in spiritual formation rather than being at the heart of the great

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34:42

Tables of Grace

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/10/26

In C. S. Lewis' book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Eustace, a troubled boy, meets Ramandu, who is a retired star living on an island near the end of the world. (It is sort of science fiction) When he tells Eustace that, Eustace says to him, “In our world, a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.” To this disenchanted statement, Ramandu says, “Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is but only what it is made of.”I thought of this when I thought of our subject of tables. Tables are

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34:42

Tables of Grace

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/10/26

In C. S. Lewis' book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Eustace, a troubled boy, meets Ramandu, who is a retired star living on an island near the end of the world. (It is sort of science fiction) When he tells Eustace that, Eustace says to him, “In our world, a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.” To this disenchanted statement, Ramandu says, “Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is but only what it is made of.”I thought of this when I thought of our subject of tables. Tables are

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43:08

Seek First The Kingdom

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/10/19

Seek First the KingdomWe all know Rip Van Winkle, who takes a nap in the woods and reemerges to discover he’s been asleep for 20 years. When he returns to town, he notices many uncanny changes, but for the most part, life is much the same. For instance, his favorite pub still features its venerable portrait of George… it’s just that the George being honored is one “President Washington” instead of the King of England! Van Winkle observes the irony that his nameless wife having passed away while he

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43:08

Seek First The Kingdom

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/10/19

Seek First the KingdomWe all know Rip Van Winkle, who takes a nap in the woods and reemerges to discover he’s been asleep for 20 years. When he returns to town, he notices many uncanny changes, but for the most part, life is much the same. For instance, his favorite pub still features its venerable portrait of George… it’s just that the George being honored is one “President Washington” instead of the King of England! Van Winkle observes the irony that his nameless wife having passed away while he

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35:08

Embody

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/10/12

EmbodyI enjoy rollerblading. And I enjoy getting made fun of for enjoying rollerblading. So do your worst. I'm not that good at it, but I'm trying to get better.There's a strange disconnect in me when it comes to rollerblading. I watch so many YouTube videos on how to rollerblade better. And every time I watch one, I strap on my rollerblades with 110% confidence that I can do it. If you ever want to see me fall hard, the five minutes after watching rollerblading videos is the prime time to do so. If

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35:08

Embody

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/10/12

EmbodyI enjoy rollerblading. And I enjoy getting made fun of for enjoying rollerblading. So do your worst. I'm not that good at it, but I'm trying to get better.There's a strange disconnect in me when it comes to rollerblading. I watch so many YouTube videos on how to rollerblade better. And every time I watch one, I strap on my rollerblades with 110% confidence that I can do it. If you ever want to see me fall hard, the five minutes after watching rollerblading videos is the prime time to do so. If

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31:40

The Call of Discipleship

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/10/05

I was on the phone with my eldest son yesterday, and we were talking about a passion of his—frisbee golf. I called him to invite him to come to Black Mountain, North Carolina, where I will be at a Church Planting Conference. One of the things I do when I go to this conference is cook and set a lavish table in the evenings, an immersive experience in hospitality and a place for church planters to just be. I used frisbee golf to sweeten the deal, as many of these church planters are devotees of the

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31:40

The Call of Discipleship

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/10/05

I was on the phone with my eldest son yesterday, and we were talking about a passion of his—frisbee golf. I called him to invite him to come to Black Mountain, North Carolina, where I will be at a Church Planting Conference. One of the things I do when I go to this conference is cook and set a lavish table in the evenings, an immersive experience in hospitality and a place for church planters to just be. I used frisbee golf to sweeten the deal, as many of these church planters are devotees of the

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52:47

Christ of the Covenants

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/09/28

Last weekend, I had the privilege of participating in my nephew’s wedding. It was a cross-cultural event in many ways, as his bride is a Vietnamese American from a large and traditional family. I beheld with wonder the union, not only of husband and wife, but of two very culturally distinct households. Most of the wedding mass was in Vietnamese, and the day was filled with succulent foods, tea ceremonies, and exotic rituals I’d never even heard of. Often there was translation into English and idioms

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52:47

Christ of the Covenants

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/09/28

Last weekend, I had the privilege of participating in my nephew’s wedding. It was a cross-cultural event in many ways, as his bride is a Vietnamese American from a large and traditional family. I beheld with wonder the union, not only of husband and wife, but of two very culturally distinct households. Most of the wedding mass was in Vietnamese, and the day was filled with succulent foods, tea ceremonies, and exotic rituals I’d never even heard of. Often there was translation into English and idioms

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35:43

The Gospel of the Kingdom

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/09/21

Over twenty-seven years ago, in the very first worship service at St. Patrick, the very first day we went public, if I asked you to tell me what I preached on, those of you who know me would, without hesitation, answer, “Jim, that’s easy, you preach on the gospel.” And if you said that, you would be right. That was a statement and an announcement of what St. Patrick would be about! The reason is simple—the whole Bible is about the gospel. The word gospel actually means "good news.” This week, as we

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35:43

The Gospel of the Kingdom

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/09/21

Over twenty-seven years ago, in the very first worship service at St. Patrick, the very first day we went public, if I asked you to tell me what I preached on, those of you who know me would, without hesitation, answer, “Jim, that’s easy, you preach on the gospel.” And if you said that, you would be right. That was a statement and an announcement of what St. Patrick would be about! The reason is simple—the whole Bible is about the gospel. The word gospel actually means "good news.” This week, as we

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40:44

The Gift of Loneliness

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/09/14

Have you ever walked into a place you are really excited to be, but also fearful because you really don’t know anyone? You look around and it seems everyone knows each other's name and are chatting amiably, and seems to know everyone. I remember the most alone I have ever felt was when I uprooted my family from Greenville, Mississippi, to come and plant a church in Collierville. I left a place where I was deeply embedded in a community of which, with God’s help, I had helped create, and it was the

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40:44

The Gift of Lonliness

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/09/14

Have you ever walked into a place you are really excited to be, but also fearful because you really don’t know anyone? You look around and it seems everyone knows each other's name and are chatting amiably, and seems to know everyone. I remember the most alone I have ever felt was when I uprooted my family from Greenville, Mississippi, to come and plant a church in Collierville. I left a place where I was deeply embedded in a community of which, with God’s help, I had helped create, and it was the

en

36:38

What Is So Amazing About Grace

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/09/07

I remember well all seven of my children when they were infants. When they were born, they couldn’t really say anything, but that didn’t mean they were not communicating! It just sounded like gibberish, and yet these sounds that pass from parent to infant, though not articulate speech, are rich in meaning. There is no lexicon for this speech, and yet what is happening in these screams of frustration being answered by soothing words is incredibly profound—trust is established, faces are seen, and the

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36:38

What Is So Amazing About Grace

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/09/07

I remember well all seven of my children when they were infants. When they were born, they couldn’t really say anything, but that didn’t mean they were not communicating! It just sounded like gibberish, and yet these sounds that pass from parent to infant, though not articulate speech, are rich in meaning. There is no lexicon for this speech, and yet what is happening in these screams of frustration being answered by soothing words is incredibly profound—trust is established, faces are seen, and the

en

43:29

Brought Out With Treasures

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/08/31

In the Soul Room this week, we’ve been wading through what I call the “Dirty Thirties.” The Psalmist is in the pit, and he wants God to hear about it. I have often found great refuge in these Psalms in my own seasons of distress. But one of the beauties of following a lectionary is that you often come up against a Psalm you wouldn’t ordinarily read on purpose in your current state of heart. I’m having a great time folding back into everyday embodiment at St. Patrick. I don’t feel attacked or abused

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43:29

Brought Out With Treasures

St. Patrick Presbyterian Church, EPC ·

2025/08/31

In the Soul Room this week, we’ve been wading through what I call the “Dirty Thirties.” The Psalmist is in the pit, and he wants God to hear about it. I have often found great refuge in these Psalms in my own seasons of distress. But one of the beauties of following a lectionary is that you often come up against a Psalm you wouldn’t ordinarily read on purpose in your current state of heart. I’m having a great time folding back into everyday embodiment at St. Patrick. I don’t feel attacked or abused

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