Sermons

  • Sean C. Capparuccia June 22, 2025 Preached at Trinity (Global) Methodist Church, Magnolia, NC Third Sunday after Pentecost I Kings 17:8-16, (17-24); Psa 146; Gal. 1:11-24; Luke 7:11-17           In our over-litigious society, we are inundated with warning labels.  To tell you the truth, I think that most of us don’t even see them anymore. …

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  • Come, Holy Spirit

    Sean C. Capaaruccia 8 June 2025 – Pentecost Preached at Trinity Methodist Church (GMC), Magnolia, NC Psalm 104:24-34; Romans 8:12-17; John 16:12-15; Acts 2:1-21             Even though this is the third greatest festival of the Christian year, somehow it just doesn’t get the recognition shared by the other two.  Christmas is “merry,” and Easter is…

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  • The Triumphal Entry

    Sean C. Capparuccia originally published April 1, 2020             I think Palm Sunday is one of the greatest Sundays in the year, next only to Easter… and Pentecost runs a close third.  It marks the nearing of the end of the Lenten season, which, if observed thoughtfully, having spent time in introspection carefully examining the…

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  • Sean C. Capparuccia  March 23, 2025 – sermon delivered at Trinity Methodist, Magnolia, NC Gospel Lesson: Luke 13:1-9 When I first started preaching about 20 years ago, I was serving in an associate capacity in the church.  I was in school and was enthralled with Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon, A.W. Pink, George Whitfield and the…

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  • Defending Our Faith

    or Meekness Isn’t Weakness Sean C. Capparuccia February 23, 2025 – sermon delivered at Trinity Methodist, Magnolia, NC Gospel Lesson: Luke 6:27-38 (Mt 5:38ff)           I was 15 years old; my father was a Chaplain in the Navy and half-way through the school year we were sent to Okinawa, Japan. I had lived in Okinawa…

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  • Poverty As Blessing?

    Sean C. Capparuccia 16 February 2025 – Sermon delivered at Trinity Methodist, Magnolia, NC Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; I Corinthians 15:12-20 Gospel Lesson: Luke 6:17-26         “What would you do with a million dollars?” A question that comes up every now and again in the family sitting around the dinner table. And I don’t know how…

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  • Sean C. Capparuccia July 8, 2024 – Sermon delivered at First Methodist, Clinton, NC Today we’re singing “Jesus Is Just Alright With Me” by the Doobie Brothers as part of First Methodist’s “Juke-Box Summer” sermon series.  An interesting title, no doubt.   What does it mean?  Is He alright with ME? Or is HE alright with…

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  • Sean C. Capparuccia Feb. 14, 2022 Originally preached at Pineland Presbyterian Church, Jacksonville, NC (2016) Ephesians 5:21-[22-33]-6:3 (Gen. 2:22-24); Col. 3:18-20; I Pet. 3 Happy Valentine’s Day!  This is the day of pink and red, of roses and chocolates, of cards and sweet-nothings, of romance, of boy and girl.  The day when young men rekindle their…

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