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Sean C. Capparuccia 30 May 2026 Trinity Sunday Genesis 1:1-3, 26-27; 2:1-2; Psalm 25; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 3:14-21 Following Pentecost, the next Sunday on the liturgical calendar is Trinity Sunday. And this makes sense because Pentecost is the day that the promise of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled and so now all three Persons of…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 24 May 2026 Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 51; Galatians 5:13-26; John 3:1-13 And so here we are, celebrating the 1,994th birthday of God’s New Testament Church. Of course, the Church, defined as God’s people, called out of the world into communion with Him – the ecclesia – is much older and…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 26 April 2026 – Trinity Global Methodist Church, Magnolia, NC 4th Sunday after Easter Gen 38:1-30; Ps 119; II Cor 7:2-16; Mt 22:23-33 In this Gospel text, we hear from a group that we don’t often hear from in the Scriptures: the Sadducees. The Sadducees are mentioned 6 different times in the…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 19 April 2026 – Trinity GMC, Magnolia, NC 3rd Sunday after Easter Zechariah 13:1-9; Psalm 98; II Corinthians 6:11-7:1; John 16:25-33 Neglecting the Body Have you noticed that when you miss church, the whole week seems to be off? It may be worse for some than others, but missing church tends to…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 22 March 2026 5th Sunday in Lent Isaiah 53; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:5-16; John 12:12–16 Here we are, then, at week five of our Lenten journey; next week will be the last when we see the Savior crucified, dead, and buried. Liturgically speaking, this doesn’t happen until Good Friday, but as…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 15 March 2026 4th Sunday in Lent – Laetare Is. 55:1-9; Ps. 137; Phil. 4:4-9; Luke 15:1-10 We have now made it to week four of Lent, the Sunday which is traditionally called, Laetare Sunday, or “Joy” Sunday. The name comes from the traditional – and when I say traditional, I…
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Sean C. Capparuccia The Weight of Doubt 3rd Sunday in Lent Exodus 17:1–7; Psalm 73; Romans 5:1–1; John 4:3–41 “With Thy grace anoint [our] eyes, Make [us] to salvation wise, Wisdom from above impart, Give [us] the believing heart”[1] We are now into the third week of Lent; almost half-way to Easter. And just to…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 2nd Sunday in Lent 2 Samuel 12:1–13; Psalm 32; Romans 8:26-39; Luke 18:9–14 “Son of God, to Thee we look, Teach us the mysterious Book; Take our weakness by the hand, Make our dullness understand.”[1] In the hymn we just sang, Augustus Toplady wrote, “Be of sin the double cure, Save from…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 22 February 2026, 1st Sunday in Lent Gen. 2:7-9, 3:1-7; Ps. 51; Rom. 5:12-19; Mt. 4:1-11 As we begin our Lenten journey together, we begin with the source of our miseries; the miseries of our human condition. We need a Savior. Why? Because we are sinners. Paul tells us that “All have…
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Sean C. Capparuccia 8 February 2026 Isaiah 9:1-4; Psalm 27; I Corinthians 1:10-18; Matthew 4:12-22 There is a lot of thought about this ‘light’ that people see at the moment of death, or as they are nearing death. It seems to be a fairly common scene in movies when someone dies; the screen goes…
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Sean C. Capparuccia Second Sunday after Epiphany Genesis 12:1-3; Psalm 8; Acts 2:42-47; Matthew 28:18-20 One nice thing about living outside the towns and cities is that you can see the stars. People who grow up and live in the cities must be amazed when they chance to go somewhere where they can see…
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A sermon by Sean C. Capparuccia Preached at Rose Hill Methodist (Global) 31 August 2025 I Corinthians 12:12-31; Numbers 4:31-33 It is an honor and a privilege to preach the Word of God anywhere, but it is an especial honor to preach it here. I am glad that Pastor Thurman trusted me enough to…
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Sena C. Capparuccia Many are saddened by the recent shooting which took the life of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk. And, somehow, in this sick culture in which we live, some are exuberant. Obviously, facebook and social media of all strands have “blown up” over the incident. One post which I heard today was that Kirk…
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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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by Bridget Capparuccia Through my now 10 years of working in church, it is a decade-long observation of mine, that, for a lot of “church people,” church is never “in season”. Working as a church musician has brought much joy, but also much frustration and sadness. The music program is, of course, one of the…
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Sean C. Capparuccia Delivered at the Men’s Bible Study, Clinton, NC May 4, 2020 Demon-Possession – A Study of Three N.T. Passages Demonic possession and demonic activity in general has been, outside of the more Pentecostal and perhaps Charismatic sects of Christendom, more or less relegated to discussions outside of church. It is by and…
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Sean C. Capparuccia originally published Feb 4, 2020 When is a Reuben NOT a Reuben? “…holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power” II Tim 3:5 While visiting out here in the western part of the state (NC),…
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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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