The Rev. Martha Sterne

The Rev. Martha Sterne is associate rector of Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church in Atlanta, GA.

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The Rev. Martha Sterne is associate rector of Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church in Atlanta, GA. She formerly served as associate rector at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Atlanta. She is the author of Alive and Loose in the Ordinary (Church Publishing).


Latest Content by The Rev. Martha Sterne

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Numero Uno Rule for Preachers

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What is the number one rule of preaching?

Be brief.

Really.

Brief.

Jesus was, is, will be.

The kingdom of heaven is like a  mustard seed.  A tiny word grows into a tree of faith.

In our day, commnications people tell us that we can't listen for longer than seven minutes.  Seven minutes.  Seven minutes. 

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The Sermon? Oh, the sermon was okaaaaay.

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So the times they are a-changin.  Church membership is plummeting across the board with a few exceptions here and there but mainly we mainliners are going down.  Now that has all kinds of stuff wrapped up in it, and not all of it bad.  The days are gone most places when church membership was just another expected social marker like what car you drove or what neighborhood you lived in.  Nowadays, I don't think many people come to church because it is the socially expected thing to do or to get some help climbing some ladder or because their mama told them to.  This is not a bad thing for now I think people come because they are seekng.  And sometimes anxious and often wanting a place to stay which they cannot describe.

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Other Recent Content by The Rev. Martha Sterne

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September 17, 2009

Goats and Sheep

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How good do you think you are at separating the goats from the sheep? The aggressors from the aggrieved? The perps from the victims? Here's a weird little memory on a country road in East Tennessee.
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The Rev. Martha Sterne (Part 2) - Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace

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The Rev. Martha Sterne follows up with Day1 host Peter Wallace and discusses her world with the poor in Atlanta and how that led to her calling to be a parish priest.
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The Rev. Martha Sterne (Part 1) - Day1 Conversations with Peter Wallace

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The Rev. Martha Sterne sits down with Day1 Host Peter Wallace to discuss her work with Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church in Atlanta, GA and what she enjoys most about working both with the elderly and the children of Holy Innocence School.
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August 30, 2009

Looking in the Mirror

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The Rev. Martha Sterne offers a thought-provoking take on the admonition in James 1 to be "doers of the word" and not hearers only. It starts by looking in the mirror.
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June 04, 2009

What makes us Happy?

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Happiness is not to be sniffed at.
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April 21, 2009

Pilot or Passenger?

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Over and over again, I find myself trying to figure out who is in charge in a particular situation. Maybe I really want to be in charge and maybe I really really don't want to be in charge - but not knowing - WHEW! - can make for a train wreck . . . .

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June 18, 2006

A Day of Small Things

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The Rev. Martha Sterne, rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Maryville, Tennessee, talks about the importance of small things in our lives.

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December 02, 2001

Come, Lord Jesus

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November 11, 2001

Sermon for Proper 27

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October 13, 2001

Sermon for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost

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June 11, 2000

Sermon for Pentecost

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May 21, 2000

Sermon for the 5th Sunday of Easter

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April 23, 2000

Sermon for Easter Sunday

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