For over thirty years Alan Neale has spoken with passion, relevance, authenticity and humor of themes that are profound and pressing; the profound he makes simple and accessible, the pressing he makes immediate and welcoming. All these years past have provided little time for Alan to write extensively and so now he begins a long-postponed desire and there are many themes waiting to be translated into books; the task is daunting and enthralling and he longs to begin in 2015
A short meditation on Joel 2:12-13 follows in the video recording; the Scripture verses are written below the video recording… Joel 2 12 “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” 13 Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God,… Continue reading
This meditation is inspired by today’s readings from Morning Prayer, Joel 1 and Revelation 19 and, especially, these two verses: (the audio is below the text) Joel 1:18 “How the animals groan! The herds of cattle wander about because there is no pasture for them; even the flocks of sheep are dazed.” Revelation 19:4-5 “And… Continue reading
The text is below the video… Sermon Preached at Worship of Three Episcopal Churches of Goldsboro, NC. Sunday November 8 2020, The Reverend Alan Neale “So…?” Any preacher sharing the Word of God to the People of God after an election, will walk with caution and deliberation. But even more so after the recent Presidential… Continue reading
As I drove to church this morning, a threefold alliterative command came often to my mind… Pray, Praise and Pause. I was encouraged again to Pray, Praise and Pause as I read this letter from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, published in the London Times. A daily prayer can guide us through lockdown… Continue reading
Text is below the video… ” Building Closed – Church Open”. Sermon Preached Sunday October 18 2020. Goldsboro, NC Episcopal Churches. The Reverend Alan Neale In the mid-late nineteenth century the great Baptist, The Reverend Charles Haddon Spurgeon preached at The Metropolitan Tabernacle; even as a young boy I remember being in awe of the… Continue reading
The text of the sermon is below the video. Sermon Preached Sunday October 11 2020. Goldsboro Episcopal Churches Online. The Reverend Alan Neale. “Now is the season of our discontent”… made even less glorious as the time in which Christians and Churches are compelled to mention the unmentionable… money! Even though our blessed Lord Jesus… Continue reading
The text is below the video… (it’s almost the same as the video!) Sermon preached Goldsboro NC Episcopal Churches Sunday September 20 2020 by the Reverend Alan Neale “But That’s Not Fair” Matthew chapter twenty, verse fifteen: “Why do you begrudge my generosity?”/ “Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?” “Why is… Continue reading
Technical difficulties precluded inclusion of video in this post, maybe an answer to your prayers? We’ll try and do better next time! Alan Sermon Preached Sunday August 16th 2020. “Under Full Warranty” Romans 11:29 “The gifts and call of God are irrevocable.” Or as the Message Translation reads, “God’s gifts and God’s call are… Continue reading
The text is below the audio… But first a hymn… Come Thou Fount of every Blessing (There is also a hymn at the end of sermon text) 1 Come, thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace; streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some… Continue reading
The text is below the video… (it’s almost the same as the video!) “More than Enough” Tuesday Meditation. 06/23/2020. Alan Neale. Trinity Church, Newport, RI Mark 6 – 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that… Continue reading