United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Category: Past Sermons
Sermon from January 14, 2018, Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday
A Thermostat of Transformed Nonconformists Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont January 14, 2018 Second Sunday after Epiphany, Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday Isaiah 49:1-6; Mark 1:9-13; Luke 4:14-21 The two gospel passages we heard today tell…
Read MoreSermon from January 7, 2018, Epiphany
A Movement of Light Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont January 7, 2018 Epiphany Sunday Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Spoiler alert! I am about to describe a scene that takes place in the movie “Freedom Song” that…
Read MoreSermon from December 24, 2017, Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love and Mary Sunday
A Magnifying Glass Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 24, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Advent, Love Sunday, Mary Sunday Luke 1:26-55 Mary serves as a model of how we can bring Christ to birth on this…
Read MoreSermon from December 10, 2017, Second Sunday of Advent: Peace
The Things That Make for Peace Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 10, 2017 Second Sunday of Advent, Peace Sunday Isaiah 40:1-11; Luke 1:57-79; Mark 1:1-8 Jesus wept in his final week to see how far…
Read MoreSermon from December 3, 2017, First Sunday of Advent
Hope in the Power of Light Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent, Hope Sunday Isaiah 60; Mark 13:24-37 Today’s passage in Mark addressed struggling and suffering people…
Read MoreSermon from November 26, 2017
The Earth Will Be Full of the Knowledge of God Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 26, 2017 Twenty-fifth and Last Sunday after Pentecost, Reign of Christ Sunday Isaiah 11; Ezekiel 34:11-16a; Matthew 25:31-40 Isaiah envisioned…
Read MoreSermon from November 19, 2017
And All These Things Will Be Given to You As Well Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 19, 2017 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Thanksgiving Sunday Psalm 95; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 6:25-33 Jesus turns us away from…
Read MoreSermon from November 5, 2017
Advent Wisdom Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 5, 2017 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Advent Preparation Sunday Matthew 25:1-13 The church year is designed to help us grow wiser and be transformed by our entering into…
Read MoreSermon from October 29, 2017
Bearing the Seed for Sowing Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont October 29, 2017 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 126; Deuteronomy 34:1-12; Matthew 22:34-46 The start of Psalm 126 may be the most purely joyous passage…
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