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Sermon from June 30, 2019
Why We Can’t Wait Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont June 30, 2019 Third Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 16; I Kings 19; Luke 9:51-62 We just heard one of the strangest passages in the Bible, and yet…
Read MoreSermon from June 23, 2019
Creating a New Civilization: God’s Realm on Earth, Part II Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont June 23, 2019 Second Sunday after Pentecost Psalms 42 & 43; Romans 12:1-2; Luke 4:14-30; John 15:9-17 Many Christians do not…
Read MoreSermon from June 16, 2019
Creating a New Civilization: God’s Realm on Earth, Part I Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont June 16, 2019 First Sunday after Pentecost, Trinity Sunday Proverbs 8; Acts 4:31-35; I John 3:14-17; John 16:12-15 Twelve…
Read MoreSermon from June 9, 2019
I Am About To Do a New Thing Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont June 9, 2019 Pentecost Psalm 104; Isaiah 43:1-3a, 18-21; Acts 2:1-17 We recognize prophecies as gifts of the Holy Spirit most clearly when…
Read MoreSermon from May 26, 2019
Considering Seemingly Insurmountable World Problems Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 26, 2019 Sixth Sunday of Easter Joel 2:28-32; Acts 2:17-21; John 7:37-39a; 14:12-20, 25-27; 16:13 We will hear the story of Pentecost in two weeks…
Read MoreUrgent Church Vote on the Green New Deal
Here is an urgent message from Vermont Conference UCC Minister, Lynn Bujnak, followed by a message from Pastor Tom Kinder: With the unanimous support of the Board of Directors and the Department of Justice and Witness Ministries (formerly Department of…
Read MoreSermon from March 10, 2019, First Sunday in Lent
Lent and the Survival of Life on Earth Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 10, 2019 First Sunday in Lent Psalm 91; Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13 After worship we have an exciting meeting, the culmination of…
Read MoreSermon from March 3, 2019
Vision for a Golden Civilization, God’s Realm on Earth II Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 3, 2019 Eighth and Last Sunday after Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday Psalms & II Corinthian passages; Genesis Story of Joseph; Luke…
Read MoreSermon from February 24, 2019
Vision for a Golden Civilization, God’s Realm on Earth Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 24, 2019 Seventh Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 37; Luke 6:27-38, 10:25-28 The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of…
Read MoreSermon from February 10, 2019
A Force, Not Merely a Presence Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 10, 2019 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 138; Isaiah 6:1-13; Luke 5:1-11 The gospel passage has a lacuna in it. Lacuna comes from the…
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