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Do This, and You Shall Live Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont July 14, 2019 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 25; Deuteronomy 30:11-20; Luke 10:25-37 Joey Hawkins spoke during our climate book group discussion last Sunday about…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Nonviolence, Oneness, Resurrection, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
Prophesy the Glorious Vision Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont July 7, 2019 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 66; Isaiah 66:10-14; Luke 10:1-11 The Hebrew prophets spoke on behalf of God’s universal laws. They insisted that the…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Golden Civilization, Hope, Humility, Inner Transformation, Nonviolence, Oneness, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Vision
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…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Hope, Journey of the Universe, Nonviolence, Oneness, The Church, The Way of Love, Transforming the World
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…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Golden Civilization, Hope, Inner Transformation, Oneness, The Way of Love, Transforming the World
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…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: 12 Steps, Action, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Golden Civilization, Hope, Journey of the Universe, Resilience, The Church, Transforming the World
Why Are You Looking Up to Heaven? Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont June 2, 2019 Seventh Sunday of Easter, Ascension Sunday Psalm 139; Acts 1:1-14; John 1:1-5; Gospel of Thomas, Logia 24 & 77 Here is…
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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…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: 12 Steps, Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Golden Civilization, Hope, Resurrection, The Church, Transforming the World, Vision
When We Can See As God Can See Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 5, 2019 Third Sunday of Easter, Stereotype Sunday Psalm 133; Luke 10:25-37; John 17:19-23 Jesus wanted to help us see the world…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Golden Civilization, Hope, Inner Transformation, Metanoia, Oneness, The Church, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming the World
A Golden Room, A Golden Civilization A conversation between George and Tom Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 28, 2019, Second Sunday of Easter Isaiah from Chapters 30 and 60; Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-23 Instead of a sermon, my…
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They Shall All Know Me in Their Hearts Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 21, 2019 Easter Psalm 118; Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 20:1-18 Did he really rise from the dead? We want to know. Our species…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Kenosis, Light, Oneness, Resurrection, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World