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Struggle and Faith Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont October 20, 2019 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 121; Genesis 32:22-31; Luke 18:1-8 This is a sermon about struggle and faith, not climate change, but nine years ago…
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Whoever Finds Me Finds Life Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont September 22, 2019 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Proverbs 8; Matthew 10:16-20; Luke 16:1-13 “Wisdom is an ancient tradition…at the headwaters of all the great sacred paths….
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Kenosis, Metanoia, Nonviolence, Oneness, The Church, Transforming the World
Joy in Heaven Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont September 15, 2019 Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 51; Exodus 32:7-14; Luke 15:1-10 This gospel passage has much comfort for us. It is becoming common to hear in…
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Giving Up All Your Possessions Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont September 8, 2019 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Jeremiah 18:1-11; Luke 14:25-33 The Hebrew and Christian scriptures could not be clearer. They insist…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Kenosis, Nonviolence, Oneness, The Golden Rule, 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
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
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…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Resilience, The Church, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming the World
“Blessed are the Poor in Spirit” Mark Kutolowski United Church of Strafford, Vermont January 27, 2019 Third Sunday after Epiphany Isaiah 55:1-13; Matthew 5:1-12 What did Jesus teach? Jesus taught that there is a divine reality, a level of being…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Humility, Inner Transformation, Kenosis, Metanoia, Oneness, The Church, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
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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Blessed Is She Who Believed There Would Be a Fulfillment Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 23, 2018 Fourth Sunday of Advent, Sunday of Love, Mary Sunday Luke 1:26-55 William Sloane Coffin quoted a Yale…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Faith, Humility, Justice, Kenosis, Metanoia, Resilience, The Church, Transforming the World
