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Sermon from January 19, 2020, Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday
God Has a Dream Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont January 19, 2019 Second Sunday after Epiphany, Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday Isaiah 49; Luke 4:14-21 We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values….
Read MoreSermon from January 5, 2020, Epiphany Sunday, a Parable of the Magi
“Daring to Believe” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont January 5, 2019 Second Sunday of Christmas, Epiphany Sunday Isaiah 60; Matthew 2:1-12 This sermon portrays the Magi when they first see the star and have to decide…
Read MoreSermon Reflection from 12/29/19, Christmas Story-Telling Service
“In the Beginning Was the Word” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 29, 2019 First Sunday of Christmas John 1:1-5, 10-14 This concept came to me during the reading of the lesson from John at the…
Read MoreSermon from December 1, 2019, First Sunday of Advent
The Advent Path of Active Hope Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 1, 2019 First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 60:2; Matthew 24:36-44 Early Christians envisioned a coming age on earth when Christ’s work would be fulfilled,…
Read MoreSermon from November 24, 2019
Gratitude and Hope Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 24, 2019 Twenty-fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost, Reign of Christ Sunday, Thanksgiving Sunday Psalm 95, Philippians 4:4-9; Matthew 6:19-33 The Benedictine monk, Brother David Steindl-Rast, says,…
Read MorePastoral Letter on the Need for a Nonviolent Movement
Dear neighbors, I am making a personal appeal to you. Jesus, John the Baptist and the ancient Hebrew prophets before them were all part of a nonviolent movement to change human civilization to be the realm of God on earth,…
Read MoreSermon from November 10, 2019
In the Wilderness Prepare the Way Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 10, 2019 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, Advent Preparation Sunday Isaiah 40:1-11 and selected verses from Isaiah 60, Mark 1 & 13 and Luke 1…
Read MoreSermon from November 3, 2019
“I Will Teach You the Way You Should Go” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 3, 2019 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints Day Sunday Psalm 32; Luke 6:20-31 We just heard Luke’s version of the…
Read MoreSermon from October 20, 2019
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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