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“New Things I Now Declare” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont January 12, 2019 First Sunday after Epiphany, Baptism of Christ Psalm 29; Isaiah 42:1-9; Matthew 3:13-17 The passage from Isaiah sounds like God narrating a home…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Hope, Humility, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Justice, Kenosis, Metanoia, Nonviolence, Oneness, Transforming the World
“The Holy Spirit Will Come Upon You” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 22, 2019 Fourth Sunday of Advent, Mary Sunday, Advent Sunday of Love Luke 1:26-56 The scriptures we heard today tell stories of mistaken…
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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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There Is Need of Only One Thing Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont July 28, 2019 Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 138; Luke 11:1-13 Last week we heard the story of two sisters, Martha who…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Humility, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Kenosis, Metanoia, Oneness, Prayer, 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 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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Let the Same Mind Be in You Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 14, 2019 Palm and Passion Sunday, Sixth Sunday in Lent Philippians 2:5-8; Luke 19:29-42; 21:37-23:56 Shock, horror and grief came first, and then…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Hope, Humility, Inner Transformation, Metanoia, Prayer, The Church, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
You Do Not Always Have Me Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 7, 2019 Fifth Sunday in Lent Psalm 126; Philippians 3:4b-14; John 12:1-8 We are now in the deepest wilderness of Lent, and the lectionary…
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Happy Are the Prodigals Who Return Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 31, 2019 Fourth Sunday in Lent Psalm 32; II Corinthians 5:16-20; Luke 15:1-32 Just when we thought things could not get any worse, on…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: 12 Steps, Beloved Community, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Hope, Humility, Inner Transformation, Kenosis, Lent, Metanoia, Oneness, The Church, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
Remember That You Are Dust Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 17, 2019 Second Sunday in Lent Psalm 27; Genesis Chapters 1-3; Luke 13:31-35 “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” I…
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