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Sermon from July 21, 2019
Called to Contemplation and Action Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont July 21, 2019 Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 46; Romans 8; Luke 10:38-42 “Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things.” Before I preach…
Read MoreSermon from February 17, 2019
Let Your Light Shine Before Others Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 17, 2019 Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, Gospel Sunday, Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday Part II Isaiah 49; Jeremiah 17:5-10; Matthew 5:1-15 A famous quote…
Read MoreSermon from November 4, 2018, Advent Preparation Sunday
Ransom the Captives from Lonely Exile Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 4, 2018 Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Advent Preparation Sunday Philippians 2:3-8; Mark 13:24-37 and selected verses from Isaiah 60, Mark 1 & 13 and…
Read MoreSermon from September 30, 2018
Have Salt in Yourselves Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont September 30, 2018 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 19:7-14; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50 All three scripture passages today are challenging, and yet also contain wisdom that can…
Read MoreSermon from April 29, 2018
A Freedom Movement Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 29, 2018 Fifth Sunday of Easter I John 4; John 15:1-8 The passage we just heard in the Gospel of John is like so many others…
Read MoreSermon from April 8, 2018
Through the Locked Door Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 8, 2018 Second Sunday of Easter Psalm 133; Acts 4:32-35; John 20:19-31 The room was crowded and hot. The windows were shuttered, the door bolted. Oil…
Read MoreSermon from March 25, 2018, Palm/Passion Sunday
The Way of Suffering Love Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 25, 2018 Sixth Sunday in Lent, Palm/Passion Sunday Mark 11:1-11; 14:1-15:47 A theater professor said, “Everyone has something they struggle with…. The more we share…
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