United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Sermon from May 20, 2018, Pentecost
Declaring the Things That Are to Come Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 20, 2018 Pentecost Psalm 104; Acts 2:1-17, 40-47; John 16:13 Professor Carlos Baker was my advisor in college. He was a New Englander…
Read MoreSermon from May 6, 2018
Chosen and Appointed Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 6, 2018 Sixth Sunday of Easter Psalm 98; Acts 10:44-48; John 15:9-17 Pentecost is just two weeks away, when we will hear the story of the first…
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 April 1, 2018, Easter
Resurrection: The Secret Garden Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 1, 2018 Easter Psalm 118; Jeremiah 31:2-5, 23-25; John 20:1-18 Once a parishioner was explaining Easter to her young daughter. She said that some people…
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…
Read MoreSermon from March 18, 2018
A Troubled Spirit Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 18, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Lent Psalm 51:1-17; Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 12:20-33 Two views of the universe have competed in Christian tradition. One view is that God…
Read MoreSermon from February 25, 2018
Setting Our Mind on Divine Things Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 25, 2018 Second Sunday in Lent Psalm 22; Jeremiah 29; Mark 8:31-36; John 14:1-6, 10-12 Peter was upset at what Jesus said, and who…
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