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Kenosis, Metanoia, Agape, Koinonia Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 29, 2020 Sixth Sunday in Lent, Palm and Passion Sunday Philippians 2; Matthew 21 and 26-27 [You can watch a video recording of this sermon…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Lent, Metanoia, Oneness, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
Can These Bones Live? Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 29, 2020 Fifth Sunday in Lent Psalm 130; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Romans 8:6-11; John 11 [You can watch a video recording of this sermon at the…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Lent, Metanoia, Oneness, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
Go to the Land That I Will Show You Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 8, 2020 Second Sunday in Lent Psalm 121; Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-21 How are we ever going to find our…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Lent, Nonviolence, Transforming the World
God called Abraham to “Go from your country and your kindred…to the land that I will show you.” The purpose of that move was for Abraham to be blessed so that he would be a blessing to others, or to…
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Where Are You? Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 1, 2020 First Sunday in Lent Psalm 91; Genesis 2:15-17; Matthew 4:1-11 Imagine God’s delight in the Garden of Eden. Imagine God traveling over the whole universe,…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Inner Peace, Inner Transformation, Lent, Prayer, Struggle, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
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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Lent and the Survival of Life on Earth Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 10, 2019 First Sunday in Lent Psalm 91; Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Luke 4:1-13 After worship we have an exciting meeting, the culmination of…
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Category: Past Sermons
Tags: 12 Steps, Action, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Hope, Humility, Inner Transformation, Lent, Light, Resurrection, The Church, The Golden Rule, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
Thy Presence My Light Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 11, 2018 Fourth Sunday in Lent Psalm 107; Numbers 21:4-9; John 3:14-21 Psalm 107 sums up the Lenten experience. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding…
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God Teaches the Humble the Way Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 18, 2018 First Sunday in Lent Psalm 25; Mark 1:9-15 (and the wilderness story in Matthew 4 and Luke 4) Many religions provide…
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