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Sermon 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 April 21, 2019, Easter
They Shall All Know Me in Their Hearts Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 21, 2019 Easter Psalm 118; Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 20:1-18 Did he really rise from the dead? We want to know. Our species…
Read MoreSermon from March 10, 2019, First Sunday in Lent
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…
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 February 10, 2019
A Force, Not Merely a Presence Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 10, 2019 Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 138; Isaiah 6:1-13; Luke 5:1-11 The gospel passage has a lacuna in it. Lacuna comes from the…
Read MoreSermon from January 6, 2019
What Child Is This Now? Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont Januray 6, 2019 Epiphany Isaiah 60:1-6; Matthew 2:1-12; 7:7-14 The force of love and life and light that we call God created the universe, shaped…
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 June 3, 2018
Made Visible in Our Bodies Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont June 3, 2018 Second Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 139; II Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23 – 3:6 How are we to live in this world that is…
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