Monthly Archives: October, 2023

October 29, 2023, All About You, Matthew 22:34-46 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell

To listen to this sermon, click the link above. An outline is given below. Another test for Jesus – theological this time, (thus, a lawyer, who was an expert on the law), rather than political (render unto Caesar) – What is the most important commandment? Is it most important to observe the Sabbath? To be …

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October 22, 2023, Pledging Allegiance, Matthew 22:15-22 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell

To listen to this sermon, click the link above. An outline of the sermon is given below. The Pharisees came to Jesus with a loaded question: “Is it right to pay the poll tax to the Emperor or not?” Now, there were several things going on here. The coin required for the poll tax was …

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October 15, 2023, What to Wear to a Banquet, Matthew 22:1-14 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell

To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The outline is below. I just wanted to start with a sort of pre-sermon word: Our eyes and ears and minds and hearts have been bombarded this week by the violence and suffering of the people in Israel and Gaza. The wrath of the king in …

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Grapes or Stinky Things, Isaiah 5:1-7 – guest speaker Carroll Boswell

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CommonLife for October and November 2023

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October 1, 2023, Holy Troublemakers, Matthew 21:23-32, – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell

To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text of the sermon is below. This conversation happens just one day after Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey – what we call the Triumphal Entry – and that’s important to remember. People spread their cloaks and palm branches along the road to honor …

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