Author Archive: saintphilipsnorwood
September 15, 2019, Repentance Is on the Way (Luke 15:1-10) – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000153 Today the Pharisees and the Scribes come to Jesus with yet another complaint. This time, it’s about the company he keeps. Not only is Jesus friendly with tax collectors and other unsavory characters, but he even eats with them. How can a man who claims to preach …
September 8, 2019, Unbalancing the Books (Luke 14:25-34) – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000152 The message today is dedicated to everyone who has ever tried to balance a checkbook – which is probably most of us, excluding Loxlin. Even if you’ve never actually balanced your checkbook, we all know the basics. You add up all your expenditures, all the checks you’ve …
September 1, 2019, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Luke 14:1-14) – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000151 I want to begin by thanking everybody who worked so hard yesterday to make the service and the reception for Al as good as he deserved it to be, a tribute to what he meant to so many of us, and a fitting celebration of the hope …
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August 23, 2019, Never on Saturday (Luke 13:10-17) – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000150 Early this morning, at about 2:30, our good friend and brother in the Lord Al Layo went home to God. For those of you who didn’t know Al, he was a faithful member of our church for many years, a gentle and humble man of rock-solid faith. …
August 18, 2019, The Fire, and What Came of It (Luke 12:49-53) – Mtr Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000149 Victoria and Lyanne introduced me to a new TV show a couple of weeks ago, called “Blown Away”. It’s one of those competitive reality shows like “Dancing with the Stars” and “American Idol”, except this one is a competition for artists who do glass-blowing. It is …
August 11, 2019, Faith in a Vacuum (Luke 12:32-40) – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000148 What does a person of great faith look like? A person of great faith accomplishes great things for God. A pastor of great faith preaches sermons that change lives, and grows his or her church. A pastor of great faith fills the pews. A person of great …
August 4, 2019, Drop Those Nuts!, Luke 12:13-21 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000147 About fifteen years ago, I went in for a routine checkup, and was shocked and alarmed when I noticed that the doctor was shocked and alarmed. He found something in the course of the examination that looked very bad to him, and he started making phone calls …
July 28, 2019, The Impudent Art of Prayer (Luke 11:1-13) – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000146 Our kids all learned at an early age that if they wanted something, their chance of getting it was much greater if they asked me, rather than their Papa. They knew that if they asked Carroll for something, his first response was generally “no” – even though …
July 21, 2019, Don’t Mary Me, (Luke 10:38-42) – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000145 As far as I can recall, I’ve never met a person who identified themselves as a “Mary”. But I’ve met any number of people who identify as “Marthas”. I can certainly see a lot of Martha in myself. And the thing about us self-proclaimed Marthas is …
