Author Archive: saintphilipsnorwood
March 10, 2024, The Vocabulary of Jesus: Forgiveness, John 3:14-21 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon click the link above. The text is below: The strange story about the fiery serpents happens when the Israelites have been in the wilderness a long, long time. All through those years of wandering, God had provided for the people. When there was no water, God told Moses to strike …
March 3, 2024, The Vocabulary of Jesus: Holiness – or – Don’t Mess Up the Living Room, John 2:13-22 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Today is the third Sunday in Lent, and I’ve been concentrating on some Lenten vocabulary this year – some words that are important for our Lenten observance. I’ve been trying to focus on one word each week, and to look at it …
February 25, 2024, The Vocabulary of Jesus: The Cross, Mark 8:31-38 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. An outline of the text is below. The Consecration of Bishop Jeremiah – talk about the service – vesting – coming upstairs – full church, crucifer and torch bearers, St. Patrick’s breastplate – “I bind unto myself this day…” in hundreds of voices – then awaiting …
February 18, 2024, The Vocabulary of Jesus: Temptation, Mark 1:12-13 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Here we are on the first Sunday in Lent. We have 36 more days of Lent stretching out before us, not counting the 5 Sundays, which are little Easters, little islands of rest for us, as we make our way through this …
February 14, 2024, What Is a Holy Lent?, Isaiah 58:1-12 and Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Today is the first day of Lent. Our liturgy for this day issues an invitation to us: “I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and …
February 11, 2024, Remember, Remember, Remember, Mark 9:2-9 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. If you have read the Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, you might remember that one of the books is called The Silver Chair, and it’s about two children, Jill and Eustace. The Silver Chair begins with Jill and Eustace being magically …
February 4, 2024, Free to Serve, Mark 1:29-39 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Today, we come upon Jesus and four of his disciples – the only four who had been chosen so far – as they head back to Simon Peter’s house for dinner. It was the family home: Simon and his brother lived there, …
January 28, 2024, Love Trumps Theology, I Corinthians 8 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. One tricky thing about reading the Bible is that it was written two thousand years ago. The people who were writing were living in the ancient Middle East – they were raised as faithful Jews, schooled in the Torah – their lives …
January 21, 2024, God Changed His Mind, Jonah 3 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. I’m pretty sure the story of Jesus calling Peter and Andrew and James and John was one of my kids’ all-time favorite Bible stories. Our Sunday School teacher, Abby Peck, who was the wife of one of our elders, and the sweetest …
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