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April 16, 2023, Wounded Healer, John 20:24-31 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The outline for the sermon is given below. The first thing that always strikes me in this story is how Jesus reacts to Thomas’s doubt – a lot to be said about that. But today I want to look at this story from a different angle: …
Homily for Holy Saturday 2023
An outline for the homily of Holy Saturday Last night we found our places at the foot of the cross. But tonight we wait with Jesus inside the tomb. It is absolutely dark. There is no sound. It is a silent night of a very different kind. For the powers and principalities of this world, …
March 26, 2023, What Happened at the Funeral, John 11:1-45 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. Below is an outline of the sermon. 1. What I am able to do – invite people to remember the good in the person’s life – provide a safe atmosphere for people to express grief – present the hope of resurrection life – all important What …
March 19, 2023, Are You Blind Too?, John 9 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above: Below is the outline for the sermon: 1. In the OT reading. God sent a trepidatious Samuel to anoint a new king, because God had rejected Saul, the first king of Israel (that is a whole other story) Samuel knows that God has chosen one of …
March 12, 2023, Healing History, John 4:1-30 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. Below is an outline of the sermon. 1. A little history lesson: 930 b.c.e. – After the death of Solomon, the people rebel against his son, Rehoboam, who is a fool and tries to lay heavy burdens on the people; and God’s chosen nation, Israel, divides …
March 5, 2023, Teaching Old Dogs, John 3:1-17 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. Below is an outline for the sermon. 1. About Trapper – 15 years old, describe his one trick – that is the way he knows how to be a good boy. We know the expression “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” We’re being facetious, …
February 26, 2023, When Desires Are Too Expensive, Matthew 4:1-11 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. Below is an outline of the sermon. 1. This week marked one year since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. What is the status of the anti-war movement in Russia? “The anti-war movement is non-existent.”People in Russia who are so afraid of the authorities that …
February 19, 2023, Going Down from the Mountain, Matthew 17:1-13 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. An outline for the sermon follows. 1. Begin with Peter’s testimony in a.d. 64-67, shortly before his death: 2 Peter 1:13-19 30 years after the event Peter remembered on Mount Tabor, close to Nazareth – awe, fear – description of what they saw Mark’s account – …
February 12, 2023, Don’t Touch the Stove (and other ways to choose life), Matthew 5:21-37 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
An outline of the sermon is given below: 1. If you are a parent, you know that all parents make rules for their children – as soon as they begin to move around. Rules for little children are usually all about keeping them safe. We had a farm, so there were a lot of dangers: …
February 5, 2023, Congratulations! You Are the Light of the World, Matthew 5:14-16 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. Here is the outline for the sermon. AP News: Pope Francis, Archbishop Justin Welby, head of Presbyterian Church of Scotland together in South Sudan to draw global attention to the plight of the people – Francis was highlighting in particular the plight of South Sudanese women, …
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