Category Archives: audio sermons
September 22, 2024, Enankalisamenos, Mark 9:30-37 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. There is a wonderful Greek word in the gospel reading today. The word is enankalisamenos and it’s found in verse 36 – “He took a child and put him in the midst of them. And he took him in his arms;” enankalisamenos …
September 15, 2024, It Didn’t Work Out Like That, Mark 8:27-38 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
There is no recording of this sermon. The text is below. Most of us can remember times when our parents were upset with us. Maybe your Mom was mad because you didn’t clean your room. Maybe your Dad was in a towering rage because you used his tools and didn’t put them back where they …
September 8, 2024, Being Beggars, Mark 7:24-37 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Today is the first of what will hopefully be monthly healing services. It’s been awhile, and we’re kind of feeling our way, to see what will be the most helpful way to organize ourselves. Our goal, certainly, is to have a service …
September 1, 2024, What Is Purity of Heart? Mark 7:1-23 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
to listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below: To the people in our gospel reading – the Pharisees, Jesus, Jewish people in the first century – what did it mean to be defiled, or unclean? To be unclean meant to be unacceptable to God, not pure enough to approach him …
August 25, 2024, Where Else Can We Go?, John 6:56-69 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. When Jesus asked the Twelve if they were going to abandon him along with so many of his disciples, Peter answered him, “Lord, where would we go? You are the only one who has the words of eternal life.” Now, Peter and …
August 11, 2024, The Story of the Flood, Ephesians 4:25 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
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August 4, 2024, Real Hunger, Real Food, John 6:24-35 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Last week we read the story about Jesus feeding the multitude, and today we continue on in John chapter 6. It’s the next day. Jesus and the disciples have crossed the Sea of Galilee, going back to Capernaum. And the people who …
July 28, 2024, What’s the Point?, Mark 6:30-44 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. There is at least one theme in our lectionary readings today, and that is the theme of “Signs and Wonders.” In the Old Testament reading, Elisha performs a Jesus-style miracle. It’s a time of famine, and Elisha is having dinner with the …
July 21, 2024, Come Unto Me – There’s Work to be Done! Mark 6:7-13 and 6:30-44 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Click the link above to listen to the sermon. A synopsis of the sermon is below. I’ve always loved the verse “Come unto me, you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest” – knowing that Jesus understands our human need for rest, for quiet, to be replenished But in the …
July 14, 2024, A Legacy of Dysfunction, Mark 6:14-29 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Growing up in a dysfunctional family… We have quite a bit a bit of historical information about the dysfunctional household of Herod’s family. There are several Herods in the New Testament, and it’s kind of tricky to keep them all straight. The …
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