Category Archives: audio sermons
December 27, 2015, When the Light Came On – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120505_001 The Christmas stories from Matthew’s and Luke’s gospels are the ones that most of us find the most familiar and Christmassy – all about Mary and Joseph and the shepherds and the wise men. But John’s gospel, the gospel reading we read today as well as on …
December 20, 2015, Local Girl Wins Big – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120428_001 Every year as part of our Christmas Bazaar we have a small raffle. It serves several purposes. Most obviously, the Women’s Guild earns money through the raffle that is used for the ministry of the church. We also support the community by raffling off gift cards from …
December 13, 2015, With Joy As Our Compass – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120421_001 Last night I watched part of a movie. It was the Grinch, with Jim Carey, which doesn’t really sound like the kind of movie you’d talk about in a sermon. But I’m going to anyway. If you haven’t seen it, the story is about a place called …
December 6, 2015, We Have Met the Enemy – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120414_001 In the days and weeks and months since we last observed a holy Advent season the world has been an increasingly violent and scary place. There are wars and floods and earthquakes abroad and there are shootings and unrest close to home. And in all this scary …
November 29, 2015, Let There Be Light – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120407_001 This morning marks the beginning of Advent, the Church’s New Year’s Day. Today we lit the very first candle of our Advent Wreath. Every year, at this time, when the days are growing shorter and the nights are growing longer and colder, we light the candles of …
November 22, 2015, Playing Defense for the Kingdom – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120331_001 I spent a fairly big chunk of my life in St. Louis, Missouri, which is a pretty big city. One of the things about a metropolitan area is that there are a lot more different kinds of people there than we meet from day to day in …
November 15, 2015, Feeling the Birth Pangs – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120324_001 “Beware that no one leads you astray. Many will come in my name and say, `I am he!’ and they will lead many astray. When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed; this must take place, but the end is still to …
November 8, 2015, The Cry of the Widow – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Below, we have only the outline of the sermon, not the full text, but you can listen to it by clicking here: 120317_001 The funerals of Joan and Ruth – both widows – we should pay attention to that, notice that, because God has a lot to say about widows in the Bible…. Today’s stories …
November 1, 2015, All Saints Day – Dcn. Lora Smith
No text is available for this sermon, but you may listen to it by clicking here: 120310_001
October 25, 2015, Of Your Own Have We Given You – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120303_001 Next Sunday is a special day for two reasons. First of all, it’s the first of November, and that means that it is the Feast of All Saints, where we give thanks to God for all of the people in our lives that have been his face …
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