Category Archives: Sermons
January 22, 2023, The Message of the Cross, I Corinthians 1:10-18 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link below: Here is an outline of the sermon: 1 Cor. 1:10-18 Paul worries about factions – he already saw the first sprouts of denominations, all the schisms and separations that have followed from the very beginning – more than 45,000 Christian denominations worldwide. But, Paul says, in …
January 15, 2023, The Surprise of the Lamb, John 1:29-42 and Revelations 5:1-12 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
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January 8, 2023, Light for the Journey, Matthew 2:1-13 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. I think sometimes we think of our beliefs, as something like objects or propositions, that we verify, and then store away, as if we have a kind of mental or spiritual file cabinet into which we file truth. The problem with that is that belief is …
Sermon for our late Christmas Service January 1 2023 “Is God Too Human for You?”
Today we finally gather to celebrate the most holy and joyful feast of Christmas. The world outside is already working on clearing away the trash and trappings of the holiday, and moving back into Life As Usual. Our plans were delayed by blizzards last week, but by the Church calendar, we are still in the …
December 18, 2022, Joseph’s Compromise, Matthew 1:18-25 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link below: Carroll and I have a creche that we have set up every one of our 49 Christmases together. It’s older than I am, because it’s the creche my parents bought when they started a family. They didn’t have very much money, so they bought a wood-and-pasteboard …
December 11, 2022, The Sign of Joy to Come, Matthew 11:1-19 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. As we lighted the candles this morning, we finally got to light the rose-colored candle, in keeping with the rose-colored vestments that we use for this day. We use this rose color to symbolize joy. And we call this third Sunday of Advent Gaudete Sunday, which …
December 4, 2022, How to Use a Winnowing Fork, Matthew 3:1-12 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above: Today we begin the second week of Advent, the second week of bending our focus and our energy on the coming of Christ, not only in the past, God born among us as a child in Bethlehem, not only in the present, the power and comfort …
November 27, 2022, Don’t Be Sleepwalkers, Matthew 24:36-44 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link below: Today the Church celebrates the beginning of a new year, as we begin the season of Advent. It’s no accident that Advent comes at the darkest time of the year, because Advent is all about hope, and hope shines brightest in the darkest times and places. …
November 20, 2022, Christ the King, guest speaker John Dietrich
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November 13, 2022, The Center of Attention, Luke 21:5-9 – guest speaker, Carroll Boswell
to listen to this sermon, click the link below Let’s use our imaginations to take a little vacation. Imagine we are walking the busy streets of New York City in the company of Jesus on a beautiful day in July. We will be paying close attention to everything he says, but we also be distracted …
St. Philip's Episcopal Church 