Category Archives: Sermons
December 19, 2021, Jesus Takes Sides, Luke 1:39-55 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
“Black lives matter.” That short phrase has become very much a political football these past few years, so that just saying those three words is often enough to set people’s teeth on edge. But the simple meaning of the phrase remains powerful and important. To say that Black Lives Matter, ultimately and simply, is to …
December 12, 2021, Advent 3, Dcn Helen Harris, guest speaker
1The Third Sunday of AdventLuke 3: 7-18Last week, we heard of a young teenager who wasgiven a gun for a Christmas gift from his parents. Another tragic schoolshooting occurred by him killing 4 young classmates, leaving several othersin serious condition with this senseless act.We wonder when all the hate and violence will end in the …
December 5, 2021, Holy Road Work, Luke 3:1-14 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Sometimes there is a person you’ve known for a long time, and you hear something new about them, and it changes the way you look at them forever. Sometimes that happens with the Bible as well. We’re reading along and something appears that changes our understanding, opens our eyes and makes it bigger, John the …
November 28, 2021, Tidings of Comfort and Joy, Luke 21:25-28 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. It’s the weekend after Thanksgiving, and the shopping season is now in full swing. And the world would like to sell you a bill of goods. The world would like to offer you the Hallmark Channel life, where everything is pretty and clean and everyone is …
November 14, 2021, Hope in the Rubble, Mark 13:1-8 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Jesus and his disciples were at the Temple in Jerusalem, which was one of the most magnificent buildings in the whole world. A historian of the time, named Josephus, wrote, “Now the outward face of the Temple in its front wanted nothing that was likely to surprise men’s minds or their eyes, for it was …
November 7, 2021, Who Was with You on Heartbreak Hill, Book of Wisdom 3:1-9 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Today, we celebrate the Feast of All Saints. In one way or another, the Church has celebrated this feast almost from its earliest days. As early as the third century, a man named Gregory Thaumaturgus (which means the “Wonder Worker”) wrote about a festival of martyrs. In the …
October 31, 2021, The New Old Number One Commandment, Mark 12:28-34 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: What we call the Law was actually a whole book of laws and regulations that were given to govern life and worship in the nation of Israel. We’re most familiar with the Ten Commandments, but there were some 613 laws in all, literally dealing with everything from birth …
October 24, 2021, Knock, Knock, Knocking on Heaven’s Door, Mark 10:46-32 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, use the link above. Prayer is such a mysterious thing. Of all religious practices it can be the most intimate. We bare our souls before God in prayer. Sometimes we plead for God’s mercy. Sometimes we cry out in fear or desperation. Sometimes we weep for shame and regret. Other …
October 17, 2021, From Riches to Rags, Mark 10:32-45 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the above link. James and John were sons of a family of fishermen in Bethsaida, on the coast by the sea of Galilee. Along with Peter, they were the first disciples to be called by Jesus. Peter, James and John formed a kind of “inner circle” among the Twelve …
October 11, 2021, What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life, Mark 10:17-31 – guest speaker Helen Harris
Recently, a person I know was pre-planning their funeral service whichmany of us have done. They were picking out their favorite scripturesand hymns. They kiddingly asked for the hymn, “Here I come Lord,”where the actual title is “Here I am Lord.” This person is one we call asnowbird, who is very fortunate to be able …
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