Tag Archives: faith
January 26, 2025, His Mission Is Our Mission, Luke 4:14-21 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Jesus was invited to read from the Scriptures in the synagogue in his home town. He opened up the scroll that is handed to him, the writings of the prophet Isaiah. he chooses a passage to read. And the reading began with …
January 19, 2025, Jars of Stone, Jars of Clay, John 2:1-11 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. One of the things that makes the gospel of John different from the other gospels is that John wrote his gospel as an old man, many years after his travels with Jesus as one of his close friends and followers. From this …
January 5, 2025, Growing Up – It’s Only Human, Luke 2:41-52 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. I’ve been looking through boxes of old family photos lately – mostly pictures of my kids – at home, and on birthdays and holidays over the years. The funny thing about looking at old pictures is when I see a picture of …
December 15, 2024, Advent 3, Eternal Father, Isaiah 9:6 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. The people who walked in darknesshave seen a great light;those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,on them has light shone. You have multiplied the nation;you have increased its joy;they rejoice before youas with joy at the harvest,as they are glad when they divide the spoil. …
December 8, 2024, Mighty God, Isaiah 9:6, – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Welcome to the second week of Advent. The word “Advent” means “coming,” so this season, of all the seasons of the year, is all about the One who is coming. When we get ready to receive company, family or friends or whoever …
December 1, 2024, Advent 1, Wonderful Counselor, Isaiah 9:6 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Who is this, so weak and helpless,child of lowly Hebrew maid,rudely in a stable sheltered,coldly in a manger laid?‘Tis the Lord of all creation,who this wondrous path has trod;he is God from everlasting,and to everlasting God Today is the first Sunday of …
November 17, 2024, The Birth of the Unshakeable, Mark 13:1-13 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon click the link above. The text is below. The disciples were gazing in wonder at the glory of the Temple. We shouldn’t think they were just awestruck because they were country bumpkins who didn’t know any better. There was good reason for anyone to be amazed. The dimensions for the …
November 10, 2024, Devouring Widow’s Houses, Mark 12:38-44 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon click the link above. The text is below: When Carroll and I bought our first house, lo those many years ago, we found an old brick farmhouse inside the St. Louis city limits. It had been built in the 1800’s and then kind of swallowed up by the neighborhood that …
October 20, 2024, Who Is Greater Than Elon Musk? Mark 10:35-45 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon click the link above. The text is below. Thousands of years ago, when human beings decided to design their own gods, they pretty much invented the first superheroes. Zeus and Poseidon and Ares and Athena: they were basically just bigger, stronger, faster, more attractive versions of what all humans wish …
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