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April 14, 2023, Was It a Ghost? Luke 24:36-49 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Above is a link to the recording of the sermon. The text is below. I think we have all felt worn out, at one time or another, from hearing nothing but bad news, whether it’s on TV or online or in the papers. Sometimes the news media try to make people feel better by including …
April 7, 2024, What Mission Statement?, Matthew 11:28-30 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. The second Sunday after Easter is traditionally Thomas Sunday; we read the story of Doubting Thomas, who wouldn’t believe that Jesus had risen until he experienced it for himself, until he saw and touched the physical body of Christ. And it wasn’t …
March 29, 2024, John 18:1-19:42, Why We Do What We Do – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
No recording is available for this sermon. Of all the seasons of the Church year, Holy Week is probably the most deeply moving, as well as the most emotionally draining for us. All through Lent we’ve been walking through the Passion of our Lord every Friday, in preparation for this week. We have felt the …
March 17, 2024, The Vocabulary of Jesus: Death, John 12:20-26 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. One of the best known Bible verses about death is 1 Corinthians, chapter 15, verse 55: “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” I think most of us could give Paul an answer to these rhetorical questions …
March 10, 2024, The Vocabulary of Jesus: Forgiveness, John 3:14-21 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon click the link above. The text is below: The strange story about the fiery serpents happens when the Israelites have been in the wilderness a long, long time. All through those years of wandering, God had provided for the people. When there was no water, God told Moses to strike …
March 3, 2024, The Vocabulary of Jesus: Holiness – or – Don’t Mess Up the Living Room, John 2:13-22 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Today is the third Sunday in Lent, and I’ve been concentrating on some Lenten vocabulary this year – some words that are important for our Lenten observance. I’ve been trying to focus on one word each week, and to look at it …
February 25, 2024, The Vocabulary of Jesus: The Cross, Mark 8:31-38 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. An outline of the text is below. The Consecration of Bishop Jeremiah – talk about the service – vesting – coming upstairs – full church, crucifer and torch bearers, St. Patrick’s breastplate – “I bind unto myself this day…” in hundreds of voices – then awaiting …
February 14, 2024, What Is a Holy Lent?, Isaiah 58:1-12 and Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to the sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Today is the first day of Lent. Our liturgy for this day issues an invitation to us: “I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and …
February 4, 2024, Free to Serve, Mark 1:29-39 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text is below. Today, we come upon Jesus and four of his disciples – the only four who had been chosen so far – as they head back to Simon Peter’s house for dinner. It was the family home: Simon and his brother lived there, …
January 14, 2024, He Chose You, John 1:43-51 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click the link above. The text of the sermon is below. When Jesus was saying good-bye to his close friends, on the night before he was crucified, he told them this: “You didn’t choose me – I chose you.” All hell was about to break loose, literally, in their lives. …
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