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SunSundayMayMay6th2012 May 6, 2001 Theme: Abiding in God and becoming disciples
Posted Sunday, May 06 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: JOHN 15:1-8 Two snapshots. In a quiet conversation off to the side, the man says he’s totally worn out. Things seem to be going well for him. His business is successful. His family life is satisfying and full. But he’s so... More Audio 120506-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril29th2012 April 29, 2012 Theme: The Music of the Voice of Jesus
Posted Sunday, April 29 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: JOHN 10:11-18 Music Appreciation Sunday Lots of things make people happy. But among those many activities, one of the things that makes people happiest is choral singing. Nationally, some 28.5 million people sing in one or more of about... More Audio 120429-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril22nd2012 April 22, 2012 - Theme: The Humanness of Jesus
Posted Sunday, April 22 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
LUKE 24:36B-48 On Wednesday of this week, our son Taylor woke up to the sounds of a helicopter whirling just outside his house at college. Simultaneously, a number of police cars sped onto his street, and officers with guns got out and hid behind... More Audio 120422-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril8th2012 April 8, 2012 - Easter Sunday - Christ is Risen!
Posted Sunday, April 08 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: JOHN 20:1-18 Play word association with me. What comes to mind when you think of the word “Easter”? My first thought was of coloring Easter eggs with my mother when I was a boy. And then looking for them. And getting really... More Audio 120408-Easter Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril1st2012 April 1, 2012 - Palm Sunday - Theme: The Extravagant Hospitatlity of Jesus
Posted Sunday, April 01 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MARK 14:12-25 About fifteen years ago, I officiated at the wedding of a couple I knew in Rhode Island. They were older, and both had been widowed. He was Christian and she was Jewish. At the wedding, Mary and I met one of her sons and his... More Audio 120401-Palm Sunday-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch25th2012 March 25, 2012 Theme: In Beauty, Following Jesus with Our Whole Heart
Posted Sunday, March 25 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: JEREMIAH 31:31-34 BEAUTY What’s beautiful to you? This is a real question, not a rhetorical one. Shout out some of what you find beautiful. Some of what occurs to me are daffodils and forsythia. Van Gogh’s “Starry... More Audio 120325-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch18th2012 March 18, 2012 - Theme: Saved by Grace through Faith
Posted Sunday, March 18 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: EPHESIANS 2:1-10 CONTEMPLATION Not too long ago, I grew quite angry at someone I greatly admire and respect. My temper got the best of me, which doesn’t happen often, and I said some things I deeply regretted. I told her how sorry I... More Audio 120318-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch11th2012 March 11, 2012 - Theme: Healing
Posted Sunday, March 11 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: I CORINTHIANS 1:18-25 “You don’t have to knock very hard on any door in your parish to find some sort of agony behind that door.” So said a Lutheran minister some years ago (Gordon Lathrop; quoted in Christian Century,... More Audio 120311-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary26th2012 February 26, 2012 - Theme: Worship and Repent and Believe in the Good News
Posted Sunday, February 26 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MARK 1:9-15 I wonder how many of us, when we got up this morning, thought about why we were coming to this place. What prompts us to leave the comfort of our homes and the myriad demands that claw at us to spend an hour in church?... More Audio 120226-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary19th2012 February 19, 2012 - Theme: God Speaks to and Summons Federated Church
Posted Sunday, February 19 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MARK 9:2-9; PSALM 50:1-6 Nearly four centuries ago, a group of Christians left the Netherlands to travel across the ocean to a new world. We call them “Pilgrims,” because pilgrims are people who go on a journey for religious... More Audio 120219-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary5th2012 February 5, 2012 - Theme: God Restores
Posted Sunday, February 05 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: ISAIAH 40:21-31 A thought-provoking academic paper written several years ago, and intended primarily for the business community, advocates for the power of a good question to stimulate growth and vitality. Ask the right question, says the... More Audio 120205-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary29th2012 January 29, 2012 - Theme: The Power of Christ Conquers our "Unclean Spirits"
Posted Sunday, January 29 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MARK 1:21-28 Someone once said that the quickest way not to be invited back to a polite dinner party is to talk about exorcism! That’s probably true. Yet here we are talking about just that. And to be honest, it’s a little... More Audio 120129-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary22nd2012 January 22, 2012 - Theme: The True Foundation-Everything Rests on God
Posted Sunday, January 22 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: PSALM 62:5-12 When I was in college, I acted in several plays. Morgan Freeman I was not! These were bit parts. In one tiny role, I was a townsperson in Inherit the Wind, the superb Lawrence and Lee play about evolution. I was a witness in... More Audio 120122-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary15th2012 January 15, 2012 - Theme: The Mystery & Beauty of Life
Posted Sunday, January 15 2012 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: PSALM 139:1-6, 13-18 My sources this morning are Parade magazine and YouTube. Some of the best stuff is there. They’re windows on the world. First Parade. The most recent issue has an interview with the actor Daniel Radcliffe, he of... More Audio 120115-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayDecDecember25th2011 December 25, 2011 - A Christmas Story
Posted Sunday, December 25 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Hamilton read a Christmas story - “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry. Audio 111225-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayDecDecember11th2011 Meditation December 11, 2011 - Glory
Posted Sunday, December 11 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: ISAIAH 61:1-4, 8-11 It won’t be too long before we hear again those incredibly comforting words of Christmas: “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to... More Audio 111211-Meditation-HCT.mp3
SunSundayDecDecember4th2011 Sermon December 4, 2011 - Righteousness and Peace Will Kiss Each Other
Posted Sunday, December 04 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: PSALM 85:1-2, 8-13 It was a passing remark. “Sometimes,” the man said, “life seems so difficult.” He had just heard about Paulie McGhee, the sixteen-year-old boy who died on Thanksgiving Day in a single car... More Audio 111204-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember27th2011 Sermon November 27, 2011 - The Gifts Are Ours
Posted Sunday, November 27 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: I CORINTHIANS 1:3-9 This morning’s sermon was inspired by three things: a man I saw recently in the mall, the fact that church attendance all over the country has been dropping precipitously, and the reality that the drop is... More Audio 111127-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember20th2011 Sermon November 20, 2011 - When Did We See You?
Posted Sunday, November 20 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 25:31-46 So this is the comic someone sends me this past Friday. Steve Jobs has died and has arrived at the gate of heaven. Just as he arrives, Moses walks up carrying the Ten Commandments on two big stones under his arms. And God... More Audio 111120-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember13th2011 Sermon November 13, 2011 - Giving Generously From What We Have Received
Posted Sunday, November 13 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 25:14-30 The parables of Jesus are odd. And they’re odd in several ways. In the first place, they use language and images that are foreign to us. We no longer talk about masters and servants. And when we use the word... More Audio 111113-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember6th2011 Sermon November 6, 2011 - Gratitude for the Eternal Gifts of God
Posted Sunday, November 06 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: I THESSALONIANS 4:13-18 I have no memory of anyone I loved dying until I was fifteen years old. Both my grandfathers died that year within several months of each other. And then it was many more years before there was anyone else. So I... More Audio 111106-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober30th2011 Sermon October 30, 2011 – The Grace of Serving God and Each Other
Posted Sunday, October 30 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 23:1-12 Federated people regularly send me articles or links that they’ve found interesting or stimulating, and I’m almost always glad to receive these suggestions and see what our church family finds nourishing. I... More Audio 111030-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober23rd2011 Sermon October 23, 2011 - The Joys & Frustrations of Leadership
Posted Sunday, October 23 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: DEUTERONOMY 34:1-12 Poor Moses! The end of his story just doesn’t seem fair. He’s led his people on a narrow escape from Egypt. He’s wandered for forty years in a hot, dry, dusty desert. He’s put up with relentless... More Audio 111023-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober16th2011 Sermon October 16, 2011 - Where God Passes By
Posted Sunday, October 16 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: Exodus 33:12-23 For the last several years here, we’ve talked regularly and often about Federated’s vocation as a church that “transforms lives.” We’ve used that phrase countless times. It grows out of the... More Audio 111016-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober2nd2011 Sermon October 2, 2011 - The Challenging Word of God
Posted Sunday, October 02 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
EXODUS 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Is drunk driving wrong? What about cheating in school? Or cheating on a partner? In a recent column forwarded to me by a thoughtful Federated member, New York Times writer David Brooks reports on a study done by a team of... More Audio 111002-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember25th2011 Sermon September 25, 2011 - God's Presence in the Wilderness
Posted Sunday, September 25 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: EXODUS 17:1-7 Complaint: it seems to be the MO of the Israelites. If you were here last Sunday, you may remember that, having escaped their captivity in Egypt, they were now way irritated about having to wander around a Middle Eastern... More Audio 110925-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember18th2011 Sermon September 18, 2011 - Faithfulness in the Face of Adversity
Posted Sunday, September 18 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: EXODUS 16:2-15 The man has lost his wife. She died several months ago, and for all practical purposes he feels his life is over. He has cereal for dinner, cruises the Internet for a few hours, flips through countless TV channels, talks to... More Audio 110918-Sermon-HCT.mp3
MonMondaySepSeptember12th2011 Sermon September 11, 2011 - Human Suffering, Divine Care
Posted Monday, September 12 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
EXODUS 14:19-31 Who of us can ever forget it? A crystalline morning, the sky a cobalt blue, the day itself a perfect late summer benediction. And then it was all shattered. The staff at the church I served in Barrington, RI, went immediately to the... More Audio 110911-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAugAugust28th2011 Sermon August 28, 2011
Posted Sunday, August 28 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: EXODUS 3:1-15 A number of years ago, when our family was traveling across the country, we drove through South Dakota. As we were traversing the state, Mary found herself in tears much of the time. It was as though she had some primal... More Audio 110828-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAugAugust21st2011 Sermon August 21, 2011
Posted Sunday, August 21 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: EXODUS 1:8-2:10 A corporate lawyer sits in a meeting one day. Endless permutations of legal detail have to be worked out in order for the current issue to be resolved. She’s good at what she does, and she loves her work. But she also... More Audio 110821-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune26th2011 Sermon June 26, 2011
Posted Sunday, June 26 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: GENESIS 22:1-14 Of all biblical stories, that one is the hardest of all for me to read. There’s no getting around it: what’s asked of Abraham is unthinkably cruel. Imagine God telling you you had to sacrifice your own child to show your... More Audio 110626-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune19th2011 Sermon June 19, 2011
Posted Sunday, June 19 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 28:16-20 Most of us have had the experience of someone telling us what we should believe. It may be a couple of visitors at the door, tracts in hand, eager to convert us to their faith. It may be the boor at the dinner party only... More Audio 110619-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune12th2011 Sermon June 12, 2011
Posted Sunday, June 12 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: JOHN 20:19-23 “Spirit”: it’s a word we use in a variety of ways. It’s the energy expressed by the fans of a sports team: they show great “spirit.” It’s a word for alcohol or ghosts. “Spiriting” somebody away can often lead to fun. It’s a... More Audio 110612-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune5th2011 Sermon June 5, 2011
Posted Sunday, June 05 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: ACTS 1:6-14 Shortly after I arrived here as pastor, a member is reputed to have said to one of her friends, “I hope he doesn’t talk about sports.” She is not the only one with that feeling; there are a number of church people who don’t... More Audio 110605-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMayMay29th2011 Sermon May 29, 2011
Posted Sunday, May 29 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: I PETER 3:13-22 Several years ago, a woman with children at Laurel School gave me a bookmark-sized card with ten points on it. It was essentially an “elevator speech” about what was distinctive about Laurel. I looked for it this week, but... More
SunSundayMayMay22nd2011 Sermon May 22, 2011
Posted Sunday, May 22 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: PETER 2:2-10 I can’t tell you how glad I am to be here this morning, and to see all of you. It either means that the Rapture hasn’t happened yet, or that it has happened but none of us made the grade. With yesterday’s predicted Judgment... More Audio 110522-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMayMay8th2011 Sermon May 8, 2011 Mother's Day
Posted Sunday, May 08 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: LUKE 24:13-35 I know it’s Mother’s Day, but I want to tell you a little this morning of what I remember about my father. I remember the shape of his long fingers. The fact that he didn’t like to have his neck touched. The way he chewed... More Audio 110508-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril24th2011 Sermon April 24, 2011 Easter
Posted Sunday, April 24 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 28:1-10 THE FEDERATED CHURCH, UCC “Other” and “feet.” “Other” and “feet.” “He’s gone mad,” you say. “What in the world is he talking about?” And my answer to you is: that’s the gospel for today. Or at least part of it. The magic... More Audio 110424-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril17th2011 Meditation April 17, 2011 Palm Sunday
Posted Sunday, April 17 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
FAURE REQUIEM THE FEDERATED CHURCH, UCC A number of years ago, a young man in the church I served died in an accident while he was away at college. It was an unimaginably huge loss to his family and friends. Their house, after his death, was one of... More Audio 110417-Intro and Meditation-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril10th2011 Sermon April 10, 2011
Posted Sunday, April 10 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
LORD’S PRAYER SERIES Scripture - MATTHEW 6:13 It’s the only petition in the prayer Jesus taught us that’s phrased negatively. All the rest are positive requests: Your kingdom come; your will be done; give us; forgive us. All the other requests are... More Audio 110410-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril3rd2011 Sermon April 3, 2011
Posted Sunday, April 03 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
LORD’S PRAYER SERIES Scripture-MATTHEW 6:12 Little Bobbie Marie asks for the huge 64-color box of crayons for her eighth birthday. Living in a home with few resources, when she gets it, she is so enamored of it that she continually opens and closes... More Audio 110403-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch27th2011 Sermon, March 27, 2011
Posted Sunday, March 27 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 6:11 LORD’S PRAYER SERIES THE FEDERATED CHURCH, UCC One day, when I was in my twenties, I spent the entire day with friends and, after breakfast, somehow managed not to eat again. By 8:00 in the evening, I was famished. When we... More Audio 110327-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch20th2011 Sermon, March 20, 2011
Posted Sunday, March 20 2011 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 6:10 LORD’S PRAYER SERIES Sometimes this whole business about God’s will seems pretty clear, doesn’t it? And it’s perhaps clearest from the negative side. Is it God’s will that some people should be slaves of others? Is it God’s... More Audio 110320-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch13th2011 Sermon March 13, 2011
Posted Sunday, March 13 2011 @ 11 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 6:9 LORD’S PRAYER SERIES When my friend Joe was a young, a newly-minted seminary graduate, he was an associate minister in a fairly sizable church. Shortly after he arrived, the senior minister took him in to the sanctuary,... More Audio 110313-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary27th2011 Sermon, February 27, 2011
Posted Sunday, February 27 2011 @ 10 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
I CORINTHIANS 4:1-5; ANNUAL MEETING THE FEDERATED CHURCH, UCC On the one hand, disappointed, frustrated, and mystified. On the other hand, encouraged, excited, and refreshed. That, in a nutshell, is my take on both on my own disposition and the... More Audio 110227-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary20th2011 Sermon February 20, 2011
Posted Sunday, February 20 2011 @ 1 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: I CORINTHIANS 3:10-11, 16-23 “Is there a place for me at Federated?” Just in the last few weeks, two people in this church have asked me that question. The question wasn’t asked in anger. It wasn’t asked by people who felt pushed away or... More Audio 110220-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary6th2011 Sermon, February 6, 2011
Posted Sunday, February 06 2011 @ 9 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
I Corinthians 2:1-12 A young woman is wracked by an eating disorder. In her eyes, she’s worthless, and only if she gets thin enough will she be convinced she’s acceptable. Her bones seem more and more prominent, her face more and more gaunt. Her... More Audio 110206-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary30th2011 Sermon, January 30, 2011
Posted Sunday, January 30 2011 @ 9 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
I CORINTHIANS 1:18-31 When I was in middle school, I memorized a short story by the humorist E. B. White, and presented it as part of a program in the school auditorium at a parents’ night. I worked hard on it, and thought I was ready for my public... More Audio 110130-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary23rd2011 Sermon, January 23, 2011
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I Corinthians 1:10-18 Every first-grader knows it isn’t possible. You can’t tell people to agree with each other about everything. Tell the first-graders that the whole class is going to do something together. They’re either going to play soccer or... More Audio 1101123-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary16th2011 Sermon, January 16, 2011
Posted Sunday, January 16 2011 @ 9 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
I Corinthians 1:1-9 Her father is declining fast. Since he was widowed, he forgets little things. This once capable man needs help with the shopping, and seems overly concerned about whether he has the resources to live for years more. His... More Audio 011611-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary9th2011 Sermon, January 9, 2011
Posted Sunday, January 09 2011 @ 8 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Matthew 3:13-17 When I was serving my first parish, in Vermont , about twenty years ago, I got up one Saturday morning and began to read the newspaper. When I got to the Op-Ed page, a letter caught my eye. The letter writer said that a local church... More Audio 110109-Sermon-HCT.mp3
FriFridayDecDecember24th2010 Sermon, December 24 - 2010
Posted Friday, December 24 2010 @ 11 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
As a pastor, one of my great thrills is Christmas Eve. There’s nothing like the arrival of those first notes of “O Come, All Ye Faithful.” And I wish you could stand with me on these steps to watch the light of Christ spread through the sanctuary... More Audio 101224-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayDecDecember19th2010 Sermon, December 19, 2010
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DECEMBER 19, 2010 HAMILTON COE THROCKMORTON MATTHEW 1:18-25 THE FEDERATED CHURCH, UCC “With”: it’s such an inconsequential word. A word we use all the time, but hardly notice. It’s a wallflower of a word. Once more, with feeling, we say. An ice... More Audio 101219-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember28th2010 Sermon, November 28, 2010
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ISAIAH 2:1-5 Imagine you’re just sitting down to dinner this evening, when what should you hear but a knock at the door. You sigh and get up to see who it is. When you open the door, you find a somewhat disheveled man standing there. He’s clearly... More Audio 101128-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember21st2010 Sermon, November 21, 2010
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COLOSSIANS 1:11-20 Imagine for a moment that you’ve just been told you have a month to live. How would you spend that time? It may be something of a clichéd question, but it’s still one worth asking. What would matter to you? We have a sense what... More Audio 101121-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember14th2010 Sermon, November 14, 2010
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ISAIAH 65:17-25 When Albert Einstein was a boy, he tried a thought experiment, imagining what it would be like to be on the leading edge of a light beam. When he got older, he says this is what helped him develop his special theory of relativity.... More Audio 101114-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember7th2010 Sermon, November 7, 2010
Posted Sunday, November 07 2010 @ 7 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
II THESSALONIANS 2:1-5, 13-17 Dodransbicentennial: a nineteen-letter word you don’t hear everyday. In fact, I had ever heard before. Being as learned as you are, though, you probably all knew that it’s a word meaning “175th Anniversary.” And what... More Audio 101107-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober31st2010 Sermon, October 31, 2010
Posted Sunday, October 31 2010 @ 2 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
HABAKKUK 1:1-4; 2:1-4 When I was a child, I remember once saying the words “Tinker Toy” over and over again until they had no meaning at all. Simply by repeating them, they stopped conveying anything. I sometimes have the feeling the church has done... More Audio 101031-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober24th2010 Sermon October 24, 2010
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JOEL 2:23-32 When I was a child, my whole life revolved around baseball. I loved the Boston Celtics and the New York Giants, too. But my heart was most with baseball. And while I was certainly a Yankee fan—and am in deep mourning today—I also loved... More Audio 101024-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober17th2010 Sermon October 10, 2010
Posted Sunday, October 17 2010 @ 9 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Luke 18:1-8 It’s a scene right out of vaudeville, a poor widow chasing a judge down, hounding him, refusing to take “no” for an answer. She knows what’s right, and she insists on justice. She’s not going to leave him alone until she gets her due. We... More Audio 101017-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober3rd2010 Sermon October 3, 2010
Posted Sunday, October 03 2010 @ 7 AM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Luke 17:5-10 “Faith, hope, and love abide, these three,” said the apostle Paul (I Corinthians 13:13). These are the three great hallmarks of Christian life. My guess is that most of us have a pretty good idea what love is. It’s what Paul identified... More Audio 101003-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember26th2010 Sermon September 26, 2010
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LUKE 16:19-31 And then Jesus said, “Why don’t you go poke your left eye out.” Well, not really. But I confess that’s the way I feel when I hear the parable we’ve just heard, the story of the rich man and Lazarus. I think it makes me more... More Audio 100926-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember19th2010 Sermon September 19, 2010
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Luke 16:1-13 It’s actually a little bit eerie that, in our lectionary, our schedule of weekly Bible readings, the story of the dishonest manager should pop up in the same week that Commissioner Jimmy Dimora is indicted and Auditor Frank Russo pleads... More Audio 100919-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember12th2010 Sermon September 12, 2010
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Rally Day Luke 15:1-10 So I see here there are tryouts for roles in a new play. Lost and Found it’s called. It looks like an odd story about a sheep that gets lost and found, and also a coin lost and then found. And they’re casting all the parts. I... More Audio 100912-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SatSaturdayAugAugust28th2010 Sermon, August 28, 2010
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Jeremiah 2:4-13 Sometimes I wonder why I pick certain scriptures to focus on for a particular Sunday. This is one of those weeks. Most of us go to church, I imagine, because we’re looking for something uplifting, something to improve our lives,... More Audio 100829-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAugAugust22nd2010 Sermon August 22, 2010
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Scripture: LUKE 13:10-17 In the gospels, all sorts of stories are told by and about Jesus. There are healings and teachings and parables and exorcisms. And one of the categories of stories about Jesus is controversy stories: Jesus has it out,... More Audio 100822-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune27th2010 Sermon June 27, 2010
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II KINGS 2:1-2, 6-14 “A number of years ago,” wrote the late theologian Robert McAfee Brown, “I preached in Buffalo, New York. It was a double-service situation: run through the liturgy at 9:30, have a quick cup of coffee, go to the bathroom, and... More Audio 100627-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune20th2010 Sermon June 20, 2010
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I KINGS 19:1-15A I met a little girl named Katie this week. She’s two going on three. She hopped out of her car, walked right up to me, looked me straight in the eye, and said, “I’m Katie. I’m a big girl.” Now by no one’s measure except her own is... More Audio 100620-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune13th2010 Sermon June 13, 2010
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PSALM 5:1-8 Many years ago, before Mary and I were married, we took a day trip from Portland, Maine, to see the sights of Boston. We walked all around the city and finally arrived at historic Faneuil Hall and its adjacent Quincy Market, where we had... More Audio 100613-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune6th2010 Sermon June 6, 2010
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I Kings 17:8-24 What a riveting and hopeful story is this tale of Elijah’s giving life to a dead boy. It’s a story with a happy ending, the kind of story we love to hear. At the same time, I find myself wondering how such a passage sounds to someone... More Audio 100606-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMayMay23rd2010 Sermon May 23, 2010
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Romans 8:14-17 Early last month, a woman named Torry Hansen put her seven-year-old son on a plane and sent him back to Russia, from where she had adopted him. She says she was overwhelmed by the boy’s anger and her perception that he was “mentally... More Audio 052310-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMayMay2nd2010 Sermon May 2, 2010
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REVELATION 21:1-6 It’s worth saying right from the start that no one really knows. No one knows what happens when we die. Yes, people have near-death experiences and those may be a kind of foretaste of death. But the fact is that even those who have... More Audio 100502-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril25th2010 Sermon April 25, 2010
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Acts 9:36-43 When I was a student at seminary, I was invited to lunch one day, the only man, with five women. You won’t know their names, but for me, as a beginning seminarian, it was a power-packed lunch. Phyllis Trible, a great Old Testament... More Audio 100425-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril18th2010 Sermon April 18, 2010
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ACTS 9:1-6 My guess is that you and I could have quite a conversation about conversions. Put us in a room together, and ask how we each became Christian. The experiences would run the gamut, I imagine. Some were born into the church and never left.... More Audio 100418-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril4th2010 Sermon - April 4, 2010 Easter
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Scripture: John 20:1-18 Now that is some story! For some, I realize, it may seem dull or irrelevant, the sheen worn off by too many hearings of it. For others, it may be deeply exciting or moving. For most of us, though, I’m guessing there’s... More Audio 100404-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch28th2010 Sermon March 28, 2010
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LUKE 19:28-40 One of the recent ministries to spring up here at Federated is a flower ministry. Each Sunday after worship, some Angel Visitors deliver the altar flowers to people who could use a lift. With those flowers comes this card that says,... More Audio 100328-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch21st2010 Sermon March 21, 2010
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PSALM 126 When I was a boy, and worshiped occasionally in the sanctuary in which I grew up, one of the few images I have of that time was how much I enjoyed hearing the congregation laugh. That joy was palpable and contagious, and it made me feel... More Audio 100321-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch14th2010 Sermon March 14, 2010
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LUKE 15:1-3, 11-32 It’s not fair—patently, obviously not fair. That’s as clear as can be. With what possible justification could we say that what the father does in this astounding parable is just? A party for the one who’s wasted everything? An... More Audio 100314-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary28th2010 Sermon February 28, 2010
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Scripture: LUKE 13:31-35 In 1993, my family and I took a car trip across the country. It was a breath-taking tour of some of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring parts of this country. Starting in Rhode Island, we stopped in Cleveland and went to... More Audio 100228-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary21st2010 Sermon February 21, 2010
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“STATE OF THE CHURCH” A church’s annual meeting marks a new beginning, of sorts. Officers and board and committee members are elected. Reports are given. A budget is passed. We take the church’s pulse, so to speak. So this morning I thought I’d give... More Audio 100221-Sermon-HCT.mp3
MonMondayFebFebruary15th2010 Sermon February 14, 2010
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Scripture: MATTHEW 17:1-8 Valentine's Day When I was in high school—a boys’ school—there was a guy named Tom Robertson whom I’ll never forget. Actually, that’s not true. Tom I could forget. But he had a cousin named Nan who came to visit him once.... More Audio 100214-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary7th2010 Sermon February 7, 2010
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LUKE 5:1-11 So I’ve just got to say it: why would anyone think it was appealing to tell a story in which the punch line is “they left everything and followed Jesus” (Lk. 5:11)? Couldn’t this have been said in a more palatable way: “they put... More Audio 02 07 10 Sermon.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary24th2010 Sermon January 24, 2010
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NEHEMIAH 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Have you ever stopped to think about how odd it is that on Sundays you come to a building and listen, with a bunch of other people, to words read from an ancient book? Where else in your life does anything remotely like... More Audio 01 24 10.mp3
MonMondayJanJanuary18th2010 Sermon January 17, 2010
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ISAIAH 62:1-5 I would venture to say that no one here has been called by the same name for their whole life by everyone they knew. You may have had a childhood nickname that you dropped as you got older. Or a parent or spouse or grandchild has... More Audio 01 17 10.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary10th2010 Sermon, January 10, 2010
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ISAIAH 43:1-7 What can you say? You’ve been in that predicament before, I’m sure. Your friend or relative suffers some terrible loss, and you wonder what in the world to say to comfort them. What do you say when someone’s spouse dies? When your... More Audio January 10 2010.mp3
TueTuesdayJanJanuary5th2010 Sermon, December 27, 2009
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SunSundayDecDecember20th2009 Sermon, December 20, 2009
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LUKE 1:39-55 “Why has this happened to me?” Certainly not an uncommon question. My guess is that most of us have asked it countless times. “Why did I have to get sick just now, as Christmas comes?” “Why did I lose my job just as my child started... More Audio 091220-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayDecDecember13th2009 Sermon December 13, 2009
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PHILIPPIANS 4:4-7; LUKE 3:7-18 So let’s talk Tiger for a moment. I know you’re sick of it—all Tiger, all the time, every magazine cover, every entertainment venue, every sports show. And I don’t mean to be adding to your misery. But when we’re... More Audio December 13. 2009.mp3
SunSundayDecDecember6th2009 Sermon December 6, 2009
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PHILIPPIANS 1:3-11 Two brief snapshots from my week. On Monday, I went to have my MP3 player repaired. The expert who helped me talked so fast, and at a level just enough above my understanding, that I really didn’t get what he was saying. Then,... More Audio December 6 2009.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember29th2009 Sermon November 29, 2009
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PSALM 25:1-10 “Wait a minute.” “Wait, wait, don’t tell me.” “Wait for it.” We wait in lines, wait in traffic, wait for the bathroom, wait for events to start. We wait for breakfast, for a Starbucks, for the server. We wait for a child to get home... More Audio 11.29.09.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember22nd2009 Sunday November 22, 2009
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II SAMUEL 23:1-7 You may have heard that a Cleveland Browns practice was delayed nearly two hours one day this week after one of the players reported finding an unknown white powdery substance on the practice field. The coach immediately suspended... More Audio 11.22.09.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember15th2009 Sunday November 15, 2009
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NOVEMBER 15, 2009 HAMILTON COE THROCKMORTON HEBREWS 10:11-14, 19-25 THE FEDERATED CHURCH, UCC When I was in my twenties, I ran five marathons. In the very first of those, on a hot July day in Maine, I reached the twenty-sixth mile and I finally just... More Audio November 15 2009.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember8th2009 Sermon November 8, 2009
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Scripture: MARK 12:38-44 How crazy is this, that the lectionary, the church’s series of Bible readings, gives us this well-known story of “the widow’s mite” on the Sunday after our Stewardship Sunday? Wouldn’t it have made a lot more sense if it had... More Audio 11.08.09.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember1st2009 Sermon November 1, 2009
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Scripture: Ruth 1:1-18 I never thought of my father as a saint. That may seem like a strange thing to say. But I don’t mean it the way it may sound. It’s not that I thought of him as a sinner rather than a saint. It’s not that I thought of him as... More Audio 091101-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober25th2009 Sermon October 25, 2009
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Scripture: JOB 42:1-6, 10-17 Such an uplifting text from the book of Job for today, isn’t it: “therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes” (42:6). Months ago, as I was planning our fall worship, I lit on that phrase as key to today’s... More Audio 091025-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober18th2009 Sermon October 18, 2009
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Scripture: JOB 38:1-7 I’m picturing Leno or Letterman, Oprah or Ellen. Or maybe Dr. Phil’s the best bet. It’s the season opener, and it’s been heavily plugged by the network. Of all people, out onto the stage walks Job, who then recounts, in some... More Audio 091018-Sermon-HCT2.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober11th2009 Sermon October 11, 2009
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Scripture: JOB 23:1-9, 16-17; PSALM 22 When Terry was a child, she had an instinctive connection to God. Prayers flowed easily from her: “Thanks for our cat Tabby. Take care of Grandma now that she’s sick. Please let me do well on the math test... More Audio 02 Track 02 1.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober4th2009 Sermon October 4, 2009
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WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY Scripture: JOB 1:1; 2:1-10 Indonesia, as you know, suffered a massive earthquake this week. The government there says over 700 people have died, thousands more are missing, and countless others were lifted from their homes and... More Audio 091004-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SatSaturdaySepSeptember26th2009 Sermon September 27, 2009
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Scripture: JAMES 5:13-20 Friday’s comic says it all. As Dagwood gets into bed, Blondie says, “I can’t believe you said a prayer to win your round of golf tomorrow. You should ask for more important things than a round of golf, you know.” “That’s a... More Audio 090927-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember20th2009 Sermon September 20, 2009
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Scripture: Mark 9:30-37 A number of years ago, someone said to me, “You are really competitive!” I remember taking fierce exception to the remark. “No, I’m not!” I said adamantly. And while I insisted I wasn’t competitive, in the silent recesses of... More Audio 090920-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember13th2009 Sermon September 13, 2009 Rally Day
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Scripture: MARK 8:27-38 Dear Jesus, I have a bone to pick with you. I can’t tell you how bummed I am that the scripture reading for today is that passage from the story that Mark wrote about you—you know, the passage where you talk about your... More Audio 090913-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAugAugust30th2009 Sermon August 30, 2009
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Scripture: SONG OF SOLOMON 2:8-13 “My early experiences with dance,” says a man named Ronald Kotzsch, “were less than satisfactory. When I was nine years old my mother sent me to Dolly Ellen’s Dance Studio. There I sacrificed six sunny Thursday... More Audio 090830-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAugAugust23rd2009 Sermon August 23, 2009
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Scripture: John 6:56-69 So what is it with those disciples, anyway? Here comes Jesus, handing them an incredible gift, and a number of them just run in the other direction. He offers them something precious, and they say, ‘No thanks. I’ll pass.’... More Audio 090823-Sermon_HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune21st2009 Sermon June 21, 2009
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Scripture: II CORINTHIANS 6:1-13; MARK 4:35-41 Last Sunday afternoon, a large contingent of Federated people joined the Rev. Judy Bagley-Bonner for her installation as pastor and teacher of Bainbridge Community United Church of Christ. It was a... More Audio 090621-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune14th2009 Sermon June 14, 2009
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Scripture: MARK 4:26-34 OK, here’s where I get hung up: it’s on the words “of itself.” You don’t even notice that phrase the first time you hear it or see it. It’s so innocuous. Now, though, when I look at the passage we heard a moment ago from... More Audio 090614-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJunJune7th2009 Sermon June 7, 2009
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Scripture: ISAIAH 6:1-8 Today, as much as preaching, I want to do some teaching. I want to lay out some things about the Trinity and about the passage from Isaiah that we read earlier. It may not be everyone’s need, but I have a sense that among a... More Audio 090607-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMayMay31st2009 Sermon May 31, 2009
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Scripture: ACTS 2:1-21; ROMANS 8:22-27 I sometimes wonder what it is that brings you here on Sunday morning. What is it that makes you get up on a morning you could sleep in, and gather the children together, and, including travel, spend an hour and... More Audio 090531-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMayMay24th2009 Sermon May 24, 2009
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Scripture: JOHN 17:6-19 Here’s the scene: you’re sitting in a meeting at work, and one of your co-workers suggests a direction for the next several months. You think the plan is nuts, and you feel a need to say so. But you also take the scriptures... More Audio 090524-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMayMay10th2009 Sermon May 10, 2009
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Scripture: I JOHN 4:7-21 The most commonly used word in the English language—can you guess it?—is the word “the.” I’ve used it four times already. It’s followed in close order by “of,” “to,” “and,” and “a.” “The” is unavoidable enough that it... More Audio 090510-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMayMay3rd2009 Sermon May 3, 2009
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Scripture: Psalm 23, John 10:11-18 Sheep, of course, have the reputation of being inordinately stupid. This is not a good thing for congregations stuck with this popular and enduring image of being “the flock” following the shepherd. Sheep, we... More Audio 090503-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril26th2009 Sermon April 26, 2009
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Scripture: LUKE 24:36B-48 There are all kinds of words and images that Jesus either used, or that we can imagine Jesus using, to tell us what he expected of us: servants, ministers, friends, lovers, caregivers. I’m sure you can add your own. So it’s... More Audio 090426-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayAprApril12th2009 Sermon April 12, 2009 Easter
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Scripture: MARK 16:1-8 I have an alarmingly clear memory of the only time I ever went to Disney World. During college, several friends and I went to Florida for spring break. While we were there, they all wanted to ride Space Mountain. I was saner... More Audio 090412-Sermon-HCT Easter.mp3
SunSundayAprApril5th2009 Sermon April 5, 2009 - Palm & Passion Sunday
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Scripture: MARK 15:1-39 It is, on many levels, a pretty grim story we hear today. Two long chapters of Mark’s gospel—about 15% of it—are devoted to the events surrounding the death of Jesus. That’s a lot. To Mark and the early gospel writers, that... More Audio 090405-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch29th2009 Sermon March 29, 2009
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Scripture: John 12:20-33 “We wish to see Jesus,” say these strangers from another land. That, in a sense, is the whole endeavor of faith. It’s not just ancient Greeks, in this morning’s gospel reading, searching for the holy one; it’s also people... More Audio 090329-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch22nd2009 Sermon March 22, 2009
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Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 “I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice—not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother’s death, but because he is... More Audio 090322-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch15th2009 Sermon March 15, 2009
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I Corinthians 1:18-25 “Why didn’t God cure my mother’s cancer?” asks the questioner. Or “Why doesn’t God straighten out this rotten economy?” Or “How could God let something like the Holocaust happen?” Questions that regularly rise to the surface,... More Audio 0903150-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayMarMarch8th2009 Sermon March 8, 2009
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Scripture: Mark 8:31-38 When I was just out of college, I was working a rather menial job, and I thought I needed to do something more worthwhile with some of my time. So I went to the Boston chapter of Amnesty International and asked them what I... More Audio 090308-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayFebFebruary22nd2009 Sermon February 22, 2009
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Scripture: MARK 9:2-9 You know something about my life in the last couple of months so I won’t belabor it. Just before Christmas, my father came close to dying, only to last for a while longer. Finally, on January 3, he died. Then, a couple of weeks... More Audio 090222-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary25th2009 Sermon January 25, 2009
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Scripture: MARK 1:14-20 Here’s the scene: a man sat at a metro station in Washington, D.C. one day and started to play the violin. It was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush... More Audio 090125-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary18th2009 Sermon January 18, 2009
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Scripture: I SAMUEL 3:1-10; JOHN 1:43-51 One day a man sets out to go ice fishing. He decides to cut a hole in the ice when a booming voice from above says, “There are no fish there.” So he moves to another area, and begins to cut another hole in... More Audio 090118-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayJanJanuary11th2009 Sermon January 11, 2009
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Scripture: GENESIS 1:1-5; MARK 1:4-11 I know it won’t surprise you if I tell you that the only thing that’s really on my mind this morning is my father’s death. So my intent is to tell you something of what these last three weeks have been like for... More Audio 090111-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayDecDecember14th2008 Reflections & Hodie by Ensemble December 14, 2008
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Scripture: ISAIAH 61:1-4, 8-11; HODIE (DELIVERED IN 3 PARTS, BEFORE EACH SECTION OF R. STROOPE’S HODIE, SUNG BY THE ENSEMBLE.) It’s December 1, 2008: the first day of Advent this year. A four-year-old Federated boy is given an Advent calendar to... More Audio 081214-Sermon-HCT(Hodie).mp3
SunSundayNovNovember30th2008 Sermon November 30, 2008
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Scripture: ISAIAH 64:1-9; I CORINTHIANS 1:3-9 As Advent sounds its first bell this morning, I’m reminded of that Southwest Airlines ad on TV, in which the customer is greeted by the friendly attendant at the terminal, and then, as soon as he asks... More Audio 113008-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember23rd2008 Sermon November 23, 2008
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Scripture: PSALM 100; MATTHEW 25:31-46 Our dear friend Judy Bagley-Bonner forwarded to me an e-mail this week. The message contains a series of photos of what appear to be dueling signs outside two churches in some unnamed town. The first sign,... More Audio 081123-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember16th2008 Sermon November 16, 2008
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Scripture: MATTHEW 25:14-30 Maybe you’ve heard the story of the farmer who called the office of the minister one day asking to see “the Head Hog at the trough.” The receptionist said, “Sir, if you’re talking about our beloved Minister, you may call... More Audio 081116-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember9th2008 Sermon November 9, 2008
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Scripture: MATTHEW 25:1-13 Now that’s a bracing, sobering story. What a harsh, even repulsive feel it has to it. Whatever happened to the kinder, gentler Jesus we adore, the God who inspires us to sing, “Jesus loves me, this I know”! Here, half are... More Audio 081109-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayNovNovember2nd2008 Sermon November 2, 2008
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Scripture: I THESSALONIANS 2:9-13 A number of years ago, a church member put me onto the comic strip “Zits,” which, as many of you know, is an acutely perceptive and funny story of the adventures of a teenage boy named Jeremy. In this past... More Audio 081102-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober26th2008 Sermon October 26, 2008
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Scripture: MATTHEW 22:34-46 There’s a story told about Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws and other popular novels. Mr. Benchley, according to this story, was once a little-known speech writer in the White House during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency.... More Audio 081026-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober12th2008 Sermon October 12, 2008
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Scripture: PHILIPPIANS 4:1-9 In the course of my life, I am not one who has spent a lot of time watching the returns of the stock market. Most days, I notice what the Dow has done, but that’s about it. So it’s different for me to pay as much... More Audio 081012-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundayOctOctober5th2008 Sermon October 5, 2008
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Scripture: EXODUS 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 You probably know the old story about Moses going up the mountain to get the laws from God, and when he comes back down, carrying these heavy tablets, he says to the people, “Well, the good news is that I got God... More Audio 0801005-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember28th2008 Sermon September 28, 2008
Posted Sunday, September 28 2008 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: PHILIPPIANS 2:1-13 Twenty years ago this past Thursday, on a warm, clear, spectacular September evening, I was ordained into the Christian ministry. It was a momentous event in my life, and I still have vivid memories of it. My mother... More Audio 080928-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember21st2008 Sermon September 21, 2008
Posted Sunday, September 21 2008 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: EXODUS 16:2-15 I’m guessing you know the scene: you finally move into the house of your dreams, and it’s not exactly what you wanted. It doesn’t get enough sun, or the basement leaks, or the cell phone service stinks. Or maybe it’s this:... More Audio 080921-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember14th2008 Sermon September 14, 2008
Posted Sunday, September 14 2008 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: EXODUS 14:19-31 EXPERIENCE OF RACE This morning, I want to talk about my experience of race. My experience of being a white boy and man interacting with others of different races. I’m less interested, today, in doing a sociological or... More Audio 080914-Sermon-HCT.mp3
SunSundaySepSeptember7th2008 Sermon September 7, 2008 Rally Day
Posted Sunday, September 07 2008 @ 12 PM byHamilton Throckmorton Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment
Scripture: MATTHEW 18:15-20 What a great day this is—this place is so full of spirit as we gather and commit ourselves again to this place we call “church”! “Church”: it’s an odd word. The Greek word for church, ekklesia, from which we get our word... More Audio 080907-Sermon-HCT.mp3
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