Curiosity for Divine Things

A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California Aug 30, 2020 Exodus 3:1-15 Matthew 16:21-28 About what are you curious? I confess to being more curious about things in the future, things that haven’t happened yet. “What would happen if we did this…..” I learned to be curious about things around me…

One Body, Transformed for the World

A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California. Aug 23, 2020 Matthew 16:13-20 Romans 12:1-8 (worship video below. Service begins after 15 minutes of announcements slides) Since we last saw Jesus and the Disciples, he has healed large crowds of people who flocked to him, desperate for help. He’s had compassion for…

Fully Human

A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. Aug 16, 2020 Matthew 15:10-28 A few chapters ago in Matthew’s gospel, Jesus had found out that his cousin John the Baptist had been murdered. And so he tried to get away to a quiet place. But the crowd followed him. And they needed to…