Triumph and Turmoil

A Palm Sunday sermon from Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California. April 2, 2023 Matthew 21:1-17 Introduction to Worship Good morning and welcome to worship at Calvary Presbyterian Church. We are glad you are here, both in person and online. It is a good day to be together in prayer and worship, because the…

Coins for the Building Fund

A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church March 19, 2023 Ezra 2:64-70 and 3:11-13 Intro to Worship: In scripture, you sometimes get to hear different perspectives of the same story. Today in worship, we’ll hear a story from the Book of Ezra about how the Hebrew people came home from exile in Babylon and rebuilt…

Walking Toward a Miracle

A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA October 2, 2022 Exodus 14:5-7, 10-14, 19-29 Introduction to Worship:  Good morning and welcome to worship. We’re glad you’re with us. Today we’ll be celebrating World Communion Sunday, when we acknowledge and celebrate that we are part of a global family of faith. And…

Looking for Land

A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA Sept 11, 2022 Genesis 6:5-22; 8:6-12; 9:8-17 Introduction to Worship  Today we begin our program year, our Homecoming Sunday, with the story of Noah and the flood.  To our modern ears, it seems crazy to say that the entire earth was flooded. There is…

The Prayer of Surrender

Part two of Lord’s Prayer Sermon Series, preached by Rev. Marci Auld Glass at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA July 24, 2022 Jeremiah 29:4-14 Proverbs 3:5-6 As we continue our exploration of the Lord’s Prayer, today we are looking at what is, for me, the toughest part.  thy kingdom come, thy will be…