A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA Jan 7, 2024 Introduction to Worship The four gospels tell the story of Jesus in different ways, but they all agree that Jesus was baptized by John and they agree that his baptism inaugurated the beginning of his public ministry. So, this morning, we’ll…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA by Rev. Marci Glass January 9, 2022 John 1:29-51 Our text from John’s gospel today gives us another picture of how we are called together into community. It begins with John the Baptist’s account of Jesus’ baptism, which is closely connected to the calling…
This is the statement I recorded to air at the beginning of Calvary’s worship service for Jan 10, 2021. I didn’t change the sermon I had already written and recorded. Maybe I should have. Who knows. But I know that I’ve preached about these things before, and will preach about them again. Here’s the statement:…
My final sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho July 11, 2020 Matthew 3:13-17 Isaiah 42:1-9 For those of you who are liturgically minded, you are maybe wondering why we’re hearing the Baptism of Jesus story in the middle of July. It is a day we celebrate in January, where the blue fabric…
This summer at our All Church Retreat, we baptized a young man who happens to be transgender. He was able to claim the name he wanted to claim when he was baptized because he had not been baptized as an infant, with another name. Two other members of the church were also there at the…
Here is the sermon I would have preached on Jan 8, if we hadn’t canceled worship for the day because of weather. We will still speak about Baptism and Epiphany on Saturday, Jan 14, but I’m writing a different sermon for that day. Luke 3:1-22 Two of my favorite “churchy” holidays fall in the same…
by Marci Auld Glass (Incorporating Howard Thurman’s poem “the Meaning of Christmas” and the PCUSA service for Renewal of Baptism). This morning we will be renewing our baptismal vows. If you have not been baptized yet, please be invited to participate with us during the liturgy. And then I invite you to join us for…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. January 18, 2015 John 1:29-51 1 Cor 1:1-9 I don’t know what you remember about this church in Corinth, but it had some issues. Paul has heard of many problems in their fellowship because he keeps getting letters from people with complaints and concerns. They…
John 1:29-42 Isaiah 49:1-7 A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on January 19, 2014. Not all of the gospels bother to describe Jesus’ birth. But they all have accounts of his baptism. And when you can get Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to agree on anything, even if the details are…
Five years ago, my first year at Southminster, we celebrated Baptism of Our Lord in worship. In the sermon, I mentioned that by being baptized, we join with Christ in his baptism. And God is, therefore, also speaking to us when God’s voice shreds the heavens apart to yell “This is my beloved child, in…
Glass Overflowing 