The Prayer of Release

A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA Aug 14, 2022 Matt 6:9-15 Matt 18:15-35 Today we are continuing our sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. Last week, Joann spoke about asking God forgiveness. Today we get the other half of that sentence—where we talk about why we forgive others.  So let’s…

Crisis of Confidence

A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho June 30, 2013 1 Kings 19:1-15 Our text this morning picks up after quite an exciting story. Elijah takes on the prophets of Baal and Asherah, all 850 of them, and challenges them to a scene made for reality TV. Israeli Idol would be a…