An Easter sermon at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California March 31, 2024 Introduction to Worship: Good morning and welcome to worship at Calvary. I don’t know about you, but many of my friends are not religious. Or, I should say, they are formerly religious. And I’m professionally religious, which leads to interesting conversations.…
An Easter sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA April 9, 2023 Matthew 28:1-10 Introduction to Worship: Good morning, and Easter blessings to you. Thank you for joining us for worship this day. The story of Easter is ultimately a reminder that even when we think we know how a story is…
A sermon preached at the Sunrise service on Easter morning at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA April 9, 2023 John 20:1-18 Introduction to Worship: Good morning, and Easter blessings to you. Thank you for joining us for worship this day. The story of Easter is ultimately a reminder that even when we think…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California April 4, 2021 Mark 16:1-8 Isaiah 43:14-21 Mark’s account of Easter morning is noticeably different than the other 3 gospels. Jesus makes zero resurrection appearances here. He isn’t mistaken for the gardener, as he is in John’s gospel. He doesn’t walk on the road…
An Easter sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 12, 2020 Mark 16:1-8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TpLXC_JAEE&feature=youtu.be The sun was rising, and the details of the world were coming into focus as light dawned on a new day, plants turning from monochromatic shades to vibrant green, the dew reflecting like diamonds; lumpy shadows on the…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 12, 2015 John 20:19-29 Last week, on Easter, we left the women, or I should say, they left us behind at the tomb, running in terror and amazement and saying nothing to nobody. Today’s passage from John’s gospel tells us that that as soon…
An Easter Sermon from Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Mark 16:1-8 Christ is Risen! Hallelujah! Let’s flee in terror and amazement, saying nothing to anyone because we are afraid! Hallelujah! Wait? What? That’s not how it is supposed to go. Mark’s account of Easter morning is noticeably different than the other 3 gospels. Jesus…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church, April 7, 2013. John 20:19-29 One of my friends pointed out this week at my Bible study that in John’s gospel, this passage is Pentecost, the time when the Holy Spirit is given to the church. We know Luke’s version the best, from Acts chapter 2, when tongues…
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