An Epiphany sermon preached Jan 3, 2021 at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California. Matthew 2:1-12 Isaiah 60:1-6 Today we are celebrating Epiphany. This is an ancient Christian celebration, dating at least as far back as the 300’s. Epiphany is one of my favorite days in the year of church life. This word comes…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA October 11, 2020 Matthew 25:1-13 We are beginning our stewardship campaign today, and for the next three weeks, we’ll hear the parables from Matthew 25. Last month, the session voted to become a Matthew 25 congregation, a Presbyterian-wide effort to live into the story…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. March 31, 2019 Matthew 25:1-13 Let me start out by saying I’m opposed to the very premise of this parable, opposed to the idea that women should be sitting around in the dark, just waiting for some guy to show up. I know, I know.…
A sermon preached on Christ the King Sunday, Nov 20, 2011 at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho. Matt 25:31-46 Ezekiel 34:11-16 This morning is Christ the King Sunday. It is a day to pause at the end of the church calendar of “ordinary time”, before we head into the season of Advent next week. And…
Joshua 24:14-24 Matthew 25:1-13 A sermon preached October 26, 2008 Southminster Presbyterian Boise, Idaho Our weddings still have bridesmaids, but other than that, perhaps we feel a little removed from this parable of Jesus’ in Matthew. When we invite people to our weddings today, we tell people to show up at a particular time. 2:00…
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