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…
A sermon preached at (an empty) Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho on Palm Sunday April 5, 2020 Mark 11:1-11, 14:3-9 Mark tells us the crowds quote Psalm 118 as Jesus enters Jerusalem—“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”. This psalm is often sung at Passover, when the Hebrew people…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho March 25, 2018 John 12:1-27 The last time we saw this family, Mary and Martha were in deep grief because their brother Lazarus was three days dead. dead. dead. And Mary and Martha make some great affirmations of faith to Jesus as they talk to…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 8, 2017 Palm Saturday Luke 19:29-44 You get extra Jesus points for coming to Palm Sunday worship on Saturday night. We joke about traditions and how sacred they can be, but we know there are good reasons for tradition. I’m grateful to…
A Palm Sunday Sermon preached March 20, 2016 at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho Mark 11:1-11 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 This is the Psalm Mark has quoted by the crowds as Jesus enters Jerusalem—“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!”. But the connections in the two texts goes much deeper.…
Luke 22:66-23:25 If you noticed, our assigned scripture reading this morning is the entire account in Luke’s gospel of the story of Jesus’ arrest, trial, and crucifixion, often referred to as the Passion Narrative. We will only hear a small portion of the story this morning, but the entire text is a foundational story of…
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