A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA January 21, 2024 Introduction to Worship Today we’ll hear a story where Jesus tells a crowd full of divided people that a house divided cannot stand. We are called to be a house united. Not a house uniform, where everyone is the same. A…
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 Dec 24, 2023 Introduction to Worship We are here tonight, at the darkest time of the year to light our candles and sing the stories of our faith. It’s one of my favorite nights of the year. The days are imperceptibly getting longer now…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA Dec 17, 2023 Introduction to Worship Good morning and welcome to worship. Today we are marking the fourth Sunday of Advent and we will hear the Song of Zechariah. He was a priest of the line of Abijah, which stemmed back to the time…
Introduction to Worship Good morning and welcome to worship at Calvary. We are glad that you are with us, either here in the sanctuary or online. Today we’ll hear a story about the Prophet Elijah, who holds a big dramatic smack down with the prophets of the false god, Ba’al. It’s part of the story…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA October 22, 2023 Introduction to Worship Living in San Francisco, I can sometimes forget about seasons. It feels like perpetual spring, where things are blooming year round. And I love that. But autumn is my season. I was born in autumn. I grew up…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. October 8, 2023 Introduction to Worship Pulitzer Prize winner Gwendolyn Brooks, who wrote more than twenty books of poetry in her lifetime, was the first black woman appointed Poet Laureate of the United States. Her poem, Paul Robeson, contains one of my favorite images. We…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA September 17, 2023 Genesis 18:1-15 Gen 21:1-7 Introduction to Worship Good morning and welcome to worship at Calvary. My name is Marci Glass and I’m one of your pastors here, joined with a whole host of Calvary staff and volunteers, to welcome you this…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA September 10, 2023 Genesis 2:4b-7, 15-25; 3:1-8 Introduction to Worship: Today begins the program year of the church, even though many of our programs have been going all through the summer. Our choir is back to rehearsing Thursday nights. Adult Education classes will resume…
A sermon preached at Calvary Presbyterian Church on Aug 20, 2023 Gen 2:1-3 John 15:9-17 Introduction to Worship Good morning. We are in the second week of our sermon series on Sabbath. I invite you to think back on this past week. How’d you do with rest? Were you able to set aside any time? …
Glass Overflowing 