Sermons 2024 Archives - First Pres Berkeley

Recorded live on Sunday, December 29, 2024—Our Advent sermon series continues this week with the Rev. Tom Elson preaching “…You Come Home”

Recorded live on Sunday, December 22, 2024—Our Advent sermon series continues this week with the Rev. Mark Stryker preaching “…You RUN!”

Recorded live on Sunday, December 15, 2024—Our Advent sermon series continues this week with the Rev. Drew Paton preaching “…You Stick Around”

Recorded live on Sunday, December 8, 2024—Our Advent sermon series continues this week with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaching “…You Fact-Check”

Recorded live on Sunday, December 1, 2024—Our Advent sermon series continues this week with the Rev. Michelle Vecchio-Lyzenga preaching “…You Shut Up”

Recorded live on Sunday, November 24, 2024—Our new sermon series, When Angels Speak… began this Christ the King Sunday by singing through the liturgical year, because when angels speak “…You Sing”

Recorded live on Sunday, November 10, 2024—The Rev. Terry Dwyer preaches “A Feast of Salvation: God’s Victory over Death”

Recorded live on Sunday, November 3, 2024—The Rev. Dr. Jana Childers preaches “Fencing the Table”

Recorded live on Sunday, October 27, 2024—Our sermon series, Struck by Awe, continues with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaching “Lift Up Your Eyes”

Recorded live on Sunday, October 20, 2024—Our sermon series, Struck by Awe, continues with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaching “Built to Last”

Recorded live on Sunday, October 13, 2024—Our sermon series, Struck by Awe, continues with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaching “The Higher Way”

Recorded live on Sunday, October 6, 2024—For World Communion Sunday, Dr. Lisa Asedillo preaches “World Communion as Conversion to Solidarity”

Recorded live on Sunday, September 29, 2024—Our sermon series Struck By Awe continues with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaching “The Wolf and the Lamb”

Recorded live on Sunday, September 22, 2024—Our sermon series Struck By Awe continues with James Parrish Smith leading us through a musical sermon as we move “From Sighing to Singing”

Recorded live on Sunday, September 15, 2024—Our sermon series Struck By Awe continues with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaching “E Pluribus Unum”

Recorded live on Sunday, September 8, 2024—Our new sermon series, Struck By Awe, begins with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell asking “What’s So Amazing About Awe?”

Recorded live on Sunday, September 1, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, concludes with the Rev. Michelle Vecchio-Lyzenga preaching “Homecomings”

Recorded live on Sunday, August 25, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, continues with the Rev. Tom Elson preaching “Complete Armor”

Recorded live on Sunday, August 18, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, continues with the Rev. Drew Paton preaching “Fall Back in Love”

Recorded live on Sunday, August 11, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, continues with the Rev. Michelle Vecchio-Lyzenga preaching “A House Divided”

Recorded live on Sunday, August 4, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, continues with the Rev. Peter Choi preaching “The God Who Cooks”

Recorded live on Sunday, July 28, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, continues with the Rev. Mark Stryker preaching “What’s so Strange About Jesus?”

Recorded live on Sunday, July 21, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, continues with the Rev. Tom Elson preaching “Problem Solved.”

Recorded live on Sunday, July 14, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, continues with the Rev. Drew Paton preaching on “Reset.”

Recorded live on Sunday, July 7, 2024—Our sermon series, Extraordinary Texts for Ordinary Times, opens with the Rev. Mark Stryker preaching on “The Blind and the Lame.”

Recorded live on Sunday, June 30, 2024—Our sermon series, The Beloved Community, concludes with Ralph Anderson preaching on “How Shall We Overcome.”

Our sermon series, The Beloved Community, continues with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaching on “Curse Not.” Recorded live on Sunday, June 23, 2024.

Our sermon series, The Beloved Community, continues with the Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell preaching on “Hold Fast.”

Our sermon series, The Beloved Community, continues with the Rev. Mark Stryker preaching on “We Who Are Many.”

Dave Carranza opens our new sermon series, The Beloved Community, preaching on “The Power to Transform.”

Our sermon series From Corner to Corner concludes with Rev. Jeff Chu preaching on “Beautiful Messengers.”

Our sermon series From Corner to Corner continues with Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell asking “Can I Get a Witness?”

Our sermon series From Corner to Corner continues with Rev. Debbie Whaley returning to preach on “A Legacy of Love”.

Our sermon series From Corner to Corner continues with Rosemarie Eichner-Raja leading us through parables about the Kingdom of Heaven alongside our Tiny Theologians.

Our sermon series From Corner to Corner continues with Kaylee Morgan and Rev. Drew Paton preaching on “The Long Haul” for University Sunday.

Our sermon series From Corner to Corner continues through Confirmation with Rev. Michelle Vecchio-Lyzenga preaching on Esther.

Rev. David Vásquez-Levy opens our new sermon series, From Corner to Corner, with Sustainable Margins.

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell concludes our Lenten sermon series, Questions Jesus Asked, with “Why are you weeping? Who is it you are looking for?”

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell continues Questions Jesus Asked with “Who do you say that I am?”

Rev. Drew Paton continues Questions Jesus Asked with “Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?”

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell continues Questions Jesus Asked with “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell continues Questions Jesus Asked with “What is the kingdom of God like?”

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell continues Questions Jesus Asked with “Why did you doubt?”

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell opens our new sermon series, Questions Jesus Asked, with “What is your name?”

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell asks and answers, “Do I have to go to church to be a Christian?”

Rev. Dr. Charlene Han Powell discusses the question “Do I Belong?” with Lenny Gustavson and Olivia Fry.

Rev. Riana Shaw Robinson addresses the question “Do my prayers make a difference?”

Jeff Chu addresses the question “What if I lose my faith?”

Rev. Ben McBride addresses the question “How do I actually love my enemy?”

Rev. Tom Elson addresses the question “What Then Should We Do?”