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Calvary ~ St. George's Sermon Podcast — 300 episodes
We Ask for Plums, Jesus Delivers (John 20:19-31)
Faith Seeks Understanding (Matthew 28:1-10)
The King Who Meets all Expectations...just not yours! (Matt. 21:1-11)
Jesus Encounters Death (John 11:1-45)
Believing is Seeing (John 11:1-45)
Encounter the Woman (John 4:5-42)
The Gift Necessary for Salvation (John 3:1-17)
Encountering Our Justification (Matthew 4:1-11)
Marked by the Cross (Matt. 6:1-6,16-21)
From the Mountain to the Valley (Matthew 17:1-9)
Christian Anthropology (Matthew 5:13-20)
It Is Not a Slogan (Micah 6:1-8)
Sam's Insight Into Life (Matthew 4:12-23)
The Victory of the Lamb (John 1:29-42)
Two Types of Baptism (Matthew 3:13-17)
The Slaughter of the Innocents (Matt.2:13-15,19-23)
The First Sunday After Christmas (John 1:1-18)
Christmas Day at Calvary-St. George's (John 1:1-14)
Christmas Eve at Calvary-St. George's (Luke 2:1-20)
The Promise is in the Name (Isaiah 7:10-16)
View From the Mountain Top (Isaiah 35:1-10)
The Eternal Whisper (Isaiah 11:1-10)
Redeemed Past, Steady Present, Hopeful Future (Isaiah 11:1-10)
The Lord is Our Righteousness (Luke 23:33-43)
Death is Not the End (Luke 21:5-19)
The Resurrection Cuts Through the Noise (Luke 20:27-38)
Blessed to Be a Blessing (Luke 6:20-31)
A Pharisee and a Tax Collector Walk into a Bar (Luke 18:9-14)
The Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8)
Faith that Saves (Luke 17:11-19)
How Much Faith is Enough? (Luke 17:5-10)
A Feast for All (Luke 16:19-31)
Jesus: The Dishonest Manager? (Luke 16:1-13)
Good News for Those Who Are Lost (Luke 15:1-10)
You Don't Choose a Cross (Luke 14:25-33)
The Supper of the Lamb (Luke 14:1-14)
Sinai and Zion (Luke 13:10-17)
Jesus: Prince of Peace or Division? (Luke 12:49-56)
The Gift of the Kingdom (Luke 12:32-40)
The Grace of Prayer (Luke 11:1-13)
Divine Nepo Baby (Galatians 6:1-16)
More Than Enough (Luke 9:51-62)
The Christian Response to the Demonic (Luke 8:26-39)
The Holy Trinity (John 16:12-15)
Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21)
Jesus Christ: Yesterday, Today, and Forever (Rev. 22:12-14,16-17,20-21)
Your Name is the Book of Life! (Rev. 21:10,22-22:5)
The New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:1-6)
Reconciliation for Eternity (Rev. 7:9-17)
The One Who Gives Meaning to Your Life (Rev. 5:11-14)
Sunday Morning Coming Down (John 20:19-31)
Easter Says Life is Open (John 20:1-18)
Contradictions and Dichotomies (Luke 22:14-23:56)
A Message to the Prodigal and Pious in All of Us (Luke 15:1-3,11b-32)
Hope in the Wilderness (1 Cor. 10:1-13)
The Chicken and the Fox (Luke 13:31-35)
A People Waiting for Good News (Luke 4:1-13)
Ash Wednesday (Matt. 6:1-6,16-21)
One of These is Not Like the Others (Luke 9:28-43a)
Seeds That Become Plants (1 Cor. 15:35-38, 42-50)
What if Jesus Actually Rose from the Dead? (1 Cor. 15:12-20)
Isaiah and God's Atoning Grace (Isaiah 6:1-13)
The Ordination of The Rev. Sarah Bonay to the Priesthood, Feb. 8th, 2025
The Good News of Departing in Peace (Luke 2:22-40)
Jesus’s Mic Drop (Luke 4:14-21)
The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)
The Baptism of Our Lord (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
A Different Road (Matthew 2:1-12)
The Fullness of the Incarnation (John 1:1-18)
The Word of God in Swaddling Clothes (John 1:1-14)
The Gift You Need (Luke 2:1-20)
Promises Fulfilled: The Lowest and the Least (Luke 1:39-55)
Joy in the Christian Life (Zephaniah 3:14-20)
Promises Fulfilled: The Refiner’s Fire (Malachi 3:1-4)
The Lord is Our Righteousness (Jeremiah 44:14-16)
We Have a King, Not an Ideology (Rev. 1:4-8)
Empires Come and Go (Mark 13:1-8)
Getting God's Attention (Mark 12:38-44)
The Life and Death of Saints (John 11:32-44)
Stewardship Sermon IV: God is the Answer to the Question (Job 42:1-6, 10-17)
Stewardship Sermon III: Prayer (Mark 10:35-45)
Stewardship Sermon II: Fellowship (Mark 10:17-31)
Stewardship Sermon I: The Apostles' Teaching (Job 1:1, 2:1-10)
Free from Stumbling Blocks (Mark 9:38-50)
God's Agenda (James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a)
The Key to Eternal Life (Mark 8:27-38)
Transformed by the Law of Liberty (James 2:1-17)
Religion That is Enough (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23)
The Scandal of Jesus (John 6:56-69)
Eating the Body and Blood (John 6:51-58)
The Bread of Life (John 6:35, 41-51)
The Problem With Self-Delusion (1 Samuel 11:26-12:14)
Ordinary Bread (John 6:1-21)
What Would Jesus Not Do? (Mark 6:14-29)
Boasting in Suffering (2 Cor. 12:2-10)
Hope For The Hopeless (Mark 5:21-43)
Soundtrack of Your Life (1 Samuel 17)
God Has a Choice (1 Samuel 15:34-16:31)
AA Founder's Day - Rev. John Zahl (Luke 4:40-44)
The Uncontrollable God (Mark 3:20-35)
Speak, Lord, For Your Servants are Listening (1 Samuel 3:1-20)
A Sermon on the Trinity (John 3:1-17)
What Does the Holy Spirit Actually Do? (Acts 2:1-11)
Jesus Prays for You (John 17:6-19)
Picture of Grace (John 15:1-8)
Good Shepherd Sunday (John 10:11-18)
When Seeing is Not Enough (Luke 24:36b-48)
The Power of the Word (John 20:19-31)
Walking Backwards Into a Redeemed Future (Easter Sunday)
The King of the Cross (Mark 14:1-15:47)
The Mediator of a New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34)
The Snake and the Cross (John 3:14-21)
He Gets Us (John 2:13-22)
Reckoned Righteousness (Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16)
Baptism and the Wilderness (Mark 1:9-15)
For the Love of Grace (Mark 9:2-9)
The God Who Comes to You First (Mark 1:29-39)
Out of the Depths (Psalm 130)
The Urgency of the Eternal (Mark 1:14-20)
Nazareth Principle (John 1:43-51)
Adopted into God’s Family (Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7)
History, Mystery, & Destiny (Luke 2:1-20)
A Crescendo of Joy (Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11)
The End of Time (Mark 13:24-37)
Christ the King and the Crucified (Matthew 25:31-46)
Your Perception of God is Powerful (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11)
Here Comes the Bridegroom (Matthew 25:1-13)
Who Is a Saint? (1 John 3:1-3)
Enemies No More (Matthew 22:34-46)
God's Image Bearers (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10)
You Are Chosen (Matt. 22:1-14)
Everything Else is Skubala (Philippians 3:4b-14)
The Authority of Death (Matt. 21:23-32)
Jonah and the Worm (Matthew 20:1-16)
Enjoy Your Forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-35)
Relationships, Not Rules (Matthew 18:15-20)
The Unexpected Way of Peace (Matt. 16:21-28)
The Confession from Above (Matt. 16:13-20)
The Doggedness of Faith (Matt. 15:10-28)
Zealous for Grace (1 Kings 19:9-18)
Light and Cloud (Luke 9:28-36)
The Substance of Biblical Wisdom (Matt. 13:31-33, 44-52)
The Weeds and the Wheat (Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43)
The Sower and the Seed (Matt. 13:1-9, 18-23)
The Yoke of Forgiveness (Matt. 11:16-19, 25-30)
A Prophecy of Peace (Matthew 10:40-42)
Looking for Peace in All the Wrong Places (Matt. 10:24-39)
You Were on God's Mind (Matthew 9:35-10:8)
Our Failure to Be Well (Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26)
God in Three Persons (Matthew 28:16-20)
The Giving of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-21)
A Transcendent God Draws Close (John 17:1-11)
The Feast of Saint George (1 Peter 3:13-22)
From Living Stones to a Royal Priesthood (1 Peter 2:2-10)
Jesus, The Gate. John 10:1-10
He Gives Us What We Need. Luke 24:13-35
The Wounds of Doubt. John 20:19-31
The Meaning of Easter. John 20:1-18
The King of Gentleness. Matthew 26:14- 27:66
Abstraction Versus Reality. John 11:1-45
Seeing Clearly. John 9:1-41
The Well of Living Water. John 4:5-32
Born again! John 3:1-17
Did God Really Say? Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
The Lord of The Valleys. Matthew 17:1-9
When Jesus Chooses Life. Matthew 5:21-37
When Death Works Backwards. 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Sam’s Secret To An Unmanageable Life. Matthew 4:12-23
So this fish went fishing for people... Matthew 4:12-23
The “E” Word. John 1:29-42
A Jesus Cure For Anxiety. Matthew 3:13-17
At the Name of Jesus. Luke 2:15-21
God in Our Messy World. Isaiah 7:10-16
The Question Everybody Asks. Matthew 11:2-11
A Reconciled World. Matthew 3:1-12
I Got A Love That Keeps Me Waiting. Romans 13:11-14
Food for the Body, Food for the Soul. John 6:25-35
Irony, Paradox and The Thief On The Cross. Luke 23:33-43
Making Sense of The End. Luke 21:5-19
The Immeasurable Greatness of His Power For Us. Ephesians 1:11-23
Heavenly Integration. Luke 19:1-10
The Perfect Comparison. Luke 18:9-14
Jacob’s Wound And His Blessing. Genesis 32:22-31
No Viking Cruises On The Jordan. 2 Kings 5:1-15
The Puzzle Pieces. Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4
The Rich Man and… Ferris? Luke 16: 19-31
The Rich Man and Lazarus. Luke 16: 19-31
Forgiving Our Divided Natures. Luke 16:1-13
The Pain of Vigilance and The Freedom of Surrender. Luke 15:1-10
Do you have what it takes to follow Jesus? Luke 14:25-33
God’s Dinner Party. Luke 13:10-17
Good News for the Burdened. Luke 13:10-17
The Peace of God. Luke 12:49-56
The Pilgrim’s Journey. Luke 12: 32-40
The Good Life. Luke 12:13-21
I'm Not That Kinda Guy. Luke 11:1-13
Counterintuitive Friendship, Countercultural Freedom. Luke 10:38–42.
The Neighborhood of the Least and the Lost. Luke 10:25-37
How Do You Know The Kingdom of God Has Come Near? Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
God's Wholehearted Love. Luke 9:51-62
The Death of The Pigs. Luke 8: 26-39
Trinity Sunday. John 16: 12-15
A Sermon for Pentecost. Acts 2:1-21
A Sermon on The Ascension of Jesus. Acts 1:1-11
The Gift of Faith. Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5
What The World Needs To Hear and Experience. Acts 10:33-34
How I Got Over. Revelation 7:14
Between two Charcoal Fires. John 21:1-14
The Wounds of Jesus. John 20:19-31
A Metaphor Can't Save You. John 20:1-18
Jesus Riding Into Our Conflict. 19:28-40
The Gospel In Memory of Her. John 12:1-8
The Running Father. Luke 15:1-3, 11b-3
Breaking The "Groundhog Day Cycle." Luke 13:1-9
High Noon. Luke 13:31-45
Jesus in the Wilderness. Luke 4:1-13
The Light That Will Not Be Put Out. Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 102:6
You Have A Merciful & Kind God. Luke 6:27-38
A Level Place. Luke 6:17-26
Who Does God Use? Luke 5:1-11
The Problem With An Over Familiar Jesus. Luke 4:21-30
What Jesus Didn’t Read. Luke 4:14-21
Jesus Is Doing Something Different. John 2:1-12
Epiphany 1: The Baptism of Jesus. Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
The Different Way of Faith. Matthew 2:1-12
The Invasion Has Begun. John 1:1-18
God Is A Great Gift Giver. Titus 3:4-7
Can Versus Will. Luke 2:1-20
The Proper Distinction Between Optimism and Hope. Luke 1:39-55.
Rejoice You Brood of Vipers. Luke 3:7-18
Every Valley Lifted Up, Every Mountain Made Low. Luke 3:1-6
Nothing Can Save Us That Is Possible. Luke 22: 25-36
What is the truth? John 18:33-38
The Lice Line. Mark 13:1-8
Death is the Enemy. John 11: 32-44
Close, But Not In. Mark 12:28-34
Christian Discipleship. Mark 10:46-52
What is the most important sentence in the Bible? Mark 10:35-45
What must I do to inherit eternal life? Mark 10:17-31
Closing all the Loopholes. Mark 10:2-16
Jesus' Greatest Hits: The Baptism
Power. Mark 9:38-50
Jesus' Greatest Hits: Pre-Incarnation
Worldly Wisdom and Wisdom from Above. Proverbs 31:10-31, James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a
Sometimes Darkness Can Show You The Light. Mark 8:31-38
Mercy Always Triumphs Over Judgement. James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17
Ethics Won't Save You. James 1:17-27
The Perplexing Messiah. John 6:56-69
Listening Hearts. 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14
The Good News of the Transfiguration
The Mercy of God. 2 Samuel 11:26 - 12:13
It is I. John 6:15-21
Yeah, but do you like me? Mark 6:30-44
Knowledge Alone Won't Transform You. Ephesians 1:3-14
What Does Freedom Look Like? Mark 6:1-13
A Cry for Help. Mark 5:21-43
Middle C. Mark 4:35-41
The Cult of Productivity. Mark 4:26-34
“The Unforgivable Sin?” Mark 3:20-35
The Trinity isn’t two-faced. John 3:1-17
Lean Back. John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Jesus Is No Spaceman. John 17:6-19
Sermon for St. George's Day. Ephesians 6:10-20
Abiding is Passive. John 15:1-8
Norm! John 10:11-18
Jesus is not retired. Luke 24:36-48
A Change in Circumstances. John 20:19-31
Just As He Said. Mark 16, 1-8
Palm Sunday. John 12:12-16
Bringing together the “I ought” and the “I want.” Jeremiah 31:31-34
Seated With Christ. Ephesians 2:1-10
The Rabbit Farm. John 2:13-22
Losing Your Life In Jesus. Mark 8:31-38
The Wilderness of Lent. Mark 1:9-15
Ash Wednesday. Matthew 6:1-6,16-21
The Transfiguration. Mark 9:2-9
The Point Is... Mark 1:29-39
The Authority of Love. Mark 1:21-28
Repent and Believe On Repeat. Mark 1:14-20
Speak Lord for Your Servants are Listening. 1 Samuel 3:1-20
The Most Important Event In Your Life. Mark 1, 4-11
More Wonderfully Restored. Luke 2:41-52
A Living Hope. John 1:1-18
God’s Impossible Favour. Luke 1:26-38
The Difference Has Already Been Made. John 1:6-8,19-28
Good News From The Front Line. Mark 1:1-8
The Good News about the End. Mark 13:24-37
O Happy Day - Judgment Day? Matthew 25:31-46
This Is About Freedom Not Capitalism. Matthew 25:14-30
Wake Up! Matthew 25:1-13
All Saints' Day. Matthew 5:1-12
Loving is Easy. Matthew 22:34-46
Three Card Monty. Matthew 22:15-22
Good News For Control Freaks. Exodus 32:1-14
The Good News of the Ten Commandments. Exodus 32:1-14
Water in the Desert. Exodus 17:1-7
Manna: What is it? Exodus 16:2-15
The Red Sea For You. Exodus 14:19-31
Church Discipline?! Matthew 18:15-20
Loosing is winning and winning is loosing. Matthew 16:21-28