Calvary ~ St. George's Sermon Podcast

The Rev. Jacob Smith distinguishes between Law and Gospel through the story of the Canaanite woman. Before the Law of God, we are all stray dogs. But through his Gospel, we can cry out in faith, "Lord, save me."

Visiting us from London, the Rev. Andrew Baughen reminds us what true zeal looks like. It is not zeal without knowledge, but zeal based on the ultimate knowledge of Christ's finished work.

We see a glimpse of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ on the mountaintop during the Transfiguration. But we see a further glory in his crucifixion and resurrection, as he becomes obedient to death in order to save our world from the horrors of our sin.

The Rev. Jacob Smith explains that Biblical wisdom is not an abstraction based in rules or morality. Instead, true wisdom begins and ends in the cross of Jesus.

The Rev. Molly Jane Layton reminds us that God calls us to trust him in the face of evil because he knows far better than we do the difference between the weeds and the wheat.

The Rev. Molly Jane Layton delves into the Parable of the Sower. The deeper we go into the parable, the more clearly we see how God’s Word works in the dirt of our hearts to produce fruit for his glory.

The Rev. Molly Jane Layton teaches that as humans, we often try to find a middle ground, because it seems like a rational, wise way to live our lives. But Jesus calls us away from any middle ground that mixes law and gospel. He upholds the law in all its perfect demands, and then freely offers us forgiveness when we fall short.

The Rev. Molly Jane Layton describes how in the midst of conflict and tension, we long to hear a prophecy of peace, to know how to find reconciliation and healing in the midst of a broken world. God speaks that word of peace to us through Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, and promises to heal us and our world.

The Rev. Jacob Smith dismantles our attempts to achieve peace on our own terms, by way of avoidance, scapegoating, or our own accomplishments. Instead, lasting peace is only found in Christ on the cross.

The Rev. Jim Munroe delightfully explains that God's purpose, from the beginning of time, was to bring you into his family.

The Rev. Jacob Smith cuts to the heart of the matter, defining Jesus' mission to seek and save the lost. This mission is epitomized by the calling of St. Matthew the tax collector.

The Rev. Sam Owens describes how we are brought into fellowship with God through the Trinity - a fellowship that continues always, to the end of the age.

The Rev. Janet Broderick teaches us about the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, who comforts and empowers us as believers in Christ.

The Rev. MJ Layton contemplates the story of our redemption and salvation, how a transcendent God came close to us in Jesus Christ to give us eternal life.

The Rev. Jacob Smith explores the legend of our church's patron saint whose life, and subsequent martyrdom, was a witness to the Gospel. Baptized into Christ, we too are saints, and we are called to give a defense for the hope that is in us - Jesus, the true Lord.

The Rev. MJ Layton describes how God gives us mercy and makes us into his very own people. Through this, we become living stones in a spiritual house built on top of Christ, and we serve in this house as part of his royal priesthood.

The Rev. Jacob Smith explores the image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd. While it's a comforting image, it implies that we are the sheep who need saving. And as sheep, we are totally dependent on our shepherd.

The Rev. Janet Broderick reflects on Jesus' appearance to the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Although they do not recognize him, he walks with them and listens to their hurts, fears, and distress. He opens up the scriptures that they, and we, might behold the risen Christ.

The Rev. MJ Layton explores how doubt is a universal experience that can be deeply wounding. Thomas’s doubts are healed by the sight of Jesus’s wounds. In the same way, Jesus heals the wounds of doubt in our hearts and enables us to believe in his name.

The Rev. Jacob Smith explores how "Alleluia Christ is Risen!" awakens us to actually live in the moment as human beings.

The Rev. MJ Layton explores how in his the triumphal entry, Jesus came to Jerusalem as a king, but not the king the crowds expected. He did not use force to establish his kingdom, but instead humbly submitted to death. Now he draws us to himself in gentleness and meekness.

The Rev. Jacob Smith shares how Jesus is the redirection and the life for us right now.

The Rev. Janet Broderick explores a healing miracle of Jesus, and its implication for bringing the kingdom of God to each and every one of us.

The Rev. MJ Layton explores how Jesus offers us living water that flows freely and quenches our thirst. This living water is the Holy Spirit who convicts us of sin, renews our relationship with God, and begins to heal the hurts and pains of our broken earthly relationships.

The Rev. Nancy Hanna explores how the Holy Spirit floods the freed, empty space we call despair.