SAPC Sermons: Recent Episodes
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The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Genesis 2.4b-9, Revelation 22.1-2, and Matthew 13.31-32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 2, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Deacon Brian Bromberger on Matthew 13:24-43, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 19, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Nature Divina with readings from Matthew 13:1–9 and The Way of the Pilgrim, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 12, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. Sharon Huey on Song of Songs 2:8-14 and 2 Corinthians 3:17-18, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 5, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. Glenda Hope on Micah 4:3-4 and 1 Corinthians 3:4-8a, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 28, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Genesis 21:8-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 21, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Matthew 9:35-10:8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 14, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Genesis 12:1-9 and Matthew 9:9–13, 18–26, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 7, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. Danny Fong on 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 and Matthew 28:16-20, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 31, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Dr. John Prescott on Acts 2:1-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 24, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. Dr. Jana Childers on Luke 10:38-42, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 17, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org
The Rev. Jenna Meyers on 1 Peter 3:13–22, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 10, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. Cindi Fong on 1 Peter 2:2-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 3, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
The Rev. DeAnna Christmas preaching on John 19:24-27, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 26, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Luke 24: 13-35, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 19, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Acts 2:14a, 22-32 and John 20:19-31, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 136:1-9, 13-14, 16, 23-26, Isaiah 25:6-9, Acts of the Apostles 10:34-40, and John 20:1-18, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 5, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Matthew 21:1-11, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 29, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on John 11:1-44, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 22, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on John 4:3-15 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Genesis 12:1-4, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 1, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn on Genesis 2:15–17; 3:1–7, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Joel 2:12-18 and Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 , recorded for virtual worship on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Matthew 17:1–9 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 15, 2026. https://www.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Isaiah 58:1-12 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 8, 2026. www.seventhavenuechurch.org
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Micah 6:1-8 and Matthew 5:1-12 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Isaiah 49:1-7 and John 1:29-42 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
Sermon by The Rev. Joanne Whitt on Matthew 3:13-17 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 4, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers, recorded for virtual worship on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Matthew 1:18–24 and Luke 1:46-55, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Romans 15:4-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 24:37-44, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Jeremiah 23:1–6, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Isaiah 65:17-25 and Luke 21:5-19, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 16, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Cindi Fong on Luke 4:13-30, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 9, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Glenda Hope on Luke 18:1-8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Joel 2:23–32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
Sermon by Patricia Fripp on Jeremiah 29:1, 4–7, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
Sermon by Nadia Tavera on 2 Timothy 1:1–14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 91:1–6, 14–16 and Luke 16:19–31, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and 1 Timothy 2:1-4, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
Reflections by Justin Rogers and Dick Huey on Jeremiah 17:7-8 and Psalm 34 Redux from Psalms Redux: Poems and Prayers by Carla A. Grosch-Miller, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Philemon 9-17 and Luke 14:25-33, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Luke 14:1–14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Jeremiah 1:1-10 and Hebrews 12:25-29, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 24, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dick Young on Job 12:7-10 and Matthew 6:26-29, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
Musical offering for August 10, 2025.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Ecclesiastes 3:1-12 and Leisure by William Henry Davies, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 3, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Psalm 85, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Amos 8:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 20, 2025.
Musical offering for July 13, 2025.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by Ryan Echols-Knauber on 2 Kings 5:1-3, 9-14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
Sermon by Jono Price on Leviticus 19:1-4, 11-18, Matthew 22:34-40, and Romans 13:8-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
Musical offering for June 22, 2025.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church.seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn on 1 Kings 19:1–15a, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 15, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Genesis 11:1-9 and Acts 2:1-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Sermon by Jeremiah on Acts 9:21-31, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Rob Stewart on John 5:1-9, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Joanne Whitt on John 13:31-35, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Acts 9:36–43, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 11, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow on Acts 5:27–32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 114, Isaiah 25:1, 4-9, Acts of the Apostles 10:34-40, and Luke 24:1–12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 20, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Psalm 118:1–2, 19–29 and Luke 19:28–40, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Isaiah 43:16 -21 and John 12:1-8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 6, 2025.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on 2 Corinthians 5:17–21 and Luke 15:1–3, 11–32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Sermon by Dr. Lisa Fullam on Isaiah 55:1–9 and Luke 13:1-9, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow on Psalm 27 and Luke 13:31-35, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Deuteronomy 26:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 9, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn on Luke 9:28–36 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Sermon by Connie Swanson on Luke 6:27-38 and Micah 6:8 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Luke 6:17–26 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 16, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Isaiah 6:1-13 and Luke 5:1-11 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 9, 2025.
Musical offering for February 2, 2025.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church. https://seventhavenuechurch.org/
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Nehemiah 8:1–3, 5–6, 8–10 and Luke 4:14–21 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Job 2:1-10 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 19, 2025
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Luke 3:15–17, 21–22 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 12, 2025.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Matthew 2:1-12 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 5, 2025.
A Christmastide musical offering, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 29th, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers, recorded for virtual worship on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Jana Childers on Micah 5:2-5a and Luke 1:46b-55, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 22, 2024.
Pageant by the children of Seventh Avenue, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 15, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow on Luke 2:1-5, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 8, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Luke 21:25-36, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 1, 2024.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on 2 Kings 4:1-7, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 24, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Daniel 12:1-3 and Mark 13:1-8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 17, 2024.
A service of reflection with readings from Psalm 46, Isaiah 46:3-4; 49:8-18, and Ephesians 4:1-4, 25-32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 10, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org
Sermon by Patricia Fripp on Mark 12:38-44, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 3, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Psalm 34:1-8 and Mark 10:46-52, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 27, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian church. seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 20, 2024.Thank you to those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
"Hope is Here" (S. Kostick / L. Kravchenko) created for Companions on the Inner Way (August 2024, Lake Tahoe). Dedicated to Dr. Luther E. Smith, Jr.www.cotiway.org
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Psalm 22:1-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 13, 2024.Thank you to those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Glenda Hope on Galatians 5:22-6:2, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 6, 2024.Thank you to all who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Mark 9:38-50, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 29, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by Bishop David Nagler on Mark 9:30-37, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 22, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Churchseventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on James 2:14-18 and Mark 8:27-35, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Reflections by Rod Swanson and Jennifer VanderWeele on Psalm 16:7-11 and Genesis 2:4b-9, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 8, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 84 and 1 Kings 8:1, 6, 10-11, 22-30, 41-43, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 25, 2024. Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Proverbs 9:1-6 and Ephesians 5:15-20, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 18, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Ephesians 4:25-5:2 and John 6:35, 41-51, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 11, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Luke 24:13-33, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 4, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Ephesians 3:14-21 and John 6:1-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 28, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn on Mark 6:30-34, 53-56, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 21, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 24 and Mark 6:14-29, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 14, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by Connie Swanson on Mark 6:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 7, 2024.Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by Carolyn Foster on Psalm 130 and Mark 5:21, 25-34, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
A musical offering for Sunday June 23, 2024. Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Mark 4:26-34, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on 1 Samuel 8:4-20; 11:14-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 9, 2024.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Mark 3:1-6 and 1 Samuel 3:1-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Thank you to all those who make this ministry possible: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Psalm 29 and John 3:1-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 26,
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Acts 2:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on Hosea 11:3-4 and Isaiah 66:13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 12, 2024.Thank you to those who make this ministry possible.Seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Acts 10:44-48 and John 15:9-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 5, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Psalm 22:25-31 and Acts 8:26-40, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 28, 2024.Thank you to those who make this ministry possible. Seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
A musical offering for Sunday, April 21, 2024. Thank you to all those who support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Guided meditation by Samantha Kostick, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 14, 2024. Thank you to all those whose support makes this ministry possible: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by Ruth McCreight Maier on Psalm 133 and “Behind the Thunder” by Mark Nepo, from Reduced to Joy, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 7, 2024.Thank you to all those whose support makes this ministry possible:Seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 25:6-9 and John 20:1-18, recorded for virtual worship on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024.Thank you to all those whose support makes this ministry possible:Seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 and Luke 19:28-38, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 24, 2024.Thank you to all those who make this ministry possible by supporting Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Psalm 51:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow on Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22 and Ephesians 2:1-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 10, 2024.Thank you to all those who make this ministry possible by supporting Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by Connie Swanson on John 4:5-7, 9-15 and Exodus 17:3-7, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 3, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 and Mark 8:31-38, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 25, 2024.
Sermon by Patrick O’Connor on Mark 1:9-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 18, 2024.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on Jeremiah 1:1-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Isaiah 40:21-31, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Deuteronomy 18:15-20 and Mark 1:21-28, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 28, 2024. Thank you to all those who make this ministry possible by supporting Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 and Mark 1:14-20, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Thank you to those who make this ministry possible by supporting Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Isaiah 40:25-31 and Mark 1:4-11, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 14, 2024.To support this ministry of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church: seventhavenuechurch.org/donate
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers, recorded for virtual worship on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023.
Christmas Pageant by the children and youth of Seventh Avenue Presbyterian church. Recorded for virtual worship Sunday, December 17, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-34 and Matthew 25:31-46, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 26, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Judges 4:1-7 and Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 19, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Amos 5:18-24 and Matthew 23:37-39, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 12, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jane Spahr on Isaiah 56:3-8 and Luke 9:18-20, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Joanne Whitt on Psalm 1 and Matthew 5:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 29, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 and Matthew 22:15-22, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 22, 2023.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on Matthew 21:23-32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 8, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Eugene Park on 1 Corinthians 13:8-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 1, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Jonah 3:10 - 4:11 and Matthew 20:1-16, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 24, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Matthew 18:21-35, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Reflections by Ron Leuty and Sarah Harkness on Exodus 12:1-4, 14 and Romans 13:8-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 10, 2023.
Sermon by Connie Swanson on Exodus 3:1-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 3, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Exodus 1:8-22; 2:1-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 27, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Genesis 45:1-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 20, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Matthew 14:13-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 6, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 128 and Romans 8:26-39, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 30, 2023.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Isaiah 55:10-11 and Matthew 13:1-9, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 16, 2023.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on Jeremiah 1:4-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 2, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Genesis 21:8-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 25, 2023.
Sermon by Craig Wong on 1 Corinthians 12:4-12 and Ephesians 3:7-11, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 11, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Genesis 1:1-2:4a, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 4, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Numbers 11:24-30 and Acts 2:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 28, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Candice Provey on Acts 17:22-31 and John 14:15-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 14, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Acts 7:54-60, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 7, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 23 and Acts 2:42-47, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 30, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn on Mark 5:1-20, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on John 20:19-31, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 16, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 114, Jeremiah 31:1-6, Acts 10:34-40, and Matthew 28:1-10, recorded for virtual worship on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 and Matthew 21:1-11, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Isaiah 43:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on John 4:1-42, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Joanne Whitt on John 3:1-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 5, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Paul Gaffney on Matthew 17:1-9, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 19, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 119:1-8 and Matthew 5:21-37, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 12, 2023.
Sermon by Connie Swanson on Matthew 5:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 29, 2023.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on Luke 6:17-26, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 22, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 49:1-7 and John 1:29-42, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 15, 2023.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 3:13-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 8, 2023.
A Christmas Morning offering of Lessons and Carols featuring the voices of the SAPC community.
A Christmas Eve homily, titled "...reaching through..." with the Rev. Jenna Meyers preaching, recording for virtual worship on December 24, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 and Matthew 1:1, 12-25, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 18, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Romans 15:4-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 4, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 24:36-44, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 27, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 46, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 20, 2022.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on John 10:10-14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 13, 2022
Sermon by Craig Wong on Haggai 1:15b-2:9 and 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Ephesians 1:11-23, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 30, 2022.
Sermon by Deacon Katie Evenbeck on Luke 18:9-14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Psalm 121:1-8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 16, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Glenda Hope on John 4:7-30, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Luke 17:5-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Luke 16:19-31, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 25, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and Luke 16:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Paul Gaffney on Luke 15:1-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
Sermon by Dr. Robert Waymack on Deuteronomy 30:15-19 and Luke 14:25-33, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 4, 2022.
In lieu of a recorded worship service, please enjoy these songs created for the SAPC community.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Luke 13:10-19, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 21, 2022.
Sermon by Jeremiah Jenkins on Jonah 2:1-10; 4:1-4, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 14, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 and Luke 12:32-40, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 7, 2022
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Hosea 11:1-11 and Luke 12:13-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 31, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Luke 11:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 24, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Keenan Kelsey on Psalm 2 and Luke 10:38-42, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 17, 2022.
In lieu of a recorded worship service this week, please enjoy these musical offerings cultivated for the enjoyment of the extended Seventh Avenue community.
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Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on 2 Kings 5:1-14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 3, 2022.
Sermon by Patrick O’Connor on Acts 2:41-46, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 26, 2022.
In lieu of recorded worship, and in honor of Juneteenth, we are sharing these songs of commitment, justice, and liberation.
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Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Acts 2:1-13 and John 14:8-17, 25-27, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 5, 2022.
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A service of reflection with readings from Psalm 42, Isaiah 46:3-4; 49:8-18, and Ephesians 4:1-4, 25-32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 29, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jeff Kunkel on Genesis 1:1-2 and Acts 2:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 22, 2022.
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Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn on Psalm 23 and John 10:22-30, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 8, 2022.
Sermon by Deacon Katie Evenbeck on John 21:1-19, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Psalm 150 and John 20:19-31, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 24, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 65:17-25, Acts 10:34-40a, and Luke 24:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 17, 2022.
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Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 and Luke 19:29-42a, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 10, 2022.
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Sermon by The Rev. Joanne Whitt on John 12:1-8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 3, 2022
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Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Joshua 5:9-12 and Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 27, 2022.
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Sermon by The Rev. Ruth T. West on Psalm 98 and Haggai 1:15b-2:9, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 20, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Julie Stokstad on Psalm 27 and Luke 13:31-35, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 13, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Carmen Mason Browne on Psalm 91 and Luke 4:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 6, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Exodus 34:29-35 and Luke 9:28-36, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 27, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Psalm 104:24-34 and Luke 8:22-25, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 20, 2022.
Sermon by Connie Swanson on Psalm 1 and Jeremiah 17:5-8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Luke 4:16-30, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 30, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a,, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 23, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jeff Kunkel on Exodus 15:22-16:5 and Matthew 4:1-11, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 16, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 43:1-7 and Luke 3:15-17, 21-22, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 9, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 2, 2022.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers, recorded for virtual worship on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Paul Gaffney on Psalm 80:1-7 and Luke 1:39-45, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 19, 2021.
Pageant by the children of SAPC with readings from Isaiah 12:2-6 and Luke 3:1-6, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 12, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Jeremiah 33:14-16 and Luke 21:25-36, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 28, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 and Revelation 1:4b-8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 21, 2021.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on Mark 13:1-8 and 1 Samuel 1:4-20, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 14, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 127 and Mark 12:38-44, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 7, 2021.
Sermon by Dr. Robert Waymack on Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Mark 12:28-34, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 31, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Jeffrey Gaines on Isaiah 30:15 and 43:18-20, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 24, 2021.
Sermon by Connie Swanson on Job 38:1-7, 34-41 and Isaiah 53:4-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 17, 2021
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on Hebrews 4:12-16 and Mark 10:17-27, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 10, 2021.
Description: Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Mark 10:13-16, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 3, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 124 and Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 26, 2021.
Description: Sermon by The Rev. Paul Gaffney on James 3:13 - 4:3, 7-8a, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 19, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Proverbs 1:20-33 and Psalm 19, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 12, 2021.
Description: Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 and James 2:1-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 5, 2021
Reflections by Nancy Knop, Rod Swanson, and Morgan Nagel on Psalm 133 and Romans 15:2-7, recorded on Lay Led Sunday, August 29, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Psalm 84 and Acts of the Apostles 5:41-6:7, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 22, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Proverbs 9:1-6 and John 6:51-58, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 15, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Eugene Park on John 8:31-36, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 8, 2021
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn on Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 1, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Mark 6:30-34, 53-56, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 18, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Ruth T. West on Psalm 85:8-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 11, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Mark 6:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Allie Utley on Luke 19:1-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 27, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Robin Crawford on Job 38:1-11, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 20, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Ezekiel 17:22-24 and Mark 4:26-34, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 13, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Sharon Huey on 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 and Genesis 3:8-13, 16-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 6, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Paul Gaffney on Isaiah 6:1-8 and John 3:1-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 30, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15 and Acts 2:1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, 2021.
Sermon by Katie Evenbeck on John 17: 6-19, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 16, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Acts 10:44-48 and John 15:9-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 9, 2021.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Acts 8:26-40 and Romans 12:1-2, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 2, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers on Acts 4:5-12 and John 10:11-18, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 25, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Kathryn Price on Job 38:1-18, recorded for virtual worship on Earth Sunday, April 18, 2021. The adapted version of the Lord's Prayer is by Rebecca Solnit.
Sermon by Connie Swanson on Isaiah 63:7-9 and John 20:19-29, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, April 11, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 25:6-9 and John 20:1-18, recorded for virtual worship on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Sharon Huey on Psalm 116:1-14 and 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, recorded for virtual worship on Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Dale Trunk on Mark 11:1-10 and Psalm 118, recorded for virtual worship on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021.
Sermon by Dr. Lisa Fullam on Jeremiah 31:31-34 and John 12:20-33, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 21, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Numbers 21:4-9 and John 3:14-21, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 14, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Exodus 20:1-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, March 7, 2021.
Sermon by Dr. Robert Waymack on Exodus 14:31, 15:19-21 and Philippians 2:1-11 recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 28, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Scott Quinn on Mark 1:9-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 21, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Sharon Huey on Psalm 50:1-6 and Mark 9:2-9, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 14, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 40:21-31 and Mark 1:29-39, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, February 7, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Keenan Kelsey on Mark 1:14-20, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 24, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Paul Gaffney on Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 and John 1:43-51, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 17, 2021.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Genesis 1:1-5 and Mark 1:4-11, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 10, 2021.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, January 3, 2021.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk on Isaiah 61:10-62:3 and Luke 2:22-40, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 27, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 52:7-10 and John 1:1-14, recorded for Christmas morning 2020.
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Sermon by Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 and Mark 1:1-8, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, December 6, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Isaiah 64:1-9 and Mark 13:24-37, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 29, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Charles Wei on Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 22, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Dale Trunk on First Thessalonians 5:1-11 and the Gospel of Matthew 25:14-30, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 15, 2020.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Matthew 5:1-12, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, November 8, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on 1 John 3:1-3 and Revelation 7:9-17, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Hannah Cornthwaite on First Thessalonians 2:1-8 and the Gospel of Matthew 22:34-46, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 25, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen on Exodus 32:1-14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 11, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Psalm 80:7-15 and Matthew 21:33-46, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, October 4, 2020.
Sermon by Dr. Lisa Fullam on Exodus 17:1-7 and Matthew 21:23-32, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 27, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Sharon Huey on Isaiah 55:6-9 and Matthew 20:1-16, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 20, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Scott Quinn on Exodus 14:19-31, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 13, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Exodus 12:1-14 and Romans 13:8-14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, September 6, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. DeAnna Christmas on Exodus 3:1-15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 30, 2020.
A Lay Led service with reflections by Connie Swanson, Jono Price and Jonathan Maresca on Psalm 107:1-23, 33-43 and Jeremiah 29:4-7, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 23, 2020.
Recorded during live Zoom service on Sunday, August 16, 2020. Sermon by Rev. Kathryn Price on Matthew 15:21-28.
Sermon by Allie Utley on Psalm 85:3-13 and 1 Kings 19:9-18, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 9, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Genesis 32:22-31 and Psalm 17:1-7, 15, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, August 2, 2020.
Sermon by Dr. Christopher Ocker on 1 Kings 3:5-12 and Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 26, 2020.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Romans 8:12-25, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 19, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Annanda Barclay on Ruth 1:1-18; 2:1-2, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 12, 2020.
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Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Romans 7:15-25 and Matthew 11:16-19; 25-30, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, July 5, 2020.
Sermon by Deacon Brian Bromberger on 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16 and Matthew 10:37-4, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 28, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Paul S. Gaffney on Jeremiah 20:7-13 and Matthew 10:24-39, preached for virtual worship on Sunday, June 21, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Matthew 9:35-10:23, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 14, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Dale Trunk on Genesis 1:1 - 2:4a, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, June 7, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jeffrey Gaines on John 20: 19-22 and Acts 2: 1-13, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 31, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jeffrey Gaines on 1 Peter 2:9-10, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Keenan Kelsey on John 14:1-14, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 10, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jeffrey Gaines on Genesis 1 and John 1, recorded for virtual worship on Sunday, May 3, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Scott Quinn on Luke 24: 13-35, preached for virtual worship on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on John 20:19-31, for virtual worship on Sunday April 19, 2020.
Sermon by Rev. Jeffrey Gaines on Luke 24:1-12 recorded for virtual worship on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020
Sermon by Rev. Jeff Gaines, recording for virtual worship, Maundy Thursday, April 9, 2020
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on Matthew 21:1-9, recorded for virtual worship for Sunday, April 5, 2020
Sermon by Rev. Dale Trunk on John 11:1-45, recorded for virtual worship for Sunday, March 29
Sermon by Rev. Jenna Meyers on John 9:1-41, recorded for Virtual Worship on Sunday March 22, 2020
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded March 1, 2020. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 32 and Matthew 4:1-11 for the first Sunday of Lent.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded February 16, 2020. This sermon is a reflection on Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Matthew 5:21-37, and is in conversation with kitchen midden collected by artist, Hazel Terry. With a potsherd and a penny, we are offered a future worth hoping for.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Psalm 112 and Matthew 5.13-20 recorded on Sunday, February 9, 2020
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Psalm 27, 1-9 and Matthew 4.12-23 recorded on January 26, 2020.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded January 19, 2020. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 49:1-7 and John 1:29-42. What is it that causes us to follow someone? What is it we are looking for?
Sermon by Dr. Lisa Fullam on Isaiah 7.10-16 and Matthew 11.18-25 recorded on December 22, 2019
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded December 15, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 35: 1-10, Matthew 11:2-11, and Mary Oliver’s, “5 A.M. in the Pinewoods.” On the day of our Christmas Pageant, we spend some time attending to “the world that is ours, or could be.”
Sermon by Dale Trunk on Colossians 1.11-20 & Luke 23.33-43 recorded on November 24, 2019
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded October 27, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Luke 18:9-14, Psalm 65, and the poetry of Mary Oliver. A love letter to being human, we return to the practice of living gently with our whole selves.
Sermon by Ellen Rankin on Jeremiah 31.27-34 and Luke 18.1-8 recorded on October 20, 2019
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded October 6, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Lamentations 3:16-26 and 2 Timothy 1:1-14, and is in conversation with Beth Laneel Tanner and Lewis R. Donelson. On this World Communion Sunday, we remember visions of hope in the darkness.
Sermon by Lucas Walker recorded September 29, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Ephesians 4:1-13. Together we explore the paradox of Ordinary Time and receive the invitation to “make every effort” to build up the body of Christ, even as ordinary human beings.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded September 22, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 79:1-9 and Jeremiah 8:18-9:1. Together we explore lament as an act of solidarity that we might be empowered to respond to devastation with integrity, action, and love.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Psalm 37.3-7a & Luke 6 6.27-38 recorded on September 15, 2019.
Sermon by Ruth McCreight Maier recorded September 8, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 139:7-14 and Jeremiah 18:1-6. Is there a new beginning to which you are being called?
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa recorded August 25, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 13:10-17. Sometimes we can look around and see what’s happening in the world; sometimes it’s too much and we can’t.
Meditations by Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church laity: Myles VanderWeele, Melanie Edwards, and Drew Lindsey recorded August 18, 2019 for Lay Led Sunday. The readings for the day were Psalm 133 and Ecclesiastes 3:1-9.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded August 4, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Hosea 11:1-11 and Luke 12:13-21 and is in conversation with Basil the Great, Augustine and François Bovon. When looking for comfort, the path there is not always what we’d expect; sometimes we have to go east to go west.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Luke 9.51-62. No one is free unless everyone is free. We can only accept and embrace our differences if we can publicly see and talk about them.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded on Trinity Sunday, June 16, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 and Romans 5:1-5 and is in conversation with scholars Robert Jewett, E.A. Judge, and Tremper Longman III. In response to an honor/shame paradigm, we listen for the Spirit of Wisdom.
Sermon by Leslie Veen on John 17:20-26 and Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21 recorded on June 2, 2019
Sermon by Dr. Robert Waymack recorded the sixth Sunday of Easter, May 26, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 67, John 5:1-9, and Revelation 21:10; 21:22 - 22:5. Vision, hope, & the courage to act: this is what we’re invited to reflect on as we stand with our yearnings for wellbeing.
Sermon by The Rev. Ellen Rankin recorded the fourth Sunday of Easter, May 12, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Revelations 7:9-17 and John 10:22-30. How does a vision of “un-belonging” transform into belonging? Listen.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded the third Sunday of Easter, May 5, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on John 21:1-19 and is in conversation with Atul Gawande. Without having a full handle on it all, how do you enter life?
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn recorded April 28, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 150 and John: 19-31. As we live into new life we are asked, “What story are you ready to stop telling?”
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded April 14, 2019. This sermon is a reflection given on Palm/Passion Sunday in conversation with Luke 19:28-40, Isaiah 50:4-9a and Luke 22:14-23:56.
Sermon by Joan Huff on Isaiah 43.16-21 & Mark 10.17-26 recorded on the 5th Sunday in Lent, April 7, 2019
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded March 24, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 55:1-9 and Luke 13:1-9. Trying to find our ground again, we are asked the question, “Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?”
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded February 24, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Genesis 45: 3-11, 15 and Luke 6: 27-38, and is in conversation with scholars,Vaughn Crowe-Tipton, Allen Hilton, and Francois Bovon. Together, we explore the command to love our enemies and the reward we find in the process.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded February 10, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 6:1-8 and Luke 5:1-11. Entering Isaiah’s vision of God in the temple and of the miracle catch of fish in Simon’s boat, we are invited to welcome the voices that rise from the deep waters of our lives enabling us to keep going.
Sermon by The Rev. Victor Floyd recorded February 3, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Jeremiah 1:4-10 and 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Listen with us as we are reminded “love cannot be killed or swept aside.”
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded January 27, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 and Luke 4:14-21. Reflecting on the rebuilding of Judah after Babylonian exile and the spirit of the Year of Jubilee, the question is asked, “What kind of community would you participate in creating?”
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk recorded January 20, 2019. This sermon is a reflection on 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and John 2:1-11. When we find ourselves in Morticia’s house, in an inner landscape of death, passivity, and barrenness, the narrative of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana calls us to a place of rebirth and abundance.
Sermon by Tom Glenn on Matthew 2.1-12 and Isaiah 60.1-6 on Epiphany Sunday, January 6, 2019
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded December 24, 2018. This sermon is a reflection given on Christmas Eve in conversation with John 1:1-14 and Jesuit priest, Fr. Greg Boyle.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded the third Sunday of Advent, December 16, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Zephaniah 3:14-20a and Luke 3:7-18, and is in conversation with Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried and the children’s Christmas Pageant at Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church. Listening to the ancient’s searching for where God is and how God might still be for us when tragedy comes, we remember the holy carried within.
Sermon by Scott Clark on Luke 1.67-79 and Luke 3.1-6 recorded on Sunday, December 9, 2019
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Psalm 132.1-12 (Psalms for Praying, Nan Merrill) and John 18.33-38 recorded on November 25, 2018.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded Stewardship Sunday, November 11, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Mark 12: 38-44, taking another look at the story of the widow who gave all she had to live on, and those who took it.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded October 28, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 34:1-8 and Mark 10:46-52. Playing with the ancient practice of being able to hold more than one point of view, we look anew to the story of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar.
“Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Mark 9.36-40 recorded on October 7, 2018. Since we’re all going to get along in the afterlife, we might as well start practicing it now for God wouldn’t have it any other way.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Mark 10.35.-45 recorded on October 21, 2018.
Sometimes we behave as though there was something more important than life. But what? The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Sermon by The Rev. Ineda Adesanya, Associate Minister of Spiritual Life for Allen Temple, recorded September 30, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Leviticus 19:9-18 and Matthew 22:36-40 and the Greatest Commandment to Love.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Mark 9.33-37 recorded on September 23, 2019. Believe in yourself so you can find home and strength and heart and courage.
Sermon by the Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded September 2, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on The Song of Songs 2:8-13 and James 1:17-27 and is in conversation with Marcia Falk’s book, Love Lyrics from the Bible: A Translation and a Literary Study of The Song of Songs. Delighting in the love poems of our ancient progenitors, we are reminded of the orienting depth of experience we’ve known.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on John 6.56-69 and Psalm 84 recorded on August 26, 2018. If you weren’t a Christian …would you be?
Lay Sunday reflections by Jan Elvee, Jeff Hansen and Judith Dancer on I John 4.16-17a & Matthew 22.34-40 recorded on August 19, 2018
Sermon by the Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded August 12, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on 2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 and Ephesians 4:25-5:2 and is in conversation with environmental and forest biologist, Robin Wall Kimmerer. Listening to the wisdom of trees, we remember again that our flourishing is mutual; my wellbeing supports yours and yours, mine.
Sermon by the Rev. Ellen Rankin recorded August 5, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on 2 Samuel 11:25 —12:13 and John 6:25 — 36. Sometimes our inner 2 year olds run amok. It is up to us to continue to grow and to choose whether Jesus’ imperative to love will be ours as well.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on John 6.1-14 recorded on July 29, 2019. We are only limited by our imagination. For what are you grateful?Where we stand determines what we see.
Sermon by the Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded July 22, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Jeremiah 23:1-6 and Mark 6:30-34, 53-56, and is in conversation with scholar, Adela Yarbro Collins. Delving into the disciples’ stories, we hear a need for rest and receive an unexpected offering of it.
Sermon by Joan Huff on Psalm 85.8-13 and Amos 7.7-15 recorded on July 15, 2018. Wisdom is about embracing power and living it with tenderness.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Mark 6.1-13 recorded on July 8, 2018. Keep it simply. You are all the equipment you need. Delight in God.
Sermon by Keenan Kelsey on Mark 5.21-34 recorded on July 1, 2018. We participate in healing when we work on behalf of the sovereignty of God.
Sermon by the Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded June 24, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 133 and Mark 4:35-41. In the face of a deluge of astonishing news stories that reveal the disparity between the promise of the Peaceable Kingdom and the reality we see, how are we to respond?
Sermon by the Rev. Dale Trunk recorded June 17, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 and Mark 4: 26-34. In conversation with the Cinderella stories of the anointing of David and the parable of the mustard seed, we are encouraged to look anew at the “weeds” of our lives and wonder how they reflect the Reign of God.
Sermon by SFTS Pastoral Care Associate, Lucas Walker, recorded June 10, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1. Holding space for many voices and life experiences, we excavate whether goodness, community, and a future are not just for a few, but for everyone… and if that is true, how we are to speak to the moment now.
Sermon by the Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded June 3, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on 1 Samuel 3:1-3, 10-20 and 2 Corinthians 4:5-12. Exploring the longer narrative surrounding Samuel’s call, we find ourselves in the midst of an epic that goes from bad to worse, and stumble upon some unexpected humor along the way.
Sermon by the Rev. Diana Bell recorded May 27, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 6:1-8. Revisiting lessons from the response to refugees in Greece, we are invited to think about what it means to be a remnant people finding our way in community.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Acts 2.1-3 & John 15.26-24,16:4b-16. The language of the heart is the listening; the language of the heart is love. When love is the way … the world changes.
Sermon by Joan Huff on John 17.6-19 recorded on May 13, 2018. How are we called to be in, but not of the world working for justice, inclusivity and welcome?
Sermon by Scott Quinn on 1 John 5.1-6 recorded on May 6, 2018. We are called to stretch wide our hearts so that we can love the one who is before us.
Sermon by Scott Quinn on 1 John 5.1-6 recorded on May 6, 2018. We are called to stretch wide our hearts so that we can love the one who is before us.
Sermon by the Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded April 22, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Earth Sunday in conversation with Psalm 104 (Swallow’s Nest Translation), Job 12:7-10, and Zen priest Angel Kyodo Williams. Sifting through old narratives, we find ourselves attending to the Holy through wonderment in nature.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Psalm 133 & John 20.19-31 recorded on April 15, 2018. In community, that in between place we’re able to embrace our sorrows and joy.
Sermon by the Rev. Joan Huff recorded April 8, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 25:6-9 and Acts 4:32-35. Knowing death and suffering are real, we are invited to claim Eastertide Joy.
Sermon by the Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded April 1, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Mark 16:1-8 and is in conversation with Adela Yarbro Collins. On this Easter morning, we are reminded of a strength unseen but present deep in our bones, and are called to rise.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on I Corinthians 11.23-26 & John 13.1-5; 31b-35 recorded on Maundy Thursday, March 29, 2018. Jesus’ last supper has become our first supper and the table is where we bring our whole selves hearing that we belong, that we are loved and that we are enough.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Mark 11.1-10 & Philippians 2.1-11 recorded on March 25, 2018. First person sermon from the perspective of Peter, the Apostle, during the last months of Jesus life culminating on his entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
Sermon by Ellen Rankin on Jeremiah 31.31-34 & John 12.20-33 recorded on March 18, 2018. Jesus had to be difficult to live with: not answering direct questions, seemingly changing him mind, responding with stories and challenges.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Numbers 21.4-9 and John 3.14-21, recorded on March 11, 2018. God says: I am for you and what do we do, but complain? Might our prayer be thank you God for bringing us up out of Egypt … whatever your Egypt might be?
Sermon by Victor Floyd on John 2.13-22 recorded on March 4, 2018. We are called to take our faith outside the building of the church to bring about transforming in the world.
Sermon by the Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded February 25, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 and Mark 8: 31-38 on the second week of Lent. An exploration of embracing our humanity when we are on the precipice of what shakes us, whether that is death or some other dream from which we’d rather wake.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Mark 1.9-15 and Psalm 25 (from "Psalms for Praying" by Nan Merrill), recorded on February 18, 2018. Falling in love with God, all over again, for the first time.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded February 11, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Mark 9:2-9 and 2 Kings 2:1-12. Leaning on the images of Elisha after his mentor is taken up into a whirlwind, and of Jesus’ transfiguration, we find hope to keep going when the task ahead seems insurmountable.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Mark 1.29-39 recorded on February 4, 2018. God listens to what we may become, and therefore challenges us to come out of ourselves in order to be ourselves.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded January 28, 2018. This sermon is a reflection on Deuteronomy 18:15-20 and Mark 1:21-28. In conversation with the ancients, we explore places of tension that become peaceful enough, without being fully smoothed over, that open worlds of depth.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Jonah 3.1-5, 10 & Mark 1.14-20 recorded on January 21, 2018. Saying Yes, turning around, are actions that lead us in seeking the face of God.
Sermon by DeAnna Christmas on Psalm 139.1, 13-16 and Mark 1.1-11 recorded on January 14, 2018. Remember your baptism, for each day we become more and more beautiful.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 2.1-12 recorded on Epiphany Sunday, January 7, 2018. Gratitude is the pillow on which we kneel. Gratitude and Trust are linked to the offering of our gifts. To get a glimpse of God, look at the Wise Men: foreigners who trusted. God is all about everyone being welcome!
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Luke 2:25-40. Grief can’t be pushed or ignored. God meets in the most unexpected places which become the expected surprise. Recorded December 31, 2017 at Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, CA.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines preached on John 1.5,14 recorded on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2017. Christmas recalibrates us to what is essential, fundamental and real.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded December 17, 2017 for the fourth Sunday of Advent. This sermon is a reflection on 2 Samuel 7:1-11,16 and Luke 1:26-38. Together we glean lessons from a pageant, rekindling a kindness toward our humanity.
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Clark recorded December 10, 2017 for the third Sunday of Advent. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 and Luke 1:46b-55. We are invited to revisit Mary’s Magnificat as a bold statement that her/your life embodies God’s liberated world.
Sermon by Dr. Lisa Fullam on Isaiah 40.1-11 and Mark 1.1-8, recorded on December 3, 2017.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Mark 13.24-37 & Isaiah 64.1-9 recorded on November 26, 2017. Advent has three movements: the Advent that was, the Advent that is and the Advent that is still yet to be. Advent calls us to be ready to encounter joy; open to experience delight.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded November 19, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Matthew 25:14-30 and Psalm 123. In conversation with Inez Torres Davis, we take a new look at the parable of the talents with newfound appreciation for the third slave.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 5.1-12 recorded on November 5, 2017. All Saints’ Day invites us to make space for silence so we can remember those who have been saints to us.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded October 29, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 and Matthew 22:34-46. In conversation with NT scholar, Patrick Gray, and Jewish scholar, Robert Goldenberg, the possibility is explored that Jesus’ conversation with the Pharisees may have been about more than a dispute about the Law.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 22.15-22 recorded on October 22, 2017. To love another person is to see the face to God.
Sermon by Scott Clark on Matthew 22.1-14 recorded on October 15, 2017. When have you been excluded and what does it mean to really welcome everyone?
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 21.23-32 recorded on October 8, 2017. To belong means we have to accept—really accept—what is it like to live in another’s skin.
Sermon by Mary Louise McCullough on Psalm 78.1-4, 12-16 and Exodus 17.1-7. Recorded on October 1, 2017.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 20. 1-16 & Psalm 105 (from Praying the Psalms by Nan Merrill) recorded on September 24, 2017. The point of this parable is generosity which frees us to be ourselves: take what is yours and go …
Sermon by The Rev. Joan Huff, recorded September 17, 2017. It is a reflection on Psalm 105 and Matthew 20:1-16.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded September 10, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Exodus 12:1-14 and Matthew 18:15-20. Appreciating the genius of the ancients and their ability to remember, we take another look at the embodied practice of liturgy and explore how it might open a way into freedom.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Exodus 3.1-15 & Matthew 16.21-28 recorded on September 3, 2017. God wants us to be relaxed and ourselves so we can be about the business of the kingdom.
Sermon by The Rev. Keenan Kelsey recorded August 6, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 78:9-20 and Matthew 14:13-21. Revisiting the feeding of the 5,000, we ask the question, “Can God set a table in the wilderness?”
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded July 30, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Romans 8: 26-28 and Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 in conversation with New Testament scholar, Amy-Jill Levine. Exploring a series of parables about the Kingdom of Heaven, we find encouragement to lighten the load.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk recorded July 23, 2017. Full title: The Inner Life of Weeds: the World, the Flesh, and the Devil (aka the System, the False Self, and Legitimized Evil)
This sermon is a reflection on Romans 8:12-25 and Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. Revisiting the parable of the sower, we are invited to try on a new interpretation. What is a weed? What are the implications of cultivation being a form of “soil disturbance”?
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded July 16, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 55:10-13 and Matthew 13:1-9,18-23 and is in conversation with scholar, J. David Waugh. Revisiting the parable of the sower, we look for nutrients and depth of soil.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen recorded July 9, 2017. This teaching sermon is a reflection on Genesis 24:34-39, 42-49 and Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30. Together we reflect on what are supposed to “do” as disciples of Christ.
Sermon by The Rev. Joan Huff recorded July 2, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Matthew 10:40-42 and Genesis 22:1-14. Together we expand our idea of “welcome.”
Sermon by The Rev. Scott Quinn recorded June 25, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Matthew 10:24-39 in conversation with the Sufi mystic, Rumi, given on Pride Sunday. In our yearning for the truth of our own being, we find we must lose our life — our ego — in order to find the Real.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded June 18, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Genesis 1:15; 21:1-7 and Matthew 9:35-10:8. Taking in the story of Abraham and Sarah and the Native American tradition of changing names throughout a person’s life, we are refreshed by the truth that life is never just one story; we are not bound to just one telling.
Sermon by The Rev. Ellen Rankin recorded June 11, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 8 and Matthew 28:16-20. Embracing our humanity, we are charged to doubt confidently.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa recorded June 4, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on John 20:19-22 and Acts 2:1-13. Taking in the spirit of the song, “Somewhere” (There’s A Place for Us), on this Pentecost Sunday, we find our way into the truth that out of a place of chaos new life can take root.
The Ascension of the Christ isn’t about looking up, but looking inward and outward. The Ascension asks us to be about the work of Jesus; which is the work of unity between all peoples.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on John 17.1-11 recorded on May 28, 2017.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded May 21, 2017.
This sermon is a reflection on Acts 17: 22-28 and John 14:15-21. Attentive to the search for God and the longing for human connection, we revisit moments that transcend our separateness and make us come alive.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on John 14.1-14 recorded on May 14, 2017.
Our desire is to be home in God and in the realm of God there are many places to stay: there is room for everyone.
When we think that God is absent, God tells us to ’change your perspective’: practice, practice, practice. Jesus isn’t missing; God is winning and we’re winners, too!
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa recorded on Sunday, April 30, 2017.
This sermon is a reflection on Genesis 1 and John 1. What do we mean when we refer to "the earth”? And what do we mean when we refer to "the world”? Attentive to the layers of created life, we recall the joyful presence of God to it all, and encounter renewed energy to sustain us as we care for the earth and the world.
Sermon by Pastoral Care Associate of San Francisco Theological Seminary, Lucas Walker, recorded Earth Day Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Resurrection is something we know when we experience it, like love. Resurrection is something, like forgiveness. Resurrection is something like the gentle touch saying you are loved. Resurrection is something we practice, it isn't "other worldly"' On the contrary it happens as you and I live in the world. This is God's promise to us!
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 28.1-10 recorded on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017.
This sermon is a reflection on Mark 11:1-10, Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29, Philippians 2:5-11, and selections from Luke 23, and is in conversation with scholar, John Dominic Crossan. What is Palm Sunday? A recognition of Jesus’ divinity? A celebration? Protest? Together we explore the questions and find ourselves in the crowd.
Sermon by The Rev. Jenna Meyers recorded Palm/Passion Sunday, April 9, 2017.
This sermon is a reflection on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 and Matthew 4:1-11 on the first Sunday of Lent. Together we remember the dignity of acknowledging our humanity and let that be a guide as we find our way in the wilderness.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded March 5, 2017.
We pray to be transfigured so we might see change in ourselves, in our relationship and in the world. After the sermon, stay tuned for a beautiful song sung by our choir.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 17.1-9 recorded on February 26, 2017.
We are invited to practice a prayer of persistence as we confront “cheeky oppressors” from a place of intact dignity. This sermon is a reflection on Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 and Matthew 5:38-48.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk recorded February 19, 2017.
With the backdrop of unfolding events in our country and world, we explore what it means to choose life. It is in conversation with such scholars as W. Sibley Towner and Brett Younger, and with writer and philosopher Alain de Botton.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded February 12, 2017. This sermon is a reflection on Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Matthew 5:21-37.
We are told that we are the salt of the earth and light of the world. What does this mean? How do we live this out. Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 5.13-20 recorded on February 5, 2017.
Hope you enjoy our choir's singing at the end of the sermon.
This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 15 and Matthew 5:1-12. Hearing anew the beatitudes in our “Post-Truth” era and aware that brokenness abounds, we sit with how we might practice “living consciously in God.”
Sermon by The Rev. Ellen Rankin recorded January 29, 2017.
God’s light that is in us needs to be released so we can bring about transformation in this divided world.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa Matthew 4.1-23 recorded on January 22, 2017.
This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 42:1-9, Matthew 3:13-17 and the Baptism of the Lord. Together we remember our own baptism and our call “to be a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon…”
We hope you also enjoy our choir performing a moving worship song at the end of the sermon.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded January 15, 2017.
Epiphanies challenge us to see and recognize that which we have recognized and seen before.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on January 8th
As Luther Smith wrote in Intimacy and Mission: "The call to community is experienced as a promise… When God calls people, God sustains them in answering the call. And when God sustains, life is blessed."
Sermon by Joan Huff on Luke 2.15-21 recorded on January 1, 2017.
The incarnation is all about God say to us: Welcome! Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Luke 2.8-14 recorded on Christmas Day, December 25, 2016.
Joseph was in a catch 22. He know the law and loved Mary. What was he to do? He trusted, even though he may not have believed that what messenger in his dream told him was true. This sermon looks at how light/God gets into us and the world.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Matthew 1.18-25 recorded on Sunday, December 18, 2017.
This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 35:1-10 and Luke 1:46-55 (the Magnificat). With the help of Christine Rodger’s poem, “Pondering the Winter Mystery” in Once Upon a Luminous Night, we wonder what keeps bringing us to the stable year after year.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded December 11, 2016.
Light and darkness live in harmony with one another. We are called not to be afraid, but to walk in the light of repentance which leads to hope.
Sermon by the Rev. Scott Clark on Matthew 3.1-12 on December 4, 2016
This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 24:36-44. In conversation with Stacey Simspon Duke, Mark Yurs, and the retelling of events by Dallas Goldtooth at Standing Rock in South Dakota, we listen for how the light gets in even when we have reason to fear.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded Nov 27, 2016.
In light of the national elections how do we respond; how do we grieve our lost and unmet expectations.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines based on Colossians 1.11-20 recorded on November 20, 2016.
Lay Sunday reflections on stories of giving. Stories from Denise Bradley and Nick Endres.
In looking at Jesus’ teaching which may appear ’nuts’ we gain a glimpse what it means to choose a life of love.
Sermon by the Rev. Scott Quinn on Luke 6.20-31 recorded on All Saint’s Sunday, November 6, 2016.
This sermon is a reflection on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 and Luke 19:1-10. In conversation with Christian scholars and with a Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist Monk, we hear anew that “it’s about the peace and the compassion.”
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded Oct 30, 2016.
Together we reflect on how our positions in life effect how we relate to and put our trust in God.
This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 65 and Luke 18:9-14.
Sermon by Susan Pierson, MDiv student at San Francisco Theological Seminary, recorded October 23, 2016.
Together we explore the observation that “justice is love made public,” how we might be led by seeds of justice, and walk in gratitude. This sermon is a reflection on Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 and Luke 17:11-19 and is in conversation with theologian Cornel West.
Sermon by Fr. Andy Shamel, chaplain at Stanford University, recorded October 9, 2016.
How much Faith is enough? Why do we always feel like we don't have enough faith? How does Jesus respond as we wrestle with these feelings?
We are told to rekindle the gift of God that is within us. And, this ‘gift’ is the ember of faith placed within us.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on 2 Timothy 1.1-14 and Luke 17.5-6 on October 1st 2016.
Seeing isn’t believing, believing is seeing. Learn how Jeremiah's seemingly foolish purchase of land, empowered the jewish people and how Luke's story of the rich man and Lazarus reveals how easy it is to choose blindness over sight.
Sermon by Dr. Lisa Fullam on Jeremiah 32.1-3a,6-15 and Luke 16.19-31 recorded on September 25, 2016
We explore a very confusing parable, and ask what is Jesus trying to say? Bottomline: God is all about forgiveness, plain and simple, and so should we be, no matter what.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on First Timothy 2.1-7a and Luke 16.1-13 recorded on September 18, 2016.
This sermon is a reflection on Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and Luke 15:1-10 and is in conversation with scholar Amy-Jill Levine. Together we explore the importance of community and each person being included at the table.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded September 11, 2016.
Martin Luther King Jr. said ‘our lives begin to end when we become silent about what matters. What matters to you? You can’t keep silent nor be apathetic any longer. Looking at our corporate ‘ugly’ as a nation. Choosing Life … not for some, but for all.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Jeremiah 18.1-6 and Deuteronomy 30.15-19c recorded on September 4, 2016.
How do we respond to Jesus' call to move beyond class and creed. Through Jesus' parables about our place at the table and who we invite, we explore privilege and how each of us is called into love. Invite all to your table, not only those who will repay you.
Sermon by the Rev. Ellen Rankin on Luke 14. 1, 7-14 and Hebrews 13.
In South Africa the Zula greet one another with “Sawubona” which means: “I see you”. Really seeing another sets you free to be yourself, empowered by God’s Spirit to stand. How can we empower others to be set free from what binds them? How can we really "see" those around us, those without means, those unseen by our society.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Jeremiah 1.4-10 and Luke 13.10-17 recorded on August 21, 2016.
Acknowledging lament and the unrest of division, together we explore what it is to be about living and belonging to the world in this moment now. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 and Luke 12:49-56, and is in conversation with poet, Mary Oliver.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded August 14, 2016.
In response to a prophetic voice, we revisit an ancient question and response: “Where is your treasure? For there your heart will be also.”
Sermon by The Rev. Joan Huff recorded August 7, 2016. This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 1:1, 11-20 and Luke 12:32-40.
Revisiting the parable of the “rich fool,” we explore the call to live animated by well-being and widen our imagination of Shalom.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded July 31, 2016. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 107:1-9 and Luke 12:13-21.
Jesus teaches the disciples (and us) about the A, B, Cs of prayer, but before we can easily practice asking, seeking and knocking we need to examine the stories we hold about prayer, about God, even about ourselves. Are the stories helpful and life-giving or do they box us in? If the latter, they need to be discarded.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Luke 11.1-13 recorded on July 24, 2016.
This sermon is a reflection on Colossians 1:15-19 and Luke 10:38-42. Honoring Martha as one among a short list of those with a name exclaimed in a double form — "Martha, Martha" — we explore the call to become who we really are. Witness to the strength of Martha, we are asked, “How are the bitter parts of our lives related to the better parts?” Our lovely musical director, Luba, plays a beautiful hymn at the end of the sermon.
Sermon by The Rev. Dale Trunk recorded July 17, 2016.
Today we take a look at what expectations we place on God, others and ourselves. Often these expectations limit us to God’s Presence in our lives. What do we carry that is unnecessary and no longer life-giving? When God steps in, miracles happen and most often, they are never as we expect.
Sermon by the Rev. Jeff Gaines on II Kings 5.1-14 recorded on July 3, 2016.
Should you stay or should you go? Together, we explore this question and it's ramifications to discipleship. What does it mean to follow Jesus? This sermon is a reflection on 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14, Luke 9:51-62, and a recent Portals to the Sacred pilgrimage in France.
At the end we have a special musical interlude that we hope you enjoy.
Sermon by The Rev. Dr. Leslie Veen recorded June 26, 2016.
This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 42 and Luke 8:26-39, and a response to the shooting at the Pulse club in Orlando, Florida. In conversation with Jamaican born poet, Staceyann Chinn, and the children’s book, The Little Boy and the Big Fish, by Max Velthuijs, we explore the call to love.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded June 19, 2016.
This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 5:1-8 and Luke 7:36-50. The question is asked, “How and why do we lose our love for people and the things we once adored?” Through an extravagant and unexpected act, we find life and hope can return.
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa recorded June 12, 2016.
This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 146 and Galatians 1:11-24. Inspired by illustrations by Mariachiara di Giorgio, dreams of the inmost being are lifted up and the desire to live an honorable life is explored.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded June 5, 2016.
There is a righteous anger that motivates us to be catalysts for change in the world. God tell us to get over ourselves, our petty difference of opinions and work for the shalom of the world.
At the end of the sermon there is a lovely song directed by Luba and sung by our choir.
Sermon by Joan Huff on I Kings 18.20-22,30-40 & Galatians 1.1-12 recorded on May 29, 2016
The Spirit of God is always about justice, truth and freedom. Spirit is always about reconciliation: dismantling barriers, bringing together opposites, healing addictions and establishing hope. Life is too short, too fragile and too fabulous to waste time holding a grudge or being hurt.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Acts 2.1-13 & John14.15-20; 25-27 recorded on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 2016.
Inspired by the high, lonesome, and hopeful sound of the banjo and storytelling by Abigail Washburn, we come together as we find peace in one another and Home.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded May 1, 2016. This sermon is a reflection on John 14:23-29 and Acts 16:9-15.
Enjoy a brief choral introit before our Earth Day sermon on the topic of creation. Our relationship as an earth-steward is to be relational like that of a lover for the beloved. What is God’s desire? What are the desires of our hearts? God’s desire is to have creation continually create. We are part of the web of life: interconnected, interdependent and interrelated.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines based on a harmonization of Genesis 1 and John 1 and Psalm 37.4 recorded on Earth Day Sunday, April 24, 2016.
Listen as we reflected on John 10:22-30 and Psalm 23 and explore the limits of judgment and compassion.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded April 17, 2016.
Just because something isn’t factual, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Listen as we explore how the stories of our lives become containers for the sacred stories of faith.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on John 20.19-21 recorded on April 3, 2016.
We reflect on John 20:1-18 this Easter morning. We question how it is possible to live as Easter people while we explore the ancient narrative of Mary at the tomb, integrating it into our contemporary lived experience.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded March 27, 2016.
You are invited to consider what it might be like, as a Lenten practice, to experience one wanton act of pleasure a day. You might be thinking, "Pleasure? That doesn't seem very lenten...", but listen and hear how God might be calling us to experience something new and unexpected.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on John 12. 1-8 recorded Lent V — March 13, 2016
We explore and reimagine the story of the prodigal son from several different perspectives: the son who leaves, the son who stays and the even slaves who watch the drama unfold. How is Jesus present to each of these? What does he say to us in our own story? We must ask ourselves, what does this story have to say to the story of my life today?
Sermon by Lucas Walker on Luke13.1-3,11b-2 recorded on the First Sunday in Lent, March 6, 2016”
This sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 55:1-9 and Luke 13:1-9, and unpacks the parable of the fig tree that has not yet borne fruit. What makes for a "happy tree?" How do we see God portrayed in this story? As we dig deeper into the story we witness a God who encourages us to expand and thrive not to be brought low or to suffer.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded February 28, 2016, in conversation with Polish illustrator, Ewa Poklewska-Kozietta, and the work of the Master Gardener Program of Colorado State University.
This sermon unpacks the historical understanding of ‘covenant.’ From the first covenant with Abram to the new covenant through Jesus, we explore the mystery of God's forever commitment to each of us.
Sermon by Scott Quinn recorded on February 21, 2016.
What does it mean to be totally dependent on God? Can we do it? Is this how we find freedom?
Sermon by Ellen Rankin on Luke 9.28-38 recorded on February 7, 2016.
This sermon is a reflection on Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 4:16-30, and the layered story of Jesus, the prophet, being chased out of the synagogue. In conversation with illustrator, Debi Gliori, and the blogs, “The Art Room Plant” and “Little Red Riding Hood and Other Wolfish Things,” by Hazel Terry, we imagine a story of deliverance.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded January 31, 2016.
Jesus quotes from Isaiah as he begins his ministry after spending 40 days praying in the desert. This sermon asks us to spend time in contemplation of God’s Big Book of creation, as well as to deepen our relationship with the Holy Spirit in daily life.
Sermon by Rev Joan Huff.
Through Jesus's first sign of turning water into wine, we are touched by a message of extravagance — a message that there is more than enough for all. There is enough compassion, love, and justice (in all its practical implications) even for the alien and the stranger. It is a message that points directly to the character of God.
Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Tom Glenn recorded January 17, 2016. The sermon is a reflection on Isaiah 62:1-5 and John 2:1-11.
Each of us has the Light of God within us. This Light can bring about comfort, transformation and change. Embrace the Light that is uniquely yours!
Sermon by Melvin Fujikawa on Isaiah 60.1-6 recorded on Epiphany Sunday, January 3, 2016.
Are you looking for the Christ? And, if so, where? Christmas is about finding ways of putting on compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness and patience, — forgiving one another as we have been forgiven surrounding one's self with love.
Sermon by Deacon Colby Roberts on Colossians 3.12-17 & Luke 2.41-52 recorded on December 27, 2015.
God wants the world to be a better place by changing one heart at a time. Christmas is a love story reminding us that loving another person is seeing the face of God.
Sermon by the Rev. Jeff Gaines recorded on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2015.
There is a radical nature about following God: about saying YES. Mary said yes to the angel and life change. When we say yes to God, our lives change. When we say yes to another person our hearts open in ways we never before imagined. We are given words that burst out of us without warning — all of a sudden — from the very core of our being, unbidden and startling …they erupt from that place deep within us …taking on a life of their own which transform us and change others.
Sermon by Jeff Gaines on Luke 1.39-55 recorded on Advent IV, December 20, 2015.
Confronted by John the Baptist, and in conversation with the life and work of inventor, Dean Kamen, the question is asked, “What do you need to face on your way to peace?”
Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded December 13, 2015. This sermon is a reflection on Zephaniah 3:14-20 and Luke 3:7-18.
Advent is a place of ‘suspension' between what is and what will be as we seek our true home in the love of God. Sermon by the Rev. Andy Shamel on Isaiah 40.1 and Luke 3.1-6 recorded on December 6, 2015.
You are invited to consider how they might be a miracle by your generosity, hospitality and faithfulness. Sermon by the Rev. Jeff Gaines on the First Sunday of Advent based on Jeremiah 33.14-18 & Mark 21.25-36 recorded on November 29, 2015.
We are invited to look at what it means to live a life as "thanks beings"… constantly aware of the little, everyday, ordinary events in out lives. Sermon by Dr. Lisa Fullam on Matthew 6.25-33 recorded on November 22, 2015.
With wars and rumors of wars, a message of hope is heard from an ancient community. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 16:5-11 and Mark 13:1-11 following the attacks on Paris. Sermon by Jenna Meyers recorded November 15, 2015.
Reflecting on the “risky business” of vulnerability and human connection, the question is asked, “Do you really want to be known?”
Sermon by the Rev. Scott Clark, Associate Dean and Chaplain of San Francisco Theological Seminary, recorded November 8th, 2015. This sermon is a reflection on Psalm 139 and is in conversation with scholar, Brene Brown, and theologian, Howard Thurman.
Sermon by Jenna Meyers on Job 42:1-6 (and Job more generally) and Mark 10:46-52 recorded October 25th, 2015.
This sermon is in conversation with scholars Raymond Scheindlin and Shaye J.D. Cohen. Playing with the interwoven images of the (Bartimeaus) blind beggar narrative, a relationship is developed to the modern audience, as well as to the Marcan community, who likely heard the story around the fall of the second temple. One of those images is of Jerricho and the walls tumbling down. When there was no reason to hope, their hope in a promised land was realized. Remembering Jerricho, the Marcan community might have found renewed “sight” of hope as they were facing loss and devastation of their own. In both Mark and Job, and potentially for us, hope is found within community and resiliency through story.
We are invited to be real, honest and human regarding our loses.
Sermon by the Rev. Ellen Rankin on John 11.32-44 recorded on All Saints Sunday, November 1, 2015.