Calvary ~ St. George's Sermon Podcast

Although we are all part Pharisee and part tax collector, God declares us righteous not because of how righteous we feel, but because of the righteousness of Christ freely given to us.

In this sermon, The Reverend Jacob Smith shares what is most important to Jesus and how it relates to the prayers of a persistent widow.

In this sermon, The Reverend Jacob Smith articulates the differences between the gift of faith and the effects of faith.

In this sermon, The Reverend Jacob Smith talks about the meaning of Christian faith.

God calls us, not to a feast that divides us into rich and poor, but to a feast that makes us into one body of Christ.

Where do we find Jesus in the parable of the Dishonest Manager?

In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith explains how being lost, helpless, and dead is where God often does the greatest work in our lives.

In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith discusses why Jesus uses the word "hate" and what happens when the cross chooses you.

Jesus invites us to the ultimate upside-down dinner party—a banquet where sinners are forgiven, the broken are healed, and all are invited.

Jesus fulfills the law of God for us, through his life, death, and resurrection. When we come to God’s mountain, Jesus is our way to God, and to his everlasting party in heaven.

Jesus refuses to rubber stamp the peace of humanity because our peace does not hold up to God’s standards, to his desire for all people to flourish in his love and forgiveness. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus brings judgement to our world that ultimately will bring about lasting peace through his grace.

In God’s goodness, he gives us a kingdom where he lays down his life in order to serve us. Through Jesus Christ’s incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection, God builds a kingdom where even the lowest and the least are cared for.

In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith shares about the grace of prayer.

Paul writes in all caps to defend the gospel of pure grace. Both the world and our own hearts desire an identity based on scorekeeping, but this only leads to division and competition. The grace flowing from the cross of Christ gifts us a new identity, raising us all to share in Christ’s identity. This grace turns our eyes from the scoreboard to our neighbors, producing love, compassion, and restoration. Rest fully in your forgiveness, leaving failures and successes behind. Let your identity stand firm on the cross alone—all other ground is sinking sand.

Jesus tells us that we don’t have what it takes to follow him. But the good news is that he does have what it takes to save us.

In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith preaches on what the meaning of Jesus' confrontation with Legion means for you.

In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith reminds us that the Trinity is not a doctrine to be explained, but a revelation from God to be received.

The Reverend Jacob Smith reminds us that unity comes not from a common strength, but from a common need for God.

The final verses of Revelation invite us to see how Jesus Christ is working in our past, our present, and our future. His future promises are based in his historic death and resurrection, while he is present to us now in the Eucharist.

In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith talks about the New Jerusalem and your name being written in the Lamb’s Book of Life and why that is of such great comfort.