Calvary ~ St. George's Sermon Podcast

The Rev. Jacob Smith introduces us to the Reverend Dr. Samuel Shoemaker, rector of Calvary Episcopal Church from 1925-1952 and his secret to an unmanageable life.

The Rev. Jacob Smith unpacks Jesus' move to the Galilee of the Gentiles and what it means to be a fish fishing for people.

The Rev. Jacob Smith takes a look at the content of the prophetic message of the Old Testament and how it applies to Evangelism.

The Rev. Janet Broderick explores how anxiety comes from the deepest place which only God’s supernatural power can heal.

The Rev. MJ Layton's explores how the new year brings resolutions to better ourselves, which almost always fail. But the Feast of the Holy Name offers something different: a reminder that Jesus came to save us from our sins.

The Rev. MJ Layton explores how God promises to be with us. This means that he enters the worst parts of our world, the parts that are marred by sin. He comes to be with us so that he can show us his love and forgiveness.

The Rev. Jacob Smith looks at the question everybody is asking and how the collect for Advent III provides the answer.

The Rev. MJ Layton explores how in Advent we look forward to the future coming of Jesus Christ, when he will heal our world and reconcile us to each other and to God. While we wait, we prepare our hearts for him through confession and repentance, trusting in his grace to forgive our sins and heal our wounded hearts.

The Rev. Jacob Smith talks about living in the season of Advent.

The Rev. MJ Layton's Thanksgiving sermon. Just like we need physical food to sustain us physically, we need spiritual food to be nourished spiritually. Jesus is the spiritual nourishment who gives life to our souls and it is through our belief in him that we find eternal life.

The Rev. Janet Broderick examines the irony in the story of the thief on the cross, and how Christ himself satisfies the paradoxes in our lives.

The Rev. Jacob Smith talks about the power of God for us that makes us Saints.

The Rev. Jacob Smith talks about the importance of rescuing Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus from the famous children's song.

The Rev. MJ Layton explores how humans frequently fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to other people. But true humility is found in comparing ourselves to God. We know that we will never measure up to his perfection, but he in his graciousness will extend mercy to us for our imperfection.

The Rev. Janet Broderick gives a sermon about God’s power poured out on our weakness.

The Rev. Jacob Smith unpacks the Gospel in the healing of Naaman the Syrian.

The Rev. MJ Layton explores how the pain, hurt, and injustice around us often does not make sense and is not how God intended the world to be. By faith in the faithfulness of God we can live in the midst of these questions and confusion.

The Rev. MJ Layton explains that we do not need to live either in a fantasy that we will get away with our sins or in fear of eternal judgment, because Jesus’s resurrection ensures for us forgiveness of sins and life after death.

Bishop Andrew Dietsche visits Calvary ~ St. George's and unpack the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from the Gospel of Luke.

The Rev. Jacob Smith unpacks one of Jesus’ more confusing parables to reveal the Gospel found within it.