SERMONS
THE PREACHING AT ST. PAULS SPEAKS TO THE MOMENT FROM A TIMELESS PERSPECTIVE, WITH INTELLIGENCE, HUMOR AND OPENNESS
“March into Madness”
Do we as Christians really recognize what makes for peace? In this Palm Sunday sermon, Rev. Dr. Jeff Carlson reflects on Jesus' lament that we don't...
“flesh and skin and bones and hoofs and horns”
The Karl Barth quote that contributes the title of this sermon speaks to the visceral intersection of grace and sin, life and death, and, as Rev....
“Cornerstones”
In Luke 20, Jesus quotes Psalm 118: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone." But do we today recognize our own...
“Kicking Lions, Stomping Snakes”
<People in a pandemic don’t need a pollyannaish look at God; we need God's presence. In this sermon, Rev. Matt Fitzgerald reflects on selections...
“Oh No, I See a Darkness”
A sermon for the second Sunday in Lent, based on Psalm 6, and Jesus' echo of it in Luke 13:22-30. Preached by Rev. Matt Fitzgerald on February 28,...
“This Lent, Celebrate in the Haunted House, the World”
A sermon for the first Sunday of Lent, drawing from Psalm 91: 1-4, Luke 4:1-13...and the poetic insights of Daniel Berrigan. Preached by Benny...
“Lift Up Your Eyes”
In this Zoom-saturated time, can we hear God telling us to turn off self view and turn on speaker view? To look up, beyond ourselves? In this...
“A Posture in the World”
In this sermon, Rev. Matt Fitzgerald takes a fresh look at Psalm 111. Preached during virtual worship on January 31, 2021. For our full archive of...
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