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The First Sign, John 2:1-11

November 12, 2010

Once, there was a wedding and Jesus was there.  Well as a pastor I’m here to tell you that on more than one occasion there have been weddings and Jesus wasn’t there.  Most likely you have attended or maybe even presided at those weddings where Jesus was not present.  They’re the weddings where Jesus isn’t [...]

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COME UP HERE WITH US

May 25, 2010

A sermon preached by Rev. Glenda Hope, at Old First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, on the 40th anniversary of her ordination to professional ministry, which occurred in that church on May 17, 1970.

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The Good News About Doubt

April 19, 2010

“…most of our days are not lived on Easter Sunday, nor are they lived in the valleys of Good Friday. If we’re honest, most of our days are spent living here, in a post Easter world where because of the resurrection everything is supposedly different, and yet when we look around us, far too little of the things that need to be different, are different.”

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A Comprehensive Covenant

November 6, 2008

Diane Givens Moffett Pastor, St James Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, NC Isaiah 61:8-9; John 3:16; Acts 15:1-3 Many of you may have heard the story of a little girl who was about six years old. She was in school and it was time for an art lesson. The teacher said that this little girl hardly ever [...]

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Water-Cooler Evangelism

November 11, 2006

John 4 (Selected Verses) Sheila C. Gustafson Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Santa Fe, New Mexico Saturday, November 11, 2006 Sheila Gustafson is pastor of  First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, NM and a founding Director of the Covenant Network.  She is a noted preacher; her sermons have been published in Renewing the Vision and Preach [...]

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Just . . . in Time

November 5, 2005

Sermon  Thomas G. Long Bandy Professor of Preaching Candler School of Theology Saturday Closing Worship November 5, 2005 John 11: 1-21 The 11th chapter of the gospel of John contains the well-known story of the raising of Lazarus.  It’s a long story.  It’s a familiar story.  And you already know how it ends.  So I’m [...]

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