‘A Change in What Is Seen’

‘A Change in What Is Seen’

Executive Director Brian Ellison delivered this sermon at University Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas, on the Transfiguration of the Lord, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Click here to listen to audio of the sermon. Text: Luke 9:28-43 I grew up in the little town of...
“The Reign of God We Get”

“The Reign of God We Get”

A Sermon on Luke 7:1-10 by the Rev. Brian D. Ellison Southminster Presbyterian Church, Boise, Idaho Sunday, June 2, 2013 I have heard, over the years since you called my friend Marci[1] to be your pastor, about this church. I’ve heard of your commitment to welcoming...

Hospitality

A sermon by Dr. Robert R. Laha, Jr. Old Presbyterian Meeting House Alexandria, Virginia June 13, 2010 Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3 Meal time has always been important to me – and not just because I love good food! It is important to me because of the...
Farther and Deeper

Farther and Deeper

Gregory Bentley, preaching for the 2009 Conference Luke 5:1-11 In the 1850s, Henry Comstock left Canada and made his way to western Nevada hoping to strike it rich by prospecting for gold. While in Nevada, he gained the reputation of a shyster; someone who was willing...

Certain Reversals

Luke 1:39-56 Lisa Larges, Regional Partnership Coordinator That All May Freely Serve Friday, November 10, 2006 Lisa Larges joined the TAMFS staff in 2002, after graduating from San Francisco Theological Seminary in 1989. She organized the Witness for Reconciliation...

Dining with Jesus

Sermon for Old First Presbyterian Church August 29, 2004 Pamela Byers Elder, First Presbyterian Church, San Francisco Executive Director, Covenant Network of Presbyterians Luke 14: 1, 7-14 Hebrews 13: 1-8, 15-16 As we read the gospels, it becomes clear that Jesus just...

A Chaos of Uncalculating Love

COVENANT NETWORK CONFERENCE 2003 New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC Sermon – Friday Morning, November 7, 2003 A Chaos of Uncalculating Love Kenneth E. Kovacs Pastor, Catonsville Presbyterian Church, Maryland   It might come as a surprise that at...

The Church Isn’t Jesus

COVENANT NETWORK CONFERENCE 2003 New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC Sermon – Thursday Worship, November 6, 2003   The Church Isn’t Jesus Luke 13:10-17 Chris Glaser I have been moved by this woman, stooped by a spirit, for a very long time, and,...