Sermons

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, March 10, 2024

    Guest Preacher: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: All the Light We Cannot See Text: John 3:14-21 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 831 1801 2994* Password: 072101 *Beginning March 10th the Zoom Meeting ID is......

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, March 5, 2024

    Guest Preacher: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: The Dunce Conundrum Text: 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25 REMINDER: This week we will celebrate Communion. Please gather your Communion Elements before the service if you are worshipping at home.  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to......

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, February 25, 2024

    Guest Preacher: Rev. Dr. Allison Jones Lundeen Sermon Title: I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up Text: John 5: 1-15  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592* Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101 *Beginning March......

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, February 18, 2024

    Guest Preacher: Chaplain Ken Rathje Sermon Title: The Love of Jesus…Pulls Us In Closer Text: Mark 1:9-15;  John 21:15-19 Photo: Ken Rathje – Peter’s Primacy, Northwest Shore of Sea of Galilee                                               Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the......

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR ASH WEDNESDAY, February 14, 2024

    Ash Wednesday Guest Pastors: Rev. Dr. Bob Melone & Rev. Dr. Rob Erickson  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, February 11, 2024

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Nancy Neal Sermon Title Transfiguration Moments Text: Mark 9:2-9  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, February 4, 2024

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bryan Mickle Sermon Title: A Day in the Life Text: Mark 1:29-39 REMINDER: This week we will celebrate Communion. Please gather your Communion Elements before the service if you are worshipping at home.  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to......

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, January 28, 2024

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Ken Rathje Sermon Title: The Love of Jesus Text: Psalm 36: 5-10; John 15:9-17  Service Details:...

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, January 21, 2024

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: I Feel Fine Text: Jonah 3:1-5,10; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, January 14, 2024

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bryan Mickle Sermon Title: The Disturbing Word Text: I Samuel 3:1-20  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, January 7, 2024

    Guest Pastor: Rev. John Molina-Moore Sermon Title: Epiphany of the Lord Text: Psalm 72:1-7; Matthew 2:1-12 REMINDER: This week we will celebrate Communion. Please gather your Communion Elements before the service if you are worshipping at home.  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want......

  • SUNDAY, December 31, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Allison Jones Lundeen Sermon Title: Looking Backward to Go Forward Text: Psalm 46:1; Luke 17:11-19   Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, December 24, 2023, 4:30 pm

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Fauntleroy Sermon Title: A Service of Lessons and Carols Text: Various NOTE: There is no morning worship service today.  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • SUNDAY, December 17, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bryan Mickle Sermon Title: The Quiet Hero of Christmas Text: Romans 1:1-7, Matthew 1:1-25 IMAGE CREDIT: Luca Giordano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID:......

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, December 10, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: No Ordinary Shepherd Text: Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063Password: 072101...

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, December 3, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Allison Jones Lundeen Sermon Title: A Prayer Plan for Advent Text: Isaiah 7:1-14; 1 Corinthians 1:20-25 REMINDER: This week we will celebrate Communion. Please gather your Communion Elements before the service if you are worshipping at home.  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those......

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, November 26, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Text: Ezekiel 34: 11-16,20-24 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, November 19, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Allison Jones Lundeen Sermon Title: God’s Math Text: Matthew 19:27-20:16 (from the Message translation) Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, November 12, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: House Rules Text: Joshua 24:1-3,14-25; Psalm 78:1-7 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, November 5, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Crawford Brubaker Sermon Title: Embracing the Tapestry of the Saints Text: Ephesians 1:11-23 REMINDER: This week we will celebrate Communion. Please gather your Communion Elements before the service if you are worshiping at home.  Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want......

  • Worship Links For Sunday, October 29, 2023

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  • Worship Links For Sunday, October 22, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Josh Heikkila Sermon Title: Love is the Law, and the Law is Love Text: Matthew 22:34-46 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, October 15, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bryan Mickle Sermon Title: Think About These Things Text: Philippians 4:1-9 ...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, October 8, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Nancy Neal Sermon Title: Let It Alone for One More Year Text:  Luke 13:1-9 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, October 1, 2023

    Worship Links For Sunday, October 1, 2023 Guest Pastor: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: Believe It Or Not? Text: Matthew 21:23-32 REMINDER: This week we will celebrate Communion. Please gather your Communion Elements before the service if you are worshiping at home. ...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, September 24, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. John Molina-Moore Sermon Title: On To The Next Text: Psalm 94: 18-23; Luke 12:22-31 ...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, September 17, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Crawford Brubaker Sermon Title: Moses as Midwife Text: Exodus 1:15-17; 4:9-14 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, September 10, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: The Feud Text: Matthew 18:15-20 ...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, September 3, 2023

    Worship Links For Sunday, September 3, 2023 Guest Pastor: Rev. Crawford Brubaker Sermon Title: Just as I am? Text: Revelation 3: 19-22 REMINDER: This week we will celebrate Communion. Please gather your Communion Elements before the service if you are worshiping at home. ...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, August 27, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Allison Lundeen Sermon Title: Establishment Text:  Psalm 90; Luke 6:46-49 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, August 20, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Nancy Neal Sermon Title: How Do We Begin Again? Text:  Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, August 13, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Nancy Neal Sermon Title: From Generation to Generation Text:  Isaiah 2:1-5; Matthew 1:1-17 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 6, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Emilee Williams Sermon Title: When Enough is Enough Text:  Matthew 14:13-21 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links For Sunday, July 30, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: Heaven Only Knows Text:  Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday July 23, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Nancy Neal Sermon Title: May the Eyes of Your Heart Be Open Text:  Luke 6:20-31; Ephesians 1:11-23 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday July 16, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Nancy Neal Sermon Title: Your Light is Already Shining Text:  Isaiah 58:1-11; Matthew 5:13-20 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday July 9, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: Talkin’ About My Generation Text: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 ...

  • Worship Resources for Sunday July 2, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Allison Lundeen Sermon Title: Celebrating Dependence Day Text: Mark 5:21-34...

  • Worship Links for Sunday June 25, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Crawford Brubaker Sermon Title: By the Grace of God Text: Joel 2:23-32; Luke 18:9-14 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday June 18, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bryan Mickle Sermon Title: Father Abraham Text: Genesis 18:1-15 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, June 11, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Dr. Bryan Mickle Sermon Title: Discipleship 101 Text: Matthew 9:35-10:8 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101 Photo Credit: Unknown; publisher of Bible Card, Public domain,......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, June 4, 2023

    Guest Pastor: Rev. Crawford Brubaker Sermon Title: Questions Text: Micah 6:6-8; Matthew 25:34-40 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 28, 2023

    WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, May 28, 2023 Guest Pastor: Whitney Fauntleroy Sermon Title: Together Again! Text: Acts 2:1-21 ...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 14, 2023

    Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 7, 2023

    WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, May 7, 2023 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 30, 2023

    Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 23, 2023

    Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 16, 2023

    Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023

    REMINDER: This week we will celebrate Communion. Please gather your Communion Elements before the service if you are worshiping at home.  Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 2, 2023

    WORSHIP RESOURCES FOR SUNDAY, April 2, 2023 Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, March 26, 2023

    Service Details: Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, March 19, 2023

    Zoom dial-in number for those who want to hear (audio only) the service: Dial: 301-715-8592 Meeting ID: 814 5008 6063 Password: 072101...

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  • Worship Links for Sunday, February 26, 2023

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded  here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for 2023 Ash Wednesday Service

    ASH WEDNESDAY On February 22nd we will have our Soup Supper at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall, followed by Taize worship in the sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. This is a combined service with us, Bush Hill, Heritage, and Mt. Vernon churches.   The live, hybrid Taize worship......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, February 19, 2023

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  • Worship Links for Sunday, February 5, 2023

    This week we welcome Rev. Emilee Williams as our guest preacher!...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, January 29, 2023

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  • Worship Links for Sunday, January 15, 2023

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  • Worship Links for Sunday, January 8, 2023

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, January 1, 2023

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  • Worship Links for Sunday, December 18, 2022

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  • Worship Links for Sunday, November 27, 2022

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  • Worship Links for Sunday, October 30, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is  here Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, October 23, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, October 16, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, October 9, 2022

    Service Details: Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, September 25, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, September 17, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, September 11, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, September 4, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) This week we celebrate Communion –......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 28, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 21, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 14, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 7, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) As a reminder, this week is......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 31, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 24, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 17, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 10, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 3, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, June 26, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, June 19, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, June 12, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, June 5, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) As a reminder, on Sunday we......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 22, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 15, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is   here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 8, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is  here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 1, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is  here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) It’s Communion Sunday! Please remember to gather your Communion Elements ahead of time......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 24, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is  here...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 17, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) REMINDER: This week we will celebrate......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 10, 2022

    Service Details: Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 3, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, April 3, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, March 27, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and The adult worship guide can be accessed here. The children’s worship page is here Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, March 20, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, March 13, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, March 6, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here This week is Communion Sunday! If you are worshiping at home, please remember to gather your Communion......

  • Worship Links for Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, March 2, 2022

    Please join us for our Ash Wednesday Taize service on Wednesday, March 2, 7:00 p.m. at Calvary. We will be joined by the saints from Bush Hill, Heritage and Mt. Vernon churches.  Service Details: Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, February 27, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The Reverend Mel Baars O’Malley will preside over worship this Sunday – please welcome her back to Calvary! The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, February 20, 202

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, February 13, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10am and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, February 6, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) Sunday is a Communion Sunday!......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, January 30, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for January 23, 2022

    We experienced technical difficulties this morning , but now have the worship recording available here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, January 2, 2022

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021

    Service Details: Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for the 5pm Christmas Eve Service

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 5:00pm and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, December 12, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, December 5, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. As a reminder, this week is Communion Sunday! If you are worshiping remotely, please gather your Communion elements before......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, November 28, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, November 21, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) This week we celebrate Communion – if you......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, October 31, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The Reverend Gene Kendall, Jr., will preside over worship this Sunday.The adult worship guide can be downloaded here.The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, October 24, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The Reverend Mel Baers O’Malley will preside over worship this Sunday. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, October 17, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The Reverend John Molina Moore will preside over worship this Sunday. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, October 10, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The Reverend Mel Baars O’Malley will preside over worship this Sunday. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Sunday, October 3, 2021

    Service Details: Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. The worship team is inviting everyone to either make or purchase different types of bread......

  • Worship Links for September 26, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, September 19, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The Reverend Carrie Yearick will be presiding over worship today. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, September 5, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The Reverend Carrie Yearick will be presiding over worship today! The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. Also, Pastor Carrie has asked you to print this document for worship Sunday! The children’s worship......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 29, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The Reverend Mel Baars O’Malley will be presiding over worship today. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 22, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 15, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. We hope you will join us!...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 8, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. ALSO – Pastor Carrie Yearick has several images that help to illuminate this week’s sermon. Click here to download and print the images for worship on Sunday. (She is......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, August 1, 2021

    Our live, ONLINE service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 25, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 18, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 11, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, July 4, 2021

    Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here. Click herefor the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) This week we celebrate Communion......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, June 27, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, June 20, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Virtue Reality, Part 2

    Virtue Reality, Part 2 Colossians 1:15-28 June 13, 2021 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here.......

  • Virtue Reality, Part I

    Virtue Reality, Part I Colossians 1:1-14 June 6, 2021 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here.......

  • Limping to the Finish Line

    Limping to the Finish Line Philippians 3:4b-14 May 30, 2021 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 23, 2021

    Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 16, 2021

    Friends, our router went down today….we are unable to broadcast our service this morning. We are so sorry! The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 9, 2021

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here....

  • Worship Links for Sunday, May 2, 2021

    Calvary turns 73 years young this Sunday, May 2. Our worship that day will be a celebration of our life together as a community of faith, as we give thanks to God and commemorate the vision and dedication of those who laid the foundation for our......

  • Holy Imagination!

    Holy Imagination! Mark 10:13-16 and 1 John 3:1-7  April 25, 2021 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page......

  • The Three Stages of Truth

    The Three Stages of Truth Luke 24:35-48 April 18, 2021 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page......

  • Drop-In Jesus

    Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. Drop-In Jesus Luke 24:13-35 April 11, 2021 Calvary Presbyterian Church M. Michelle Fincher The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here. Click here......

  • Stone Rollers

    Stone Rollers Mark 16:1-8 April 4, 2021 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here. The children’s worship page is here. As......

  • Donkey Sunday

    Donkey Sunday Mark 11:1-11 March 28, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live, hybrid service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the......

  • A Cross-Shaped Life: The Cross as Plumb Line

    A Cross-Shaped Life:  The Cross as Plumb Line Amos 7:7-9 March 21, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship......

  • Worship Resources for Sunday, March 14, 2021

    Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. We welcome the Rev. Mary A. Pullen as our guest preacher this week. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link......

  • A Cross-Shaped Life: Judging the Judges

    A Cross-Shaped Life:  Judging the Judges 1 Corinthians 4:1-5 March 7, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here.  The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page......

  • A Cross-Shaped Life: Building God’s Home

    A Cross-Shaped Life:  Building God’s Home 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 February 28, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page......

  • A Cross-Shaped Life:  Grow Up!

    A Cross-Shaped Life:  Grow Up! 1 Corinthians 3:1-9a February 21, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed by clicking here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship......

  • Worship Links for Ash Wednesday: February 17, 2021

    Gather virtually with Bush Hill, Calvary, Heritage and Mount Vernon Presbyterian Churches for a special Ash Wednesday Service on February 17, at 7:00 P.M. on Calvary’s YouTube Channel. The adult worship guide for the Ash Wednesday service can be downloaded here. The Ash Wednesday activity pages......

  • A Cross-Shaped Life: The Power of God

    A Cross-Shaped Life: The Power of God 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 February 14, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship......

  • A Cross-Shaped Life: Unity At the Table

    A Cross-Shaped Life:  Unity at the Table 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 February 7, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Sunday’s Service was pre-recorded due to the threat of snow,  and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page can......

  • When Jesus Is Host

    When Jesus Is Host John 1:35-42 January 31, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Sunday’s service was pre-recorded due to the Winter Storm Warning. You can find the service on YouTube. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The children’s worship page can be downloaded here.......

  • The Cure for News Fatigue

    The Cure for News Fatigue Isaiah 40:21-31 January 24, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Join us for worship today! Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be downloaded here The......

  • Letter from a Birmingham Jail

    Sunday’s live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide here The children’s page is here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!) Click here to read the typed version of......

  • What is Your Why?

     What Is Your Why? Isaiah 42:1-9 January 1-, 2021 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Our live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. The live service (and recorded video)  and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be found here Download......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, January 3, 2021

    Reverend Carrie Yearick will be preaching on Sunday, January 3, 2021. This live service will be broadcast from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. and can be accessed here. The adult worship guide can be found here The children’s worship page is here. Click here for the link to......

  • Worship Links for Sunday, December 27, 2020.

    Sunday’s service was pre-recorded by the Presbyter of the National Capital Presbytery, Rev. John Molina-Moore and with Rev. Tara Spuhler McCabe. This worship service will be available on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Click here for the service. The adult worship guide is here,......

  • Christmas Eve Worship Links

    Calvary’s Christmas Eve service is a pre-recorded candlelight service that will be available at 5:30 p.m. via Calvary’s YouTube channel. You can access the service here. The Christmas Eve adult worship guide is here The children’s worship guide here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank......

  • Sunday, December 20, 2020 Worship Links

    Our pre-recorded worship service will be available on Calvary’s YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Click here . You will find the adult worship guide here The children’s worship guide here. Click here for the link to give your offering online. (Thank you!)...

  • The Miracle of the Method

    The Miracle of the Method Isaiah 12:2-6 and Matthew 1:18-25 December 13, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church We hope you will join us for worship Live Worship from YouTube at 10:00 a.m. (This is also the link for the worship recording.) The adult worship guide......

  • The Miracle of the Message

    The Miracle of the Message Hebrews 1:1-4 and John 1:1-14 December 6, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Join us for Live Worship from YouTube at 10:00 a.m. (That is also the link to view the recorded service!) You will the adult worship guide here . The......

  • Advent Week 1: The Miracle of the Moment

    The Miracle of the Moment Jeremiah 33:14-16 and John 1:19-27 November 29, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Join us for our first worship service during the season of Advent at 10:00 a.m. Click here for worship live from the Calvary sanctuary via YouTube. Click......

  • Church Reimagined: Recognizing Jesus

    Church Reimagined:  Recognizing Jesus Matthew 25:31-46 November 22, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Join us for worship from our YouTube channel at 10:00 a.m. It’s Christ the King Sunday! Click here for the adult worship guide and click here for the children’s worship guide.......

  • God’s Kingdom Reimagined

    God’s Kingdom Reimagined Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 November 15, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church  Join us for Live Worship from YouTube at 10:00 a.m., with the worship recording posted to the Calvary website later Sunday morning. The adult worship guide here and the children’s worship guide here. What is the first......

  • Death Reimagined

    Death Reimagined Philippians 1:21-30 November 8, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Join us for worship at 10:00 a.m. from the Calvary sanctuary. Click here for the worship video link. Click here for the adult worship guide and click here for the children’s worship guide.......

  • Church Reimagined: Cooperation Among the Saints

    Church Reimagined: Cooperation Among the Saints 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 November 1, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Today we celebrate All Saints Day, where we honor the Saints of the Church and those who have entered the Church Triumphant. Live Worship from YouTube at 10:00 a.m.......

  • Sunday, October 25, 2020

    Join us at 10:00 am on Sunday morning on Calvary’s YouTube Channel for live worship. (Click HERE)  Click here for the adult worship guide and click here for the children’s pages....

  • Church Reimagined: Why Money Matters

    Church Reimagined:  Why Money Matters 1 Timothy 6:6-19 October 18, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for live worship at 10:00 a.m. from the Calvary sanctuary, or to view the worship video.  Click here for the adult worship guide, and click here for......

  • Church Leadership Reimagined

    Church Leadership Reimagined 2 Timothy 1:1-14 October 11, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for the video from our Live Worship from YouTube at 10:00 a.m. (This is also the link to view the live service.) Click here for the Adult Worship Guide and click......

  • Sunday, October 4, 2020 Worship Links

    Click here to join us for today’s live worship from YouTube (and the Calvary sanctuary) or to view the worship service video. Click here for the adult worship guide, and here for the children’s worship guide. Today is Communion Sunday – please gather your Communion elements......

  • Live Worship Links: Sunday, September 27

    Community Reimagined Luke 15:1-10 September 27, 2020Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Please click here to view today’s live worship service from YouTube. You will find the Adult Worship Guide here and the Children’s Bulletin here. We hope you will join us for Sermon Talk Back (Zoom......

  • A Reimagined Heart

    A Reimagined Heart Luke 10:25-37 September 20, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here to join/watch our live worship from YouTube. Click here for the adult worship guide and here for the children’s worship guide.   This morning in the second week in our......

  • Church Reimagined

    Church Reimagined John 6:52-69 September 13, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church What a time to be the church! While we never stop being God’s church for God’s people, we gather (virtually) on Sunday to reimagine what it means to be the Church during this......

  • Sore Losers

    Sore Losers Genesis 32:22-31 September 6, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here to join/watch today’s live service broadcast from YouTube! We celebrate Communion today so be sure to gather your Communion elements ahead of time – some bread or a cracker, juice or......

  • Sunday, August 30, 2020

    Join us for live worship on YouTube at 10:00 a.m.(This is also the video recording of today’s worship)  Click here for the adult worship guide and here for the childrens’ pages....

  • Sunday, August 23, 2020 Worship Resources

    Jacob’s Travel Challenge Genesis 28:10-19a August 23, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for today’s worship: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJHuH-CzBKs Today we will again be live from YouTube at 10:00 a.m., with the worship recording posted to the Calvary website later Sunday morning. Click here for the adult worship......

  • Not 4 Sale

    Not 4 Sale Genesis 25:19-34 August 16, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for today’s live worship from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIDr6mrzIZM&fbclid=IwAR3Z4UcWOqDeJT-JsSCjUanS_D6qLDC9swV_lH5Um5uzJWYtMRo2prqjAhY Click here for the adult worship guide, and click here for the children’s pages. Craigslist.  Facebook Marketplace.  eBay.  Whether it’s because of a downturn......

  • Sunday, August 9, 2020

    Against Type Genesis 22:1-14 August 9, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for today’s live, recorded service. Click here for the adult worship guide. Click here for the children’s worship pages. When you think of Gwyneth Paltrow, most people remember her performance in......

  • Hagar Among US

    Hagar Among Us Genesis 21:8-21 August 2, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here to join us on YouTube at 10:00 a.m. for live worship from our sanctuary, or to view the recorded service! You will find the adult worship guide here, and the......

  • Sunday, July 26, 2020: Live Worship on You Tube

    Click here for Sunday’s live recording: YouTube channel. Click here for the adult worship guide and here for the children’s guide. As the story of Abraham unfolds in the book of Genesis, we see all sorts of major overlapping themes.  One theme that recurs in this morning’s......

  • Sunday, July 19, 2020: Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine

    Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine Genesis 18:1-15 July 19, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Friends, click here for today’s live recorded service from YouTube. You will find today’s children’s pages here and the adult worship guide is here. What makes you laugh?  Duh—something funny,......

  • Promises to Keep: Live Recorded Worship

    Promises to Keep Genesis 17:1-8, 15-22 July 12, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Friends, click here for today’s live recorded worship service. Click here for the bulletin and here for the children’s activity pages. Names are a big deal.  Parents-to-be can spend months pouring......

  • July 5, 2020: Live (Recorded Worship Service)

    Substitution Genesis 16:1-10 July 5, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church   Friends, click here for today’s live (and now recorded) worship service. Click here for the adult worship guide and here for the children’s pages. Some people love rollercoasters.  I am not one of......

  • June 28, 2020: Livestreaming Worship

    Today we are livestreaming worship directly from the Calvary Sanctuary via Facebook. Click here at 10:00am for live worship! Click here for the adult worship guide, and here for the children’s worship guide. The children’s message was pre-recorded, and parents are encouraged to listen to......

  • June 21, 2020: Covenant or Contract?

    Covenant or Contract? Genesis 15 June 21, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for the pre-recorded worship service. Click here for the adult worship guide, and the children’s worship guide is here. This morning we delve into a biblical theme that pervades all......

  • June 14, 2020: Faith – Hard but Better

    Faith:  Hard but Better Genesis 12:10-20 June 14, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for the adult worship guide, and click here for the children’s activity guide. Click here to access the pre-recorded service. Last week our series in Genesis made a significant......

  • June 7, 2020: Ultramarathon Faith

    Ultramarathon Faith Genesis 12:1-9 and Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-10 June 7, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church  Click here for the pre-recorded worship service for Sunday. Click here for the adult worship guide, and click here for the children’s worship guide. One of the most challenges......

  • May 31, 2020: Online Worship Resources for “Down the Up Staircase”

    Down the Up Staircase Genesis 11:1-9 and Acts 2:1-4 May 31, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for the Adult Worship Guide:5-31-20 Pentecost Bulletin (1) And click here for the Children’s Worship Guide: Children’s Pentecost Bulletin Click here to access the pre-recorded worship service.......

  • Sunday, May 24, 2020: After the Storm

    After the Storm Genesis 8:1-4, 20-22, 9:8-17 May 24, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Adult Worship Guide: 05242020AdultWorshipGuide Children’s Worship Guide: 05242020children Click here to access the pre-recorded worship service for today. Last week we looked at the story of the flood through the lens of......

  • May 17, 2020 Worship Service: Water, Water Everywhere!

    Water, Water Everywhere! Genesis 6:5-8, 11-22 May 17, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Friends,  click here for today’s pre-recorded worship service. You will find the worship guides for today’s service linked below: Children’s worship guide: rainbow_promise_bulletin Adult worship guide: 5-17-20 Bulletin The flood.  It is one......

  • God Won’t Fit in My Box:  Cain & Abel

    God Won’t Fit in My Box:  Cain & Abel Genesis 4:1-16 May 10, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church   Click here to access the online worship service. 5-10-20 Adult Worship Guide May 10, 2020 Children’s Page   This morning we arrive at the familiar,......

  • Genesis:  Up the Wrong Tree

    Genesis:  Up the Wrong Tree Genesis 3:8-15 May 3, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church   5-3-20 Bulletin Click here for the children’s page for today. This week we are doing things a little differently!  We have pre-recorded the worship service in order to combine......

  • Genesis:  Free to Fall

    Genesis:  Free to Fall Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17, 3:1-7 April 26, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here to view the video from today’s sermon. In classical mythology, the Fates are three goddesses who determine world events by spinning supernatural threads that determine our individual......

  • Genesis:  Cosmic Elation

    Genesis:  Cosmic Elation Genesis 1 – 2:4a April 19, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click HERE to view the video of  this service. This morning we are beginning a new sermon series on the book of Genesis.  There are a number of reasons to......

  • He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!

    Good News Anyone? Mark 16:1-8 April 12, 2020, Easter SundayMichelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Easter Sunday Adult Worship Guide Click here to watch the Easter service from this morning and click here for music to accompany your worship. News update…Headlines….533,000 cases; 20,580 deaths In our......

  • Kings, Colts, Crowds, Cloaks and Kenosis

    Kings, Colts, Crowds, Cloaks and Kenosis Mark 11:1-11 and Philippians 2:5-11 April 5, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for the video of today’s sermon. After what is without question the most unusual Lent I’ve ever experienced—and I suspect, the same is true......

  • The Way of Brokenness

    The Way of Brokenness 2 Samuel 15:1-12 March 29, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for the online worship guide, and click here for the video version of the sermon. This morning we conclude our series on exile by looking at the story......

  • How to Return from Exile

    How to Return from Exile Lamentations 1:1-7 March 22, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click HERE to view the videotape of today’s online worship service. Click HERE for the worship guide and HERE for the worship guide for children Text: Lamentations 1:1-7 1How lonely......

  • Called to Exile

    Called to Exile Matthew 26:36-46 March 15, 202 Michelle Fincher  Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here for the bulletin: Mar_15_20Bulletin Scripture for Today: Matthew 26:36-46 36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over......

  • Return from Exile: Laid Bare

    Return from Exile: Laid Bare Ezekiel 12:1-7 and Luke 4:1-13 March 8, 2020 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church For centuries the church has used the 40 days leading up to Easter as a time to commemorate the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert......

  • A Fresh Grasp of the Gospel

    A Fresh Grasp of the Gospel 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 March 1, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Over the past two months we have been exploring what it might mean for us to have a fresh start to 2020.   Not a “turn over a......

  • Fresh Church

    Fresh Church Acts 2:42-47 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 February 23, 2020 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church If you have children or grandchildren of a certain age, especially if they are boys, I likely don’t have to explain to you the fascination children have with......

  • A Fresh Perspective

    A Fresh Perspective Isaiah 55:6-9 and 2 Kings 6:8-23 February 16, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church From Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation for February 10, 2020:  “The vast majority of people throughout history have been poor, disabled, or oppressed in some way (i.e., “on the bottom”) and would have read......

  • A Fresh Mission

    A Fresh Mission Matthew 20:18-20 and 1 John 3:11, 16-18 February 9, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church How many of you are old enough—and you’re willing to admit—that you remember a heavy metal band from New Jersey called Twisted Sister?  For the record, I......

  • Fresh Courage

    Fresh Courage Joshua 1:1-9 February 2, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Fresh courage.  That is our topic this morning, a timely topic, I would suggest since I wonder if anyone would dispute that in our lives, in the church and in our world, we......

  • A Fresh Word

    A Fresh Word 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 and Hebrews 4:12-13 January 26, 2020 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Over the past three weeks, our Fresh sermon series has led us to consider a fresh start, fresh worship, and last week, thanks to Sheila Arnold’s storytelling,......

  • Fresh Peace

    Sheila Arnold, Inspirational Speaking and Storytelling Calvary Presbyterian Church Sun., Jan. 19, 2020 “Fresh Peace” “I Have a Dream” read by Gabriel Applause and what do those words make you think** Newspaper headlines the day after “I have a dream” WP:  200,000 Jam Mall in......

  • Fresh Worship

    Fresh Worship John 4:21-24 and Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 January 12, 2020 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Last week we started a new sermon series called Fresh by focusing on how following Jesus offers us a fresh start.  Without Jesus, we’re left with only our......

  • A Fresh Start

    A Fresh Start Mark 1:16-20 and 10:17-22 January 5, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we begin a new sermon series entitled Fresh which seems a particularly apt series to begin at the start of a new year.  The end of the year......

  • Mary’s Magnificat

    December 8, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Lullabies are a time-honored tradition when it comes to soothing fussy babies.  There is something about a parent’s voice that can bring a sense of peace—or “lull,” as the word suggests—to help a little one drift......

  • Songs of the Season:  Zechariah’s Benedictus

    Songs of the Season:  Zechariah’s Benedictus Luke 1:68-79 December 1, 2019 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church “All of humanity’s problems stem from [their] inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”  That is a quote from the famous mathematician and theologian Blaise Pascal in the......

  • Stewardship Sunday

    Sunday, November 17, 2019: Stewardship Sunday...

  • Advent 2019

    Advent at Calvary Presbyterian Church December 1: Zechariah’s Song:  The Benedictus December 8:  Mary’s Song:  The Magnificat (Advent Wreath-Making Event & Hanging of the Greens Following Worship) December 15:  Lessons & Carols December 22:  The Angels’ Song:  Gloria Christmas Eve:  Candle Lighting Service with Communion,......

  • Walking Wet:  Hope in the River of Life

    Walking Wet:  Hope in the River of Life Revelation 21-22 November 10, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church During this series we have moved from the chaotic waters of creation to the waters of baptism, from times of thirst and drought to times of......

  • Walking Wet:  The Hospitality of Living Water

    Walking Wet:  The Hospitality of Living Water John 4:5-30, 39-42, Acts 2:44-47 November 3, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we pick up our sermon series on water by revisiting the very familiar story of the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan......

  • Walking Wet:  Dangerous Waters & God’s Deliverance

    Walking Wet:  Dangerous Waters & God’s Deliverance Joshua 3:7-17 and Psalm 69:1-3, 13-18 October 20, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we return to our Walking Wet series.  We started this series by looking at the story of creation when the chaotic......

  • World Communion Sunday

    Sunday, October 6, 2019 World Communion Sunday...

  • The Rich Man & Lazarus

    Calvary Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, VA Luke 16:19-31 September 29, 2019 Once upon a time there was a rich man – the most powerful man in the world, some said –who lived in a fine white mansion with manicured lawns. Kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers regularly......

  • Walking Wet:  Thirst & Longing When Water is Absent

    Walking Wet:  Thirst & Longing When Water is Absent Exodus 17:1-7 and Psalm 42:1-2 September 22, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church In the first two weeks of our Walking Wet series, we have looked at the watery chaos from which creation was birthed......

  • Walking Wet:  The Life-Giving Waters of Baptism

    Walking Wet:  The Life-Giving Waters of Baptism Matthew 3:1-6, 13-17 September 15, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church What comes to mind when I say the word “baptism”?  Baptism is practiced by all Christian churches, but we practice it in such different ways and......

  • Walking Wet: The Birthing Waters of Creation

    Walking Wet:  The Birthing Waters of Creation Genesis 1:1-2:3 September 8, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click below to hear Sunday’s Sermon! This morning we embark on a new sermon series called, Walking Wet.  As you can probably guess, these sermons are all......

  • Malachi:  Because of God’s Love

    Majoring on the Minors Malachi:  Because of God’s Love Malachi 3:1-4 and 4:1-6 September 1, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Eleven weeks ago, we started our summertime journey through the Minor Prophets, and today, we arrive at the twelfth and final one, the......

  • Zechariah:  A Purpose-Driven Life

    Majoring on the Minors Zechariah:  A Purpose-Driven Life Zechariah 14:1-9 August 25, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church  Click below to hear the sermon. Leo Tolstoy is regarded as one of the great novelists in world literature.  He wrote many books of lasting significance,......

  • Haggai Is for Hope

    Majoring on the Minors Haggai Is for Hope Haggai 1:7-11 and 2:1-9 August 18, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church With the conclusion of the prophet Zephaniah, who we read last week, the Minor Prophets take a sharp turn.  Up to this point the......

  • Zephaniah:  The Day of the Lord

    Zephaniah:  The Day of the Lord Zephaniah 3:14-20 August 11, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church One of the challenges of preaching a sermon series on the Minor Prophets is that prophets have always had a tough job.  God doesn’t call prophets to action......

  • Habakkuk:  How Long, O Lord, How Long?

    Majoring on the Minors Habakkuk:  How Long, O Lord, How Long? Habakkuk 1:1-4 and 3:17-19 August 4, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church How long, O Lord, how long?  How long will cancer ravage the bodies of people we love?  How long will this......

  • Nahum Who?

    Majoring on the Minors Nahum Who? Nahum 1:1-15 July 28, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we come to the seventh of the twelve Minor Prophets we are studying this summer, and if you’ve been waiting for a guy who seems full......

  • Micah:  From Great to Good

    Majoring on the Minors Micah:  From Great to Good Micah 6:1-8 July 21, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church In 2001, business and leadership writer Jim Collins wrote a bestselling book titled Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t. ......

  • The Jonah Soundtrack

    Majoring on the Minors The Jonah Soundtrack Jonah 3:10-4:11 July 14, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church As we continue our summer sermon series on the Minor Prophets, we come this morning to the one prophet out of the twelve that we’ve likely all......

  • Majoring on the Minors

    Majoring on the Minors Obadiah:  Family Feud Romans 12:1-5 and Obadiah 11-15 July 7, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church One of the great ironies of human love and relationships is that we experience the greatest hurt from those who are closest to us. ......

  • Amos:  Resisting Social Injustice & Religious Complacency

    Majoring on the Minors Amos:  Resisting Social Injustice & Religious Complacency Amos 2:4-8 and 5:21-24 June 30, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click below to listen to the sermon! Today is our third Sunday in this summer’s Minor Prophet series, and one of......

  • Joel: Overcoming Spiritual Dryness

    Majoring on the Minors Joel: Overcoming Spiritual Dryness Joel 2:23-32 June 23, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Did you know that grasshoppers possess five eyes, six legs, and two antennae?  They eat their body weight in vegetation every day.  Their hind legs function......

  • Majoring on the Minors:  Hosea

    Majoring on the Minors:  Hosea Hosea 2:16-20 and 11:1-9 June 16, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we begin a sermon series on the Minor Prophets.  Let me ask, who recalls ever hearing a sermon preached from the book of Nahum?  What......

  • Has the Church Lost Its Voice?

    Has the Church Lost Its Voice Acts 2:1-21 and Romans 8:14-17 June 9, 2019:  Pentecost Sunday M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we’re going to talk about talking about God.  But talking about God can be difficult to get right, even among clergy.......

  • Minding the Gap – Unity

    Minding the Gap – Unity John 17:20-26 Calvary Presbyterian Church Gene Kendall, Jr.   Do you ever get so tired of hearing a phrase, repeated so often, that it’s not only annoying but if you hear it one more time, you think your head might......

  • Does G.O.D. Deliver?

    Does G.O.D. Deliver? Psalm 91 May 26, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church So, where does God live?  Would you believe me if I said, “Kearney, New Jersey?”  That’s the impression people might have gotten as they drove by a certain trucking terminal in......

  • May 18, 2019

    Click below for the Sermon from 5-18-2019...

  • Breakfast On the Beach

    Breakfast on the Beach John 21:1-19 A Sermon by Rev. Gene Kendall, Jr. Calvary Presbyterian Church May 5, 2019 I want to do a quick check on how observant you as a congregation are.  So, by a quick show of hands, how many of you......

  • Easter Sunday April 21, 2019

    Click below for the Sermon from Easter Sunday...

  • Peter: I Will Not Deny You

    Peter:  “I Will Not Deny You” Matthew 26:17-25, 31-35 Palm Sunday:  April 14, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Welcome back to our final Sunday of our Lenten sermon series on the Apostle Peter.  If you recall, when we left Peter last week, he......

  • Peter:  Four Steps Down the Mountain

    Peter:  Four Steps Down the Mountain 2 Peter 1:16-19 and Matthew 17:1-9 April 7, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church What is the most afraid you have ever been?  Some people can point to a specific time or place or event that caused genuine......

  • Peter:  Bedrock or Stumbling Block?

    Peter:  Bedrock or Stumbling Block? 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 and Matthew 16:21-28 March 31, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Welcome to the fourth Sunday of our Lenten series looking at the life of Simon Peter.  If you’ll recall, when we left Jesus and the......

  • Peter Series:  Keeper of the Keys

    Peter Series:  Keeper of the Keys Romans 12:1-8 and Matthew 16:13-20 March 24, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church For the past two weeks we have encountered Simon Peter and Jesus at a body of water, first as Jesus requisitioned Peter’s boat for his......

  • Peter series:  Walking with Jesus in the Storm

    Peter series:  Walking with Jesus in the Storm Psalm 85:8-13 and Matthew 14:22-36 March 17, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Imagine, if you will, a particularly long, exhausting, day.  Work has been demanding and stressful.  Perhaps you’ve struggled with a chronic health issue......

  • Peter Series:  Call of a Fisherman

    Peter Series:  Call of a Fisherman John 1:35-42 and Luke 5:1-11 March 10, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Imagine, if you can, that hundreds of years, even a millennium or two from now people are talking about you.  They have a record of......

  • From Gluttony to Grace

    Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Lively Virtues Gluttony/Grace:  From Gluttony to Grace Proverbs 23:1-9, 20-35 March 3, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church For the past several weeks we have been delving into a study of the Seven Deadly Sins and their corresponding Lively Virtues.  We......

  • Greed/Charity:  Gleaning Generosity

    Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Lively Virtues Greed/Charity:  Gleaning Generosity Ruth 2:1-13 and Colossians 3:12-17 February 24, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church There is a highly contagious, potentially lethal epidemic sweeping our land.  Perhaps you’ve heard of it.  It’s called affluenza.   Affluenza has been......

  • Anger/Patience:  What Lies Beneath

    Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Lively Virtues Anger/Patience:  What Lies Beneath Genesis 4:1-8 and Ephesians 4:25-5:2 February 17, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church In my office is a book I read about a decade ago called Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley......

  • Sloth/Diligence: Just Do It

    Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Lively Virtues Sloth/Diligence:  Just Do It 1 Samuel 2:12-17 and Philippians 3:7-16 February 10, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church The sloth is the world’s slowest mammal.  Inhabiting the rain forests of Central and South America, the sharp claws of the......

  • Envy/Contentment:  Green with Envy

    Seven Deadly Sins, Seven Lively Virtues Envy/Contentment:  Green with Envy 1 Samuel 18:1-9 and Philippians 4:10-13 February 3, 2019 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church “Green with envy.”  It’s a familiar phrase, but do you know where it comes from?  It actually dates back to the......

  • Lust/Self-Control:  Bridled Passion

    Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Lively Virtues Lust/Self-Control:  Bridled Passion 1 Kings 11:1-5 and Ephesians 4:17-24 January 27, 2019 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Last week we began our sermon series on the Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Lively Virtues by looking at pride and humility.  This......

  • Pride/Humility: Everybody Acts Medium

    Seven Deadly Sins/Seven Lively Virtues Pride/Humility:  Everybody Acts Medium Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-5 and Philippians 2:3-8 January 20, 2019] Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we begin a new sermon series on the Seven Deadly Sins and the seven corresponding Lively Virtues.  It was Pope......

  • A Camel on the Roof

    A Camel on the Roof Isaiah 60:1-6 and Matthew 2:1-12 January 6, 2019 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church We begin this morning with a story from the lives of the saints—the saints of Islam, that is.  This story concerns a king of Balkh which......

  • A Time to Love

    Matthew 1:18-25 and Matthew 5:38-48 December 30, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Thirty years ago, a film was released based on the Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit.  It is a six-hour epic in two parts.  The two parts don’t follow in sequence, telling......

  • Advent:  A Time to Repent

    Advent:  A Time to Repent Isaiah 40:1-11 and Matthew 3:1-10 December 9, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church The road, the water, the fire and the axe: four powerful symbols set the scene for where the story of Jesus really starts.   Think for a......

  • A Time to Watch

    A Time to Watch Matthew 13:24-35 and 24:36-44 December 2, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church ‘Tis the season!  Exactly which season depends on who you ask.  For some people, the season of love and joy, peace and hope has begun.  This is “the most......

  • The Questions Jesus Doesn’t Answer

    The Question Jesus Doesn’t Answer Christ the King Sunday Revelation 1:4-8 and John 18:33-37 November 25, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Have you ever considered how many questions we live with that are impossible to answer? When does it stop being partly cloudy and......

  • Exuberant Praise

    Exuberant Praise Psalm 111 November 18, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church On Thursday people all across the country will gather around dining tables that will be laden with turkey and dressing, gravy and cranberry sauce, green beans and corn pudding and bofrots, pumpkin and......

  • Why Do We Exist?

    Why Do We Exist? John 15:8-17 and Mark 11:12-14 November 11, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Any organization, business or entity worth its salt needs to know why it exists.  A hospital exists to provide medical services to people who are sick. Schools exist......

  • Stone Testaments

    Stone Testaments Joshua 3:1-5, 3:14-4:7 November 4, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Have you ever been to a Jewish cemetery and noticed the headstone erected on the grave of a Jewish man or woman?  Instead of flowers, you may have seen stones carefully placed......

  • Marks of a Pilgrim

    Marks of a Pilgrim Deuteronomy 26:1-11 October 28, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church When we left the Israelites last week, they had made the fateful and fatal decision to listen to the report of the majority of the spies—ten against two, if you......

  • Advent Workshop & Hanging of the Greens

    Our Second Annual Advent Workshop On Sunday, December 2, 2018 we will host a “Hanging of the Greens and All-Church Advent Workshop” following worship. Join us for this special event as we enjoy the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas throughout the building!  Stations for......

  • Upcoming Worship Themes

    Worship Themes for November and December November Worship Themes November 4 All Saints Sunday, Sermon:  Stone Testaments   November 11 Stewardship Sunday, Sermon:  Why Do We Exist? November 18 New Members will be received November 25 Christ the King Sunday Advent Sermon Theme:  What Time......

  • Overcoming Giants, Living the Promise

    Overcoming Giants, Living the Promise Numbers 13:1-3, 17-33 October 21, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Every once in a while, it is good to take stock of one’s life—to think about where we are, how we got here, where we’ve come from and where......

  • The Children Show us the Way

    Calvary Presbyterian Church, October 7, 2018 Gene Kendall, Jr I remember it like it was yesterday, the visual and emotional memories were burned into my amygdala.  On Thanksgiving morning, 43 years ago, with my 4 other siblings home from college for the holiday, my mother......

  • Lessons from the Vineyard

    Lessons from the Vineyard John 15:1-8 September 23, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church When it comes to wine, even most novices know that the French have a long history of vintage winemaking and have provided the names for some of the world’s best-known......

  • The “S” Factor

    The “S” Factor John 14:15-17, 25-27 and 16:4b-15 September 16, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church What is your favorite kind of vacation?  For some people who live a long distance from their relatives, vacations are all about going home, seeing loved ones and reconnecting......

  • Jesus’ Travel Plans

    Jesus’ Travel Plans John 14:1-14 September 2, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Travel horror stories.  How many of you have experienced a truly awful travel misadventure and lived to tell about it?  Flight delays, missed connections, and lost luggage are events that if you......

  • Tracking the Sheep

    Tracking the Sheep John 10:1-18 August 26, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church How many of you love your job, or if you’re retired, you retired from a job you loved?  How many of you would say your job is okay, tolerable? How many of......

  • The Ultimate Soul Food

    The Ultimate Soul Food John 6:25-35, 47-51 August 19, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church There is an old Kudzu cartoon that shows a preacher reading the Lord’s Prayer from the pulpit:  “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come,......

  • What Are You Hungry For?

    What Are You Hungry For? John 6:1-21 August 12, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church It’s a little past 6:00 on a Friday night. It’s been a long week, it’s dinnertime, and nobody feels like cooking. If you’re like me, you might open the......

  • Jesus’ Big Fat Jewish Wedding

    Jesus’ Big Fat Jewish Wedding John 2:1-12 August 5, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Weddings are joyous occasions. Whether large or small, elaborate or simple, weddings are one of life’s great celebrations as two people come together and commit their lives to one......

  • Do You Want to Be Made Well?

    Do You Want to Be Made Well? John 5:1-15 July 29, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Thirty-eight years is a long time to sit on your mat.  Every day the same. Waiting. Watching. Hoping. Nothing much changes.   Sitting on his mat has become......

  • How Can These Things Be?

    How Can These Things Be? John 3:1-17 July 22, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church What “impossible” things have you done so far this morning? What about this weekend? None? Really? Did you get out of bed and walk pain-free around your house on......

  • What Are You Looking For?

    What Are You Looking For? John 1:35-51 July 15, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church How many of you in the past month used some type of GPS to find your way to a destination?  How many of you in the past month got behind......

  • Words Matter

    Words Matter John 1:1-18 July 8, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.”  Did anyone else besides me grow up hearing this taunt on the elementary school play-ground?  When you’re 9 or 10......

  • God and Country

    I had a dream this week…it was a dream about you…Calvary church. You were out on the sidewalk along Kings Highway in your blue Be the Kingdom T-shirts. You were holding signs, chanting and walking between cars stopped at the stoplight. There you were, black,......

  • Church: Standing Firm in God

    Church:  Standing Firm in God Ephesians 6:10-24 June 17, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Last words:  we tend to put a lot of stock in someone’s final words.  In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul now takes his leave, says his goodbyes.  His tone......

  • Church:  Relationships, Relationships

    Church:  Relationships, Relationships Ephesians 5:21-6:9 June 10, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Misconceptions about church are legion:  church is a place that’s all about rules, especially the “thou shalt nots.” The people in churches are judgmental, hypocritical, fanatical, or uptight.  Churches are cold, sterile,......

  • Church:  Keepers of Negative Space

    Church:  Keepers of Negative Space Ephesians 4:17-5:20 June 3, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church To this point in Paul’s letter, virtually everything has been stated with glowing affirmation.  Paul is extravagant in his enthusiasm, unstoppable in his praise. The energy of his verbiage overflows......

  • Church: All for One and One for All

    Church: All for One and One for All Ephesians 4:1-16 May 27, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church We are at a transition point in Ephesians, moving from an exuberant exploration of who God is and the way God works to a detailed account......

  • Church: Grounded in Christ’s Love

    Church: Grounded in Christ’s Love Revelation 2:1-5a and Ephesians 3:5-21 May 20, 2018—Pentecost Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Growing up in Christ.  That’s what Paul has been encouraging us to do in his letter to the Ephesians.  Paul sees spiritual maturity as being integrally related......

  • Church:Christ’s Peace in the Broken Wall

    Church:  Christ’s Peace in the Broken Wall Ephesians 2:11-22 May 13, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church So far in Ephesians, Paul’s message about growing up in Christ breaks in on us in a dazzling exposition of what is going on in this world in......

  • What’s So Amazing About Grace?

    What’s So Amazing About Grace? Ephesians 2:1-10 May 6, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Imagine that you out tomorrow—perhaps at the grocery store or at work or the gym or picking up your dry cleaning—somewhere you routinely go that requires you to be in......

  • Bless God, Bless Others

    Bless God, Bless Others Ephesians 1:15-23 April 29, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church What better day could there be to talk about the blessings of God than today when we celebrate the blessing of Sophia being presented her Bible, the Karikari wedding yesterday, Calvary’s......

  • The Interesting Thing About Religion is God

    The Interesting Thing About Religion is God Ephesians 1:3-14 April 22, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church After our initial introduction last week to the book of Ephesians and its focus on helping us grow up as followers of Christ, this morning we dive into......

  • Saints and Sinners: The Miracle of Church

    Saints and Sinners:  The Miracle of Church Acts 18:24-19:7 and Ephesians 1:1-2, 4:1-3 April 15, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Wendell Berry, the American novelist, poet and cultural critic has famously observed that, “We think it ordinary to spend twelve or sixteen or twenty......

  • Easter Sunday: The Exalted Jesus

    The Exalted Jesus Mark 16:1-8 and Revelation 5:1-14 April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church   “Who do you say that I am?”  That is the question Jesus asked his disciples, and it is the question we have been looking to answer......

  • The Tragic Victim Jesus

    The Tragic Victim Jesus John 12:12-19 and John 19:1-7 March 25, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church   As we continue our Lenten sermon series, “Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?”, this morning we take a sharp departure from the view we saw last......

  • The Yuppie Jesus

    The Yuppie Jesus John 11:32-44 and Romans 8:18-30 March 18, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we come to our fifth message in the series, “Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?” Today we look at a view of Jesus that is......

  • The Therapist Jesus

    “The Therapist Jesus” John 4:4-30 Michelle Fincher March 11, 2018 Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we return to our Lenten sermon series, “Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?”  Thus far, we’ve examined different perspectives of Jesus by looking at the Super Human Jesus, the......

  • The Gentle Jesus

    The Gentle Jesus Matthew 11:25-30 and Luke 6:27-30 February 25, 2018 Michelle Fincher (Delivered by Elder John Kerr) Calvary Presbyterian Church Almost 2000 years ago when Jesus was walking this earth, he asked his disciples this important question:  “Who do people say that I am?”......

  • Jesus the Social Revolutionary

    Jesus the Social Revolutionary Matthew 10:34-49 and Luke 19:1-10 February 18, 2018 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church This morning we continue our Real Jesus series by looking at Jesus the Social Revolutionary.  This view has had and continues to have a profound impact upon the......

  • Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up?

    1 Corinthians 15:12-19 and Luke 9:18-20 February 11, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Will the real Jesus please stand up?  This is the sermon series that will accompany us along our Lenten journey this year.  First things first—I know Lent doesn’t start until......

  • Kingdom Dreaming

    Mark 1:16-20, 2:13-17 February 4, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Over the past month we have looked at a few of the call stories in the Bible.  One thing we’ve seen is that God’s call can come in a lot of different ways.......

  • Beware the “Onlys”

    Luke 4:21-30 and Jeremiah 1:4-10 January 28, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church   It’s a word I’ve come to treat with caution, if not outright suspicion:  the word “only.”  It will “only” take 15 minutes.  It is “only” 60 calories.  This offer will......

  • Jonah’s Escape Room Strategy

    Joel 2:1, 12-14 and Jonah 3:1-5, 10 January 21, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church It’s a scenario straight out of a horror movie. You have been kidnapped and blindfolded. After some jostling and being moved from place to place, you finally rip off......

  • Wanted: Dreamers for God’s Kingdom

    Genesis 37:17b-37 and Revelation 21:1-5 January 14, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church It was one of the biggest speeches of his career, and he knew it. Martin Luther King Jr. was already widely recognized as the spiritual leader of the American civil rights......

  • Dreams, Epiphany & Call: Hearing God’s Voice

    1 Samuel 3:1-9 and Matthew 2:1-12 January 7, 2018 M. Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church How would you describe your dreams? How many have vivid dreams? Do you remember your dreams? Matthew’s second chapter tells of three dreams, and each of them convey divine guidance......

Bethlehem

Our Advent Series: The Jesus Gift

12-31-17 The Gift of Peace

12-24-17 The Gift of Joy

11-26-17 Christ the King

Adult Baptism sermon

11-5-17 Called to Follow

10-22-2017 From Us:Them to We

10-8-17 God’s Relentless Pursuit of Us Exodus 40

10-1-17 The Glory Cloud Exodus 34

9-24-17 Seeking Gods Face Exodus 33

9-17-17 The Golden Calf Exodus 32.docx.

9-10-17 First Ever Capital Campaign Exodus 25.docx

9-3-17 The Ten Commandments Exodus 20.docx

8-27-17 Smoke on the Mountain Exodus 19.docx

8-20-17 Overwhelmed but Overcoming Exodus 17-18

8-13-17 Complainers Never Win Exodus 16-17

8-6-17 Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place Exodus 13-14

God and Ice Cream -July 30, 2017

7-23-17 Passover Exodus 11-12

7-16-17 Plagues Exodus 7-10

7-9-17 From Bad to Worse Exodus 5

7-2-17 Excuses, Excuses Exodus 4

6-25-17 Curiosity and Call Exodus 3

6-18-17 A Defining Moment Exodus 2

6-11-17 An Auspicious Beginning Ex. 1

Easter Tide

6-4-17 Pentecost Failure to Launch

5-28-17 Joshua 4 Remember to Remember

5-21-17 Acts 1 Ascension Sunday

Proverbs 31 Mother’s Day

5-7-17 Happy Birthday Calvary

Hiding in Plain Sight Sermon 043017

Easter 2017 No Memorial Needed

24 Hours that Changed the world

4-9-17 Palm Sunday The Crucifixion

4-2-17 Torture and Humiliation

3-26-17 Jesus Before Pilate

3-19-2017 The Trial Before Caiaphas

3-12-17 Gethsemane

3-5-17 The Last Supper

Current Series on What We Believe and Why it Matters

2-26-17 Resurrection Final

2-19-17 What We Believe about the Church

2-12-17 What We Believe About the Spirit

2-5-17 What We Believe About Jesus

1-22-17 What We Believe about God

1-15-17 What We Believe and Why it Matters

New Year’s Day Sermon

1-1-17 Let’s Keep Herod in Christmas

Advent Series: Names for the Messiah

Week 4  (12-24-2016) Prince of Peace

Week 3 (12-11-2016)  Everlasting Father

Week 2 (12-04-2016 ) Mighty God

Week 1 (11-27-2016) Wonderful Counselor

Christ the King Sunday

11-20-16 In Praise of Christ the King

Stewardship Series

11-20-16 Sermon: Seed-Planting Followers

11-13-16 Sermon: Their God Is My God

Reformation Sunday

11-6-16 Sermon: Happy 499th Birthday to the Reformation!

Are You a Fan or a Follower?

10-9-16 Sermon: Is Jesus Enough?

10-2-16 Sermon: More Than Rules

9-25-16 Sermon:  The Comfortable Cross

9-18-16 Sermon:  God’s Open Invitation

9-11-16 Sermon:  Fan or Follower

Book of Esther Series  

9-4-16 Sermon: The Tables Turned

8-28-16 Sermon: Time is Everything

8-21-16 Sermon:  Sleepless in Susa

8-14-16 Sermon: A Defining Moment

8-7-16 Sermon:  King-Sized Crisis

7-31-16 Sermon: Winning Favor

7-24-16 Sermon: A Royal Mess

Sermon on the Mount Series

7-17-16 Sermon:  Is Your Life Built on Sand or Rock?

7-3-16 Sermon:  A Narrow Gate and a Good Tree

6-26-16 Sermon:  God’s Unlimited Generosity

6-12-16 Sermon:  Logs vs. Specks:  Don’t Judge!

6-5-16 Sermon:  Worry vs. Contentment

5-29-16 Sermon: Where is Your Treasure?

5-22-16 Sermon:  Giving and Praying

5-15-16 Sermon:  Love Your Enemies.  Really

5-8-16 Sermon: Rules, Rules, Rules

5-1-16 Sermon: Surpassing Righteousness

4-24-16 Sermon: Salt & Light

Easter Sunday 2016

3-27-16 Sermon: Good Advice or Good News?

The Beatitudes:  The Most Blessed Teaching.

3-20-16 Sermon:  Blessed Are the Peacemakers

3-13-16 Sermon: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

3-6-16 Sermon: Blessed Are the Merciful

2-28-16 Sermon: Blessed Are the Spiritually Hungry

2-21-16 Sermon: Blessed Are the Mournful and the Meek

2-14-16 Sermon: Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit

2-7-16 Sermon: The Most Blessed Teaching

Christmas Parade of Gospel Homes

12-24-15 Christmas Eve Sermon

12-20-15 Sermon

12-6-15 Sermon

11-29-15 Sermon


Kingdom Series

 

02/10/13-  I -The Kingdomof God: What is it? – Rev. Michelle Fincher
02/17/13 – II -Entering the Kingdom of God – Rev. Michelle Fincher

02/24/13 – III -Traits of Kingdom Living: Relationships of Radical Love – Rev. Michelle Fincher

03/03/13 – IV-Traits of Kingdom Living: Speaking Truthfully – Rev. Michelle Fincher

03/10/13 – V -Traits of Kingdom Living: Passing Judgement – Rev. Michelle Fincher

03/17/13 – VI – Traits of Kingdom Living: Practicing Forgiveness -Rev.Michelle Fincher

03/24/13 – Donkey One – Rev. Michelle Fincher – (Powerpoint Video avi)

03/31/13 – The Big Empty – Rev. Michelle Fincher

04/07/13 – Traits of the Kingdom: Servant Leadership – Rev. Michelle Fincher

04/14/13 – Kingdom Farming: Growing Grass or Pulling Weeds? – Rev. Michelle Fincher

04/31/13 – Kingdom eBay: Good Deals and Priceless Values – Rev. Michelle Fincher

 


Acts of the Holy Spirit Sermon Series:


05/12/13- We’re Waiting for What? -Rev. Michelle Fincher
05/19/13- The Wait is Over Rev. Michelle Fincher

05/26/13- A Simple Message, A Shocking Response – Rev. Michelle Fincher

06/02/13- The Extraordinary Ordinary – Rev. Michelle Fincher

06/09/13- Big Hat, No Cattle – Rev. Michelle Fincher

06/16/13- The Age of Rage Rev. Michelle Fincher

06/23/13 Rev. Michelle Fincher

06/30/13- From Terminator to Transformer -Rev. Michelle Fincher

07/07/13 A Radical Turning Point (Acts 10) – Rev. Michelle Fincher

07/28/13 -The Barnabas Factor: Helping Others Fly (Acts 11 & 15)- Rev. Michelle Fincher

08/04/13- Jailhouse Rock Before Elvis (Acts 16) – Rev. Michelle Fincher

08/11/13-A Tale of Three Cities (Acts 17) – Rev. Michelle Fincher

08/18/13- The Anatomy of a High Impact Life (Acts 20-21)- Rev. Michelle Fincher

08/25/13- Be Careful What You Wish For – Acts 28:11-16, 23-30 – Rev. Michelle Fincher