Sermon

08 Jan A Fresh Start

A Fresh Start Mark 1:16-20 and 10:17-22 January 5, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Sermon-1-4-20.m4a"][/audio] 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 is typically a time...

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09 Dec 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 into sleep.  It...

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04 Dec 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 17th century—long before the smartphone,...

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15 Nov 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, 7:30 p.m. Click here for more...

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10 Nov 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 [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11-10-19-sermon.m4a"][/audio] 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 deliverance from too much...

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06 Nov 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 [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11-3-19-sermon.m4a"][/audio] This morning we pick up our sermon series on water by revisiting the very familiar story of the meeting between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. ...

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09 Oct The Rich Man & Lazarus

Calvary Presbyterian Church, Alexandria, VA Luke 16:19-31 September 29, 2019 [audio m4a="https://calvarypres.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Sept-29-2019-sermon.m4a"][/audio] 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 joined him...

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