Best The Parish Of Calvary St. George Podcasts (2025)

The Rev. Jacob Smith reminds us that we are both saints and sinners, waving palm branches while also brandishing a sword against our Lord.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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A Message to the Prodigal and Pious in All of Us (Luke 15:1-3,11b-32) 19:37

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In this sermon, The Reverend Jacob Smith reminds us that the Parable is not only about a wayward son's return home, but about two sons who would prefer their father dead, and God's lavish grace to save the both of them.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Hope in the Wilderness (1 Cor. 10:1-13) 12:50

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In the wilderness of life we face temptation, but Jesus’s faithfulness gives us hope in the midst of this.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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The Chicken and the Fox (Luke 13:31-35) 11:26

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Jesus longs to gather us under his wings as a mother hen.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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A People Waiting for Good News (Luke 4:1-13) 16:30

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In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith articulates why Jesus resisting temptation in the wilderness is not about life tips.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Ash Wednesday (Matt. 6:1-6,16-21) 9:05

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The Reverend Jacob Smith's homily from our 6PM Ash Wednesday service.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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One of These is Not Like the Others (Luke 9:28-43a) 17:22

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In this sermon, the Rev. Sarah Bonay proclaims why the Transfiguration, the climatic event of the Epiphany season, provides the definite answer to the question of who Jesus is.By Rev. Sarah Bonay

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Seeds That Become Plants (1 Cor. 15:35-38, 42-50) 15:53

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We know that we will be raised from the dead, but what does that resurrection look like?By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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What if Jesus Actually Rose from the Dead? (1 Cor. 15:12-20) 18:46

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In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith expounds on the Good News that Jesus actually rose from the dead.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Isaiah and God's Atoning Grace (Isaiah 6:1-13) 16:07

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The Reverend Sarah Bonay breaks down the call story of the prophet Isaiah to show how self-righteousness and failings are met by the atoning, life-transforming Grace of God.By Rev. Sarah Bonay

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The Ordination of The Rev. Sarah Bonay to the Priesthood, Feb. 8th, 2025 15:37

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The Reverend Sarah Bonay is ordained to the priesthood at St. George's Church on February 8th, 2025.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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The Good News of Departing in Peace (Luke 2:22-40) 24:09

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In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith highlights the meaning of Candlemas, the 40th day after Christmas.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Jesus’s Mic Drop (Luke 4:14-21) 15:30

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Where do we turn when it looks like God has not fulfilled his promises?By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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The Wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11) 14:18

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Jesus is revealed as our bridegroom, who makes us into his bride through the wedding wine that is his blood.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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The Baptism of Our Lord (Luke 3:15-17, 21-22) 18:14

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Our visiting preacher, The Reverend Andrew Baughen, powerfully explains how Jesus' baptism transforms our identity and purpose on this earth.By Rev. Andrew Baughen

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A Different Road (Matthew 2:1-12) 17:17

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In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith articulates the difference between general and special revelation and what that means for your faith.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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The Fullness of the Incarnation (John 1:1-18) 13:08

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Though no one has ever seen God, Jesus Christ has made him known to us in the Incarnation. In it we see the Father’s heart, as he offers us forgiveness, the sacrament of the Eucharist, and new unity in the body of Christ.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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The Word of God in Swaddling Clothes (John 1:1-14) 11:35

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The Word of God, who was there when time began, came to us in swaddling clothes, so that we might become children of God.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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The Gift You Need (Luke 2:1-20) 17:07

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Rev. Jacob Smith's 2024 Christmas Eve service at St. George's Church.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Promises Fulfilled: The Lowest and the Least (Luke 1:39-55) 14:13

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When God sends his Son to earth, he works not through earthly power, but through the lowest and the least.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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Joy in the Christian Life (Zephaniah 3:14-20) 18:46

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In this sermon, The Reverend Jacob Smith talks about the meaning of joy in the Christian life.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Promises Fulfilled: The Refiner’s Fire (Malachi 3:1-4) 12:42

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God promises us that he will come to his people. In the midst of this promise, he sends us the refiner’s fire, which is our judgment turned into mercy.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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The Lord is Our Righteousness (Jeremiah 44:14-16) 20:33

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This Advent, our sermon series is titled "Promises Fulfilled." In this sermon, The Reverend Jacob Smith speaks about the promise of righteousness: What is it? And how is it given?By Rev. Jacob Smith

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We Have a King, Not an Ideology (Rev. 1:4-8) 21:01

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Christ the King Sunday is important because, for many, their ideologies are becoming just as influential as any monarch.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Empires Come and Go (Mark 13:1-8) 20:14

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The Rt. Rev. Dr. Graham Tomlin reminds us that kingdoms rise and kingdoms fall, but Jesus remains the Messiah through it all.By Rt. Rev. Dr. Graham Tomlin

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Getting God's Attention (Mark 12:38-44) 12:30

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Mr. Kristoff Reese Grosfeld, our visiting preacher, reminds us that while we may want to give our all to get God's attention, he has already given his all for us.By Mr. Kristoff Reese Grosfeld

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The Life and Death of Saints (John 11:32-44) 12:17

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As redeemed sinners, we live in a world marked by death. But we hope in Christ’s death to destroy death, so that we can enjoy our homecoming in heaven, where God will live with us and prepare a feast for us.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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Stewardship Sermon IV: God is the Answer to the Question (Job 42:1-6, 10-17) 24:06

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In this final sermon of our Stewardship series, the Reverend Jacob Smith talks about suffering and God's answer to our questions of theodicy.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Stewardship Sermon III: Prayer (Mark 10:35-45) 14:12

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Jesus’s prayers and supplications to his Father in heaven gave him the strength to endure his passion so that he might become our source of grace, mercy, and eternal salvation.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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Stewardship Sermon II: Fellowship (Mark 10:17-31) 14:06

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Salvation is about more than just eternal life; it’s about entering the kingdom of God and finding reconciliation with God and neighbor through his forgiveness.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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Stewardship Sermon I: The Apostles' Teaching (Job 1:1, 2:1-10) 23:45

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In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith shares what the apostles' teaching has to say to us in the midst of suffering.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Free from Stumbling Blocks (Mark 9:38-50) 13:55

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Jesus frees us from the stumbling blocks in our lives through his death and resurrection.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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God's Agenda (James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a) 24:18

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In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith explains that while the world may have an agenda for you, so does God, and it is Good News.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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The Key to Eternal Life (Mark 8:27-38) 24:40

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On Kickoff Sunday, the Reverend Jacob Smith talked about the good news of taking up one's cross.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Transformed by the Law of Liberty (James 2:1-17) 21:44

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In this sermon, the Reverend Jacob Smith reconciles St. Paul and St. James and reminds the congregation anything done apart from faith, especially works, is indeed dead.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Religion That is Enough (Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23) 18:32

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Tune in this week as the Reverend Jacob talks about the distinction between true religion and false religion.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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The Scandal of Jesus (John 6:56-69) 15:26

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There is something scandalous about who Jesus is and what he offers us through his death and resurrection.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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Eating the Body and Blood (John 6:51-58) 14:22

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Through his death and resurrection, Jesus Christ offers us his body and blood, to bring us into eternal life. We celebrate this each week in the sacrament of the Eucharist, which is an outward and visible sign of the inward and spiritual grace inside us.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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The Bread of Life (John 6:35, 41-51) 11:44

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Jesus is the bread that comes down from heaven, that gives us life eternal. In Christ, God offers us both knowledge and food, sustaining our entire person.By Rev. Molly Jane Layton

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The Problem With Self-Delusion (1 Samuel 11:26-12:14) 18:42

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God loves you as you are, but he loves you too much to leave you that way. Rev. Jacob Smith explores this truth as illustrated in the confrontation between Nathan and David.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Ordinary Bread (John 6:1-21) 13:21

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In this sermon, seminarian Jacob Stewart explores how the Feeding of the 5000 shows us that Jesus can transform whatever bread we bring to him, and he is the bread that he wants to offer to us.By Jacob Stewart

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What Would Jesus Not Do? (Mark 6:14-29) 21:46

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God doesn’t deal with the sin of the world by instituting a program of moral improvement. Nor does God work by micromanaging evil. Rather, from the cross, we observe God drowns evil in a deluge of grace, mercy, and forgiveness. God sends his Son in the flesh to put sin to death once and for all.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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Boasting in Suffering (2 Cor. 12:2-10) 17:03

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It is not in our achievements, but in our weaknesses, that God's power is brought to its full, glorious display.By John Asirvatham

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Hope For The Hopeless (Mark 5:21-43) 12:48

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In desperation, the bleeding woman and Jairus come to Christ, knowing that everything else has failed them. Christ is the sure foundation where He continues to be with and for you, no matter what is going on in your life.By Charlie Ziemann

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Soundtrack of Your Life (1 Samuel 17) 22:01

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The Reverend Andrew Baughen reminded us of the origin story of David who faced Goliath seeing the real problem, relying on God’s power and trusting in the ultimate Savior.By Rev. Andrew Baughen

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God Has a Choice (1 Samuel 15:34-16:31) 20:28

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What you and I need is not just a makeover, but a complete and total heart transplant. And this is what King Jesus has come to do; to save us from the inside out.By Rev. Jacob Smith

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