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Archived Sermons

September 2022
  • September 25: “Taking Hold of Life” / 1 Timothy 6:6-10, 17-19 & Luke 16:19-31 / Pastor Tim (PDF only)
  • September 18: "Be the Balm" / Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 & Luke 16:1-13 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • September 11: "Lost and Found" / Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 & Luke 15:1-10 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • September 4: "Works of Art, in Progress” / Jeremiah 18:1-6 & Psalm 139:1-15 /  Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

August 2022
  • August 28: "Hospitality as Solidarity” / Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 & Luke 14:1, 7-14 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • August 21: no worship
  • August 14: "Taking the Baton and Running with It” / Jeremiah 1:4-10 & Hebrews 11:29-12:2 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • August 7: "Blood On Our Hands” / Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 & Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-12 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

July 2022
  • July 31: "Life Actually” / Colossians 3:1-3, 8-11 & Luke 12:13-21 / Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)
  • July 24: "Gospel of Generosity and Grace" / Hosea 1:2-10 & Luke 11:1-13 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • July 17: "The Better Part" / Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 & Luke 10:38-42 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • July 10: no sermon, just space for individual spiritual reflection
  • July 3: "Getting In Our Own Way" / Psalm 30 & 2 Kings 5:1-14 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

June 2022
  • June 26: "Right Relation to Mortality” / 1 Kings 19:15-16 & Luke 9:51-62 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio)
  • June 19: "Choosing Otherwise” / 1 Kings 19:1-16 & Galatians 3:26-29 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio)
  • June 12: "Wisdom’s Call” / Psalm 8 & Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • June 5 - no sermon, shorter service to enable participation in Philly Pride March

May 2022
  • May 29: no sermon, just brief introductory reflections as part of a Service of Lament
  • May 22: "Not as the World Gives” / Psalm 67 & John 14:23-29 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • May 15: "Your Grief Will Make Room for You" / Job 2:7-9 & Revelation 21:1-6 / Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart (no PDF / audio)
  • May 8: "To Be Alive" / Psalm 23 & Acts 9:36-43 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • May 1: "Business as Un-usual" / Acts 9:1-6 & John 21:1-17 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

April 2022
  • April 24: “How Shall We Live?” / Psalm 150 & Revelation 1:4-8 / Lauren B. (PDF / audio)
  • April 17: "Unimaginable” / Isaiah 65:17-25 & Luke 24:1-12 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • April 10: no sermon - Liturgy of the Palms & the Passion
  • April 3: "Open-Hearted, Open-Handed" / Isaiah 43:16-21 & John 12:1-8 / Pastor Tim (PDF only)

March 2022
  • March 27: “Prodigal Love” / Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • March 20: “God of Life ... and Compost” / Isaiah 55:1-9 & Luke 13:1-9 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • March 13: “The Fox and the Hen” (guided meditation) / Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 & Luke 13:31-35 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • March 6: “Tempted Off Center” / Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 & Luke 4:1-13 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

February 2022
  • February 27: "Light Revealed, Light Reflected" / Exodus 34:29-35 & Luke 9:28-43a / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • February 20: “Blessed, Part 2 – The Fruit of Blessing” / Jeremiah 17:5-10 & Luke 6:27-38 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • February 13: “Blessed, Part 1 – The Root of Blessing” / Psalm 1 & Luke 6:17-26 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • February 6: “Worthy from the Start” / Isaiah 6:1-8 & Luke 5:1-11 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

January 2022
  • January 30: "Love Beyond the Noise" / 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • January 23: no sermon (Service of Healing & Wholeness)
  • January 16: "Common Good" / 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 / Pastor Tim (PDF only)
  • January 9: “The Holder and the Held – Witnessing with Love” / Isaiah 43:1-7 / Rev. Dr. Lesley S. Curtis  (audio only)
  • January 2: “In the Flesh” / Sirach 24:1-9 & John 1:1-9, 14 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

December 2021
  • December 26: no sermon
  • December 19: "Love Actually" / Luke 1:39-55 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • December 12: “Joy-Full” / Isaiah 12:2-6 & Philippians 4:4-7 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • December 5: “Preparing for Peace” / Luke 1:68-79 & Luke 3:1-6 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)

November 2021
  • November 28: “Stubborn Hope” / Luke 21:25-36 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • November 21: “Not from This World” / Revelation 1:4b-8 & John 18:33-37 /Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • November 14: “The Labor of Love” / 1 Samuel 1:4-20 & Mark 13:1-8 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • November 7: “In a Drought” / Psalm 146 & 1 Kings 17:8-16 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio)

October 2021
  • October 31: “In Death as in Life” / Ruth 1:1-18 & Mark 12:28-34 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • October 24: “Like Those Who Dream” / Psalm 126 & Mark 10:46-52 / Pastor Tim ​ (PDF / audio)
  • October 17: No Sermon (Service of Healing) - ​click here for Prayer for Healing
  • October 10: “Saved from Impossibility” / Mark 10:17-31 & Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 / Pastor Tim ​ (PDF / audio)
  • October 3: “Love Fulfilled” / Luke 22:14-23 / Pastor Tim​​ (PDF / audio)

September 2021
  • September 26: "Obstacle or Vehicle?" / Mark 9:38-50 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)​​
  • September 19: "Like a Tree" / Psalm 1 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)​
  • September 12: “Forget Your Life” / Mark 8:27-37 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • September 5: "Open Up" / Mark 7:24-37 / Pastor Tim​ (PDF / audio)

August 2021
  • August 29: "Worthless Religion" / James 1:17-27 & Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • August 22: "Gotta Be the Shoes" / Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-17 & Ephesians 6:10-18 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • August 15: "Heart Songs" / 1 Kings 3:3-14 & Ephesians 5:15-20 / Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • ​August 8: "A Dwelling Place for God" / 2 Samuel 7:1-14a & Ephesians 2:17-22 / Rev. John Pritchard (PDF / audio) 
  • August 1: "Enough Is Enough" / Exodus 16:2-4, 9-15 / ​Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)

July 2021
  • July 25: "More Than Enough" / 2 Kings 4:42-44 & John 6:1-21 / ​Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • July 18: "Pursued By Love" / Psalm 23 / ​Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • July 11: "What Do You See?" / Amos 7:7-15 / ​​Pastor Tim (PDF / audio)
  • ​July 4: "Finding (Y)our Footing" / Ezekiel 2:1-5 & Mark 6:1-13 / ​Pastor Tim  (PDF / audio)

June 2020
  • Jun 28: "Reflections of an Interim Pastor" / Psalm 100 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • Jun 21: "Holy Boldness, Revolutionary Love" / Matthew 10:24-39 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • Jun 14: "Surprised by Hope" / Kristine Morrow
  • Jun 7: no sermon

May 2020
  • May 31 (Pentecost): "Deep Breaths" / 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 & Acts 2:1-21 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
    • audio recording of Pentecost scripture readings and sermon
  • May 24: "No Hands But Ours" / Acts 1:6-14 & John 17:1-11 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • May 17: "God Moves" / Psalm 91 & Acts 17:22-31 / Lesley Curtis
  • May 10: "Finding Our Way" / John 14:1-14 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • May 3: "The Voices We Follow" / John 10:1-10 / Rev. Amy Emmett-Rardin

​April 2020
  • April 26: brief reflection as part of Service of Healing for the Earth / Psalm 19:1-6 & Luke 24:13-35 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • April 19: brief reflection as part of Service of Healing/ Isaiah 40:6-8, 11, 21-31 & John 20:19-29 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • April 12 (Easter): “With Fear and Great Joy“ / Jeremiah 31:1-6 & Matthew 28:1-10 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
    • audio recording of Easter scripture readings and sermon
  • April 5 (Palm and Passion Sunday): no sermon 

March 2020
  • March 29: "Life Interrupted" / Ezekiel 37:1-14 & John 11:17-44 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • March 22: "Digging Deep and Stretching Wide" / Exodus 17:1-7 & John 4:5-15 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • March 15: worship canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
  • March 8: "Born and Born Again . . . " / John 3:1-12 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • March 1: "Remembering Who(se) We Are" / Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 & Matthew 4:1-7 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin​

​February 2020
  • February 23: "Get Up, Stand Up" / Exodus 24:12-18 & Matthew 17:1-9 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • February 16: "Life or Death" / Deuteronomy 30:15-20 & Sirach 15:15-20 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • February 9: "Light(s) of the World" / Isaiah 58:1-12 & Matthew 5:13-20 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • February 2: "Recipes for Blessing" / Micah 6:1-8 & Matthew 5:1-12 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin

January 2020
  • January 26: "Following Jesus" / Isaiah 9:1-4 & Matthew 4:12-23 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • January 19: "A New Song" / Isaiah 49:1-7 & Psalm 40:1-11 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • January 12: "Beloved" / Isaiah 42:1-9 & Matthew 3:13-17 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin
  • January 5: "Gracious Uncertainty" / Isaiah 60:1-6 & Matthew 2:1-12 / Pastor Tim Emmett-Rardin​
We acknowledge that Calvary is located on the ancestral homelands of the Lenape people, whose presence and resilience in Pennsylvania continues to this day. We take this opportunity to honor the original caretakers who lived and continue to live on and steward this land, while recognizing the histories of land theft, violence, erasure and oppression that has preceded our presence here.

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