Sermons
Borderline Personalities, Contentment, and the Good Fight
Borderline Personalities, Contentment, and the Good Fight Rev. Christian Iosso, August 22, 2021 Texts: Proverbs 15: 32—16:8; 17: 19-24. I Timothy 6: 3-8, 11-16. The book of Proverbs describes…
Read More“Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety”
“Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety” February 21, 2021 — First Sunday in Lent First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Rev. Jack Hodges The Prayer for Understanding: The Witness…
Read MoreChicken Necks and Lifting Weights: God’s Radical Kingdom
“Chicken Necks and Lifting Weights: God’s Radical Kingdom” Psalm 62: 5-12 Mark 1:14-20 Rev. Kate Foster First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Sunday, January 24, 2021 My senior year of high…
Read MoreFitting In
Dorothy Churn LaPenta First and Franklin Presbyterian Church – January 10, 2021 Mark 1: 4-11 Acts 19:1-7 FITTING IN There was a difference between John’s baptism and Jesus’ baptism. John’s…
Read MoreOde to a Shepherd
“Ode to a Shepherd” – Rev. Rhonda S. Cooper – November 22, 2020 Ezekiel 34:11-16, Matthew 25.31-40, 41-46 Jesus was well aware of both the Psalms and the Prophets, having…
Read MoreThe Risk-Free Option
The Risk-Free Option Matthew 25:14-30 Stephen Hollaway Sunday, November 15, 2020 This story used to frighten me more than all the other judgment parables combined. When I was in college…
Read MoreIMAGINE THERE’S A HEAVEN
November 1, 2020 Imagine There’s a Heaven Rev. Stephen Hollaway Revelation 7:9-17 John Lennon’s song Imagine is a song that seems to be everywhere. It’s at the Olympics; it’s…
Read MoreSweat Equity
Sweat Equity Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 4, 2020 Gospel Matthew 21:33-46 33“Listen to another parable. There was a landowner…
Read MoreLively Commentary
Lively Commentary Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First &Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 25, 2020 Matthew 22:34-39 When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,…
Read MoreRender Unto God
Render Unto God Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 18, 2020 Gospel Matthew 22:15-22 15Then the Pharisees went and plotted to…
Read MoreReal Hunger & Real Thirst
Real Hunger & Real Thirst Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD 21201 October 11, 2020 Gospel Matthew 22:1-14 1Once more Jesus spoke…
Read MorePower Grab or Gift of Power?
Power Grab or Gift of Power? Rev. Robert P. Hoch, Ph.D. First & Franklin Presbyterian Church Baltimore MD September 27, 2020 Philippians 2:1-13 1If then…
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