Sermons

Guest Preacher: Chaplain (Colonel) Geoffrey Bailey

Guest Pastor Dr. Don Opitz preaches the joy of jubilee.

Rev. Donna Christopher explains what being “born again” really means.

Rev. Donna Christopher reflects on a passage from Genesis regarding the serpent, God, and humans.

Rev. Donna Christopher connects the applications on smartphones to applying love in life.

Rev. Dr. Jeff Gibelius gives insight on how to see God as loving and to teach this to others.

Given by Rev. Chaplain Mary Washburn.

Rev. Associate Pastor Donna Christopher gives a sermon on young people.

Rev. Associate Pastor Donna Christopher gives a message on leading through praying with meaning this Labor Day weekend.

The “old” blue hymnals are decommissioned in a service remembering Jesus’ life through various hymns. The “new” purple “Glory to God” hymnals will be commissioned on Sunday, September 8, 2019.

Associate Pastor Rev. Donna Christopher uses a gardening metaphor and presents a new strategy for helping young people become what the church envisions them to become.

Rev. Cheryl Galen, Interim Executive Presbyter gives a sermon on going to an unknown place with purpose.

Given by Associate Pastor Rev. Donna Christopher

Given by Head Pastor, Rev. Dr. Jeff Gibelius

Head Pastor Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Gibelius shares three stories relating to gathering as one.

Associate Pastor Rev. Donna Christopher wraps-up VBS with its final bottom line on this Fathers’ Day service.

The sermon today was given by Rev. Donna Christopher, the associate pastor at Second Presbyterian Church.

Today’s sermon was given by Rev. Dr. Bruce Humphrey who is currently serving as an Interfaith Chaplain on Penn State Harrisburg campus. He and his wife, Kate, retired to Central Pennsylvania after 40 years as a Presbyterian pastor in the West, including several years as a missionary among the indigenous people of Alaska. During his last 17 years in San Diego, he was head pastor at Rancho Bernardo with a congregation of 2,500 members. He is the author of several books and a popular church consultant and ministry coach.

Head Pastor, Rev. Dr. Jeff Gibelius gives a sermon on the value of labels for food and clothing, but not for people.

Head Pastor Rev. Dr. Jeff Gibelius gives a sermon using the comparison of old wine and new wine to those in the Church.

Head Pastor Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Gibelius gives a sermon on comparing God to a Mother Hen on Mother’s Day.

Head Pastor Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Gibelius gives a sermon preaching on the ways to say yes inspired by a recent painting by Rev. Lisle Gwynn Garrity.

8 AM Worship Sermon presented by Elder Bob Hervey.

Pastor Donna Christopher, Associate Pastor, shares what the “Good News” really is on Confirmation Sunday at Second Presbyterian Church.

Is there only one right way to worship Jesus? Given by Associate Pastor Donna Christopher.