Friends, Jobs, and Jesus 

Sermon Series

July 12 – August 30 (most Sundays)

In-person and online @ 10 am

About the Sermon Series

Join us as we explore the topics of social connectedness within the context of the Silicon Valley workplace. 

 

How does what we do shape who we are and how we connect? At every level, from retirees missing their work friendships, to mid-career workers nervous in the face of layoffs, to recent grads unable to get an entry-level job in their field, we are all feeling the job stress and a loss of human connection. This series will explore what the Gospel says about identity, belonging, and our responsibility to each other.

 

Two resources will inform the sermons:

 

1) From our own Reformed theological tradition of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) — Calvin on vocation and the knowledge of God; covenant theology on our binding to one another; and our Book of Confessions, especially the Westminster Standards, the 1934 Theological Declaration of Barmen, and the 1991 Brief Statement of Faith

 

2) The Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity”), Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, signed 15 May 2026 on the 135th anniversary of Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum.

 

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Small group discussion resources

Everyone is encouraged to discuss the sermon topics in a small group setting. Get together with 2 -3 people, or discuss with a group you already belong to. If you'd like help forming a group, contact Carol Heath.


Watch the sermons here, as they become available:

Rev. Hardy H. Kim preaching. Centered around Genesis 11:1–9 (the Tower of Babel) and John 1:14 (“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us”).

Rev. Annanda Barclay preaching. Centered around John 11:1–44 (The Raising of Lazarus, with special attention to verses 3, 5, 11, 33–36)

August 9 - What Your Work Says About You (and What It Doesn’t)

Rev. Hardy H. Kim preaching. Centered around Luke 10:38–42 (Mary and Martha) and Matthew 11:28–30 (“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden”). 

August 16- The Machine in the Room

Rev. Hardy H. Kim preaching. Centered around Genesis 1:26–27 (imago Dei); Psalm 8:3–8; and Matthew 25:14–30 (Parable of the Talents).

 

August 30 - Your Neighbor in the Supply Chain

Rev. Annanda Barclay preaching. Centered around Nehemiah 2:17–18; 3:1–32 (The building list); and Revelation 21:1–5 (“Behold, I am making all things new”).