Sermons at Western

Please visit our Preaching and Teaching at Western blog to read and comment on our most recent sermons. Below you will find an archive of our older sermons. The people of Western relish biblically-based sermons that address the economic, social, and political environment in which we seek to be faithful disciples. We do not expect to agree with every sermon. We do hope to be challenged by every sermon.

Sermon Archive

?Who?s Got the Power??

September 28, 2008

by: Rev. Carol Howard Merritt

?Who?s Got the Power??
A Sermon by Carol Howard Merritt, Pastor
Western Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.
September 28, 2008

Text: Philippians 2:1-13

My grandmother died a couple of years ago, but when she was alive, she used to be the…

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The Spiritual Life of Jesus

September 21, 2008

by: Rev. John W. Wimberly, Jr.

The Spiritual Life of Jesus
a sermon by John W. Wimberly, Jr.
Pastor, Western Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.
September 21, 2008

Text: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18

As some of you know, I read a lot of biography.  In part, I am fascinated by what…

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Drill, Baby, Drill

September 14, 2008

by: Rev. John W. Wimberly, Jr.

Drill, Baby, Drill
a sermon by John W. Wimberly, Jr.
Pastor, Western Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.
September 14, 2008

Text: Genesis 6:5-8,18-22

Comedian Jay Leno and others have been having a field day running clips of delegates to the…

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A Fettered Soul

September 7, 2008

by: Rev. Carol Howard Merritt

?A Fettered Soul?
A Sermon by Carol Howard Merritt
Pastor, Western Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.
September 7, 2008

Text: Matthew 18:15-20

It was early in the morning, about five a.m., and the phone rang. I was in a daze, stumbling around,…

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