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

The Knowledge of Good and Evil

October 26, 2008

by: Rev. Carol Howard Merritt

“The Knowledge of Good and Evil”
a sermon by Carol Howard Merritt
Pastor, Western Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.
October 25, 2008

Text: Genesis 2:4-17

When I was a teenager, an interesting thing happened. All of a sudden, my father…

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Facing Reality

October 19, 2008

by: Rev. John W. Wimberly, Jr.

Facing Reality
a sermon by John W. Wimberly, Jr.
Pastor, Western Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.
October 19, 2008

Text: Matthew 22:15-22

When this particular Gospel passage appears in the lectionary, I usually preach on the separation…

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Grumbling to Gratitude

October 12, 2008

by: Rev. John W. Wimberly, Jr.

Grumbling to Gratitude
a sermon by John W. Wimberly, Jr.
Pastor, Western Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.
October 12, 2008

Text: Exodus 32:1-14

As some of you know, I have a cousin who is currently in the ministry, my dad and one of his…

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Christians in a Post-American World

October 5, 2008

by: Rev. John W. Wimberly,

Christians in a Post-American World
a sermon by John W. Wimberly, Jr.
Pastor, Western Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C.
October 5, 2008
World Communion Sunday

Text: Matthew 21:33-46

The tallest building in the world is being built not…

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