Sermon Archive

The heart of West End’s week is Sunday Worship at 11am, when we gather in community to worship and share our journey of faith together.

Our Sermon Archive is a place where you can watch past sermons, listen to them, or read the text - whatever is most accessible and nourishing to you.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/26/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/26/22

Bless the Lord

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/15/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/15/22

Now is the Time

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/8/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/8/22

For Your Consideration

Rev. Bridget Anthony 7/5/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 7/5/22

Don't Lose Sight

Rev. William Critzman 6/28/22 Rev. William Critzman 6/28/22

A Pride Conversation

Rev. Bridget Anthony 6/20/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 6/20/22

A Juneteenth Conversation

Pastor Bridget and Pastor Will share an open dialogue about Juneteenth and the liberation theology of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Rev. Bridget Anthony 9/5/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 9/5/21

Be Opened

Pastor Bridget encourages us to “be opened” to compassion, forgiveness and love.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/29/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/29/21

Unexpected Grace

Pastor Bridget reminds us that we can make our way in this world, little by little, aided by God’s unexpected grace.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/8/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/8/21

Speaking the Truth

Pastor Bridget uses her personal experience to encourage us to speak the truth about history, race, and building the Beloved Community.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 7/25/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 7/25/21

Searching

Pastor Bridget urges us to remember that there is bread among us, and that we have all that we need.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 4/11/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 4/11/21

New Day Coming

What stories stay with you on the road of life? How do you continue to find hope? Rev. Bridget Anthony guides West End through moments of awakening, grace and God’s unceasing love as we build tomorrow’s brand new day.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 2/28/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 2/28/21

It Takes a Village

We know that it takes a village, but whom in the village do we name? Today, Rev. Bridget Anthony bridges Black History Month and Women’s History Month as West End Church lifts up the names of Black women who formed each of our lives.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 2/7/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 2/7/21

Location, Location, Location

Like the warmth of a blanket, the love of those who came before us gird our souls. As West End celebrates Black History Month, Rev. Bridget Anthony guides us to the ongoing love of Black women who helped form her.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 1/17/21 Rev. Bridget Anthony 1/17/21

Cheap Grace

We have to wrestle with the cost of grace. As we leave Cheap Grace aside and walk forward into something new, we do so buoyed by the art, life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 12/27/20 Rev. Bridget Anthony 12/27/20

Can You Feel It?

Can you feel it? Like Simeon and Anna knew, the great hope of what is yet to come finds its way into our bones. Rev. Anthony’s good word for the year to come as we renew, rebuild and rediscover who we are meant to be with God’s help.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 10/25/20 Rev. Bridget Anthony 10/25/20

Reach

In order to consider what is possible we must reach beyond. Rev. Bridget Anthony honors the weight of this year's pre-election feelings and the potential of what is yet to come as America shifts into a new way of being.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 9/6/20 Rev. Bridget Anthony 9/6/20

Following the Rules

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/30/20 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/30/20

Good Advice

Paul and the Psalmist offer good advice for dealing with the challenges of our time.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/9/20 Rev. Bridget Anthony 8/9/20

Bystanders

Joseph's brothers were bystanders and did not offer needed help; we have a responsibility to help one another out of the pit we're in. What it means to be together.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 7/5/20 Rev. Bridget Anthony 7/5/20

Transformation

Jesus reorders and transforms, will we? An interrogation of white scarcity.

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