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. William Critzman 6/12/22 Rev. William Critzman 6/12/22

Having Faith

Rev. Critzman’s reflects on most recent acts of anti-Black violence and tragic loss of community in Buffalo, New York.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 5/29/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 5/29/22

Broken Chains

Return to Pastor Bridget’s sermon and Sunday’s special worship service with Greenpoint Reformed Church.

Rev. William Critzman 5/22/22 Rev. William Critzman 5/22/22

Truth and Love

Rev. Critzman’s reflects on most recent acts of anti-Black violence and tragic loss of community in Buffalo, New York.

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

Know Justice, Know Peace

Pastor Bridget returns to the blueprint that Jesus created to live within and know justice and peace.

Rev. William Critzman 5/8/22 Rev. William Critzman 5/8/22

Shepherd or Mother?

Rev. Critzman’s Mother’s Day 2022 sermon.

Rev. William Critzman 5/1/22 Rev. William Critzman 5/1/22

Would You Like the Lamb or the Fish?

Rev. Critzman’s Easter Sunday sermon.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 4/24/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 4/24/22

What Now

Pastor Bridget reminds us to follow the example of the earliest followers of Christ.

Rev. William Critzman 4/19/22 Rev. William Critzman 4/19/22

I Have Seen the Lord

Rev. Critzman’s Easter Sunday sermon.

Rev. William Critzman 4/3/22 Rev. William Critzman 4/3/22

A Way in the Sea

Rev. Critzman urges us to chart a new path by reminding us to let go of things that hold us back.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 3/13/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 3/13/22

Be Patient

Pastor Bridget reminds us to look, behold and inquire while we slow down.

Rev. Bridget Anthony 2/20/22 Rev. Bridget Anthony 2/20/22

Pressed Down, Shaken Together

Pastor Bridget uses the story of Joseph and his brothers to tackle the complexity of forgiveness.

Rev. William Critzman 2/6/22 Rev. William Critzman 2/6/22

Calling Now

Rev. Critzman urges us to be ready when God calls.

Guest preacher 6/20/21 Guest preacher 6/20/21

Generations of Marsha

This week we continue to honor Pride in the Pulpit with a rousing word from Rev. Ashley DeTar Birt. What can a genealogy reveal about the stories we tell? The intersection of legacies this important Sunday bring a cloud of witnesses all around us.

Guest preacher 6/13/21 Guest preacher 6/13/21

The Mystery of a Mustard Seed

This week, Rev. Jennifer Aull is our guest preacher for our Pride in the Pulpit series. How does mystery play a role in both agriculture and parables? The growth of a seed has much to teach us as we live into the action, patience, and hope of the kindom yet to come.

Guest preacher 6/6/21 Guest preacher 6/6/21

Pride and the Great Tight Rope Walker

This week, Rev. Stan Sloan is West End’s first guest preacher during Pride Month. As we consider the development of LGBTQIA+ rights, we do so knowing that queer progress will never be complete unless everyone is brought along for the journey. We worship God who walks the great tightrope and teaches us to love.

Rev. William Critzman 5/9/21 Rev. William Critzman 5/9/21

Like a Mother’s Love

On this day, Rev. William Critzman reminds us of the simple complexity of motherhood. As we celebrate the mothers in our lives we remember how Mary cared for her son. A mother’s love can change the world.

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. William Critzman 3/28/21 Rev. William Critzman 3/28/21

Turning

What will they shout next? Rev. William Critzman guides West End on this journey together from today’s Hosannas into each of Holy Week’s sacred moments.

Rev. William Critzman 3/7/21 Rev. William Critzman 3/7/21

Raising up in 3... 2... 1...

“If our body is the temple…” With this week’s word Rev. William Critzman invites us to envision and focus on the temple we co-create even now as the body of Christ.

Rev. William Critzman 2/14/21 Rev. William Critzman 2/14/21

Shining Forth

The space between transfiguration and the dusty certainties of life can be hard to grasp. Rev. William Critzman bridges this space as he threads love through the many celebrations this weekend and the world yet to come.

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