Wellshire Presbyterian Church Sermon Archive

Psalm 146 invites us to move our trust from human focus to God, who shows us as our companion and our completion.

Delivered on Youth Sunday, these sermonettes were given by three of Wellshire's graduating seniors in 2013.

Jesus invites us to a new and different level of loving presence.

Life with God is more trusting God through suspense and mystery rather than thinking we know, can explain, and can control every detail and step.

Things Left Undone is an Eastertide sermon based on John 211-19. In it, Dr. Bell explores Jesus demand for fishing for and shepherding people.

This sermon, Faith in America, takes a peek at the demographics on the religious landscape in relation to Thomas' quest for faith. Dr. Bell suggests that Christians would do well to live with hope in the resurrection - in lieu of arguing about it.

This Easter sermon is about joy and happiness. Dr. Bell suggests Christians can become as happy as Mary on Easter morning.

This Palm Sunday sermon, entitled Humble Is He, focuses on the importance of humility.

This sermon challenges Christians to value their relationship to Jesus. Paul said that all was rubbish compared to his relationship to Jesus Christ, and Mary of Bethany poured ridiculously expensive perfume on the feet of Jesus, as act of worship, a sign of her great love for Jesus. Dr. Bell also talks about the relative importance of helping the poor.

This sermon, Keep Calm. Call Dad, is based on the parable of the Prodigal Son. Dr. Bell imaginatively retells this well-worn tale before suggesting most Christians are actually older brothers. He says that the story - not complete - continues in YOU.

Bees have much to teach us by their example of taking the raw gifts of God, bringing life to all creation, and nourishing one another.

In the face of our social divisiveness, Jesus longs for us to gather together, to hold each other in the embrace of God's safe love.

This sermon, which was offered on the first Sunday of Lent, is about the importance of season of Lent. Dr. Bell compares Lent to baseballs spring training, among other analogies.

This sermon on the Transfiguration presses parishioners to ponder the question Who is Jesus... to you? Dr. Bell compares the event to the Super Bowl half-time show and talks about orthodox definitions before turning the question on his listeners.

We embody Christ as we care for each other. Love is not merely a feeling or an attitude but a way of life we live out with one another as members of the body of Christ.

This sermon, Jubilee!, is based on Jesus' return to a synagogue in Nazareth. Dr. Bell asks, What parts of the Bible do you take literally? He suggests Jesus' people want to kill him because he takes the concept of Jubilee seriously.

This sermon, LChaim, exposits the story of the wedding in Cana. In this humorous and lively sermon, Dr. Bell challenges his congregation to be cheerful and enjoy life in spite of the burdens that we all carry.

In this sermon, guest preacher Rev. Michael Dowd explores the interrelated nature of science and religion. Positing that religion is about our relationship to reality and how to live in it, Rev. Dowd explains that God guides us through all forms of evidence, be it classical scripture or scientific fact, and that aggregating that evidence from all available sources helps us to live more Christ-like lives.

This Epiphany sermon, Gifts from the Magi, shares sundry lessons from these ancient, strange Wise Men.

On Christmas Eve, this short sermon plays off the title of the 2012 popular song Call Me Maybe. It provides a warm invitation to renew or rekindle your relationship with God.