Baptist Church of West Chester

Pastor Evan explores the story of the church community's generosity in Acts 4 and the example of Barnabas.

Pastor Evan explores the story of Zacchaeus from Luke's Gospels and invites us to consider how the first step of stewardship may be repentance.

Yeah, but could God speak to me? Pastor Evan Duncan explores how the dreams in the Gospel of Matthew might tell us about who God chooses to speak to and how that might encourage us to listen for God at the margins. Dreams come to Joseph, the Magi and Pilate's wife. This sermon is for the Baptist Church of West Chester and our series "Dreams."

How often do we have the dream, the moment, the encounter, the inspiration, but no follow through? Pastor Evan Duncan explores how the dream of Solomon and the story of Bartimaeus gives us a trajectory to follow. This sermon is for the Baptist Church of West Chester and our series "Dreams."

Listen to this conversation with Paul Isenberg, the Co-Founder and CEO, of @bringinghopehome (BHH), a non-profit dedicated to providing “Unexpected Amazingness to local Families with cancer through financial and emotional support.” In the Fall of 1983, Paul Isenberg was a senior at West Chester University when he met the love of his life, Nicole Makowski. Paul and Nicole dated for a few years and...

Are we dream killers or dream encouragers? Theologian Karl Rahner said the Christian of the future will be a mystic or not exist at all. Christian scripture includes all these stories of God bumping into humanity. Does that still happen? Did it ever? Can we believe it? Pastor Evan Duncan explores some of these ideas with the preaching series at Baptist Church of West Chester starting Sunday called...

Theologian Karl Rahner said the Christian of the future will be a mystic or not exist at all.

Pastor Zach Wooten concludes our series on Loving God & Neighbor on World Communion Sunday with a look at Luke 22:14-20.

Pastor Evan Duncan continues our series on Loving God & Neighbor and the Gospel of Luke with Luke 16:1-13 and looking at how our relationship to resources can help or hinder how we love.

Pastor Evan Duncan continues our series on Loving God & Neighbor and the Gospel of Luke with Luke 11:37-54 and asking how we can miss loving God and neighbor by obsessing over religious practice.

Pastor Evan Duncan continues our series on Loving God & Neighbor and the Gospel of Luke with Luke 7:36-50 and asking how we love or lack love with our bodies.

Pastor Evan Duncan continues our series on Loving God & Neighbor and the Gospel of Luke by asking how we can love our enemies.

Pastor Evan begins our series on Loving God and Neighbor and the Gospel of Luke by asking how we might imagine neighboring in 2023.

Pastor Evan Duncan and Rabbi Elyse Seidner-Joseph discuss Esther, Purim, and what to do with the power we rise to.

Pastor Zach Wooten looks at Esther chapters 7 & 8

Rev. Dr. Marie Onwubuariri, Director of Intercultural Ministries with American Baptist Home Mission Societies shares from Esther chapters 5 & 6 and the gradual and sudden work of God in our midst.

The Book of Esther reminds us that God never stops working, even when God seems absent. Pastor Evan continues our series on the book of Esther with a look at Esther chapters 3 & 4

The Book of Esther reminds us that God never stops working, even when God seems absent. Pastor Evan begins our series on the book of Esther with a look at Esther chapters 1 and 2.

Pastor Zach Wooten concludes our series on Galatians with chapter 6 and the good news that you belong.

Pastor Evan Duncan examines Paul's instructions about works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit.

Pastor Evan Duncan takes up Paul's strange allegory in Galatians 4:21-5:1 and explores how it invites us to remember the family we've become part of us and stand up to those who would seek to divide it.

Rev. Jim Layton examines the word "Amen"

Pastor Evan Duncan looks at Galatians 3:19-29 and how Paul helps us read the Old Testament law and remember who we are made to be.

Pastor Evan Duncan continues a look at the book of Galatians and invites us to see that we are welcome to the family of God by our faith and the faithfulness or Christ.