Baptist Church of West Chester

Israel & The Wilderness 06.03.2023 ↓

Pastor Evan looks for the green in the wilderness. How does worship help us remember God's might and character?

Stewardship of the Body 04.03.2023 ↓

A Conversation with Jim Layton, Boyd Myers, and Evan Duncan on gluttony, self control, and how we care for our bodies.

Digging In with Dr. Matt Pierlott on Science and Religion 01.03.2023 ↓

This month’s topic is philosophy, science, and religion. Our guest is Dr. Matthew Pierlott, an Associate Professor of Philosophy at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. He primarily teaches courses in ethics, including issues of agency, moral responsibility and leadership. He also teaches courses on philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, and the relationship between religion and scienc...

40: Stories of Dependence - Jesus & The Wilderness 27.02.2023 ↓

Pastor Evan reflects on Jesus's testing of his very identity and how we also hear voices that tell us we are not "beloved."

Lenten Reflections 1 22.02.2023 ↓

The first of our lenten reflections.

Unexpected Blessings in Unintended Places - Rev. Dr. Richelle Gunter 20.02.2023 ↓

Rev. Dr. Richelle Foreman Gunter shares about Jesus' encounter with a Samaritan woman at the well from John 4:27-29, 39-42.

Lust, Sex & Intimacy - A Conversation with Sheila Wray Gregoire 15.02.2023 ↓

Pastor Evan Duncan discusses intimacy and a healthy view of sex with author Sheila Wray Gregoire. Find Sheila's work at https://baremarriage.com/

Vices & Virtues - Lust vs. Sexual Wholeness 14.02.2023 ↓

Pastor Evan explores our root desire for intimacy as seen in the Genesis story, and how we can respond unhealthily with lust and healthily with sexual wholeness.

Vices & Virtues -Wrath vs. Gentleness 06.02.2023 ↓

Pastor Evan explores the root desire for justice and fairness in us all and the vice response of wrath vs. the virtue response of gentleness.

Vices & Virtues - Greed vs. Generosity 30.01.2023 ↓

Pastor Evan Duncan explores the vice of greed, the virtue of generosity and the underlying root desire for security and freedom that we all have.

Digging In - Kristen Buck 25.01.2023 ↓

Former BCWC intern Kristen Buck shares about serving in Honduras and at the US-Mexico Border.

Vices & Virtues - Sloth vs. Diligence 24.01.2023 ↓

Pastor Evan explores the historical vice of sloth, how it is often misunderstood and the Christian call to diligence, "a commitment to love."

Vices & Virtues - Envy v. Kindness 16.01.2023 ↓

Pastor Zach explores the vice of envy, the root need for honor and worth, and the Christian response of kindness.

Vices & Virtues - Self-Seeking v. Selflessness 09.01.2023 ↓

God gives us better and healthier responses to put on to root desires than we’ve had before. This helps us become more like Christ in how we live. Pastor Evan explores the vice of self-seeking, the virtue of selflessness, and the root desire of both: acceptance and recognition.

Dreams, Befores & Afters 04.01.2023 ↓

Pastor Zach Wooten preaches about epiphany and how God is at work in times of before and after from Matthew 2:1-12

A Family Christmas - Mary 29.12.2022 ↓

Pastor Evan Duncan looks at Mary's role in the Christmas story and what that tells us about Jesus.

A Family Christmas - Bathsheba 19.12.2022 ↓

Pastor Evan Duncan asks what the inclusion of Bathsheba in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus tells us about this Christ we celebrate at Christmas time. Texts: Matthew 1:1-6; 2 Samuel 11:1-15, 26-27;1 Kings 1:28-31