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The Progressive Christian Voice

Summary: Listen to sermons that connect spiritual teachings to the relevant issues of our day. Featuring sermons at Western Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C..

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 In the Struggle - Esslinger | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

This Sunday we welcome to the pulpit Kurt Esslinger and Hyeyoung Lee, PC(USA) mission co-workers in South Korea, who will be in town for Ecumenical Advocacy Days. While they serve as a couple, coordinating the Young Adult Volunteer program in Daejeon, Kurt works with the National Council of Churches in Korea for peaceful reconciliation in Korea, and Hyeyoung works with Hannam University’s Global Multicultural Leadership Program.

 The Look of Resurrection. Cunningham | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

For Jesus's earliest followers, the resurrection wasn't an abstract concept, nor was it a one-time event. The disciples began to see and participate in all kinds of resurrections, to the point that it became a sign of their life together. What does resurrection look like today, for you, in our world? How might we learn to see the possibility of new life where no one thought it was possible?

 Witnesses. Cadwallader | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

We know the story that after Jesus rose, he visited the Doubting Thomas and invited the disciple to touch his wounds and know he is alive. But, what happens next? This Sunday, we’ll explore Jesus’ ascension into heaven. We’ll put ourselves in the shoes of those who watched him be lifted up and we’ll ponder how we might be his witness in the world today.

 When the Ending is Not the End. Cunningham (Easter) | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

The original ending of Mark’s gospel and account of the resurrection ends mid-sentence. No one sees the risen Christ. Nothing is resolved. Yet the words of the messenger at the tomb remain good news for the women and for us. What if the story continues, just not in the text? How does it read, if the best parts of the story are yet to come?

 A Donkey Tale. Cunningham | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown
 The Greatest Commandment. Cadwallader | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Jesus was in the Temple and he was asked by a curious scribe, ‘Which commandment is first of all?’ Jesus responds with a two-fold answer – to love God and to love neighbor. As people of faith, how might we embody confidence in this two-fold mandate?

 What Do You Want Me To Do For You. Cadwallader | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

A common refrain in the scripture passage for this Sunday is Jesus asking, “What can I do for you?” How might you answer his question?

 A Thin Place. Cunningham | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

In the spiritual culture of the British Isles, a thin place is where heaven and earth come close, where time slows down and we experience the sacred in the midst of the secular world. After being told they had to pick up their own crosses, three of the disciples had just such an experience with Jesus. Where have you had such a time, specifically in the midst of serving others or working for something much larger than yourself? How might Western continue to be such a thin place? We'll also hear from Lisa Delity of Heeding God's Call to End Gun Violence as we prepare to install the memorial for those who lost lives to gun violence in 2014.

 A Different Kind of Healing. Cunningham | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Two women need Jesus's healing. One is an outsider, considered unclean because of her illness. The other is a daughter of a leader in the community. Jesus heals them both, a dramatic sign for them and their communities. Where do you see signs of healing - of body, mind, and spirit - of the wholeness God is still working through Jesus's ministry today? In individuals? In our church?

 Living Parables. Cunningham | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

This week we hear from Jesus's parables in Mark as we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King. In parables, Jesus retold every day events to evoke a change of mind and heart, for the sake of God's kingdom, what King called the beloved community. What contemporary events might become today's parables - ordinary tales for the sake of change in God's direction?

 Jesus and Real Life. Cadwallader | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

The Scripture text for this sermon tells the story of a group of friends so desperate to see Jesus, they get on his roof, dig a hole through it and lower their friend suffering from paralysis into the room with Jesus. I marvel at the hope and faith those five friends possessed to have taken such a bold action. What paralysis experienced among us would motivate us to act so boldly, would compel us to think so creatively, would make us so anxious for change that together we would seek out healing so aggressively?

 A Different Beginning. Cunningham | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

As the new year brings new beginnings, the beginning of Mark's gospel offers an entirely different beginning to the story of Jesus, one that skips over his birth to emphasize the beginning of his ministry. In the light of Epiphany, or the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus, what might Mark's different beginning have to do with our own new beginnings?

 Zechariah Speaks. Cunningham | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

This Sunday brings two pieces of poetry from Luke's gospel - the Magnificat in Mary's voice and the Benedictus (blessing) in the voice of Zechariah, father of John the Baptist. Both invite us to see the event of Jesus's birth in light of God's promises of deliverance, mercy and peace, as a world-changing event.

 A Promise of Peace. Cunningham | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

In a world reeling from violence, Isaiah's words of comfort are needed more than ever.

 Reflections from Miriam's Kitchen. Schenkleburg and Townsend | File Type: audio/mp3 | Duration: Unknown

Scott, President and CEO of Miriam's Kitchen, and Albert, a housing case manager with MK, share their reflections on the work that MK and Western partner in to serve the most vulnerable in our midst.

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