Presbyterian Church of Western Springs

Presbyterian Church of Western Springs

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Presbyterian Church of Western Springs episodes

  • How Would You Answer?

    Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

    Reading:  Mark 10:46-52 

    Jesus encounters the Blind Beggar Bartimaeus in one of his final interactions before Palm Sunday and the last week of his life. This encounter is one of transformation and leaves us to wonder — what happens next?

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    22 min
  • The Fear Factor

    Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

    Reading: Mark 10:35-45 

    Fear plays a definite factor in how we respond to the world around us. Jesus invites us to seek wholeness in him, and in doing so, to find that God sees in us a beauty that we might not even see in ourselves.

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    21 min
  • Communal Healing

    Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

    Reading:  James 5:13-18 

    We’re not meant to journey through life alone and God has given us the gift of people to journey with us. Join us as we examine how prayer and companionship are important aspects of navigating life with others.


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    26 min
  • Keeping Silent

    Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

    Reading:  Mark 9:30-37 

    Our culture has a strained relationship with silence. In our text this morning, we have a tale of two silences — join us to see what we can learn from both of them.

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    20 min
  • Shifting Expectations

    Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

    Reading: Mark 7:24-37

    Jesus says some pretty challenging words in our text this morning. How do we listen when we hear Jesus use harsh words? Let’s step into the challenge together.

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    24 min
  • Look All Around You

    Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

    Reading: James 2:1-10 & 14-17 

    How do you see those around you? The writer of James is challenging us to strive to see the world the way God sees the world. The good news is that God is with us on the journey.

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    21 min
  • Finding Our Way

    Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

    Reading: James 1:17-27

    In the letter of James, we are given the imperative to love and care for others and to recognize that all good things are a gift from God. This is the God we’re invited to know, love, and worship.

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    21 min
  • Raised Up

    Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

    Reading:  John 6:35; 41-58

    Difficult Bible texts sometimes help us to find some pretty important things about God and God’s love for us. What does Christ mean when he tells us to eat his flesh and drink his blood? Come explore with us.

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    25 min

About Presbyterian Church of Western Springs

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The Presbyterian Church of Western Springs (PCWS) is a dynamic congregation with close ties to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and grounded in the Reformed Tradition, which stretches back to John…