Presbyterian Church of Western Springs

Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  Isaiah 6:1-8 

Worship is central to our life as a church, but why do we do it? And how does it help our understanding of God, three-in-one?

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  Acts 2:1-21 

What was it like on the first Pentecost after Easter? We have some very specific words in scripture about this day as we try and imagine it. So, too, with our lives as we tell our stories - we find words.

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Rev. Dr. Barbara A. Wilson, Director of Collaboration and Community Partnerships, Presbytery of Chicago 

Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21

Our lives in the church and together are fragmented. Where can we find God in the midst of our fragments?

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The Rev. Lottie MacAulay Friedman

Reading: Acts 10:44-48

Does the church ever change? Yes! Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the church’s story is one of ever-widening circles and radical kinship

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  1 John 4:7-21

Who or what is God? It seems that throughout time people have sought the answer to this question. In 1 John, we learn that knowing God is not only possible, but it is our life’s purpose and calling.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading: 1 John 3:16-24 

The earliest Christians were trying to figure out what it meant to follow Jesus after the resurrection. I find great comfort in this as we continue to explore the same question in our lives!

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading: 1 John 3:1-7 

You are a child of God! What does this mean? How does it impact how we see the world around us?

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading: 1 John 1:1-2:2 

Sometimes it can be hard to remember that Christ became human to bring us into fellowship with God. The wonder is that God continues to be in fellowship with us even when we can’t see or hear him. Join us as we explore more about what it means to be Easter people following the risen Christ.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  Mark 16:1-8 

At Easter, we celebrate the Risen Lord as the work of God that started at Creation continues to be present in our lives.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  Mark 11:1-11 

We all have expectations of ourselves, of others, and even of Jesus. Palm Sunday gives us a chance to examine those expectations and reflect on how God reframes our expectations in Holy Week.

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