Presbyterian Church of Western Springs

Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  Matthew 28:1-10

Easter this year, like everything else, is a bit different. Or is it? That first Easter was a frightening moment. Join Pastor Erik as he explores what it means to choose to say “Alleluia!” in the midst of fear.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

In the predawn darkness, the light of Christ is lit and Pastor Erik shares the wondrous acts of God’s Resurrection power throughout history.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading: Matthew 21:1-11 

“Hosanna!” This is the word that the gathered masses shout to Jesus on Palm Sunday. In this sermon from Palm Sunday, Pastor Erik considers the Palm Sunday march from a different perspective: as people united in their common plea to Jesus: “Save us!” Listen for some words of encouragement and grounding of our faith in Jesus Christ.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  Ezekiel 37:1-14 

Breath. We take more than 23,000 breaths in a day and yet we hardly think about it. In our familiar text from the prophet Ezekiel in the valley of the dry bones, Pastor Erik focuses on the power of breath, but even more importantly, the way that God breathes into the world.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  John 9:1-27

How long? The writer of the Psalms asks this question to God, and for many of us it is our question, too. In this strange season, Pastor Erik invites us to be willing to sit with our struggle while also connecting with others for whom the struggle is a familiar companion. And we’re also invited to find, even in the midst of our fear, the room to rejoice!

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading: Exodus 17:1-7

This Sunday we had our first live-streamed worship. In this sermon, Pastor Erik calls us to be a people of worship, even in the midst of our present wilderness. Worship will look different going forward, but it is still worship, and it is still where we find our identity. Come! Let us worship and bow down!

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Rev. Dr. E. Scott Matheney

Reading: John 3:1-17

Listen as our guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Scott Matheney, the chaplain of Elmhurst College, preaches on one of the most famous Biblical texts - John 3:16. Scott reflects on the wonder and goodness of God’s love for humanity and how that love speaks into our lives today.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading: Matthew 4:1-11

Temptations. We all have things that tempt us, but our temptations reveal something about our identity. The more we are able to be in tune with our true identity in Christ, the more we can resist temptation and live into our created purpose!

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading: Matthew 17: 1-9

Jesus invited his disciples to follow him up a mountain where they saw a surprising sight. Jesus is inviting us to follow him and he is inviting us to be surprised and transformed so that we can bring God’s light into the world.

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Rev. Erik Khoobyarian

Reading:  Matthew 8:23-27

We all have fear. The question is how we let our fear define us. Following Jesus doesn’t mean that we won’t have fears or that the storms of life won’t affect us. Following Jesus means that we follow a God who knows our fears and who is stronger than our fears.

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