Messianic Monarchy is a sermon based on I Samuel 8, the passage in which the people of Israel request a king. Dr. Bell suggests that the main difficulty here was a failure to listen to God, as he exhorts faithful Christians to listen only to God.

On June 3, Dr. Bell left the lectionary to preach topically on the subject of worship. He spoke about differences in what motivates people before pleading for a spirit of humility and unity.

This Pentecost sermon by Dr. Bell focuses on the power of prayer in the life of the church.

John Calvin, Rachel Carson and Psalm 19 help expand our concept of the Holy Spirits sometimes surprising work in the world, broadening our respect for all of Creation - that of humanity and of The Cathedral of the Natural World.

In this sermon, True North, Dr. Bell notes the importance of joy in the Christian life and questions the apparent lack of joy in the church. Echoing a famous sermon by Paul Tillich, Dr. Bell asks whether a lack of joy is the result of being Christian or of not being sufficiently Christian.

In this message from Youth Sunday 2012, four of Wellshires seniors (Marta Olson, Kari Day-Lucore, Jack Greene, and Sam Viseur) explore the concept of forgiveness and how we respond to it.

This sermon focuses on the image of the Good Shepherd. Dr. Bell makes two points in general the comfort that the Good Shepherd offers and the religious diversity of the one flock.

Ghost Busted is a sermon on Luke 2436ff. Dr. Bell discusses the importance of the resurrection and how one comes to faith.

Thomas and doubting are often considered synonymous. Thomas, however, was not alone in his doubts, and they did not prevent him from a rich ministry in the early Church. Our reasonable doubts can lead us to deeper faith as we acknowledge them.

On Easter Sunday, Dr. Bell's sermon was on the greatest love of all Jesus' willingness to lay down his life for us. He challenges the congregation to go and do likewise.