West Los Angeles United Methodist Church (West LA UMC) Sermons

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A 4th of July Sunday sermon reflecting on the United States' 250th anniversary, offering a land acknowledgement and scriptural grounding, and urging congregants to practice 'revolutionary compassion'—a disciplined, faith-rooted response that both confronts injustice and builds relationship through hospitality and service.

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A sermon calling the congregation to return to foundational Christian practices: love God first and love your neighbor. Using John Wooden’s ‘tie your laces’ story as a metaphor, the preacher emphasizes basics, ordered loves (Augustine/Wesley referenced), assurance of God’s love over performance, and practical steps to re-center daily life and church ministry around those core commandments. Opening announcements and community ministries are also noted.

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Online Sunday worship (6/21/26) for West LA UMC English Ministry marked Father’s Day with announcements about the annual conference and a guest reflection by Stan on his experience of fatherhood. The service included worship, prayer, community elements and moments of communion.

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A Pride Sunday worship from West LA UMC affirming LGBTQ+ inclusion through the lens of Genesis and the Imago Dei. The service emphasizes that every person bears God’s image, calls the church to move beyond binary thinking, and names reconciling work as repair, accountability, and active allyship in the community.

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A Pentecost Sunday sermon reflecting on Acts 2 that celebrates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as the birth and continuing mission of the church—emphasizing inclusion, diversity, hospitality, and the call to carry Pentecost power outward into service, justice, and community life.

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A Pentecost‑adjacent Ascension Sunday sermon reminding the congregation that Jesus’ ascension is not a final goodbye but a commissioning: believers receive the Spirit’s power now to bear witness in everyday life through compassionate, justice‑oriented action rather than passive waiting.

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A Mother’s Day Sunday service that celebrated a record-setting church yard sale and reflected on God’s maternal imagery—especially Jesus’ image of a mother hen—offering comfort to those for whom Mother’s Day is complicated and calling the community to welcome, service, and mutual care.

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Guest preacher Lynn Onishi preaches on John 14:1–14, reframing “I am the way, the truth, and the life” as a present call to follow Jesus’ way of life, to witness God’s truth in acts of justice and service, and to experience salvation as ongoing transformation rather than only a future promise.

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An Earth Day sermon calling the congregation to practical, sustainable action: stewardship of creation through small, consistent steps summarized by the principle 'do more than you do now.'

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A sermon on Luke 24 (the Road to Emmaus) explaining how the risen Jesus accompanies grieving, confused disciples and is recognized in the breaking of bread; a call to notice Christ's presence in ordinary life, in community, and at shared meals.