Progressive Christian Sermons with Rev. David Wheeler

That Escalated Quickly

“You can structure your church for control. Or, you can structure your church for holy, inclusive love— but you cannot structure it for both.” Click here to listen to Rev. Wheeler’s sermon from June 3, 2018, based on Mark 2:23-3:6.

Blind Spots (Norman)

Those of us who are most religious will usually fight this kind of notion the hardest… that we still have blind spots. We do not doubt that change is possible. We just tend to doubt that change might be required of us.” —An excerpt of Rev. Wheeler’s sermon from May 27, 2018, based on John 3:1-17. Click the link to listen to the whole thing.

Blind Spots (Weatherford)

“Those of us who are most religious will usually fight this kind of notion the hardest… that we still have blind spots. We do not doubt that change is possible. We just tend to doubt that change might be required of us.” —An excerpt of Rev. Wheeler’s sermon from May 27, 2018, based on John 3:1-17. Click the link to listen to the whole thing.

Yanny or Laurel? (Mayflower)

This is the sermon Rev. Wheeler shared at Mayflower Congregational Church (UCC) on May 20, 2018. It was a conference wide “pulpit exchange,” on Pentecost Sunday.

Gone Up With a Shout: Clap Your Hands! (Weatherford and Norman)

“...truly significant lives are not built in the high or low moments. They are built by maximizing the ‘in-between, everyday, ordinary parts of our lives.” Click here to hear the final part to Rev. Wheeler’s series, “Dare to Dance Again.”

Who Can Withhold? Break Forth! (Norman)

What if deep, abiding joy is available just beneath the chaotic surface of our life’s circumstances? Click here to listen to Rev. Wheeler’s sermon from 5-8-2018, based on John 15:9-17.

Who Can Withhold? Break Forth (Weatherford)

What if deep, abiding joy is available just beneath the chaotic surface of our life’s circumstances? Click here to listen to Rev. Wheeler’s sermon from 5-8-2018, based on John 15:9-17.

From You Comes My Praise: Guide My Steps (Norman)

Click here to listen to Rev. David Wheeler’s sermon from 4-28-2018, based on Acts 8:26-40.