Westminster Presbyterian Church, Alexandria Va

Dr. Larry R. Hayward preaches at the 8:30 AM service on the First Sunday in Lent. The Scripture passage is Luke 4:1-13.

Rev. Olivia Patterson preaches on Ash Wednesday.

Dr. Larry R. Hayward preaches on Transfiguration of the Lord Sunday. The scripture passages are Malachi 3:1-4; Isaiah 6:1-5; and Luke 21:25-28.

Dr. G. Jacob Bolton preaches on the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany. The scripture passages are Jeremiah 17:5-10 and Luke 6:17-26.

Dr. Larry R. Hayward preaches on the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany. The scripture passages are Psalm 49:7-8, Jeremiah 31:10-11, and Mark 10:45.

Rev. Patrick A. Hunnicutt preaches on the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. The scripture passages are Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Luke 4:21-30.

Dr. Larry R. Hayward preaches on the Third Sunday after Epiphany. The scripture passages are Isaiah 53:4-5, 7; Romans 3:22-26; and Hebrews 2:14-18.

Dr. Larry R. Hayward preaches on the Second Sunday after Epiphany. The Scripture passages are Deuteronomy 26:5-10 and Mark 14:12-16, 22-25.

Rev. Olivia Patterson preaches on the Baptism of the Lord Sunday. The scripture passage is Acts 8:4-24.

Dr. G. Jacob Bolton preaches on the Second Sunday after Christmas. The Scripture passages are John 1:(1-9), 10-18.

Dr. G. Jacob Bolton preaches on the First Sunday after Christmas. The Scripture passage is Luke 2:41-52.

Dr. Larry R. Hayward preaches on Christmas Eve at the 8pm service.

Dr. Larry R. Hayward preaches on the Fourth Sunday in Advent. The Scripture passage is Luke 2:1-7.

Rev. Patrick Hunnicutt preaches on the Third Sunday in Advent. The Scripture passage is Luke 1: 46-56.

"As we move towards Bethlehem this year, not needing to slouch, I pray we will welcome, despite all odds, the Savior born there, welcome, perhaps less alone this year than last, welcome with a glimmer and sparkle in our eyes that reveals a broad and joyful smile that not even our masks can hide." Rev. Larry Hayward preaches on the Second Sunday of Advent. A reading of “The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats (1919) is paired with the Scripture lesson, Malachi 3:1-4; 4:2-6.

Reverend Olivia Patterson preaches on the first Sunday of Advent. The scripture lesson is Luke 21:25-36.

Daniel’s vision of a “Son of Man” who comes down from heaven is a vision of a savior whose kingdom takes root in the kingdom of the world – the reign of the “one like a human being” is a reign of God that renders secondary if not illegitimate the reigns and rules we know on earth. Jesus Christ as “Son of Man,” this “one like a human being,” can lift us above the disease that has become endemic in our culture of looking to politics for our identity and filling our identity with our politics. Faith in a transcendent Son of Man – rather than one who simply melds with and blesses our political dreams and demonization – can help us renew our public life without being defined by it. Rev. Dr. Larry Hayward preaches on Christ the King Sunday. The Scripture lesson is Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14.

"Because the power of sin and evil impact the entire created order, “fixing things” involves more than “forgiving an individual’s particular sins” or “saving an individual’s soul.” It involves more than helping us as individuals come to spiritual and psychological peace – in light of what we have done or what has been done to us. It is rectification." Rev. Dr. Larry Hayward preaches on the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Scripture lessons are Romans 6:3-4; Romans 8:22; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; and Isaiah 54:8.

"I want to share today a few brief texts and stories from the tradition of our faith that affirm the call to service many of us feel. Whether we hear these texts as praise from the pulpit, as a renewal of a call we may be questioning, or as encouragement which even the most committed among us need from time to time, these texts can remind us of what originally led us to vocations of service and why we remain in them." Rev. Dr. Larry Hayward preaches at the 8:30am service on Remembrance Sunday. The Scripture lesson is Hebrews 12:1-4, 12-13.

"The truth is that all of us come to worship – at least in large measure – because we want to feel better: about ourselves, our family, our work, our health, our world, the condition of our souls and psyches. If we are willing to confess and face the reality of Sin, we want to do so only followed by a full-throated assurance of pardon. In this series on the crucifixion of Christ, I want to stress that we can only face the awfulness of the crucifixion if we understand the power of Sin and Evil the cross overcomes." Rev. Dr. Larry Hayward preaches on Reformation Sunday. The Scripture lesson comes from Genesis 3:1-7; Psalm 51:2, 4, 12-13; Romans 5:12, 14, 15b, 18-19.