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Sermons from the Baptist Church of West Chester in West Chester, Pennsylvania. BCWC is afiliated with American Baptist Churches, USA. Evan Duncan is the Senior Pastor, but you will hear from other voices as well in this feed.
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After Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey (not a warhorse), a group of Greeks ask to see Jesus. Initially, it seems like John forgets all about them as he moves the story forward. Pastor Evan argues that Jesus does respond to the Greeks but sharing how his death and resurrection will lead to the empowerment of his followers to show Jesus to the world.
John 19 shows us what it looks like when we choose control over the freedom Jesus offers.
“What is truth?”
In John 18:28–40, Jesus stands before Pilate while the religious leaders and the Roman governor all look at the same man but see completely different things. Their assumptions about power, comfort, and control shape how they interpret what’s right in front of them.
In this sermon, we explore how Jesus reveals that truth isn’t merely an argument to win, it’s a life to follow. When we see the world through the light of Christ, it reshapes how we understand power, love, and the kind of community we are called to build.
In this message from John’s Gospel, Pastor Evan describes the powerful contrast between Jesus’ courage and Peter’s denial. As Jesus stands firm before the authorities, Peter, trying his best to stay close, finds himself overwhelmed by fear. Three times he says, “I am not,” and the rooster crows.
But the sound of the rooster is not just he mark of failure—it is also the sign that dawn is breaking.
This sermon explores how the story of Peter reminds us that our worst moments do not define us. Even when fear wins, even when we fall short of who we hope to be, God’s grace continues to move. The light still breaks into the darkness. The same Peter who denied Jesus is later restored and called to “feed my sheep.”
In Christ, failure is not the end of the story. Redemption begins even in the moment the rooster crows.
When we know who we are and where we are going, we can live differently.
Insecure people cling to status. Secure people lay it down.
Pastor Evan Duncan reflects on Jesus' washing of his disciples feet and how it challenges hierarchies and invites each of us to see how :
You may need to lower yourself.
You may need to let yourself be lifted up.
And we all need to lift each other.
Can we believe that God, acting through Jesus, really has power over the course of life and death? And if so, will he use it for our good?
Pastor Evan Duncan asks these questions as he guides us through John chapter 11. In it, we discover that resurrection for Lazarus means execution for Jesus. The Lord who stands at Lazarus’s tomb is the Lord who will stand in his own.
And because he traded his life for his friend, death does not have the last word.
The greatest miracle in John 9 is not that a man sees the world. It’s that he sees God.
Watch Pastor Evan Duncan's sermon from Sunday, Feb 15 at the Baptist Church of West Chester
Rev. Dr. Brian Ellis-Gibbs, National Coordinator for Healing and Transforming Communities at American Baptist Home Mission Societies, preaches from John 5:1-15
Pastor Evan invites us to explore Nicodemus' journey of belief across the Gospel of John. Are we willing to risk being born from above?
Pastor Evan Duncan looks at John's account of the cleanses of the Temple by Jesus. Why did Jesus get angry? Why did John include this story here? What do we do when we are angry that things aren't the way they should be?
Pastoral Ministry Resident Alicia Teet asks, what do we do when the wine runs out?
Jesus invites disciples to come and see from a variety of backgrounds. Will you come and see?
Pastor Evan Duncan preached this sermon on Jan 4, 2026 at the Baptist Church of West Chester
Religious leaders question John the Baptizer. In his response, we see ways we may discover who we are. Pastor Evan Duncan preached this sermon on Dec. 28, 2025 at the Baptist Church of West Chester
When the angel says, “Nothing is impossible with God,” he’s not offering a blank check for whatever we want.
He’s declaring that God will do impossible things as God moves towards what God wants: restoration, reconciliation, and redemption.
How could we know a God big enough to create the cosmos? Only if that God chose to reveal God's self.
Pastor Evan shares about the Joy when find when God turns on the lights.
Are we ready? Are you willing to be submerged in the Spirit? What is holding you back?
Pastor Evan Duncan looks at Mark 1:1-8 and reflects on how we prepare for the King who came at Christmas and is coming again.
“This passage presents us with two important Christian truths: that this seemingly substantial world is not going to last for ever, and yet the faithfulness of God and of God’s Christ will never come to an end.”
- John Polkinghorne
Pastor Evan considers Jesus' apocalyptic words in Mark 13 and how they can provide us with hope in unstable times.
How do we respond to the ruins in our lives and the lives of our neighbors? How do we respond to the ruins in our community and in our nation and in our world? Pastor Evan looks to Nehemiah story and how his burden led him to pray and fast and use his position to meet needs. However, his separatist views hindered his effectiveness. How will we respond to the burdens in the world?
What might we miss if we close ourselves off to the hospitality and community God is inviting us to be and create? Who might we miss?
Pastor Evan looks at Ezra's actions against "foreign" wives and children and contrasts it Isaiah 56 and the welcome of Jesus.
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