Sermon Archive

Sermons at Pearl seek to engage the ancient stories, poems, and letters in the Bible through imaginative oration that rouses our wholeness as human beings. The act of the sermon at Pearl is space to ponder the sacred, opportunity to consider the mystery and love of God, and provocation to slow down, to think deeply, and to be stirred and inspired to bountifully live.

Ben Conachan 10/4/26 Ben Conachan 10/4/26

Accusation, pt. 1

This week, we begin with Accusation and ask why it so often leaves us ashamed and defensive instead of changed. Isaiah reads disaster as God's courtroom charge, but Jesus offers another picture—truth that arrives as light, gently showing us where we are and inviting us toward wholeness.

Mike Roth 9/27/26 Mike Roth 9/27/26

The Prophetic Spiral: An Introduction

This week Mike Roth asks what it looks like to hold onto hope when the world feels like it's coming undone. Drawing on Isaiah, he traces a pattern the prophets saw long before us—naming what's broken, feeling its weight, and trusting that even now, something is being made new.

Mike Roth 9/20/26 Mike Roth 9/20/26

The Story of the Bible

In a tradition at Pearl for the month of September, we’re revisiting the story of the Bible. We’ll step back and consider the whole arc of the Bible, exploring this library of ancient, messy, intriguing and sacred stories that ground our community.

Mike Roth 7/12/26 Mike Roth 7/12/26

Faith: Mystery that Grounds

Ben Conachan 6/7/26 Ben Conachan 6/7/26

Creation: St. Francis & Wendell Berry