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.
Where We Find Ourselves
/Our pastoral team reflects on where we find ourselves this week in Portland, in the midst of pandemic, protests, wildfires and political conflict. We take time to be present to where we find ourselves, kind to our experiences of distress and despair, and longing for hope.
The Story of the Bible
/At Pearl we regularly say that we exist to express a sacred story and to extend a common table that animate life by love. About our sacred story, we have a longstanding tradition of telling it on an annual basis, on Labor Day weekend. Our hope in telling this story in its entirety is that it might more deeply shape our language, orient our hearts, and direct the ways that we mark our days and live out our lives here on earth.
