Sermons

Excerpted recordings of recent services - including the scripture reading, sermon, and Call to Commitment - can be found at http://lakestreet.4shared.com.

All services are listed by date, with the most recent recordings at the bottom of each list.  The PDF file, From the Pulpit and Lectern, is a cross-referenced list that includes both sermon titles and the date of the service. 

Listed below are audio mp3 recordings of selected sermons by Rev. Dr. Douglas Sharp, Interim Minister of Lake Street Church.  We hope you find them helpful and inspiring.

• Betwixt and Between, May 1, 2011, Douglas Sharp
• Frankly, I Have My Doubts, May 15, 2011, Douglas Sharp
• Compassion 101-A:  Use It, or Lose It, June 19, 2011, Douglas Sharp
• Whatever! June 22, 2011 (Pride Service, Wednesday Evening), Douglas Sharp
• Compassion 101-C:  It Is All About Me!, July 3, 2011, Douglas Sharp

For 13 years the Lake Street Church of Evanston has celebrated World Community Sunday as an interfaith event.  Every year, representatives of eight religious and spiritual traditions offer chants, prayers and readings.  Our featured speaker on October 1, 2006 was Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Chair of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago.  He spoke on the theme, Repairing the World Together.

• Repairing the World Together

During Lent of 2007, members of the Lake Street Church of Evanston engaged in a Lenten study focused on the question, "what does it mean to live a contemplative life?"  Half way through the Lenten season, Bill Glenn led 40 members of the community in a retreat wherein we explored the ways in which contemplative prayer open us to the heart of the Divine, the heart of life.  The next day he preached the sermon, Do You Really Want To See Where I Live?  We are happy to make Bill's challenging and consoling sermon available. 

• Do You Really Want To See Where I Live?