*Recent sermons can be found below . . .
Pastor Stephen Finlan
Pastor Stephen “Steve” Finlan (MTS, Boston University, 2013; Ph.D., University of Durham, 2004) taught theology for 14 years at universities including Fordham and Drew, among others.
He has served the First Church of West Bridgewater since August 2018.
Pastor Finlan has authored 11 books; his most recent published works are The Drama of Job: Burning Questions and Incomplete Answers and To Unite the Scattered Children of God.
We invite you to join Pastor Finlan for weekly Bible study, which he hosts on Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m.
You can view his most recent sermons below. His archival sermons can be found on his personal Facebook page and website.
Email Pastor Finlan directly at sfinlan@bu.edu.
Recent Sermons
2025
August 24: “A Woman Set Free” > video
September 7: “As You Would Welcome Me” > video
September 14: “Rejoice with Me” > video
September 21: “More Shrewd” > video
Sep. 28: Joyce Marble’s sermon “Rejoice for the Kingdom Is within You”
October 5: “Will He Find Faith?” > video
October 12: “One Returned” > video
October 19: “Wrestling with God” > video
October 26: “The Orphan or the Widow” > video
November 2: “Every Good Resolve” > video
November 9: “Like the Angels” > video
November 16: “Draw Water” > video
November 30: “Holy Ones of the Most High” > video
December 7: “It is Proper to Fulfill” > video
December 28: “He Was Afflicted” > video
2026
January 4: “Light Shines in the Darkness” > video
January 11: “Anointed with Power” > video
January 18: “Light of the Nations” > video
January 25: “Fishers of People” > video
February 1: “Thirst for Righteousness” > video
February 8: “Let It Shine” > video
February 15: “Christ’s Transfiguration and Ours” > video
February 22: “Rend Your Hearts” > video
March 1: “The Righteousness of Faith” > video
March 8: “Never Be Thirsty” > video
March 15: “Ask Him: He Is of Age” > video
March 29: “Amazing Forgiveness” > video
April 5 (Easter): “I Have Seen the Lord” > video
April 12: “Not Experience Corruption” > video
April 19: “One to Redeem Israel” > video
April 26: “A Welcoming House” > video
May 10: “Your Own Poets” > video
May 17: “That They May All Be One” > video
May 24 (Pentecost): “Manifestation of the Spirit” > video
May 31: “Nothing Against the Truth” > video
June 7: “Love, Not Sacrifice” > video
June 14: “Fresh Wineskins” > video
June 21: “In My Heart a Burning Fire” > video
June 28: “Will Not Lose Their Reward” > video
July 5: “The Easy Yoke” > video
July 12: “The Sign of the Myrtle” > video
July 19: “A Stairway to Heaven” > video
July 26: “All of It Was Leavened” > video
Aug. 2: “A Large Family” > video
Aug. 9: “For the Sake of Your Tradition” > video
Aug. 16: “For All Peoples” > video