Sermons on Luke

Sermons on Luke

The Arrival of Joy 

Westport Presbyterian Church 1835 – present “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! O give thanks to the Lord, for they are good, for God’s steadfast love endures forever.” -Psalm 118:26, 29 WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE PALM/PASSSION SUNDAY April 13, 2025 (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and then cross-posted here…

Small Stories versus Spacious Stories

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT March 23, 2025 PRELUDE:   I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light     Kathleen Thomerson, setting by Sara Glick CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Isaiah 55 & Psalm 63)  One:         Everyone who thirsts: All:           Come to the waters,  seek the Lord,  repent and return so that you may live. One:         All who…

Advent and the Arrival of the New

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 8, 2024 (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and then cross-posted here afterwards.  If the video doesn’t load properly here, you should be able to click on the Watch on Facebook link and watch as a guest, even if you don’t have Facebook)  PRELUDE:   Voluntary on…

Welcome to the Strange World of Advent

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION December 1, 2024 (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and then cross-posted here afterwards.  If the video doesn’t load properly here, you should be able to click on the Watch on Facebook link and watch as a guest, even if you don’t have Facebook) …

God is Working God’s Purpose Out

Westport Presbyterian Church   1835 – present First Sunday of Christmas December 31, 2023­­  PRELUDE:   Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming; arr. Sowash OPENING HYMN:  Mary and Joseph Came to the Temple   GTG#148 ADVENT SCRIPTURE READING:   Luke 2:21-40 LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH:                                                  Charles Gay & Jim Turner  Leader:     Today…

Fourth Sunday of Advent & Carol Sing

Westport Presbyterian Church   1835 – present Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24, 2023­­ 11 am (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and then cross-posted here afterward.  If the video doesn’t load properly here, you should be able to click on the Watch on Facebook link and watch as a guest, even if you don’t have Facebook) PRELUDE:   O Sing a Song…

Thank You Gifts to God

WESTPORT RISING WORSHIP SERVICE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 10, 2023 (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and then cross-posted here afterward.  If the video doesn’t load properly here, you should be able to click on the Watch on Facebook link and watch as a guest, even if you don’t have Facebook) PRELUDE: Ave Maria d’Arcadelt Franz Liszt…

Resurrection#2

Second Sunday of Easter—The Resurrection#2! April 16, 2023, 11:00 am (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and then cross-posted here.  If the video doesn’t load properly here, you should be able to click on the Watch on Facebook link and watch as a guest, even if you don’t have Facebook) PRELUDE: Six Ecossaises (1-3)—Beethoven CALL TO RETURN TO OUR…

A Wake Up Message

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION (and holy community) Westport Presbyterian Church—“The Phoenix Is Rising!” December 4, 2022 11:00 am (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and then cross-posted here.  If the video doesn’t load properly here, you should be able to click on the Watch on Facebook link and watch as a guest, even if…