Sermons on Luke (Page 3)
Season of Epiphanies! Realizations! Serendipities! Surprise Appearances and Sudden Awakenings!
Season of Epiphanies! Realizations! Serendipities! Surprise Appearances and Sudden Awakenings! February 6, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: Sit Down, Servant— African American spiritual, arr. Marilyn Ham CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS …
An Epiphany Not Everyone Wants to Have !
Epiphany Season Celebration—Westport Presbyterian Church January 23, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: Siyahamba/Thuma Mina (“Send Me, Jesus”)—arr. Mark Sedio CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Leader: For stars guiding and doves descending! People: For epiphanies glad surprising! Leader For skies circling and streams singing! People: For four leggeds talking…
DIALOGUE SERMON
Holy Advent!!! December 5, 2021 11:00 am PRELUDE: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel— Bradley Sowash CALL TO WORSHIP –Bishop Desmond Tutu and the Dali Llama Pastor: It is through weakness and vulnerability that we learn empathy and compassion People: And discover our souls. Pastor: Under the greatest adversity there exists the greatest potential for doing…
A Fool’s Story
In Person and Livestream Worship Services Sept 5, 2021 11:00 am PRELUDE: Sonata in G major, L. 179–Domenico Scarlatti CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Pastor: It is through weakness and vulnerability that we learn empathy and compassion People: And discover our souls. Pastor: Under the greatest adversity there exists the greatest potential…
Valuing Motherhood Post Pandemic
6th Sunday of Easter, Mother’s Day May 9, 2021, 11:00 am (Printable PDF) Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am. Livestream will be cross-posted here ASAP once the livestream starts. PRELUDE: Rêverie—Claude Debussy CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS (for some people, Mother’s Day is a hard day. If it’s that way for you, feel free to substitute Dad,…
A Long Walk With Burning Questions!
2nd Sunday of Easter! April 11, 2021, 11:00 am (Printable PDF) Click here for video (the website isn’t letting me embed this one): https://www.facebook.com/138553082827110/videos/2917718088472328 PRELUDE: Sonata in D Major— Mateo Albéniz CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS HYMN: Christ the Lord Is Risen Today #245 CALL TO CONFESSION AND COMMITMENT HYMN: Because You…
The Secret of Everything that Matters
Second Sunday of Lent, February 28, 2021, 11:00 am (Printable PDF) (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am. Livestream will be cross-posted here ASAP once the livestream starts) PRELUDE: Wayfaring Stranger— arr. Eva Cassidy CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Pastor: I don’t know how our ancestors walked their troubles and trials down. All: …
Light Worth Waiting For!
Order of Worship Service, December 27, 2020 11:00 am (printable PDF) First Sunday After Christmas (Video will be posted on the church’s FB page at 11am. Video will be cross-posted here just after it’s posted there) PRELUDE: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks— Thomas Keesecker A CALL TO BE PRESENT AT THE MANGER (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page…
Illuminated Christmas Eve Service
Order of Worship —December 24, 2020 (Printable PDF) (Video will be posted on the church’s FB page at 5PM and cross-posted here ASAP. Communal watch parties on facebook will be at 5PM, 7:30PM, and 11PM CST) PRELUDE: On this Day, Earth Shall Ring (PERSONENT HODIE) by Mark Patterson. LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES: Let us share the Light of Christmas Night! On the Eve of…
Lessons and Carols
Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2020, 11:00 am (Printable PDF) (Video is posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and can be watched anytime after at https://www.facebook.com/138553082827110/videos/430928524744567. You do not need a facebook account to watch it) *Bible readings from “The Message Bible”* PRELUDE: What Child Is This?(GREENSLEEVES) 16th-…