Sermons by Rev. Jared Witt
Staying Flexible During Life’s Transitions
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 15th Sunday after Pentecost September 6, 2026 PRELUDE: We Shall Walk Through the Valley arr. F. Ritter CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 119:33-40) Riva Capellari, liturgist One: Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes,…
How Hate Works (And How to Deal with It)
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 11th Sunday after Pentecost August 9, 2026 PRELUDE: His Eye Is On the Sparrow Phillip Keveren CALL TO WORSHIP: (adapted from “Still I Rise,” by Maya Angelou) One: You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. All:…
On Odysseus, Heros, and How to Live a Life
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE 8th Sunday after Pentecost July 19, 2026 PRELUDE: Gymnopedie no. 1 Erik Satie CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Surely the Lord is in this place, and we did not know it. All: We do not know when and where God’s glorious presence will show up. One: Surely we are the Body of Christ.…
Less Rigidly Ourselves
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF PENTECOST June 28, 2026 PRELUDE: O Waly Waly Jeremy Yowell CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 89) One: Let us sing of God’s steadfast love forever; All: With my mouth I will proclaim God’s faithfulness to…
Reflections on Change and Transformation
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE TRINITY SUNDAY May 31, 2026 PRELUDE: For the Beauty of the Earth Conrad Kocher, arr. Mark Hayes CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Friends, today is Trinity Sunday. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. All: And also with you. One: And as we sail into a summer of…
May Day, the Dignity of Labor, and Workers’ Rights
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF EASTERTIDE OBSERVANCE OF MAY DAY – INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY April 26, 2026 PRELUDE: All Things Bright and Beautiful Rudy Davenport Today we welcome our friends and partners from the…
He Is Not Here
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE EASTER SUNDAY – CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION April 5, 2026 CHILDREN’S INTROIT: Easter Affirmation Harriet Willoughby CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Christ is risen! All: Alleluia! Christ is risen indeed! One: Rejoice and be glad: All: This is the day the Lord has made! One: Rejoice and be glad: All: God has turned our faces…
Healing as Belonging
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT March 22, 2026 PRELUDE: My Comfort by Day, My Song in the Night arr. G. Martin CALL TO WORSHIP: (from Psalm 130) One: Out of the depths we call to you, O Lord. All: Let your ears hear our supplication. One: We wait for you, O God. In your word is our hope. All: We wait for you, O Lord, for with you there is…
The Purpose of Prayer
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF EPIPHANY February 8, 2026 PRELUDE: Wayfaring Stranger setting by David Gale CALL TO WORSHIP: Jennifer White, liturgist One: No matter how far from God we seem to be, All: We do not lose heart. One: No matter how many obstacles we face in life, All: We do not lose heart. One: No matter how hard it is to continually…
Always Traveling, Seldom Arriving
WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF EPIPHANY – CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION February 1, 2026 PRELUDE: He Leadeth Me, O Blessed Thought arr. L. Harmon CALL TO WORSHIP: (Sunday Poem, by Joanne Sunshower) One: I am moved grassy soil cools to prostrate myself as earthworm slowly moving full body and face as seed slowly sprouting resting on as blood…