Sermons from March 2022

Sermons from March 2022

Three Found Things!

Westport Presbyterian Church 4th Sunday of Lent March 27, 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: Amazing Grace: Bradley Sowash CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Leader;       We begin by giving thanks for the tilting of the earth toward the sun— People:      Causing our part of the planet to turn from winter to spring. Leader:       We give thanks for the friendship of flowers poking out of…

I Learn To Give

Westport Presbyterian Church 3rd Sunday of Lent March 20, 2022, 11:00 am  PRELUDE: The Spiritual Sailor (from The Sacred Harp): setting by James Boeringer CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Leader:       Jesus did not limit his ministry to the four walls of the church. People:      Jesus was out there fighting injustice and speaking truth to power every single day. Leader:      …

Givers and Takers

2nd Sunday of Lent Called by Jesus to—Love with abandon! Stand up for justice! Be healed ourselves! March 13 , 2022, 11:00 am PRELUDE: Sonata  in F minor, L. 174–Domenico Scarlatti CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Pastor:      What brings you joy? People:     What slows you down? Pastor:      What gives you hope? People:     What makes you think? Pastor:      What invites you…

Our World Faces Great Temptations

First Sunday of Lent   March 6, 2022, 11:00 am   PRELUDE: It Is Well with My Soul—Phillip Bliss, arr. Rogers/Price CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS Pastor:        I don’t know how our ancestors walked their troubles and trials down. People:       I don’t know how they stood their ground. Pastor:        I don’t know how they survived Wars, Slavery, Depression, Sorrow. People:…