Sermons from 2023
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…
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Westport Presbyterian Church 1835 – present Christmas Eve Candlelight Service December 24, 2023 7 pm (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: Go…
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…
3rd Sunday of Advent: Joseph
Westport Presbyterian Church 1835 – present Third Sunday of Advent December 17, 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: O Come , O Come, Emmanuel…
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…
Prelude to the Serenity Prayer
Westport Presbyterian Church 1835 – present WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION December 3, 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…
Jesus Christ entrusts his Love and Justice to Us to Carry On
Westport Presbyterian Church 1835 – present WESTPORT RISING WORSHIP SERVICE THANKSGIVING SUNDAY & BAPTISM RENEWAL SERVICE November 26, 2023 PRELUDE: Now Thank We All Our God (NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT) Larry Shackley CALL TO RETURN TO OUR SOULS (from Psalm 95): Pastor: O Come, let us sing to the…
Sharing God’s Loving Responsibility For Creation, Humanity & Self
WESTPORT RISING WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF STEWARDSHIP AND COMMITMENT November 19, 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…
Opportunity Cost
WESTPORT RISING WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF STEWARDSHIP AND COMMITMENT November 12, 2023 (Video will be posted LIVE on the church’s FB page at 11am and then cross-posted here ASAP. 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: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring…
See What Love God Has Given to Us
Lucian Tapiedi (New Guinea) “In an age of aggression” Wang Zhiming (China) “In an age of fanaticism” WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION November 5, 2023 “All are welcome here. We believe God’s love is for all people. We follow Jesus in celebrating diversity in race, gender, sexual orientation, ability…