Sermons from 2025 (Page 2)

Sermons from 2025 (Page 2)

I Was A Stranger

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF PENTECOST August 24, 2025  PRELUDE:   A Poor Wayfaring Stranger                                                                               Sara Glick CALL TO WORSHIP: One:         The Lord God is our shepherd. All:           We are the people of God’s pasture, The sheep of God’s hand. One:         God will seek the…

Dreams Shaped By Discipleship

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF PENTECOST August 17, 2025 PRELUDE:   Offertorio            Domenico Zipoli CALL TO WORSHIP:  (from Psalm 82)  One:         God gives justice to the weak and the orphan. All:           God rescues the weak and the needy. One:         Blessed be the one, holy, and living God, now and forever. All:           Gathered…

Our Real Work

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF PENTECOST August 10, 2025 PRELUDE:   Concerto in G Major (P. 129):   Antonio Vivaldi: Andante molto       Meribeth Risebig, oboe   Claudia Risebig, bassoon CALL TO WORSHIP:  (based on Hebrews 11)  One:         Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the convictions of things not seen. All:           Like Abraham,…

Moving Forward with Wisdom & Courage

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF PENTECOST CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION August 3, 2025 PRELUDE: Morning Prayer Nicholas Palmer CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Friends, we have been raised with Christ to new life, All: We don’t always see this, but we want to! One: We’ve been freed from every fear and granted every grace. All: We don’t always experience this,…

Becoming Beautiful Icons

Liturgy for 7.6.25 (Experimental Eastern Orthodoxy + Communion) Cover image: Andrei Rublev’s Trinity Icon (early 15th century) The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom* (See note) Prelude, Procession of Holy Scripture, Lighting of Candles Mystic Flute— Alan Hovhaness One: Blessed is the Kingdom of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now and ever and…

(En)gendering gladness

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEASON OF PENTECOST June 22, 2025 PRELUDE:   Shall We Gather At The River                                                                 arr. Mayo CALL TO WORSHIP:  One:         Friends, we gather today to affirm our baptisms.  Through baptism we recognize and claim one another as kin in the family of Christ. We are…

On Fathers and Families

WESTPORT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE TRINITY SUNDAY & FATHER’S DAY June 15, 2025 PRELUDE: Faith Of Our Fathers by Keveren CALL TO WORSHIP: One: Listen! Listen for the voice of God, naming us all: Holy. Beloved. Cherished. Valued. All: We believe you delight in us! One: Make us people who recognize and proclaim your beauty and goodness in unexpected places.…