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Worship at First Presbyterian Church of Marion, Illinois

June 25, 2017 - The Third Sunday After Pentecost - Great Ends of the Church - Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind

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June 25, 2017 – The Third Sunday After Pentecost – Great Ends of the Church – Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of Humankind

Proclamation John 3:1-22 Nicodemus in the middle of the night Ephesians 2:1-10 By grace you have been saved, and it is not your own doing I Timothy 1:12-17 Christ came into the world to save sinners We are to proclaim the Gospel, and not just to do so in general. We can’t just put a Scripture passage on the radio and put it…

June 18, 2017 – The Second Sunday After Pentecost

Lauren Lambert leads worship.

June 11, 2017 – Great Ends of the Church – The Big 6 – Trinity Sunday

I Peter 2:1-12 Living stones Matthew 16:13-21 Peter on this rock I Thessalonians 1 The Great Ends of the church are foundational principles for us to be the church. They are a bit vague, and a bit open to interpretation. There are other principles on which the church works as well. “Don’t spend more than you have.” “Don’t annoy So-and- so.” “Wear your shoes.” There…

June 4, 2017 – Pentecost

Acts 2:1-4 Pentecost Galatians 4:1-7 Spirit poured into us Galatians 5:16-26 Gifts of the Spirit It all Comes Together This is the day to which we date the birth of the church. Imagine such a thing.These two passages from Galatians illustrate what a change happens when the Spirit gets involved. We go from slaves to free, we go from minors to adults. We…

May 28, 2017 – Seventh Sunday of Easter – Faith and Law

Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29 Neither slave nor free Faith and Law Faith and law have been held in tension in our theology since, well, since Christ. We heard the tension in the Jerusalem Council, and in the readings from last week. We have struggled with the law given, the law broken, and the place of justice, grace, and forgiveness. We have struggled with…

May 21, 2017 – Sixth Sunday of Easter – Insiders and Outsiders

Galatians 1:13-17; 2:11-21 Paul’s former life, conflict with Peter at Antioch, by faith Insider and Outsiders This is the oldest, or earliest text in the New Testament. Galatians is at the beginning of what we have – ~54 AD, a mere 21 years after the crucifixion and resurrection. As such, it sheds some light on how the church was working or not…

May 14, 2017 – Fifth Sunday of Easter – Standards

May 14, 2017 – Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 15:1-18 Jerusalem Council Standards This is a turning point in the life of faith. Without this conversation, we’re probably all keeping kosher, circumcising, and worshipping on Saturday. This is a really big deal. One group of believers says that one set of rules must be followed. That unless one is circumcised according to…

May 7, 2017 – Fourth Sunday of Easter – Adaptation

May 7, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Easter Acts 8:26-39 Adaptation This is a challenging story. For those of us who struggle to tell the story of God’s love and grace, even the idea of going up to a complete and total stranger to talk to them about their faith and our faith may be a show stopper. For others, approaching an official may be…

April 30, 2017 – Third Sunday of Easter – Sounds of Resurrection

April 30, 2017 Third Sunday of Easter 5 th Sunday Music Service Mark 16:1-7, Matthew 28:1-7, Luke 24:1-9 #236 – The Strife is O’er #246 – Christ is Alive Christ the Lord is Risen Today

April 23, 2017 – Second Sunday of Easter – Hearing Anew

April 23, 2017 Second Sunday of Easter Luke 24:13-35 Hearing Anew This is an Easter story. It happens on that first Easter. And it is a story we typically tell on the 2 nd Sunday of Easter. As a result, many of us know this story. We may know it as well as the two disciples know the story of what had happened in Jerusalem…