John 1:1-18 The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. Psalm 130:5-8 I wait for the Lord Chrismon – Chi-Rho And Lived Among Us Things change when someone comes to live with us. They change when we have company for the weekend. They change when we host a missionary, or a student. Things change when we bring a child home as our…
Ezekiel 37:1-14 Ezekiel prophesies to the dry bones and they are raised to new life. John 11:25-26 I am the resurrection and the life Chrismon – Alpha and Omega How Far is Too Far? Like last week’s passage, this one we may remember from childhood. We may well remember singing about how the toe bones connect to the foot bones, which connect to the…. Beyond…
Daniel 3:1, 8-30 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; God present in the fiery furnace. John 18:36-37 My kingdom is not from here Chrismon – Crown Repeated Stories I remember this story. I learned it as a child, along with Daniel and the lions’ den. I remember that the story was about Jesus – who else could the fourth person in the fiery furnace be? It…
Jeremiah’s Letter to Exiles Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 Seek the welfare of the city; I know the plans I have for you. (John 14:27) Where We are Now This is not good news. Well, not to the people who thought God should take them home, who thought God should restore Israel to Israel, and make the kingdom real again. This is not good news to…
Isaiah: A Child Is Born Isaiah 9:1-7 People who walked in darkness have seen a great light. (John 8:12) Next or Now Isaiah does his best to get us looking forward. Isaiah gets us moving forward as well. To admit we are the people who lived in darkness, and upon us light has shone. To us a child is born, a son is given.…
A celebration of 110 years of ministry at First Presbyterian Church.
Matthew 1:1-17 Genealogy of Jesus Genesis 5 Descendants of Adam How We Got Here We’ll be celebrating All Saints’ Sunday, and looking back at more than the saints we have lost since our previous All Saints’ We’ll be looking at the family of faith that has gathered in this community and as this community. We’ll ask each other to tell stories about the names that…
The Kids lead worship and hold us accountable to our mission and vision.
Week 5 of the Solas – Soli Deo Gloria Hebrews 13:20-21 Isaiah 43:1-13 Sermon Notes – Soli Deo Gloria points to three things: first, that everything we do ought to be done for God’s glory; second, that glorifying God serves a missional purpose; and third, that we look forward to the time when we can see the fullness of God’s glory. It may be too…
Week Four of the Solas – Sola Scriptura Jeremiah 31:33+ 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 Sermon Notes – Scripture contains everything necessary for salvation and righteous living. Though it doesn’t give us the answers to all our questions, or a blueprint for our daily living, it gives us enough to know how God wants us to be in relationship with him and with others as well as…