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Bearing Good Fruit
MATTHEW 3:1-12 In those days, John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near. This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one...
Wait. Watch. Work
MATTHEW 24:36-46 Raise your hand if you grew up Presbyterian? Raise your hand if, for you, Advent was a countdown to remembering the birth of Christ. Raise your hand, if, for you, Advent was a time to prepare for Jesus’s second...
The Best/Worst Thank You Note Ever
PHILIPPIANS 4:10-20 Today’s reading will conclude our series in the book of Philippians, a series in which we have focused on the deep joy God gives us in the life of faith. Today we will hear, tucked in the lines of the best...
Relief or Joy
PHILIPPIANS 3:20-4:9 For several weeks, the Apostle Paul’s letter to Christians in the ancient city of Philippi has been our guide to exploring deeper wells of joy. The joy of sharing the life of faith with one another. The joy...
Current Covid Policy
Given the Covid infection rates, as well as availability of vaccines and boosters, the session of First Presbyterian has set the current mask policy to masks optional for all services, classes and spaces. At any given event,...
Walk In This Way
PHILIPPIANS 3:14-4:1 4 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us then who are mature be of the same mind; and if you think differently about anything, this too God...
Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow.
PHILIPPIANS 3:2-14 Our second passage is from Philippians - chapter 3, verses 2-14. In this letter Paul has been giving thanks for the Philippians, and exhorting them to live lives of humility and Christlikeness, and to be...
Joy Will Overflow
PHILIPPIANS 2:1-11 We’re in the second week of a series we’re calling, Finding a Deeper Joy, from the letter to the Philippians. Joy is a dominant theme in this letter, and last week, we saw how the seeds of Paul’s joy were...
Seeds of Joy
PHILIPPIANS 1:1-11 This morning, we’re beginning a series through the book of Philippians called, Finding a Deeper Joy. The book of Philippians, which is a brief letter that the Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Philippi,...
The Flow of Love and Joy, Rev. Guy Sayles
JOHN 15:1-17 Your life can flow with the energy of love and joy. That’s the promise and invitation of Jesus: from deep within, the flowing and overflowing energy of love. Energy is in short supply these days. The only energy...
A Reason for Hope, Patrick Johnson
JEREMIAH 32:1-3A, 6-15 Over the summer, in worship, we have spent time with the prophets of Israel, as they have helped us to strengthen our prophetic imaginations. Today, as we turn the page from summer to fall, we are...
God’s Abundant Love Sermon, Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo
Matthew 21:23-32 Authority issues. Have you ever known anyone with authority issues? Authority is the theme running throughout today’s gospel. The chief...