Category: Sermons
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6/1/2025 – “The Color Purple”
We’re continuing our journey through the book of Acts this week with Paul’s visit to Philippi–and specifically his interactions with Lydia, in Acts 16:9-15. Join us as we explore God’s working through this special woman and the way that He continues to work through unlikely and extraordinary people. Announcements:-Today (Thursday, 5/29) is my last day…
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5/18/2025 – “The Joys of Living in Exile”
Join us this week for church! Jeff Thorpe will be preaching from Jeremiah 29:4-7. His sermon is titled “The Joys of Living in Exile”. Sunday School is at 9:15 AM and the Worship Service will be at 10:30 AM. Also, we’ll have our potluck after the service. Please bring a dish to share! Announcements:-The Potluck…
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5/11/2025 – “What You Leave Behind”
Join us this Sunday for a very special time: it’s our Youth Sunday! We’ll also be honoring mothers and mother-figures in our lives, as well as our graduating senior. Pastor Rachael’s sermon is titled “What You Leave Behind”, from Acts 9:36-43. Come to Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 AM and Worship at 10:30…
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5/4/2025 – “On the Road Again”
It’s the first week of May and Pastor Rachael is starting a new sermon series! It’s called “Wholehearted: A Faith Uncorrupted”, and she’s inviting us on a journey through the book of Acts. Along the way we’ll experience various stories of those who believed in the calling God was placing on their lives. First up,…
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4/27/2025 – “More with Honey than Vinegar”
Hello friends! It’s the second Sunday of Easter, and Pastor Rachael is finishing up her sermon series “Bitter and Sweet” with a message from Acts 8:26-40. In this passage, Philip explains Isaiah 53 to the Ethiopian man riding in a chariot. Pastor Rachael’s sermon will be called “Bitter and Sweet”, and just like Philip joined…
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Holy Week is here!
This weekend is a full weekend of celebrating Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, and we’d love to have you join us at FPCD for this very special time. Here’s what’s happening:-Tonight, we have Maundy Thursday gatherings at various places and various times. -Tomorrow night, the Good Friday service is at 6 PM. Please join us…
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04/13/2025 – “The Bittersweet Arrival”
This Sunday is Palm Sunday! We’re so excited to celebrate this special day with all of you at FPCD. It’s our Youth Sunday, so the youth will be our liturgists as well as beginning the service with a processional with palm branches. We can’t wait! Pastor Rachael will be preaching a sermon titled “The Bittersweet…
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4/6/2025 – “Bitter Cups”
We’re just two weeks out from Easter, which means this next sermon in the series “Bitter and Sweet” is moving us farther along in the Passion narrative. This week, Pastor Rachael will be preaching a sermon called “Bitter Cups”, from Matthew 26:36-46. We’ll be talking about Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and the cup…
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03/30/2025 – “Sweet Victory Through Bitter Loss”
This week, we continue our Bitter & Sweet series with “Sweet Victory through Bitter Loss” from John 12:23-26. Jesus teaches that true life comes through sacrifice—just as a seed must fall to the ground and die to produce new life. In God’s kingdom, victory often comes through surrender, and the path to glory is marked…