Category: Sermons

We all have things we turn to that give us comfort. Sometimes those things are good and healthy, and other times . . . well, maybe not so much! Jesus noticed that about people when he walked the earth. He often addressed those things. He asks pressing questions. Sometimes he went straight for the heart.…

This Sunday, February 25, join us for Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 AM followed by worship at 10:30. We will have a contemporary worship service this Sunday led by our youth, with a dramatic reading “The Woman’s View” performed by Angel Kezar and a message called “The Power to be a Witness” by…

The phrase “born again” may be familiar to you, especially those of you who remember the 1970s. It is quite interesting to look the phrase up on Dictionary.com. There it is described as someone who has “committed or recommitted to religious faith through an intensely religious  experience.”   Jesus describes it as a radical birth, not…

How often do you celebrate something? A birthday? Most likely! A wedding? Why, yes! The tradition has gone on for thousands of years. This week at First Presbyterian, the worship service will be a celebration. The entire service is built around testimonies of people who have been inspired to do ministries and why. We are…

What if a man came up to you and said, “I see in you a man (or woman) in whom there is no hypocrisy!” That would feel sort of good, wouldn’t it? Would you think to yourself, well, that’s a smart man! Such a greeting might initiate a conversation. The one to whom such words…

Take a look at the title of this week’s message. Do you recognize where it comes from? While we may know the song, and you may know the creed that affirms our belief in the triune God, how much do you know the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit? Now the question is…

Can you remember a time you went to the store and the clerk was so nice to you or to the person in line before you, that it made your day? You even went back to her line the next time to have that same pleasant experience again. What about that friend who never worries…