Brady’s eyes and mischievous look pulled in this “old Grandpa” as the door opened at their home for my first visit with the foster family that our church team had been assigned through Fostering Hope. What a pleasure it was for me to meet Brady and his two sisters, Mahlia and...
“—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.” 1 John 1:1-2 I hope your tables were full, your pies warm and your turkey juicy!...
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). – Matthew 1:23 Immanuel. God with us. Consider the distance covered in the little word "with." We were far from God, and He moved heaven and earth...
A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord and he will delight in the fear of...
Meditation by Rev. Dr. John Goodale: This is an unusual Christmas season for the Goodale family. In addition to celebrating the message of Christmas, we’ll also celebrate the wedding of our oldest child the weekend before Christmas! For more than three months this Fall, Matthew...
Join us for worship on Sunday, November 27, 2016 as we begin our new Advent series, Beloved. This week's message is titled "I'm Coming to You," and is based on Song of Songs 2:8-13 and Matthew 1:18-25. Preachers:8:20 a.m. Sanctuary: Jennifer Holz9:45 a.m. Sanctuary: Jennifer Holz9:45 a.m...
“My beloved is mine and I am His”Song of Songs 2:16a Song of Songs is a book in the Bible about the joy of marriage, but is also a metaphor for God’s love for us. Sunday, we begin our Advent and Christmas series: Beloved. Jesus is the beloved who comes to claim you as His...
The Advent season kicks off on Sunday, November 27 with the first Sunday of Advent. We are in need of Advent decorators needed to make First Pres welcoming and festive for the holidays. We’re decorating Monday, November 21, from noon to 5 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday, November 22 and...
Join us for Thanksgiving Sunday on Sunday, November 20 at First Pres. The message will be the final sermon in our "These Things I Pray" series on Thanksgiving. Preachers: 8:20 a.m. Sanctuary - Tim McConnell 9:45 a.m. Sanctuary - Tim McConnell 9:45 a.m. Fellowship Hall - Tim...
Enter his gates with thanksgivingand his courts with praise;give thanks to him and praise his name.Psalm 100:4 It’s time to practice gratitude. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. As we gather with family or friends, or even just take a quiet moment on our own, this is a time for...