From December 7, 2025 Sermon - Luke 1:26-38 - Second Sunday of Advent (Peace) 1) Think of some examples in the Bible of God showing his kindness to unexpected and lowly people. How might this bring you comfort? How might it challenge you? 2) When we are...
Session As Advent is now in full swing, I am pleased to let you know of some things going on with the Session.First, it’s time for the new class of Session elders! Thera Barber and Andrew Bradford have already been ordained and served on Session before....
The December Outreach spotlight is on the Wheaton family, EPC missionaries to North Macedonia. The family is still in California while they sort out visas to return to the Balkans. Their furlough was meant to end in late summer of this year, but the ongoing...
From November 30, 2025 Sermon - Luke 1:5-23 - First Sunday of Advent (Hope)1) How does doubt show up in your life? Consider the kinds of circumstances where you see it demonstrated most. Consider also how you tend to display it most frequently.2) Why is...
23From November 23, 2025 Sermon - Genesis 25:1-111) Does your life reflect that you are living in light of the promises of God? Why or why not? Or perhaps some areas of your life do and some don't. Which are which, and why do you...
From November 16, 2025 Sermon - Genesis 23:1-201) The sermon mentions that God's promise to his people includes a return to our creational vocation of reigning with Christ over the cosmos (cf. Genesis 1:28ff, 2 Timothy 2:12, Revelation 5:10). What do you think about this...
From November 9, 2025 Sermon - Genesis 22:1-191) How do you respond to the idea of God being mysterious? Are you comfortable with not having all of the answers to your questions? Why or why not?2) Have you seen examples of God using hard circumstances...
Community The Community Committee has not been too busy (Sounds bad, right?). We have had our regular potluck meals on a monthly basis. Other than that, not much has been planned. Over the summer, we had a few extra events, but since the fall semester started,...
November's Outreach partner is The Manna Center. It was established over 30 years ago by churches (including First Pres) that wanted to coordinate efforts and improve assistance to those in need in our community. Perhaps you might know them best through their food assistance programs...
From November 2, 2025 Sermon - Luke 19:1-101) Why is it so easy for us to make assumptions about other people's righteousness? What does that say about our view of ourselves and what we think God requires?2) What are some examples of ways we set...
