08 Feb

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From February 8, 2026 Sermon - Ephesians 1:15-231) What is your gut reaction to the term "spiritual disciplines?"  Share some of your experiences with these historic practices of spiritual formation.2) What spiritual disciplines have you found helpful?  Which ones have your struggled with?  Why?3) At...

03 Feb

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Facilities I have recently received a ton of help getting caught up on some lingering projects around the building. We are very blessed to have a pool of skilled and capable people who want to serve our congregation in this way. So I just want to...

01 Feb

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From February 1, 2026 Sermon - Ephesians 1:3-141) What is so great about what God has done?  Try to describe it and discuss what makes it difficult or easy to describe.2) The sermon notes that the Church's division problem is largely a worship problem.  Clearly...

18 Jan

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From January 18, 2026 Sermon - Ephesians 1:1-21) What is the true "core" of the message of Jesus?  As it relates to the truth of the Gospel, how do we discern when we are moving from core beliefs, to irregular beliefs, to terminal beliefs?2) What...

11 Jan

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From January 11, 2026 Sermon - Psalm 11) Describe your vision of the "good life."  Consider things like: Where would you be?  What would you be doing?  Who would be with you?  What would be going on around you?  How would you feel?2) How does...

04 Jan

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The Christian Education Committee It was six years ago that COVID left our pews empty, our households quarantined, and our hearts longing for community.  It was in the midst of the epidemic that the Session spent some time articulating a vision for First Pres that centered...

28 Dec

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From December 28, 2025 Sermon - 1 John 4:9-10 1) 1 John 4:9-10 provides us with a compact telling of the "story" of reality.  What story does that passage tell? 2) One way we can struggle to live the truth of the message of Jesus is to...

21 Dec

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From December 21, 2025 Sermon - Matthew 1:18-25 - Fourth Sunday of Advent (Love)1) What are some examples of where you have felt the unexpectedness of God?2) The sermon referenced the problem of viewing God in a "deistic" way, instead of in a truly Biblical...