First Presbyterian Church Allentown

Listen this week as Pastor Carter and Pastor Taylor team up to preach on the story of Phillip and Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-40) Scripture Readings: Acts 8:26-40, Isaiah 53:7-9 Liturgist: Landon Kemp Children's Sermon: Rev. Taylor Hall Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester The Children's Sermon & Sermon were preached on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown during our 8:45am se...

Join Pastor Carter as he preaches his sermon entitled "I Am the Good Shepherd" on the 23rd Psalm and a portion of John, chapter 10. This sermon was preached on April 21, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown's 11:00am worship service. Liturgist: Bob Martin Scriptures: Psalm 23, John 10:11-18 Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester

Join us as Pastor Kathryn preaches her sermon entitled "Eastertide: Fear & Reality". Scripture Readings: Luke 24:36-43; Psalm 4:4-8; Acts 3:17-19 Liturgist: Bobbie McGarey Preacher: Rev. Kathryn Foster "Charlotte's Web" Audio clip used by permission under CVLI License.

Join us as Pastor Taylor wraps up our Lenten & Easter sermon series "Wandering Heart" with the final sermon entitled "Here's My Heart". Scripture Reading: John 21:1-19 Preacher: Rev. Taylor Hall Please forgive the audio, there was some technical glitches during our Worship Service at both the 8:45 and 11am services, the audio has been pieced together to create one seamless listening experience...

He is Risen, Alleluia! Join us for our Easter Sunday message, and part of our Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart: And I Hope". Scripture Readings: Luke 24:1-12 Liturgist: Kathy Matthews Children's' Sermon: Rev. Taylor Hall Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Preached on: March 31, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown (11:00am Service) Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as perfor...

For Maundy Thursday, Pastor Carter continued our Lenten sermon series "Wandering Heart" with a special meditation entitled "Streams of Mercy". Scripture Reading: Mark 14:12-25 Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as performed by Shane Jensen

Join us as Pastor Taylor continues our Lenten Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart" with a sermon entitled "Songs of Loudest Praise". Before that, Pastor Carter leads our your on a march, shouting "Hosanna!". Scripture Readings: John 12:12-16 Liturgist: Bill White Children's' Sermon: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Preacher: Rev. Taylor Hall Preached on: March 24, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown...

Join us as Pastor Carter continues our Lenten Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart" with a sermon entitle "Teach Me". Scripture Readings: Psalm 119:9-16, Matthew 18:15-35 Liturgist: Kim Ceccatti Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as performed by Shane Jensen

Join us as Pastor Carter continues our Lenten Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart" with a sermon entitle "I'm Fixed Upon It". Scripture Readings: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Matthew 16: 21-26 Liturgist: Anne Ferrera Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as performed by Shane Jensen

Join us as Pastor Taylor begins our Lenten Sermon Series: " Wandering Heart " with a sermon entitle " Praise the Mount ". Scripture Readings: Psalm 19, Matthew 16:13-20 Liturgist: Kim Ceccatti, Rev. Barbara McGarey Preacher: Rev. Taylor Hall Music credit: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - as performed by Shane Jensen

Join us as Pastor Carter continues our Lenten Sermon Series: " Wandering Heart " with a sermon entitled " Rescue Me From Danger ". Scripture Readings: Psalm 22:23-32, Matthe 14:22-33 Liturgist: Nelson Rabenold, Sophia Kim Preacher: Rev Dr. Carter Lester

Join us as Pastor Carter begins our Lenten Sermon Series: "Wandering Heart" with a sermon entitle "Going into the Deep Water". Scripture Readings: Psalm 25:1-10, Matthew 5:1-11 Liturgist: Bob Martin Children's Sermon & Preacher: Rev Dr. Carter Lester

This sermon, entitled "When God Speaks Directly to Us" was preached on Sunday, February 11, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown. Also enjoy a fun telling of the story of Moses and the Burning Bush from our youth story bible, and a special song performed by our Faith Formation children. Scripture Readings: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Mark 9:2-9, Moses and the Burning Bush (Spark! Story Bible) L...

This sermon, entitled "As One With Authority" was preached on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown. Scripture Readings: Deuteronomy 18:15-20, Mark 1:21-28 Liturgist: Anne Ferrera Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester

Listen this week as Pastor Carter and Pastor Taylor team up to preach on Jonah 1-3. Scripture Readings: Mark 1:14-20, "Jonah and the Big Fish" (Spark Story Bible), and Jonah 3:1 - 4:2 Liturgist: Betty Jo Richards Children's Sermon: Rev. Taylor Hall Preacher: Rev. Dr. Carter Lester The Children's Sermon & Sermon were preached on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown

Liz Heinzel-Nelson, Executive Director of our mission partner, Villages in Partnership (VIP), preached in both services and spoke during the Faith Formation hour. She talked about VIP’s efforts to bring clean water to villages in Malawi through the digging of wells. As I hope you know, our church has set a goal of paying for one well to be dug to supply a village with clean water through our Faith...

Pastor Carter concludes our Advent and Christmas sermon series "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" The final sermon in the series encourages us to remember our baptism. Scripture Text: Isaiah 43:1-7, Luke 3:21-22 Liturgist: Bruce Gunn Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Carter Lester This sermon was preached at the 11:00am Worship Service at First Presbyterian Church of Allentown on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

Pastor Taylor continues our sermon series for the Advent and Christmas season "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" The sixth sermon in the series reminds us that another way we rejoice in this world is by rooting ourselves in rituals. Scripture Text: Luke 2:21-38 Preacher: The Rev. Taylor Hall

During our Christmas Eve service, Pastor Carter continued our sermon series "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?". Let us rejoice together as we make room for the coming of our Lord. Preacher: The Rev. Dr. W. Carter Lester, Jr.

Join us as we continue with our Advent and Christmas sermon series "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" For the fourth Sunday in Advent, Pastor Carter reminds us that to help a weary world rejoice, we recount stories of hope. Scripture Text: Luke 1:46-55 Liturgist: Bob Martin Preacher: The Rev. Dr. W. Carter Lester, Jr.

Pastor Kathryn continues our sermon series for the Advent and Christmas season "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" The third sermon in the series reminds us to allow ourselves to be amazed! Scripture Text: Luke 1:57-66, Psalm 126 Liturgist: Bruce Gunn Preacher: The Rev. Kathryn Foster

Pastor Taylor continues our sermon series for the Advent and Christmas season "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?" The second sermon in the series focuses on finding joy in connections. Scripture Text: Isaiah 40:1-11, Luke 1:24-45 Preacher: The Rev. Taylor Hall

Join us as Pastor Carter starts our advent series " How Does a Weary World Rejoice? ", the first week reminds us that in the midst of a weary world, we must acknowledge our weariness. Scripture Text: Psalm 80: 1-7, 17-19 & Luke 1: 1-23 Liturgist: Nelson Rabenold Preacher: The Rev. Dr. W. Carter Lester, Jr.

Join us as Pastor Kathryn Foster preaches her sermon from November 26, 2023; entitled "Who You Are Waiting For". Scripture Text: Deuteronomy 17: 14-20, John 18:33-37 Liturgist: Andy Baranek Preacher: The Rev. Kathryn Foster

Join us as Pastor Carter preaches his sermon from November 19, 2023, entitled "A Place to Park Our Brain". Scripture Text: Psalm 9:9-10, 18-20, Philippians 4:1-9 Liturgist: Bill White Preacher: The Rev. Dr. Carter Lester