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Author of Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian. Part 1 - God and Nirvana

Author of Without Buddha I Could not be a Christian. Part 2 Jesus and Buddha

First Community Church 04.28.24 Glen Miles -Sermon, Grace Required Grace Received by First Community Church

First Community Church 04.14.24 Rev Dr. Otis Moss III -Sermon, From Miseducation to Liberation. by First Community Church

First Community Church 04.14.24 Rev Dr. Otis Moss III -Sermon, These are my Confessions by First Community Church

First Community Church 04.07.24 Mexico Mission Sarah Kientz -Sermon Turning a Little Into A Lot by First Community Church

First Community Easter Sunday 03.21.24 Glen Miles -Sermon, And I Hope by First Community Church

Palm Sunday Holy Week begins this weekend with Palm Sunday, the day we recall Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. My sermon, "Songs of Loudest Praise," is based on John 12:12-16. John's version of this story is briefer than the other three gospels. It is a bit quieter, too. The disciples are confused; the crowd is there for another miracle or two, but a shadow is clouding the day. The reader kn...

Scripture lessons and discussion topics on our journey through Holy Week by Mary Kate Buchanan.

This Sunday's sermon, "Teach Me," is part 5 in our Lent sermon series, Wandering Heart, and is based on Jesus' well-known response to how often we should forgive. As you may recall, he said, "Seventy times seven." Or, the Greek is a bit unclear in the text, he may have said, "Seventy-seven times." Either way, it is a huge number, much greater than what any of us would typically do. Jesus' point is...

First Community Church 03.13.24 Glen Miles, Sacred Doorways, The Study of Celtic Christianity by First Community Church

This Sunday, we continue the sermon series Wandering Heart with Part Four: "I'm Fixed Upon It," based on Matthew 16: 21-23. This is the famous story of when Peter tried to tell Jesus what to do and what not to do. Peter is confused. He is creating a stumbling block for Jesus. Jesus replies, rather harshly, "Get Thee Behind Me, Satan!" It sounds harsher in the old King James Version, doesn't it? It...

First Community Church 03.06.24 Glen Miles Sacred Doorways, The Study of Celtic Christianity Part 3 by First Community Church

First Community Church 03.03.24 Mary Kate Buchanan -Pastoral Prayer by First Community Church

Glen presents the third installment of his Wandering Heart Lenten Sermon Series, Thy Redeeming Love

First Community Church 02.28.24 Glen Miles -Sacred Doorways The Study Of Celtic Christianity P2 by First Community Church

First Community Church 02.25,24 Sarah Kientz -The Wandering Heart, Wilderness First Aid by First Community Church

First Community Church 02.25.24 Seth Stearns -Pastoral Prayer by First Community Church

Adults are invited to stay for a new Bible study led by Rev. Glen Miles. Glen says this about the study: "I will begin a new study titled Sacred Doorways: A Study of Celtic Christianity. I've been fascinated by Celtic Christianity since my seminary days. A beautiful Celtic Cross sat atop the chapel of the school. My interest was rekindled during the trip Julie and I took to Scotland last summer. D...

First Community Church 02.18.24 Glen Miles -Sermon The Wandering Heart Part I Jesus Sought Me by First Community Church

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First Community Church 02.11.24 Mary Kate Buchanan -Pastoral Prayer by First Community Church

This Sunday, I am preaching the sermon "If." It is a keyword in the story of Jesus' healing of a leper in Mark 1: 40-45. Essentially, the man with leprosy (in antiquity, the word leprosy was a catchall for any skin disease) truly believes Jesus has the ability and will do so. A New Testament scholar says the verse could easily be read like this: "If you want to (and you do), you are able to cleans...

Glen in Part IV reviews the prior statement setting the stage for the final statement "God Doesn't Give You More Than You Can Handle"

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