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This Sunday's sermon is titled "Overwhelmed?" I cannot count the number of times in the last few years I've heard the word, overwhelmed, as the answer to "How are you?" Parents, kids, old, young, spouses, singles, you name the category, and you will find many who feel swamped by life. The sermon is based on Mark 1: 29-39. The text tells us about the beginning of Jesus' ministry. His days are fille...

Glen delves into the Biblical Instruction and the various paths they can be interpreted in painful and malicious ways. This weeks statement, God Said it, I Believe it, Thats good enough for me.

Join with Ministerial Intern Jennifer Garvin as she presents the congregational concerns of our days.

General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ, Reverend Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson shares her insight of the Biblical Passages from 1st Corinthians 8:1-13 in "When Certainty Fails".

Glen shares the second installment of his Bible Study, discussing the biblical basis and refutation of Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner.

take this moment apart to reflect on gratitude and the love which embraces us. Reverend Mary Kate Buchanan shares this offering from our 10AM Sunday worship service.

I'll Be There For You Sermon Series Concludes This Sunday, I will finish my sermon series, I'll Be There For You, with Part 3 - "Reality is an Acquired Taste." As you may recall, the series is inspired by the tremendously popular TV show Friends and the memoir of one of the show's stars, Matthew Perry, Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing. This final sermon is also inspired by Jesus' touchi...

This Wednesday 1.17.24 at 5:30 pm at The Gathering in Grace Hall at FC North, I will begin a series of studies titled That's Not in the Bible. Some commonly used phrases are often mistaken as biblical quotes like, "God doesn't give us more than we can handle," and "Hate the sin, love the sinner." These and others like them can be spiritually and emotionally damaging. The Gathering begins with a co...

This Sunday, my sermon series, I'll Be There for You, continues with Part 2, "God Is Everywhere." This series is inspired by the sitcom Friends and the memoir of Matthew Perry, one of the show's stars. This week's sermon title is a quote from Mr. Perry's book. Despite the raw language and multiple sad stories, a surprising amount of spiritual hope is woven throughout the pages of his memoir. We wi...

New Sermon Series - I'll Be There for You I begin a new three-part sermon series on January 7 titled I'll Be There for You. You may recognize the title, the iconic theme song for the popular '90s sitcom Friends. The inspiration for the series comes from reading former Friends star Matthew Perry's autobiography, Friends, Lovers, and The Big Terrible Thing. I'm approaching this series through the TV...

For those who have experienced deep loss or personal struggle, the joy of the holiday season can feel out of reach. Our Longest Night service holds space for prayer, reflection, and remembrance amidst the twinkle lights and holiday hustle and bustle. Revs. Mary Kate Buchanan and Sarah Kientz will host this service which includes readings, music, and several spiritual practices. Participants will b...

First Community Church 12.31.23 Glen Miles -Sermon, When the Extraordinary Breaks into the Ordinary by First Community Church

Reverend Dr. Glen Miles delivers his Christmas Eve Sermon "Rejoice" from the 9PM Festival of Lessons and Carols Service

Part 4 in the Advent Sermon Series How Does a Weary World Rejoice.

We continue our Advent sermon series, How Does a Weary World Rejoice, with Part 2 - "We Find Joy in Connection." We will pay close attention to a conversation between Mary, the young woman expecting to deliver Jesus, and her cousin Elizabeth, an older woman expecting to deliver John the Baptist. If we look carefully enough, we will see they find joy in connecting.

The season of Advent begins this Sunday. Advent is more than a time of preparation to celebrate the arrival of the Christ-Child. Advent comes with an invitation to you and me to reflect on our lives. In the very center of our being, who is God calling us to be? And where does the world need each of us the most? Our Advent sermon series, How Does a Weary World Rejoice?, asks us to consider similar...

First Community Church 11.26.23 Sarah Kientz -Sermon, The Least of These by First Community Church

Worship this Sunday This Sunday, November 19, I will conclude my sermon series, How to Dress for the End of the World, with Part Two - "Wrap Yourselves in Faith, Hope, and Love," based on 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11. We read the first half of the reading last week, where Paul invites them to recognize they are "children of the light." In other words, they will not be shaped by fear and anxiety. They w...

a brief two-week sermon series titled What to Wear for the End of the World, based on 1 Thessalonians 5. Whenever there is unrest and violence in the Middle East, there is heightened anxiety about the end of the world or, for evangelical and fundamentalist Christians, concern about the return of Jesus. This is nothing new. The same concerns existed in the Apostle Paul's day, too. In perhaps the ve...

First Community Church 11.05.23 Sarah Kientz -Sermon, Made Well by First Community Church

First Community Church 10.29.23 Mary Kate Buchanan -Sermon, From Everlasting To Everlasting by First Community Church

First Community Church 10.22.23 Glen Miles -Sermon, Its A Trap! by First Community Church

Glen delivers his sermon "The Outrage of Grace" inspired by the text from Matthew 22:1-14

Glen Delivers Part 4 of his sermon series Belonging, A Tapestry of Service, Study and Giving.

Glen shares Part 3 of his Sermon Series "Belonging, A Tapestry of Service, Study and Giving; Love Centers Us"