Worship
Worship
The Presbyterian Book
of Church Order describes worship and its role in a believer's life
as one of reciprocity.
Christians respond to God both in communal worship and service and in personal
acts of worship and discipleship. The lives of Christian disciples flow
from worship, which confirms our identity as believers and calls people
to a life of discipleship and personal response to God.
Through worship, people become aware of and responsive to the presence of
God in their life. The Word of God proclaimed and received in worship calls
each believer to faithful discipleship and service in the world. From such
service, the disciple turns to give thanks, to confess, to intercede, and
to hear Christ’s call anew. The rhythm of the life of the believer
moves from worship to ministry, from ministry to worship.
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We welcome you to join us at
any of our three weekly worship services. All of our services are traditional.
We offer two worship services each Sunday at
8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., and a shorter, midweek service
most Wednesdays at noon. (Midweek services are not held around major holidays, such
as Thanksgiving.) The liturgy includes traditional Presbyterian creeds;
prayers of confession, intercession, and thanksgiving; anthems; and well-known
hymns of the church.
A sermon for young children is presented halfway through the 11:00 a.m. service, after
which children ages 5 through second grade are escorted to Children‘s Church.
Church members usually present the children‘s sermon.
The weekly sermon at First Presbyterian Church is accompanied by relevant
scripture readings to help increase our understanding of the pastor‘s
message. Church members are invited to serve as scripture readers for either
the 8:30 or 11:00 a.m. service.
Music at the 11:00 a.m. service includes a full choir, accompanied by organ.
Performances by soloists, by our handbell choir, or by orchestral instruments
are regularly featured. See the Music pages for
more information.
Communion is offered once each quarter during Sunday worship,
as well as at the Maundy Thursday evening service and the 11 p.m. Christmas
Eve service. Communion is offered to all professing Christians in attendance,
regardless of denomination.
Free childcare is provided during
the Church School hour (9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.) and during the 8:30 a.m.and 11:00 a.m. worship
services each Sunday.
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Sunday worship services are at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Mid-Week Services and Times top >
Mid-week worship services are
held most Wednesdays at noon. Lunch follows at 12:30. Mid-week services
may be canceled around major holidays, such as Easter, Thanksgiving, and
Christmas.
Sermon Archives top >
Instructions
The sermons in our online archives are available to you in several formats. Older sermons are available in .pdf format. The past month's sermons are available as audio-only (in .mp3 format) or
or audio-video files, in either Windows Media Video (.wmv) or .mpg format.
To access sermons in .pdf format, you must have either
Adobe® Acrobat® or the Adobe Acrobat Reader® installed on your computer. The reader is available
for free download at the Adobe Web site.
To access sermons in either .mp3, .mpg, or .wmv format,
you must have a sound card,
speakers or a headset, and an MP3 reader program, such as RealPlayer® or Windows Media Player®,
installed on your computer. (A video player, such as Windows Media Player, is required to view video files.)
To find out whether you have the necessary player installed, click one of the links to an
.mp3 file below, and follow the instructions provided. If you already have the required
software, your player will open and play the sermon. Otherwise, you'll see a link you can click to
download a free version of the player software.
Be aware that download times for audio-video files may be long. If you are using a slow-speed connection, it may take
quite some time to access sermons in this format.
Recent Sermons
" If Only I....."
January 22, 2012 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 1:16-20
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Making Connections
January 15, 2012 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 1:35-46
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Light in the Darkness
January 8, 2012 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 1:1-5
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Did You See Him?
January 1, 2012 Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 2:22-40
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Older Sermons
You'll Grow Into It
December 25, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 1:1-14
Prayers Answered
December 11, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 1:9-11
The Plain Truth
December 4, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 1:1-8
The End of the World (As We Know It)
November 27, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 13:24-37
Look Closer
November 20, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 25:31-46
After Taxes
October 23, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 22:15-22
Show Me
October 16, 2011 Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10
The Gift of Joy
October 9, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Philippians 4:4-9
Holy Communion
October 2, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 5:27-32
The Last Straw
September 25, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 21:23-32
Grace in a Baseball
September 18, 2011 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 20:1-16
Reconsidering What's Possible
September 11, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 18:21-35
Uncloseted
September 4, 2011 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 18:15=20
Jacob, Joseph and Jerry
August 14, 2011 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Genesis 45:1-15
Conspiracy Theory
July 24, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 13:31-33
Family Feud
July 17, 2011 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Genesis 28:10-19
A Patient Gardener
July 10, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- James 2:14-26
Come to Jesus
July 3, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 11:28-30
This is a Test
June 26, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 10:34-42
The Main Thing
June 19, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 28:16-20
Wind Power
June 12, 2011 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Acts 2:1-21
Is This The Time?
June 5, 2011 Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- 1 Peter 4:12-14 5:6-11
Fueled by Spirit
May 29, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- 1 Corinthians 13 Selected Verses
It's A Good Walk
May 22, 2011 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- John 14:1-14
Beyond Confirmation
May 15, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- 1 Peter 2:19-25
Singing Before the Dawn
May 7, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- 1 Peter 1:17-21
From the Jaws of Defeat
April 3, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 11:38-44
Real Thirst
March 27, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 4:7-30
God's Positive Purpose
March 20, 2011 Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- John 3:1-7
Our Story
March 13, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Romans 3:21-26
It Is Good For Us To Be Here
March 6, 2011 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 17:1-9
Worried?
February 27, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 6:25-34
Join the Revolution
February 20, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 5:38-48
Do You Know Who You Are?
February 6, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 5:13-16
The Secret of Happiness
January 30, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 5:1-12
From Darkness to Light Sheila Barrick
January 23, 2011 Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 14:12-23
Called to Ministry
January 16, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 1:35-43
God At Work
January 9, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 3:13-17
Appropriate Gifts
January 2, 2011 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 2:1-12
Wednesday Sermons
Decaffeinated Christians
September 9, 2009, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Psalm 32
Making a Difference
August 19, 2009, by Keith Benze; Scripture Lesson -- Acts 17:22-32
Three Prayers and One Purpose
July 22, 2009, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Ephesians 3:14-19
Second Banana
July 8, 2009, by Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Psalm 51
Taking Stock
July 1, 2009, by Bud Crumpler; Scripture Lesson --
Fear and Faith
June 17, 2009, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 4:35-40
Praise In The Storm
June 10, 2009, by Nancy Stokes; Scripture Lesson -- Psalm 29
Why Hurricanes?
June 2, 2009, by Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 18:15-20
Not Mine
March 11, 2009, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Psalm 51
Where Two or Three Are Gathered
October 29, 2008, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 18: 15-20
