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 11:00 a.m. worship service each Sunday.


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Sunday worship services are at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.


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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.

 


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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


Keeping Up Appearances

August 29, 2010; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 14:1,7-14

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A Pleasing Harvest

August 15, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 7:1-83

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What Do You See?

August 7, 2010 Ashley-Anne Masters; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 28:16-20

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Blessings All Mine

August 1, 2010 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 12:13-21

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Older Sermons


Someone to Thank

July 25, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 11:1-13

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Two Kinds of Busy

July 18, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 10:38-42

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What Would You Do?

July 11, 2010 Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 10:25-37

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Free to be Servants

July 4, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Galatians 5:1, 13-15

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Listening for Silence

June 20, 2010 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 8:26-39

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Getting it Right

June 13, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Galatians 2:15-21

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Interrupting a Funeral

June 6, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 7:11-17

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Empowering Presence

May 30, 2010 Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- Romans 5:1-5

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Spirit Led

May 23, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Galatians 5:16-26

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A Promise Kept

May 9, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 14:18-31

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Comfort

April 25, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 10:11-18

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Grillin With Jesus on the Beach

April 18, 2010 Ashley Wright Griffin; Scripture Lesson -- John 21:1-19

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Time Will Tell

April 11, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Acts 5:27-42

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From Skepticism to Faith

April 4, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 24:1-12

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Shaping Up

March 28, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Philippians 2:5-11

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New Things?

March 21, 2010 Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- Philippians 3:12-24

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Come As You Are

March 14, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 15:11-32

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No Words

March 7, 2010 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 13:1-9

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Dual Citizenship

February 28, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Philippians 3:17-4:1

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First Things First

February 21, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 4:1-13

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Head in the Clouds

February 14, 2010 Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 9:28-43

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Summoned

February 7, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 5:1-11

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God's Word - God's World

January 24, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 4:14-21

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Pulling Together

January 17, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- 1 Corinthians 12:1-11

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Remembering Who We Are

January 10, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 3:21-22

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Welcoming the Light

January 3, 2010 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 1:1-12

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The Presents of God

December 27, 2009, by Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 2:41-52

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God's Last Word

December 13, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Philippians 4:4-7

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Changing the Landscape

December 6, 2009 Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 3:1-6

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I Come With Joy

November 29, 2009, by Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- Luke 21:25-33

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Have You Reached a Verdict?

November 22, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 15:18-38

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Growing Attached

November 15, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 13:1-8

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Thieves, Bandits, Hired Hands, Wolves, Sheep, Shepherds, and God

November 8, 2009, by Carson Brisson; Scripture Lesson -- John 10:7-9

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Musing

November 1, 2009, by Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Revelation 21:1-6a

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Seeing Clearly

October 25, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 10:46-52

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Servant of All

October 18, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 10:35-45

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Leave A Message

October 11, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 10:17-22

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Come to Me

October 4, 2009, by Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 10:13-16

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Life Together

September 27, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- James 5:13-20

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Corrective Lenses

September 20, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Philippians 2:1-11

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The Big Question

September 13, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 8:27-38

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Listless Lips

September 6, 2009, by Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- James 2:1-18

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Building Something That Matters

August 30, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 6: 19-21

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Sticking With Jesus

August 23, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- John 6:52-69

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Really Living

August 16, 2009 by Sheila Barrick; Scripture Lesson -- Ephesians 5:15-20

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Practice Makes Possible

August 9, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Ephesians 4:25-5:2

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There Is Enough

August 2, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 6: 22-35

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Miracles

July 26, 2009, by Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- John 6:1-21

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Restoring Balance

July 19, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 6:30-34

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A Heart Offered To God

July 12, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Colossians 3:12-17

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Tolerating Jesus

July 5, 2009, by Ed McLeod; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 6:1-6

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Wednesday Sermons


Decaffeinated Christians

September 9, 2009, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Psalm 32

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Making a Difference

August 19, 2009, by Keith Benze; Scripture Lesson -- Acts 17:22-32

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Three Prayers and One Purpose

July 22, 2009, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Ephesians 3:14-19

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Second Banana

July 8, 2009, by Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Psalm 51

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Taking Stock

July 1, 2009, by Bud Crumpler; Scripture Lesson --

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Fear and Faith

June 17, 2009, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Mark 4:35-40

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Praise In The Storm

June 10, 2009, by Nancy Stokes; Scripture Lesson -- Psalm 29

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Why Hurricanes?

June 2, 2009, by Bob Inskeep; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 18:15-20

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Not Mine

March 11, 2009, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Psalm 51

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Where Two or Three Are Gathered

October 29, 2008, by Paul Rowland; Scripture Lesson -- Matthew 18: 15-20

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