EVENTS AT FIRST CHURCH

Sunday Morning Worship
Sep
27

Sunday Morning Worship

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"You reap what you sow." We want that statement to be true, if it means that people get what they deserve. But that isn't what Paul says in Galatians 6, and it isn't how life works. People profit from bad choices every day, and good people suffer for choices they never made. Joseph knew both sides of that - his actions, both good and bad had real consequences in his life and the lives of those around him. His brothers sold him into slavery and prospered; he kept faith in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Paul insists the harvest is real: whoever sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life. This series follows Joseph from the pit to Pharaoh's palace to ask what he actually reaped after twenty years, and what we are growing in our own lives right now.

Years after his brothers threw him into a pit and sold him into slavery, Joseph stood in front of them with the power to take revenge or to forgive. And he chose to forgive. Joseph had become a man in whom the fruit of the Spirit has fully ripened. He became a person able to interrupt the cycle his family planted generations before. Paul said we will reap at the proper time if we do not give up. Joseph's proper time took twenty plus years and led him to a harvest of grace.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Sep
20

Sunday Morning Worship

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"You reap what you sow." We want that statement to be true, if it means that people get what they deserve. But that isn't what Paul says in Galatians 6, and it isn't how life works. People profit from bad choices every day, and good people suffer for choices they never made. Joseph knew both sides of that - his actions, both good and bad had real consequences in his life and the lives of those around him. His brothers sold him into slavery and prospered; he kept faith in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Paul insists the harvest is real: whoever sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life. This series follows Joseph from the pit to Pharaoh's palace to ask what he actually reaped after twenty years, and what we are growing in our own lives right now.

What does it look like when we sow to the Spirit, but it seems to get us nowhere? Joseph started to turn his life around, but he was still stuck in prison. Even in prison, Joseph took the risk to help others, not knowing what might happen. This is what the fruit of the Spirit looks like while it is growing. Sowing to the Spirit does not fix our lives and make us successful; it forms us into people who do right no matter the consequences.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Sep
13

Sunday Morning Worship

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"You reap what you sow." We want that statement to be true, if it means that people get what they deserve. But that isn't what Paul says in Galatians 6, and it isn't how life works. People profit from bad choices every day, and good people suffer for choices they never made. Joseph knew both sides of that - his actions, both good and bad had real consequences in his life and the lives of those around him. His brothers sold him into slavery and prospered; he kept faith in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Paul insists the harvest is real: whoever sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life. This series follows Joseph from the pit to Pharaoh's palace to ask what he actually reaped after twenty years, and what we are growing in our own lives right now.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Sep
6

Sunday Morning Worship

Paul's words are familiar: "a man reaps what he sows." We usually take that to mean people get what they deserve, and part of us wants it to be true. But Genesis 37 complicates that reading in ways we usually don’t consider. Everyone in Jacob's family is sowing to the flesh, and the consequences are real, and everyone suffers. Paul’s words in Galatians 6 point us somewhere deeper, somewhere that is often uncomfortable: the one who sows to the flesh reaps corruption from the flesh.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Aug
30

Sunday Morning Worship

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Aug
23

Sunday Morning Worship

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Aug
16

Sunday Morning Worship

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Aug
9

Sunday Morning Worship

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Aug
2

Sunday Morning Worship

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The Ten Commandments are among the most recognized texts in the Bible. We read them as a list of rules, or a fence around behavior. But what if that isn’t the whole story? The Ten Commandments were given to a people, newly freed from slavery, to shape them into something more: a community whose life together reflected the character of God. That is the purpose they can play in our lives today. The Ten Commandments aren’t just about what we should or should not do, they are about how our relationship with God shapes our relationships with others, and what our lives look like when God is at the center.

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Apr
15

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Max Lucado explores Paul's letter to the Roman church. When we, like the believers in Rome, can truly understand the power of grace, it sets us free from having to do good, so that we can do good. A true understanding of grace liberates us to live in the presence of Christ.

Study Guide $10.00

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Sunday Morning Worship
Mar
22

Sunday Morning Worship

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Mar
15

Sunday Morning Worship

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Mar
11

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Every miracle Jesus performed and nearly every conversation Jesus had in Scripture was the result of an unexpected meeting or experience. Pastor Buddy Owens walks us through four life-changing encounters people had with Jesus. We'll find ourselves in their stories and see what lessons we can learn as we apply God's truth to our lives.

Study Guide $7.00

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Sunday Morning Worship
Mar
8

Sunday Morning Worship

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Mar
4

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Mar
1

Sunday Morning Worship

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Feb
25

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Feb
22

Sunday Morning Worship

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This Lent, we’re paying attention to how Jesus actually meets people—at tables, in questions, in pain, and on the margins. Again and again, Jesus listens before correcting, notices before judging, and offers compassion before change. Each week invites us to slow down and practice the same posture: to listen more closely, to notice more deeply, and to stay present with real people in real moments. As we move toward Holy Week, we discover a different kind of king—one who enters humbly, refuses violence, and leads with love. And on Easter, we encounter a resurrection love that calls us by name and won’t let us go. This is a Lenten journey not about getting it right—but about becoming more attentive, more merciful, and more open to the way Jesus meets us, right where we are.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Feb
15

Sunday Morning Worship

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This series examines what it means to “fear” God. Through understanding the difference between our cultural definition of fear and the biblical meaning, we can understand that the “fear of God” is central to the Christian life.

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Feb
11

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Feb
8

Sunday Morning Worship

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This series examines what it means to “fear” God. Through understanding the difference between our cultural definition of fear and the biblical meaning, we can understand that the “fear of God” is central to the Christian life.

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Candlelighters
Feb
5

Candlelighters

The Candlelighters are a senior fellowship group (but you don't have to be a senior to attend). They meet on the first Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. in the lower level Social Room for lunch and a program.

Sign up online or on your Connection Card to help us get a headcount for lunch preparation.

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Feb
4

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

Study Guide Provided

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Sunday Morning Worship
Feb
1

Sunday Morning Worship

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This series examines what it means to “fear” God. Through understanding the difference between our cultural definition of fear and the biblical meaning, we can understand that the “fear of God” is central to the Christian life.

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Potluck and Painting
Jan
31

Potluck and Painting

Saturday, January 31 | 4 - 7 PM | The Social Room | Suggested cost: $5

Join us for a Bob Ross paint-along, followed by a potluck dinner. All ages and skill levels welcome! No judgment here. RSVP below so we have plenty of supplies!  

Schedule - 4 PM: Painting begins. 6 PM: Potluck (bring a dish to share) 6:30 PM: Art Show & Dessert in the Gathering Space. Come for part or the whole event! 

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Jan
28

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

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Sunday Morning Worship
Jan
25

Sunday Morning Worship

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As the New Year begins, we take up the challenge of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. These spiritual practices are more than rituals—they are pathways to connect with God, shaping our hearts, minds, and lives. Through prayer and fasting, individually and as a community, we learn to depend on God, practice self-discipline, and be transformed into the people God is calling us to be. Join us as we step into 21 days of prayer and fasting. Whether you are new to these practices or seasoned in them, this series offers space to grow, deepen your faith, and experience God in fresh ways. 

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Jan
21

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

Study Guide Provided

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Sunday Morning Worship
Jan
18

Sunday Morning Worship

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As the New Year begins, we take up the challenge of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. These spiritual practices are more than rituals—they are pathways to connect with God, shaping our hearts, minds, and lives. Through prayer and fasting, individually and as a community, we learn to depend on God, practice self-discipline, and be transformed into the people God is calling us to be. Join us as we step into 21 days of prayer and fasting. Whether you are new to these practices or seasoned in them, this series offers space to grow, deepen your faith, and experience God in fresh ways. 

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Wednesday Night Bible Study
Jan
14

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Develop a deeper walk with God as you seek the Lord for your battles first. This study equips believers to create their own prayer strategy and to be specific and strategic in prayer. Topics include: what prayer is and is not, why God wants us to pray, specific areas of prayer, specific strategies for prayer, and more.

Study Guide Provided

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Sunday Morning Worship
Jan
11

Sunday Morning Worship

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As the New Year begins, we take up the challenge of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. These spiritual practices are more than rituals—they are pathways to connect with God, shaping our hearts, minds, and lives. Through prayer and fasting, individually and as a community, we learn to depend on God, practice self-discipline, and be transformed into the people God is calling us to be. Join us as we step into 21 days of prayer and fasting. Whether you are new to these practices or seasoned in them, this series offers space to grow, deepen your faith, and experience God in fresh ways. 

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