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Youth Sunday

Youth Sunday September 29, 2019 This week, the youth of our church shared their gifts with music, magic tricks, sharing about service work, and leading us in worship. You can hear audio of the entire service here .

Questions from Jesus: Do You Love Me?

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The First United Presbyterian Church “Questions from Jesus: Do You Love Me?” Rev. Amy Morgan September 22, 2019 Listen to audio Psalm 30 I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up, and did not let my foes rejoice over me.   2 O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.   3 O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol, restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.   4 Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name.   5 For his anger is but for a moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.   6 As for me, I said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved."   7 By your favor, O LORD, you had established me as a strong mountain; you hid your face; I was dismayed.   8 To you, O LORD, I cried, and to the LORD I made supplication:   9 "What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust pra

The Price is Wrong

The First United Presbyterian Church “The Price is Wrong” Rev. Amy Morgan July 28, 2019 Listen to audio Luke 14:25-33 Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus; and he turned and said to them, 26 ‘Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, 30 saying, “This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.” 31 Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32

Questions From Jesus: Do You Know What I Have Done to You?

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The First United Presbyterian Church “Questions from Jesus: Do You Know What I Have Done to You?” Rev. Amy Morgan September 15, 2019 Listen to audio Psalm 148 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise him in the heights!   2 Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host!   3 Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you shining stars!   4 Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!   5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for he commanded and they were created.   6 He established them forever and ever; he fixed their bounds, which cannot be passed.   7 Praise the LORD from the earth, you sea monsters and all deeps,   8 fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind fulfilling his command!   9 Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!   10 Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds!   11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth!   12 Young m

Questions From Jesus: Do You Want to Be Made Well?

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The First United Presbyterian Church “Questions from Jesus: Do You Want to Be Made Well?” Rev. Amy Morgan September 8, 2019 Listen to audio Psalm 67 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah   2 that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations.   3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.   4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah   5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.   6 The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us.   7 May God continue to bless us; let all the ends of the earth revere him. John 5:1-9 After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.   2 Now in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate there is a pool, called in Hebrew Bethzatha, which has five porticoes.   3 In these lay many invalids-- bl