Sermons from First United Presbyterian Church

The First United Presbyterian Church “Walking in the Dark” Rev. Amy Morgan December 15, 2019 Listen to audio Luke 1:49b-55 "My soul magnifies the Lord,   47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,   48 for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;   49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.   50 His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.   51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.   52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly;   53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.   54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,   55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever." It was h...

The First United Presbyterian Church “Learning from the Dark” Rev. Amy Morgan December 8, 2019 Listen to audio Isaiah 60:19-22 19 The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you by night; but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.   20 Your sun shall no more go down, or your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.   21 Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever. They are the shoot that I planted, the work of my hands, so that I might be glorified.   22 The least of them shall become a clan, and the smallest one a mighty nation; I am the LORD; in its time I will accomplish it quickly. Yesterday afternoon, Judy Wrought asked me if I had finished my sermon yet. I told her I had, but that I was dissatisfied with it. In fact, I think I said it sucked. It wasn’t...

The First United Presbyterian Church “Waiting in the Dark” Rev. Amy Morgan December 1, 2019 Listen to audio Joel 2:1-14 Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble, for the day of the LORD is coming, it is near-- 2 a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness! Like blackness spread upon the mountains a great and powerful army comes; their like has never been from of old, nor will be again after them in ages to come. 3 Fire devours in front of them, and behind them a flame burns. Before them the land is like the garden of Eden, but after them a desolate wilderness, and nothing escapes them. 4 They have the appearance of horses, and like war-horses they charge. 5 As with the rumbling of chariots, they leap on the tops of the mountains, like the crackling of a flame of fire devouring the stubble, like a powerful army drawn up for battle. 6 Before them peoples are in anguish, all faces g...