Sermons from First United Presbyterian Church

Photo by  Austin Chan  on  Unsplash The First United Presbyterian Church of Loveland “A Better Story” Rev. Amy Morgan December 13, 2020 Jeremiah 33:14-16 14 The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.   15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.   16 In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: "The LORD is our righteousness." Luke 1:26-38 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,   27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.   28 And he came to her and said, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you."   29 But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting th

Photo by Onur Bahçıvancılar on Unsplash The First United Presbyterian Church “Clearing Out the Clutter” Rev. Amy Morgan December 6, 2020 Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.   2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah, "See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way;   3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight,'"   4 John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.   5 And people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.   6 Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.   7 He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of h