Sermons from First United Presbyterian Church

Watch the Sermon here The First United Presbyterian Church of Loveland “The Great Re-Commitment: Doing What We Can with What We Have” Rev. Amy Morgan January 30, 2022 Esther 4 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went through the city, wailing with a loud and bitter cry;   2 he went up to the entrance of the king's gate, for no one might enter the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.   3 In every province, wherever the king's command and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting and weeping and lamenting, and most of them lay in sackcloth and ashes.   4 When Esther's maids and her eunuchs came and told her, the queen was deeply distressed; she sent garments to clothe Mordecai, so that he might take off his sackcloth; but he would not accept them.   5 Then Esther called for Hathach, one of the king's eunuchs, who had been appointed to attend her, and ordered him to go t

  Watch the Sermon Here The First United Presbyterian Church of Loveland “The Great Re-Commitment: The Joy of the Lord” Rev. Amy Morgan January 23, 2022 Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10   All the people gathered together into the square before the Water Gate. They told the scribe Ezra to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had given to Israel. Accordingly, the priest Ezra brought the law before the assembly, both men and women and all who could hear with understanding. This was on the first day of the seventh month. He read from it facing the square before the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of the men and the women and those who could understand; and the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law. And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up. Then Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God, and all the people answered, ‘Amen, Amen’, lifti

Watch the Sermon here The First United Presbyterian Church of Loveland “The Great Re-Commitment: Rev. Amy Morgan January 16, 2022 Isaiah 43:1-7 But now thus says the Lord,    he who created you, O Jacob,    he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;    I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,    and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God,    the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour. I give Egypt as your ransom,    Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my sight,    and honoured, and I love you, I give people in return for you,    nations in exchange for your life. Do not fear, for I am with you;    I will bring your offspring from the east,    and from the west I will gather you; I will say to the north, ‘Give them up’,    and to the south, ‘Do not withhold;

Watch the sermon here The First United Presbyterian Church of Loveland “Close to Home: Home By Another Way” Rev. Amy Morgan January 9, 2022 Ephesians 3:1-12 This is the reason that I Paul am a prisoner for Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— for surely you have already heard of the commission of God’s grace that was given to me for you, and how the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I wrote above in a few words, a reading of which will enable you to perceive my understanding of the mystery of Christ. In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit: that is, the Gentiles have become fellow-heirs, members of the same body, and sharers in the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. Of this gospel I have become a servant according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of his power. Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was give