Sermons from First United Presbyterian Church

Watch the Sermon here First United Presbyterian Church “Paths” Rev. Amy Morgan February 18, 2024 Psalm 25 1 To you, O GOD, I lift up my soul; my God, I put my trust in you; * let me not be humiliated, nor let my enemies triumph over me. 2 Let none who look to you be put to shame; * let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes. 3 Show me your ways, O GOD, * and teach me your paths. 4 Lead me in your truth and teach me, * for you are the God of my salvation; in you have I trusted all the day long. 5 Remember, O GOD, your compassion and love, * for they are from everlasting. 6 Remember not the sins of my youth and my transgressions; * remember me according to your love and for the sake of your goodness, O GOD. 7 Gracious and upright is GOD; *   therefore GOD teaches sinners in GOD’s way. 8 GOD guides the humble in doing right * and teaches GOD’s way to the lowly. 9 All the paths of GOD are love and faithfulness * to those who keep GOD’s covenant and testimonies. 10 For your Na...

Watch the sermon here First United Presbyterian Church “Living God” Rev. Amy Morgan February 11, 2024 Mark 9:1-13 And he said to the crowd, “Truly I tell you all, there are some standing here who will not taste death until the see the majesty of God come in power.” Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, his brother, and brought them up a high mountain by themselves, alone. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes began shining, becoming exceedingly white, such as no cloth refiner on earth could bleach them. And then Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; we will pitch three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” For he did not know what to say because they were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, “This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!” Suddenly when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them...

  Watch the Sermon here First United Presbyterian Church “Changing Identity” Rev. Amy Morgan February 4, 2024 Mark 3:13-35 Now Jesus went up the mountain and called to those he wanted to him and they came to him. And he appointed twelve whom he also named apostles in order to be with him, and to be sent out to preach and to have authority to cast out demons. So Jesus appointed the twelve: Peter (he gave Simon the name Peter), James son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (and he gave them the name Boangerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Judas Iscariot who also betrayed him.   Later, Jesus went into a house and the crowd of women, children, and men came together again, so that they could not even eat [a morsel] of bread. And when his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for they were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.” And the b...