May 31, 2009

“1st Pres: Our Future”

John 1:19-34; Acts 2:1-18

The story is told of a man walking along the beach. Washed up on the sand is a used magic lamp. When the genie answers his rub, he is told there’s but one remaining wish.

May 24, 2009

“1st Pres: Our Connections”

Jeremiah 29:4-9; John 17:20-23

If we could travel around the world and visit Christian churches in various countries and continents, we would find an amazing variety of cultures, traditions, worship styles, and ways of being “the church.”

May 17, 2009

FPC: Our Leadership

Ephesians 4.1-6; 11-16

The Problem of Power

When we read Ephesians 4 what can be said other than it is a beautiful idea. What a vivid passage! Let’s look at verse 16 again, “From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” What a fantastic idea of unity… the church moving together as a unit toward Christ.

May 10, 2009

“1st Pres: Our Identity”

Matthew 5:13-16

Last Sunday I began a sermons series on five things a congregation can do to keep itself alive, renewed, and growing in its life.

May 3, 2009

“1st Pres: Our History”

Acts 10:34-43

The second half of the 1800s was a challenging, exciting time in Utah territory. Early on, various explorers, traders and trappers discovered the beauty and richness of this western treasure.

April 26, 2009

“Take This Message to All People”

Luke 24:36-48

The resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the central fact, faith, and feeling of Christian experience and history.

April 19, 2009

Joy When They Saw Their Lord

John 20.19-31

April 12, 2009

“The Crossroad of Resurrection”

Matthew 28:1-10 ; I Peter 3:3-9

It was all over. Everything they had expected and hoped for was gone. The Twelve who had followed Jesus and believed in his message were torn apart. One of them actually went out and killed himself.