First Presbyterian Church of Salt Lake City

Psalm 33:4-5
“For the word of the LORD is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.”

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January 25, 2009

“With Jesus – There is Forgiveness”

Ephesians 1:3-14

Some years ago, Sotheby’s auctioned the estate property of Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis. A rocking chair sold for two hundred times what was hoped for.

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January 18, 2009

“With Jesus – Love Has Won”

Romans 8:31-39

In Romans 8, Paul says that he is “convinced that nothing shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” In I Corinthians 13, he says that three things are lasting: faith, hope, and love, and that “the greatest of these is love.” But is that true?

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January 4, 2009

“With Jesus – We’ve Heard from God”

Hebrews 1:1-10

Becoming a Christian and being a Christian is both an intellectual and emotional experience. “Speaking the truth in love,” Paul writes in Ephesians (4:15), “we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is Christ.”

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December 28, 2008

“Salvation for Everyone”

Luke 2:22-40

“For my eyes have seen your salvation which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.” From Mary and Joseph to angels and shepherds to magi and now a faithful old man and old woman in the temple, the Christmas story has a universal message.

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December 24, 2008

“Why Christmas?”

Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 1:18-25

A week from Friday, the Utes football team will again play in a BCS Bowl Game, the Sugar Bowl, against recently #1 ranked Alabama. Some people think Utah doesn’t have a prayer. But I do.

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December 14, 2008

“Call His Name Jesus”

Luke 1:26-38

God, Gabriel, and Galilee; Joseph and David; Elizabeth and Mary; and the Holy Spirit: we find all of them in this famous Advent/Christmas passage in Luke’s Gospel. They all had different yet important roles to play in the divine drama of Jesus, the Son of the Most High, the Son of God coming into this world.

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December 7, 2008

“Inside Out”

Mark 1:1-8

It’s fascinating to look through and read the first lines of good books. With the larger vision of storyline to come, the author carefully chooses those first few words. The most quoted is Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” (A Tale of Two Cities). Hemingway begins this way: “He was an old man who fished alone” (The Old Man and the Sea).

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November 30, 2008

“Keep On Keeping On”

Mark 13:24-37

Advent is here. The hope of Jesus’ coming has enabled God’s people to live this life of faith in times of plenty and want, when things are going well and when things are difficult. From Abraham to Moses to David, the Hebrew people hoped for Messiah’s coming.

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