by Crystal Harris | Jan 13, 2021 | blog, Pastoral Prayer
Pastoral Prayer for 1/10/21 (Jesus’ Baptism) God as we heard the echoes of the familiar baptism story, our minds bring back so many memories of baptisms past; we hear the stories that were told about our own, we can maybe even see old pictures of chubby infants in...
by Crystal Harris | Jan 11, 2021 | blog
It Couldn’t Be Done Devotional for Monday, January 11, 2021 Greetings today! After the events of last week and the ongoing challenges, fears, and drudgery of the coronavirus, many people begin to feel helpless and hopeless, as if nothing can or will ever...
by Crystal Harris | Jan 9, 2021 | blog
Where is God? “Looking Up During Uncertain Times” A Daily Devotional Text: Psalm 15 1:14 Scripture Reading: 1. Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain? The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the...
by Crystal Harris | Jan 7, 2021 | blog, Uncategorized
Perfection Isn’t Needed For Jesus’ Love “Looking Up During Uncertain Times” A Daily Devotional Text: Mark 2:14-17 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading: 14 While he was walking beside the lake, he saw a tax collector named Levi son of Alphaeus. Levi was...
by Crystal Harris | Jan 5, 2021 | blog, Pastoral Prayer
Service of Remembrance (From January 3, 2021 worship service): Today we want to recognize those in our First Congregational Church community who have died during the past 10 months as our nation and world have battled the coronavirus….during this uncertain time when...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 27, 2020 | blog, Pastoral Prayer
Pastoral Prayer 12-27-2020 God it has been a long year. The longest perhaps. A year remembered by heartache and national grief. This year we practically ran to the manger, so desperate to get a glimpse of peace and hope, to grasp a sense of and joy and love that is...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 24, 2020 | blog
Wise Men Seek Jesus Text: Matthew 2:1-12 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading: Wise Men Come to Visit Jesus 2 Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 17, 2020 | blog
Humble Beginnings Text: Luke 2:1-20 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading: The Birth of Jesus 2 At that time, Augustus Caesar sent an order to all people in the countries that were under Roman rule. The order said that they must list their names in a...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 17, 2020 | blog
Welcoming with Love and Joy Text: Luke 1:26-56 Scripture Reading: 36 Now listen! Elizabeth, your relative, is very old. But she is also pregnant with a son. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant for six months. 37 God can do...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Human Rights Day Hi all. Today is Human Rights Day, which is observed every year on December 10, the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted it in 1948. The original UN declaration proclaimed, We hold as our common global goal to assert and protect “the...
