The following is the text of the sermon preached for Rev. Bethany’s Call Weekend, Sunday, March 15, 2020 Text: Matthew 5:14-16 A few years ago, I took an unexpected trip back home to Michigan for my Grandpa’s funeral. My Grandpa
Love Builds Up
I Corinthians 8 8 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. 2 Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. 3 But whoever loves God is known
Spiritual Practices
John 15:1-9 15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of
Elijah and the Angel
I Kings 19:4-8 And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom
From the Board Chair Paul Cook
Change, our lives are full of change. The world is changing from going through a pandemic. The climate is changing, and our church is changing. Who would have ever thought that we would be doing church services online? As we
A Few More Words
THANK YOU! Sandy Weber, Sue Stefford-Grey, Paul Cook helped to pull off a great virtual Farewell Party! What a hoot to see the Bever family reenacting their first visit to worship at First Christian Church, their baptisms and formal entry
A Few Words
Dear Ones, This is my last newsletter article as your Interim Minister and what a time it has been! I have always seen the potential for First Christian Church to grow not only numerically, but spiritually as well. As I
Virtual Community Bulletin Board First Christian Church Las Cruces Private Facebook Page
In a private FCCLC Facebook page we can post what’s on our hearts and minds. We can use poems, prayers, music, art. We can post if there is an immediate need that someone else may help us with (needing a
Essays on Life since Coronavirus
What are your experiences since learning about Coronavirus? How has it impacted you? Please share what you have learned about yourself, others, this faith community and this particular time in history. That sharing includes the good, the bad and perhaps
Climate Crisis = despair or hope? Til Zimmerman
Our recent 50th year commemoration of Earth Day raised this question for me. Webster’s definition of crisis includes these words and phrases: turning point for better or worse, disordered function, unstable or crucial time, decisive moment, critical phase. Webster’s