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First Community Church 05.25.25 Rev. Seth Stearns -Sermon, What Do We Do Now by First Community Church

First Community Church, 05.18.25 Rev. Dr. Glen Miles- Sermon, Finish Strong- Faithful to the Journey- Part 3- A Vision for the Future by First Community Church

First Community 05.11.25 Glen Miles -Sermon, Faith That Works Part 2 Sermon Series Finish Strong by First Community Church

05.04.25 11am Service First Community Church, 05.04.25 Rev. Dr. Glen Miles- Sermon, Finish Strong- Faithful to the Journey Part 1- ‘Called to Transformation' by First Community Church

First Community Church @ The Gathering Glen Miles Its Wednesday But Sundays Coming P3 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 04.27.25 Rev. Sarah Kientz- Sermon, See For Yourself by First Community Church

First Community Church, 04.20.25 Easter Rev. Glen Miles- Sermon, Everything in Between- Grief & Hope by First Community Church

First Community Church, 04.13.25 Palm Sunday Rev. Glen Miles- Sermon, Everything in Between- Shouting & Silence by First Community Church

First Community Church @ The Gathering Glen Miles Bible Study Its Wednesday But Sundays Coming P2 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 04.06.25 Rev. Glen Miles- Sermon, Everything in Between- Righteousness & Mercy by First Community Church

First Community 04.02.25 @ The Gathering Glen Miles -Sermon Study Its Wednesday But Sundays Coming P1 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 03.30.25 Rev. Glen Miles- Sermon, Everything in Between- Lost and Found by First Community Church

The Lenten Journey Hosted by Rev. Seth Stearns Prayer Week 3 of 3 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 03.23.25 Rev. Mary Kate Buchanan- Sermon, Everything in Between- Rest and Growth by First Community Church

The Lenten Journey Hosted By Rev. Seth Stearns Week 2 of 3 03.19.25 by First Community Church

First Community Church 03.16.25 Glen Miles -Sermon Everything In Between, Faith and Works by First Community Church

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First Community 2025 Lay Leaders Installation Glen Miles Meditation 03.10.25 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 03.02.25 Rev. Glen Miles- Sermon, Thy Will Be Done, Thy Kingdom Come by First Community Church

First Community At the Gathering Book Study, Rev. Glen Miles The Gospel According to Jesus 02.26.25 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 02.23.25 Rev. Sarah Kientz- Sermon, Seeds & Cells by First Community Church

First Community Church, 02.16.25 Rev. John Girard- Sermon, Heart to Heart by First Community Church

@ The Gathering Book Study Rev. John Girard Three Simple Rules Part 2 02.12.25 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 02.09.25 Glen Miles- Sermon, Unforgettable -I Just Called to Say I Love You by First Community Church

First Community The Gathering Book Study - Rev. John GIrard -Three Simple Rules Part 1 02.05.25 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 02.02.25 Rev, Jim Wallis- Sermon, Who Is My Neighbor The Big Question by First Community Church

First Community Church Annual Meeting 01.29.25 Glen Miles Comments -Work As If Your Soul Depends On It by First Community Church

First Community Church 01.26.25 Glen Miles-Sermon Through It All Pt 3 I've Learned to Trust in God by First Community Church

First Community The Gathering Book Study Glen Miles- Jesus For Everyone Part II 01.22.25 by First Community Church

First Community Church, 01.19.25 Glen Miles- Sermon, Through it All Part 2- I've Learned to Trust in Jesus by First Community Church

The Spirituality Podcast Presents a Conversation with Jim Wallis by First Community Church

First Community Church 01.15.25 The Gathering Book Study Jesus for Everyone by First Community Church

First Community Church 1.12.25 Glen Miles- Sermon, Through it All Part I by First Community Church

This week, we are excited to have Glen Miles as the guest on the Not So Late Show! You'll get to hear insights and stories from Glen that are sure to inspire and encourage you.

First Community Church 1.5.25 John Girard- Sermon, Refrigerators, Pantries, and Epiphanies by First Community Church

First Community Church 12.29.24 Seth Stearns -Sermon, So, Now What by First Community Church

First Community Church 12.24.24 Christmas Eve Glen Miles -Sermon, The World is the Manger by First Community Church

First Community Church 12.22.24 Glen Miles, Sermon- Begin Again: Rediscovering the Spirit of Christmas- Part IV Hope is Worth the Risk, A Muppet Christmas Carol by First Community Church

First Community Church 12.15.24 Glen Miles, Sermon- Begin Again; Rediscovering the Spirit of Christmas- Part III Do the Good that is Yours To Do, The Grinch's Transformation by First Community Church

Sermon by Glen Miles 12.04.24 -Begin Again, Rediscovering the Spirit of Christmas Part II by First Community Church

First Community Church 12.01.24 Glen Miles- Sermon, Begin Again; Rediscovering the Spirit of Christmas- Part I You're a Blessing, Buddy the Elf's Journey by First Community Church

First Community Church 11.24.24 Mary Kate Buchanan- Sermon, Christ the King by First Community Church

First Community Church 11.13.24 Seth Stearns Bible Study Bridging The Gap Part III by First Community Church

First Community Church 11.17.24 Sarah Kientz- Sermon, The Lord Remembered Her by First Community Church

Bridging the Gap Wednesday at The Gathering, Rev. Seth Stearns, Minister of Spiritual Life and Learning, presented Part 2 of the program, "Bridging the Gap," a study focused on building connections and understanding across the political divide while grounding our discussions in Scripture. This timely and very informative study was helpful to me as we face the political divides in our country

First Community Church 11.10.24 Glen Miles -Semron, I Believe In God by First Community Church

Are you looking for a meaningful way to deepen your faith while fostering unity in our divided world? We invite you to a new Bible study, Bridging the Gap, led by Rev. Seth Stearns. This study will focus on building connections and understanding across the political divide while grounding our discussions in Scriptur

The Bible Tells Me So -Part 3: "Peacemakers" This Sunday, November 3, I continue my Fall sermon series, The Bible Tells Me So, with Part 3: "Peacemakers." As you might guess, this sermon is based on one of the beatitudes in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, "blessed are the Peacemakers." Our first thought about peacemakers might be that their singular desire is to help people, communities, or nations get along with each other. That may be the ultimate desire, but often, a peacemaker's first task is to speak the truth, name the issues, and face the reality of the situation. Such an approach does not always endear the peacemaker to those in conflict. We will also listen to Paul's letter to the Philippians, in which he implores the church in Philippi to "not be anxious about anything." The words "anxiety" and "anxious" have come up often in many of the pastoral conversations I have had lately. We may be divided politically as a nation, but our collective anxiety seems to be a common trait! Working for peace is never easy, but if we believe the Spirit of God is with us, and she is, then we can take on anything. As Paul instructs, "By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." That bit of 2000-year-old advice still speaks to us today.

This Sunday, October 27, I continue my fall sermon series, The Bible Tells Me So, with Part 2, "The Least of These." The sermon is inspired by Matthew 25 and Jesus' teaching that anytime we feed the hungry, share water with the thirsty, visit the imprisoned, and clothe the naked, it is as though we are doing these things for Jesus himself. In this story, Jesus calls on us to put our faith into action and let our hands and feet carry the love of God to the world. The Bible is a fascinating document that evolved and even changed as its contents were being gathered. Today, our understanding of this sacred word continues to evolve and change as well, especially when we take it seriously and not literally. By listening carefully to these ancient ideas while engaging our modern minds with them, we may be surprised to discover how contemporary the Bible's concepts and teachings are.

First Community Church Spiritual Life and Learning Centers Presents A Conversation with Beckie Boger by First Community Church

This Sunday, I begin a new sermon series, The Bible Tells Me So: Reframing and Refreshing Sacred Scripture for Today. The series is inspired by various sources, all of which call on us to pay attention to the words and actions of Jesus. The Bible has often been treated as an answer book or a template for rules for living your life. Read through it sometime, though, and you will find it is anything but these things. Instead, the Bible serves as an invitation to live wisely, recognizing that our lives and experiences evolve and change sometimes dramatically, just as the Bible does! The first sermon in the series, "The Truth Will Make You Free (But Not Before You're Mad as Heck"), is based on John 8:32 and Jesus' well-known statement, "The truth will make you free." These days, we are desperate in the USA for truth-telling. Jesus' wise statement calls on us to approach our culture with a deep respect for the truth and a desire for wisdom. In Psalm 25, an ancient psalmist calls on God for help, saying, "Lead me in your truth and teach me." Clearly, truth matters! Speaking the truth and facing up to it is not always easy, as my sermon title says, but truth sets us on the pathway to freedom. That is a journey worth taking.