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Messages relevant for real life, delivered weekly at First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, Illinois, a PC(USA) congregation.

First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights


    • May 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Through Eyes of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025


    Our stories of faith shared with one another can help change the lens through which others see and our stories shared through the eyes of faith help keep hope alive.

    Clothed with Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025


    Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025


    First Pres Children’s Ministries Presents STORMS, a Musical!

    Coming Back to Life: Awakening

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025


    Darkness, death, and failure are necessary to coming back to life because they allow us to experience humanity as Jesus did. Through God’s love, resurrection transforms each death and failure into something holy.

    Coming Back to Life: Healing Compassion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025


    Join us this Sunday as we reflect on the truth that empathy is a choice—a sacred, vulnerable choice that can bring someone back to life.

    Coming Back to Life: Ambassadors of Reconciliation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025


    Coming Back to Life: Exploring Darkness

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025


    Coming Back to Life: Thrown From the Nest

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025


    Coming Back to Life: Relying on the Holy Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2025


    Jesus offers us a fuller life in reminding us that it is not the external world that determines our understanding and meaning in life, it is not the terrain surrounding us, it is the inward journey of our hearts connected to the living God.

    Illumination

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025


    How often do we need to step into God's light to truly see? Join us this Sunday as we seek illumination together.

    Love and Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025


    What does it truly mean to love our enemies? This week, we explore how love and mercy are not about passivity but about courage—the kind of courage that changes the world.

    Hidden Blessings

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025


    We can be a blessing for others for we are connected to Christ and in this connection God's love pours out into our hearts into limitless blessings that become visible for the world to see.

    Youth Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025


    Equipped for the Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


    Are you prepared for the journey ahead? Join us Sunday as we explore how God equips us for life's challenges!  Troop 32 joins our leadership on this Scout Sunday when we also honor God and Service Award recipients.

    How Our Heart with Joy Abound

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025


    New Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025


    Joy at the Core

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025


    If joy is prayer, strength, and love, it seems joy must be not just be at the core of weddings and other social events, but joy must be at the core of our whole lives. How are you doing with having joy in your life?

    Star Trek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2025


    From Cincinnati’s hills to Bethlehem’s star, join us this Sunday as we uncover the meaning of following God’s light.

    On The Fifth Day of Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2024


    Christmas did not end on December 25th! Sunday's message invites us to discover how the 12 days can deepen our faith journey into the New Year.

    Christmas Worship – Lessons, Carols & Candlelight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024


    Join us for this beautiful Christmas Eve Worship service of Lessons and Carols led by our exceptional Chancel Choir. It will be a moving service that retells the Christmas story through the familiar biblical story and splendid music. Come early to hear the prelude that begins at 7:30 pm and will conclude with a candlelit singing of Silent Night.

    Prepare for the Promise of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


    This first Sunday in Advent is when we prepare again for the coming of Christ. It is a time of waiting and wondering just what is means that love enters the world again. I keep thinking about the church in Thessalonica, I keep thinking about how they was able to let their love lead the way in the midst of conflict and struggle. They are a model for us of the power of love to spread joy, build community and strengthened hearts in holiness.

    Politics &  Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024


    We can and we must let Christ's kingship govern our lives even as we engage in the political world. Because Christ is King of our lives the transforming power of his love will forever change us, now and forever.

    Claimed by Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2024


    What We Treasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2024


    What we treasure is revealed in how we give—with hearts full of love, like the widow who gave all she had to God. Join us for Commitment Sunday as we reflect on Mark 12:38-44 and the power of giving from our whole selves.

    Jesus, Remember Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


    On All Saints Sunday, we honor those whose lives have shown us glimpses of God's kingdom on earth and hold on to the hope of an eternal home, where love and life continue beyond all bounds. At both services, we will observe the Sacrament of Communion and candle lighting in honor of loved ones who know live in the eternal fullness of Christ.

    Reformation Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024


    Join us this Reformation Sunday for two meaningful services.  At 9am experience the reforming power of God's Spirit in music with special offerings by Compass Praise Band.  At 10:30am two powerful sermon reflections explore the historical witness of the Church and our trust and reliance on God’s strength. We invite you to come and be renewed by the rich faith that unites us!

    Reformation, Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024


    Join us this Reformation Sunday for two meaningful services.  At 9am experience the reforming power of God's Spirit in music with special offerings by Compass Praise Band.  At 10:30am two powerful sermon reflections explore the historical witness of the Church and our trust and reliance on God’s strength. We invite you to come and be renewed by the rich faith that unites us!

    Interpreted in Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2024


    Faith in the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024


    Faith isn’t about seeing the future—it’s about trusting the God who holds it. Join us this Sunday as we explore how Jeremiah’s bold hope in the midst of uncertainty can inspire our own faith in the future.

    One Bread One Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


    We come together on this World communion Sunday to recognize Jesus' presence in bread and grain, the common nourishment of most cultures on earth and symbol of our unity within the one body of Christ's universal church

    Love and Mercy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024


    Draw Near to God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024


    We continue to explore the letter of James and what it means to be close to God or, better put, to remember and understand that God is always close to us.

    Wise Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024


    This Sunday, we explore the power of what our words, and the way we use them, teach important truths about God.

    Streams in the Desert

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024


    How can we see streams of hope when all around us is as desert?

    Hearts Close to God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024


    Our hearts grow closer to God when we are our authentic selves, and we learn that the love of Christ is what transforms our lives from the inside out. We are all on the same journey of seeking hearts that are close to God!

    Future Focus

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024


    On the day when the congregation will vote to elect the Pastor Nominating Committee, the morning's message will remind us that what we need the most, we already have, the hope that comes from believing.

    Seek Peace and Pursue It

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024


    Seeking to Be Faithful TOGETHER

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024


    The early church learned from Paul that this unity goal was not easy, but the effort and the angst endured proved to be a beacon of light drawing others to Christ as the church grew. “Seeking to Be Faithful Together” while maintaining unity remains the same goal for us today.

    Seeking to Be FAITHFUL Together

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2024


    The House of the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024


    Come to engage with the well-known Twenty Third psalm in a new way with Lectio Divinia.  Hear a message that tells us Because of God, we are drawn into a community where our fundamental needs of body and spirit are cared for.

    Camp Firelight and Welcoming Our Neighbors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024


    God's Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024


    God's Grace comes through our vulnerability, what the world may call weakness, but through which God's Spirit gives us strength.

    Mission Study Presentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024


    The Mission Study Team invites all members and friends of First Pres to join us for a presentation on the Mission Study findings about who we are, the pillars of our congregational life and what they mean for our future as we prepare to search for the next pastoral leadership.

    God in Unexpected Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2024


    Seeing God in the Smallest Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024


    But this I believe about our life of faith,  we are called to plant many seeds, in a multiplicity of ways. All seeds are valuable, all seeds are needed, and there is no limit to the number of seeds we are to plant for there is much work to do in the building up the kingdom of God.

    Our Election and Calling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024


    Seen by God

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024


    We never have to fear being seen by the God who created us and who loves us always and forever.

    Trinity Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024


    This Sunday's message will come in 3 parts – each by one of our 3 pastors to explore the questions: Why do we believe in One God who is also in 3 persons of Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit?  How can we make sense of this mystery of faith for our lives today?

    Rebuke, Invitation, Blessing: Jesus' Stand for Children's Worth

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024


    For Goodness’ Sake

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024


    First Pres Children’s Ministries brings us FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE, by Cynthia Wright. This fun children's musical retells the familiar lessons of the Ten Commandments through music and drama. The show is set on a typical Sunday morning with a family rushing to get to church. During their car trip to church, they listen to a radio program interpreting each commandment as a song performed by the choir.

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