Voices from Church and Trade

Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery on June 15, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The scripture for this sermon is Luke 18:9-14. This sermon is part of the series, The Parables of Jesus.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on June 8, 2025 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The scripture passage for this sermon is Matthew 25:1-13.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Chuck Williamson on May 25, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is Revelation 21:1-4; 21:22-22:5.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Lucy Crain on May 18, 2025 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture passage for this sermon is John 21:1-14.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on May 11, 2025 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The scripture passage for this sermon is John 21:15-19.

Sermon preached by Rev. Anna Dickson on May 4, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is Luke 24:13-25.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on April 27, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is John 20:19-31.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Anna Dickson on April 13, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is Luke 19:28-40.

  This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on April 6, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for the sermon is John 12:1-8.  

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on March 30, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for the sermon is Luke 15:1-3; 11b-32 (Prodigal).

  This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on March 23, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for the sermon is  Luke 13:1-9.  

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on March 16, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for the sermon is Luke 13:31-35.

Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery on March 2 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is Mark 9:2-9.

Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery on February 23, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. This is the final sermon in the series "Living Your Okayest Life." The Scripture for this sermon is Jeremiah 1:4-10.

Sermon preached by Rev. Dr. Chuck Williamson at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte on February 16, 2025. The Scripture for this sermon is Acts 9:1-6. 

Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte on February 9, 2025. The Scripture for this sermon is 1 Kings 19:1-16.

Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte on February 2, 2025. 

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on January 26, 2025 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is LUke 9:57-62.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on January 19, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture passage for this sermon is Matthew 4:18-25.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Anna Dickson on January 12, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.  The Scripture passage for this sermon is John 1:35-51.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on January 5, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.  The Scripture passage for this sermon is Matthew 2:1-12. 

This sermon was preached by Rev. Lucy Crain on December 29, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. 

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on December 15, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. 

Rev. Pen Peery, First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, and Rev. Keith Grogg, Montreat Presbyterian Church, sit down for a conversation about the current state of Montreat, Black Mountain, Asheville, and other areas in Western North Carolina, reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Pen and Keith discuss current relief efforts, how residents have been impacted and how they are coping, and what it's like to return home after so much has changed. At the end of the episode, Pen shares an update on First Presbyterian's fundraising efforts and plans to support our neighbors to the west going forward. To give to the Western North Carolina relief fund, go to fpc.tiny.us/relief. We are not accepting donations of items at this time.

In the final part of this series, Delilah and Pen focus on the importance of having an extended church family as children are raised in the faith of Jesus Christ.

In part two of this series, Delilah and Pen discuss how important it is to build a foundation of faith for children at the beginning of their lives, arming them against all that life will throw at them. Using examples of the adults who tutored them in faith in their own lives, the pastors discuss how they take those lessons and pass them on to the next generation.

Senior Pastor Pen Peery and Chaplain for Children and Schools Delilah Jane Phillips, both parents themselves, sat down to kindle a conversation amongst parents about how to prioritize our role in the faith formation of our children. In part one of this three-part podcast series, Pen and Delilah Jane explore the choice to raise our children in church because of our own commitment to faith. Using research and their own experiences, they argue that the support of the faith of their parents shapes the way children encounter God in the world.

Director of Adult Formation Garrell Keesler and Senior Pastor Pen Peery sit down to discuss what we as Christians can do as we face the epidemic of Gun Violence.