As we recognize Mother’s Day, we take a look at the Fruit of the Spirit of Kindness. Rev. Schaefer pointed out, especially as we think about the kindness of mothers on Mother’s Day, that in a world where you can be anything, BE KIND. It is something we can choose to be at any opportunity. We […]
We continue our series on The Fruit of the Spirit with a look at Patience. Rev. Schaefer began by asking the question, “How much time do we spend waiting?” We’re a society of waiting – waiting for traffic, in lines, on hold, for service people, for doctors, for packages, for special events, for the flowers […]
This was a special Sunday, marking our recognition of Rev. Dr. James Skimins as Pastor Emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church of Plymouth. This title was bestowed upon him in honor of his 22 years of leadership and service to FPCP and its members. In addition to this special event, Dr. Skimins shared a message with us […]
Joy is the second Fruit of the Spirit. Joy is an emotion that sometimes simply cannot be contained, In fact, joy is often seriously contagious. Joy can inspire others to be joyful. It is a very positive and uplifting state. This is pointed out in the passage from Nehemiah, which assures us that ‘the joy […]
We close our sermon series on the Miracles of Jesus with a look at John’s telling of the post-resurrection story about the miraculous catch of fish. We are now some time after the Resurrection. The excitement and the terror of Holy Week, and the thrill of the resurrection of Jesus has died down. The disciples […]
As we celebrate Easter Sunday with a look at the miracle of the Empty Tomb, we must ask ourselves, why did God choose THIS miracle – the resurrection – to occur? In fact, it is the one miracle that affects each one of us. Jesus comes back, and he meets each of us where we are. […]
Maundy Thursday is the Thursday that falls before Easter, believed to be the day when Jesus celebrated his final Passover with His disciples. It was before this meal that Jesus also washed the feet of His disciples in an extraordinary display of humility and grace. In a like manner, we celebrate this milestone of Holy Week by washing the hands […]
As we approach the end of our series on the miracles of Jesus, we look at the raising of Lazarus from the dead. In “Proof of Life,” Pastor Emily looked at how we approach events where ‘life’ happens. It might be a family tragedy, such as the illness and death of a family member such […]
As we approach Holy Week, our miracle for this Sunday is ‘Jesus Walks on the Water,’ titled ‘Beyond a Super Hero.’ Rev. Cochran compared Jesus’ teaching through miracles to the spectacular heroism of super heroes. Jesus used his miracles in those days to show the disciples, and today to us, that he was the son of […]
This Sunday, we’re looking at the third of the 3 healing miracles described in the gospel of John – the healing of the man born blind. In this story, Jesus healed a man with a visual disability, but he didn’t ONLY heal people with disabilities. He healed blindness in many forms, including physical/medical, spiritual and emotional […]