by Brad Jenkins | Jul 26, 2023 | Announcement, Blog
The First Pres Nominating Committee has presented a slate of leaders to begin three-year terms of service in January 2024. Elders make up the governing body of our church, which is called the Session. They are responsible for the spiritual wellbeing of the church as...
by Brad Jenkins | May 26, 2023 | Blog, Love
When the Bible says you can be filled with the Spirit, we often think it’s something that happens passively. In other words, we feel like we have no control over being full of the Spirit, that being filled comes randomly. But we can do things that make room for the...
by Brad Jenkins | Apr 22, 2023 | Blog, Love
If the Bible says something more than once, we should pay attention. How about if it says something 17 times in the span of just one chapter? This is what happens in Psalm 136, where God’s people basically tell the story of God’s care and redemption. Then, between...
by Brad Jenkins | Apr 16, 2023 | Blog, Grow
The numbers don’t paint a promising picture of Christianity in America, especially when it comes to young people. Consider these stats that Andy Jung shared on Sunday during his session, “Growing Young,” about how churches like First Pres can be more welcoming to...
by Brad Jenkins | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog, What I’m Thinking
“Gandalf! I thought you were dead! But then I thought I was dead myself. Is everything sad going to come untrue? What’s happened to the world?” This line, spoken by the Hobbit Sam in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Return of the King, so captures Easter Weekend. On...
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