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Please Enjoy This Preview of Worship for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost at First Presbyterian Church 1793
The PCUSA (Presbyterian Church in the United States of America) has done its best to build a larger, more inclusive church family over the years. People who have sometime felt unaccepted or even rejected by other Christian Church families have often found a home with us. Psalm 67 reminds us that God is the God of all people and nations. We praise God for blessing us and all the ends of the earth.
This Sunday’s passage from Matthew says that what comes of our mouths comes straight from our hearts. For better and for worse, what we say speaks volumes about what we think, feel, and believe in our hearts. Sometimes our words are not so loving or flattering. Appreciating “otherness” and being hospitable to different people and traditions is a Christian calling. We are more comfortable providing welcome to those on our own personal list of “otherness.” We are also capable of being unwelcome and evenly hostile to other people who are not on our approved list.
Jesus and his disciples initially rejected a Canaanite woman. They found her unworthy of time and attention from Jesus. Ultimately, her persistence and her respect for Jesus win the day. Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that moment.
Where are our blind spots about others? How is that we expand the boundaries of our inclusion? Who are we rejecting, who also deserves the love and respect of Jesus Christ?
We hope you’ll join us this Sunday for 10:30 a.m. Worship
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A Fully Inclusive Church
That Welcomes Everyone
The First Presbyterian Church accepts all persons seeking to follow the Lord Jesus Christ and claim Him as Lord and Savior. We welcome you to join us for worship here on Sunday mornings. We are a fully inclusive church that welcomes everyone, so we invite you to be authentic.
All members of this church who believe themselves called by God and the congregation shall be considered for leadership in the church and if elected by the congregation shall be ordained into the church service.
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