Category: Smithtown First Presbyterian Church
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“Family, Friends & Faith”
2 Timothy 1:1-14 (NRSV) Theme: God entrusted us with the gift of grace through Jesus Christ and calls us to entrust this gift to our children by teaching, caring, and nurturing them in faith. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is…
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“What More Do You Need?”
Luke 16:19-31 (NRSV) Theme: Jesus Christ moves us from love of self to love of neighbor, and the constant face of the suffering in our midst, the face of the Risen Christ, moves us to take merciful action in our world. ‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and…
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“Entertaining Angels – Our Life of Faith”
Hebrews 13:1-8;15-16 (NRSV) Theme: In our Christian life of worship, fellowship and ministry, we praise God by doing good and sharing what we have with each other and the world to please God as faithful servants of Jesus Christ. Let mutual love continue. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that…
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“Better This Time – The Promise of Faith”
Hebrews 12:18-29 (NRSV) Theme: God loves us with an all-consuming fire, refining and sanctifying us every day of our lives through the intercession of Jesus Christ and the persistence of our faith, leading us home at last to God’s embrace. You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness,…
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“Running the Race – The Challenge of Faith”
Hebrews 11:29 – 12:2 (NRSV) Theme: The faith journey is long and exhausting – a lifelong race – we look to Jesus Christ for our guidance and to each other for the strength to carry us home. By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were dry land, but when the…
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“Stranger in a Strange Land – The Meaning of Faith”
Hebrews 11:1-3,8-16 (NRSV) Theme: Faith is the confidence that Jesus Christ leads us forward through the darkest days and the deepest wilderness to the place, and the unique person, God call us to be. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received…
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“A Balm for the Bitter Heart”
Luke 10:38-42 (NRSV) Theme: We love God by giving thanks for God’s gracious gift of Jesus, who loves us, forgives us and shows mercy for us. Being thankful to God who heals the embittered heart. Now as they went on their way, he entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into…
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“Giving Out Of Gratitude”
Luke 8:1-3 (NRSV) Theme: We all have gifts to give when our giving is motivated by gratitude to God. Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who had been cured of evil…
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“Love’s Fire”
Acts 2:1-21 (NRSV) Theme: The Holy Spirit’s burning flame enlivens us to be Christ’s disciples in the world bound together by love as Christ’s church. When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and…
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“Faith Matters”
Mark 2:1-12 (NRSV) Theme: A community of faith can transform lives through God’s love and Christ’s healing power. When he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. So many gathered around that there was no longer room for them, not even in front of the door; and he…
Ellen Clark Clemot 