Traditional Christmas Eve Service

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JOIN US ON CHRISTMAS EVE!

4:30 p.m. – Prelude Music

5:00 p.m. – Traditional Candlelight Worship Service of Lessons and Carols

Herod could not stop the Wise Men,
neither will snow stop us
in our worship of the New Born King this evening.
                                                         ~updated: 2:30pm, December 24th, 2009

Posted December 20, 2009, 9:00 pm | Comments Off 

Financial Peace University has begun

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Financial Peace Universtiy

What does the Bible have to say about money?

Financial Peace University is a biblically-based class that teaches your family how to manage their resources in a godly manner. God has given us more than 800 scriptures showing us how to handle money His way!

Proverbs 22:7

“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”

Classes held Sundays in Knox Hall from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Lunch will be served.

Cost: $99 Membership Kit & Class

The Financial Peace University Member Kit includes

  • Financial Peace University Workbook
     13 life-changing lessons designed to be worth $2,000-$3,000 in information and education
  • All 13 Lessons on CD
    Listen to the lessons anytime, or use them as a refresher once you’ve completed the program
  • Dave’s best-selling book, Financial Peace Revisited
    Over a million have benefited from these solid financial principles of common-sense money management
  • Financial Peace University Envelope System
    Easy cash management envelope system
  • Budgeting Forms
    Complete set of monthly budgeting forms and examples
  • UPDATED Financial Peace University Bonus CD
    Includes financial calculator, screen saver and more!
  • Two Debit Card Holders
    Helps you stop busting your budget!
  • Tip Cards
    Easy reference guides for you to use when you go out
  • Member Resource Center (MRC)
    Information about how to get started in the MRC, a free online tool with exclusive clips, stories, assignments, forums, and much more

For more information on this class or the next class contact our FPU Coordinators:
Aaron or NeEtta Gillespie at 402-554-4774
or Reverend David Paul at 402-203-6400.

Scholarships are available.

Posted December 14, 2009, 2:18 pm | Comments Off 

2010 Brings 150 Years of First Presbyterian Church

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The year 2010 brings the celebration of 150 years of First Presbyterian Church.  There are many activities planned throughout the year.  One of the major activities is our dinner on October 9, 2010.  If you are interested in attending this celebration, contact the church at (402) 345-5383 or (402) 551-9747.  We would love to have former members and friends of First Presbyterian Church attend this celebration.  

Posted December 2, 2009, 6:35 pm | Comments Off 

December Note from Pastor Jon

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“Advent – Be Prepared”        

Be Prepared – That’s the Boy Scout Motto.  As a Boy Scout, I was taught to be ready for whatever might come my way, Physically, Mentally, and Morally.  Well as Christians, we are expected to be prepared Spiritually for what might come our way, and the Season of Advent helps us to do that.

In Advent, we remember the birth and coming of Jesus Christ, born in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, recalling the anticipation and waiting of God’s people around the time of the birth of Christ.  We identify this aspect of Advent most often through the use of the Nativity Scene at our homes and in our worship. 

At the same time, we are called to anticipate the time when He will come again.  We are called to be mindful, that while we remember what happened, that we anticipate what we know will happen, Christ’s triumphant return to this earth.

Anticipation of His return is often forgotten during this time, but we need to look forward during this time while we continue to look backwards at the wonderful birth that happened in Bethlehem.  Ours is a faith not just of celebrating the past but actively living for the future.

Come and join us this Advent as we celebrate what God has done, what God is now doing, and what God will be doing as we live our lives together in this community of the church.  I love this time of year, not because of the celebrations and candy, and presents, and good will, (although those are all fun!) but because of this merging of past, present and future in the body of Christ as we worship together.  Come and join us as we worship God the Father, Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit this Advent season.

 In His Name,

                                                       Pastor Jon

Posted December 1, 2009, 1:01 pm | Comments Off