Anger? Repentance is a kindness
Psalm 39; Jeremiah 11:1-17; Romans 2:1-11 Psalm 39 has an amazing description of what I call "amygdala overload." You hold your tongue...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 18, 20223 min read
What is Prophecy? and Singing
Psalm 63:1-8; Daniel 12:1-4; Revelation 3:1-6 What is a prophet? What is something if it is prophetic? What is prophesy (the noun)? ...
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Tina
Mar 18, 20221 min read
Celebrate Fred Rogers Day
Fred Rogers was an ordained minister of word and sacrament for the PC(USA) and was a notable public figure whose work around peace and...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Already
Psalm 63:1-8; Daniel 3:19-30; Revelation 2:8-11 Personally, I find Psalm 63 to be incredibly comforting. When ruminating or...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 16, 20223 min read
Will Many be Saved?
Psalm 105:1-42; 2 Chronicles 20:1-22; Luke 13:22-31 "Will only a few be saved?" I think the fact that Jesus does not answer this...
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Lisa Shepherd
Mar 16, 20221 min read
Hand To Heart Quilting Group
For those of us who love to quilt, every quilting item we make is an act of love. There are times when a special quilted item is...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Pointing to Joy
Psalm 105:1-42; Numbers 14:10b-24; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 The lectionary gives us great passages that we might not otherwise read. The...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 14, 20222 min read
Whose works?
Psalm 105:1-42; Exodus 33:1-6; Romans 4:1-12 "For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God....
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First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK
Mar 11, 20222 min read
Covid Practices 2022-03-10
All practices related to Covid are optional Following the decline of the Omicron variant, Session has decided to restart all programs of...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 11, 20222 min read
Blessed Be You by God Most High
Psalm 27; Genesis 14:17-24; Philippians 3:17-20 The blessing of Melchizedek is cited by the author of Hebrews. You can see why...
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First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK
Mar 11, 20221 min read
Pick Up Fred Rogers Coloring Sheets
Sunday, March 20 is Fred Rogers Day. This Sunday, March 13, we will have copies of a coloring sheet that PC(USA) has made available to...
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First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK
Mar 10, 20221 min read
Spring Forward
Before you go to bed this Saturday night, March 12, set your clock ahead one hour or you will be late for Sunday School or Worship...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 10, 20222 min read
God for God's Own Sake
Psalm 27; Genesis 13:1-7, 14-18; Philippians 3:2-12 There are some cool things in all three of these scriptures. One is an answer from a...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 9, 20222 min read
Strength to Escape
Psalm 17; Job 1:1-22; Luke 21:34-22:6 Three days each week, the lectionary looks backwards to the previous Sunday. We get one Psalm...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 8, 20222 min read
The Lord Knows How to Save
Psalm 17; Zechariah 3:1-10; 2 Peter 2:4-21 Peter sure is grumpy and judgy today. The high point to me in Peter was "the Lord knows how...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 7, 20222 min read
Chronicles?
Psalm 17; 1 Chronicles 21:1-17; 1 John 2:1-6 The first thing I have to say about the lectionary and Chronicles today is that personally I...
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First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Easter Candy Collection
We are collecting candy for the Community/Ministerial Alliance Easter Extravaganza to be held on Saturday, April 2 at Wacker Park. Time...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 4, 20221 min read
Commendation, not Exhortation
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Exodus 6:1-13; Acts 7:35-42 We who are full of innate depravity and self-conviction get into the bad habit of...
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First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Ukraine Help
The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is the emergency response program of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. You can help the Ukrainian...
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Pastor Chas
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Praise for Moses' Leadership
Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Exodus 5:10-23; Acts 7:30-34 The relationship between Moses and the Hebrew people is a rocky one. He was their...
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