First Presbyterian Church Allentown FPC Allentown

Join us as Pastor Carter Lester preaches a Sermon entitled "A Prayer for All of Us". As you go about your day, think on this:
What words in Paul's prayer for us are words we especially need to hear and hold on to?  What gets in the way of us recognizing the length, breadth, and depth of God's love for us - or for others?
Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: Mark 6:14-29 & Ephesians 3:14-20 (Read by Linda Boyle)
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Join us as Pastor Carter Lester preaches a Sermon entitled "A Thorn in the Flesh". Some key takeaways from this sermon include:
Whatever Paul’s thorn in the flesh might have been, most of us have had a thorn in the flesh in our lives. Fear and loneliness, confusion and doubt, physical pain, emotional heartache, or some form of disability – they are all part of the human condition, even for Christians. Indeed, we might say, “especially for Christians.” Because following Christ into the world simply increases the odds that we will be wounded.God’s power, God’s will is best accomplished when we are weakest. Why? Because where we are weakest we get out of God’s way. When we feel weak and not strong, we lose all pretensions that we can do what needs to be done on our own.Recently, a man greatly accomplished and respected by his peers was asked, “What is the thing you are the most afraid of?” His answer: “Being found out.” That is the fear that most human beings bear at one time or another – that we will be found out. What Paul is telling us here is that it is ok to be found out.
And, as you go about your day, think on this:
How have you experienced God's strength in your weakness?
Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: Mark 6:1-13 & 2 Corinthians 12: 1-10 (Read by Bob Martin)
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Join us as guest preacher and friend of the church Rev Susan Gilbert Zencka preaches a Sermon entitled "On the Edge of Despair and Hope". Some key takeaways from this sermon include:
“Hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up.” -- David W. OrrGod doesn’t expect us to do what we can’t do, but God does expect us to do what we can—and that makes a difference. Our actions matter—they are votes for the world we want.  We are planting seeds of love that can grow.
And, as you go about your day, think on this:
How can you live into hope??
Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: Lamentations 3:22-33 & Mark 5:21-43 (Read by Nelson Rabenold)
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Join us as Pastor Carters preaches a Sermon entitled "Let Us Go Across to the Other Side". As you go about your day, think on this:
Think about a time of change when you had to "go to the other side." How did you experience God's presence in the midst of that transition? Were you able to recognize that Jesus was in the boat with you?
Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: Psalm 107:23-32 & Mark 4:35-41 (Read by Afaf Khoury)
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Join us as long-time FPCA Member Pam Weiss preaches a Sermon entitled "Get Up and Walk the Talk". Some key takeaways from this sermon include:
Stop thinking that you don’t matter. Get up and walk. You do matter, and it is through Jesus that you can now know the love and mercy of God that offers healing and wellness, and a new life.Stop thinking that you don’t matter. Get up and walk. You do matter, and it is through Jesus that you can now know the love and mercy of God that offers healing and wellness, and a new life.Messages that affirm that power structures are not just meant for some, but that power is a gift from God, a gift offered in mercy and love.
Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture readings: John 5:2-9a and Joshua 6:1-2, 12-16, 20 (Read by Linda Boyle)
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Join us as Pastor Taylor preaches a Sermon entitled "Naked in Shame / Clothed with Grace". Some key takeaways from this sermon include:
But God asks the two, “Who told you that you were naked?” Not why! But “Who told you?” Because God knew the two were always naked. They were created naked. And God and humankind felt no shame in their nakedness because humans were created in the image of God, and God called them good. This is what creates the divide between God and humankind because doubt, temptation, and shame cause the goodness we feel about ourselves and the goodness we were created in to feel tainted. This divide is death. This divine pursuit is an expression of God's grace. It means that no matter how far we stray, no matter how deeply we hide, no matter how low we fall to shame, God seeks us out, desiring to restore our relationship and close the divide of death that was established.
Check out the whole sermon, as well as this week's scripture reading: Genesis 3:1-24. (Read by Kim Ceccatti).
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