Rev. Jimmy Criddle
Ask and Imagine: Week Three

Ask and Imagine: Week Three

Sermon Series: 30 Day of Prayer & Fasting Welcome to First United Methodist Church! We are excited to embark on a 30-day spiritual adventure together. Join us as we dive into the book of Ephesians, exploring how Jesus Christ profoundly impacts every...

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Ask and Imagine: Week Two

Ask and Imagine: Week Two

Sermon Series: 30 Day of Prayer & FastingWelcome to First United Methodist Church! We are excited to embark on a 30-day spiritual adventure together. Join us as we dive into the book of Ephesians, exploring how Jesus Christ profoundly impacts every...

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Prayer and Fasting

Prayer and Fasting

Sermon Series: You Belong Here August 27, 2023 -Week 4: Prayer and Fasting Prayer permeates the book of Acts and although we often think of prayer as a personal activity, Acts shows the early church praying together regularly. We will begin an intentional...

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Resisting Temptation

Resisting Temptation

Sermon Series: You Belong Here August 20, 2023 - Week 3: Resisting Temptation Lately, I have found myself facing a daily struggle. What will I eat for lunch today? I know it sounds so trivial. I could schedule a lunch meeting at some new place in town that I...

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Healing through Grief and Lament

Healing through Grief and Lament

Sermon Series: You Belong Here August 13, 2023 - Week 2: Healing through Grief and Lament Sermon Series: You Belong Here - Text: Psalm 42 "How is it with your soul?” I have found myself asking that question in a lot of different settings over the last few...

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Growing In Love

Growing In Love

Sermon Series: You Belong Here August 6, 2023 - Week 1: Growing in Love  A new sermon series begins this week - You Belong Here. Remember the the nursery rhyme…”Here’s the church. Here’s the steeple. Open the door and see all the people.” You probably even...

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Word Of God

Word Of God

Sermon Series: Word Of God July 30 , 2023 - Word Of God  One of the first Bibles I received as a child was from a group of Gideons that came to my school one day to give each of us a copy of God’s Word. I probably still have that Bible tucked away in box of...

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Live Again – Pt 3

Live Again – Pt 3

Sermon Series: Live Again Life is full of transition and change. And with change comes challenges. It’s inevitable! Over the next three weeks, as we as a church prepare to welcome a new senior pastor, we will investigate the lives of three people in the...

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Live Again – Pt 2

Live Again – Pt 2

Sermon Series: Live AgainLife is full of transition and change. And with change comes challenges. It’s inevitable! Over the next three weeks, as we as a church prepare to welcome a new senior pastor, we will investigate the lives of three people in the...

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Live Again Yes, Lord! – Pt 1

Live Again Yes, Lord! – Pt 1

Sermon Series: Live AgainLife is full of transition and change. And with change comes challenges. It’s inevitable! Over the next three weeks, as we as a church prepare to welcome a new senior pastor, we will investigate the lives of three people in the...

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Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

July 2, 2023 - Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand Mark 8:1-10 - Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand 8 During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, 2 “I have compassion for these people; they...

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