by John Arnold | Jan 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
One Important Way We Care for One Another at First Presbyterian Church When people visit a church for the first time, one of the most common questions—spoken or unspoken—is this:“If I become part of this community, will anyone really notice me or care about what’s...
by John Arnold | Oct 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
This post is an extension of Pastor John Arnold’s recent sermon, God Cleanses Us, from Zechariah 13:1 and Titus 3:4–7. If you missed the message, you can watch or listen here and then explore five simple ways to make confession and inner renewal a natural rhythm in...
by John Arnold | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
From Duty to Devotion – How to Level Up Your Relationship with God By Rev. John ArnoldBased on the message: “Moving from Duty to Devotion”Scripture: Jeremiah 2:4–13 Most of us know what it feels like to go through the motions in our spiritual lives. We show up...
by John Arnold | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Scripture Reading: Psalm 115:4–8 2 Corinthians 3:17–18 Introduction: The Power of Focus For the past two week’s I have been dabbling with worshipping more in my daily life. I have quietly been growing in ways I didn’t realize, just by spending a few...
by John Arnold | Apr 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Four Key Lessons I’ve Learned about Finding Stillness in Prayer At the beginning of our Workbook of Living Prayer class, I poll people on what they struggle with in prayer. Staying focused is always the biggest challenge – not surprising. Technology has...
by John Arnold | Mar 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
What I used to think about Lent – I used to view Lent simply as a time when people gave something up and Catholics ate fish on Fridays. I found the special services—Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday—moving experiences, but that was the extent of...
