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FCCBillerica.orgAin't a That Good News | Jan. 26, 2025FIRST LESSON 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many,
are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or
Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot would say, “Because I am
not a hand, I do not belong to the body,”...
2025-01-2711 minFCCBillerica.orgRemaining Awake | Jan. 19, 2025Rev. Katherine preached "Remaining Awake" in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy.
The First Lesson was Isaiah 1:16-18
The Gospel Lesson was John 2:1-11
2025-01-2017 minFCCBillerica.orgJan. 5, 2025 | For the Earth Forever Turning | Trek ReefFIRST LESSON Genesis 1:1-2
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void,
and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of
the waters.
SECOND LESSON Revelation 4:11
“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
to receive glory and honor and power,
for you created all things,
and by your will they existed and were created.”
HYMN For th...
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FCCBillerica.orgChristmas Eve Service 2024 | Opening our Hearts to the Miracle of JesusFIRST GOSPEL LESSON Luke 2:1-7
In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. This
was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own
towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of
David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. He went to
be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who...
2024-12-3104 minFCCBillerica.orgThird Sunday of Advent | Finding Joy | Dec. 15, 2024FIRST LESSON 1 Peter 1:3-9
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new
birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance
that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who are being protected by the
power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have...
2024-12-1618 minFCCBillerica.orgFirst Sunday of Advent | Opening Ourselves to Hope | Dec. 1, 2024FIRST LESSON Jeremiah 29:11-14
For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to
give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear
you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find
me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the
2024-12-0108 minFCCBillerica.orgTrusting in God, Giving from the Heart | Nov. 10, 2024FIRST LESSON Psalm 127
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the Lord guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.
It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives sleep to his beloved.
Sons are indeed a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.
Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons of one’s yo...
2024-11-1012 minFCCBillerica.orgHow do we see? | Nov. 3, 2024FIRST LESSON Job 42:1-6
Then Job answered the Lord:
‘I know that you can do all things,
and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
“Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?”
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
“Hear, and I will speak;
I will question you, and you declare to me.”
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye...
2024-11-0309 minFCCBillerica.orgHow do we see? | Oct. 27, 2024FIRST LESSON Job 42:1-6
Then Job answered the Lord:
‘I know that you can do all things,
and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
“Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?”
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
“Hear, and I will speak;
I will question you, and you declare to me.”
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
but now my eye...
2024-10-2708 minFCCBillerica.orgWhat Matters Most | Oct. 6, 2024FIRST LESSON 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he
was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my
body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’
In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my
blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in...
2024-10-0609 minFCCBillerica.orgListening for your prophetic voice | Sept. 29, 2024FIRST LESSON Numbers 11:24-30
So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord; and he gathered seventy elders of the
people, and placed them all around the tent. Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to
him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders; and when the spirit
rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again.
Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad...
2024-09-2913 minFCCBillerica.orgThe first shall be last | Sept. 22, 2024GOSPEL LESSON Mark 9:30-37
They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; for he
was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human
hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” But they did
not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What w...
2024-09-2211 minFCCBillerica.orgSeeds of Change | Sept. 8, 2024FIRST LESSON Isaiah 43: 1-3, 15-21
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I
have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will
be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall
not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of...
2024-09-0811 minFCCBillerica.orgThe Power to Save our Souls | Sept. 1, 2024FIRST LESSON James 1:17-27
Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of
lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfilment of his own purpose
he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his
creatures.
You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to
anger; for your anger does not produce God’s...
2024-09-0111 minFCCBillerica.orgGathering the threads of Faith and Love | Aug. 25, 2024FIRST LESSON Psalm 27:7-14
Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud, be gracious to me and answer me!
‘Come,’ my heart says, ‘seek his face!’
Your face, Lord, do I seek. Do not hide your face from me.
Do not turn your servant away in anger, you who have been my help.
Do not cast me off, do not forsake me, O God of my salvation!
If my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will take me up.
Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead...
2024-08-2519 minFCCBillerica.orgThe Healing Power of Love | Aug. 4, 2024FIRST LESSON Lamentations 3:22-26
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul,
‘therefore I will hope in him.’
The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.
It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
GOSPEL LESSON Matthew...
2024-08-0408 minFCCBillerica.orgEvery Living Thing | June 23, 2023FIRST LESSON from Genesis chapters 7, 8, 9
Then the LORD said to Noah, ‘Go into the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that
you alone are righteous before me in this generation. Take with you seven pairs of all clean
animals, the male and its mate; and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and its
mate; and seven pairs of the birds of the air also, male and female, to keep their kind alive on
the face of all the earth. For in...
2024-06-2311 minFCCBillerica.orgGod looks at our hearts | June 16, 2024 | Appreciation SundayFIRST LESSON Psalm 98:1-6
O sing to the LORD a new song,
for he has done marvellous things.
His right hand and his holy arm
have gained him victory.
The LORD has made known his victory;
he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the victory of our God.
Make a joyful noise...
2024-06-1607 minFCCBillerica.orgChildren's Sunday | June 9, 2024 | Jesus calls us to shepherd our little onesGOSPEL LESSON Matthew 18:1-7, 10-14
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ‘Who is the greatest in the kingdom of
heaven?’ He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, ‘Truly I tell you, unless you
change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever
becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes
one such child in my name welcomes me.
‘If any of you put a stumbling-block before one of these...
2024-06-1003 minFCCBillerica.orgDo our souls magnify the Lord? | June 2, 2024FIRST GOSPEL LESSON Luke 1:26-38
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a
virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name
was Mary. And he came to her and said, ‘Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.’ But
she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The
angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have fou...
2024-06-0213 minFCCBillerica.orgMemorial Day | May 26, 2024 | Live PeaceablySCRIPTURE LESSON Romans 12:1-2, 9-21
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as
a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be
conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may
discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual...
2024-05-2613 minFCCBillerica.orgI Feel the Spirit | May 19, 2024THIRD LESSON Acts 2:1-21
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven
there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were
sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All
of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave
them ability.
Now there were devout Jews from...
2024-05-1907 minFCCBillerica.orgMother's Day | Jesus, pray for us | May 12, 2024FIRST LESSON Acts 1:15-26
In those days Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred and twenty people) and said, ‘Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus— for he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.’ (Now this man acquired a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out. This became known to all the reside...
2024-05-1207 minFCCBillerica.orgAmazing Grace | May 5, 2024Sermon by Sandra Galvin
FIRST LESSON Hebrews 4:12-16
Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it
divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the
heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to
whom we must render an account.
Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens...
2024-05-0511 minFCCBillerica.orgGetting to the Heart of It | April 28, 2024FIRST LESSON Acts 8:26-40
Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, ‘Get up and go towards the south to the road that
goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.’ (This is a wilderness road.) So he got up and went. Now
there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in
charge of her entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship and was returning home;
seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
Then the Spirit said...
2024-04-2806 minFCCBillerica.orgChoose Life | April 21, 2024FIRST LESSON Deuteronomy 30:15-20
See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity.
If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, by
loving the LORD your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees,
and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the LORD your God will bless
you in the land that you are entering to possess.
But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are...
2024-04-2111 minFCCBillerica.orgSing Praise 4/14/24FIRST LESSON Revelation 5:11-14
Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and the living creatures
and the elders; they numbered myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, singing with full
voice,
“Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and
honor and glory and blessing!”
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is
in them, singing,
2024-04-1517 minFCCBillerica.orgEaster: The Sacred and Imperishable Proclamation 3/31/24FIRST LESSON Isaiah 25:6-9
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of
well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear.
And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is
spread over all nations; he will swallow up death forever.
Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he
will take...
2024-04-0108 minFCCBillerica.orgPalm Sunday: Becoming Real 3/24/24FIRST LESSON Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good; God’s steadfast love endures forever!
Let Israel say, “God’s steadfast love endures forever.” Open to me the gates of righteousness, that
I may enter through them and give thanks to the Lord. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous
shall enter through it.
I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation. The stone that the
builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This is the L...
2024-03-2405 minFCCBillerica.orgDo Over 3/17/24FIRST LESSON Jeremiah 31:27-34
The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house
of Judah with the seed of humans and the seed of animals. And just as I have watched over
them to pluck up and break down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring evil, so I will watch over
them to build and to plant, says the Lord. In those days they shall no longer say:
‘The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set...
2024-03-1706 minFCCBillerica.orgActions Follow the Heart 3/10/24FIRST LESSON Ephesians 2:1-10
You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the course of this
world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are
disobedient.
All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses,
and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else. But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the
great love...
2024-03-1009 minFCCBillerica.orgWhere to Draw the Line 3/3/24FIRST LESSON Exodus 20:1-17
Then God spoke all these words,
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of
slavery; You shall have no other gods before me.”
“You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven
above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not
bow down t...
2024-03-0412 minFCCBillerica.orgGod Will Change Your Name 2/25/24FIRST LESSON Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, ‘I am
God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. And I will make my covenant between me
and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.’ Then Abram fell on his face; and God
said to him, ‘As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude
of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I...
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2023-12-2407 minFCCBillerica.orgSecond Week of Advent | Sermon Dec. 10, 2023Prepare the Way for Peace by Rev. Katherine Adams
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Gospel lesson: Matthew 20:1-16
Reflection: Really, God?
2023-09-2430 min2023-09-1710 minFCCBillerica.orgSermon - Sept. 10, 2023Gospel lesson: Matthew 18:15-20
Reflection: Community standards
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FCCBillerica.orgInvest in Jesus & Be Rich in GodRev. Nancy's sermon based on Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:19-23 and Luke 12:13-21.
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