First Presbyterian Church of Auburn PC(USA)

Because God so loved the world through Jesus Christ we are able to live out our faith letting grace define us, not sin.

God’s created order never ends and keeps loving and sustaining God’s people.

Jesus offered a different way of life, one of new meaning.

The Holy Spirit makes unfamiliar places feel like home.

The integral theological conviction being proclaimed by Jesus is that God’s purpose for the world is LOVE.

"To feel seen and understood is to feel loved. And that is what we see in this story when Jesus comes alongside the ones he loves..."

One week after Easter, Christ still calls us to new life.

Christ says: "Just as I have loved you, you should love on another," no matter the risk.

"...with all the disorienting things, the message to hear and to proclaim to the community around us remains the same, He is Risen!

"What they would soon find out is that even their expectations of 'Hosanna!' - 'save us' would have to be laid down."

John 9:1-41 1 As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. 2 His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,...

Today’s text reminds us that hospitality requires looking up and outward, and and going above and beyond to serve those whom we encounter.

God is with God's people in the wilderness.

God’s loves us through Christ, therefore God keeps us and cares for us.

God lays out to God’s people through Isaiah what true righteousness or faithful living looks like.

We can get up and go and not be afraid because Jesus is with us always.

When Jesus began his ministry what troubled him most was that death had snuck up on God’s people and they didn’t even realize it.

part of this life-giving power... is witnessing to those who have been harmed and standing up to those actively subverting God's principles

As a church, the hope that God’s faithful promises bring is the core of our existence.