WORSHIP ABOUT MINISTRIES MEDIA GIVING MY FIRST PRES FIRST PRES BLOG SHOW AND TELL Posted by Tim McConnell on July 20, 2021 "Don't just tell them. Show them!" That's what they teach pastors in preaching class. It is a weak point for me, to be honest. Don't just teach the point, tell a story to illustrate the point. Don't just explain the doctrine, share an anecdote or parable or picture to make the doctrine tangible... Continue reading… WHAT YOU WILL BE Posted by Tim McConnell on July 13, 2021 What will you be when you grow up? We are two days into Vacation Bible School 2021. Did you know that 500 kids signed up this year? Not all of them turned out, but this church has been rocking! What a privilege we have been given to share the love of Jesus with nearly 400 children of our city... Continue reading… PRAY FOR VBS KIDS Posted by Jennifer Holz on July 06, 2021 Next Monday morning we will open our doors and welcome 500 children on our campus for Vacation Bible School. First Pres has always been committed to welcoming children into the life of our church in Jesus' name, and VBS is just one example of how we get to do that in a big and wonderful... Continue reading… CELEBRATE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Posted by Michael Thornton on June 29, 2021 I noticed this morning that my local fire station put out their annual yard sign that reads "Fireworks are Illegal in Colorado Springs." In my heart, I immediately felt, "It's coming!" I love July 4th. And not just because of my family's water balloon fight tradition. I love thinking about the... Continue reading… FOR THE CITY Posted by Tim McConnell on June 22, 2021 We are thrilled to welcome Rev. Katie Fowler to our pulpit this weekend. Katie began as an intern with us, continued into full-time ministry, then finished seminary and was ordained right here at First Pres. A few years ago, she and her husband Chuck responded to God's call to plant a new church... Continue reading… FUTURE CHURCH Posted by Tim McConnell on June 15, 2021 We are learning about Future Jesus, the Jesus we see in the book of Revelation. Jesus entered time from beyond time. When Jesus came down, He came out of eternity and into time. But Jesus is already past, present and future. Is that too sci-fi for you? The point is, the Future... Continue reading… TRUST IN JESUS Posted by Jennifer Holz on June 08, 2021 Greetings First Pres from Camp Elim! This week we have 110 children and youth participating in camp. They are learning about Jesus, spending time in the Scripture together and having the time of their lives. As I write this note to you all today, they are in cabin discussions with their... Continue reading… LIGHT + LIFE DEVOTIONS FOR JUNE 4 Posted by Michael Thornton on June 04, 2021 Today's Passage Psalm 40 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our... Continue reading… LIGHT + LIFE DEVOTIONS FOR JUNE 3 Posted by Michael Thornton on June 03, 2021 Today's Passage Psalm 39 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was... Continue reading… LIGHT + LIFE DEVOTIONS FOR JUNE 2 Posted by Michael Thornton on June 02, 2021 Today's Passage Psalm 38 O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4... 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