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December 2023
White Elephant – Wk1
A "white elephant gift" is described as "amusing" or "impractical". The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party-goers rather than to gain a genuinely valuable or highly sought-after item. This Christmas season at First Century, we are going to look at the genealogy in Matthew's gospel, which is usually overlooked and seen as "impractical". And many of the names on this list of relatives don't seem "valuable" or "highly sought-after", especially the women on this list…
Find out more »White Elephant – Wk2
A "white elephant gift" is described as "amusing" or "impractical". The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party-goers rather than to gain a genuinely valuable or highly sought-after item. This Christmas season at First Century, we are going to look at the genealogy in Matthew's gospel, which is usually overlooked and seen as "impractical". And many of the names on this list of relatives don't seem "valuable" or "highly sought-after", especially the women on this list…
Find out more »Christmas Eve @ First Century
Candles. Carols. Cocoa. Christmas. We love this time of year - and we hope you'll join us as we celebrate the occasion when Heaven came to Earth! Come early for our cocoa bar, and make sure your kids get a special Christmas Cheer Kit! We'll sing some of your favorite Christmas carols, the kids will sing a few special songs, and we'll be encouraged by an inspiring and uplifting Christmas message from Pastor Stephen. Join us for Christmas Eve…
Find out more »Scattered Sunday 2023
The final Sunday of each year we designate as "Scattered Sunday". This is the one weekend we do not meet in-person to give our volunteers a weekend off and to allow more time for families to travel during the holiday season. We will offer a shorter, online message on all our platforms, so check our Facebook page, YouTube channel, & Spotify channel. Happy New Year!
Find out more »January 2024
A Week of Prayer and Fasting
We are setting aside a week of prayer and fasting to begin 2024! We believe in the power of prayer and the effectiveness of fasting to enhance and give more intention to our prayers. Whether you're part of First Century or not, we'd encourage you to join us in the powerful week of setting our hearts toward God to begin the new year. Each day this week will have a special prayer emphasis, which you can see below. We're believing…
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