by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
One Master for the Faithful Psalm 113 and 1 Timothy 2:1-7 15th Sunday after Pentecost – September 21, 2025 By Pastor Jane Shelton September is a month for reflection on stewardship. It is an opportunity to revisit our responsibilities as servants of God on how...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
The Lost Psalm 51:1-10 and Luke 15:1-7 14th Sunday after Pentecost September 14, 2025 By Pastor Jane Shelton Having just returned from traveling with our Flint River Presbytery group, it is obvious the importance for making sure everyone is accounted for...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Such a Beautiful Mess Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Philemon 1:1-21 September 7, 2025 You all know after two years of standing up here as a liturgist, I enjoy sharing my thoughts on the scriptures – the history, the authors; the relevance the Word has in our...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Hypocrites! Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Luke 13:10-17 11th Sunday after Pentecost August 24, 2025 This is such a familiar scripture; however, I am never left without my jaw dropping and my head shaking at the ignorance in the statement of the synagogue leader. It seems...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Word of Fire Jeremiah 23:23-29 and Luke 12:49-56 11th Sunday after Pentecost August 17, 2025 Growing up, we were taught not to play with fire, although it certainly was fascinating to watch when a field was burned. The fire would get rid of insects that invaded...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Steadfast Love or Foolish Vanity Eighty Sunday after Pentecost – August 3, 2025 Psalm 107:1-9, 43 and Luke 12:13-21 Pastor Jane Shelton Many of you may remember the Smurfs. The little blue characters in the cartoon of the 80s and 90s, and their most recently...