by FirstPresValdosta | Dec 25, 2025 | Sermons
Nativity of the Lord Isaiah 9:2-7 and Luke 2:1-38 Christmas Eve Service By Pastor Jane Shelton Let’s pretend a moment that we have stepped back into the scene of the Nativity of our Lord. It is an arid, cool night, and the stars flicker above our heads, that is with...
by FirstPresValdosta | Dec 22, 2025 | Sermons
Love in Sabbath Rest Fourth Sunday of Advent – Dec 21, 2025 Isaiah 7:10-16 and Matthew 1:18-25 By Pastor Jane Shelton It is evident in today’s Old Testament scripture the lengths to which our Lord will go in order to show us how much we are loved when we trust and...
by FirstPresValdosta | Dec 15, 2025 | Sermons
Joy in Sabbath Rest Third Sunday of Advent – December 14, 2025 Psalm 16:7-11 and Philippians 4:4-7 Pastor Jane Shelton Today is our Third Sunday of Advent, our day to rest in joy. Let’s take just a moment to rest our minds, take a deep breath, and let it out. (Pause)...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 24, 2025 | Sermons
Christ the King – Chrismons Christ the King Sunday – November 23, 2025 Jeremiah 23:5-6 and Colossians 1:11-21 By Pastor Jane Shelton, CRE Today we end our church calendar year and begin anew next Sunday with the First Sunday of Advent. Today is essentially the...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Sabbath Rest Genesis 2:1-4, Matthew 11:28-30, Mark 6:31, Luke 10:6 and John 4:5-6 23rd Sunday after Pentecost – November 16, 2025 By Pastor Jane Shelton, CRE This past week I have been at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia for continuing...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Give Thanks November 9, 2025 – 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 145:17-21 and 2 Thess 2:13-17 By Pastor Jane Shelton As is often the case in Psalms, the author sets the tone for all the Lord does for us, and how we praise the Lord for his love and faithful...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
A Glorious Inheritance All Saints Ephesians 1:11-14 and 15-23 By Pastor Jane Shelton Following my sermon today, we will remember and celebrate the lives of our loved ones, who are with our Lord in their eternal home, by lighting a candle in their name....
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
All for the Glory of God Psalm 47 and 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 Reformation Sunday – Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 26, 2025 by Pastor Jane Shelton Psalm 47 reminded me of one of those children’s songs we learned to sing in our early years in church. ...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
The Lord Will Keep You 19th Sunday after Pentecost – Oct 19, 2025 Psalm 121 and 2 Timothy 3:14 – 4:5 By Pastor Jane Shelton One of the writers in my commentary referred to this message from Paul in 2 Timothy as a “warning message.” Olive Hennant explained that...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Approved by God Oct 12, 2025 – 18th Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 111 and 2 Timothy 2:8-15 By Pastor Jane Shelton Over the past month as we have read scriptures and talked about stewardship, we have been reminded that in stewardship we are called into action by...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
God’s Giving Knows No Ending 17th Sunday after Pentecost – Oct 5, 2025 Psalm 37:1-9 and 2 Timothy 1:1-14 By Pastor Jane Shelton Today we find Timothy where we have all probably been at some point in our Christian journey, questioning our faith. Paul, Timothy’s...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Stewardship: What Does It Look Like to You? 16th Sunday after Pentecost – Sept 28, 2025 Psalm 146 and 1 Timothy 6:6-19 By Pastor Jane Shelton As we continue in our stewardship sermon series, I wanted us to spend time this coming week prayerfully...
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...
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...
by FirstPresValdosta | Nov 19, 2025 | Sermons
Teach Us to Pray Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 138 and Luke 11:1-13 July 27, 2025 I remember one Christmas at an early age, my Granny, my Daddy’s mother, gave me a prayer book for children titled, Prayers for Children. It was one of the valued Little...
