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Jan 20

On this Inauguration Day, we offer up prayers for President Joe Biden and all who lead our nation. Billy Graham's prayer at the 1969 election rings especially true on this Inauguration Day. 👇
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Our Father and our God, Thou hast said, “Blessed is that nation whose God is the Lord.” We recognize on this historic occasion that we are “a nation under God.” We thank Thee for this torch of faith handed to us by our forefathers. May we never let it be extinguished. Thou alone hast given us our prosperity, our freedom and our power. This faith in God is our heritage and our foundation!

Thou hast warned us in the Scriptures, “If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?” As George Washington reminded us in his farewell address, morality and faith are the pillars of our society. We confess these pillars are being eroded in an increasingly materialistic and permissive society. The whole world is watching to see if the faith of our fathers will stand the trials and tests of the hour. Too long we have neglected Thy word and ignored Thy laws. Too long we have tried to solve our problems without reference to Thee. Too long we have tried to live by bread alone. We have sown to the wind and are now reaping a whirlwind of crime, division and rebellion.

And now with the wages of our sins staring us in the face, we remember Thy words, “If my people who are called by my Name shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

—Billy Graham, 1969 inaugural prayer ...

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Jan 19

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10 new elders and deacons have joined the leadership team at First Pres. Read more about each of them on our web site here: http://ow.ly/fQxB50D8P48 ...

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Jan 18

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On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, people from several Harrisonburg churches walked the length of Martin Luther King Jr. Way to pray for racial reconciliation and healing in our nation.

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Jan 18

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You have been washed! But what difference does it make? ...

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Jan 16

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You ever feel like this? And then you wonder how you can get clean. That's the next message in our series on how baptism shows us our true identity. We are "Washed Clean."

🙌 9 and 11:15 Sunday, in person and online on Facebook or YouTube ...

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Jan 15

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Have you seen today's e-news today? (Make sure you open the second one we sent. The first had some broken links 😬). Or check it out here: http://ow.ly/rjIo50D9FCE ...

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Jan 14

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The start of a new year always tugs our thinking both backwards and forwards. We reflect on 2020 with its hardships and blessings, and we look forward to 2021 hoping for an easier year and perhaps setting some goals. This is both natural and healthy, but what I’m thinking about and want you to think about is right now.

God himself identifies as the Great I Am, not the great I was or the great I will be. God is about right now. He is working right now and calls us to join him right now. You get a bit of this in John 4:35-36, where Jesus tells his disciples it isn’t four months to the harvest. The fields are ripe for harvest now. “Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life.” Similarly, in 2 Corinthians 6:2 we are told, “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.”

We are seeing this. We are seeing people searching for what God alone can provide. We are seeing people come to the Lord right now and we can partner with the Lord right now in his saving work. So what are you doing now? What can you do now?

Whatever it is, let’s get after it. The harvest is rich right now. ...

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Jan 13

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Leaders of First Pres gathered for prayer Tuesday night, and we prayed directly from the Word. Here are a couple of the passages we prayed. Swipe all the way through to see a list of all the passages. We invite you to join us and pray these prayers in your own prayer time. ...

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Jan 12

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$We continue to pray for our fractured nation. Here are some prompts to help. What are you praying for our nation these days?$

We continue to pray for our fractured nation. Here are some prompts to help. What are you praying for our nation these days? ...

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Jan 9

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Let's start 2021 knowing who we are. Join us in person or online at 9 or 11:15 a.m. ...