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Life Changes & the Journey Begins - October 10, 2021
Exodus 1:1-11For the next period of time, we will be looking at our current world and community view through the lens of the Exodus story and the ensuing journey through the wilderness to the Promised Land. The scriptural story covers the Old Testament Books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy — beginning with the birth of Moses to his death just before the Israelites enter the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua.
It is kind of a long haul if you want to consider reading it verse by verse and chapter by chapter. I will propose that you will find in this story a particular story that parallels life no matter wherever you find yourself at this time. In fact, this story has been used as an example of the journey
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One Last Meal - October 3, 2021
When Joseph was rewarded for his interpretation of Pharaoh’s dreams . . . When Joseph was revered in all of Egypt for his ability to prepare for the time of the great famine . . .
When Joseph brought his family to Egypt to live near him . . .
All was well.
The Israelites were honored guests in this foreign land and lived there for generations. In the first chapter of Exodus we read,
Where are you from? - September 26 2021
We are — each living beings — created and formed from the soil that surrounds us, from the land on which we walk, by the nutrients either rich or poor in the foods we eat.
We are patterned by our DNA — our genetic make-up given to us by our family lineage. We are both male and female, short and tall, brown-eyed and green-eyed or hazel-eyed or blue-eyed. We are dark-skinned or fair-skinned, short or tall based on that DNA and the
What Do You Need? - September 19, 2021
We continue this morning with the four questions from the series “I’ve been meaning to ask …” and last week’s question, “Where does it hurt?” leads us right into today’s question: “What do you need?”
We all hurt at some time in our lives. We all need something or someone during times of hurt, pain, or distress. We need each other at times in
Where Does It Hurt? - September 12, 2021
Today we continue in a series of sermons based on this phrase “I’ve been meaning; to ask …”
The question for today is, “I’ve been meaning; to ask where does it hurt?”
I can’t think of a more timely question.
Where does it hurt? Where DOESN’T it hurt at this time? I don’t mean to trivialize the question for today because I believe it is an important
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Current Church News
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National Day of Prayer May 7th, 2026
Join us as we partner with the Moscow Interfaith Association for the National Day of Prayer on May 7th, 2026. We will be joined by many different faiths and traditions at the Moscow First United Methodist Church at 7pm. Everyone is welcome!
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Neighborhood Theatre Presents "Our Town"
Mark your calendars for Our Town, a benefit staged reading for Family Promise – May 3, 2pm!
Heralded as “the greatest American play ever written,” three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thornton Wilder’s Our Town shows us that even the most ordinary life, is an extraordinary thing indeed.
Synopsis: set in the fictional town of Grover’s Corners (a closeknit community much like our beloved Moscow) between 1901 and 1913, the play is divided into three acts: an ordinary day, a wedding, a death. The story follows two neighboring families, the Webbs and the Gibbs, and their children who grow up together, fall in love, and are married ‘until death do them part’ (act 3).
Please join us, The Neighborhood Theatre, for a staged reading of this thought-provoking and heartfelt classic. The production is FREE though donations are welcome with all proceeds benefiting Family Promise hosted at Moscow First United Methodist Church. Bonus: with any donation amount, folks will be entered into a raffle for a beautiful handmade quilt generously provided by local artisan Sue Anderson.
When & Where: Sunday, May 3, 2pm @ Moscow First United Methodist Church
Who’s invited: EVERYONE! ALL congregations that collaborate for Family Promise and any friends, family, neighbors, etc. are most welcome so please spread the word! This event is intended as a celebration of our work together and a show of gratitude to our Family Promise partners.
Please note… The whole event will last up to 3 hours. There will be two intermissions, including one longer break with light refreshments provided. While the script is appropriate for all ages, the length and complexity of topics (marriage; death) may be challenging for some younger viewers.
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Sunday morning parking at the church is available in the high school parking lot on Third Street across from the church and in the city lots west of the church. These lots are available only on Sunday mornings. A small lot for handicapped parking is available just off of Adams Street on the north side of the church, with an accessible entrance directly into the sanctuary. A lift operates between the Fellowship Hall (3rd Street level) and the Sanctuary. William Sound System Receivers and Headsets are available to assist with hearing problems.
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Moscow, ID 83843
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The First United Methodist Church of Moscow, Idaho takes as our mission to be the body of Jesus Christ, ministering to a community which draws strength from its diversity. Our mission centers on the worship of God, expressed through varied forms of prayer, preaching, music, and ritual. See more...