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Plumb Right - July11, 2021
Amos 7:7-15I’ve never been a fan of tests and am not convinced that all tests show the level of achievement of the learner. I don’t test out very well. My GPA is not the best however I tend to do really well on the licensure tests and recap tests. Maybe I am a slow learner. I prefer to think however that I learn differently. And I need other measures to stand next to in my life. I need both information and practice; pages of guidance and hands-on experience.
Often I also learn the hard way. I learn a lesson each time I need to say I am sorry because I realize how I hurt someone, including myself. I
Unboxing God - July 4, 2021
“ for we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. For now, we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face-to-face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.”
As I create this message for today I am surrounded by boxes, and more boxes, and all kinds of containers that have moved with me across a number of years and many, many miles. And I am going to be surrounded by them for a few more weeks in one house before they move into
Hello-Goodbye sermon series - June 27, 2021
Every day we get closer and closer to more people being vaccinated from Covid-19 and one of the things I am most excited to do is visit grandparents. Grandparents are awesome as they often times comfort us with inspiration, candy, and good old-fashioned stories of gumption. Sometimes they are the only ones allowed to share their wisdom through their bias and unfiltered lenses because if grandma survived a pandemic, a war, and birthed 19 kids through the depression she can pretty much get away with any colorful language she chooses. Likewise, Grandpa Jesus survived infanticide, racism, and starvation in the desert so if he calls someone a fool, you better listen up. Yep, our charismatic, miracle-working die for you on the cross
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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.
322 East Third Street
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...