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Ash Wednesday Joint Worship Service

This Ash Wednesday Worship was jointly produced by: Wynne Presbyterian Church, Wynne Arkansas First Presbyterian Church, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas First Presbyterian Church, Jonesboro, Arkansas Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church, Forrest City, Arkansas

Judge and Deliver – God’s got this, just fine

News flash – There is a judge and deliverer…and it’s not us. You will learn in today’s sermon, the last in our four part series, that God is not only holding your life, he is holding everyone else’s. The good news is that while we are called to love them, it’s not our job or […]

God is Holding Your Life, part 3, Praying with Confident Hope

Life is full of seemingly contradictory and confusing moments. Why does God sometimes seem to choose to heal one person and ignore another when both are faithful people, fervently prayed for. When we confront mysteries like this, what are we to do? Psalm 147 offers us a glimpse into the nature of that in part […]

In God Alone

How do you react when life gets tough? In Psalm 62, David offer us an example of what it looks like to live faithfully in the face of adversity. He also offers an instructive word of what to do and warnings of what not to do, or more accurately, what not to trust. This sermon […]

God is Holding Your Life – Part 1, Precious in His Hand

Your life may not feel precious or significant at times. But in God’s hands it takes on immense value because he is a master of using a person just as they are to complete a much bigger picture. Rev. John Arnold shares an analogy of the gospel being like a great quilt. The individual pieces, […]

The Summons, by Revs. John and Susan Arnold

God is an amazing God who cannot be confined to our nice neat boxes. Revs. John and Susan Arnold dive into this truth in today’s joint service of First Presbyterian Church of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and Wynne Presbyterian of Wynne Arkansas. Specifically, we are exploring the story of the call of Samuel. I f you […]

Fishing for God’s Voice

Sometimes God’s voice splashes undeniably into our awareness. Our scripture passages for today are two examples. In Psalm 29, Gods’ voice is described as powerfully crashing into the world. In the story of Jesus’s baptism as recounted in the Gospel of Mark, the heavens tear open and God’s voice declares, “This is my beloved son, […]

Your Blessings in Jesus

The gifts you receive in Jesus are many and layered. You learn in this sermon about the gifts of being chosen by God, redeemed, and forgiven. These gifts all given through Jesus Christ are the roots of peace, love, joy, and hope. Through them you have the opportunity and an ability to bring the light […]

Finding a Fuller Relationship with God

Christians believe in a “triune” God, meaning a God his nature we experience in three different unique ways: The Lord God creator of the heavens and the earth and covenant maker; Jesus Christ, the son of God, our redeemer and salvation; and Holy Spirit, our comforter, guided and teacher of the truth. Each different expression […]