Faith Unfiltered

Advent is known as a season of waiting and preparation. Yet, we often forget that Advent is a time of disruption and confusion. The beginning is the end and the end is the beginning. This week's sermon looks at Luke's account of "the Little Apocalypse." You will hear how studying the end of time, the coming of the kingdom of God, prepares us for God's greatest gift to us, Jesus Christ.  

This sermon was preached by Rev. Robert Galloway on November 28, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on November 21, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

This sermon is the first in a two-week sermon series that grapples with the more difficult parts of First Presbyterian Church's past - particularly related to race and racism. In the sermon, we, first, acknowledge the ways our church has missed the mark, in an effort to trust God to help us change. 

The sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on November 14, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

This sermon was preached by guest preacher Rev. Mary Katherine Robinson on November 7, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

In this sermon, Rev. Anna Dickson lifts up the story of Ruth's commitment to her mother-in-law Naomi and invites us to consider how we are connected by the story of God's faithfulness to us, as well as our call to commit to serving each other, especially in the more challenging "scenes" in our lives.

This sermon was preached on October 31, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

Children are a precious gift for God. As Christ’s disciples, we must take serious the charge he has given us to bring the children to him. In this message Rev. Small challenges us to consider three questions regarding missions to our young.  

This sermon was preached by Rev. Lorenzo Small Sr. on October 24, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

Do you ever feel like you can't be your true self at church? Do you feel like there are questions/feelings/ways of being that feel "out of bounds" with how "nice church folks" are expected to act? This sermon seeks to provoke us to look beneath the veneer of having it all together and understand that God loves us for who we are...fully human.

Scripture: John 17:20-24

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on October 17, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Robert Galloway on October 10, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on October 3, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.

This sermon was preached by guest preacher Rev. Dr. Christopher H. Edmonston on September 26, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.