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June 10 – 16, 2026

This Week @ First Church

Wednesday June 10

Mindful Meditation – 6 p.m.

Come every Wednesday evening and leave the troubles of the world outside as you spend an hour in meditation. Enter the church through the Delaware Street entrance.

Sunday June 14

Worship Service – 10 a.m.

Worship Service In-Person and on Facebook

SERMON: “Compassion + Action” by Tom Seeberger

Based on Romans 5:1-8, Matthew 9:35-10:8

Notes for Romans 5:1-8. Paul is writing this to the church in Rome to introduce himself and share the foundation to
his Gospel, fight not between ourselves, we are to unite and rejoice for Christ has freely given us His love and our salvation.

Romans 5:1-8

5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we [a]  have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,  2  through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we [b]  boast in the hope of the glory of God.  3  Not only so, but we [c]  also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;  4  perseverance, character; and character, hope.  5  And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

6  You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.  7  Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.  8  But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Notes for Matthew 9:35-10:8 Jesus is moved by the brokenness that exist in humanity. He is preparing his disciples to go out on their own to further the healing and share the word of God, doing it freely as it has been given to them freely.

Matthew 9:35-10:8

35  Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness.  36  When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.  37  Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.  38  Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

10 Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.

2  These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon (who is called Peter) and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; 3  Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;  4  Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

5  These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans.  6  Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.  7  As you go, proclaim this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’  8  Heal the sick raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, [a]  drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.