The E-pistle

Dear Members and Friends of First Church, The winter season at First Church and in Southwest Florida has begun, albeit [...]

February 2021 Memory Verse “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared [...]

God-Given "Family" In times such as these, the need for Christ in this world is great. In between the lines [...]

“…Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.” -Ephesians 5:23 Head coach is [...]

In each Epistle, this column features a single question to which our pastors are asked to reply. It is usually [...]

Andrew Murray once wrote that humility is “the place of entire dependence on God [and] is from the very nature [...]

“My child is in the gifted class.” We love to be proud of the children in our lives. We are [...]

Each year, our Christian Education Ministry and the pastoral staff define an annual goal for the congregation to gain biblical [...]

Excerpts from “The World’s Greatest Book,” a sermon by Pastor Doug Pratt preached on December 27, 2020 Jesus Christ. “It [...]

Nearly 500 years ago, the newly reformed churches in Scotland made an important decision about how their churches would be [...]

In Acts chapter 6 we read of a difficulty that arose in the life of the early church. In the [...]

Teamwork is critical for survival. In ministry, high performing teams are built through intentionality and love. Leading up to the [...]

Some fifteen years ago, General Stanley McChrystal faced a complex and rapidly changing situation. He had been named commander of [...]

March 2021 Memory Verse And we all [the body of Christ], who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are [...]

I’ve Seen the End of You by Dr. Lee Warren REVIEW BY PASTOR DOUG PRATT What does a neurosurgeon say to [...]