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Out of the Mouths of Babes

Out of the Mouths of Babes

With Mother’s Day fast approaching, I thought you might enjoy this tidbit: A panel of experts was asked to complete some sentences about their moms.  What made them experts was the one thing they all had in common… they were all kindergartners, and even though these are […]

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The Missing Ticket

The Missing Ticket

Below is a story told by Steven Molin from His book, Elated… Deflated.  The story is told about Albert Einstein, the brilliant physicist of Princeton University, in the early 20th century. Dr. Einstein was traveling from Princeton on a train, and when the conductor came down the […]

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Summer Movies

Summer Movies

We are looking at perhaps showing movies at the Church during the summer months, and we need your input.  Please go through your DVD collection for family-friendly and/or Christian movies you would be willing to share on movie night and create a list of titles to submit […]

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Do You Have the Faith to Risk It All?

Do You Have the Faith to Risk It All?

The first two Scottish missionaries sent to the New Hebrides Islands were killed and eaten by cannibals on the day they arrived.  After that, it proved difficult to find missionary volunteers.  And even when John G. Paton agreed to go, well-meaning people in the church tried to […]

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The Season of Lent

The Season of Lent

There is a story of a beggar who was sitting across the street from an artist’s studio.  The artist saw him and thought he would make an interesting portrait study, so from a distance, he painted the defeated man, whose shoulders drooped and whose eyes were downcast […]

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St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day

Wilma Andrews recently shared a bit of history surrounding St. Patrick’s Day with me, and I thought it might be fun to share with you. “…Here is just a little information about St’ Patrick’s Day, which we celebrate on March 17. A Franciscan Friar from Waterford, Ireland […]

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The Lenten Season

The Lenten Season

According to the universal church calendar, we are now entering the season of Lent. The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends approximately 6 weeks later on Easter Sunday. The purpose of Lent is to journey and walk with Jesus during those last days of […]

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God’s Perfect Love

God’s Perfect Love

There’s good news today!  You are important to God!  You are loved by God! The greatest love story ever told is God’s unconditional love for us.  The Lord loved us so much that He sent His son to die in our place.  And walk in love, as […]

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Scout Sunday

Scout Sunday

This week is Scout Sunday.  We are honored to have the Boy Scouts from Troop 4 lead our worship this Sunday. As many of you already know, the 3 promises of the Scout Oath are: Duty to God and to Country Duty to Helping and Serving Other […]

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I Have a Dream for Our Country

I Have a Dream for Our Country

(Annotated from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” Speech dated August 28, 1963) Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” It is interesting to note that if you look at the Bible, you […]

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Meet the Disciples

First Christian Church is a Disciples of Christ congregation. Learn more about the Disciples on our Kansas region site and our main denomination page.

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First Christian Church

319 W. Laurel St.
Independence, KS 67301

620-273-2525