The First Church

The First Church. Preaching the Gospel of Jesus.

29 Howard St., West Bridgewater, MA Established 1651.

Sunday worship, 10:00 a.m. (508) 587-3118

Different Bible studies on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Our folks at the School on Wheels fundraiser, May 2019:

Bible Studies:

We have a Bible study on Thursdays, at 10:30 am. It is now resuming at the church, downstairs with social distancing and masks. It also can be accessed by Zoom. We will be reading 1 Samuel, then 2 Samuel.

Pastor Steve Finlan (MTS, Boston University, 2013; Ph.D. University of Durham, 2004) began serving at First Church in August 2018. Some of his sermons are posted below.

Pastor

Partial Index:

Micah
3:3 > 6-16-19
6:6-8 > 1-29-17, 2-11 & 12-23-18, 10-6-19
6:7 > 10-27-19
Zechariah
4:6 > 7-15-18 9:9-10 > 8-19-18, 4-14-19
12:10 > 1-27-19
Luke
1:39-53 > 12-22-19 2:25-36 > 12-24-19
2:30 > 7-26-20 2:38 > 7-26-20

2:42-52 > 12-30-18 3:1-6 > 12-9-18
3:15-17 > 12-16-18 3:21-23 > 1-13-19
4:16-21 > 8-19 & 12-30-18, 2-3-19
4:24-30 > 9-9-18, 2-3-19 4:29 > 8-9-20

5:31-32 > 9-15-19 6:17 > 6-14-20

6:17-21 > 2-17-19 6:27-36 > 2-17-19

6:35-36 > 9-9-18, 6-28-20

7:50 > 10-7 & 12-23-18 8:15 > 10-7-18

8:17 > 2-17-19 9:4 > 6-14-20

9:52 > 6-14-20 9:52-55 > 1-28-18

10:5-11 > 7-7-19 10:16 > 5-10-20

10:18-20 > 8-26-18, 7-7-19

10:25-37 > 9-9-18, 7-14-19
10:39 > 4-12-20 10:42 > 4-7-19, 4-12-20

11:50-51 > 3-17-19 12:13-21 > 8-4-19

12:32 > 4-5 & 8-30-20 12:32-36 > 8-4 & 8-11-19
13:1-5 > 3-17-19 13:20-21 > 9-8-19
13:31-35 > 3-17 & 12-22-19 14:7-11 > 9-22-19
15:8-10 > 9-15-19 15:11-32 > 3-31-19
16:10-13 > 9-22-19 17:11-19 > 10-13-19
17:21 > 8-12-18, 7-14 & 10-6-19
18:1-8 > 10-20-19 18:8 > 7-19-20

18:9-14 > 10-27-19 18:38-42 > 5-10-20

18:42 > 10-7-18 19:1-10 > 11-3-19

19:9 > 5-10-20 19:12-24 > 12-22-19

19:29-40 > 4-14-19 20:27-38 > 11-10-19

22:31-34 > 4-5-20 22:54-62 > 4-5-20

22:61 > 1-28-18 23:34 > 12-1-19

23:43 > 12-1-19 24:10-11 > 4-12-20

24:13-32 > 4-26-20 24:49-52 > 6-16-19

Colossians

1:15 > 5-10 & 6-28-20 1:16 > 10-7-18, 5-24 & 8-2-20

2:9-10 > 12-22-19 2:15 > 8-26-18

3:3-4 > 6-21-20 3:10 > 8-9-20

3:12-17 > 1-6-19 3:22 > 9-8-19

James

1:17-22 > 9-2 & 9-30-18, 7-14 & 12-1-19, 6-28-20

1:27 > 9-2 & 9-30-18 3:9-11 > 10-7-18
2:12-18 > 9-9 & 9-30-18
2:24 > 6-28-20 3:1-6 > 9-16-18
3:16-17 > 7-15 & 9-23 & 9-30-18 4:1-8 > 7-15 & 9-23-18
5:13-20 > 9-30-18

United by love and guided by the teachings of Jesus,we maintain a

welcoming house for the worship of God.

We study the Bible, and teach in Spirit and in truth. We seek to build

a sustaining and caring community of faith. Reflecting our

history, we have affiliation with both the UCC and the UUA.

Quote of the Week:

“The reason we can hope to find God is that He is here, engaged all the time in finding us.”

— Rufus Jones

Sunday Worship

For now, church is being broadcast on the radio (only within a half-mile of the church). Come to the parking lot at 10:00 am, wear a mask, and tune in to 102.9 or listen to the speaker on our front steps.

The pastor also pre-records a short version of the service and posts it on Facebook every Sunday morning at Facebook.com/Stephen.Finlan1 and you can click on the video that'll be there.

More Sermons at The First Church

1-27-19: Drink of One Spirit

2-3: To Proclaim Release

2-17: Be . . . As Your Father

2-24: A Spiritual Body

3-3: From One Degree of Glory to Another

3-6 (Ash Wed.): Too Great a Burden

3-10: Hearts and Mouths

3-17: Under His Wing

3-24: Spiritual Drink

3-31: We Had to Celebrate

4-7: Con-Formed