First Cary

Welcome to First Sanctuary Worship with First Cary – Second Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus was no stranger to challenges. He faced many who questioned, doubted, and pushed back, and his responses to those challenges still echo today – challenging us to see differently, to follow differently, and live differently. When the Pharisees challenge Jesus about violating the Sabbath, he fires back by forcing them to think about the purpose of the Sabbath. How can we rise above the letter of the law and honor God’s intent?

Scripture: Matthew 12:1-8

Welcome to First Sanctuary Worship with First Cary – Fourth Sunday of Easter

In Elisha’s final moments, we see a prophet who has spent his life pointing people back to God, even as the nation around him falters. He speaks a word of promise to King Joash about God’s victory, and then, even in his death, God’s Spirit brings resurrection life when a man is raised from the grave by touching Elisha’s bones. God’s power is not limited by human frailty or even by the grave. Where kings and nations fail, God’s Spirit continues to move, bringing life in the most unexpected places. For us today, it means no situation, no season, and no part of our story is beyond God’s ability to bring new life.

Scripture: 2 Kings 13:20–21