10/25/2026
Sunday Service - October 25th 2026 - First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown
October 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m.
Reformation Sunday
Preaching: Rev. Jess Lambert
Sermon: "A Fortress of Grace"
Liturgist: Barb Luhmann
Bulletin: https://www.cooppres.org/s/October-25-2026-J-Lambert.pdf
Full Service: https://youtube.com/live/KHqM3uBmOu8?feature=share
Scriptures:
Jeremiah 31:31-34
Matthew 22:34-40
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From Pastor Jess:
The image of a journey is very popular when it comes to the life of faith, for good reason. It IS a journey, as we all know, hopefully. But some-times, at certain points along the journey, we’re the kiddos in the back seat, bored or tired or hungry, whining, “Are we there yet?”
The journey image can sound quaint and peaceful, but the actual thing is neither. It can be too slow or too fast, rugged or smooth, boring or breathtaking, or a straight shot followed by harrowing hairpin turns.
And as I know you know, we don’t ever actually arrive. It’s like a spiral, where we pass by the same places again and again while also moving ahead.
It’s amazing to me how profoundly we long for arrival when the most basic truth of being is change and movement. Journeying.
The Israelites learned this in their many wanderings- through the wilderness, into exile and back, in their relationship with God. This Sunday, Reformation Sunday, we’ll hear Jeremiah’s prophecy (Jeremiah 31:31-34) about God promising to write the law in their hearts instead of tablets of stone, so that there will be an inner knowing among the people. This is a reset, a new beginning along the journey between God and the people, after a long time of rebellion and betrayal. It is a re-formation of God’s people, and we will think about how we are always being re-formed by God and in God, along the way.
We will also welcome three new members during worship- Bill Cramer, Sarah Dunlap and Suzanne Stack. At this point in their faith journeys, they have recognized that you are a community to which they feel called to commit themselves.
Surround them in prayer and love, and wear red, yellow and orange on Sunday to honor the Holy Spirit who calls, gathers, enlightens, sends and re-forms us.
My Church Office Days for the week of 10/26 will be Tuesday and Thursday.
Rev. Jess Lambert
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October 25, 2026, 10:00 a.m.Reformation Sunday Preaching: Rev. Je...
