First Presbyterian Church of Hinesville

03/19/2026

LENT: Part 4

Top 10 list of things you can try for the Lenten Season:

10. Try an electronic fast. Give up TV, Guitar Hero, texting, tweeting, e-mail and all things electronic for one day every week. (or everyday of Lent!) Use the time to read & pray.

9. Start a prayer rhythm. Say a prayer every time you brush your teeth, hear an ambulance, or check your e-mail. Before you text someone, pray for them.

8. Read one chapter in the Bible each day. (Matthew's a good book to start with. Psalms, too.)

7. Forgive someone who doesn't deserve it (maybe even yourself.)

6. Give up soft drinks, fast food, tea or coffee. Give the money you save to help folks in Haiti or others in crisis.

5. Create a daily quiet time. Spend 30 minutes a day in silence and prayer.

4. Cultivate a life of gratitude. Write someone a thank you letter each week and be aware of how many people have helped you along the way.

3. Be kind to someone each day.

2. Pray for others you see as you walk to and from classes or drive to and from work.

1. Volunteer one hour or more each week with a local shelter, tutoring program, nursing home, prison ministry or a Habitat for Humanity project.

03/16/2026

Please listen to the message from March 15 here:

First Presbyterian Church of Hinesville, GA. 320 East Memorial Drive (912)876-3670 Mission Statement: First Presbyterian Church sharing God's word and love with all people through our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

03/15/2026

Join us for Worship
15 March 2026
Sunday
9:30 AM

Scriptures =
1 Samuel 16:1-13
and
John 9:1-41

Message Title = "What it Means to Be Blind"

with John Hubbs

* Altar flowers by NamSun

03/10/2026

Please listen to the message from March 8 here:

First Presbyterian Church of Hinesville, GA. 320 East Memorial Drive (912)876-3670 Mission Statement: First Presbyterian Church sharing God's word and love with all people through our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

03/07/2026

03/07/2026

Join us for Worship
Sunday
9:30 AM

March 8, 2026

Scripture Readings = Exodus 17: 1-7 and John 4: 5-42

Message Title = "The thirsty and the believing"

with John Hubbs

* Altar flowers by NamSun

03/05/2026

Please listen to the message from March 1 here:

First Presbyterian Church of Hinesville, GA. 320 East Memorial Drive (912)876-3670 Mission Statement: First Presbyterian Church sharing God's word and love with all people through our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

03/02/2026

LENT: Part 3

Are you searching for something more? Tired of running in circles, but not really living life with direction, purpose or passion? It's pretty easy to get caught up in the drama of classes, relationships, family, and work. Our lives are filled with distractions that take us away from living a life with Christ. We try to fill the emptiness inside us with mindless TV, meaningless chatter, stimulants, alcohol, too many activities or other irrelevant stuff. We run away from life and from God.

Lent is a great time to "repent" -- to return to God and re-focus our lives to be more in line with Jesus. It's a 40 day trial run in changing your lifestyle and letting God change your heart. You might try one of these practices for Lent:

FASTING: Some people have been known to go without food for days. But that's not the only way to fast. You can fast by cutting out some of the things in your life that distract you from God. Some Christians use the whole 40 days to fast from candy, tv, soft drinks, ci******es or meat as a way to purify their bodies and lives. You might skip one meal a day and use that time to pray instead. Or you can give up some activity like worry or reality tv to spend time outside enjoying God's creation. What do you need to let go of or "fast" from in order to focus on God? What clutters your calendar and life? How can you simplify your life in terms of what you eat, wear or do?

SERVICE: Some Christians take something on for Christ. You can collect food for the needy, volunteer once a week to tutor children, or work for reform and justice in your community. You can commit to help a different stranger, co-worker or friend everyday of Lent. Serving others is one way we serve God.

PRAYER: Christians also use Lent as a time of intentional prayer. You can pray while you walk, create music or art as a prayer to God, or savor a time of quiet listening. All can be ways of becoming more in tune with God.

Christians from many different traditions celebrate Lent. How will you use the time to grow closer to God?

(to be continued)

02/28/2026

Join us for Worship
Sunday
1 March 2026
9:30 AM

Message Title = where does Lent take us

Scripture Readings = Genesis 3:19 and Psalm 103: 8-14 and 1 Corinthians 15: 55-57 and Matthew 3: 13-17

with Bradley Fritch

* Altar flowers by NamSun

* * 11:15 Iglesia Maranatha meets

02/26/2026

LENT: Part 2

On what we now call Palm Sunday, Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem while people waved palms and cheered him on. Less than a week later, Jesus was killed. The palms that were waved in joy became ashes of sorrow. We get ashes for ASH WEDNESDAY by saving the palms from Palm Sunday, burning them, and mixing them with a little water (like tears) or oil. It's symbolic.

At an ASH WEDNESDAY service, folks are invited to come forward to receive the ashes. The minister will make a small cross on your forehead by smudging the ashes. While the ashes remind us of our mortality and sin, the cross reminds us of Jesus' RESURECTION (life after death) and FORGIVENESS. It's a powerful, non-verbal way that we can experience God's forgiveness and renewal as we return to Jesus.

At Jesus' baptism the sky split open, the Spirit of God, which looked like a dove, descended and landed on Jesus, and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, My Beloved, with whom I am pleased." Afterward, as told in Matthew 4:1-11, Jesus was sent into the wilderness by the Spirit. Where he fasted and prayed for 40 days. During his time there he was tempted by Satan and found clarity and strength to resist temptation. Afterwards, he was ready to begin his ministry.

Maybe Jesus needed some time with God to sort through the major changes happening in his life. Maybe needed to get away from family, friends and the familiar routine in order to see God (and himself) more clearly. Perhaps he wanted some intentional time with God as he searched for direction and answers like you. Like Jesus, we may need to take some serious time to pray and listen for God.

02/25/2026

Please listen to the message from February 22 here:

First Presbyterian Church of Hinesville, GA. 320 East Memorial Drive (912)876-3670 Mission Statement: First Presbyterian Church sharing God's word and love with all people through our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

02/22/2026

Join us for Worship
Sunday
22 February 2026
9:30 AM

Scripture Readings:
Genesis 3:1-7
Matthew 4:1-11

Message title: "Two who were tempted"

with John Hubbs

* Altar flowers by NamSun

* * Iglesia Maranatha
meets at 11:15