1st Presbyterian Church of Littleton CO

1st Presbyterian Church of Littleton CO FPCL invites you to visit us. Discover the energy, excitement and love of this unique congregation.

FPCL is: A warm, welcoming and diverse congregation, serving Christ and our community since 1883; A community of joy with laughter, friendship and encouragement; A spiritual compass to help navigate our journey of faith; A quiet sacred space to pray

09/13/2026

Sermon Series “Tables Shared” - Reconciliation
Music: Mary Dailey and the Chancel Choir

Today we remember September 11, 2001 — the lives lost, the families forever changed, and the many acts of courage, compa...
09/11/2026

Today we remember September 11, 2001 — the lives lost, the families forever changed, and the many acts of courage, compassion, and sacrifice that emerged in the midst of tragedy.

We remember first responders who ran toward danger, neighbors who cared for one another, strangers who offered help, and communities that came together in the face of unimaginable grief.

We also remember that our response to tragedy can shape who we become. May we resist fear and division, choosing instead compassion over suspicion, service over self-interest, and community over isolation.

On this day of remembrance, may we honor those we lost by choosing to do and be better together — to care for our neighbors, welcome those who feel alone, seek peace, serve those in need, and work toward a world where every person is treated with dignity and love.

We remember. We grieve. We give thanks.

# # # Different Ways of Worshiping: One God Who Welcomes UsWorship can take many forms. Some congregations worship God ...
09/10/2026

# # # Different Ways of Worshiping: One God Who Welcomes Us

Worship can take many forms. Some congregations worship God through a **traditional, fixed order** — gathering with a familiar rhythm of call to worship, prayer, Scripture, song, sermon, confession, communion, and blessing. Others worship through a more **flowing or contemporary style**, allowing prayer, music, Scripture, silence, reflection, and response to move more organically throughout the service.

Neither style is inherently more faithful than the other. What matters most is not whether worship feels traditional or modern, but whether our worship helps us **encounter the living God**.

At the heart of Christian worship is a movement: **God invites us in. God meets us in our brokenness. God forgives and restores us. And God invites us to respond.**

We gather because God first calls us. We confess because we trust that God’s mercy is greater than our failures. We hear Scripture because God continues to speak. We sing and pray because we have something to say in response. We share in fellowship because God draws us into a community of grace. And we are sent because an encounter with God is never meant to end when worship ends.

Whether the order is carefully structured or more freely flowing, worship invites us into the same holy conversation: **God is here. We are welcomed. We are forgiven. We are restored. And we are invited to respond with our lives by extending freely the grace we have received.**

So, however we arrive today — with joy or weariness, certainty or questions, gratitude or grief — **come.**

Come and encounter the Holy One who welcomes us without pretending we have everything together.

Come before the God who knows us fully, forgives us freely, and restores us with grace.

Come ready to listen, to pray, to sing, to be still, and to make room for what God may be doing among us.

And when we encounter God's love, may we not simply receive it, but **respond to it** — with open hearts, renewed lives, and a willingness to love and serve in the world.

**Come, join the worship of God at FPCL. Sundays at 10a.m.

Have you ever considered the difference between "The Force" and "The Holy Spirit"?If you've watched Star Wars, you've he...
09/08/2026

Have you ever considered the difference between "The Force" and "The Holy Spirit"?

If you've watched Star Wars, you've heard the phrase: “May the Force be with you.”

It sounds a little like something Christians might say about the Holy Spirit.

But while the comparison can be fun, the Holy Spirit is not the Force. The Force is an impersonal energy — a power that surrounds and connects living things. Characters learn to access it, become attuned to it, and use it.

The Holy Spirit is different. The Holy Spirit isn't an energy we learn to control. The Holy Spirit is God's presence with us.

Jesus says: “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth.”
— John 14:16–17

Notice the language Jesus uses:

“He will give you…”
“to be with you…”
“the Spirit of truth.”

The Spirit isn't simply a power we possess. The Spirit is God's presence with us, among us, and within us. The Holy Spirit:
Comforts us when we're hurting.
Challenges us when we're comfortable.
Convicts us when we've gone astray.
Gives us courage when we're afraid.
Connects us to one another.
Equips us to serve.
And continually points us toward Jesus.

We don't say, “May the Force be with you.”

We say something even more remarkable: God is already with us.

The question isn't whether we can learn to harness the Spirit.

The question is whether we are willing to notice, receive, and follow where the Spirit is leading. We might ask: “Where is the Holy Spirit moving — and am I willing to move with it?”

May we have the courage to listen, he humility to follow, and the faith to trust that God's Spirit is still on the move.

09/06/2026

Sermon Series: Tables Shared - God's Guest List
Music - Mary Dailey, Bruce Benson, and Matthew Dailey

The Bible was never meant to be read only in isolation. While there is great value in personal study and reflection, Scr...
09/03/2026

The Bible was never meant to be read only in isolation. While there is great value in personal study and reflection, Scripture comes alive in community. When we study together, we hear perspectives we might have missed, ask questions we might not have considered, and discover how God’s Word speaks not only to me, but to us.

This is one of the gifts of gathering as a church. Around a table, in a Bible study, or in conversation with others, we learn that faith is something we practice together. We encourage one another, wrestle with difficult passages, and discover new ways to live out the gospel in our daily lives.

Sunday worship is another expression of this shared journey. When we gather, we listen to Scripture together, sing together, pray together, and remind one another that we belong to something larger than ourselves.

Faith grows when we gather. Scripture shapes us when we listen together. Worship reminds us that we are part of God’s people.

So, this Sunday, bring your questions, your hopes, and your curiosity.

Come gather with us as we listen for what God is saying — and discover together where the Spirit may be leading us.

Where is God in this mess?The book of Job begins with a question many of us have asked at one time or another.When life ...
09/01/2026

Where is God in this mess?

The book of Job begins with a question many of us have asked at one time or another.

When life falls apart — when the diagnosis comes, the relationship breaks, the job disappears, the phone call changes everything, or grief settles in — where is God?

Job loses nearly everything. His friends try to explain it. Surely, they say, there must be a reason. Maybe Job did something wrong. Maybe God is punishing him.

But Job refuses the easy answers: he grieves; he questions; he gets angry; he cries out to God. And eventually, Job demands that God answer.

What makes Job so powerful is that the Bible doesn't condemn him for asking hard questions. Job's faith isn't portrayed as pretending everything is okay. His faith is found in the courage to bring his anger, confusion, grief, and questions directly to God.

And when God finally responds, God doesn't give Job a neat explanation for why everything happened.

Instead, God reminds Job of the vastness and mystery of creation — and of a God whose presence is bigger than Job's ability to understand.

Maybe that's part of the wisdom of Job:

Faith doesn't always mean having answers. Sometimes faith means refusing to stop asking where God is.

And perhaps the answer isn't that God is waiting somewhere outside the mess until we get things figured out.

Perhaps God is already there — in the questions, in the grief, in the uncertainty, in the people who sit beside us, and in the strength to take one more step.

So if you're asking today,

“Where is God in this mess?”
You're not asking a faithless question.

You're asking a question the Bible has been brave enough to ask for thousands of years. And perhaps, as it has been, even in the mess, God is closer than we think.

08/30/2026

Sermon Series: Tables Shared - Wilderness Banquet
Music: Mary Dailey, Merry Snyder, and Sharon Piccin

Stained glass windows do more than decorate a church sanctuary. They tell stories, catch the light, and remind us that w...
08/27/2026

Stained glass windows do more than decorate a church sanctuary. They tell stories, catch the light, and remind us that worship is about seeing ordinary life through the light of God’s presence. Their colors and images connect us with generations of people who have gathered in this sacred space to pray, sing, listen, celebrate, grieve, and seek God together.

At First Presbyterian Church, our stained glass windows are part of our story. As we care for and restore them, we are not simply preserving beautiful pieces of history — we are honoring a place where generations have encountered God and one another.

And perhaps that is part of what stained glass invites us to remember: the windows are most meaningful when people are gathered beneath them. Their beauty becomes part of worship when voices fill the sanctuary, when Scripture is proclaimed, when music rises, when bread is shared, and when we are reminded that we are not meant to walk this journey of faith alone.

So, this Sunday, come and join us.
Come sit beneath the windows.
Come see the light.
Come add your voice to the continuing story of this community of faith.

The windows tell our story. Worship continues it.

08/23/2026

Sermon Series: Tables Shared - Self-Righteousness vs Repentance
Music: Mary Dailey and guest soloist Nolan Baker

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1609 W Littleton Boulevard
Littleton, CO
80120

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Monday 9am - 2pm
Tuesday 9am - 2pm
Wednesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Sunday 8:30am - 12pm

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