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First Christian Church Morris, Ok We are disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.

As part of the one body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord's Table as God has welcomed us -Disciples identity statement.

10/19/2026

10/18/26 Sermon with Pastor Tim Craighton
✨ **Made in the Image of God.**
📖 Matthew 22:15–22

When religious leaders tried to trap Jesus with a question about paying taxes, He asked them whose image was on the coin. Their answer: Caesar’s. Jesus told them to give Caesar what belonged to Caesar—and give God what belonged to God.

The coin bore Caesar’s image. But whose image do we bear?

We are made in the image of God. Our lives carry His imprint, and we are called to honor Him with our hearts, our choices, and the way we treat others.

Giving God what belongs to Him reaches beyond an offering on Sunday. It means offering Him our time, our talents, our compassion, and our everyday lives.

And it means remembering that the person beside us—even the person we disagree with—bears His image, too. Every person deserves dignity, kindness, and love.

This week, may we ask ourselves: **How can others see God’s image reflected in me?** ❤️

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Morris, Oklahoma

10/12/2026

10/11/26 Sermon with Pastor Tim Craighton
💍 **“WHAT ARE YOU WEARING TO THE WEDDING?”** 💍
📖 **Matthew 22:1–14**

Imagine receiving an invitation to the greatest wedding celebration of all time! The doors are open, the feast is prepared, and **YOU are invited!** ❤️

In Matthew 22:1–14, Jesus tells a parable about a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. Many who were invited refused to come, so the king extended his invitation to everyone!

But there was one guest who showed up without the proper wedding garment.

**So, what's the big picture?**

The wedding represents the Kingdom of Heaven. The invitation is God's gift of salvation, offered to ALL of us. And the wedding garment reminds us that we cannot enter Heaven dressed in our own goodness or good deeds. We must be clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ!

✨ **Here's the beautiful part:**

We don't have to earn our invitation.
We don't have to be perfect.
We don't have to have our lives all figured out.

**We simply need to put our faith in Jesus Christ!**

Believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that He was sent to earth, died on the cross for OUR sins, and rose again. Confess Him as Lord and accept the gift of salvation that only He can give.

Romans 10:9 reminds us that if we confess Jesus as Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead, we will be saved.

**Being ready isn't about what we've done for God. It's about what JESUS has already done for us!** 🙌

The invitation has been extended. The price has already been paid. And there's a place waiting at the table.

❤️ **The question is: Are YOU ready for the wedding?**

Don't leave your invitation unanswered!

🙏 **Join us at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Morris as we reflect on Matthew 22:1–14 and what it truly means to be ready for the Kingdom of Heaven.**

10/05/2026

10/04/26 Sermon with Pastor Tim Craighton
**The Watchtower**
*Matthew 21:33–46*

In Matthew 21, Jesus tells the story of a landowner who planted a vineyard, protected it, built a **watchtower**, and entrusted it to tenants. Everything they needed had been provided—but when the time came to produce fruit, they forgot who the vineyard belonged to.

That same question reaches us today: **What are we doing with what God has entrusted to us?**

God’s Kingdom was never meant to be something we simply observe from the watchtower. We are called to participate.

We participate when we show up and serve in the church—not only sitting in a pew, but becoming part of the work God is doing.

We participate in our community when we notice the lonely, help someone in need, encourage a neighbor, feed the hungry, care for the hurting, and offer hope where it is needed.

And we participate as disciples every day—in our homes, workplaces, relationships, conversations, and choices. Ministry doesn’t always happen behind a pulpit. Sometimes it looks like a phone call, a meal, a prayer, a listening ear, an act of forgiveness, or simply being present for someone who needs us.

The vineyard belongs to God, but He has trusted us with a place in it.

The question isn’t simply, **“Are we watching for God’s Kingdom?”**

It is, **“Are we working in it?”**

May we be disciples who don’t just stand in the watchtower looking out—but who step into the vineyard, serve faithfully, love generously, and produce fruit for the Kingdom of God.

**There is work to be done. There are people to love. There is a Kingdom to serve.**

09/30/2026

9-27-26 Sermon with Pastor Tim Craighton
**Why Believe in Jesus?**
📖 Matthew 21:23–32

It’s easy to say we believe in Jesus. But what does that belief look like in our everyday lives?

In this passage, religious leaders question Jesus’ authority. He responds with a story about two sons: one refuses his father’s request but later changes his mind and obeys. The other says he will go, but never does.

Jesus reminds us that faith goes deeper than saying the right words. It means opening our hearts, turning toward God, and putting belief into action.

Why believe in Jesus? Because He calls us into a life of truth, grace, and transformation. He sees beyond our past and invites us to take a new direction. Even if our first answer was “no,” we can still turn around and follow Him.

This week, let’s put our faith into practice—with kindness, forgiveness, service, and love. ❤️

09/21/2026

9/20/26 Sermon with Pastor Tim Craighton
**UNMEASURED GRACE**
📖 *Matthew 20:1–16*

In Matthew 20, Jesus tells the story of a landowner who hired workers throughout the day. Some started early in the morning. Others came later. Some were hired when the workday was almost over.

Yet when it was time to be paid, the landowner showed generosity to them all.

Naturally, the ones who had worked the longest began comparing.

*“We worked all day. Surely we deserve more.”*

But Jesus was showing us something important about the Kingdom of God:

**Grace cannot be measured.**

We like to measure things.

How long someone has been a Christian.
How often they attend church.
How much they give.
How much they serve.
How many mistakes they have made.
How much we think they deserve.

But God’s grace doesn’t work by our measuring stick.

Maybe you have followed Christ most of your life, while someone else turns to Him after years of running away.

**There is grace for both.**

Maybe you have served faithfully in the church for decades, and someone new walks through the doors and immediately finds a place to belong.

**There is grace for both.**

Maybe you have tried to do everything “right,” while someone who has made mistake after mistake receives forgiveness and a fresh start.

That can be hard to understand—until we remember that **we are living by that same grace.**

And sometimes we look at someone else’s blessings and quietly wonder,

*“God, what about me?”*

But someone else receiving grace does not mean there is less grace available for you.

**God’s grace is not a pie being divided into smaller pieces.**

It is unmeasured.
It is undeserved.
It is abundant.
And it is available to all who come to Him.

Some people meet Jesus early in life.
Some meet Him in the middle.
Some come to Him at the last hour.

The wonderful news of Matthew 20 is that **He is still calling people into His Kingdom.**

So instead of asking,

**“Do they deserve what I received?”**

Maybe we should ask,

**“How thankful am I that God never measured His grace by what I deserved?”**

Because none of us earned our place.

We were invited.

❤️ **That is unmeasured grace.**

*“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”*
— Matthew 20:16

09/13/2026

9-13-26 Sermon with Pastor Tim Craighton.
**True Reflection**
*Matthew 18:21–35*

What if we were measured by the same measure we use on everyone else?

In Matthew 18, Jesus tells the parable of a servant who owed his master a debt so great he could never repay it. He begged for mercy, and the master forgave the debt completely. But then that same servant went out and found someone who owed him a much smaller amount—and instead of showing the mercy he had just received, he demanded payment and refused to forgive.

It is easy to read that story and think, *How could he do that?* But maybe the harder question is: **How often do we do the same thing?**

We ask God to forgive our mistakes, our harsh words, our bad decisions, our impatience, and our failures. We are thankful for His grace when we fall short. But then someone in our family disappoints us, a co-worker says something wrong, a friend hurts our feelings, or a church member handles something in a way we disagree with—and suddenly grace becomes much harder to give.

What if our patience with others became the measure of the patience shown to us?
What if our willingness to forgive became the measure of the forgiveness we received?
What if the grace we extend became the grace extended back to us?

That thought should cause all of us to take a **true reflection** of our own hearts.

Forgiveness does not mean pretending hurt never happened, and it does not mean unhealthy behavior should go without boundaries or accountability. But it does mean we should be careful not to hold others permanently captive to a debt that we ourselves would desperately want forgiven.

Whether it is with our spouse, our children, our parents, co-workers, friends, neighbors, or fellow church members, Jesus reminds us that people who have received great mercy should become people who give great mercy.

Before we measure someone else’s failures today, maybe we should first remember the measure of grace God has already used with us.

**“Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?” — Matthew 18:33**

May our lives be a true reflection of the grace we have received. ❤️

09/08/2026

9-6-26 Sermon with Tim Craighton. Welcome back, Pastor Tim! 🙏❤️ We’ve missed you and are so thankful to see you feeling better and back with your church family!

**GO TO THEM FIRST**
📖 *Matthew 18:15–20*

Jesus gave us a pretty clear process for handling conflict.

If someone has wronged you, **go to that person first. One-on-one.**

He didn’t say:
Post about it on Facebook.
Tell everyone else what happened.
Send the group text.
Gather people who will agree with your side.
Make a vague post and hope they know it’s about them. 👀

He said, **“go and point out their fault, just between the two of you.”** — Matthew 18:15

Imagine how different our churches, families, friendships, and communities would look if we actually followed that instruction.

Matthew 18:15–20 teaches us that reconciliation should begin privately and personally. If that doesn’t work, then others may become involved—not to create sides or spread gossip, but to seek truth, accountability, and restoration.

That can be hard in today’s world.

We live in a time when it takes only seconds to post our frustration for hundreds of people to see, but sometimes it takes a lot more courage to sit across from one person and have an honest conversation.

**But Christians are called to be different.**

The worse our world gets, the greater our stand as Christians needs to be.

Not louder just for the sake of being loud.
Not harsher.
Not more judgmental.

But **more Christlike.**

More willing to forgive.
More willing to speak truth in love.
More willing to handle conflict Biblically.
More willing to go directly to someone instead of talking about them.
More willing to seek reconciliation instead of winning an argument.

And then Jesus gives us this beautiful reminder:

**“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.”** — Matthew 18:20

Even in the uncomfortable conversations.
Even in disagreements.
Even when reconciliation is difficult.

**Christ is there.**

Before we post it, share it, text it, or tell someone else about it… maybe we should ask ourselves:

**Have I gone to them first?**

The world already knows how to divide.

Let’s show them what it looks like to follow Jesus. ✝️❤️

08/30/2026

8/30/26 Sermon with Kyle Gregorio
**An Enduring Heart** 🏃‍♂️🏁❤️
*Hebrews 12:1–3*

A marathon isn’t won in the first mile.

At the beginning, the runners are fresh, the crowd is cheering, and the finish line feels possible. But somewhere along the course, the legs get heavy. The excitement fades. The road feels long. And the runner has to decide: **Will I keep going?**

The Christian life can feel a lot like that.

Hebrews 12 tells us to **run with perseverance the race marked out for us**, laying aside the things that weigh us down and keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus.

Jesus knew what was waiting for Him at the cross. He knew the pain, the rejection, the suffering, and the sacrifice that were ahead. Yet Scripture says He endured the cross **“for the joy set before Him.”**

Jesus looked beyond the suffering to what was on the other side.

The joy of fulfilling the Father’s will.
The joy of redemption.
The joy of bringing His children home. ❤️

That is what an enduring heart does.

It doesn’t pretend the race isn’t hard. It simply refuses to let the difficulty of the current mile become greater than the promise of the finish line.

Maybe you’re in a hard stretch of your race right now. Maybe you’re tired. Maybe the finish line feels farther away than it once did.

**Keep your eyes on Jesus.**

Don’t run only by what you feel today. Run with your heart fixed on the joy God has placed before you.

One more step.
One more prayer.
One more day of faithfulness.

The race won’t last forever.

**Keep running. The finish line is ahead. 🏁**

08/30/2026

8/23/26 Sermon with Kyle Gregorio
Who Are You?
📖 Ephesians 1:1–14

The world gives us plenty of ways to define ourselves—by our job, our mistakes, our successes, our family, our past, or even by what other people think of us.

But Ephesians 1 reminds us that our true identity is found somewhere much deeper.

Who are you?

You are chosen.
You are loved.
You are adopted into God’s family.
You are redeemed and forgiven through Christ.
You are blessed with every spiritual blessing.
And you are sealed with the Holy Spirit, a promise that you belong to Him.

Before you accomplished anything, before you proved yourself to anyone, God already knew you and loved you.

So when the world tries to put a label on you, remember the name that matters most:

You belong to Jesus.

Your past may be part of your story, but it does not have the final word. Your failures do not define you. Your circumstances do not determine your worth.

God does.

Today, ask yourself: Who am I allowing to define me—the world, or the One who created me?

Come worship with us as we open Ephesians 1:1–14 and discover the answer to a question we all need to ask:

“Who Are You?” ❤️🙏

08/13/2026

8-9-26 Sermon with Kyle Gregorio. We are grateful to Kyle for sharing this message, “Don’t Forget to Remember,” while Pastor Tim was out recovering. Thank you for stepping in and blessing us with God’s Word.

Don’t Forget to Remember
📖 2 Peter 1:12–21

It’s easy to forget what we already know.

We get busy. We get distracted. Life gets loud. And sometimes the truths that once felt so clear begin to fade into the background.

In 2 Peter 1, Peter tells believers that he intends to keep reminding them of the truth—even though they already know it. Why? Because some things are simply too important to forget.

Peter had seen the glory of Jesus with his own eyes. He had heard the voice of God. His faith wasn’t built on “cleverly invented stories.” It was built on the truth of who Jesus is.

And Peter knew that after he was gone, believers would need to remember.

Maybe we do too.

Remember what God has already brought you through.
Remember the prayers He has answered.
Remember the promises in His Word.
Remember the grace that saved you.
Remember that when life feels uncertain, God’s Word is still certain.

Peter describes God’s Word as “a light shining in a dark place.” What a beautiful reminder for us today.

The world may change. Circumstances may change. Feelings may change.

But God’s truth does not.

So today, don’t just learn something new.

Take time to remember what you already know.

❤️ Jesus is Lord. God is faithful. His Word is true. And His promises are worth holding onto.

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501 S 3rd
Morris, OK
74445

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Wednesday 6pm - 7:30pm
Sunday 10:30am - 12:30pm

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+19188574367

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