First United Methodist Newark, Ohio

09/05/2026

09/02/2026

Wednesday evenings mean aesthetic views and handbell music.

We love hearing the handbell choir rehearsing in the sanctuary again! They will join us in service on Sunday, September 13th at 9am.

08/30/2026

The last two commandments are where the whole series is tested, because they are the only ones no one can see us keep. Bearing false witness and coveting are not about public behavior but about the unwatched heart, and they reveal whether the formation of the first eight commandments has actually taken root. A people formed that deeply, who tell the truth about one another and can rejoice in a neighbor's good rather than resent it, are finally free to do what God has been shaping them for all along: to seek one another's good. This is the series' own question come home. Who are we? A people whose hearts have been so shaped by God that real community becomes not just possible but natural.

Today's sermon is "The Proof is in the Heart" and comes from Ten Commandments 9&10

Points from today's sermon:
1) The commandments aren't about managing our behavior. They are about God changing our hearts.
2) Put God first, and everything else in your heart starts to fall into place.
3) A people formed by God become a people who can live as one.

*Today's bulletin can be found at FirstChurchNewark.org
*Sign up for serving, donating and more at firstchurchnewark.org/signup
*Submit your pastoral needs and willingness to serve at firstchurchnewark.org/connection-card
*Support the mission and ministry of First Church with your giving: https://first-united-methodist-church-111960.churchcenter.com/giving

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The last two commandments are where the whole series is tested, bec...

08/30/2026

The last two commandments are where the whole series is tested, because they are the only ones no one can see us keep. Bearing false witness and coveting are not about public behavior but about the unwatched heart, and they reveal whether the formation of the first eight commandments has actually taken root. A people formed that deeply, who tell the truth about one another and can rejoice in a neighbor's good rather than resent it, are finally free to do what God has been shaping them for all along: to seek one another's good. This is the series' own question come home. Who are we? A people whose hearts have been so shaped by God that real community becomes not just possible but natural.

Today's sermon is "The Proof is in the Heart" and comes from Ten Commandments 9&10

Points from today's sermon:
1) The commandments aren't about managing our behavior. They are about God changing our hearts.
2) Put God first, and everything else in your heart starts to fall into place.
3) A people formed by God become a people who can live as one.

*Today's bulletin can be found at FirstChurchNewark.org
*Sign up for serving, donating and more at firstchurchnewark.org/signup
*Submit your pastoral needs and willingness to serve at firstchurchnewark.org/connection-card
*Support the mission and ministry of First Church with your giving: https://first-united-methodist-church-111960.churchcenter.com/giving

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The last two commandments are where the whole series is tested, bec...