Visit past services here . Welcome to First Presbyterian Sterling Online! *Prelude with Erik & Nicole Prelude Pondering Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy. It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity. -- Henri Nouwen *Welcome Message *Call to Worship Leader: Risen Savior, on the road to Emmaus, you walked with the travelers. People: Walk alongside us, now. Leader: As you walked with them, you interpreted the stories of yourself. People: Let the light of your presence illuminate our worship. Leader: They did not know you, Jesus, until you broke the bread with them. People: Open our eyes to your presenc...
Welcome to First Presbyterian Church, Sterling, IL. Here you will find updates, sermons, meditations and links of interest to the congregation. First Presbyterian Church welcomes everyone. We mean everyone: young and old, lifetime Christians and those who are exploring faith, every race or ethnicity, straight and cisgender, LGBTQ, and any other category in which you identify. There is a place for you here.