First Presbyterian Church Albemarle

Sometimes in life we need to clear away false hopes so that we can start discerning where real hope lies.

In life, we all must wear a yoke, but our freedom lies in choosing which yoke to bear.

Sunday Worship Service, June 14, 2026 Bulletin: http://www.fpcalbemarle.org/Images/Bulletins/2025-12/28.p...

Many think they have mastered the 10 Commandments, or at least some of them: they've never murdered anyone, stolen anything, or crafted an idol. But I would argue that we've all broken all ten. Join our Back to the Basics class Tuesday night at 6:30 to see how the 10 Commandments require of us far more than we ever realized and create a powerful moral framework that our society needs to recover.

The fruit of the Spirit are the results of someone’s labor, but not our own. They are the fruit of the Spirit’s labor in our lives. If we want holiness, if we want virtue, we have to tap into the power of the Spirit. Neither a self-help regimen nor coaching nor spiritual disciplines will be as effective at life change as simply spending more time with God through the Holy Spirit.

“If you are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law.” The law can at best restrain sin. But the law cannot produce righteousness. The law can punish the ungodly, but it cannot form godly people. The law can put up bumpers to prevent gutter balls. But the law can’t help you roll a strike. But the Holy Spirit can do these things that the law can’t! When you’re bowling strikes and spares, you don’t need the bumpers up anymore, you remove them.

Sunday Worship Service, May 24, 2026 Bulletin: http://www.fpcalbemarle.org/Images/Bulletins/2025-12/28.p...