First Presbyterian Church Of Gulfport

Worship Service Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM. This Sunday, Pastor Holt's sermon is titled: "Ezekiel: The Watchman" Ezekiel 3:16-21 Now it came to pass at the end of seven days that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me: When I say to the wicked, ‘You shall surely die,’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand. Yet, if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. “Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die; because you did not give him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand. Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man that the righteous should not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; also you will have delivered your soul.”

Please join us Sunday at 10:00AM for Pastor Fish's sermon: "You Must Be Born Again" (John 3:1-15) There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

"Saul And The Supernatural" - In 1 Samuel 28, Saul spoke to the spirit of Samuel through the service of a medium. This Wednesday RE Bryan Kelly will teach this unique text to bring Biblical clarity on issues pertaining to the supernatural.

Worship Service Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM. This Sunday, Pastor Holt's sermon is titled: "Ezekiel: The Prophet And The Scroll" Ezekiel 2:1-3:15 Ezekiel Called to Be a Prophet 2 And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” 2 Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; and I heard Him who spoke to me. 3 And He said to me: “Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. 4 For they are [a]impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’ 5 As for them, whether they hear or whether they refuse—for they are a rebellious house—yet they will know that a prophet has been among them. 6 “And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you dwell among scorpions; do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 You shall speak My words to them, whether they hear or whether they refuse, for they are rebellious. 8 But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Do not be rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you.” 9 Now when I looked, there was a hand stretched out to me; and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10 Then He spread it before me; and there was writing on the inside and on the outside, and written on it were lamentations and mourning and woe. The Responsibility of the Prophet 3 Moreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” 2 So I opened my mouth, and He caused me to eat that scroll. 3 And He said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly, and fill your stomach with this scroll that I give you.” So I ate, and it was in my mouth like honey in sweetness. 4 Then He said to me: “Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak with My words to them. 5 For you are not sent to a people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, but to the house of Israel, 6 not to many people of unfamiliar speech and of hard language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would have listened to you. 7 But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are [b]impudent and hard-hearted. 8 Behold, I have made your face strong against their faces, and your forehead strong against their foreheads. 9 Like adamant stone, harder than flint, I have made your forehead; do not be afraid of them, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house.” 10 Moreover He said to me: “Son of man, receive into your heart all My words that I speak to you, and hear with your ears. 11 And go, get to the captives, to the children of your people, and speak to them and tell them, ‘Thus says the Lord God,’ whether they hear, or whether they refuse.” 12 Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a great thunderous voice: “Blessed is the glory of the Lord from His place!” 13 I also heard the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels beside them, and a great thunderous noise. 14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the [c]heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me. 15 Then I came to the captives at Tel Abib, who dwelt by the River Chebar; and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days.

"WHAT IS THEOLOGY?" WEDNESDAY NIGHT STUDY R. C. Sproul famously stated that “everyone is a theologian.” Any time you think about a teaching of the Bible and strive to understand it, you are engaging in theology. Tonight Pastor Holt will teach a lesson titled “What is Theology” so that we all can know our God better.

Worship Service Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM. This Sunday, Pastor Holt's sermon is titled: "Wheels And Fire: Ezekiel's Vision Of God" Ezekiel 1:1-28

Pastor Gardner Fish discusses his journey from Southern Baptist to Presbyterian. His study is titled: "Why I Became A Presbyterian"

Worship Service Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM. This Sunday, Pastor Holt's sermon is titled: "Standing Up And Speaking Out" Acts 5:17-32 New King James Version Imprisoned Apostles Freed 17 Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with [a]indignation, 18 and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison. 19 But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, 20 “Go, stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.” 21 And when they heard that, they entered the temple early in the morning and taught. But the high priest and those with him came and called the [b]council together, with all the [c]elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. Apostles on Trial Again 22 But when the officers came and did not find them in the prison, they returned and reported, 23 saying, “Indeed we found the prison shut securely, and the guards standing [d]outside before the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside!” 24 Now when [e]the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these things, they wondered what the outcome would be. 25 So one came and told them, [f]saying, “Look, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!” 26 Then the captain went with the officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them, 28 saying, “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on us!” 29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. 31 Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

"THE LORD'S PRAYER: A LESSON IN HOW TO PRAY" WEDNESDAY NIGHT STUDY Prayer is a pillar in the spiritual walk of a believer. However, many believers feel unconfident in their prayer life. Join us Wednesday night for Pastor Holt’s lesson on the Lord’s Prayer where we will study how Jesus taught his disciples to pray.

Worship Service Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM. This Sunday, Pastor Holt's sermon is titled: "A Tree Planted By The Water" (Jeremiah 17:5-10)

"THE FALL OF JERUSALEM" SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS In 70AD, God's temple was destroyed. And this fulfilled Christ's warning, that "not one stone" of the temple would be "left upon another." Why did this happen? What do the eyewitnesses report seeing? And what are the implications for the future? Pastor Holt teaches a two-week Sunday School class titled “The Fall Of Jerusalem: What Really Happened In 70AD?”

Worship Service Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM. This Sunday, Pastor Holt's sermon is titled: "Shepherding Souls " 1 Peter 5:1-4 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

This is week 7 of a series on the Trinity in our combined adult Sunday School class, taught by Ruling Jordan Carl.

This is week 7 of a series on the Trinity in our combined adult Sunday School class, taught by Ruling Jordan Carl.

In 70AD, God's temple was destroyed. And this fulfilled Christ's warning, that "not one stone" of the temple would be "left upon another." Why did this happen? What do the eyewitnesses report seeing? And what are the implications for the future? Starting Sunday, August 14th, Pastor Holt will teach a two-week Sunday School class titled “The Fall Of Jerusalem: What Really Happened In 70AD?”

Please join us Sunday at 10:00AM for this week's sermon: "The Church: Looking Back, Looking Forward" (1 Kings 8:54-61) Solomon Blesses the Assembly 54 And so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the Lord, that he arose from before the altar of the Lord, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 55 Then he stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying: 56 “Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest[a] to His people Israel, according to all that He promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He promised through His servant Moses. 57 May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us, 58 that He may incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers. 59 And may these words of mine, with which I have made supplication before the Lord, be near the Lord our God day and night, that He may maintain the cause of His servant and the cause of His people Israel, as each day may require, 60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that the Lord is God; there is no other. 61 Let your heart therefore be [b]loyal to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and keep His commandments, as at this day."

This Anthem was performed by: Roddy & Lucy Russell and Daniel & Mary Vernon.

This is week 5 of a series on the Trinity in our combined adult Sunday School class, taught by Ruling Elder Mike Barr.

Please join us Sunday at 10:00AM for this week's sermon: "Church Life" (Acts 2:38-47) Acts 2:38-47 NKJV Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.” And with many other words he testified and exhorted them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation.” Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them. And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers. Then fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

Worship Service Please join us Sunday at 10:00AM for this week's sermon: "Job: The Restoration Of The Righteous" (Job 42:1-17)

This is week 4 of a series on the Trinity in our combined adult Sunday School class, taught by Deacon Marshall Polson.

Worship Service Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM. This Sunday, Pastor Holt's sermon is titled: "Job: God Speaks To Job" Job 38:1-40:5

This is week 2 of a series on the Trinity in our combined adult Sunday School class, taught by Ruling Elder Bryan Kelly.

Worship Service Join us this Sunday at 10:00AM. This Sunday, Pastor Holt's sermon is titled: "Job: With Friends Like These..." Job 10:1-11:20

This is week 2 of a series on the Trinity in our combined adult Sunday School class, taught by Ruling Elder Bryan Kelly.