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First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, Texas, will host a Community Carnival Saturday April 17, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. All proceeds will go to Exodus Prison Ministry and Open Door Survivor Ministry.

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 1 John 2:12-17 New International Version 12 I am writing to you, dear children,    because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.13 I am writing to you, fathers,    because you know him […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for a peace at this time. Read 1 John 2:3-11 New Revised Standard Version 3 Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. 4 Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read 1 John 1:1-2:2 New Revised Standard Version 1 We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read Psalm 133    New Revised Standard Version A Song of Ascents. 1 How very good and pleasant it is    when kindred live together in unity!2 It is like the precious oil on the head,    running down […]

Thursday evening, April 8, 2021, the Associated Church Press held their annual Best of Church Press Awards ceremony. 767 entrants vied for awards. We are delighted to announce the Cumberland Presbyterian Magazine was honored in two of the eight categories in which we competed. REPORTING AND WRITING: FEATURE ARTICLE: Magazine, Long Format (more than 1,200 […]

On April 9, 2021, the Office of the General Assembly announced the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America would not hold a General Assembly in 2021. Therefore, the expected concurrent Assemblies will not take place in Louisville, Kentucky, June 27- July 2, 2021. There are no changes to plans for the 190th CPC Assembly but, obviously, […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Acts 2:42-47 New Revised Standard Version 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 Awe came upon everyone, because many […]

Codie Austin Clark of Sharon, Tennessee, was arrested April 7, 2021, on one count of Arson of a Place of Worship for setting a fire on Easter Sunday at the New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church along Highway 89 in Sharon (West Tennessee Presbytery), according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. With the assistance of the […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read Acts 2:42-47 New Revised Standard Version 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs […]