CORE VALUE 3 | Growing Faith: FIRST is a church that prioritizes ongoing spiritual growth built upon the power and authority of Scripture. We are biblically saturated and prayerfully dependent as we grow in our faith, in God, and with others.

Find all of FIRST’s Core Values by clicking here.

Join us as we grow together as a church and memorize a Bible verse related to each teaching series.


Series Memory Verses



TEACHING SERIES:
The Book Of Acts | May 22–November 27

MEMORY VERSE 1:
Acts 1:8

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

MEMORY VERSE 2:
Acts 2:42

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

MEMORY VERSE 3:
Acts 13:32-33

32 “We tell you the good news: What God promised our ancestors 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm:

“‘You are my son;
    today I have become your father.’

MEMORY VERSE 4:
Acts 18:26

26 He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.


TEACHING SERIES:
The Games We Play | May 1–15

MEMORY VERSE:
2 Corinthians 5:17-18

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:[a] The old has gone, the new is here! 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:…


TEACHING SERIES:
3 P’s in a Pod | March 24–April 10

MEMORY VERSE:
Matthew 20:26-28

26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.


TEACHING SERIES:
VII | February 3–March 20

MEMORY VERSE:
Revelation 1:3

3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.


TEACHING SERIES:
Greater Reward | January 2–30, 2022

MEMORY VERSE:
Philippians 1:23-24

23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; 24 but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.