First Naples Podcast

Today on Be The Church, discover how understanding God's unconditional love can transform our daily life, conquer our deepest anxieties, and free us from fear. Pastor Alan, Mark Herzlich and Thomas Keys, III explore how resting in Christ's finished work empowers us to stop seeking validation and start loving others fearlessly.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49646907
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi64U2g3jOQ
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.
 
 
 
 

John is teaching us that the more convinced you are that God loves you, the more fearless and freer you are to love others.

John wants us to know what love is, where it comes from and what it does: it originates in God, initiates the response, and annihilates our biggest problem.

In a world full of deception, John warns us to be careful, be Christ-centered, and be confident.

Today Pastor Alan and Ed Upton explore how to find true spiritual assurance when our own hearts and the surrounding culture make us feel like we are never enough. Discover how God’s omniscience and grace overrule our self-condemnation, replacing guilt with child-like confidence and a life of gratitude. Join us as we learn to rest in the verdict of a God who is greater than your heart.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49639106
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6hCIqPXvu8
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.
 
 
 
 

We all want to know where we belong, but whose family resemblance do our daily lives actually show? Today Pastor Alan and Ed Upton dive into 1 John 3 for a spiritual paternity test to see if we are living for ourselves like Cain, or laying down our lives for others like Christ.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49635854
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9KEClPPsx4
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.
 
 
 
 

John gives us a spiritual paternity test to see if we are the children of God or the children of the devil. Do we live: My life for me or my life for others?

In these verses, John tells us that Jesus came to rescue us from our sinfulness and to destroy the work of the devil.

In these verses, we see that we can have hope in a broken world through the security of our status in Jesus and the certainty of His coming.

This weeks episode Pastor Alan, Pastor Ed Upton and Mark Herzlich discuss 1 John 2:18-27. In a world full of voices promising deeper truth, this week we explore how easily we can drift from what we once knew was true. Walking through 1 John 2, we uncover John’s warning, the weapon God has given every believer, and the simple way to stay anchored: abiding in the Word and the Spirit.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49625245
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_yruViV98c
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.

The good news is that believers are not left defenseless. John points us back to the Holy Spirit, the truth we have already received, and the call to abide in Christ. When we stay anchored in God’s Word and remain close to Jesus, we can stand firm, recognize deception, and live with the confidence that comes from true assurance in Him.

In these verses, John is telling us to not love the world but follow the ONE who has overcome the world.

Our assurance in heaven is the foundation and motivation for our walking in obedience and love on earth.

This weeks episode Pastor Alan, Pastor Ed Upton and Pastor Thomas Keys, III discuss 1 John 1:9n and unpack what confession really means, why hiding only keeps us stuck, and how the cross of Christ proves that God’s mercy is real and His forgiveness is sure. So come out of the shadows, run to the light, and join us as we talk about the freedom, cleansing, and confidence we have in Jesus.
🗒️Additional resources from this week:
YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49615449
Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67orLY9yb3g
To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org
The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic, multiplying church, that raises up the next generation of disciple makers, church planters, missionaries, and world changers, to reach our Neighbors to the Nations.