First Naples Podcast

A Better Jonah Has Come (Resurrection Sunday) || Pastor Alan Brumback

What would it take for you to truly believe in Jesus and surrender your life to Him?In Matthew 12, Jesus will be challenged by his skeptics, and He is going to point them to a strange sign that points back to Him as the Savior of the World.

The Cross has the Final Word || Pastor Alan Brumback

The Cross of Jesus gives us the final word, “It is finished,” which gives us strength for today and hope for tomorrow.

The Sad Case of Self-Righteousness || Pastor Alan Brumback

In Chapter 4, we see Jonah’s rage is met by God’s response that is both painful and loving for Jonah.

The Surprising Grace of God || Pastor Alan Brumback

In Chapter 3, we see that God can use and save anyone because He has a heart for everyone, even if we do not.

Lessons Learned from Inside a Fish || Pastor Alan Brumback

Chapter 2 shows us how God’s gracious plan gave Jonah a new perspective to get him where he needed to be.

Man on the Run || Pastor Alan Brumback

Is there something in your life that you know God wants you to do, but you don’t want to do?Chapter one teaches us that Jonah, a prophet God’s called to go to a people he loved, had a problem that caused him to disobey and yet God pursued him by His grace even though Jonah did not deserve it.

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told || Kevin Taylor

In John 3:16, we see the greatest love story ever told: the origination, the motivation, the demonstration, the invitation, the qualification, and the ultimate glorification.

Functional Faith and How are the People || Chris Lowery

What’s on James’ heart at the end of his letter is, “How are the people? How is their relationship with God?”

Functional Faith and our Time || Pastor Alan Brumback

James teaches us about the delusion of living like we are God and the delight of submitting our lives to God.

Functional Faith and our Fighting || Pastor Alan Brumback

James wants us to understand the cause and core of our conflict with others so that we can find the cure we need in the grace of God.

Functional Faith and our Thinking || Pastor Alan Brumback

James tells us what Godly wisdom is, why we need it, and how to get it.

Functional Faith and Your Tongue || Pastor Alan Brumback

Real faith in Jesus should change how we speak to and about other people. James teaches us that what we say is powerful, it points to the condition of our hearts and it pushes us to our need for Jesus to be healed.

Functional Faith and Your Testimony || Pastor Alan Brumback

James teaches us that there is a difference between fake faith and real faith. James teaches us that fake faith is dead and demonic, and that real faith is dynamic.

Functional Faith and the Treatment of Others || Pastor Alan Brumback

How are we going to reach our community for Jesus if we mistreat people at church?James is teaching us that the proof that we have been transformed by the Gospel is seen in how we treat other people, especially people who are unlike us and people that we do not like.

Functional Faith and the Truth || Pastor Alan Brumback

Spiritual blessings and lasting freedom come to those who receive and obey the truth of God’s Word.