First Naples Podcast

Shabbat Shalom - The Gift of the Sabbath

The Sabbath is a pattern woven into creation and a practice that we should keep for our good.

Shabbat Shalom - The Lord of Rest

For those who would be followers of Jesus, Jesus offers a gracious invitation that exchanges our restlessness for His rest.

Philemon - The Hope of Forgiveness

The hope of forgiveness is reconciliation that leads to restoration. The three ingredients for reconciliation are truth, repentance, and forgiveness.

Philemon - The How of Forgiveness

We can learn how to forgive others when we see that forgiveness is a decision that refuses to seek revenge and remembers that we forgave.

Philemon - The Heart of Forgiveness

The heart of forgiveness is understanding why we can forgive: because Jesus forgave us. Because of Jesus every hurt has a history, but you can choose not to live in it. Because of Jesus forgiveness is never free, but it will set you free.

Only Jesus - God Uses Mended People

How God uses mended people to accomplish His Work
Colossians 4:7-18

Only Jesus - Time and Opportunity

The Christ-centered person is prayerful and purposeful in their everyday life to be on mission for Jesus.

Only Jesus - Employee and Employers

The Christ-centered employees and employers sees their work as their witness and worship to Jesus and their authority as an opportunity to serve Jesus and others.

Only Jesus - Parents and Children

Christ-centered homes are healthy, loving, secure places where children follow appropriately, and parents lead responsibly as they cling to the grace of God.

Only Jesus - Husbands and Wives

The key to a successful marriage is to put Christ at the center where the wife lovingly submits, and the husband sacrificially loves.
 

Victory is Here

The good news of the gospel is that we are no longer have to live defeated by sin but can delivered by the Risen Savior.

Who's Your One? - Who’s Your Mephibosheth?

The more you believe in the gospel, the more you become like the gospel in your everyday life.
 

Who's Your One? - Sent for Your One

The secret to discovering your special calling is discovered at the altar of surrender.

Only Jesus - Put on Jesus

The Christian life can be summarized in knowing who you are in Christ and then being who you are in Christ.

Only Jesus - Kill Sin

Paul is teaching that because of our new identity in Christ, we must kill the sin that is killing us by loving the God who first loved us.