First Naples Podcast

In Jesus, our Prince of Peace, we see the peace that desperately need and that He decisively gives.

A new year is often viewed as the start of new beginnings, new possibilities, and new challenges. This Sunday, Pastor Steve led us through the story of Joseph in Genesis 37. As we start 2026, we start it with a reminder of three promises: that God is good, God is with us, and God is for us.

Jesus is our Everlasting Father who founded our salvation and will be forever faithful in our lives.

Jesus is our Mighty God who fights for us and sets us free by His ultimate victory at the Cross and the Empty Tomb.

Jesus is the Wonderful Counselor who gives us hope we can hold on to when we do not know what to do. For us to understand the glory of His Wonderful Counseling, we need to see the gloom of the world’s darkness.

The Lord's Supper is more than just eating bread and drinking juice. The Lord’s Supper is a way that we give thanks for our freedom purchased by Jesus’ crucifixion and how we give thanks for our future promised by His resurrection.

Paul teaches that generosity is a partnership that shares, an investment that sows and worship that sacrifices.

Paul teaches us that the strength and joy to live life is found in Christ. True contentment is only found in Christ.

This message challenges followers to live out their faith through forgiveness, reflecting Christ’s character amid adversity.

Selena Gomez: “Everything I have ever wished for I’ve had and done all of it. But it killed me because there is always Selena. I feel trapped in my own mind.”Paul teaches us that we can have joy in our lives by dealing with conflict, defeating anxiety, and destroying negativity.

We are going to answer those two basic questions:
 
1. What must I do now to be saved?
2. What must I do next after I am saved?

In Philippians 3:12–21, Paul uses the analogy of running to describe the Christian journey in life. He’s going to teach us how to find joy in the journey and to finish strong, if we’ll learn to press on, watch out, and look up.

Lasting joy does not come from your resume, but from a right relationship with God through Jesus.

In these verses, we see three important relationships we need to have and what a faithful friend looks like. A faithful friend intentionally invests, genuinely cares, and sacrificially serves.

In Philippians 2:12-18, Paul teaches us how to shine bright in a dark world by working out, shutting up, and pouring out.