The LVfirst Podcast

This Sunday we started our new series, Dear Theophilus, where we will be sprinting through the story of Luke. Join us this month as we read through the entire Gospel of Luke in a new light and hope that we can gain some new insights as we go!

This Sunday we wrapped up our series, PRODIGAL, with one last look at the story of the Prodigal Son but through the perspective of the Father. We talked about what it means to keep our eyes on the road and what that looks like in our mission to connect the church to the community and the community to the church.

This Sunday we continued our series looking at the story of the Prodigal Son - this time through the perspective of the older son.

This Sunday we continued in our series looking at the story of the Prodigal Son. We focused specifically on the story of the younger son who went against all custom by asking for his inheritance early, spent it all, and returned home to a Father who welcomed him with open arms.

This Sunday we launched into the new year with our series Prodigal where we'll be diving into the story of the Prodigal Son. As we enter into this new year, we are committing to leave the 99 in search of the one that is lost. You are never too lost to be found!

This Sunday we celebrated the Sunday of Love! We talked about the gift of God's love that we are invited not only to receive for ourselves, but to also regift to others.

This Sunday we celebrated the Sunday of Joy! We talked about the difference between happiness and joy, and about how joy is a choice that we have to make each day.

This Sunday we talked about the anxiety that we feel during the Christmas season. During this Christmas season, we are looking to Jesus to take the pieces of our lives and put them back together to bring us peace this season.

This Sunday, we kicked off our Christmas series - Ornamental - where we are talking about the different mentalities, both good and bad, we bring to the holiday season. This week, we started off talking about how hope invites us to look past the past to see the light of Christmas coming.

This Sunday, Pastor Deanne invited us to look at how the table calls us to humility and to recognize that we are all invited to the table - to be in community together.

This week on the After Amen Podcast, we're diving in and talking more about the story of Zaccaeus and what it means to be seen and to see others.

This Sunday we talked about the power of SEEING others. We are all seen by a perfect savior and are invited to gather around the table and see each other.

Welcome back to the After Amen Podcast! We're back after a week off and talking about the new series we started this past Sunday, The Table. Jesus spent a lot of time around the table with friends and strangers alike, so we're diving into what that could look like for us and for our community.

This Sunday we dug into our new series, The Table - where we are looking at what it could mean for us to gather around the table together. Specifically, we took a look at the story of Mary & Martha and how we can often get caught up and lose track of WHY we do what we do.

This Sunday was our special All Saints Sunday service where we remembered and celebrated the lives of the saints who passed away this year. This is an excerpt from that service. You can watch the full service online on YouTube or at www.lvfirst.org/sermons

In this late edition of the After Amen Podcast, we're looking back to Sunday's sermon about humility and going deeper into what that could look like for us and for our church.

When we climb the Ladder of Pride, we put ourselves in a place we were never meant to be - we put ourselves in the place of God. Jesus humbled himself and got on the ground to wash the disciples' feet - we are called to humble ourselves, engage with, and love our neighbors. No matter what differences we have, humility allows us to hold on to our convictions but also allows us to stay in the room w...

This Sunday we took a look at Paul's letter to the Ephesians and how we are called to be humble followers of Christ. In a world that is so divided, our only solution is to humble ourselves so that we can be a UNITED church.

In this past Sunday's sermon, we talked about what it means to truly BE KIND. After service, Caleb & Adam sat down to dive a little bit deeper into how kindness can strengthen our relationships and how we can practically implement "kindness" into our lives.

This Sunday we took a look at what it truly means to BE KIND. In our world, we often perceive "kindness" as a watered-down expression, but in scripture kindness is used as a powerful means to bring about change in our world. What does that mean for us? What does it look like for us to BE KIND?v

This Monday we're sitting down with Reverend Deanne Lynch to talk about her sermon this past Sunday which was focused around how we can BE Just. We're going to dig a little deeper into what justice means and how the Bible defines justice for us.

This Sunday we continued in our BE Campaign with a message from Reverend Deanne Lynch about how Christ calls us to BE just.

Today we're kicking off a new podcast series called After Amen. Each week, we'll be referring back to the previous Sunday's sermon to go deeper into some of the topics and answer any questions that come up! In today's episode, we're looking at yesterday's sermon where we kicked off our BE Campaign. Throughout the month of October, we're encouraging each other to BE just, kind, and humble just as w...

This Sunday we kicked off our BE Campaign - our series for the month of October. We started off this series asking ourselves how we can be a people who are known for putting people above politics. We know that when we begin to see people as God sees people, we can truly begin to work together to make a difference in our community and in the world.

At church this past Sunday, we dug into the importance and impact of giving our attention to God. We looked at the importance that communal worship on Sunday mornings has on helping us grow closer to God through our connection to each other.