First Assembly NLR Audio Podcast

David, a simple messenger boy from the country, was the least likely person to end the forty-one day stand-off with Goliath.  God can make a giant killer out of anyone, regardless of age or size... anyone who is willing to fight.

David, a simple messenger boy from the country, was the least likely person to end the forty-one day stand-off with Goliath.  God can make a giant killer out of anyone, regardless of age or size... anyone who is willing to fight.

In one of the Bible's most epic stories, the army of Israel faced a enormous, terrifying giant. Goliath was unstoppable as long as no-one was willing to fight. From David we learn that if we are to ever defeat the giants in our life, we must decide that it's time to fight.

Titus was a young leader in training, assigned by Paul to look after the new church in Crete.  We can learn much about leadership from Paul's letter to Titus, in which he lists the qualities of a great leader.

As we see in sports, television, politics, and even in how we use our social media accounts, popular culture rewards those that self-promote.  As we learn from our study of Paul's instructions to the people of Crete, Christians are supposed to stand out by being humble.

To some so-called Christians, the concept of grace has been interpreted as permission to live how we want to live. But, we learn from studying Paul's letter to Titus and the church on the island of Crete, that we must live as an example to others.

You only live once, and you intend to make this life count, but when your plans go wrong it is easy to think that maybe God isn't planning to use you like you thought?  Through the story of Mordecai and Esther you can find assurance that God is still preparing you for your moment.

Esther had a lot to lose when her cousin asked her to approach King Xerxes to save her people.  From the story of Esther we learn how to recognize when the moment that God has been preparing us for arrives.

What can we learn from one of the most ruthless and evil dictators in history?  In todays message we learn how not to be like Xerxes, one of the biggest jerks in the Bible.

Pastor Randy continues our Elephant in the Room on the subject of Extremes of Grace.  Grace is God's wonderful gift to his followers, yet some overemphasize the power of grace to excuse sinful living. Others rob grace of its power by adding requirements to grace resulting in legalism.  In this message on Radical Grace, Pastor Randy lays out a biblical view of grace that avoids these extremes.

Anger and bitterness are destructive forces as we learn from the story of Haman in the book of Esther.

In this lesson we learn how the right actions of a compassionate, Jewish man in exile honored God, earned the gratitude of his king, and ultimately saved his people.

Do you feel too insignificant for your needs to matter to God or anyone else?  We learn from the story of two blind beggars that Jesus is interested in those who others ignore.  Ask anyway.

What does the Bible tell us about Sexuality? Dr. Ryan Darrow lays it out for us Biblically.

In this message, Pastor Rod teaches about the freedom and protection that comes from submitting to Gods authority.

Pastor Rod Loy teaches us the steps to be truly forgiven. 

What does the Bible say about Alcohol? Find out what it says and also find out what our stance as a church is. 

Becoming a Christian isn't a free pass to a storm-free life.  On the contrary, Jesus warned that His followers will have difficulties in this life.  Thankfully, as Jesus's disciples discovered one evening on the Sea of Galilee, we can weather the storms of life as long as Jesus is in the boat with us.

We continue the Never Forget series with a beautiful story of four men who risked everything to bring their friend to Jesus.

By looking at the life of Zacchaeus in the Bible, we see that Jesus has a plan for everyone. 

After being caught in sin, consequences come.  It seems like every time you turn around, there is another consequence.  Does it feel like God's plan for you has been ruined forever?  In this message, we learn from King David's response to his own failure that God has provided a path to complete restoration.