First Assembly NLR Audio Podcast

It happens every year before football season starts.  Every team talks about how this is their year to win the Super Bowl.  At the end of the season, though, only one team wins.  The battle, the game, proves who is the better team.  It's that way in life, too.  The battles we encounter make us better.  Great moments are preceded by tough moments.  Do you feel like you're in a battle right now?  Th...

When you fail, God doesn't see your failure and run away. He isn't up in heaven waiting to club you over the head.  Instead, when you fail, God initiates releationship with you.  God is not focused on the failure.  He is focused on you.  Rod Loy looks at God's response to failure.    

You choose whether or not to do right.  It's not God's fault, your friend's fault, or Satan's fault.  It's your choice.  (Wow, pretty strong statement!) Rod Loy continues this look at the story of Adam and Eve and what we can learn from their decisions.  

Rod Loy looks at the topic of depression.

Some of us try to do life on our own.  People who aren't in a relationship with God  often struggle.  If you want to enjoy the blessings of God, you must be in a relationship with God.  Rod Loy looks at the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and how it applies to us today.    

You have a plan for your life.  God has a plan for your life.  But, there is one other factor in the equation - one other plan that exists for your life.  Satan has a plan for you as well.  His plan is predictable and is really the same for all of us.  Rod Loy examines these tactics, that have worked from the beginning of time to today.

There is a myth when it comes to families:  time heals all wounds.   It would be nice if this was true, but it's not.  In fact, time often makes wounds worse. How do you move beyond the hurts of the past and truly find healing? 

Rod Loy continues this look at the ten things that every family needs.  This week:  every family needs, fun, flexibility, and balance.  No family is perfect, but every family is different, and utilizing our different strengths makes for a stronger family.    

We live in a society of disposable commitment.  It used to be that nothing was more important than a person's word.  Now, we have treated our word too lightly, whether in marriage, business, or relationships.  In this message, Rod Loy examines the importance of commitment.

If your toilet breaks, you call a plumber.  If you're sick, you call a doctor.  If your car is having problems, you call a mechanic.  So why is it when our families need help, we think we can handle it on our own? There is no perfect family!  In this message, Rod Loy examines when families should call for help.  

How much is enough?  It's your choice. Are you going to spend the rest of your life fighting greed and suffering the consequences, or are you going to think about your stuff in a completely different way?

Pastor Randy Jumper looks at the difference between knowledge and wisdom, and how you can grow in both.

Complete this sentence:  If I only had a ________, I'd be happy.  No society has as much stuff as we do.  The bottom line of every advertisement is: "You can buy happiness."  Can you?  Rod Loy looks at where our increasing desire for "more" takes us.

Wouldn't you like to live like a king?  No worries, no cares, no financial pressure.  In this message, Rod Loy looks at King David, who lived like a king, but in a different way.

Jesus had a lot to say about money. Why? Because God knows that our heart follows our money.  In this message, Rod Loy  covers some practical advice for handling our finances.

Pastor Randy Jumper addresses questions raised by the DaVinci code and talks about how Christians should respond to attacks on faith.  

If you are a Christ-follower, can anybody tell?  Wouldn't it be awesome if it was obvious just by looking at us that we are  life-long followers of Jesus Christ?   

Anger is on the rise in America.  It seems everywhere we turn, whether it's our jobs, on the road, or a ballfield, we are faced with anger and even rage.  Why do we get angry?  What can we do about it?   

Are you lost? Even with all the roadmaps that are available to us, we sometimes lose our way, both in a physical and a spiritual sense.  It's devastating to realize you're lost. There's good news, though:  You may be lost, but you don't have to stay that way.  You can be found.  Rod Loy examines what happens when you are lost and found.      

The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is one of the more controversial and misunderstood aspects of Christian life. Rod Loy takes a look at what the Bible has to say and answers some common questions.      

It was one of our least favorite sayings when we were kids. "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait."  When you're a kid, that phrase seems like a parental excuse to not give you the things you want.  We don't want to wait.  We want everything now!  In Exodus 33, good things really come to the one guy, the only guy, who is willing to wait.

Have you ever done or said something that was extremely dumb?  Everyone has, and it's nothing new.  In the Book of Numbers, we encounter some people who acted stupidly.  In the second part of the story, it's unbelievable how much "dumber" they get.  

Fear is a factor for all of us.  But, fear is primarily a matter of focus.  You get to choose.  Will you give in to fear?  Will you let it control you?  

There are many words, that when they are said to you or about you, instantly change your life:  pregnant, cancer, terminal, divorce, guilty, addicted.  Maybe you have heard those words, or maybe you are living one of them.  In this message, Rod Loy looks at another word that can change your life.

First Assembly celebrates the completion of our first 100 church plants in our 100X100 campaign and looks ahead to the future.  Whether it's a pastor on the front line or a churchgoer in the US who sends money to support them, we're all in this together.