First Christian Church Sermon Podcast

This Week's Episode Anyone can love the lovable. Jesus calls us to something deeper - supernatural love that looks foolish but changes the world. 📖 Matthew 5:38-48 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy McLoud Ready For More? Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? You might be wondering what's next for you. We want to help! Visit firstchristian.com/followingjesus for free resources, or text "Jesus&quo...

This Week's Episode The biggest battles aren’t out there - they’re internal battles of the heart and soul. And Jesus is after wholeness, not just behavior management. 📖 Matthew 5:21-37 🗣️ Executive Pastor Rob Lansdale Ready For More? Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? You might be wondering what's next for you. We want to help! Visit firstchristian.com/followingjesus for free res...

This Week's Episode We aren’t called to fit in - we’re called to stand out with flavor and fire. Influence that reflects heaven, not the algorithm of the world. 📖 Matthew 5:13-16 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy McLoud Ready For More? Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? You might be wondering what's next for you. We want to help! Visit firstchristian.com/followingjesus for free resources, or text...

This Week's Episode Jesus doesn’t just raise the bar - He changes the game. From outer actions to inner transformation, this is a new kind of righteousness. 📖 Matthew 5:17-20 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy McLoud Ready For More? Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? You might be wondering what's next for you. We want to help! Visit firstchristian.com/followingjesus for free resources, or text &quo...

This Week's Episode Jesus defines blessing in a way that turns the world upside down - weakness, loss, and hunger become the very soil where grace grows. 📖 Matthew 5:1-12 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy McLoud Ready For More? Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? You might be wondering what's next for you. We want to help! Visit firstchristian.com/followingjesus for free resources, or text "Je...

This Week's Episode Every year we dedicate a Sunday to celebrate one of the things that makes our church so special - our Disability Ministry. This year, Conections Pastor Tim Bussey (who also leads our Disability Ministry) brings an encouraging and challenging message to remind us not to allow what others may perceive to be weaknesses define us - but instead, to allow God's strength to...

This Week's Episode The story ends with God’s people delivered, justice carried out, and joy celebrated in the feast of Purim. The triumph wasn’t because Esther was powerful or Mordecai was clever—it was because God was faithful. The same God who rescued His people then is still our deliverer today. The book closes with celebration, reminding us that God’s story always ends in victory. 📖 Est...

This Week's Episode Haman’s schemes unravel as God flips the script. The very gallows he built for Mordecai become his undoing. This is a story of divine reversal—when evil plans are exposed and God elevates the humble. Life may feel unfair, but God has a way of turning tables in His time. Our call is to keep faith and integrity, even when it looks like the wicked are winning. 📖 Esther 6-7 🗣...

This Week's Episode Esther risks her life by approaching the king uninvited, not knowing if she’ll be killed or granted favor. Her boldness becomes the turning point in the story. Fear whispers that stepping out will cost us everything, but courage rooted in faith can change the outcome. Sometimes the breakthrough only happens when we take the first scary step. 📖 Esther 5 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy McL...

This Week's Episode Haman rises to power and sets a plan to destroy God’s people. Mordecai urges Esther to step up, reminding her that she may have been placed in the palace “for such a time as this.” Esther has to decide if she’ll stay safe in the shadows or take the risk to do what God has called her to do. Our lives are full of moments where we face the same choice—stay comfortable or step...

This Week's Episode The story of Esther opens with a pagan king, a banished queen, and a beauty contest that feels anything but holy. Yet in the chaos, God is positioning Esther for a role she never imagined. Even though God’s name is never mentioned in the book, His fingerprints are all over it. In the same way, our lives often feel random, messy, or unfair—but God is still working behind th...

This Week's Episode The feeding of the five thousand was a domino effect triggered by the donation of a young boy. The miracle of multiplication started with participation. Jesus could have easily made it rain chicken nuggets and honey mustard, but He didn’t do that. Instead, He invited a young kid and twelve followers to play a part in His miracle. God doesn’t just want you to witness His pu...

This Week's Episode Mark teaches that Jesus has the power to calm spine-chilling storms—even ones happening within your own life. We all experience metaphorical storms—loneliness, loss, and letdowns. This story shows that Jesus is right there through your storm, listening and ready to act. Within your storm, move closer to Jesus, and He will keep you safe. 📖 Mark 4:34-39 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy McLo...

This Week's Episode In a moment of intense grief, we step into one of Jesus’ most jaw-dropping miracles that reveals something profound about God’s character: He specializes in bringing life where everyone else sees finality. When Jesus called Lazarus out of the tomb, He wasn’t just proving He had authority over physical death. He was revealing His authority over all things, and His ability t...

This Week's Episode At a small wedding in Cana, a celebration was about to turn into humiliation when the hosts ran out of wine. In response, Jesus took six jars filled with ordinary, dirty water meant for ceremonial washing and transformed it into the finest wine anyone at the feast had tasted. With one quiet miracle, Jesus revealed something powerful about the heart of God: He specializes i...

This Week's Episode John uses the word “love” in almost every chapter of his gospel, or book of the New Testament. Why? Because love is the driving force behind both the gospel and our response to the gospel. God loved us so much that he sent Jesus. Jesus demonstrated true love to the world. Now, we are commanded to walk in love every day. Love and evangelism are deeply intertwined, so focus...

This Week's Episode This series is all about evangelism, which means sharing the good news of Jesus with people. However, what is our first step in evangelism? We need to ensure that we have experienced the gospel ourselves. You cannot truly share it without participating in it first. So, each and every one of us needs to ask the same question as Nicodemus, “how can I be born again?” 📖 John...

This Week's Episode When the wall was finished, even the enemies of Israel had to admit, “This work had been done with the help of our God.” The story ends not with applause for Nehemiah but with worship to God. That’s the heartbeat of “Greater 330”—not to make our church famous, but to make Jesus greater in every corner of our region. 📖 Nehemiah 6:15-16; 12:27-43; John 3:30 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy...

This Week's Episode Nehemiah refuses to exploit his position for personal gain and models radical generosity instead. Likewise, Paul reminds the Corinthians that generosity reflects the heart of Jesus, who “became poor so that we might become rich.” This message sets the stage for the commitment moment - showing that generosity is not about guilt, but gratitude. 📖 Nehemiah 5:1-19; 2 Corinthi...

This Week's Episode As the wall starts rising, opposition hits hard. The people grow tired, resources stretch thin, and fear sets in. But Nehemiah rallies them to keep building, reminding them Who they’re doing it for. This week challenges us to embrace sacrificial obedience - our time, our comfort, our preferences, our finances - because what we’re building is for the glory of God, not ourse...

This Week's Episode The wall was rebuilt not by professionals, but by families, merchants, priests, and everyday people - all working side by side. Everyone had a part, and everyone mattered. This week emphasizes that God’s mission moves forward when His people move together. This is a family effort. Everyone has a role to play in making Jesus greater here. 📖 Nehemiah 3:1-32 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy...

This Week's Episode Nehemiah steps into the unknown - risking his position, reputation, and comfort - to act on the burden God gave him. He faces doubt, fear, and opposition, but he moves forward in faith. Our challenge is to trust God beyond what’s comfortable or predictable, believing that faith is what turns vision into reality. 📖 Nehemiah 2:1-18 🗣️ Pastor Jimmy McLoud  Ready For More? Ha...

This Week's Episode Nehemiah’s story begins not with blueprints, but with heartbreak. When he hears the walls are broken down and the people are living in disgrace, he’s moved to tears and prayer. Likewise, when we see the spiritual brokenness of our region, God stirs our hearts to act. The vision for “Greater” begins with seeing what God sees and being willing to say, “Somebody’s got to do s...

This Week's Episode When life becomes a blur of busyness, even good things can pull us away from the best thing. Jesus reminded Martha - and He reminds us - that peace isn’t found in performance, it’s found in His presence.  Ready For More? Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? You might be wondering what's next for you. We want to help! Visit firstchristian.com/followingjesus for fr...

This Week's Episode After his greatest victory, Elijah fell into his deepest valley. Overwhelmed, afraid, and depressed, he isolated himself - but God met him gently in the silence. Like Elijah, we'll discover that when our thoughts spiral, God’s truth still reminds us that we’re not alone, and our story isn’t over. Ready For More? Have you made a decision to follow Jesus? You might be w...