First Naples Podcast

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.

Joy comes through humility by forgetting yourself and focusing on Jesus’ selfless example.

Paul teaches us how to have unstoppable joy. We have unstoppable joy when we are focused on the progress of the gospel, free by the power of Jesus, and faithful to His purpose for our lives.

As believers, we can have joy as partakers of the gospel and partners in the gospel, standing on the promises of the gospel.

Jesus expects devotion from His disciples, because devotion to Him will produce kingdom desires.

"If you were the Devil, how would you take the next generation out and ruin them without them even knowing?" (ChatGPT question)

Psalm 63 teaches us that the secret to satisfaction in life is to always be desperate for God, delight in God, and depend on God.

Psalm 40 teaches us to remember God’s faithfulness in the past and His promises in the future to give us hope in the present.

Psalm 67:1-7 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all th...

Psalm 34 is an invitation to enjoy the goodness of God by exalting Him with others and experiencing Him yourself.

Psalm 16 tells us that we can find the path of life that leads to joy by running to our refuge, remembering our blessings, and resting in our person.

Psalm 8 teaches us that God is infinitely glorious, yet He’s personally mindful of you. The bigger you see who God is, the better you understand who you are.

Psalm 3 teaches us to talk to God about our fear, see your fear through God, and talk to our fears about God. Name it, Frame it, Tame it.

Psalm 2 tells us that we have a King that we don’t want but desperately need.

Psalm 1 sets a contrast between two ways of living that have two different outcomes. One way leads to blessing and the other way leads to brokenness. The call of the book of Psalms is to choose which path you will take: blessing or brokenness.