Follow First with Kegan Shoemaker

What is the Lord’s Supper and how should we take it? To answer this question, we have to go back to the first Lord Supper, which was also Jesus’ last before His crucifixion.

The later it gets and the darker the night, the more you’ll want to give up and go to sleep. But that’s precisely the time you need to stay awake, because morning is coming soon. Jesus tells us that darkness is coming, but He will come soon after and bring the True Light to our lives, so we must be ready!

What should we expect to see when Jesus’ return gets close? In this passage, Jesus tells us the signs of the end times and how a proper view of the future gives us hope, confidence, and courage in Christ to endure to the end- where our destiny is not doom, but deliverance!

In God’s Kingdom, the most important law is to love God and love people. It is such a simple command, but in everyday life, it can be hard to live out. In this message, we talk about what it means to live the law of love rather than the law of self-love or self-righteousness.

We often get our picture of heaven from cartoons and fairy tales more than from God’s Word. But God has told us everything we need to know about Heaven in His Word. In this passage, Jesus tell us what Heaven is really like and how it is far better than we imagine.

God wants our worship to be fruitful and faithful. But what happens when it is neither? Discover the way to faithful and fruitful worship with this story of Jesus cleansing the temple.

What kind of king is Jesus? In a world of self-obsessed tyrants, Jesus is a humble, sacrificial, saving King.

In the Kingdom, Greatness is not about being served, but about serving.

Why am I here? The question of purpose is one of the most important and most difficult questions that every person must answer. But rather than look inside for our purpose, we must look up, to God, for our purpose.

What would you do for Jesus? How far are you willing to go for Jesus? In this passage, Jesus talks to a rich, young ruler and tells him to give up everything to follow Jesus.

God loves people so He loves marriage. In this passage, Jesus talks about God's design for marriage and the importance of protecting it.

Jesus talks about hell more than any other person in the Bible. How can Jesus be the most loving person on earth and talk about the subject of Hell? In this message, we help Christians understand how the seriousness of sin and Hell changes the way we live.

We regularly face impossible situations, but all things are possible through faith in Christ and prayer.

The normal Christian life is the crucified life. In this passage, Jesus stresses the importance of dying to yourself to follow Jesus.

Authenticity is one of the most important values of Generation Z. Young people believe people just need to be real. In this passage, Jesus talks about the importance of authentic worship rather than fake, hypocritical worship.

Jesus faced rejection, so Christians should expect to be rejected for Jesus too. In this message, we talk about how rejection for Jesus is costly, but worth it, because of how much we get in Jesus.

Desperation positions us perfectly to receive the grace of Jesus Christ. Pastor JP jumps in this week to talk about how God's grace comes to us in the most desperate situations of life.

Darkness is powerful, but the unstoppable grace of Jesus Christ is stronger than any darkness. Pastor Kegan is back this week as we discuss the story of Jesus and the Demon-Possessed man from Mark 5:1-20.

Have you ever felt like things got out of control all of a sudden? When things get out of hand, we can trust the one who holds the whole world in His hands. Pastor Darren Goodrich preaches this powerful message on Mark 4:35-41!

Why do people respond to the gospel differently? It’s good to share the gospel. The gospel is powerful. The problem is the heart of the listener.

When Jesus calls us to follow Him, He wants to change everything about our lives - even who we eat with. In Mark 2:13-18, we see Jesus eating with tax collectors and sinners, encouraging us to welcome those who are far from God in our lives.

What do we do when our friends have an unsolvable problem? We know we can’t solve it, so bring them to the One who can - Jesus!

The shame of sin keeps us from God and others and that makes for a lonely life. In this story, we see Jesus’ heart to heal us, removing the shame and restoring us to Himself and those around us.

In a culture of entitlement, Jesus gives us an example of sacrificial service fueled by fervent prayer. Service is not about what we get but what we give.

Jesus is not just any other authority- He is the eternal authority. In this episode, we look at how His word carries unmatched power: to heal, push back darkness, and set us free. And we can find true freedom by listening to and obeying Jesus.