Katy First Family Podcast

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about the parable of the fig tree from Luke 13, soil disruptions, fruitfulness, and the faithfulness of God.

Pastors Mark and Becca start off the third week of Lent with lots of laughter and diving into the new series, from Death to Life.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about Lent, holy practices, and what it means to go from, gradually, from glory to glory.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about scary movies, hard stories, and finding courage in the face of struggle.

Pastors Mark and Becca struggle through some technical issues to finally talk about wrong turns, finding contentment, woes, and how the good news is that the grace of God makes sure nothing is in vain.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about what it means to live into our purpose individually and what it can look like figuring out what you're here for.

Pastors Mark and Becca celebrate the podcast's 50th episode and talk about what it means to follow the example of Jesus with a sense of purpose in an urgent world.

Pastors Mark and Becca discuss Jesus' first miracle found in the Gospel of John of turning ordinary water into wine. What is Jesus doing here and what does this teach us about the "good stuff" Jesus offers us?

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about the importance of water, the work of baptism, and the revolution of being right-side up in an upside down world.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about Epiphany and the gift of grace and diversity.

Pastors Mark and Becca look back at the Advent season and talk about the ways it prepares us to not just celebrate Christmas but move into the new year with hope, peace, joy, and love.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about Advent traditions, Christmas decorations, and how, through Christ, we can have hope and rejoice in a weary world.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about the gospel according to Disney, where exactly grace can be found, and what it means to remember who we are through the good story of the Eucharist, or holy communion.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about coffee, being sustained by grace, and how being at the table is what really holds us together.

Pastors Mark and Becca discuss the "lovingly swept together" family, the gift of duality, and all the wonderful things about trees.

Pastor Becca and special guest co-host Julie Richards talk about being elder millennials, haunted houses, Reformation Day, and what it means for us to be stewards of this moment for the love of the church.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about knowing and loving yourself enough to name your strengths and gifts so that you can offer them for the love of one another.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about favorite songs, what it means to live in an enemy-making world, and how we can be a part of a different way of living, for the love of our enemy.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about southern idioms, caring, the obstacles that make it hard to care, and how we can make a difference, for the love of God.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about home, Lord of the Rings, and what it means to say, and live, in Katy, TX as it is in Heaven.

Pastor Mark and Kay Psencik preview 3 new studies starting in October at Katy First. For more info and to sign up visit www.katyfirst.org/studies

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about what it means to build home together and the struggles that can come with really leaning into social holiness.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about being far from home and how grieving, connecting, and leaning in can help us to create a better community.

Pastor Becca and Pastor Mark (welcome back!) talk about the inspiration and challenge of intentionally building a community that is centered on Christ and honoring the diverse, sacred image of God in each of us.

Pastor Becca and special guest co-host Pastor Steven Newcomb talk about inherited faith, good questions, and the unbarricaded grace of God.