Sermons for a Critical Faith

Tina turner asked this question a long time ago and yet we still wrestle with the answer…what is love, how do we love well, what is love not, and on and on. We definitely need to do a deep dive into this very important and timely topic on today’s A Critical Faith podcast with pastor sue Coller from First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Ne.

If my math is correct, 7 times 70 equals 490, right? That is how many times we are to forgive those who have hurt us or who have simple done something that we find unforgivable…..so is that an exact number or a figure of speech…let’s find out on today’s podcast that’s all about forgiveness with Pastor Sue Coller.

James talks about jealousy, envy, and self-righteousness and how they are a cancer to our souls and the lives of others, then in the same breath he talks about the need for our faith to have works….how can I have that kind of faith while still struggling with jealousy, envy, and being self-righteousness…. That’s the topic on this weeks a critical faith podcast with Pastor Sue Coller

Lets look at how this was even an issue in Genesis on today’s a critical faith podcast with Pastor Sue Coller from First Presbyterian church in Lincoln, NE.long for, right? Not really, not at all. Lets look at how this was even an issue in Genesis on today’s a critical faith podcast with Pastor Sue Coller from First presbyterian church in Lincoln, NE.

It can be a lot easier to look through our own lenses at someone else with eyes of being right and or righteous rather than in a mirror at my own flaws and how they are hurting and impacting others. That's the topic on today's a Critical Faith Podcast with Pastor Sue Coller from First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Ne.

Have you ever had someone say ‘God bless you’? What does that mean, are we blessed by God, is it something earned or is it just because God is so kind and gracious. Let’s find out on today’s a critical faith podcast from first presbyterian church in Lincoln with special guest speaker Terri Sherman, but first let’s hear today’s text on the beatitudes.

We can feel overwhelmed when we look around our world or even our own neighborhoods and see all the despair, needs, and hurts that people have. We might ask the question: what can I do? I don’t have much if anything to give…well, in today’s a critical faith podcast we discover that it doesn’t take much, and it will take what we have to give.

For some of us the idea or thought of dancing, let alone dancing as a part of our worship, makes us cringe. But, that is exactly what David did and encourages US to do…..so, put on your dancing shoes and let’s dance on today’s a critical faith podcast with guest speaker, pastor Kris Brammer from first Presbyterian church in Lincoln.

On today’s a critical faith podcast, we have special guest Tony De la rosa executive of the PCUSA synod of Mid-America.

The underbelly of the human psyche, what is often referred to as our dark side, is the origin of every act of self-sabotage. Birthed out of shame, fear, and denial, it misdirects our good intentions and drives us to unthinkable acts of self-destruction and not-so-unbelievable acts of self-sabotage. Debbie Ford This can often describe the condition of our hearts, and we remain hidden and ashamed. W...

The age old story of David and Goliath has far more application for our lives today than perhaps we realize. That's today's topic on A Critical Faith Podcast. 

We must be born again to see the kingdom of God. What does that mean and how do we know if we have experienced that reality. Let’s get right into it on today's a critical faith podcast with Pastor Sue Coller from first Presbyterian church in Lincoln, NE.

“Evil cannot and will not be vanquished by evil. Dark will only swallow dark and deepen. The good and the light are the keenest weapons.” ― Nora Roberts Let’s discover more together on how to live this out on today’s a critical faith podcast with first Presbyterian’s Sudanese pastor Jock Paleak

Join us on this week's podcast as we discover what it looks like and how we live if we have serious questions about our faith and relationship with God. All questions are good questions, right? Let's find out now.

It is said that we can live for 40 days without food, 4 days without water, 4 minutes without air….but we can only live 4 seconds without hope. What happens when all hope seems to die and we don’t know where to go, what to do, or how get our hope restored again? Let’s find out on today’s a critical faith podcast with Pastor Sue Coller from 1st Presbyterian church in Lincoln NE.

As followers of Jesus how do we live in a world that is more and more antagonist.  That's what we talk about on today's Podcast. 

We hear a lot about the need to be more loving and kind, and yet the current reality of our world seems that we are more divided than ever, more toxic than ever…so why is that and what does being more loving look like, especially in a faith community. Let’s find out on today’s a critical faith podcast, here now is Pastor Sue Coller of first Presbyterian church in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Abide , literally, means to 'stay' or 'remain. ' To abide in the Lord means that we continually receive, believe and trust that Jesus is everything we need. ... When we abide in Jesus, we remain steadfast as we walk in Him, depend on Him. That’s hard enough to do and then to live it out might be even more difficult for us. That’s the topic on today’s a critical faith podcast.

Do miracles still happen? Does God still intervene because we ask for a miracle?  Let's discover more together on this podcast that answers those questions in ways you may or may not  have pondered. 

Today's Podcast with Pastor Jane Holtzclaw from First Presbyterian Church, Lincoln, Nebraska

“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.” Anne Lamott “To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.” Robert Muller So, what is the reality in our lives in regards of should we forgive, can we forgive and what does that look like. Let’s discover more about that on todays a critical faith podcas...

On Easter Sunday the sound of Christians saying ‘he is risen, he is risen indeed’ rang out all around the world. But what does Easter mean in a world where children die because we just don't value them enough? Easter is good news, but it can also be something we struggle with - even people of faith, when 2000 years after that first Easter, we still have way too much suffering in this world. That i...

It’s Palm Sunday and on today’s a critical faith podcast, we explore the gift of Misfits - or better said, gift of community as we continue our series of the Gifts of the Dark Wood during Lent. So let’s find out what it means to be a part of a group the appears to be on the outside looking in. Here now is Pastor Sue Coller from First Presbyterian church in Lincoln, ne

We continue our series 'The gifts of the dark wood' with Pastor Sue Coller from First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, NE.

We are never lost, even when we feel alone, isolated, and confused...God is not and God loves us with a love that we cannot comprehend.