Faith First

By First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, IA

Dig into God’s word with informal conversation around the scripture and ways to apply the message to our lives. We’ll pray for you, chat about what’s brewing around our church, First Lutheran in Cedar... more

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How many episodes does Faith First have?

The podcast currently has 180 episodes available.

Faith First episodes:

March 15, 2020 "Stories of Restoration: Restoring Humanity" — Pastor Craig Brown — March 15, 2020
Today's Scriptures are: Romans 5:1-11, John 4:5-29,39a
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13min
March 11, 2020 "God Calls us to Restoration"—Intern Kirsten Wee—March 7, 2020
**Note** Sorry we missed an episode! We had technical difficulties with the new audio system and did not get a good recording.
Today’s
Gospel recounts Jesus’ encounter with the Pharisee, Nicodemus. Intern Kirsten delves into his background and
his mindset; he was not unlike many of ours.
She reminds us that God is here for us, seeking us out, ready to give us
His boundless love.

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8min
February 24, 2020 "Life in the Balance" Pastor Steve Knudson – February 23, 2020
Today
we say goodbye to FLC’s Director of Spiritual Transformation, Marcie Watson. Pastor Steve reminds us of the key lesson
found in the Transfiguration story: the voice of God saying, “Listen to him”. When life moves too fast or times get tough, and we are left waiting in the balance - we
need remember to listen and follow Jesus, The Light of God.

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11min
February 17, 2020 "The Space tells the Story" Pastor Steve Knudson – February 16, 2020
After
10 months, we are back in the FLC sanctuary!
Pastor Steve KNOWS we will be looking around and not at him. His solution: a guided tour of the new
sanctuary that ties in with today’s scripture readings.

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15min
February 10, 2020 “Salt and Light” – Intern Kirsten Wee – Sunday, February 9, 2020
Intern Kirsten loves Gumbo from her home town
of New Orleans. One essential seasoning: salt. She uses it as a metaphor to remind us that as Jesus said in today’s
Gospel taken from the Sermon on the Mount, we are the salt of the earth and the
light of the world. We are charged, out
of love for fellow human beings, to open our hearts and minds in service to one another.

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8min
February 03, 2020 “The Light of the Generations”, Rev. Craig Brown – Feb. 2, 2020

Six-year-old
Brock Brown probably didn’t realize he was just what a grieving woman needed on
flight from Florida to Iowa. Pastor
Craig uses this story of his son, supplements it with today’s Gospel and makes
these points: we’re a community in Christ, we all have a purpose, and we never
know when we’ll be just what someone needs.

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13min
January 28, 2020 “Come As You Are” – Intern Kirsten Wee – Sunday, January 26, 2020
Today’s Gospel
documents the closing of a dark time In Galilee: the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry as He
calls His disciples. Intern Kirsten draws
from this a potentially-dark period of her life to make a point: Even in our own dark times, God sees the
light within us and calls us – just as we are, despite our many flaws and
shortcomings.
Watch the video of this sermon at Youtube.com/firstlutherancr.

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9min
January 20, 2020 "Come and See” – Rev. Dr. Steve Knudson – Jan. 19, 2020
Pastor
Steve observes that the Big Questions of our lives and our faith don’t change –
the answers change. He notes the best
way to get those ever-changing answers is with fellow believers, and in prayer
and communion. Come. See.
Remain.
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17min
January 16, 2020 "Come With Me” - Rev. Craig Brown - January 12, 2020
Pastor Craig tells us
Jesus doesn’t ask us to do anything He didn’t do first. Today we celebrate Jesus’ baptism, one of the
things He did before we did -- for us, our children and all humankind. When any of us falters in our faith, He will
be with us. He’s been there.
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13min
January 16, 2020 “Guided By A Star” - Pastoral Intern Kirsten Wee - Sunday, January 5, 2020
Today we celebrate
Epiphany, when the Magi visited baby Jesus.
Intern Kirsten describes exactly who these three men were, how they
represented all humankind, and how we, like they, are only human. They needed guidance and so do we, and we
always have it.
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6min

FAQs about Faith First:

How many episodes does Faith First have?

The podcast currently has 180 episodes available.