Faith First

The Sunday service from First Lutheran church on Sunday, February 8th, 2026.

What is the point of the Church? Pr. Steve ponders this question for us while Maddy Newhouse gives us the skinny on HUGS, an effort to better welcome people into our new space.

The Sunday service for 2/1/26 from First Lutheran Church

When the church loses someone important who people look to for leadership in the congregation, what happens then? Pr. Craig ponders how God might be calling each of us to take a step forward in our faith to honor their dedication to our shared cause for Christ's mission and passion for people in need around us.

Special Guests Claudine and Jamil Zoughbi talk about Christ calling the disciples from their fishing nets and how similarly God called them from their home in the Holy Land to be missionaries here in the United States. Meet Pr. Steve's family friends from across the ocean in this week's episode.

Pr. Katie talks about the importance of Jesus being baptized in the very same way we his followers will do and the special bond and connection that creates with us and our Lord, the very savior of the whole world.

Pr. Craig talks about our attendance at our amazing Christmas Eve services and takes you behind the numbers to see how it all gets put together. Plus...is God sending you a sign? We'll discuss the Magi and signs from above in this special year-end episode.

Pr. Katie shares her Christmas Eve message about being the light of Christ, Pr. Craig pays tribute to a faithful staff member who says good-bye, and Pr. Steve has some very special prayers for us on our Christmas episode!

Pr. Katie talks about God bringing peace through the message of an angel to Jesus' father, Joseph, amongst the chaos of the circumstances around his birth and how God delivers that same peace to you and I today.

Pr. Steve ponders perhaps the biggest question of the Christian faith...is Jesus who he says he is? And if Jesus is in fact the savior of our entire world, how does the God of Love make himself known in our world today?