First Christian Church of Louisville Podcast

Through the prophet Malachi, God challenges us to test God when it comes to the faithful use of our monetary possession saying that if we give back to God a full tithe (10%), God will pour out an overflowing blessing.

Over the past four years, members of First Christian church have put God to test in this way and God has responded with an overflowing blessing indeed.

Are you ready for an amazing story?

Last week, we sought to answer the question, "What would it take for Louisville to become an ideal city?" In so doing, we compiled a list of answers given by congregation members.

This week, we celebrate how our church is making a difference in every single area that was named. All of it made possible by the grace of God and your faithful response to God's call.

As part of this message, worshippers were asked, "What would it take for Louisville to become an ideal city?" The responses were varied but they all pointed to a possible future far better than our current reality.

Take a listen to what they had to say and how a speech given in the late 1800's by the pastor of First Christian Church can help us achieve the goal of creating a more ideal city, country, and world.

Rev. Caitlin Simpson offers some practical ways to live into our baptism each day.

Baptism.

What is it? Why do we do it? Is it necessary?

Join us as we explore these and other questions and ideas about one of our church's most sacred practices.

Rev. Caitlin Simpson explores our call to Sabbath - to sacred rest. We often talk about the busy-ness of our lives, sometimes taking pride it. But there is something to be discovered when we take time for stillness, for rest. Perhaps this sacred rest can help us begin a new year with our hearts open to God's presence in our busy lives.

Malachi 3:8-10 is the only passage in scripture where God invites us to put God to the test. The Good News is that if we test God in this way, an overflowing blessing will pour down from heaven that could change everything.

When God called Abraham to become the leader of Israel, God said that the nation would be blessed in order that they would be a blessing.

The call that as given to Abraham so long ago remains the call of God's people today - we are called to be a blessing for others. In today's message, we explore that call and celebrate some of the amazing work our church has done this year to be a blessing to the world from our doorstep to the ends of the earth.

From the very beginning of creation, God has called upon humankind to be the caretakers of creation. At the heart of that call is the role of the church, which is not just an institution but a house of living stones - a body of believers dedicated to bringing healing and wholeness to this often fragmented world.

While First Christian Church is living into the above call in new and innovative ways, our current ministries are made possible because of the strong foundation laid down by the generations that have come before us.

As we begin our annual journey of celebrating all that we have done in ministry this year and preparing for an even better year to come, we celebrate our past and seek to answer the call to build an even brighter future.

During the sermon, we showed a video about longtime church member Fay Watson. You can watch that video by clicking the button above.

Rev. Caitlin Simpson brings us a message on standing in the middle as the war of polarization wages on around us. How do we resist the urge to dehumanize the 'other' no matter the side when society at large all but demands us to?