First Christian Church of Louisville Podcast

While everyone experiences struggles in life, when those struggles are faced by a child they are especially difficult. If there is trauma involved, the challenge is even greater.

Sometimes it can be hard to know how we can help a child in such a circumstance. Sometimes we don't know what to do or what to say. But sometimes, even the smallest meaningful encounter can be at the heart of a child's journey toward hope.

2016 has been an amazing year of ministry at and through First Christian Church of Louisville. This sermon celebrates the 30+ new outreach ministries that were started by our congregation this year.

We are a movement for wholeness in a fragmented

Sometimes we wonder if God's word in scripture is really true.

Sometimes the only thing we can do in response is to step out in faith.

But what if we had proof? What if we knew that something in scripture was true beyond any doubt?

In this message, we explore a passage that has absolutely been proven true in our church. The question is, will we continue to let it shape how we live out our faith.

Have you ever said something like, "I am so blessed."?

If so, you are right - you have been.

But do you know why you were blessed?

The answer stretches all the way back to the story of Abraham and once again shows how relevant our ancient scripture is in the modern world.

In a world that is filled with brokenness, it can be easy to wonder why God hasn't done anything to make it better. The truth is, God has done something - God created the church.

More than just a building or an institution, the church is called to be a house of living stones, a movement healing and wholeness in the world. That movement began with a call for the original disciples of Christ to serve as living witnesses of the Gospel message in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

This is still our call today.

At First Christian Church of Louisville, we seek to be a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. This is not just a mission statement, it is who we are and who we seek to be.

Join us as we begin a special season of worship celebrating how we have answered the call to be a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world in 2016 from our doorstep to the ends of the earth.

God has invited us into a relationship, but will we accept?

In this message, Sandy Selby leads us in exploring the ways in which we respond to God's invitation!

When the church invests in its young people, it plants seeds that may grow in ways beyond our imagining.  

 

In this sermon, we hear two stories of how the seeds of faith grew into something quite beautiful. The first is about a young man born in Sweden over 100 years ago.  The second is about a young woman who lives much closer to home.

Sandy Selby explores some of the was that evangelism has been misused, then offers a compelling case for reexamining - and reclaiming - this essential call.

Building on the words from James 1:22, Rev. Caitlin Simpson delivers a message on the act of compassion, an action at the core of each and every teaching of Jesus.

 

Compassion: a charge we as Christians are called to embrace, especially when it is most difficult. Especially in our violent and at times wholly unbearable world.  A charge that if lived into has the power to change not just or church or our community, but the world.

 

One act of compassion at a time.

 

At the end of her sermon, Caitlin showed a short video that features Brene Brown's discussion of Empathy. You can watch that by following the link provided or by visiting this site: http://bit.ly/1btB5XC

On the 2nd Sunday of the Easter Season, Associate Minister Pamela Pettyjohn leads us in exploring what happened on the First Easter Sunday later that same day.

 

Listen as she recounts Luke's narrative of disciples encountering the resurrected Jesus face-to-face, and shares some parallels to our lives today.