First Church Orlando

The Nu Class Sunday School presents "A Day With A Theologian" from their annual theology weekend.

The event was held in our Contemporary Worship Center on September 11, 2021

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John Dominic Crossan, Bible scholar and author

How Can We Christians Choose to Follow Jesus, The Prince of Peace, in a Chaotic World?

The theme for Crossan’s remarks is Divine Violence in the Christian Bible.  The morning lecture, from the Old Testament, is on Sanction Theology or Sabbath Theology. The afternoon lecture, from the New Testament, is on Peace through Victory or Peace through Justice.

There are two competing visions within the Christian Bible of the Jewish God of Creation, developed side by side from Genesis to Revelation: violent or nonviolent. Jesus chose one model to follow. The basis for the theme and lectures is Crossan’s book, How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian. It is readily available from numerous sources and in new and used versions.

John Dominic Crossan, an Irish-American former Catholic priest and retired university professor,  is an acclaimed Bible scholar and author. He is a major New Testament researcher, and historian of early Christianity and of culture of the Ancient Mediterranean and New Testament worlds. He is a past president of the Society of Biblical Literature.

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Pastor Vance shares a midweek video devotional for members and friends of First Church Orlando.

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Pastor Vance shares his opening remarks from this week's First Church newsletter.

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Today we continue through the sermon series "Work As Worship" as Pastor Emily discusses “Assumed Fruitfulness” through Luke 13:6-9.

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Today we continue through the sermon series "Work As Worship" as Paster Vance discusses "God's Artists" through Genesis 2:4-25.

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Pastor Vance shares a midweek video devotional for members and friends of First Church Orlando. This week he discusses "No pain, no gain.  Dealing with internal discomfort."

What do you do when thoughts, memories, or certain topics make you feel uncomfortable?  Maybe the answer is to accept the discomfort as an opportunity for honest self-reflection and spiritual growth.

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Pastor Vance shares his opening remarks from this week's First Church newsletter.

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Today Pastor Vance kicks off a new sermon series called Work as Worship with his sermon "Ora et Labora (Work As Prayer)" using scripture Colossians 3:23-24.

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Today we have a guest preacher, Rev. Madeline Luzinski. She is the Director of Pastoral Care at the Florida United Methodist Children's Home and will be sharing her sermon "The God Who Sees" utilizing Genesis 16:1-15.

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Today Pastor Vance preaches his sermon titled "The Call to Strength" discussing the armor of God.

This week's scripture is Ephesians 6:10-20.

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