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First Naples Podcast
by First Baptist Church Naples, FL
The ministry of First Baptist Church of Naples
Episodes
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The Battle Against Self-Centeredness | Pastor Alan Brumback
The gospel doesn’t just change our relationship with God, but our relationship with other people. We must put away self-centeredness, living for ourselves, and put on Christ-likeness, loving like Jesus.
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Be The Church PodCast - One Lord One Faith One Baptism - October 15, 2026
This week on Be The Church, Pastor Alan, Pastor Thomas Keys, III and Anajah Bakker discuss Paul’s letter to the Ephesians to explore what it truly means to live out a public, unashamed faith rooted in Jesus. Join us as we unpack how embracing Jesus as Lord, resting in the gospel, and taking the...
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One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism | Pastor Alan Brumback
Baptism is a public declaration that Jesus is my Lord, the gospel is my confession, and I belong to His people.
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Be The Church PodCast - The Battle For The Mind - October 8, 2026
This week on Be The Church, Pastor Alan, Mark Herzlich and Hunter Robinson discuss Ephesians 4 and why the way we think matters so much, especially in an age when AI is tempting us toward cognitive surrender instead of a whole-life surrender to Jesus. 🗒️Additional resources from this week:...
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The Battle for the Mind | Pastor Alan Brumback
In Ephesians 4:17-24, Paul tells us that when you know who you are then you know what to think. If we are going to win the battle of our minds, we must put off the old way of thinking and put on the new way of thinking.
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The Battle for Our Identity | Pastor Alan Brumback
In Ephesians 2, Paul gives us our gospel identity in three movements: who we once were before Christ, who we now are because of Christ and what we are now called to do for Christ. We were dead in sin, but because of God’s great love towards us, we are now demonstrations of His grace and have been...
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Be The Church PodCast - Put on the Whole Armor of God - September 24, 2026
In today's episode, Pastor Alan, Pastor Thomas Keys, III and Mark Herzlich discuss the reality that we're not fighting against flesh and blood — instead we are fighting an enemy who wants us walking around with half our armor on and why "some of the armor" was never God's plan. 🗒️Additional...
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Put on the Whole Armor of God | Pastor Alan Brumback
Paul tells us that we stand firm by putting on the whole Armor of God: he tells us what the armor is and why it matters that we have it on.
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Be The Church PodCast - This is War - September 17, 2026
Whether we realize it or not, we are living in the middle of an unseen battle every single day, facing an enemy that relies on our distraction and ignorance to take ground. In this episode, we unpack Ephesians 6 to discover how to recognize the true enemy, stand firm against his schemes, and walk...
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This is War! | Pastor Alan Brumback
Paul teaches us that we must recognize the reality of the war we’re in, understand our responsibility to stand firm, and rely on the resources God has given us in Christ.
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Following Jesus Through the Storm | Pastor Alan Brumback
The Christian life is following Jesus wherever He leads, trusting Him whatever the storm, and worshiping Him for who He is.
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Be The Church PodCast - Keep Yourself from Idols - September 3, 2026
We all read warning labels and assume they're for somebody else—but today we're looking at the final warning the Apostle John gives his readers: 'Keep yourself from idols.' In this episode, we'll uncover why the idols in our lives rarely look dangerous, and how the only way to truly guard our...
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Keep Yourself from Idols || Pastor Alan Brumback
The only way to guard our soul against idolatry is to examine our idols, expose them as frauds, and exchange them for Someone better.
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Courageous Confidence || Pastor Alan Brumback
Courage is not the absence of fear, but faith fueled obedience in the presence of God. When you have courageous confidence in your future you will pray big prayers and make big sacrifices.
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Be The Church PodCast - Faith That Overcomes - August 20, 2026
What if your assurance of salvation didn't depend on the strength of your faith, but on the strength of the One you've placed it in? Today's episode walks through 1 John 5:1-12 to show how genuine faith in Jesus is revealed by what it produces, grounded in what it believes, and sustained by the...
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Faith that Overcomes || Pastor Alan Brumback
We are not sustained by the strength of our faith, but by the strength of the ONE in whom we’ve placed our faith. John shows us that the faith that overcomes is revealed by what it produces, grounded in what it believes, and sustained by the assurance it experiences.
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Be The Church PodCast - Courageous Love - August 13, 2026
Today on Be The Church, discover how understanding God's unconditional love can transform our daily life, conquer our deepest anxieties, and free us from fear. Pastor Alan, Mark Herzlich and Thomas Keys, III explore how resting in Christ's finished work empowers us to stop seeking validation and...
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Courageous Love || Pastor Alan Brumback
John is teaching us that the more convinced you are that God loves you, the more fearless and freer you are to love others.
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God is Love || Pastor Alan Brumback
John wants us to know what love is, where it comes from and what it does: it originates in God, initiates the response, and annihilates our biggest problem.
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Test the Spirits || Pastor Alan Brumback
In a world full of deception, John warns us to be careful, be Christ-centered, and be confident.
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Be The Church PodCast - God is Greater Than Your Heart - July 23, 2026
Today Pastor Alan and Ed Upton explore how to find true spiritual assurance when our own hearts and the surrounding culture make us feel like we are never enough. Discover how God’s omniscience and grace overrule our self-condemnation, replacing guilt with child-like confidence and a life of...
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Be The Church PodCast - Whose Child Are You? - July 16, 2026
We all want to know where we belong, but whose family resemblance do our daily lives actually show? Today Pastor Alan and Ed Upton dive into 1 John 3 for a spiritual paternity test to see if we are living for ourselves like Cain, or laying down our lives for others like Christ. 🗒️Additional...
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Whose Child Are You? || Pastor Alan Brumback
John gives us a spiritual paternity test to see if we are the children of God or the children of the devil. Do we live: My life for me or my life for others?
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The Reason Jesus Came || Pastor Alan Brumback
In these verses, John tells us that Jesus came to rescue us from our sinfulness and to destroy the work of the devil.
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Hope Living in a Broken World || Pastor Alan Brumback
In these verses, we see that we can have hope in a broken world through the security of our status in Jesus and the certainty of His coming.
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Be The Church PodCast - Deer Feeders, False Teachers, and Jesus - June 25, 2026
This weeks episode Pastor Alan, Pastor Ed Upton and Mark Herzlich discuss 1 John 2:18-27. In a world full of voices promising deeper truth, this week we explore how easily we can drift from what we once knew was true. Walking through 1 John 2, we uncover John’s warning, the weapon God has given...
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Deer Feeders, False Teachers, and Jesus || Ed Upton
The good news is that believers are not left defenseless. John points us back to the Holy Spirit, the truth we have already received, and the call to abide in Christ. When we stay anchored in God’s Word and remain close to Jesus, we can stand firm, recognize deception, and live with the…
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Don’t Love the World || Pastor Alan Brumback
In these verses, John is telling us to not love the world but follow the ONE who has overcome the world.
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Walking in Obedience || Pastor Alan Brumback
Our assurance in heaven is the foundation and motivation for our walking in obedience and love on earth.
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Be The Church PodCast - Walking in the Light - May 31, 2026
This weeks episode Pastor Alan, Pastor Ed Upton and Pastor Thomas Keys, III discuss 1 John 1:9n and unpack what confession really means, why hiding only keeps us stuck, and how the cross of Christ proves that God’s mercy is real and His forgiveness is sure. So come out of the shadows, run to the...
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Walking in the Light || Pastor Alan Brumback
True joy is found when we stop hiding in the darkness and walk in the light of Jesus.
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Be The Church PodCast - Time Management - May 28, 2026
In this weeks episode Pastor Alan, Mark Herzlich and Thomas Keys discuss time management and how we can honor the Lord with the time we are given. To Connect with us, please visit us at firstnaples.org The vision of First Naples is to glorify God by being a multigenerational, multiethnic,...
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Is There More? || Aaron Watkins
Pastor Josh Howerton: “The easiest way to waste your life is to succeed at things that do not matter.” Today, Paul is going to teach us that the way to live a life that counts is to live with purpose, follow God’s plan, and be filled with the Spirit.
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Be The Church PodCast - Blessed Assurance in Jesus - May 17, 2026
This weeks episode Mark Herzlich and Thomas Keys discuss Sunday's message, “Blessed Assurance in Jesus,” from 1 John 1:1–4. In a world full of uncertainty, John reminds us that real confidence in salvation doesn’t rest on our performance, but on the eternal, knowable, life-giving person of Jesus...
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Blessed Assurance in Jesus || Pastor Alan Brumback
John begins in the only place true assurance can rest, that is in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus is God who is eternal, a Savior who can be experienced, and the Life that must be shared.
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Be The Church PodCast - Living for a Legacy of Faith - May 10, 2026
On today's episode Pastor Alan, Mark Herzlich and Thomas Keys, III discuss 2 Timothy 1:1-7, we’re we are challenged to live for more than success—we’re called to leave a legacy of faith that shapes the next generation. Through Paul’s words to Timothy, this sermon reminds us that real faith is...
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Living for a Legacy of Faith || Pastor Alan Brumback
In this passage, we are going to see that a legacy of faith is built when faith becomes personal, is passed down intentionally, and practiced daily.
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Be The Church PodCast - Living Obediently - May 3, 2026
In this episode, Pastor Alan, Ed Upton and Peter Ku discuss believers baptism and what that is according to the Bible. We also will discuss how many believers around the world follow Jesus' example in baptism, even when it can sometimes cost them everything. 🗒️Additional resources from this…
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Living Obediently || Pastor Alan Brumback
In this passage, we are going to see two men who are living obediently. If we are going to live obediently, we must first believe in Jesus and then take the next step towards obedience.
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Be The Church PodCast - Live In Your New Identity - April 26, 2026
In this episode, we explore the profound “Great Exchange” in 2 Corinthians 5—where Jesus takes on human sin so that we can be reconciled to God. Discover how, as believers, we are freed from our old, shame-filled identities and no longer need to hide from God, but instead are called to live as…
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Live in Your New Identity || Dr. Edward Upton
Who we are should dictate how we live.
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Live with Love || Pastor Alan Brumback
Paul is trying to teach them that the only way you can live alive in Jesus is to live with love. Love is evidence of spiritual maturity and is the expression of Christ-like character.
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Be The Church PodCast - Live Alive - - April 12, 2026
Welcome to today’s episode as we kick off our new sermon series, Live Alive. Because Jesus is risen, we’re called to live with purpose, peace, and power—not weighed down by fear, distraction, or spiritual drift. In this conversation, we explore what it means to join Jesus on mission, live with...
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Live Alive || Pastor Alan Brumback
Because Jesus is alive, we can live alive with His peace, purpose, and power in our lives.
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Be The Church PodCast - Seven Sayings - Do you believe that “It is Finished”? - April 5, 2026
Welcome to today’s episode, where we discuss one of the most important questions anyone can face: Do you believe that it is finished? In this episode, we’ll look at the powerful words Jesus spoke from the cross, the proof of His resurrection on Sunday, and the personal decision each of us must…
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"It is Finished!" || Pastor Alan Brumback
In His final words from the cross, Jesus made a declaration on Friday that was proven on Sunday and now calls for a decision today: will you believe in Jesus or not?
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Be The Church PodCast - Seven Sayings - What Happened on the Cross? - March 29, 2026
In today's episode we discuss Pastor Alan's sermon on John 19:28-29; Matthew 27:45-46 and how Jesus' love for us held Him to the cross. 🗒️Additional resources from this week: YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49584773 Sermon video replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQZLSlMRYJU…
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"My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?" || Pastor Alan Brumback
No one in human history has ever experienced the level of pain and suffering that Jesus endured on the cross for our sins. In the fourth and fifth word from the Cross, we see God’s love for us in that Jesus physically and spiritually suffered instead of us.
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Be The Church PodCast - Seven Sayings - Behold Your Son - March 22, 2026
In today's episode we discuss Pastor Alan's sermon on John 19:23-27 and how Jesus on the cross was the Savior for His closest family members and ultimately all of us. 🗒️Additional resources from this week: YouVersion notes: https://www.bible.com/events/49581468 Sermon video replay:...
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