First Christian Church of Louisville Podcast

The threats we are facing as a nation have the potential to destroy us. The Good News is that we have the potential to rise above them and create a world of peace, justice, and equity for all God's children.The question is, which path will we choose?The scriptural focus of this message is Matthew 13:45-46This series is based, in part, on the book, "Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi" by Amy-Jill Levine. For more information on this book, please visit the following site: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DB32QQY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1To support this podcast, please visit https://pushpay.com/g/fcclouisville?src=hpp

While this series has included a lot of lessons from the churches in Ancient Macedonia, there is one more lesson to learn. A lesson perfectly suited for Thanksgiving Sunday. Scripture used in this sermon include:2 Corinthians 9:10-12To fill out your 2021 Estimate of Giving Form, please follow this link: https://fcclouisville.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/92/responses/newTo support this podcast, please text fcclouisville 77977* or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to 77977 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Today's message is all about one word, but what a word it is. Nineteen letters that offer incredible hope, especially in meantime moments. As part of his sermon, Brian mentioned a podcast by Rob Bell. You can find that here: https://play.acast.com/s/therobcast/episode-16-or-19-lettersToday's scripture includesEphesians 1:1-14To support this ministry, please text fcclouisville 77977* or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to 77977 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

According to the opening words of James, whenever we face trials of any kind, we are to consider it nothing but joy. Though it may seem challenging to do so, following this advice could change everything about how we experience the journey of life. Scripture used in this message includes:James 1:1-4To support this podcast, please text fcclouisville 77977* or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to 77977 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week, guest preacher, Sara Don Bailey, considers what it means to be a good neighbor and how God is a good neighbor to us while we find ourselves in our personal ditches like the man in the passage.To see the video referenced in the sermon, see link!To support First Christian Church of Louisville, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Transitions are always hard. Before they entered the Promised Land, God's people were in the wilderness for a very long time. They are anxious and uncomfortable times, ones we would like to escape, but into those times God is still providing, even revealing, God's ability to sustain us, satisfy us through the in-between, preparing us for a new beginning. Even in the in-between, Jesus offers words of comfort and salvation.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online *When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday, we ask 'Who is Jesus'? He says he is the gate, the one that lets the sheep in and out to pasture. How does this gate invite us to be a particular kind of community, how do healthy boundaries, help us to be the church?To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online.*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Happy Easter!To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week we celebrated Palm Sunday, Jesus' triumphant entry to Jerusalem, also a political satire of the traditional parades by Rome. His crowd was full of children, shouting, waving palms celebrating Jesus and the kingdom he was showing them was possible, a humble one where children are deeply valued. They saw him turn the tables on the current economic, religious, and political systems of the day for their protection, they also saw how the powers that be responded to that challenge. Our children are watching and listening to what we do and don't do for them and God's kingdom. Let's make sure we are also in the crowd following Jesus. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

We know we are getting close to Holy Week, when death is staring us in the face, like in the story of Lazarus. A story about how differently we each respond to grief and the good news, and how Jesus walks with us in our grief but continues to promise life with him too.  To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week we explored the story of the blind man being healed, and how everyone around him just wanted to point fingers and find out who to judge. What if instead, we spent our time, pointing at Jesus, in awe and wonder, seeing the light he brings to the world. How have we gotten to see God's glory, through Jesus in our own lives, in our church and in the world?To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week we left Nicodemus in the dark to meet the Samaritan woman in broad daylight and that's not the only scandalous thing we discovered in her conversation with Jesus. Jesus revealed that he died not just for people like Nicodemus who society revers but also for Samaritans, women and people with complicated histories that are shamed or reviled or rejected. The scandal of the cross is not who is left out, but who Jesus includes! Even us!To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

On Sunday we learned how weird John's Gospel can be, especially in the story of Nicodemus, feeling the push and pull of Jesus.  He starts out in the dark asking questions, but if we follow him throughout the story, he finds a way into the light to defend and care for Jesus.  He is anxious and unsure, just like us these days, but also like us, he is hearing the spirit move around him through Jesus and cannot resist.  Where do you see the spirit moving in FCC Louisville right now?  To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Last Sunday we hear from Rev. Caroline Hamilton-Arnold from Week of Compassion, the General Ministry of the Disciples of Christ. Caroline's passion is connecting people with the creative, re-creative power of the living God through stories and faithful action, and she believes a life of faith is about becoming part of God’s ongoing work in the world. As the Associate Director for Domestic Disaster Response, Caroline helps Disciples in the United States and Canada prepare for and respond to natural disasters. She spoke about God's abundant hope and how we can rise up anew through the hands-on work through Week of Compassion. She shared the ways our generosity helps people around the world. For more about Week of Compassion see the link above. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday we heard God proclaim to some of the disciples, and to us, during the transfiguration of Jesus: "Listen to him!". We talked about the journey to Jerusalem we are all beginning together during the six weeks of Lent which start this Wednesday at 6:30pm for our Ash Wednesday.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week’s scripture tackled complicated issues like divorce, adultery, anger and making promises. Jesus didn’t avoid the hard stuff, but the core of his message was about working on our hearts, how we see and treat each other with love, as the only way to create a shalom community, one seeking wholeness and right relationships with God and people.  To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

We continued with the "best sermon ever", Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. We learned about ways we are salt of the earth by making the world more delicious, preserving what is valuable and sometimes cleaning out the wounds of the world. We do all this to glorify God, because God heals and preserves and flavors the world with divine love. We are also the light of the world, shining and sharing our own stories of faith and God far and wide. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday we started our new sermon series on Matthew's version of the Beatitudes. This is the only section of teachings in this Gospel and it starts with a list of blessings, not laws, not rules or restrictions, but God's blessing. Jesus blesses those who are vulnerable, and invites us to view our own places of vulnerability as blessed by God too. If you want to know what that looks like, just look to Jesus. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Message from Rev. Dr. Caitlin Simpson.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Sunday we explored introductions in the Bible. How people are introduced tells us a great deal about their story. As an adult, Jesus chooses to be introduced through his baptism by John; he choses to not do, but to be received, to submit rather than control. He is introduced by God, as beloved son, as the servant of God. What does his introduction say about us as his followers? How should we be introduced, if we are claimed by Jesus at our baptism?To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Cozy Christmas Day Poetic Reading

This Sunday we heard songs from Elizabeth and Mary, two distinct women with distinct songs. They sang about joy and deep belonging, and invite us to feel as necessary and important people in God's story and this church's story. Mary's song is a response to that welcome and belonging, inviting us to bring that belonging and justice to the whole world. We don't just sing these songs during advent but can sing them all year long. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday we were delighted to welcome members of all ages to put on an original Intergenerational Advent Program to share the story of the birth of Jesus. They reminded us about the most important gift God has ever given us. If you missed it on Sunday you will DEFINITELY want to check it out on YouTube and share with anyone who might need a reason to smile this week! To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Last week we heard some of the most common and familiar words in scripture: "do not be afraid" after the angel greets Mary. We learned the words right after those are what help Mary and generations before her to say yes to God. Words of God's power and strength, God's favor and steadfast presence. Those words are for us too, God meets us and acknowledges our fears too, but reminds us we are not alone. You can say yes to God, for nothing is impossible for Him.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit https://www.fcclouisville.org/give.*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

We started the season of Advent this Sunday with our series called Generation to Generation with poetry, art and devotions from Sanctified Art. We reflected and celebrated the genealogy of Jesus, finding hope in those who came before us, who passed on God's love and liberation and justice generation after generation. We have inherited a story that lasts, and there is room enough for our story! Our stories of faith and doubt, success and failure, joy and sadness give hope and are what we pass on to the next generation.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week we finished up our stewardship series on how we are opening doors with our generosity! We talked about your generosity helps us dream about the future of this church. The way we will continue to be stretched and strengthened by God to share the gospel. We can only do this if every single person finds their way to sharing their gifts with us this year. As we are on the verge of a new church year starting in Advent, you are invited to fill out a pledge card (if you haven't already) to plan how you want to open doors to ministry here at FCC Louisville! To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week we celebrated the ways our outreach sends us out to many doorsteps around our city and around the world. Paul, reminded us with his travels, it is worth the risk and absolutely necessary to meet people where they are, let them know they are invited to our crowded table, and also let them invite us to their tables too. In order to do this, we must share our time, talents and tithes to make our outreach, mission trips, and Wholeness Grants possible.  To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit Give Online*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday we kicked off our new stewardship season, exploring how we open doors to ministry through our generosity. We celebrated the saints of our past, especially the gifts and talents of Fay Watson. We give thanks to those who gave in the past and who inspire us to join in the joy of generosity too!To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Join us for a message from guest preacher Bruce Barkhauer.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday, we finalized our Imagining A World with More series with a message from Rev. Dr. Caitlin Simpson. In this message, Rev. Simpson asks us to imagine a world with more justice-seeking Christians and to explore ways to engage in justice and activism in today's world as we each work to break every yoke of oppression and injustice. Check out Disciple Home Mission (mentioned in the sermon) at the link below!To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday we heard some of the most beautiful words from scripture found in Psalm 19, how creation itself, speaks of God's glory and majesty. We learned about how the Green Chalice, a ministry of the General Church, has also spend the last two decades connecting Disciples to God's creation by creating and protecting the beauty of the earth. We are invited to get outside this week to celebrate and appreciate God's gifts of nature.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week we celebrated World Communion Sunday with many denominations around the world. We imagined a world with more Hope and heard how Global Ministries brings hope to people all over the planet. Hope is the thing with feathers as Emily Dickinson reminded us, and ours is in Jesus who is faithful. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

In week two of our series Imagining a World with More... we talked about the hidden life and language of trees and how they can help us imagine a world with more community. We learned when we build a community that values collaboration, connectivity, deep listening and diversity it starts to look like a God shaped community. We need deep roots that care about all the other trees to create a healthy, thriving forest. Our church, and our denomination, especially Disciples Home Mission helps nourish and resource us to create new life on behalf of Jesus. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Last Sunday we kicked off a new sermon series "Imagine a World with More" with the theme of compassion. In our passage Jesus reminds us the only guideline for identifying sheep vs. goats, was whether they were compassionate. We are imagining more ways and new ways for FCC Louisville to be compassionate, specifically towards God's creation. The message encourages you to think where do YOU want to see more compassion in the world?To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday, was a very special service, celebrating our two mission trips in 2022. The Youth went to Nashville, TN to help through serving with aging adults, doing crafts, leading classes, cleaning the facility and more. A group of 13 adults went to W. KY to help with the rebuilding efforts following the 2021 tornadoes which devastated the area.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday, we had special guest preacher, Sara Don Bailey who discussed how God endures and supports us through grief and how we are called as a church to do the same for each other.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday we talked about how Jesus wants to offer freedom to those who are bound up. He gave it miraculously to a woman bent over for eighteen years and tried to offer it to the synagogue leader who was bound up by a need to cling to his privileges and power by keeping things the same. Where do you need Jesus to offer you freedom, what are you clinging to that might be keeping you bound up?To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday we welcomed Rev. Art Ritter aka Maren's dad to share a good word with us from Luke's gospel. He taught us about the ways following Jesus does ask us to choose a particular path, it may mean we act and think differently, even from those closest to us. Following Jesus is a choice and a challenge, one that doesn't always make our lives easier, but does make the world closer to God's kingdom.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Last Sunday we finished our sermon series Holistic Faith, by hearing through a worship and wonder story from our children's ministry, how the church tells time through a liturgical calendar. We celebrated the gift of moving through the church seasons to help us grow hearts for worship and a deep sense of awe.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Last Sunday we learned about the third part of a Holistic Faith or whole-hearted faith. We learned how STUDY can help us grow and keep curious hearts. Hearts that are curious and full of wonder about God and people. Curiosity helps us practice vulnerability, and keeps us willing to change and learn. Certainty closes doors, while curiosity keeps them open. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

We continued our series on Holistic Faith, looking at how serving and service are essential. We learned from the bold faith of James and John, that we are capable of serving in risky ways that have the power to transform us into servants of God. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Last Sunday we started our sermon series on Holistic Faith where we explore four fundamental practices that help lead to a balanced or whole-hearted faith. In the story of Mary and Martha, we discovered the deep value of fellowship, both offering it and receiving it. We talked about about how it was one of the ways we offer and experience Jesus among us. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Last week we learned about our freedom in Christ, grants us the freedom to live a life in the spirit. That spirit produces beautiful fruit and comes from us serving one another in love. My freedom is now linked to everyone else's freedom through Jesus.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week, in our series Ancient Practices for Anxious Times, we harnessed the power of the PAUSE, as we learned about the rhythm of prayer for many monks and nuns. Patty Rankin joined me for a conversation on how we can choose to let prayer interrupt our days, helping us to be more reflective than reactive people.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Despite the best efforts of a determined fly to deter the message, last Sunday we learned about and practiced lectio divina, also known as sacred reading. We were reminded that God's word is living and breathing and still speaking to each and every one of us when we listen. I hope you find ways to try out this practice and learn the joy of hearing God's voice in our sacred scriptures.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This Sunday, we learned about the ancient practice of walking a labyrinth to help bring more peacefulness to our anxious times. How the twists and turns of this walk reflects the turns our own faith lives take as we try to draw close to the center where we can find God.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

Last week we celebrated Pentecost!  Pentecost the power of telling the story of Jesus, as Peter does that day, to tell people the news that God's power and presence cane to us in the Holy Spirit that continues to spread every time we tell people about it!To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week we finished up our series: How well do you know....with the story of Lydia. She reminded us that important stuff happens at rivers in the Bible. In her case, God opened her heart to listen to Paul preach the gospel and then she opened her home to become the first church in Philippi! She reminds us that listening to God can change our lives and that hospitality is at the core of our faith.To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

This week we talked about Peter and Paul, and by learning more about them, we learn how to handle disruptions from God. They both had huge disruptions to their faith and belief, showing us that disruptions are both normal and a chance to think and act differently in order to express God's love and grow closer to God's truth. To support this ministry, please text FCCLouisville (833) 267-9138 or visit www.fcclouisville.org/give*When you send “FCCLouisville” to (833) 267-9138 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to First Christian Church of Louisville (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.