FPC Podcast - First Presbyterian Church Norfolk

The Theology of Advent: Love One Another!

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Welcome to the "Theology of Advent" series! During this 3 part series, we will take a deep dive into some challenging theological and biblical questions about advent. In this final episode we examine just a few of the many prophecies that foretold Christ's birth, pausing to consider what they tell us about "The Purpose of Jesus's birth" 
Join Joel Phillips, Director of Online Ministry at FPC as we explore The Biblical story of Christ's birth.
 

All About Jesus! Is Love a Feeling or a Command?

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Being a Christian involves believing and doing certain things. But there is something more - more than “things” - a beautiful mystery that sings joy and peace into the very heart of life itself. A beautiful tune about this Jesus and our likeness to him. Join us in this six-week series as dive into the Bible to discover All About Jesus!
This week, Pastor Jim raises the question - 'Is love a feeling or a command?' You can change a feeling, but not a command. How do we live this out in our lives today and during this Christmas season?
 

The Theology of Advent: Is My Nativity Set Biblical?

Welcome to the "Theology of Advent" series! During this 3 part series, we will take a deep dive into some challenging theological and biblical questions about advent. In this episode we raise the question: "Is my Nativity Set Biblical?" Many of us decorate with nativity figurines depicting a seen of shepherds, wisemen, donkeys and camels in a stable on the night of Christ's birth...which we assume all occurred in a dirty stable on December 25th 2000 years ago... But is that what the Bible really says?  
Join Joel Phillips, Director of Online Ministry at FPC as we explore The Biblical story of Christ's birth and raise the most important question of all...Why was Jesus born?
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All About Jesus! Why is He Coming Back?

Being a Christian involves believing and doing certain things. But there is something more - more than “things” - a beautiful mystery that sings joy and peace into the very heart of life itself. A beautiful tune about this Jesus and our likeness to him. Join us in this six-week series as dive into the Bible to discover All About Jesus!This week we will ask the question why Jesus is coming back. We will explore John 14:1-7 and understand why waiting together is the purpose of this journey.
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The Theology of Advent: Why does Jesus have two Genealogies?

Welcome to the "Theology of Advent" series! During this 3 part series, we will take a deep dive into some challenging theological and biblical questions about advent. In this episode we raise the question: "Why does Jesus have two genealogies in the Bible?" The Gospels of both Matthew and Luke give us a detailed record of Jesus' family line...the problem is they are different. Very different. 
Join Joel Phillips, Director of Online Ministry at FPC as we explore Why the Bible gives us two genealogies for Jesus, and more importantly What is the significance of each?
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The Voices of Christmas- ”Make Each Day Count”

During this busy season of advent, are you counting down the days OR making the days count for the Kingdom of Christ? This Sunday as we celebrated a special "Voices of Christmas" music service, we paused for a reflection with Joel Phillips, our Director of Online Ministry.
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All About Jesus! Why Was He Raised?

Being a Christian involves believing and doing certain things. But there is something more - more than “things” - a beautiful mystery that sings joy and peace into the very heart of life itself. A beautiful tune about this Jesus and our likeness to him. Join us in this six-week series as dive into the Bible to discover All About Jesus!
This week we will ask the question why did Jesus die, or maybe a better question might be, why did they kill him? This is different than the question of what was the meaning of his death. 
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Faith Matters: The Trinity with Pastor Jim Wood part III

Welcome to the third and final week in this three-week series as Senior Pastor Jim Wood wraps up an introduction to the Trinity. For a deeper dive, Jim recommends "Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith" by Michael Reeves. In this book, you'll find an introduction to Christianity and the Christian life that is form start to finish rooted in our triune God - Father, Son and Spirit. Not only do we understand the person and work of Christ through the Trinity, but also prayer, the church and every aspect of our faith. 
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Find "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves here on Amazon!

All About Jesus! Why Did He Die?

Being a Christian involves believing and doing certain things. But there is something more - more than “things” - a beautiful mystery that sings joy and peace into the very heart of life itself. A beautiful tune about this Jesus and our likeness to him. Join us in this six-week series as dive into the Bible to discover All About Jesus!
This week we will ask the question why did Jesus die, or maybe a better question might be, why did they kill him? This is different than the question of what was the meaning of his death. 
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Faith Matters: The Trinity with Pastor Jim Wood part II

Welcome back to week 2 in this three-week series as Senior Pastor Jim Wood continues to share an introduction to the Trinity. For a deeper dive, Jim recommends "Delighting in the Trinity: An Introduction to the Christian Faith" by Michael Reeves. In this book, you'll find an introduction to Christianity and the Christian life that is form start to finish rooted in our triune God - Father, Son and Spirit. Not only do we understand the person and work of Christ through the Trinity, but also prayer, the church and every aspect of our faith. 
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Find "Delighting in the Trinity" by Michael Reeves here on Amazon!