FPC Podcast - First Presbyterian Church Norfolk

The Greatest Commandment: Jesus on the Hebrew Scriptures

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What is the law? Who are the prophets? How do both fit into the Good News of Jesus?The answer comes in considering the nearly eighty times Jesus quotes the Old Testament.
Do the Ten Commandments still matter?
How does the expectation of love fit with judgment?
What is it to live into Jesus’ call to an authentic faith?
All of this and so much more is revealed when the two covenants meet in the person of Jesus. 
This week, Pastor Jim Wood takes a deep look at Jesus response to the question: "What is the greatest commandment?"
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 & Mark 12:29-31

Justice: Jesus on the Hebrew Scriptures

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What is the law? Who are the prophets? How do both fit into the Good News of Jesus?The answer comes in considering the nearly eighty times Jesus quotes the Old Testament.
Do the Ten Commandments still matter?
How does the expectation of love fit with judgment?
What is it to live into Jesus’ call to an authentic faith?
All of this and so much more is revealed when the two covenants meet in the person of Jesus. 
This week, Pastor Jim Wood takes a deep look at Jesus teaching on the commandment, "You shall not murder"; Exodus 20:13 & Matthew 5:21-22

Temptation: Jesus on the Hebrew Scriptures

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What is the law? Who are the prophets? How do both fit into the Good News of Jesus?The answer comes in considering the nearly eighty times Jesus quotes the Old Testament.
Do the Ten Commandments still matter?
How does the expectation of love fit with judgment?
What is it to live into Jesus’ call to an authentic faith?
All of this and so much more is revealed when the two covenants meet in the person of Jesus. 
This week, Pastor Valena Hoy takes a deep look at the Temptation of Jesus in the Wilderness in Matthew 4:1-11

Law and Grace: Jesus on the Hebrew Scriptures

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What is the law? Who are the prophets? How do both fit into the Good News of Jesus?The answer comes in considering the nearly eighty times Jesus quotes the Old Testament.
Do the Ten Commandments still matter?
How does the expectation of love fit with judgment?
What is it to live into Jesus’ call to an authentic faith?
All of this and so much more is revealed when the two covenants meet in the person of Jesus. 
This week, Pastor Jim Wood considers the relationship between the Law and Grace in Matthew 5:17-20
 

”Filled to Overflowing” with Valena Hoy

Merry Christmas Church! This week Pastor Valena Hoy's shared a message, "Filled to Overflowing" as she preaches from Romans 15:13 - "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."
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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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