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These podcasts are messages that were preached at First Love Church in Ocala, Florida. We hope that you are encouraged and inspired by what you hear. We are a non denominational, egalitarian church that practices a generous orthodoxy. Find out more about our local congregation online at firstlovechurch.org. #firstlovechurchocala #firstlovechurch #ocalaflorida #egalitarian #Jesuschrist #jesus #nondenominational #pastor #spirituality #christian #eucharist #opentable #tableofthelord #communion #community #spirit #divine #femininedivine #creeds #orthodoxy #equality #welcome #followers #disciple #love #faith #hope #help #recovery #newlife #peopleofpresence #holy #holyspirit #sacred #Sophia #wisdom

Recent Episodes

Whoopsie Daisy, You Are Not The Judge

Contempt feels powerful for a moment, but it corrodes everything it touches, your relationships, your body, your faith. Today we sit with Romans 14 and hear a simple, disruptive command: accept each other and stop arguing about who is right. We talk about why a rule-heavy spirituality can actually be a sign of weak faith, and how the Holy Spirit grows something sturdier in us: self-control, responsibility, and love that does no harm. We also reframe the Ten Commandments as neighbor pro...

43 MIN

To Love Your Neighbor Is To Refuse To Harm Them

Love sounds simple until you try to live it in a world trained by anxiety, scarcity, and power. We start with a warm welcome to everyone joining in person and online, then step into the Season of Creation with a vivid image: broken pottery restored with gold. It becomes a spiritual blueprint for restoration, because most of us assume we must gather every missing piece before God can heal us. We push back on that fear and invite you to bring what you have, trusting God to do what you cannot, a...

51 MIN

What If Goodness Is The Strategy

If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn your place with God, we want you to hear this clearly: you’re already welcome. We start by talking about seasons how we rush to “throw out the sweaters” when life feels stuck, and why the church calendar can ground a deep spiritual life. As we enter the Season of Creation, we lean into a countercultural practice of attention, letting the natural world point us toward God’s presence, God’s love, and our place in the world. From there, we wrestle with J...

30 MIN

Joy Is What Happens When Grief Is Lived Well

Joy gets misunderstood when we treat it like a mood we earn after life settles down. We start somewhere more honest and more hopeful: joy as grief well lived. That means we name the pain without flinching, but we also refuse to let sorrow be the final word. We talk about the small, sacred things that still matter in hard seasons, and why practicing gratitude is not denial but a realignment of the heart. From there we step into Matthew 14 and the walking on water story with fresh eyes. ...

36 MIN

You Can Change The Way You Think

Your life is already preaching something and Romans 12 asks a pointed question: is it worship? We start with Paul’s invitation to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice, then get intensely practical about what mind renewal looks like when real life hits parenting, work, stress, and the pressure to “produce” to prove you’re enough. For anyone tired of carrying an inner iron fist, we explore how repentance is not just feeling bad, it is choosing to change the way you think. We unpack how good-...

37 MIN