First Free Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Pastor Shane Holden continues in the book of 1 John, sharing the simple truth of the gospel, and instructing us to not let ourselves be deceived by those who teach false doctrines.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in the book of 1 John, sharing on not loving the things of this world, but loving God and obeying Him.
Pastor Pher Lois continues in 1 John, comparing our culture's definition of love with God's definition, and how true love looks like living our lives as Jesus lived.
Special Guest Speaker Michael Jr. teaches on using what God has given you to serve him, as he has with his gift to make people laugh.
Pastor Max continues in our series called "Encountering Jesus," detailing the parable of the sower from Matthew 13.
Pastor Max Holden continues in our series in the book of Matthew, sharing 9 specific instructions Jesus gives His disciples before he sends them out to spread His message.
Pastor Pher Lois continues in ‘Matthew: Stories From Matthew’ examining the baptism and wilderness testing of Jesus.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in his series titled “Encountering Jesus: At the End of the Age,” picking up where he left off in Matthew 24 and the signs to look for that Jesus gives His disciples that will proceed his return.
Kelly Fernandes continues in our new series titled “Encountering Jesus,” using the story of Jesus calming the storm to relate to the storms we face as christians, and to not let ourselves be offended at God when they come.
Pastor Jon Reiner kicks off a new series titled “Encountering Jesus,” sharing the story of when Peter declares that Jesus is the messiah.
Pastor Shane Holden wraps up our series in the book of James, sharing the power of our prayers
Pastor Shane Holden continues in our series in James, sharing on having patience through suffering, and remaining faithful when the dry seasons come.
Pastor Jon Reiner shares on having faith in regards to our finances, and remaining faithful as it gets more difficult to be a Christian in the coming days.
Pastor Pher Lois shared on relying on God’s leadership in our lives, rather than being deceived by the enemy in thinking we know what is best for ourselves.
Pastor Shane shares a special Easter message, celebrating Jesus’ resurrection, and what that means for us as followers of Him.
Kelly Fernandes shares on knowing who God is and learning how to hear from the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Pastor Shane continues in James, sharing on our tongues and the power our words have to build up or destroy those around us.
Jon Reiner shares a message from Luke 8 about two individuals who had very different standings in society, yet they shared something in common… both were desperate for a touch from Jesus.
Pastor Pher Lois continues in our study of the book of James examining how merciful God is in His judgments, asking us if we are striving to be merciful like God in our judgments towards others.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues our series in the Book of James, sharing the story of the rich young ruler, and relating it to what James is saying about not discriminating amongst ourselves, specifically in regards to our social status.
Pastor Shane continues in the book of James, sharing what it means to have true faith, and the dangers of having fruitless faith.
Pastor Shane continues in the book of James, giving us five characteristics to cultivate to have a life that God blesses.
Pastor Max Holden summarizes Romans 1-4, taking us through an abbreviated version of what he has been teaching at First Free Youth this year.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in our new series in the book of James, encouraging us to find value in who we are in Christ rather than the earthly positions we hold, and using this to fight temptations when they come.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in the book of James, explaining that the path to true maturity in our faith is through experiencing trials.
Pastor Shane Holden concludes our series in 1 Peter, sharing part 2 on how we can resist the enemy and his schemes against us.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in 1 Peter, Sharing being humble and how we can clothe ourselves with humility.
Pastor Pher Lois continues in 1 Peter, calling us to be mindful of the ultimate reality that Jesus is Lord and that His return is imminent, and use these facts to develop an eternal perspective.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues in 1 Peter, challenging us with the concept of suffering while pursuing what is good, and how we ought to respond.
Pastor Shane continues in 1 Peter, covering one of the most difficult and misunderstood texts in the New Testament, and how it could be interpreted.
Kelly Fernandes continues in our series in 1 Peter, Calling us to love one another and to respond to the evil done to us with love and not offense.
Pastor Shane continues in our series in 1 Peter, giving historical context to 1 Peter 3:1-7, so that we can better understand what Peter is saying about his culture in regards to marriage and marital roles, and how it’s different from today’s culture.
Pastor Max continues in our series in 1 Peter, challenging us to not seek retribution when we are wronged or persecuted, rather we should use our suffering as a way to be mindful of God’s presence in our lives and His call to suffering.
Pastor Jon continues in our series in 1 Peter, challenging us to live such good lives, that we stop the unbelieving world in its tracks and provoke them to pursue Jesus for themselves.
Pastor Pher continues in our series in 1 Peter, sharing on belonging to the family of God, and building our life on Jesus.
Pastor Shane continues in our series in the book of 1 Peter, explaining steps we can take as believers to grow up in our salvation.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in our series in 1 Peter, sharing on how to grow in holiness and not conform to the ways of the world.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues in 1 Peter, sharing on having an eternal perspective while facing trials and persecution here on earth, and whether or not the inheritance that awaits us is worth the suffering we will endure.
Pastor Shane Holden kicks off our new series in 1 Peter titled “Exiles”, encouraging us to not let our past failures DEFINE us, rather REFINE us.
Pastor Jon Reiner ends our series in the Gospel of John with the story of Lazarus, the final miracle listed in John, and how it parallels the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Pastor Shane Holden concludes John chapter 17 and the priestly prayer, wrapping up our series on the last words of Jesus before His arrest.
“Jesus calls you by name, so He might lead you, and as such, He is the only one worthy of our worship.”
Pastor Max Holden continues in the Gospel of John last weekend, sharing on Jesus as our good shepherd.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in John chapter 17, covering Jesus’ final prayer, specifically where Jesus prays for His disciples.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues in the book of John covering the whole of chapter 9, Jesus heals a man born blind, the Pharisees seek to discredit the miracle and the man healed stands firm in the simple truth of what happened in his life despite the threats coming from his accusers.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues in the book of John with the story of the woman caught in adultery. John explores how the woman ended up in her predicament, what were the Pharisees' motivations for bringing her before Jesus, and are we more like the Pharisees in casting judgment on others before we examine ourselves.
Pastor Shane Holden dives into the first 5 verses of chapter 17, which begins the High Priestly Prayer that Jesus makes to the Father in the final minutes before His arrest.
Max Holden examines all of John 7, culminating with the words Jesus says, ‘whoever comes to Him will have streams of living water flow from within them.’ What do these words mean for us as His followers?
Pastor Shane Holden looks at the Last Words Jesus says to His disciples before he is arrested and stands trial.
Pastor Jon Reiner covers all of John 6. Jesus feeds 5,000, walks on water, gives a hard teaching, reveals He is the bread of life, and many disciples no longer follow Him.
Max Holden examines a passage where Jesus defends His divinity and calls out the Pharisees' for not knowing the voice of God.
Pastor Shane Holden goes through a conversation Jesus has with His disciples letting them know ahead of time, not everyone will want to hear the message He brings, and they can expect to be treated the way He is about to be treated.
Pastor Pher Lois continues in the Gospel of John series looking at a miracle of Jesus and the discussion Jesus has with the religious leaders about the authority the Father has given the Son.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in the Last Words series sharing how the love Jesus has for us is the same love the Father has for Him. Shane shares his personal testimony of how he experienced the love of God in his life.
Kelly Fernandes continues in the book of John taking a look at the encounter Jesus had with the woman at the well.
Guest Speaker Joel Richardson dives into the prophecy of Habakkuk giving a word for how this book could apply to America in this modern age.
Pastor Shane Holden covers John 15:1-8, Jesus is the vine that brings fruit through a believer's life.
Pastor Jon Reiner teaches about our identity and purpose in this life looking at how John the Baptist was faithful in his mission and witnessed faithfully of the coming Messiah yet was able to remain content when God gave to him and also when God gave to someone else.
Pastor Shane Holden teaches on what Jesus says it means to really love Him, as well as how Jesus sent a Helper so we can love Him rightly.
Pastor Jon Reiner goes through the night time conversation Jesus had with a prestigious member of the Jewish ruling council, Nicodemus, highlighting what Jesus means when he says you must be born of the Spirit.
Pastor Jon Reiner goes over the story of Jesus clearing the moneychangers out of the temple showing the zeal He had for His Father’s house.
Pastor Shane Holden continues ‘Last Words’ in John 14, going over the encouragement Jesus gave to his disciples, that although we may face troubles here on earth we will, in the end, be with him for eternity.
Kelly Fernandes continues in the Gospel of John exploring the miracle of Jesus turning water into wine, the first of the signs to reveal His glory.
Pastor Shane Holden picks up where he left off in John 13, as Jesus announces Judas' betrayal and gives his disciples a new command to follow.
Pastor Pher Lois continues in the book of John, looking at the testimony John the Baptist has concerning what the Christ came to do and asks us to consider our testimony of how we came to Christ.
Pastor Shane Holden kicks off his series within our series in the Gospel of John, titled “Last Words,” detailing what Jesus knew concerning his last days on earth.
Pastor Jon Reiner kicks off our new series in the Gospel of John, laying the foundation for the series and how John differs from the other Gospels, giving us context for who the book was written for and how Jesus is portrayed.
Pastor Shane Holden concluded our series in the Sermon on the Mount last weekend, asking us to examine ourselves and honestly answer the question if we are living the way Jesus prescribes in His most famous sermon.
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Last Weekend, Max Holden shared from the book of Hosea, how God will allow us to go after the idols we desire, even if they end up leading us away from Him. However, as we see God using the life of Hosea and his wife Gomer as an illustration, He is relentlessly pursuing after us even when we want nothing to do with Him.
Pastor Shane continues on the Sermon on the Mount addressing the two different roads set before us and which one we should be taking.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues with part 8 of our mini-series "Practicing Righteousness" within our series in the Sermon on the Mount, covering the passages about asking, seeking and knocking, and what it does and doesn't mean.
Pastor Shane continues on in our series in the Sermon on the Mount, covering judgment and how Christians should approach correction with fellow Christians and non-Christians alike.
Pastor Pher Lois continues on in the Sermon on the Mount and the spiritual disciplines in Matthew 6, covering worry and the resistance of anxiety in our lives.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in the Sermon on the Mount and the spiritual disciplines, concluding part 2 of the Lord’s Prayer.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues in the Sermon on the Mount, covering the discipline of fasting, the challenges that come along with it, and how to do it in a biblical way.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues in the Sermon on the Mount, going back to Matthew 5 to help us understand what Jesus means when he says we are the salt of the earth and light of the world.
Kelly Fernandes continues in our series on the Sermon on the Mount, touching on the spiritual discipline of prayer and why we should pray.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in the Sermon on the Mount, giving an overview of the seven spiritual disciplines Jesus teaches on, and how we ought to put them into practice.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues in the Sermon on the Mount, encouraging us to extend love and prayer for those who oppose us, and to be mindful of who those individuals or tribes are in our own lives.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in the Sermon on the Mount, touching on the sins of lying, deceit, and seeking vengeance, and encourages us to turn to Jesus, who is the perfect picture of both truth and justice.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in the Sermon on the Mount, sharing on the difficult topic of divorce and the sanctity and holiness of marriage.
Pastor Shane continues in the Sermon on the Mount, covering the destructive power of the sin of lust and how it is possible to conquer the struggles that come with it.
Pastor Shane continues in our series in the Sermon on the Mount, addressing the severity of our anger towards one another, and what we need to do to make sure that we do not commit murder within our hearts.
Max Holden joins us, taking us on a little detour through Song of Songs, encouraging us to cry out for more of God.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in our series in the Sermon on the Mount, covering the last two beatitudes, what it means to be a biblical peacemaker, and our call as Christians to stand up when faced with persecution.
Pastor Pher continues in the Sermon on the Mount, covering Beatitudes five and six, what biblical mercy looks like, and how we can be pure in heart.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in our series on the Sermon on the Mount, covering the third and fourth beatitudes, what it truly means to be meek, and how we can hunger for the Lord in the midst of unending distractions.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in our series on the Sermon on the Mount, covering the first two beatitudes and what it means to be poor in spirit.
Pastor Steve Dawson wraps up our series in Colossians, giving us four keys on how to live a life devoted to following and obeying Jesus.
Pastor Pher Lois continued in "Christ Alone," our series in the book of Colossians, instructing us to be motivated by Christ who loves us and wants His best for us.
Kelly Fernandes continues in our series in Colossians, encouraging the body into forgiveness to allow true unity to flourish in the church at large.
Max Holden continues in our series in Colossians, diving into the problem with legalism and the sufficiency of Christ.
Pastor Jon Reiner continued in our series in Colossians last weekend, inviting us back to remember and stand upon the original gospel.
Pastor Pher Lois continues in our series in Colossians, emphasizing that everything we truly need is found in Jesus, and nowhere else.
Max Holden continues in our series in Colossians, encouraging the body to re-conceptualize how they see and experience suffering on behalf of others.
Pastor Steve continued in our series in the book of Colossians, touching on the supremacy of Jesus.
Pastor Jon kicks off our summer series in the book of Colossians, covering who the Colossians were, and why Paul was writing to them.
Pastor Shane Holden concludes our series on the 7 churches of Revelation, covering Laodicea, also known as "the lukewarm church".
Pastor Shane Holden continues in our series covering the 7 Churches of Revelation 1-3, specifically focusing on the church in Philadelphia, known as "the faithful church," or as Shane likes to refer to it as "weak but sincere."
Pastor Pher Lois continues in our series in Revelation and the letters to the 7 Churches, focusing on Sardis, known as the lifeless church.
Pastor Shane Holden continues our series in Revelation, covering the letters to the 7 Churches, specifically addressing the church of Thyatira, also known as the unfaithful church.
Pastor Steve Dawson continues our series covering the 7 Churches in Revelation, emphasizing the spiritually rich Church of Smyrna.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in our series in the book of Revelation and the 7 Churches, specifically addressing Pergamum, the church of compromise.
Pastor Shane Holden kicks off "7 Churches," a series in Revelation 1-3, covering the letter written to the church of Ephesus.
Pastor Shane Holden concludes our series in Ephesians, focusing on the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.
Pastor Jon Reiner continues in Ephesians 6:10-18, focusing on the Breastplate of Righteousness and its purpose.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in Ephesians 6:10-18 in Part 3 of The Armored Life, diving into spiritual warfare and the armor of God, specifically the Helmet of Salvation.
Pastor Shane Holden continues in Ephesians 6:10-18 in Part 2 of The Armored Life, diving into spiritual warfare and the armor of God, focusing on the Shield of Faith.
Pastor Shane Holden begins the end of the series in Ephesians with part 1 of "The Armored Life," detailing the armor of God as it pertains to spiritual warfare.
Pastor Pher defines what slavery looked like in the first century Greco-Roman culture, how it differs from our typical view of slavery, why Paul writes about it in an accommodating way instead of condemning it, and how we can relate it to our work lives today.
Pastor Shane shares on ways to not exasperate your children and raise them to know and love Jesus.
Pastor Jon Reiner goes over the great love story between Christ and the church, and beautifully describes the role husbands have in their wife's spiritual lives.
Pastor Shane takes a deep dive into the foundation of marriage that Paul writes about in Ephesians, and how we can look back to the garden and Adam & Eve for context in what God really desires for a kingdom-centered marriage.