First Cong Sermons Podcast: Recent Episodes
First Congregational Church of Halifax: Nova Scotia
Elders Shepherd Flock Humility Serving Eagerness Example Reward Chief Shepherd God's care Anxiety Casting burdens
Suffering Endurance Rejoice Christ's sufferings Glory Shame God's judgment Obedience Trust Good deeds
Peter advises believers to live with urgency, knowing that the end times are near. He emphasizes the importance of clear thinking and self-control, along with fervent prayer and deep love for one another. Peter encourages the use of spiritual gifts for serving others and stewarding God's grace. He highlights the need to speak and act in ways that honor God, ultimately aiming for the praise and glory of God through Jesus Christ.
"I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may be in us, that the world may believe that you sent me" John 17:20-21
"And this is eternal life, that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent." Mighty is the love of God for humanity
When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. Join us as we learn from schripture with Rev. John Newton from John 16:1-15
Its not going to be easy! "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you." (John 15:18) Join us in our discussion of John 15:18-16:4 ESV
Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:2. Join us as we reflect on John 15:1-17 with Bert Visser.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. Come and join as as we learn about God's love for humanity, as we hear a message from Pastor Leslie McCurdy.
Jesus answered Peter "If I do not wash you, you have no share with me" come and join us as we reflect upon John 13:1-20 with Pastor Marvin Alarcon
"The Hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified". Come and join us this morning at 10 AM. We will be reflecting of John 12:12-26 with Pastor Marvin Alarcon.
Join us on June 25th, 2023 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 10:22-42 "We Are Safe in His Hands."
Jesus said "All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door." Come and join us this Sunday on our reflection on John 10:1-21 at 10 am.
Join us on June 11th, 2023 at 10AM as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from John 9:1-41 "Lessons for Our Faith".
Join us on May 28th, 2023 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Roman 8:9-17 "The Spirit of Adoption"
Join us on May 21, 2023 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 8:31-47 "From Slavery to Sonship"
Join us on May 14, 2023 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 8:1-30 "Walking in the Light of Jesus"
Join us on May 7, 2023 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 7:25-53 "Living Water: What Jesus Offers to Those Who Thirst"
Join us on April 23, 2023 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 6:22-71 "The Bread of Life - Christ Alone"
Jesus’s majesty nothing can resist or stand against His agenda. Jesus is God, “Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. [John 14:9] I and the Father are one.[John 10:23] Fully human. Fully God. Come join us as we reflect with Pastor Marvin Alarcon on John 6:1-21
Join us for Resurrection Day, because He lives, we can have hope. As we reflect on His Resurrection and what that means to us from Luke 24:1-12 with Pastor Marvin Alarcon
Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest! Join us for our 10 a.m. gathering to reflect with Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Matthew 21:1-11 “Your King is Coming to You.”
Join us this Sunday at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 5:19-47 "The Son and the Judge".
Are you long for recovery? "Get up, pick up your bed, and walk" said Jesus. Through our brokenness, The Lord encounters us. Join us as we listen to a message on John 5:1–18 from Pastor Marvin Alarcon.
Come hear John Newton's sermon from John 4:1–42, "A Well, a Woman, and Living Water," on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. online.
Come hear Pastor Marvin Alarcon's sermon on John 3:22–36, "This Joy of Mine," at 10 a.m.
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from John 3:1-12 "You Must Be Born Again"
Join us online on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. to listen to Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 2:12-25 "The Cleansing of The Temple"
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from John 2:1-11 The First Of His Signs
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from John 1:35-51 "What Are You Seeking?"
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 1:19-34 "Behold the Lamb of God".
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 1:1-18 "God Came Down".
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Matthew 2:1-12 "Where is He Who Has Been Born"
Join us this Sunday as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Jeremiah 31:2-6 "An Everlasting Love"
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Zephaniah 3:14-20 "He Shall Reign Forevermore".
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Jeremiah 33:14-18 "Jesus Brings Hope".
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Pastor Leslie McCurdy from Psalms 84:1-12 "Three Times Blessed"
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrews 13:17-19 "Last But Not Least".
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor John Newton from Hebrews 13:7-16 "Remember Your Leaders".
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrews 12:18-24 "Two Ways to Approach God".
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrews 12:1-2 "The Race of the Christian Life".
We'll hear a message from David Romkey from Hebrews 10:32-39, as we continue with Jesus saturation series.
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor John Newton from Hebrews 10:26-31 "A Sermon I've Never Wanted to Preach".
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrews 10:1-10 "A Willing Sacrifice".
Join us at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrews 9:23-28 "On Our Behalf".
Join us at 11AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrews 9:11-22 "How it was and How it is".
Join us on June 19, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrew 9 :1-10 "How it was and How it is".
Join us on June 12, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Hebrew 8:6-13 "The Main Point".
Join us on June 5, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Ephesians 5:15-21 "Be Filled With the Holy Spirit".
Join us on May 29, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Douglas Mott from Hebrew 8:1-6 "A Hill To Die On".
Join us on May 15, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Dan Rolfe from Hebrew 7:11-19 "A More Mature Hope".
Join us on May 8, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Brian Mackie from Psalm 110:4, Hebrew 7:4-10 "One Who Is Greater".
Join us on May 1, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from John Newton from Hebrews 7:1-3 "The Original International Man of Mystery".
Join us on Resurrection Day Day at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Douglas Mott from Luke 24:13-35 "Lost and Found".
Join us on Palm Sunday at 10AM as we hear from Rev John Newton from Luke 19:28-40 "If Stones Could Shout".
Join us on April 3, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from John Newton from Hebrew 6:9-12 "The Assurance of Better Things".
Join us on March 27, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Douglas Mott from Hebrew 6:1-8 "Inside an Envelope Marked: sluggish".
Join us on March 13, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrew 4:14-16, 5:1-10 "Jesus: Our High Priest"
Join us on March 6, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrew 4:8-13 "Striving For God's Rest"
Join us this Sunday Morning (02272022) at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Douglas Mott from Hebrew 4:1-7 "Stretching Out On Jesus".
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Rev. John Newton from Hebrews 3:1-6 "Faithful"
Join us on February 6, 2022 at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrew 2:10-18 "The Author of Salvation.
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrews 2:5-9 as we continue with Jesus is Better series from Book of Hebews
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Hebrew 2:1-4 "Don't Drift Away"
Join us this Sunday at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Hebrews 1:5-14 "Jesus is Better Than the Angels".
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Douglas Mott from Hebrews 1:1-4 "Your Jesus Is Too Small".
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Rev John Newton from Colossians 3:11-17 "What We Will Wear?"
Join us this Sunday at 10AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Matthew 2:13-23 "Three Prophecies After Christmas"
Join us on Christmas Day at 11AM as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 1:1-14 "Christmas Day".
Join us on Christmas Eve at 7pm as we hear from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Romans 6:23 "The Christmas Present".
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Romans 8:1-8 "This is Love"
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Ephesians 2:14-18 "He Is Our Peace".
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Douglas Mott from Romans 15:1-13 "Bright Hope For Tomorrow" for the first day of Advent.
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from John Newton from Acts 4:32-37 "Great Grace Was Upon Them All"
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Acts 4:23-31 "Worship and Pray"..
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Acts 4:1-22 "By The Name of Jesus"
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Douglas Mott from Acts 3:1-26 "Riveting Attention on Jesus"
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Acts 2:1-13 "The Mission Begins!".
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Matthew 28:16-20 "God's Mission"
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from John 20:19-31 "Jesus Appears to His Disciples"
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Luke 24:12-35 "On The Road to Emmaus"
We'll hear a message from Pastor Douglas Mott from John 20:1-10, as we continue with Jesus saturation series
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Mark 15:16-39 "The Crucifixion"
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Marvin Alarcon from Mark 14:32-65 "Are you the Christ?"
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Luke 22:14-23 as we continue with Jesus Saturation series.
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Jason Hockley from Mark 12:13-37 "Great(er) Expectations"
We'll hear a message from Brian Mackie from Luke 19:28-48, as we continue with Jesus saturation series.
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Dainis Nahm from John 11:1-44 "Jesus Sees it Differently"
We'll hear a message from Emma Carline from John 6:53-71, as we continue with Jesus saturation series
We'll hear a message from Pastor Douglas Mott from Luke 15:1-32, as we continue with Jesus saturation series
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Matthew 13:1-9 as we continue with Jesus Saturation series.
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Matthew 14:22-33 as we continue with Jesus saturation
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 6:1-15 as we continue with Jesus Saturation series.
Join us Sunday online at 10am as we hear from Pastor Douglas Mott from Luke 8:26-39 as we continue with Jesus Saturation series.
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from John 10:1-18 as we continue with Jesus Saturation series.
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Matthew 6:9-15 on Lord's prayer, as we continue with Jesus Saturation series.
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon from Matthew 6:5-15 on this Communion Sunday, as we continue with Jesus Saturation series.
We'll hear a message from Pastor Douglas Mott from Luke 9:23-27 as we continue with Jesus Saturation series.
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon on John 14:15-27 on this Pentecost Sunday.
We'll hear a message from Pastor Marvin Alarcon on Matthew 7:24-27 as continue with Jesus Saturation series.
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