Armchair Preaching: Recent Episodes
from FPC Lakeland
The First Presbyterian Church in Lakeland seeks to make and mature disciples for Jesus Christ. We are located on beautiful Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, FL. For more information and for an archive of past sermons check the link in the bio.
Josh, Abby, and Zac talk about the sin and non-sin of anger, and they discuss godly patience in the series "The Seven Deadly Sins".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John pick up their conversation on the Next Steps of faith and the importance of service.
Pastor Zac talks with Pastor John about baptism as they breakdown the third week in the "Next Steps" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John kick off 2025 by talking about the new series "Next Steps," and they discuss the topic of daily personal devotion.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about their highlights of 2024, and the discuss the humanity of Jesus from our series, "What Child is This?"
Pastor Zac talks with Pastor John about the relationship between God's Word and baptism, and they discuss the second week in the Advent series entitled, "What Child is This?"
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss how they prepare messages before holiday breaks, and they talk about the kick-off to the Advent series "What Child is This?"
Pastor Zac talks to Josh Schweitzer about prayer and forgiveness as they unpack the fifth week in the Lord's Prayer series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about what it means to be a "praying church," and we discuss this week's messages on The Lord's Prayer.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss the will of God, what it means, and how to figure it out from their messages in "The Lord's Prayer."
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about BIG weekends, the Kingdom of God, and the Lord's Prayer on this week's episode.Top of Show - 00:44Message of the Week - 20:50For Personal and Group Discussion 45:19
Pastor Zac is joined by Pastor John and FPC Discipleship Director, Josh Schweitzer, to discuss the opening to "The Lord's Prayer" series.Opening - 00:43Message Discussion - 11:06For Devotion and Small Groups - 32:43
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss how events like hurricanes affect sermon preparation and pastoral ministry, and they discuss the final week in the "disQUIET" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about the different sources of anxiety and stress, and they breakdown this week's message from the "disQUIET" series.
Pastor Zac talks with Pastor John about the overall impact of the disQUIET series, and they break down their messages on Peter's restoration.Top of Show - 00:35Messages of the Week - 19:17For Group and Devotional Study - 40:45
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss how they create the close of their sermons, and they open up about Saul, David, and the varying ways we feel anxiety from this week's messages in our "disQUIET" series.Top of Show - 00:44Messages of the week - 21:09For Group and Devotional Study - 1:00:51
Pastor Zac and Pastor John break down Moses' early rejection of God's call and what we can learn about grace and comfort in our anxiety about "what comes next." Part of FPC's "disQUIET" series.Discussion on Coordinating Service Times - 00:50This Week's Message - 18:15For Personal and Group Devotion - 46:36Also, a video version of this conversation will be available at YouTube.com/fpclakeland
Pastor John and Pastor Zac break down the story of Elijah's anxiety and God's intervention in the first sermon of the "disQUIET" series. Time stamps for today.Big Picture Conversation, 00:45This Week's Messages, 21:18For Groups and Devotions, 44:45
Pastor Zac is joined by Pastor John and Josh Schweitzer to unpack the topic of generosity in this week's message from the "Our Calling" series.Big Picture Conversation - 00:49This Week's Messages - 18:50For Groups and Devotions - 43:32
Pastor Zac and Pastor John break down the concept of service from the series "Our Calling." Segments:00:45 - Sermons and Small Group Material16:40 - This Week's Messages on Serving Eagerly42:04 - Digging Deeper for Small Groups and Personal Devotion
Pastor John is back in the Armchair to talk with Pastor Zac about the transition from summer to school year planning and this week's message in the "Our Calling" series. Also this week's episode is divided into three segments:00:45 - Preaching plans during the summer versus the school year 14:45 - This week's messages on Growing Continually47:17 - Conversation ideas for groups related to the messages
Pastor Zac is joined by Bible teacher and FPC elder, Abby Rodda. Abby has extensive experience teaching with Bible Study Fellowship, and this week, preached in our Vine modern worship service in the series "Our Calling."
Pastor Zac is joined by Ed Diaz of 71-17 Ministries and frequent guest preacher to talk about the kick-off to a new series entitled "Our Calling."
Pastor Zac and Pastor John are back to close out the series in Malachi and to project forward to what God is doing at FPC.
Pastor Zac is joined by Ed Diaz as they talk through the priesthood, last minute preaching, and the series "Half-Hearted."
Pastor Zac and Pastor John sit down with Anna Butler to talk about the impact of Vacation Bible School, and they discuss the second week in the "Half-Hearted" series through Malachi.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss Malachi, kicking off new series in unique circumstances, and the sacraments... all as we start the "Half-Hearted" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss summer preaching plans and the series "Growing Pains".
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss the joys and challenges of preaching in a congregation for long periods of time and this week's messages on Hannah.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss great stories outside the Bible and the story of Jesus' ascension.
Pastor Zac is joined by Ed Diaz as they talk about resources for cultural studies in the Bible and this week's messages on the Wedding at Cana from John 2.
Pastor Zac is joined by Pastor John and Josh Schweitzer as we discuss the resurrection, the Sunday after Easter, and Youth Sunday.
In part two of this special Easter edition of Armchair Preaching, Pastor John and Pastor Zac continue unpacking the resurrection story and the Easter messages from March 31. A new episode of Armchair Preaching will drop later this week.
In part one of a special two part episode, Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss all of the Holy Week services and what leads to an effective Easter worship service.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss comparing gospel narratives, Palm Sunday, and the importance of Holy Week services.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac talk about distractions and this week's message in the "Journey to the Cross" series.
Pastor Zac is joined by Dr. Paul Suich and Pastor John as they discuss their reactions to others' sermons and this week's messages in the "Journey to the Cross" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss adding special elements to worship services and this week's message in our series "Journey to the Cross".
Pastor Zac is joined by Josh Schweitzer as they follow some "rabbit trails" in their discussion of schedules, sermon preparation, and Mark 9 in the series "Journey to the Cross".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss their "desert island" foods and the final week in our "Extreme Hospitality" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss "churchy" language and this week's message in the "Extreme Hospitality" series.
Pastor Zac sits down with Ed Diaz to talk about favorite books and passages of the Bible and to unpack this week's messages in the "Extreme Hospitality" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John celebrate 150 episodes by digging into the topic of hospitality from a personal level and this week's message focusing on Zacchaeus.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about the importance of imagery and symbol in the Christian faith and their usage in sermons. They also kick-off the series "Extreme Hospitality."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss the considerations they make in writing for Christmas Eve services, and they talk about the third week in the Advent series "Glory".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss their "best-ofs" for 2023 and this week's messages in our Advent series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the Advent season and the first week in the "Glory" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about the role the Church (liturgical) calendar plays in the preparation of the sermon and this week's messages in the "Reformed" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about the role of grace in our salvation as discussed in our series "Reformed".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the role of membership in spiritual formation and this week's message on faith from the "Reformed" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the role of music and the preaching moment, and they unpack "Solus Christus" from the "Reformed" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss Halloween, the Protestant Reformation, and the first message in the "Reformed" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John unpack the use of details in illustrations and how they highlight different biblical details. They also discuss the final messages in the "Integrated Life" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss how leadership and organization changes in the church affects the ability to prepare for a message, and they talk about this week's messages on words from the "Integrated Life" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the recent events in Israel and their messages in the "Integrated Life" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss the implications of congregational meetings and after-church lunches on the preaching moment, and they unpack how faith should affect our attitude toward other congregations.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John sit down to discuss Jesus' approach to controversy and how our faith informs our engagement in those issues today.
Pastor Zac and Josh Schweitzer explore the importance and challenge of Sabbath in the series "An Integrated Life."
Pastor Zac discusses the role of faith in the family in the series "An Integrated Life" with Pastor John.
Pastor Zac is joined by Dr. Paul Suich to discuss the role of work in our lives and how faith in Jesus can shape that as we kick off the "Integrated Life" series.
Pastor Zac sits down with Josh Schweitzer to discuss John 8 in the "Great Stories" series.
Pastor Zac sits down with Pastor John to discuss their messages on the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant from Matthew 18.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the rationale behind the selections in the "Great Stories," and they discuss this week's messages.
Pastor Zac sits down with Dr. Paul Suich to discuss David and Goliath in the series "Great Stories".
Pastor Zac is joined by Brian Morgan of SeeJesus Ministries to discuss their messages in the "Wisdom that Works" series.
Pastor Zac is joined by Ed Diaz as they discuss Proverbs 16 and their messages in the "Wisdom that Works" series.
Pastor Zac sits down with Josh Schweitzer and Pastor John to discuss the opening week in our series on Proverbs entitled "Wisdom that Works."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac talk about what it's like to prep a message during difficult seasons and the sermons in the series "Unreasonable Joy."
Pastor Zac is joined by Ed Diaz as they discuss the series in Philippians entitled "Unreasonable Joy."
Pastor Zac is by himself this week as he discusses the third week in the "Unreasonable Joy" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss preaching multiple sermons on the same passage of Scripture and their messages in the "Unreasonable Joy" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac talk about church potlucks and the kick off to the "Unreasonable Joy" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about how their views of preaching have evolved over the years, and they discussion the conclusion of the "Restored" sermon series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John unpack the concept of serving as part of the "Restored" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss moments when they have ministered to those considered "outsiders," and they discuss their messages in the "Restored" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss approaching sensitive topics in sermons and this week's messages in the "Restored" series.
In a catch-up episode of Armchair Preaching Pastor Zac sits down with Brian Morgan of SeeJesus Ministries and Josh Schweitzer, FPC' Student Ministries Director, to talk about their messages in our "Restored" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John look back at the Holy Week services and Easter Sunday as they kicked of the "Restored" series.
Pastor John, Pastor Zac, and Dr. Paul discuss the meaning and importance behind Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship services. Join us tonight and tomorrow at 7pm for these important opportunities.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss Palm Sunday and their messages concluding the "Dangerous Prayers" series.
We welcome Pastor John back from his trip to Israel, and he and Pastor Zac discuss their sermons on the prayer of unity in the "Dangerous Prayers" series.
Pastor Zac is joined once again by Dr. Paul Suich to discuss this week's messages in the "Dangerous Prayers" series.
Pastor Zac is joined by Brian Morgan of SeeJesus Ministries and Paul Suich to discuss preaching, teaching, and their sermons in the "Dangerous Prayers" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the impact of visiting the Holy Land in Israel, and they talk about their messages in the "Dangerous Prayers" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the importance of the Lenten season, and they kick off a new series entitled "Dangerous Prayers."
Pastor Zac talks to Ed Diaz about evangelism and their sermons closing out the "Come Together" series. For more on Ed's ministry check out 71-17.org, and for Ed's podcast on Israel visit https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/israel-past-present-future/id1670422185.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac reflect on a busy ministry weekend, and they discuss their sermons on communal prayer in the "Come Together" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss the importance of food and eating together in the community of faith as they unpack their messages in the "Come Together" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac talk about the challenges pastors experience in fellowship groups, and they discuss this week's messages in the "Come Together" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss some formative teaching and learning times in their lives, and they look at their messages in the "Come Together" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac are joined by Student Ministries Director Josh Schweitzer to discuss the kick-off to the series "Come Together".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John celebrate 100 episodes of Armchair Preaching as they unpack their messages on the "State of the Church."
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss some of the highlights from 2022, and they finish out the Advent series "Peace on Earth". Please note this fixed the audio issue from the previous version.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the third Advent message in the "Peace on Earth" series and their favorite lines from Christmas hymns.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac talk about the second sermon in the series "Peace on Earth."
Pastor Zac is joined by Rev. Dr. Paul Suich as we discuss the season of Advent and the first sermons in the series "Peace on Earth."For more information on the Gaia Exhibition visit https://my-earth.org.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John are joined by Ed Diaz as they conclude the series "Living Hope".
Pastor Zac is joined by Josh Schweitzer, FPC's Student Ministries Director, to talk about his preaching influences, church leadership and their messages in the series "Living Hope."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac talk about their annual preaching plan, and they discuss the seventh message in the series "Living Hope."
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about their sermons in the series "Living Hope," and they discuss what they do in critiquing themselves.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss what it's like to switch services in the middle of a series and their messages in the series "Living Hope."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss preparing for difficult and dense passages of Scripture and this week's messages in the series "Living Hope."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac talk about their hurricane and post-hurricane experiences, and they discuss their messages in our series "Living Hope."
Pastor Zac and Pastor John cover hurricanes, the Queen of England, and this week's messages in our series "A Living Hope."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss what they need to prepare for a sermon each Sunday, and they talk about the first messages in the series "A Living Hope."
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about how physical space affects their preaching, and they unpack their messages on Esther.
To participate in our next series, "Living Hope," simply email your hopes for life and the future to hope@fpclakeland.org. We will keep everything written to us confidential.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac talk about some of their favorite stories outside of the Bible, and they discuss their messages on Ruth.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss their favorite biblical figures, and they dive into the story of Joseph for the first part of the "Great Stories" series.
To share your favorite biblical figures and why email zmcgowen@fpclakeland.org
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the times they have had to adjust messages right before delivering them, and they unpack their sermons on Perseverance.
Pastor Zac speaks with Josh Schweitzer, FPC Lakeland's Student Ministries Director, about their messages on Adoption.
Respected Bible teacher and preacher, Ed Diaz joins Pastor Zac as they discuss their sermons on sanctification.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss their sermons on Repentance in the series "Ordo Salutis".
Pastor Zac and Pastor Rebecca discuss this week's messages on "Faith" from the series "Ordo Salutis."
Pastor Rebecca and Pastor Zac talk about how they get ready to write their sermons each week. They also discuss their messages in the "Ordo Salutis" series.
Pastor Rebecca and Pastor Zac talk about some of their favorite things and then open up about their sermons on Predestination and Election.
Pastor John discusses discipleship and preaching with our special guest, Rev. Dr. Greg Ogden.
Pastor John and Pastor Rebecca discuss their sermons on God's monumental nature with Pastor Zac.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss the relationship between preaching and baptism, and they discuss the final week in the "Fearless" series.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss the importance of the series "Fearless" in light of the national events of the last several weeks, and they discuss this week's messages.
Pastor Zac is going by Pastor John while he is away on study leave in Washington D.C., and they discuss this week's messages on the Fear of Insignificance.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss their approach to in-sermon distractions, and they discuss their messages in the series "Fearless".
Pastor Zac is joined by Pastor Rebecca and FPC Lakeland's Student Ministry Director, Josh Schweitzer to discuss our new series entitled, "Fearless."
On this SPECIAL EXTENDED episode of Armchair Preaching, Pastor Zac is joined by Dr. Paul, Pastor Rebecca, and Pastor John to discuss the Holy Week services and what is so impactful about them. Pastor John and Pastor Zac then discuss their Palm Sunday messages.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss how they approach the various audiences that are present in a single congregation, and they discuss their sermons in the "Slowing Down" series.
With Pastor Rebecca on vacation, Pastor John joins Pastor Zac to discuss what it is like for pastors as congregants, and they discuss this week's "Slowing Down" messages.
Pastor Zac talks with Pastor John and Rebecca about their "go-to" Bible translations, and they discuss this week's messages in the "Slowing Down" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss some of their strategies for slowing down in their faith, and they talk about this week's message in the series "Slowing Down".
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss the series "Slowing Down," it's importance, and the first messages in that series.
On this BONUS episode of Armchair Preaching, we share Pastor Rebecca's message from our mid-week service, and Pastor Zac sits down with Pastor Rebecca and Dr. Paul to discuss Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about how national and international events affect their pastoral ministries, and they discuss the final sermons in the "Parables" series.
Pastor Zac and Pastor Rebecca talk about their greatest challenges and greatest joys of preaching, and they talk about the Parable of The Dishonest Manager.
Pastors Zac, Rebecca, and John talk about some interesting facts about their lives that others may not know, and they discuss John and Rebecca's sermons in the series "Parables."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss what they do when their schedules are full and their creative tanks are dry, but they still have to prepare a message. They also talk about this week's sermons in the series entitled "Parables".
Zac, John and Rebecca discuss some of the most challenging aspects of the Scripture to preach, and they dive into this week's messages in the series on "Parables".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about their philosophies of preaching, and they discuss this week's message in the series entitled "Parables".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss how they approach passages of Scripture which are difficult to understand or apply. They also dig into the Parable of the Nets from Matthew 13.
Pastors Zac, John and Rebecca talk about their favorite parables and this week's messages from Luke 14.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John look at the sermon series coming in the year ahead, and they breakdown the first message in the series called "Parables."
On this final episode of 2021, Pastor Rebecca, Pastor John, and Pastor Zac discuss some of their favorite things about Christmas, and they discuss the fourth sermon in the series entitled "Presence".
On this special EXTENDED edition of Armchair Preaching, Pastor Zac and Pastor John are joined by some special guests to play a game of "This or That." In the second half of the episode, they discuss the third sermon in the Advent series entitled "Presence."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss those times when they have felt sick before they have had to preach, and they talk about the second message in the Advent series entitled "Presence".
Pastor Zac, Rebecca, and John record the podcast in separate locations as they talk about their favorite aspects of Thanksgiving and the first sermon in the Advent series called "Presence."
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss how they integrate secular holiday themes into messages and services, and they talk about their sermons in the series entitled "Serving Christ."
Zac, Rebecca, and John talk about what they do to begin a new message, and they discuss this week's sermons in the series "Serving Christ"
Zac and John are joined by Pastor Rebecca to discuss their sermons on spiritual warfare and to talk about what it is like to preach in new settings.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac play a round of "This or That" and then discuss their sermons on spiritual gifts.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss what they do with bad days before a sermon, and they discuss the new series entitled "Serving Christ".
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss how much a message changes from the preparation to the delivery of the sermon. They also conclude the series on Jonah.
This week John and Zac are joined by FPC Lakeland's newest pastor - Rev. Rebecca Mihm! They also continue their discussion on the series in Jonah.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss what is exciting them about the ministry at FPC Lakeland, and they unpack their messages from Jonah 2.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John discuss how they view works from now disgraced Christian leaders, and they talk about the first week in the new series on Jonah.
Pastor John joins Pastor Zac as they discuss the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and how it effected their ministry lives. They also talk about the final week in our series entitled "Longings".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John dig into Galatians 6:1-3 and what it means to carry another's burdens.
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss the decisions they make behind the opening tone of a message, and they dive into this week's messages in our series called "Longings"
Pastor Zac and Pastor John are back! Today they discuss the last 17+ months of pastoral ministry and FPC's new series called "Longings"
The pastors of FPC Lakeland describe what it is like to preach to an empty room in an age of social distancing. They also share what is bringing them joy this week.
Pastors Zac, John, and Kenny discuss times in which large scale news events have affected their ministry, and they talk about what is bringing them joy this week.
The pastors sit down to talk through the inclination to preach to one person or group in the room and this week's message in our new series "Deeper".
The pastors talk through their thoughts on how to end a sermon series, and they discuss this week's closing message in the series "Won't You Be My Neighbor".
Pastor John and Pastor Zac discuss their history with Lent and the significance of Ash Wednesday and their sermons from the series "Won't You Be My Neighbor".
Pastor Zac and Pastor John are joined by local teacher Ed Diaz, who delivered the sermons in FPC Lakeland's Classic services. We talk about his ministry and this week's messages in the series "Won't You Be My Neighbor."
The pastors sit down to talk through what excites them about God's Word, and they dig into the latest sermons in the series "Won't You Be My Neighbor"
Pastor Zac discusses the key influences of Pastor Kenny and John, and they continue their discussion on the series "Won't You Be My Neighbor".
Pastors Zac, John and Kenny talk about public speaking that is NOT explicitly preaching, and they dig into the third week of the series "Won't You Be My Neighbor".
Pastor Zac, Pastor Kenny, and Pastor John are joined by FPC Lakeland Student Ministry Director, Brian Morgan to talk through what fills them up spiritually and the second week in the series "Won't You Be My Neighbor".
This week the pastors sit down to discuss what goes into planning the preaching schedule for the year, and they talk about the first week of the new series "Won't You Be My Neighbor".
Pastor Zac sits with Pastor John and Pastor Kenny to discuss the things worth waiting for and their sermons on Joy from the series "Born."
Pastor Zac discusses the pastors' favorite Christmas traditions and they dig into this Sunday's message from our Advent series "BORN".
Pastors Zac, John, and Kenny talk about the joys and challenges of revisiting Christmas messages year after year, and they discuss the first week in FPC Lakeland's Advent series, "Born".
Pastors Zac, John, and Kenny discuss the one thing they would like congregants to know about preaching, and they dig into the messages on Samson in the series "Sermons from the Saints"
Pastor Zac is joined by Pastor Kenny and Pastor John as they discuss what they do to remain sharp as preachers. They also discuss this week's message on Barak from the series "Sermons from the Saints".
The three pastors discuss how preaching has changed over the course of their careers, and Pastor Zac discusses Pastor John's and Pastor Kenny's messages about Gideon.
Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about how they decide what to include and what to leave on the "cutting room floor" in a given message. They also discuss their sermons on Rahab in the series "Sermons From the Saints."
FPC Lakeland pastors Zac, Kenny, and John talk through pre-service interactions and distractions, the overall series on generosity, and this week's sermons.
This week, Zac, John, and Kenny talk about the importance of tying the Old Testament and New Testament together and this Sunday's sermon on generosity from Exodus 25 and 2 Corinthians 8.
This week, Pastor Zac and Pastor John talk about preaching into misconceptions and difficult topics. They also talk through their sermons on generosity from Genesis 33 and 1st John 4.
Pastor Kenny and Pastor John continue their discussion on Hebrews 11 from FPC Lakeland.
Pastors Zac, Kenny and John discuss their early preaching experiences and Pastor John's first sermon at FPC.
Pastor Zac and Pastor Kenny discuss the importance, the challenges, and the joys of making application points from the Scripture.
Pastor Zac and Pastor Kenny talk about assessing a congregation's needs as they select a sermon topic and the importance of cultivating spiritual growth.
Pastor Zac sits down with Rev. Jim Cummings and talks about the nature of "guest" preaching and the unique opportunities that provides.
Pastor Zac and Pastor Kenny talk about how the approach the end of a sermon series, and they dig into their discussion of Galatians 5 and the work of the Holy Spirit.
Pastors Zac and Kenny discuss Galatians 4 and the importance of illustrations and audience consideration when working through a text.
Pastor Kenny Ellis rejoins Pastor Zac McGowen to discuss Galatians 3 and the challenges to covering a complex passage of Scripture in one sermon.
Pastor Zac McGowen discusses Galatians 2 with FPC Lakeland's Student Ministry Director, Brian Morgan.
To hear Sunday's sermons check out fpclakeland.org.
Pastor Zac McGowen and Pastor Kenny Ellis discuss a new series in the book of Galatians.