OKC First Podcast

Welcome to the last Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will be continuing our Heartbeats: Music Narrates Life series with a sermon inspired by Psalm 132/1-12

Welcome to the twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, I will continue our Heartbeats: Music Narrates Life series with a sermon inspired by Psalm 16.

Welcome to the twenty-third Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, I will continue our Heartbeats: Music Narrates Life series with a sermon inspired by Psalm 127.

Welcome to the twenty-second Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10/30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will begin our new Heartbeats series with a sermon inspired by Psalm 146

Welcome to the twenty-first Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our The Other Shoe series with a sermon inspired by Job 42/1-6, 10-17

Welcome to the twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our The Other Shoe series with a sermon inspired by Job 38/1-7, 34-41

Welcome to the nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our The Other Shoe series with a sermon inspired by Job 23/1-9, 16-17

Welcome to the eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will begin our The Other Shoe series with a sermon inspired by Job 1/1, 2/1-10

Welcome to the Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by James 5/13-20

Welcome to the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, Pastor Brit Bolerjack will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by James 3/13 - 4/3, 7-8a.

Welcome to the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by James 3/1-12

Welcome to the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, I will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by James 2/1-10,14-17.

Welcome to the Thirteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, I will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by James 1/17-27

Welcome to the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, Jon will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by Ephesians 6/10-20

Welcome to the Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, Pastor Jason Smith will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by Ephesians 5/15-20

Welcome to the Tenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 1030 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, I will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by Ephesians 4_25-5:2.

Welcome to the Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10_30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, I will continue our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by Ephesians 4_1-16.

Welcome to the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will begin our Faith Is A Team Sport series with a sermon inspired by Ephesians 3_14-21.

Welcome to the Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will be concluding our Revolutionary series with a sermon inspired by Mark 6_30-34.

Welcome to the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, Dr. Steve Green will be preaching from Mark 6:14-29 with the sermon titled "Why Did Herod Say It Was John?".

Welcome to the Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, Rev. Gary Sidle will be preaching from Jonah 2_2-6

Welcome to the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, I will continue our Revolutionary series with a sermon inspired by Mark 5_21-43

Welcome to the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our Revolutionary series with a sermon inspired by Mark 4_35-41

Welcome to the second Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, Pastor Jason Smith will be preaching from Mark 4_26-34

Welcome to the First Sunday of Ordinary Time, the long period of the Christian calendar between Pentecost and Advent in which we celebrate the Church's mission and ministry in the world! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship service in the Sanctuary, we will begin our Revolutionary series with a sermon inspired by Mark 3_20-35

The Season of Pentecost continues! This Sunday is Trinity Sunday, the holy day on which the global Church specifically celebrates the three Persons of God: the Father (or Creator), the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. In our 10:30 am Community Worship Service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our The News Is Good series with a sermon inspired by Isaiah 6_1-8

Welcome to The Season of Pentecost! This Pentecost Sunday we will celebrate God's outpouring of the Holy Spirit on ALL believers, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, or language group. In our 10:30 am Community Worship Service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our The News Is Good series with a sermon inspired by Acts 2/1-21.

Welcome to the Seventh (and final) Sunday in the Season of Easter. Please join us as we conclude this 50-day celebration of Christ's resurrection and also look forward to Pentecost Sunday (and the beginning of Ordinary Time) next week! In our 10:30 am Community Worship Service in the Sanctuary, I will continue our The News Is Good Easter series with a sermon inspired by Acts 1/15-17, 21-26.

Welcome to the Sixth Sunday in the Season of Easter, a 50-day celebration of Christ's resurrection and the triumph of love and life over sin and death. In our 10:30 am Community Worship Service in the Sanctuary, we will continue our The News Is Good Easter series with a sermon inspired by Acts 10/44-48.

Welcome to the Fifth Sunday in the Season of Easter, a 50-day celebration of Christ's resurrection and the triumph of love and life over sin and death. In our 10:30 am Community Worship Service, we will continue our "The News Is Good" Easter series with a sermon inspired by Acts 8/26-40,

Welcome to the Fourth Sunday in the Season of Easter, a 50-day celebration of Christ's resurrection and the triumph of love and life over sin and death. This Sunday we will continue our "The News Is Good" Easter series with a sermon inspired by Acts 4/5-12

Welcome to the Third Sunday in the Season of Easter, a 50-day celebration of Christ's resurrection and the triumph of love and life over sin and death. If you haven't yet, please check out this video overview of Holy Saturday + Easter Sunday at OKC First!

Welcome to Second Sunday in the Season of Easter, a 50-day celebration of Christ's resurrection and the triumph of love and life over sin and death! This Sunday in our 10:30 am Community Worship Services I will continue our "The News Is Good" Easter series with a sermon inspired by Acts 4/32-35.

This weekend marks the end of the Season of Lent and the beginning of the Season of Easter, a 50-day celebration of Christ's resurrection and the triumph of love and life over sin and death! Easter Sunday in the 9:30 and 11am Community Worship Services I will begin our "The News Is Good" Easter series with a sermon inspired by Acts 10/34-43.

Welcome to the Palm Sunday! This weekend marks the beginning of the end of the Season of Lent, a period in the Christian calendar that marks 40 weekdays of prayer, fasting, and contemplation leading up to Easter Sunday. We can't wait to share Holy Week with you! This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship we will conclude our "The Death of Me" Lenten series with a sermon inspired by John 12/12-16

John 12:20-33

We took the pod on the road! Zach and Jon joined their new friend, Apollo Woods, for lunch at the jazz and blues café on Broadway in downtown Edmond, OK. Apollo is the architect of the OKC black eats website and a proponent for minority owned businesses in the OKC area. Enjoy the conversation and then go enjoy the food! https://www.okcblackeats.com

Welcome to the Fourth Sunday in the Season of Lent, a period in the Christian calendar that marks 40 weekdays of prayer, fasting, and contemplation leading up to Easter Sunday. In Lent, we are reminded to consider the example of Christ, examine ourselves, and confess the difference in community. This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship we will continue our "The Death of Me" Lenten series with a sermon inspired by John 3/14-21

Welcome to the Third Sunday in the Season of Lent, a period in the Christian calendar that marks 40 weekdays of prayer, fasting, and contemplation leading up to Easter Sunday. In Lent, we are reminded to consider the example of Christ, examine ourselves, and confess the difference in community. This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship we continue our "The Death of Me" Lenten series with a sermon inspired by John 2/13-22

Zach and Jon welcome Brenda Hernandez (VP of Tango Public Relations) to the pod to discuss the power and joy of public service and the unique Latino experience in Oklahoma City. Listen and learn!

Welcome to the second Sunday in the Season of Lent, a period in the Christian calendar that marks 40 weekdays of prayer, fasting, and contemplation leading up to Easter Sunday. In Lent, we are reminded to consider the example of Christ, examine ourselves, and confess the difference in community. This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship we will continue our "The Death of Me" Lenten series with a sermon inspired by Mark 8/31-38.

Welcome to the First Sunday in the Season of Lent, a period in the Christian calendar that marks 40 days of prayer, fasting, and contemplation leading up to Easter Sunday. In Lent, we are reminded to consider the example of Christ, examine ourselves, and confess the difference in community. This Sunday in the 10:30 am Community Worship we will gather to celebrate the Liturgy of Ashes and begin The Death of Me Lenten series with a sermon inspired by Matthew 6/1-6

This week, the OKC First staff shares stories of Heaven meeting earth. ⠀ “Thin places assure us that what we can see is not all there is, that within the struggle, joy, pain, and delight that attend our life, there is an invisible circle of grace that enfolds and encompasses us in every moment.” -Jan L. Richardson (UMC)

This weekend is the Fifth Sunday after Epiphany, a season when Christians around the world recognize Christ as the light shining in the midst of a darkness that can never overcome it. // Special thanks to congregants Susie Robinson and Cathy Miller, RN, for coordinating our weekly COVID-19 Vaccine Site response on very short notice this week! To sign up as a medical or non-medical volunteer for the Vaccine Site (Saturdays in February and March), please email [email protected]. // Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:21-31

Zach and Jon speak with Elliott Shin, Executive Director of Toronto City Mission about a 20 year partnership with OKC First and interrupting the cycle of poverty. For more information about Toronto City Mission: http://www.torontocitymission.com

This weekend is the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany, a season when Christians around the world recognize Christ as the light shining in the midst of a darkness that can never overcome it.

Welcome to the Season of Epiphany! This weekend is the Third Sunday after Epiphany, a season when Christians around the world recognize Christ as the light shining in the midst of a darkness that can never overcome it. This Sunday, we continue our Stay Curious series with a sermon inspired by Jonah 3:1-5, 10

Lean in an listen as Pastors Zach and Jon discuss race, racism, and reconciliation hope with Lieutenant Wayland Cubit of the OCPD and founder of the FACT mentoring program for urban youth. Let us know what you think! // "How To Build Bridges Over Your Bias" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U5JOIx-XqI

On this second Sunday after Epiphany, we hear Rev. Daniel Moreyra from our newly launched Ministerio Latino ministry.