OKC First Podcast
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You Know What They Say
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Unafraid | Episode 13 | The Church's Response To COVID-19 (with Dr. Jesse Middendorf)
Pastors Jon & Zach talk video conference with Dr. Jesse Middendorf, General Superintendent Emeritus for the CTN and is currently serving as Executive Director for the Center For Pastoral Leadership at NTS. They discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Church and where we might find hope.
Unafraid | Episode 12 | Child & Adolescent Trauma (with Bonni Goodwin & Jordan Park)
Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Bonni Goodwin, MSW, LSCW, PhD Candidate & Jordan Park, LMFT-Candidate to discuss the impact of trauma on children and how the Church can come alongside those who have experienced trauma. ⠀ Bonni is a Research Associate at the University of Oklahoma’s Center for Child Welfare Training & Simulation. ⠀ Jordan is the Assistant Programs Director at Calm Waters: Center For Children and Families. ⠀ You can access this podcast on the OKC First feed or by following the link in our bio.
James K.A. Smith
Dr. James K.A. Smith visited OKC First to give a talk titled: "Faith, Doubt, and the Limits of Knowing: Lessons From St. Augustine".
Over-Interpreted, Under-Appreciated
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7
Ash Wednesday
Psalm 51:1-17
Transfiguration Sunday
Exodus 24:15-18
Unafraid | Episode 11 | Divorce (with Alicia Limke-McLean)
Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Dr. Alicia Limke-McLean, Professor of Psychology to talk about the church's response to those going through divorce. Music credit: https://soundcloud.com/carsonofficialmusic
Choose Life
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
A Better Gospel
Isaiah 58:1-9a
What it's Supposed to Look Like
Micah 6:1-8
The Bright Side
Isaiah 9:1-4
Not Sure if I'm the Right Person
Isaiah 49:1-7
Where There is Darkness, Light
Isaiah 42:1-9
The Art of Neighboring
John 1:10-18
Dot to Dot
Matthew 2:13-23
A Name Rooted in Hope
Matthew 1:18-25
The Tree Survives
Matthew 11:2-11
The Why? of Advent
Matthew 3:1-12
Rooted and Established
Matthew 24:36-44
Leadership and the Ministry of the Good Shepherd
Jeremiah 23:1-6
Work, for I am with you
Haggai 1:15b-2:9
Great Cloud of Prophets
Isaiah 1:10-18
Still Today
Joel 2:23-32
Undeserved
Jeremiah 31:27-34
The Gift of Captivity
Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7
Sunday | Living by Faithfulness
Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4
Sunday | Jeremiah's Real Estate Choices
Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15
Sunday | God is great. God is good.
Psalm 113 Cover Psalm- "From This Valley" by The Civil Wars. Performed by Nicole Berkley and Zach Lucero.
Sunday | The Power to Create
Psalm 51:1-10 Cover Psalm: "Psalm 51" By Charlie Peacock. Performed by Jeremy Wente.
Sunday | I am Still With You
Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 Cover Psalm: Search and Know Me by Micheal Card. Performed by Chris Yates and Matt Goodwin.
Sunday | The Fear of the Lord
Psalm 112
Sunday | Rescue Me
Psalm 71:1-6 Musical Interpretation by Ben Rosfeld
Unafraid | Episode 10 | Thin Places
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)
Sunday | Ain't No Sunshine When You're Gone
Psalm 80:1-3
Sunday | We Who Hope in His Steadfast Love
Unafraid | Episode 9 | The Christian Response To Violence (with Aaron Bolerjack)
In the wake of the El Paso & Dayton mass shootings, Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Rev. Aaron Bolerjack to discuss the epidemic of gun violence in America.
Sunday | God in the Details
"When It Don't Come Easy" -Patty Griffin
Unafraid | Episode 8 | Creation Care (with Brit Bolerjack)
Pastors Jon & Zach sit down with Rev. Brit Bolerjack to talk about the theology of creation care. Instagram: @Low_waste_brit creationcaresummit.eventbrite.com
Sunday | What Do You Say?
Psalm 138 "40" by U2
Sunday | Downbeats and the Life of Faith
Cover Psalm by Ray Hollis
Sunday | Acrostics and Instruction
Psalm 25:1-10
Sunday | July 7th
Unafraid | Episode 7 | Uncommon Collective (with Nick Lee)
Pastors Jon and Zach sit down with Nick Lee of The Uncommon Collective in OKC to talk about helping under-resourced women start and grow their own businesses, race, and that one time Nick and Zach rode a motorcycle together. https://theuncommoncollective.com
We Will Hold the Christ-Light For You
Psalm 77:1-2, 7-19
Sunday | The Power and Grace of Covering the Sad Psalms
Psalm 42:1-6a
Unafraid | Episode 6 | Summer Camp (with Stuart Williams)
Youth & Creative Pastor Zach Lucero sits down outside, in nature, on a picnic table... with Pastor of Skyview Community Church in Calgary - Stuart Williams to discuss the importance of formational focused youth camps.
Trusting and Leaning In
Romans 5:1-5
Unafraid | Episode 5 | Summer & Winter Christians (with Ron Wright & Paul Jones)
Pastors Jon and Zach discuss the topic of Summer/Winter Christianity and things in-between.
Unafraid | Episode 4 | Pastoral Care & Death (with Jason Smith)
Pastors Jon, Zach, and Jason discuss what it means to care for a church. Also some golf.