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Faith First

First Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, IA

Dig into God’s word with informal conversation around the scripture and ways to apply the message to our lives. We’ll pray for you, chat about what’s brewing around our church, First Lutheran in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and take your questions about faith and life. Join us as we put our Faith First.

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Pokemon Jesus

Faith First ·

2024/05/23

Pr. Steve ponders if Jesus was just a human like us with comic book superpowers...or was their possible more to him? Meanwhile, High School Senior Maya Carstensen gives her thoughts on graduation, the state of the church, and a recent touching experience in worship.

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00:39:21

Spiritual Leadership

Faith First ·

2024/05/16

Pr. Steve, Pr. Craig & Deborah Hansen discuss leadership and how the Spirit guides both our actions as a church and our individual futures as people.

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00:36:06

Be the Best Neighbor

Faith First ·

2024/05/09

Pr. Craig & Pr. Steve talk about the significance of Christ choosing a person outside of his circle to reveal himself to the world and what effect that has on you and me to be the best neighbors to people who don't look like us or act like us. Plus Brett & Marita Wolgast gear up the choir for Jolly Old England.

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00:32:17

Giving Youth Priority

Faith First ·

2024/05/03

Pr. Katie chats about the story of Jesus calling the children to him and our call to prioritize youth and young families everywhere in the church while Maddy gives us an opportunity to spring forward in our faith.

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00:31:54

Full Stomachs & Warm Hearts

Faith First ·

2024/04/25

Deborah & Pr. Craig reflect on our massive meal packing event and talk about growing young to fuel a warm community welcome to people of all ages.

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00:33:24

Taking Jesus Seriously

Faith First ·

2024/04/18

Pr. Katie describes why it's important to our youth that our church take Jesus' message seriously as Deb & Pr. Craig take stock in what our church is getting right.

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00:30:29

Empathy with Our Youth

Faith First ·

2024/04/11

Lexi Kline describes growing up in the church today while Pr. Steve gives us his take on empathizing with today's youth.

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00:28:54

Handing Over the Keys

Faith First ·

2024/04/05

Ruby kicks off our week of youth-led pray-ers while Pr. Steve and Pr. Craig begin our 6-week look at how we can become a church that is Growing Young. Jesus passes the keys to Peter in today's story as we're challenged to share the keys of our church with our capable youth.

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00:36:28

A Holy Effort

Faith First ·

2024/03/27

Pr. Steve and Pr. Craig walk us down the road Jesus journeyed through worship from Palm Sunday to Easter known as Holy Week while Maddy Newhouse talks about the massive volunteer effort it takes to make it all happen.

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00:31:38

Passion for the Poor

Faith First ·

2024/03/21

Deborah Hansen and Pr. Craig Brown plan to switch things up with an interactive look at Christ's passion story and Pr. Ryan Roth-Klinck challenges us to grow our passion for the poor.

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00:27:06

An Uncomfortable Mission

Faith First ·

2024/03/14

Pr. Steve teaches us about Jesus' challenge to us to love our uncomfortable neighbor as we look for your feedback about possibly building a new front door of the church open to all our neighbors.

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00:28:57

Trust Issues

Faith First ·

2024/03/08

Pr. Leroy Bradway teaches us the first step to being in a relationship with others in the church is learning to trust as Jesus trusts us and Michelle Kline tells us a way we can help others by packing Meals from the Heartland.

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00:35:43

Helping the Least

Faith First ·

2024/03/01

Meet New Ministry Engagement Coordinator Maddy Newhouse and be inspired by the powerful personal testimony of Aaron Amundson from Willis Dady as we learn what it means to be the body of Christ.

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00:32:16

Good Grief

Faith First ·

2024/02/23

Deborah Hanson stops by to discuss how grieving can be healthy for us while Pr. Steve talks about worshipping God with your whole soul.

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00:33:49

Filling Cups

Faith First ·

2024/02/15

Laura Draeger shares the meaning behind filling cups for communion while Pr. Katie & Pr. Steve discuss how God will fill our cup with God's love this Lent.

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00:37:53

Marriage & Prayer

Faith First ·

2024/02/09

Pr. Craig explains Christ teaches us how spouses should love each other sacrificially while Deborah Hansen talks about the importance of prayer in all relationships.

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00:37:48

Mission & Metrics

Faith First ·

2024/02/02

Pr. Steve Knudson and Bob Koenig break down the numbers and the story behind the story of the past year and calculate what that might mean for God's mission for all of us in an exciting year ahead.

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00:30:32

Wit & Wisdom

Faith First ·

2024/01/26

Pr. Anna Peck and Jean Kvach drop their well-earned wisdom on us about our active senior ministry while Pr. Steve delivers his wit on the ups and downs of faith.

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00:32:56

Voice of God

Faith First ·

2024/01/18

What does God's voice sound like to you? Pr. Steve ponders the question and Pr. Craig updates on his mom as life returns to FLC after a week of snow and cold.

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00:25:35

Numbers & Signs

Faith First ·

2024/01/06

Michael Beckmann talks about a workshop to learn your Enneagram number while Pr. Katie invites us to take a pause as did the magi when they saw a sign from God.

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