The “First Thoughts” podcast is a beginning point for the week. Each episode, pastors Greg and Damen take a look at the scripture which will be used for the upcoming Sunday and share their first thoughts related to the passage. The questions they ask of the text and the questions they allow the text to ask them serve as a great resource for anyone beginning their sermon prep or for those who simply want to sit with the text for a week. The insights, questions, and perspectives shared here can easily be pursued for further study and reflection during the week. Think of “First Thoughts” as your first cup of coffee for the week. It will help wake you up and move you along in your reflections on the weekly scripture.
Episodes
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First Thoughts Podcast: Acts 17:1-9
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Acts 17:1-9Quickly now! On to the next town! Pastors Greg and Damen catch up with the Apostle Paul and his church-planting tour. Here are their first thoughts on Acts 17:1-9.
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First Thoughts Podcast: Acts 3:1-10
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Acts 3:1-10It’s a return to the narrative lectionary as pastors Greg and Damen take a look at Acts 3:1-10. In their first thoughts they consider the connection between Jesus’ ministry and how the apostles attempt to carry it forward. Enjoy their first thoughts!
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First Thoughts Podcast: Proverbs 31:10-31
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Proverbs 31:10-31Having stumbled their way through Easter, pastors Greg and Damen arrive at Gifts of Women Sunday! In this week’s episode the discuss Proverbs 31:10-31 and the roll of wisdom in the lives of the faithful.
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First Thoughts Podcast: Holy Week
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Holy WeekPastors Greg and Damen begin their Holy Week journey by discussing the joy, sorrow, pain, and hope the Holy Week narratives in the Gospel of Mark. This week they take a look at Mark 14:22-31, 15:16-20, and 16:1-8. May you have a blessed Holy Week!
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First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 11:1-11
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 11:1-11What kind of parade is this exactly? Pastors Greg and Damen offer their first thoughts on Mark 11:1-11.
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First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 9:33-37
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 9:33-37Pastors Greg and Damen discuss the vulnerable and the wounds of Jesus as they offer their first thoughts on Mark 9:33-37 and Deuteronomy 10:17-20.
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First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 12: 12:28-44
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 12: 12:28-44What’s the cure to hypocrisy? What is the greatest commandment? Could these questions have the same answer? Pastors Greg and Damen offer their first thoughts on Mark 12:28-44.
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First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 12: 1-12
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 12: 1-12What is going on in this parable?! Tenants? Wine? An Absentee Landlord? It’s a lot but pastors Greg and Damen are here to provide their first thoughts on Mark 12:1-12
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First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 10:32-52
Read more: First Thoughts Podcast: Mark 10:32-52Repetition, repetition, repetition. What else is new Mark? Pastor’s Greg and Damen offer their first thoughts on Mark 10:32-52.