Welcome to our Sermon Based Podcast at First Friends Church in Canton OH. As First Friends Church, we live to glorify God together by loving Him, making disciples, and proclaiming the gospel.
Weekly sermons from Friends Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in College Station, Texas. The engaging messages offered from the pulpit of this progressive Christian community are preached by the church’s pastors as well as guest preachers.
Your Church Friends Podcast was started in hopes of helping Christians and non-Christians alike see God, Jesus, and the church through a Biblical lens. We cover a multitude of topics, ideas, theologies, and thoughts. We try our best to have honest and genuine conversations about them all. We enjoy taking a side by side look at what has been taught or is being taught and comparing it to what the Bible says. As Your Church Friends, we hope that our podcast helps all our listeners to listen to ...
My name is Steve Weaver. I am a church historian with a PhD in Church History. Along my academic and spiritual journey I have been blessed with God with many friendships that have made an impact on me. I want to host conversations on this channel with some of my friends who happen to be church historians. We'll talk about how we met, how our lives and academic careers have intersected, and discuss history. Hopefully, others will find it interesting, but, regardless, I will enjoy it!
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 4:1-11 titled “Get Behind Me, Kevin Bacon" on The First Sunday of Lent. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017. For more information about our church a…
Called and Sent by GodSERIES: No StringsKey Verses: Galatians 1:11-2:12,16,21-22,24; Proverbs 16:25; 1 Corinthians 3:18-19; Philippians 3:8; Matthew 15:8; Acts20:24; Romans 8:28Dr. Erik ThoennesMarch 9, 2025
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis One Sunday, a while back, I shared the story of Nicholas Winton, the man responsible for saving the lives of 669 children from the horrors of the holocaust. I was scrolling on social media one day and came across a clip of Nicholas, who, many years later, was thanked by a large group of now adults whom he had saved. I still re…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 15:11-19 titled “Let Jesus Be Jesus" on The First Sunday of Lent. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2018. For more information about our church and our mi…
The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 18:9-14 titled “The Story Within the Story" on The First Sunday of Lent. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2020. For more information about our church a…
The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Psalm 25 titled “Laments and Liberation" on The First Sunday of Lent. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2021. For more information about our church and our m…
The Rev. Brooke Dooley, our Associate Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 4:1-13 titled “Jesus in the Wilderness" on this First Sunday in Lent. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgKirjoittanut pastor4x
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 17:1-9 titled “From Inspiration to Invitation" on Transfiguration Sunday. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017. For more information about our church…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 9:28-36 titled “Letting God Out of the Box" on Transfiguration Sunday. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2019. For more information about our church and o…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 6:27-38 titled “How Will We Love" on the Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2019. For more information about our church a…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 9:28-43a titled “It’s Good That We Are Here" on Transfiguration Sunday. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more information about our church and …
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 9:28-36 titled “Listen to Jesus" on this Transfiguration Sunday. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgKirjoittanut pastor4x
The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 5:38-48 titled “Resistance is (Not) Futile" on the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017. For more information ab…
The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 7:11-17 titled “Jesus Lives" on the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more information about our church and…
The Influence of His PresenceSERIES: Face To FaceKey Verses: Exodus 34:14, 29-38; Exodus 33:5; 2 Corinthians 3:12-18; 1 Timothy 1:15; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; James 4:8a; James 1:22Matthew CorkFebruary 23, 2025
The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 6:27-38 titled “Loving like Jesus!" on the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgKirjoittanut pastor4x
Speakers: Jeff Jarvis One Sunday, a while back, I shared the story of Nicholas Winton, the man responsible for saving the lives of 669 children from the horrors of the holocaust. I was scrolling on social media one day and came across a clip of Nicholas, who, many years later, was thanked by a large group of now adults whom he had saved. I still re…
The Rev. Katherine Doehring, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 4:1-13 titled "The Struggle is Real" on the First Sunday in Lent. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2016. For more information about our church and our mission, please vi…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 5:21-37 titled “The Heart of the Matter: Restoring Right Relationships" on the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017.…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 9:2-9 titled “Because Jesus: Listening as Ministry" on the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2018. For more information a…
The Rev. Trent Williams, our Executive Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 6: 17-26 titled “Place In This World" on the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2019. For more information about our chu…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 6: 17-26 titled “Making it Plain on the Plain" on the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more information about …
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 6:17-26 titled “Agents of the Impossible" on the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgKirjoittanut pastor4x
Speakers: Vince Klassen & Gerry Smiley It’s easy to talk about prayer and conceptions of God from a place of health, but what about when you're on the edge of death? When illness is relentless and suffering reshapes everything? This week, we’re stepping beyond the abstract to talk with Gerry, a longtime member of our community who survived a double…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 1:29-39 titled “The Jesus Conspiracy" on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2015. For more information about our churc…
The Licensed Lay Minister Ana Deter delivers a message reflecting on Luke 9:28-36 titled “Standing on a Mountaintop" on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2016. For more information about our church an…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Matthew 5:13-20 titled “Ruffled or Rising Up: The Challenge to Be Christian" on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2017. Fo…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Mark 1:29-39 titled “Who's Missing?" on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2018. For more information about our church and …
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 5: 1-11 titled “What Defines Us" on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2020. For more information about our church and…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Acts 10:1-28 in conversation with the Rev. Darryl Kistler on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. The full, uncut interview can be found at bit.ly/uncutsermonconvo Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please en…
The Rev. Dr. Dan De Leon, our Senior Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 5: 1-11 titled “Particular Love" on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. Welcome to an archival episode, as we have recorded sermons that predate our podcast's production! Please enjoy this sermon originally preached in 2022. For more information about our church and…
The Rev. Brooke Dooley, our Associate Pastor, delivers a message reflecting on Luke 5:1-11 titled “Catching or Catfishing" on the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany. For more information about our church and our mission, please visit friends-ucc.orgKirjoittanut pastor4x