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Conversations with various guest explore the intermixing of sacred and the secular thought and how new ideas form when diverse streams flow together. Guests discuss relationships, welcoming our neighbors, mind body spirit connections and more. The podcast originates at First Presbyterian Church at…

Garrell Keesler


    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    No Night

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 19:51


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Chuck Williamson on May 25, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is Revelation 21:1-4; 21:22-22:5.

    Come to Breakfast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 15:35


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Lucy Crain on May 18, 2025 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture passage for this sermon is John 21:1-14.

    Resurrected Love

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 19:56


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on May 11, 2025 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The scripture passage for this sermon is John 21:15-19.

    Resurrected: Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 16:24


    Sermon preached by Rev. Anna Dickson on May 4, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is Luke 24:13-25.

    Resurrected Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 18:04


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on April 27, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is John 20:19-31.

    The Cost of Following Jesus: Proclamation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 17:02


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Anna Dickson on April 13, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is Luke 19:28-40.

    The Cost of Following Jesus: Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 16:19


      This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on April 6, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for the sermon is John 12:1-8.  

    The Cost of Following Jesus: Accepting Grace

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 12:48


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on March 30, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for the sermon is Luke 15:1-3; 11b-32 (Prodigal).

    The Cost of Following Jesus: Changing While There's Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 19:31


      This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on March 23, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for the sermon is  Luke 13:1-9.  

    This Cost of Following Jesus: Saying Hard Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 14:23


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on March 16, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for the sermon is Luke 13:31-35.

    Listen First Talk Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 15:51


    Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery on March 2 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is Mark 9:2-9.

    Living Your Okayest Life... But What if I Feel Inadequate?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 19:45


    Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery on February 23, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. This is the final sermon in the series "Living Your Okayest Life." The Scripture for this sermon is Jeremiah 1:4-10.

    Living Your Okayest Life... Paul/Saul

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 17:28


    Sermon preached by Rev. Dr. Chuck Williamson at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte on February 16, 2025. The Scripture for this sermon is Acts 9:1-6. 

    Living Your Okayest Life: But What If I'm Overwhelmed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 21:58


    Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte on February 9, 2025. The Scripture for this sermon is 1 Kings 19:1-16.

    Living Your Okayest Life... But What if I'm Not Made of the Right Stuff?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 18:03


    Sermon preached by Rev. Pen Peery at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte on February 2, 2025. 

    Priorities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 18:17


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on January 26, 2025 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture for this sermon is LUke 9:57-62.

    Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 17:40


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on January 19, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. The Scripture passage for this sermon is Matthew 4:18-25.

    Discovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 20:06


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Anna Dickson on January 12, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.  The Scripture passage for this sermon is John 1:35-51.

    Recognition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 17:02


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on January 5, 2025, at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte.  The Scripture passage for this sermon is Matthew 2:1-12. 

    Freedom FOR

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 17:28


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Lucy Crain on December 29, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. 

    Christmas at Matthew's House

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 17:35


    This sermon was preached by Rev. Pen Peery on December 15, 2024 at First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. 

    Christmas at John's House

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 18:30


    Christmas at Mark's House

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 21:17


    Thanksliving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 19:54


    Taking Notice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 16:35


    Ownership: Our Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 16:50


    Pastors Discuss Western North Carolina Hurricane Relief

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 15:04


    Rev. Pen Peery, First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, and Rev. Keith Grogg, Montreat Presbyterian Church, sit down for a conversation about the current state of Montreat, Black Mountain, Asheville, and other areas in Western North Carolina, reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Pen and Keith discuss current relief efforts, how residents have been impacted and how they are coping, and what it's like to return home after so much has changed. At the end of the episode, Pen shares an update on First Presbyterian's fundraising efforts and plans to support our neighbors to the west going forward. To give to the Western North Carolina relief fund, go to fpc.tiny.us/relief. We are not accepting donations of items at this time.

    Ownership: The Big Picture

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 14:41


    Crossing Boundaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 18:24


    For Christ in the Heart of Our Children: How a Church Family Makes a Difference to Our Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 20:24


    In the final part of this series, Delilah and Pen focus on the importance of having an extended church family as children are raised in the faith of Jesus Christ.

    Taking Back Our Story: A People of Provision

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 15:36


    Taking Back Our Story: A People of Shared History

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 18:55


    Taking Back Our Story: A People of Allegiance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 20:38


    Taking Back Our Story: A People of Abundance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 10:48


    For Christ in the Heart of Our Children: Faith for All Life has to Bring

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 22:22


    In part two of this series, Delilah and Pen discuss how important it is to build a foundation of faith for children at the beginning of their lives, arming them against all that life will throw at them. Using examples of the adults who tutored them in faith in their own lives, the pastors discuss how they take those lessons and pass them on to the next generation.

    Know and Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 14:57


    A Rejoiceful and Peaceful Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 21:55


    Living in Community: Integrating our Gifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 17:46


    Living in Community: Practicing Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 18:10


    For Christ in the Heart of Our Children: How Faith is Formed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 25:11


    Senior Pastor Pen Peery and Chaplain for Children and Schools Delilah Jane Phillips, both parents themselves, sat down to kindle a conversation amongst parents about how to prioritize our role in the faith formation of our children. In part one of this three-part podcast series, Pen and Delilah Jane explore the choice to raise our children in church because of our own commitment to faith. Using research and their own experiences, they argue that the support of the faith of their parents shapes the way children encounter God in the world.

    Living in Community: Accommodating Difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 11:59


    Reconsidered: Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 15:38


    Reconsidered: Confessing Our Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 18:12


    Reconsidered: Works Righteousness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 19:03


    Reconsidered: The Authority of Scripture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 19:55


    Things the Bible Doesn't Talk About: Capitalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 17:12


    What the Bible Doesn't Talk About: Affordable Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 18:40


    Faith Unfiltered: A Conversation About Gun Violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 20:14


    Director of Adult Formation Garrell Keesler and Senior Pastor Pen Peery sit down to discuss what we as Christians can do as we face the epidemic of Gun Violence. 

    Things the Bible Doesn't Talk About: Evolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 18:09


    Things the Bible Doesn't Talk About: Extra Terrestrial Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 16:38


    A Sleeping Savior?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 16:46


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