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First Love Church

These podcasts are messages that were preached at First Love Church in Ocala, Florida. We hope that you are encouraged and inspired by what you hear. We are a non denominational, egalitarian church that practices a generous orthodoxy. Find out more about our local congregation online at firstlovechurch.org.

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Podcasting since 2019 • 127 episodes

First Love Church

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Look At The Birds: Lent Without The Weight

What if Lent isn’t about giving things up, but about making room for what matters most? We walk through Matthew 6 and Isaiah 58 to reimagine the season as training for freedom—hidden generosity that loosens ego, inner-room prayer that reshapes ...

March 13, 2026 • 39:33

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What if love is the only license we ever have?

Come home to the table where fear has no seat. We open with a grounding prayer and an invitation to see communion as more than ritual—it’s a return to true self, a reminder that you are already loved, already welcomed, already enough. From ther...

March 13, 2026 • 48:19

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From Trying To Training: You are the light of the world

A bright voice breaks through the noise: “Listen to Him.” From the Beatitudes to the mountaintop of the Transfiguration, we trace how light moves from a story we admire to a practice we live. We share candid moments about hurry, doomscrolling, ...

February 23, 2026 • 42:55

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Beloved You are the LIGHT of the world

What light are you following, and where is it taking you? We open the season after Epiphany with a clear call to let the light of Christ set our pace, then pivot toward Lent as a tender invitation to tend our broken hearts. Instead of giving up...

February 08, 2026 • 44:56

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The Beatitudes Are The Blueprint For Real Change

What if real power looks like mercy, and true success feels like hunger for what is right? We open with a simple idea—God fills the space we make—and follow it into Micah 6:8 and the Beatitudes, where Jesus blesses the weary, grieving, and over...

February 01, 2026 • 57:04

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