First Pres Orlando Sermons
Sunday morning teachings from First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Episodes
329 episodes
Good News for Nobodies | December 14, 2025
Dr. Jack Peebles | Luke 2:8-18The shepherds remind us that the good news of Christ’s birth is for the lowly and overlooked. Their joy turned into proclamation, showing us how encountering Jesus transforms ordinary lives into living witne...
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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26:36
Angels Everywhere | December 7, 2025
Dr. David Swanson | Luke 1:26-38Throughout Scripture, we encounter many angels, but especially in the Advent season. What's up with Gabriel and the legions who sang to the shepherds? It is the gift of a supernatural world we pay so littl...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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31:45
It Starts in the Wilderness | November 30, 2025
Dr. David Swanson | Luke 3:1-6Advent is NOT Christmas. We do not start with Joy to the World but with John the Baptist in the wilderness and darkness - calling people to prepare.
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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33:40
Young and Old and Everyone In Between | November 23, 2025
Dr. David Swanson | Psalm 90:1We value the multi-generational nature of the church, believing God uses every generation in the church's life to impart both love and wisdom.
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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34:14
Love One Another | November 11, 2025
Dr. David Swanson | Philippians 2:1-4We belong one to another in the Body of Christ, and caring for one another is our first order of service. We love each other deeply, especially in times of crisis.
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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31:13
Loving Our City | November 9, 2025
Dr. David Swanson | Jeremiah 29:2-11Our church is only one year older than the city of Orlando (essentially our region). We have grown up together and we have served her well. Jeremiah continues to be a clarion all to continue to do just...
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Season 5
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Episode 45
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31:29
Grounded in Truth | November 2, 2025
Dr. David Swanson | 2 Timothy 3:16-17Our first core value is first among equals - the one on which the others are derived - the truth/foundation of God's Word.
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Season 5
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Episode 44
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41:12
Our Humility in Christ and the Gift of Peace | October 26, 2025
Rev. Tanner Fox | Philippians 2:1-4What then is a life of humility? What is the gift of a life of downward mobility, lowliness, making much of others and of God while thinking very little of the self? Could it be the blessed freedom that...
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Season 5
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Episode 43
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32:38
The Humility of the Creator in the Person of Jesus | October 19, 2025
Rev. Tanner Fox | Philippians 2:5-11There is no greater characteristic worth dwelling on in the person of Jesus than His humility! It is the deepest root and most primary source of life to the great tree that is our Savior. For from this...
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Season 5
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Episode 42
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31:05
The Humility of Creation and the Poison of Pride | October 12, 2025
Rev. Tanner Fox | Genesis 1:26-28Humility is the most natural posture of Adam and Eve. They did not think too little of themselves, nor too much. Their lives were full of delightful humility, knowing who they were, who made them, and wha...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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33:35
The Inside Out Nature of Grace | October 5, 2025
Rev. Alexa Rossi | Jonah 3:10; 4:1-4Instead of being amazed by God’s power to use him to cause the city of Nineveh to repent, Jonah is angry that God would save people he hated. Jonah has missed the point completely. In light of God’s gr...
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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33:39
The Upside Down Nature of Grace | September 28, 2025
Rev. Alexa Rossi | Jonah 1:1-12, 17The great story we may remember of Jonah the prophet of God being swallowed by a big fish might give us the sense that he was being punished for running away from God, but what if this is actually a mea...
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Season 5
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Episode 39
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33:31
Seeking the Common Good for Orlando | September 21, 2025
Dr. Case Thorp | Jeremiah 29:4–7As Christians we are not to pull back, avoid society, and fear what is around us. Rather, as we see with our covenant ancestors who are exiled to a foreign and hostile place, Babylon, God still desires for...
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Season 5
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Episode 38
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29:09
Made to Work | September 14, 2025
Dr. Case Thorp | Genesis 2:4-15Many of us think that God created humans for the purpose of relationship. Yet, the Bible says otherwise. While relationship with God is rich and wonderful, and a key part of our existence, God originally ma...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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27:29
If Jesus had a Playlist: Bluegrass | September 7, 2025
Dr. Paul Gibson | Revelation 21:1-5If Jesus had a playlist, there’s a good chance it would include bluegrass music—because so much of it points to heaven. In this message, we’ll explore how bluegrass lyrics echo biblical truths about ete...
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Season 5
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Episode 36
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29:03
If Jesus had a Playlist: The Blues | August 31, 2025
Dr. Paul Gibson | Psalm 30:1-3If Jesus had a playlist, He would listen to The Blues. Why? Because the Blues are full of emotion and so is the Bible, especially the book of Psalms. We will reflect upon the four basic types of Psalms: prai...
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Season 5
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Episode 35
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33:50
If Jesus had a Playlist: Country Music | August 24, 2025
Dr. Paul Gibson | Luke 24:13-16If Jesus had a playlist, He would listen to country music. Why? Country music tells stories, and Jesus was a storyteller. How did Jesus respond to the desperation and confusion of the two individuals on the...
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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29:10
Grab Your Partner | August 17, 2025
Dr. Jack Peebles | Luke 10:1-12, 17-20God’s mission moves forward through relational engagement, as we are sent together in partnership to make disciples and share the Gospel one relationship at a time.
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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32:27
If You Love One Another | August 10, 2025
Dr. Jack Peebles | John 13:34-35Deeper discipleship thrives through intentional relationships where we love, sharpen, and encourage one another, living out Jesus’ command to love as He has loved us.
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Season 5
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Episode 32
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35:24
God's Design for Community | August 3, 2025
Dr. Jack Peebles | John 17:20-23God’s perfect unity within the Trinity is the foundation for our relationships, designed for us to experience and reflect in community with one another.
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Season 5
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Episode 31
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36:12
Truth and Tears | July 27, 2025
Dr. David Swanson | John 11:21-26, 32-35, 38-44Mary, Martha and Lazarus are all transformted by Jesus in a moment well into their relationship with Him. Mary is changed by his humanity, Martha by his divinity, and Lazarus by both.
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Season 5
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Episode 30
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30:14
Seeing God in the Storm | July 20, 2025
Dr. Paul Gibson | Job 23:3Job ended up seeing God through and at the end of His whirlwind. In the middle of a storm? Lift up your eyes, and you might just see God.
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Season 5
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Episode 29
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29:12
Looking to God's Strength | July 13, 2025
Dr. David Swanson | Judges 16:23-30Samson is blinded as judgement for where "his eyes took him," but even in his blindness, God gave him the necessary strength when needed, even beyond the Nazirite law or his hair.
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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38:06