God’s plan is for “no pressure” giving and “no pressure” call to giving. The person on minimum wage and the top wage earner both are called to responsibly manage their money. While the total dollars may be very different, as a percentage of income, they are equal. Those who are wealthy have great responsibility in managing in a godly way the excess beyond meeting their own needs. To the one who has been given much, much is required. 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS asked: What is a ...
Feb 06, 2019•18 min
We allow our urgent to suppress God’s important. This can happen individually and in organizations meant to serve God’s kingdom. We would never refuse to do God’s will overtly, but when the timing is never “right” because our stuff trumps God’s stuff, we end up inadvertently refusing to do God’s will. One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS asked: Who do you want to understand they are welcome? We welcome your feedback and questions about this topic! Please reach out to us directly from the FHC Mobile App. You...
Jan 30, 2019•22 min
Jesus said something that is hard for material-minded American consumers to hear: “Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth . . . For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” To know where we are investing, all we need to do is check who has our heart. Following Jesus means investing in that which is important to Him; we decide where our priorities are and whether they align with Jesus' priorities. This week's #fhcTAKEAWAYS asked: If you had to leave your house in 15 minut...
Jan 23, 2019•12 min
There’s nothing evil about being comfortable. People who seek pain or suffering need counseling. However, if my life is all about my comfort, presently or in the future, and I’m not willing to give up some of my material abundance to relieve suffering and expand God’s kingdom, we may question ourselves and our true heart commitment to following God’s ways. #fhcTAKEAWAYS: What are you willing to sacrifice in order to love someone into a lifelong friendship with God? We welcome your feedback and q...
Jan 16, 2019•20 min
When we believe our money and our possessions belong to us, we may begin to think of every other aspect of life in the same way. We imagine ourselves in charge. We call the shots, and we make God our helper, our servant, our cosmic Santa Claus. If we aren’t followers of Jesus, so be it, but as his followers, we recognize that we are not our own but God’s bought at a great price. Psalm 24:1 #fhcTAKEAWAYS: What does it mean to you that God owns everything? Watch the video and listen to the song th...
Jan 09, 2019•23 min
Happy New Year! We look forward to continuing our weekly conversations with the whole gang next week, right here! Thank you as always for joining us! #fhcTAKEAWAYS: Where can you start making the world a better place? We welcome your feedback and questions about this topic! Please reach out to us directly from the FHC Mobile App. You can share by using the Media tab, and then - Podcast banner - use the text and email share buttons, or use one of the following: ■ Text/Voicemail: 407-965-1607 ■ Em...
Jan 02, 2019•6 min
Merry Christmas! We look forward to continuing our weekly conversations next week, in the new year, right here! Thank you as always for joining us!
Dec 26, 2018•6 min
Our text for today, Matthew 1:26, is about Jesus being called Immanuel, meaning God with us. There is no greater love, Jesus said, than that one would lay down his life for a friend. In the condescension of Christ to our earth, to become human for all eternity in order that he might reconcile all things to the Trinity, here is a love beyond our understanding. God so loved that he gave. In this season of gift giving, we can grasp a small piece of the reality that love gives. How can we become mor...
Dec 20, 2018•9 min
The angel declared “great joy” for everyone. If we read through the Old Testament, and especially the Psalms, we find a repeated call to sing and especially “shout” for joy to the Lord. Somewhere and somehow the joy has been tamed. Great joy calls for shouting and singing while some lesser joy can remain quiet. How do we recover a sense of joy? How might we followers of Jesus become an increasingly joy-filled people? There’s something attractive about a place filled with joy. Could that be CHURC...
Dec 12, 2018•22 min
Jesus is announced as the arrival of “Peace On Earth.” How can we be peacemakers in our world so we can be blessed to be called God’s children? Today there are so many places that need peace. What will it mean to be a peacemaking follower of Jesus? Luke 2:14 One of our weekly #fhcTAKEAWAYS asked: What feelings come over you when you anticipate the holiday season? What is it about the holidays that causes these feelings, whether they be positive or negative? We welcome your feedback and questions...
Dec 05, 2018•20 min
There are so many confusing things in religion–not just the religions of the world, but even within the teaching and life of Christianity. Subtle inroads are made to interject ourselves into the salvation process. Even in those Reformation Christians, it sneaks into equal faith and works. We may come to believe that God saves, but is it sort of a general “salvation made available” thing, and in order for it to be ours or to be maintained, it really is up to us and our actions? Some push this so ...
Nov 28, 2018•23 min
What are the implications for our well-being mentally, psychologically, and spiritually when we really buy into the idea that God’s love endures forever? How does knowing you are loved with a perfect love that is also without end affect how you live your life and how you share that love with others? Psalm 107:1 For the second week in a row we are doubling down on our #fhcTAKEAWAYS starting with: How can you come to believe, not just intellectually but experientially that the Father’s love reflec...
Nov 21, 2018•18 min
We live in a culture that has moved away from absolutes. For many people, what is right has become what is right in their eyes. Christians believe there is a God who is right and whose actions, decisions, and choices are justifiable because they match what is right and true. Are there misconceptions that come with this belief, and what might we gain or lose when we believe it? Psalm 7:17 This week we are doubling down on our #fhcTAKEAWAYS starting with: What will it mean to live knowing you are ...
Nov 14, 2018•23 min
This could be a really long sermon if we just started listing all of God’s wonderful deeds. How do we receive them? What difference do they make in our lives? How can we not just be the selfish recipients but also part of the distribution team for having people enjoy and experience God’s wonderful deeds? Psalm 9:1 This week one of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS asked: What needs to click in your mind to really believe that God is for you and not against you in any way? We welcome your feedback and questions ...
Nov 07, 2018•16 min
What will the Body of Christ look like in the future? Are the determining factors for faithfulness to the gospel large attendance numbers, denominational purity, or a particular belief system? Or will followers of Jesus be known as those who have embraced his call to die to their wants, deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow Him? Mark 8:34-38 This week one of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS asked: How much latitude should individuals or organizations within a denomination have with regards to applic...
Oct 31, 2018•23 min
Love binds everyone together in perfect harmony. When the church, the Body of Christ, loves one another, it become sight in the darkness. It becomes the answer for all the sin (misdirected love), and this love is found exclusively in the local church when God is having his way with the Body. Ephesians 2:13-16;19-22 This week we had an unusually small number of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS in that there were only four total. Usually we only focus on one that coincides with the content we cover on a particul...
Oct 24, 2018•10 min
God’s kids were not faithful. Instead of self-giving, they became self-grasping. They sought their own glory to be like God. Every earthly ill can be traced to this single defect. ALL find their root in self-grasping, the failure to embody the glory of God’s other-directed love. The new, rescued, restored family of God—the body of Christ, the church—is God’s plan to restore his glory of other-directed love. YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndFYFQ63LQc Sparkle Walk Info: https://secu...
Oct 17, 2018•20 min
This week we take a special detour into the production world of episodic sitcoms with FHC member, former staff, and videographer/writer/overall funny guy Stanley Pomianowski. As mentioned in the episode Stanley is known for writing comedy and his latest project, Ellen vs The World, is coming to the internet in January of 2019! Listen in on Andy, Randy, and Stanley as they talk about the show through the lens of our recent Great Question series and try to apply what we’ve learned through that ser...
Oct 13, 2018•29 min
Humanity was created to bear the image of God, to make visible the very likeness of the Creator, and that could not be done in isolation. God created mankind, “male and female,” a family where the divine image could be practiced and reflected in self-giving love as is the eternal practice of the Trinity: the Father loves the Son, the Son loves the Father, and the Holy Spirit glorifies the Father and Son in the “spirit” of love. The church, the family of God, was and will ever be marked by other-...
Oct 10, 2018•19 min
This is the last in our series, Great Question! where we will address the final question in this series answering questions from FHC young adults. This week: How important is it to God that we “behave?” One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS this week asked: This week how will being God’s “A” student influence how you behave? We welcome your feedback and questions about this topic! Please reach out to us directly from the FHC Mobile App. You can share by using the Media tab, and then - Podcast banner - use th...
Oct 03, 2018•20 min
Week 5 of our Great Question Series featuring questions from young adults asked two questions that we will do our best to answer: Why don’t we talk more about unique SDA beliefs? Is it important that Adventism be different than other denominations? One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS this week asked: How have some of our unique beliefs been barriers to your connecting with neighbors, classmates, or co-workers? We welcome your feedback and questions about this topic! Please reach out to us directly from the...
Sep 26, 2018•21 min
This week our FHC Winter Park Campus Pastor, Donna Burske, continues our series based on questions from our young adult community. This week: "How do I know what voices to allow to speak into my life including media, friends, and even spiritual influencers?” One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS this week asked: What is one distraction you could remove from your life this week that would make more time and space for God? We welcome your feedback and questions about this topic! Please reach out to us directly...
Sep 19, 2018•20 min
This week Adventist University President Edwin Hernandez continues our series based on questions from our young adult community. This week: "How do we know that the Bible is really inspired by God? Who decided what would be included and how do we know they chose correctly?" One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS this week asked: From your perspective, what is the greatest evidence that the Bible is indeed “God’s word”? We welcome your feedback and questions about this topic! Please reach out to us directly fr...
Sep 12, 2018•14 min
Andy will continue our series based on questions from our young adult community. This week: "Matthew 25:34-40 speaks about people who are saved but claim they never knew God. Do people who are “unbelievers” but are loving people know God? One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS this week asked: What do you think about the question “Do people who are unbelievers but are loving people, know God? We welcome your feedback and questions about this topic! Please reach out to us directly from the FHC Mobile App. You ...
Sep 05, 2018•20 min
Andy will finish our summer series speaking on his favorite text, Titus 3:4-5. “When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.” One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS this week asked: What is your favorite text and why? Here is your chance to join our TEXT ME! series and let us in on your favorite text and why it has attained that sta...
Aug 22, 2018•20 min
The FHC summer series features the voices of various FHC members sharing their favorite Scripture and the impact it has had on their life. Week Six’s speaker, Joyce Cortes, draws inspiration from Luke 15:11-32: “Since the fall of humans, there has been a need in our hearts to be accepted and to know we are okay with God. We feel that there is a huge gap between God and us and that we need to do things in order to come close to Him. The good news is that you and I are already loved and accepted b...
Aug 15, 2018•9 min
The FHC summer series features the voices of various FHC members sharing their favorite Scripture and the impact it has had on their life. Week Five’s speaker, Ivette Rivera-Aponte, will discuss Philippians 4:13: “For I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.” This verse is utilized as a motivational booster for hitting big goals and achieving great dreams. You can find it stamped on t-shirts, decals, and bumper stickers. But does “all things” really mean “all things”? One of our...
Aug 08, 2018•19 min
The FHC summer series features the voices of various FHC members sharing their favorite Scripture and the impact it has had on their life. Week Four’s speaker, David Banks, will talk about the Christian’s calling to be active in the work of reconciliation – how they are called to build positive relationships and practice a Christianity that is inclusive and seeks a positive connection with others. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19 “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave u...
Aug 01, 2018•20 min
The FHC summer series features the voices of various FHC members sharing their favorite Scripture and the impact it has had on their life. Week Three’s speakers (Andy McDonald, Reina Nobles, and Steve Reed) are more “senior” members of our congregation and will share their wisdom through the various Scriptures that have been meaningful to them. Job 12:12: “Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?” Episode Resource: Self Compassion by Dr. Kristen Neff, Ph.D. - h...
Jul 25, 2018•20 min
The FHC summer series features the voices of various FHC members sharing their favorite Scripture and the impact it has had on their life. Week Two speakers, Doug & Elisabeth Spinella, will share their thoughts on Psalm 32:8: “There have been key points of change, transition, loss and overcoming where Yahweh has used this verse to sustain and give me hope and direction.” One of our #fhcTAKEAWAYS this week asked: In what ways have you felt God instruct you? Scripture? Conversations? Prayer? I...
Jul 18, 2018•23 min
