First Loved With Mark Fee

In this episode of the First Loved podcast, Mark shares about God's forgiveness. Did you know the Bible not only says that God will purify and pardon us, but that He "blots out your transgressions . . . and remembers yours sins no more"? God chooses to forgive AND forget! Gone! GONE! Alleluia!

In this episode of the First Loved podcast, Mark discusses the pattern found in good story writing and how that can challenge us to seek to be written more into God's story in our daily lives. When we get caught in a rut or stop seeking to be part of God's adventure, our "status quo" becomes something less meaningful.

In this first new episode of 2019, Mark shares some stories of God meeting and loving people right where needed most through First Loved events back in the fall. We hope these encourage you to step out and love like Jesus so you have stories of your own to share!

In this episode, Mark reflects on the shooting that took place in the Jewish synagogue and how a local nurse tended to the perpetrator to save his life. As Jesus commanded, "Love your enemies". This is a challenging position for us all, but one we must consider and ask for God's help as disciples of Jesus.

In this episode Mark shares some final thoughts on completing his doctoral program and how the process has matured him theologically and as a disciple of Jesus.

On this episode Mark shares about the practice of idol worship and how God may have turned that practice upside down in order to bring His own image into the world through Jesus and us (by the Holy Spirit).

Mark discusses the various covenants made by God with His people and how His love is expressed through and in those covenants.

On this episode of the First Loved podcast, Mark discusses Matthew 25:31-46 in relationship to the description of the kind of "fasting" God describes through the prophet Isaiah in chapter 58. Mark also shares personal stories that illustrate some of these principles.

Mark discusses what it means to "eagerly pursue love" based on 1 Corinthians 14:1.

In this episode of the First Loved podcast, Mark shares some exciting personal news and connects his experience to Matthew 6 where Jesus teaches on worry and anxiety. "Each day has enough trouble of its own" could be heard as "just take things one day at a time."

Mark concludes this 3-part series on how storing up the love of Jesus in us helps enable us to love others, and how our loving interactions become more of a natural and automatic response. Mark explores some of the neuroscience behind this experiential process while looking more closely at how the "God Sighting" practice taught on the First Loved to Love weekends nurtures the process.

In Part Two of this 3-part series, Mark continues to explore the importance of "loving like Jesus" becoming an automatic part of our lives, that is "deeper in us". The more we are loved by Him and experience Him loving us, the more it will become a natural response to live and love like Him. Mark also shares a personal story of how this is developing in his own life.

In Part One of this 3-part series, Mark explores the importance of "loving like Jesus" becoming an automatic part of our lives, that is "deeper in us". The more we are loved by Him and experience Him loving us, the more it will become a natural response to live and love like Him.

Mark continues with a second podcast on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and how learning to be LIKE Jesus really is learning to LOVE like Jesus. He discusses the "manner" or "feel" of love as expressed through our Triune God. At the core of discipleship is experience with a master, not just reading about how to be a disciple.

Mark shares his thoughts on what it means to be a disciple of Jesus and how learning to be LIKE Jesus really is learning to LOVE like Jesus. He points to examples where Paul invites others to "imitate him" because he is imitating Christ. At the core of discipleship is experience with a master, not just reading about how to be a disciple.

Mark continues discussing the topic of God not measuring up to our own standard and how the very act of this becomes an idol. At times we question why God did or did not do something. Why did he take my job away from me? Why didn't he save my spouse from cancer? Why doesn't he hear or answer my prayer? These questions overlook the fact that God is sovereign and his ways are beyond ours. If we're not careful we can twist who God is with our own ideas of who we think God should be.

At times we question why God did or did not do something. Why did he take my job away from me? Why didn't he save my spouse from cancer? Why doesn't he hear or answer my prayer? These questions overlook the fact that God is sovereign and his ways are beyond ours. In this podcast Mark talks about this and shares how if we're not careful we can twist who God is with our own ideas of who we think God should be, and then blame him when he doesn't measure up to our own standard.

In this episode of the First Loved podcast, Mark Fee interviews one of our long-time lead facilitators Joel Brady. Joel shares about his experience with FLM, how the practices have helped him gain more confidence in reaching out to people in love, and how it has become a regular way for him and his wife to share in God's love. THANK YOU, JOEL!

In this episode of the First Loved podcast, Mark examines the well-known passage from Jeremiah 29:11 and how care needs to be taken when personalizing verses from the Bible (that is, putting them in first-person as God speaking to you directly).

In this episode of the First Loved podcast, Mark shares a story of how "being loved and loving as Jesus" has great impact on people's lives, and how the Lord uses our loving interactions to reveal himself through us (even prophetically). We hope stories like this encourage and inspire you to love!