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Follow First with Kegan Shoemaker
Weekly teaching to help you follow Jesus first. Join Pastor Kegan Shoemaker for relevant, Bible-centered messages that challenge and encourage you to live for Christ every day.
Episodes
- Follow First with Kegan Shoemaker
Three Ways to Break Free From Screen Addiction (Galatians 5:13)
In our new series Smart Screens, Wise Teens, we search the scriptures for wisdom about how to have a more healthy relationship with our devices. In a world…
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An Honoring Home (Romans 12:10)
We show honor because God has brought us out of shame and into a place of honor.
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Welcome Home (Luke 15:11-24)
God celebrates when His children come home. Since God welcomes us home, we welcome others home.
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The Runaway Heart (Jonah 4)
When we have rebellion in our hearts, God can either let it grow or get it out. But He loves us too much to leave it there, so He often uses circumstances to…
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The Forgiving God (Jonah 3)
What does God do when He catches up to a runaway? Instead of throwing them out, He welcomes them home and sends them out on a mission to find more runaways.
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The Repentant Prophet (Jonah 2)
What do you do when you realize you're further than God than you ever thought possible? You can either run away or you can run home. In this message, we learn…
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The Sleeping Prophet (Jonah 1:4-17)
Have you ever needed a wake up call? In this message, Pastor Kegan shares about the dangers of spiritual sleepiness and how God will shake up our world to wake…
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The Runaway Prophet (Jonah 1)
Have you ever wanted to do God's Will for your life? In this message from Jonah 1:1–4, we explore what happens when God calls us beyond our comfort zone…
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Brand New Me (Ephesians 4:17-24)
If you’re in Christ, you’re a new creation. Now following Jesus looks like putting off the old You and putting on the new You.
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Brand New Life (Ephesians 2:1-8)
Even the most captivating stories leave us wanting more. But the amazing thing about the Greatest Story Ever Told, the good news of Jesus Christ, is that we…
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Brand New Name (Ephesians 1:3-14)
Starting a new school year can make the “Who am I?” question feel louder than ever. In this message from Ephesians 1:3–14, we talk about where real identity…
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The Trial of Trust (2 Kings 18-19)
Your trust is your greatest treasure. What defines a person is what they do when their trust comes under attack. From the story of King Hezekiah, we learn how…
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The Lord’s Supper (Mark 14:10-25)
What is the Lord’s Supper and how should we take it? To answer this question, we have to go back to the first Lord Supper, which was also Jesus’ last before…
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How to Pull an All-Nighter (Mark 13:14-37)
The later it gets and the darker the night, the more you’ll want to give up and go to sleep. But that’s precisely the time you need to stay awake, because…
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What to Expect (Mark 13:1-13)
What should we expect to see when Jesus’ return gets close? In this passage, Jesus tells us the signs of the end times and how a proper view of the future…
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The Law of Love (Mark 12:28-34)
In God’s Kingdom, the most important law is to love God and love people. It is such a simple command, but in everyday life, it can be hard to live out. In this…
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What Will Heaven Be Like? (Mark 12:18-27)
We often get our picture of heaven from cartoons and fairy tales more than from God’s Word. But God has told us everything we need to know about Heaven in His…
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Out of Order (Mark 11:12-26)
God wants our worship to be fruitful and faithful. But what happens when it is neither? Discover the way to faithful and fruitful worship with this story of…
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Enter the King (Mark 11:1-11)
What kind of king is Jesus? In a world of self-obsessed tyrants, Jesus is a humble, sacrificial, saving King.
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True Greatness (Mark 10:32-45)
In the Kingdom, Greatness is not about being served, but about serving.
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Big God. Big Purpose (Psalm 8)
Why am I here? The question of purpose is one of the most important and most difficult questions that every person must answer. But rather than look inside for…
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Give Up Everything (Mark 10:17-31)
What would you do for Jesus? How far are you willing to go for Jesus? In this passage, Jesus talks to a rich, young ruler and tells him to give up everything…
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The End of Marriage (Mark 10:1-12)
God loves people so He loves marriage. In this passage, Jesus talks about God's design for marriage and the importance of protecting it.
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Don't Play With Fire (Mark 9:38-49)
Jesus talks about hell more than any other person in the Bible. How can Jesus be the most loving person on earth and talk about the subject of Hell? In this…
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Mission Impossible (Mark 9:14-29)
We regularly face impossible situations, but all things are possible through faith in Christ and prayer.
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The Crucified Life (Mark 8:22-38)
The normal Christian life is the crucified life. In this passage, Jesus stresses the importance of dying to yourself to follow Jesus.
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Inside-Out (Mark 7:1-8)
Authenticity is one of the most important values of Generation Z. Young people believe people just need to be real. In this passage, Jesus talks about the…
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Rejection for Jesus (Mark 6:1-29)
Jesus faced rejection, so Christians should expect to be rejected for Jesus too. In this message, we talk about how rejection for Jesus is costly, but worth…
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Desperation (Mark 5:21-43)
Desperation positions us perfectly to receive the grace of Jesus Christ. Pastor JP jumps in this week to talk about how God's grace comes to us in the most…
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Unstoppable Grace (Mark 5:1-20)
Darkness is powerful, but the unstoppable grace of Jesus Christ is stronger than any darkness. Pastor Kegan is back this week as we discuss the story of Jesus…
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Whom Do You Fear? (Mark 4:35-41)
Have you ever felt like things got out of control all of a sudden? When things get out of hand, we can trust the one who holds the whole world in His hands…
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The Parable of the Soils (Mark 4:1-20)
Why do people respond to the gospel differently? It’s good to share the gospel. The gospel is powerful. The problem is the heart of the listener.
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Where to Eat?
When Jesus calls us to follow Him, He wants to change everything about our lives - even who we eat with. In Mark 2:13-18, we see Jesus eating with tax…
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Unselfish Faith (Mark 2:1-12)
What do we do when our friends have an unsolvable problem? We know we can’t solve it, so bring them to the One who can - Jesus!
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A Hand of Mercy (Mark 1:40-45)
The shame of sin keeps us from God and others and that makes for a lonely life. In this story, we see Jesus’ heart to heal us, removing the shame and restoring…
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Not to Be Served (Mark 1:29-39)
In a culture of entitlement, Jesus gives us an example of sacrificial service fueled by fervent prayer. Service is not about what we get but what we give.
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When a Demon Goes to Church (Mark 1:21-28)
Jesus is not just any other authority- He is the eternal authority. In this episode, we look at how His word carries unmatched power: to heal, push back…
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Water and Fire (Mark 1:9-13)
In the Baptism and Temptation of Jesus, we learn that Jesus is like us in His humanity and unlike in His divinity. That is good news because He identifies with…
Follow First with Kegan ShoemakerPretenders to the Throne (Mark 1:14-15)
Jesus announces that God’s kingdom is here—and invites us to lay down our crowns of self-rule. The good news? When we surrender to Him, we find real life…
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The Good News
Are you interested in Jesus or are you surrendered to Jesus? As we begin our series Good News from the Gospel of Mark, we learn that Jesus is King, that’s good…