A weekly podcast that seeks to uncover the real Jesus and what it means to be a modern-day follower of him. Our goal is to help you know Jesus better and to become more like him.
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Every week we open God's Word to gain Biblical insight on how to encounter Jesus, share the Gospel, and face the challenges of daily life. Our focus is a literal interpretation of Scripture brought into the relevancy of our culture. Mountainview Church is a member of the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches (FEB). www.Mountainview.church
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The weekly message from Mountainview Christian Fellowship
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This podcast contains audio recordings of the teaching of our Senior Pastor Jason Ingram as well as occasional guest speakers during our Sunday worship services at First Baptist Church in Mountain View, Arkansas. You can connect with us through Facebook (firstbaptistmvar), Twitter (fbcmvar), Instagram (fbcmvar), or through our website at fbcmountainview.org.
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In each episode you will discover effective ways to recruit more leaders, form better groups, and make more disciples. Guests to this monthly podcast will include small group and discipleship experts like Carl George, Dr. Warren Bird, Steve Gladen, Mark Howell, Dr. Bill Donahue, Bill Willits, Chris Surratt, as well as some pastors you've never heard of who are doing some amazing things with small groups and discipleship.
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Following the description of the war between the flesh and the Spirit, Paul transitions to a list of the acts of the flesh. This list isn’t to be kept legalistically, but to understand what kind of life the flesh produces. It’s important to understand the flesh, because it is one of the major enemies of the Christian. Ken and Mike define the flesh …
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Sunday Morning - September 15, 2024
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Included Music: Sing to the King, The Way of the Cross Leads Home, Let Others See Jesus in You, I Live, Here's My Heart, Son of Suffering, and Make Me a Channel of Blessing Message Title: With All Your Strength Text: Matthew 14:22-33 Take Home Point: Loving God with all your strength means knowing your strength alone isn't enough.…
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In 2 short verses, Paul succinctly describes the interplay between the flesh and the Spirit. He follows that up by once again describing the either or relationship between living by the Spirit and living under the law. Follow along with Mike and Ken as they discuss the enemies that affect Christians, what it is to live by the Spirit, the battle bet…
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Included Music: The Heart of Worship, I've Got Peace Like a River, Bind Us Together, Fairest Lord Jesus, At the Cross (Love Ran Red), This Is Our God, and Down at the Cross Message Title: With All Your Mind Text: Colossians 3:1-3 Take Home Point: We must discipline our minds to focus on the things of heaven rather than the things of the world.…
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"R" is for "Run from temptation when all else fails." Series: The Battle: How to Master Temptation Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:20-26 (ESV) #Temptation #God #Lord #Jesus #Running #TheBattle #Master Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained …
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The Self Indulgent, The Cannibal, And The Free
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Verse 13 begins the high point of the Galatian letter, which will continue until verse 26. In 13-26, Paul will describe how the Holy Spirit enables us to live free. In this episode, Ken and Mike will only tackle verses 13-15. Focusing on what Paul writes, they discuss grace misunderstood, which produces freedom turned to selfishness, what happens w…
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Included Music: You Are Holy, I Stand Amazed in the Presence, Footsteps of Jesus, O Lord You're Beautiful, Man of Sorrows, The Lord Will Provide, and Room at the Cross Message Title: With All Your Soul Text: Luke 7:36-50 Take Home Point: Our acts of love for Jesus speak more loudly than our words about loving Jesus.…
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Establish boundaries in relationships. Series: The Battle: How to Master Temptation Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:30-34 #Temptation #TheBattle #Master #Boundaries #God #Lord #Jesus Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained Christian wor…
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In this next section, Paul uses visual descriptions to drive his point home to the Galatians. One about running, one about baking, and one about a surgical procedure. From these, Mike and Ken discuss running well, what keeps us on track and gets us off track. What yeast is and the influence it has in our own lives and the life of our Christian comm…
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Included Music: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, That's Why We Praise Him, The Church's One Foundation, I Exalt Thee, How Can I Keep from Singing, Speak to Me, and I Lay My Sins on Jesus Message Title: With All Your Heart Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Take Home Point: God molds our hearts before he uses our hands.…
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The "T" in M.A.S.T.E.R. represents "Train your mind to avoid unhealthy desires." Series: The Battle: How to Master Temptation Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: Romans 12:1-3 Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained Christian worship songs. And all track re…
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Galatians 5 starts off with a bang. Paul declares, it is for freedom that Christ has set us free. And for that reason he says stand firm and don’t be burdened with a yoke of slavery. Ken and Mike discuss being free, how that’s possible through Jesus’ death, and how we’re to stand, hold, and resist in our freedom. They also discuss Paul’s negative d…
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Included Music: I Give You My Heart, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, I Stand in Awe, Saved Saved, Days of Elijah, Build Your Kingdom Here, and Come All Christians Be Committed Message Title: Fully Committed Text: Mark 12:28-34 Take Home Point: Nothing else matters if we fail to love God and love people.…
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Like The Brother From The Free Mother
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Paul concludes his allegory by telling the Galatians who they are in the story. And based on who they are, how they are to live and act both personally and as churches. Mike and Ken discuss what it means to be children of promise; that we can’t change or reform the flesh; the incompatibility of flesh and spirit; how a person lives free; and how our…
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Included Music: Redeemed, Once Again, I Give My Life for Thee, Oh the Glory of Your Presence, God of This City, Grace Alone, and Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior Message Title: Unsafe Witness Text: 1 Peter 3:13-17 Take Home Point: The way you live and treat people declares your faith more eloquently than your words alone.…
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Account for your struggles with a mature believer. (A mentor or accountability partner.) Series: The Battle: How to M.A.S.T.E.R. Temptation Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: Galatians 6:1-5 #Temptation #Jesus #God #Lord #Struggles #Account #Believer Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license…
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Paul continues on with his allegory of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Hagar, and Ishmael. Ken and Mike discuss which people in this passage are pictures of the things that Paul has been writing about in this letter. From understanding the who’s who, they then discuss the physical versus spiritual realities and what the implications and applications are for…
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Included Music: What He's Done, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, He Is Exalted, God of Grace and God of Glory, Love the Lord, Praise, and Love Lifted Me Message Title: Unsafe Grace Text: Joshua 6:22-25 Take Home Point: God is drawing people to him that you would never expect.By FBC Mountain View, AR
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In the next verses Mike and Ken discuss, Paul, a spiritual parent, shares his broken heart over the Galatians. He longs for Jesus to be formed in them, which reveals his pastor’s heart for these congregations. Following this concern, he uses more of Abraham’s story as an allegory to illustrate the issues of law and grace. Ken and Mike discuss the t…
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Included Music: Higher Ground, I Will Rise, Mighty Is Our God, I Am Resolved, Your Name, Name Above All Names, and Be Thou My Vision Message Title: Unsafe Humility Text: Philippians 2:5-11 Take Home Point: The humility Jesus demonstrated demands that his followers be humble as well.By FBC Mountain View, AR
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Series: The Story of the Gospel Speaker: Aaron Mones Scripture: Genesis 15:3-6 #Story #Gospel #Covenant #Law #Priest #God #Lord #Jesus Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained Christian worship songs. And all track recordings have been purchased with the c…
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Series: The Story of the Gospel Speaker: Aaron Mones Scripture: Romans 8:1-4 #Fulfillment #Rescue #Gospel #Story #Christ #Jesus #God #Lord Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained Christian worship songs. And all track recordings have been purchased with t…
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As Paul has done in this letter, he continues to show concern for the Galatians. But he fears that his work with them has been in vain. Ken and Mike discuss Paul’s warning to the Galatians to not return to their old ways; he reminds them of how their relationship began when he was in need; and warns them about how legalists act. A listener wants to…
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Included Music: Jesus Messiah, Special Music from our friends with Ozark Mountain Music, and Here I Am Lord Message Title: Unsafe Devotion Text: Daniel 3:1-30 Take Home Point: There are times when we must choose between the ways of God and the ways of the world.By FBC Mountain View, AR
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Mike and Ken venture into chapter 4 of Galatians and they bite off a sizeable chunk of verses, seven in all. Paul has used many illustrations in Galatians and he includes another one here. It’s the picture of an underage child who is no different from a slave. But when the child comes of age, his status changes. Ken and Mike discuss our status pre …
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Included Music: Above All, Take the Name of Jesus with You, All Hail King Jesus, Worthy of Worship, At the Cross (Love Ran Red), Sing Him Gloria, and One to Every Man and Woman Message Title: Unsafe Boldness Text: 2 Kings 6:8-17 Take Home Point: When our eyes are focused on God, we can choose faith over fear.…
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You’ve been treated to four volumes of Best of Listener Questions, now it’s time for a new series of best of volumes. These will be from the Did You Know segments of Jesus Changes People. The time in the show when the guys share facts about the Bible, Christian History, and Christian Oddities. The Did You Knows in this volume all come from season o…
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Included Music: This Is Amazing Grace, The Solid Rock, Shall We Gather at the River, Spirit Song, Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone), O Come All You Unfaithful (FBC Worship Team), and I Need Thee Every Hour Message Title: Unsafe Faith Text: John 15:18-21 Take Home Point: If the world sees Jesus in us, the world will treat us just like it treated hi…
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God made us for a purpose, and through sin we have lost our way; but God has a plan. Series: The Story of the Gospel Speaker: Aaron Mones Scripture: Genesis 2:15-17 #TheStoryOfTheGospel #Gospel #Story #Creation #Sin #Fall #Jesus #Lord #God Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play a…
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Mike and Ken wrap up chapter 3 of Galatians. In this last section, Paul uses the illustration of a child guardian to demonstrate what life was like under the law. He then reminds the Galatians, they are not under the guardian any longer, but are now living as full heirs because of Jesus. Ken and Mike discuss life under the guardian, what changes on…
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Included Music: Open the Eyes of My Heart, Trust and Obey, We Are an Offering, I Surrender All, Come Now Is the Time to Worship, You You Are God (Matthew Jones), and Softly and Tenderly Message Title: Something Different Text: Leviticus 18:1-5 Take Home Point: You can't really follow Jesus and still fit in with the world.…
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The only way to be free from sin is to trust that Christ takes it away from us Series: Canada Day Speaker: Herber Campos Scripture: Galatians 5:1 #Canada #CanadaDay #Jesus #Freedom #God #Lord #Christ #Sin Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained Christian …
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In this next section of Galatians, Paul asks why, then, was the law given at all? Up to this point, he’s been proving that what was promised to Abraham is all that is needed. So why have the law then, would be the next logical question someone would ask. Ken and Mike discuss three things that show why the law is not greater. It’s not greater, becau…
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Included Music: You Are Holy, He Lifted Me, Blessed Assurance, There Is a Redeemer, Come Thou Fount Come Thou King, What He's Done (FBC Worship Team), and The Nail-Scarred Hand Message Title: A Perfect Pray Pattern (with special guest Ronnie Toon) Text: John 17:11-24 Take Home Point: Jesus gave us the perfect pattern for how we ought to pray.…
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Redeemed, Renewed, and Ready To Reach Series: REDEEMED - The Colossian Letter Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: Colossians 3:23 - 4:6 (ESV) #Redeemed #Colossian #ColossianLetter #Purpose #God #Lord #Jesus Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained Christian …
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Paul returns to Abraham, and the promise made to him. According to the Judaizers, the way to receive Abraham’s blessing from the promise was by obeying the law. Paul uses an everyday example to show that the law is not attached to the promise. Mike and Ken discuss different types of agreements that exist, what was actually promised to Abraham, and …
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Included Music: Breaker Rock Beach, Truth Comes from God, Victory in Jesus/Family of God, How Deep the Father's Love for Us, Name Above All Names, and Jesus Paid It All Message Title: Transformed Text: Romans 12:2 Take Home Point: The mind is the battlefield on which the Christian life is won or lost.…
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Live for eternity, not for the moment. Series: REDEEMED - The Colossian Letter Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17 #Redeemed #Colossian #Letter #ColossianLetter #God #Lord #Jesus #Eternity Mountainview Church carries the necessary Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) license to play and perform the contained Christian …
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It’s been a bit since the guys released a mix tape like best of episode. Actually, the last one was at Christmas time. So it’s time for volume four of the Best of Listener Questions. They really dug in the archives for this set of questions and you won’t want to miss what they’ve pulled out. Join Ken and Mike, as they answer for us again these 5 qu…
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Included Music: How Great Is Our God, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Fairest Lord Jesus, He Has Made Me Glad, Once Again, Great Things, and Whiter Than Snow Message Title: Everyday Speech Text: James 3:2-12 Take Home Point: We undermine our witness when we praise God with one breath and tear people down with the next.…
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Have you ever felt weighed down by past mistakes? Join us this Sunday as we continue our 'REDEEMED' series in Colossians, learning how our burdens are removed through the redemption process. Series: REDEEMED - The Colossian Letter Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: Colossians 2:6-15 #Redeemed #Colossian #Redemption #God #Lord #Jesus Mountainview Chu…
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The Curse, The Polar Opposite, And The Purchase
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After using Abraham as a witness against the Judaizers, Paul next shows how those who rely on the law aren’t blessed but are under a curse. They also aren’t living by faith. Their only hope is not through the law, but through Jesus. Ken and Mike discuss the curse which is the law, the polar opposites of law and faith, and finally how we are redeeme…
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Included Music: Sing to the King, Crown Him with Many Crowns, Nothing but the Blood, Make Me a Servant, Give Us Clean Hands, and I'd Rather Have Jesus Message Title: Everyday Forgiveness Text: Matthew 18:21-35 Take Home Point: The key to forgiving others is understanding how much God has forgiven you.…
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Join us this Sunday as we kick off our new sermon series, 'REDEEMED: The Colossian Letter.' Discover how Christ's redemption moves us from being lost in this world to being found in His kingdom. Series: REDEEMED: The Colossian Letter Speaker: Jeremy Norton Scripture: Colossians 1:3-14 #Redeem #Redemption #God #Lord #Jesus #Colossian #Christ #Kingdo…
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Mike and Ken tackle the next section of Galatians 3, where Paul shifts from a subjective argument to an objective one. The Judaizers held up Abraham as the standard for their religion. Paul takes Abraham and uses him as a witness against the Judaizers. Ken and Mike discuss Abraham, his background, and why he’s talked about here. They talk about why…
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Included Music: Cornerstone, It Is Well with My Soul, Because He Lives (Amen) (FBC Worship Choir), Shine on Us, Wonderful Grace of Jesus, That's Why We Praise Him, and Where He Leads Me Message Title: Everyday Sacrifice Text: John 6:1-15 Take Home Point: We are not limited by what we don't have. We are limited only by our willingness to give what w…
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