Welcome to the weekly audio podcast for Blythefield Hills Baptist Church. We want to help you take your next step in your relationship with God. Check us out at bhbconline.org.
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If Jesus prayed all night before choosing His disciples, how much more should we pray before making decisions or dealing with challenges in our lives? Matt Zainea continues our Storytellers series and shows us how to stay connected to God as we follow Jesus’ pattern for life and ministry.
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When you think about the Sabbath, what comes to mind? Did you know that the word Sabbath means “rest?” Matt Zainea uses a passage from Luke to remind us that God created us and knows what we need. He longs for us to find rest from this crazy chaotic world. But not just rest from work–He wants us to find our rest in Him!…
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Have you ever wanted something so desperately that you went to extraordinary lengths to make it happen? Matt Zainea jumps back into our Storytellers series in Luke and teaches about a group that wanted to be near Jesus enough to bust through a roof. Would you?
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He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection changed everything. Because of His great love for us and sacrifice on the cross, we are free from the chains of sin and death. We’re excited to worship, learn, and celebrate with you this Resurrection Sunday!
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“Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” Can you hear the cheering crowd as Jesus entered Jerusalem? How quickly those cheers turned to jeers and shouts for His crucification! As we look ahead to Easter, let’s take time to reflect on the suffering savior, Jesus Christ, and what led Him to the cross.…
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It can be scary to share our faith, especially if we feel unworthy, unequipped, or unsure of what to say. Yet many around us are lost and in desperate need of hope. Matt Zainea encourages us to pray, act, and speak to others about the saving grace we have in Jesus.
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Have you ever felt like an outcast, unloved, or alone? Matt Zainea invites us deeper into the healing of the Leper in our Storytellers series to understand the depth of Jesus’ heart for us. Just like the leper, Jesus wants to touch us and make us whole.
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When Jesus called His disciples it was radical and required them to leave everything they knew to follow Him. What have you given up to follow Christ? Matt Zainea explores the cost of following Jesus with your whole life as he continues in the Storyteller series.
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We all long for a miracle–healing for our bodies, relationships, and minds. Jesus has the power to work miracles today; yet sometimes He doesn’t. Matt Zainea continues in our Storytellers series and reminds us that the miracle we need most has already happened. Salvation is available because of what Jesus did on the cross.…
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What holds you back from believing that Jesus is who He says He is and that He has the power to truly set you free? Stu Quackenbush challenges us to overcome our doubts and fears so we can experience the life-changing joy found in the good news of the gospel.
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When someone cuts you off in traffic, how do you react? Do you immediately think of them as a dearly loved son or daughter of God, created in the image of God? Kurt Dillinger from Life International reminds us that ALL human life, from the womb to the grave, is sacred. He invites us to be life-givers in all of our relationships and reflect God’s lo…
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We all doubt sometimes. Life is hard. Relationships are hard. We are tempted at every turn to get angry or shut down. Matt Zainea invites us to follow Christ’s example in His third temptation by speaking Scripture into our doubt and trusting God’s plan.
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How do you grasp for power? Do you use aggressive or passive power to shortcut pain or roadblocks in your life? Matt challenges us to instead walk in faith and submit to God’s authority in every area of our lives.
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What are you tempted by? Do you struggle to keep spiritual matters a priority while spending time, energy, and resources on the material pleasures of life? Matt uses Jesus’ example in Luke 4 to encourage us. We can’t do it perfectly like Jesus did, but He invites us to choose faith instead of giving power to our pleasures.…
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What do you hope for? The Lions to win a playoff game? Maybe it’s for a promotion or for your child to be successful? Using verses from Romans, Matt Zainea shares where our true hope can be found, and invites us to be part of sharing that hope through serving.
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Can God use our past? The sins we hope no one ever finds out about? The hard things we are called to endure? As Matt Zainea explores Jesus’ genealogy in Luke, we’ll see how God’s plan, protection, and provision gives us hope and builds our faith.
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Is there something you hope will be different this new year? Something you’ve tried in the past to let go of, but just couldn’t? Matt Zainea continues our Storytellers series in Luke and encourages us to have faith to change.
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When the light pierced the darkness of that Bethlehem hillside so long ago, the Shepherds ran without hesitation to share the Good News of Jesus’ birth! What will you do with that news this Christmas? Matt Zainea invites us to have faith like a Shepherd.
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Do you see yourself as a competitor or a victim? Matt continues our Storytellers series in Luke by using Mary’s story to help us see that the answer should be “neither.” Come hear about the better option.
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If something is too good to be true, it usually is. But not with God! With Him, ALL things are possible. Matt uses Zechariah’s story in Luke and invites us to be still - to listen for God’s voice and then trust His promises.
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Do you need to “see it to believe it?” What about if you heard it from someone who saw it firsthand? Matt Zainea kicks off a new series, Storytellers - Luke & Growing our Faith, where stories from Luke, and people in our church, increase our faith.
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What comes to mind when you hear “fear of the Lord”? Is it confusion, anxiety, respect, awe? In our two week mini series on wisdom, Matt Zainea reminds us that we need a deeper understanding of the fear of the Lord.
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Amidst all the conflict and questions surrounding Israel have you taken the time to share the good news of salvation? Covering current events and the history of Israel, Matt Zainea invites us to find lasting peace in Jesus.
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Finishing our series in James, Stu Quakenbush walks us through the difficult conversation of prayer and suffering. Instead of asking “how is your prayer life”, he invites us to consider the question “who is Jesus?”
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We all love control. But what if control is just an illusion. Using text from James 4, Steve High challenges us to consider areas of our life where we have edged God out to claim our own authority.
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Suffering is universal, but lacking joy doesn’t have to be. Louie Konopka reminds us that joy comes when you enter God’s story with your story.
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We all want to be loved. We all want to be respected. How do we respond when those desires are not met? Using text from James 4, Gary Heim encourages us to take internal steps towards resolving conflicts before they start.
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What we say matters. Are our words bringing death to those around us or are we bringing life? Continuing in James, Andrew Bauer challenges us to consider the power of our words.
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We all do it without even thinking. Someone new walks in the room and we make judgments based on the way they look, talk, or carry themselves. Ben Phebus unpacks the next section of James and invites us to see people and love them the way God does.
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How much of our lives are bent towards more, faster, more, faster? Continuing in James, Trent Heaton challenges us to slow our pace and respond to the good news of Jesus.
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Kicking off our series on James, Stu Quackenbush invites us to consider that during seasons of great sorrow or pain we can find even greater joy in Christ.
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Do you enjoy work? Do you work begrudgingly? Or a little of both? Using passages from Proverbs, Matt Zainea reminds us that work is essential to understanding God, ourselves and our purpose.
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Have you been buried and brought back to life through faith in Jesus Christ? This Baptism Sunday, Ben Phebus invites us to consider the significance of identifying with Jesus through baptism.
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What comes to your mind when you think about money? Are you stressed? Confident? Tense? Peaceful? Gary Helm points us to what Jesus has to say about wealth, treasures, greed and generosity.
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What comes to your mind when you think about money? Are you stressed? Confident? Tense? Peaceful? Andrew Bauer points us to what Jesus has to say about wealth, treasures, greed and generosity.
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What are you hungry for? Continuing in Matthew, Trent Heaton teaches that the spiritual practice of fasting reveals the true hunger of our hearts.
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Forgiveness is at the heart of following Jesus. What happens when we won't forgive? Stu Quackenbush unpacks what Jesus says about true forgiveness and how to forgive when it seems impossible.
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Have you ever been so sad or angry that you didn’t know how to pray? Continuing in our SEEK series, Brian Webster helps us understand the Psalms and shows us how to pray in a way that moves us from lament to wisdom and then to praise.
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When we pray do we come to God with an open hand or a closed fist? Continuing in Matthew 6, Steve High points us to the importance of surrender through the Lord’s Prayer.
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Is there a connection between our generosity and our hearts? Kicking off our series on Matthew 6, Steve Welch invites us to reflect on our motivation when we do good things for the Kingdom.
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What is the most significant moment in all of human history? Concluding our series in 1st Corinthians 15, Trent Heaton shows us the importance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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Does God care about how we worship? Continuing the conversation on spiritual gifts and worship, Matt Zainea unpacks 1 Corinthians 14.
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Is it possible to do the right things in the name of love and still miss the point? Gary Heim unpacks what true love looks like in 1 Corinthians 13.
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Our culture is characterized by divisiveness, but Jesus offers a better way. From 1 Corinthians 12, Matt Zainea reminds us that unity among followers of Christ is the greatest gift.
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No one desires suffering. Yet, to remain faithful through adversity is to identify with Jesus. Using text from 1 Corinthians 11, Matt Zainea explores the connection between suffering and communion.
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All Scripture is relevant to our life, even when it doesn’t feel relevant. Using the topic of headcoverings, Matt Zainea explores the importance of orderly worship in 1 Corinthians 11.
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Who do you imitate? Who imitates you? This Vision Sunday, Matt Zainea reminds us that through the power of the Holy Spirit the kingdom of Jesus Christ spreads from generation to generation through willing people.
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What is consuming your thought life? Your time? Your energy? Your money? Matt Zainea encourages us to ask these questions and identify if idolatry has replaced the one, true God in our lives.
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Everyone loves to be right. But does that hinder our ability to represent Jesus? Matt Zainea challenges us to put aside pride and surrender our rights to advance the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Do your words, actions and habits point those around you to Jesus Christ? Continuing in Corinthians, Matt Zainea helps us navigate the challenges of discernment when Scripture isn't perfectly clear.
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