We would love to hear from you! Starting off our second Summer in Acts series, Andy looks at Acts 14 and the good news of the coming kingdom of Jesus. Recognizing God and His kingdom work around us, we are invited to testify and to share in this wonderful work.

Dr. Mike Harder is back in the pulpit this Sunday. His message this week is Elisha: Namaan. He teaches from 2 Kings 5:1-7, 12-15.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Mike Harder is back in the pulpit this Sunday. His message this week is Elisha: Namaan. He teaches from 2 Kings 5:1-7, 12-15.By First Baptist Spartanburg

We would love to hear from you! On Trinity Sunday, Bishop Mike Steward came to celebrate a confirmation service and provided a chance for us all to renew our own baptismal vows. He reminded us that we all have an open invitation to come to Jesus, the only god who himself has wounds as we do, and is eager for us to come to Him.…

Guest speaker Wade Owens shares an inspiring message at First Baptist Spartanburg. Wade emphasizes the importance of having a deep, personal encounter with God rather than settling for a superficial or hurried experience. Drawing a vivid analogy from his passion for coffee, he compares the rich, immersive process of making coffee to how we should a…

Guest speaker Wade Owens shares an inspiring message at First Baptist Spartanburg. Wade emphasizes the importance of having a deep, personal encounter with God rather than settling for a superficial or hurried experience. Drawing a vivid analogy from his passion for coffee, he compares the rich, immersive process of making coffee to how we should a…

Special episode: this week, we’re welcoming back one of our most popular guests, Philip Hernandez of Haunted Attraction Network, for a preview of the 2024 haunt season! Join us for a chat about 2023 haunt season highlights, the new direction Phil sees haunters taking in 2024 and beyond, and how super early Code Oranges impact the entire industry fo…

Guest Speaker Dr. Mike Glenn delivers an inspiring message, detailing how we should “mind our own business” and “stay in our garden.”By First Baptist Spartanburg

Guest Speaker Dr. Mike Glenn delivers an inspiring message, detailing how we should “mind our own business” and “stay in our garden.”By First Baptist Spartanburg

Student Pastor, Rev. Samuel Phipps, shares this week’s message titled, “Holding On To Hope.” He dives into Mark 5:24-34.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Student Pastor, Rev. Samuel Phipps, shares this week’s message titled, “Holding On To Hope.” He dives into Mark 5:24-34.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Halloween Art & Travel might be THE most unique spooky podcast out there you aren’t listening to…yet! Get to know the host, Kristen Stafford, in today’s conversation as we explore how her love of Halloween collecting started, the coolest spooky places she’s visited, and a peek at a top secret project she told us about first.…

Dr. Mike Harder continues his series on Elijah with today’s message called “If We Repent, God Will Relent.” He focuses on passages from 1 Kings 21:1-7, 17-29, Ephesians 2:4-6.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Mike Harder continues his series on Elijah with today’s message called “Elijah On The Mountain.” He focuses on passages from 1 Kings 19:8-18, Revelation 7:9-10.By First Baptist Spartanburg

We would love to hear from you! In the last instalment of our Nicene Creed series, Anna looks at baptism and what it means to belong to God and His kingdom.

In this episode, we take a field trip to Dudleytown with artist Yosiell Lorenzo. He shares a bit about his mom instilling a love of horror movies in him from a young age, which led to his love of Halloween, the origins of Dudleytown, and why he’s always chasing after New England feels in his artwork.…

We would love to hear from you! As we come to the end of the Nicene Creed series, Josh examines the role of prophet in revealing the person of Jesus to the world.

In Dr. Mike Harder’s sermon “Running on Empty” from First Baptist Spartanburg, he explores the theme of spiritual and emotional depletion through the story of Elijah. After experiencing miraculous victories, Elijah reaches a point of exhaustion and despair, feeling completely empty. Harder parallels this with the experience of modern believers, emp…

In Dr. Mike Harder’s sermon “Running on Empty” from First Baptist Spartanburg, he explores the theme of spiritual and emotional depletion through the story of Elijah. After experiencing miraculous victories, Elijah reaches a point of exhaustion and despair, feeling completely empty. Harder parallels this with the experience of modern believers, emp…

We would love to hear from you! As we come to the last section of the Nicene Creed, Andy discusses the nature of the Holy Spirit - The Lord, the Giver of Life. The Spirit brings freedom to our lives as we keep in step with God, trusting in His love for us.

Dr. Mike Harder continues his series on Elijah with today’s message called “Showdown On Carmel.” He focuses on passages from 1 Kings 18:1-2, 17-39, Psalm 121:4.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Mike Harder continues his series on Elijah with today’s message called “Showdown On Carmel.” He focuses on passages from 1 Kings 18:1-2, 17-39, Psalm 121:4.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Welcome back to the lair! Today we’re kicking off summerween with Lauren Kula of The Punkin Shop. In this episode, she shares who inspired the name of her store, tales from her childhood with a Halloween-lovin’ dad, and how she differentiates her brand so well. We also have a VERY serious discussion about Halloween cookies.…

Dr. Mike Harder launches a new teaching series on Elijah called “Courage in Crisis.” This week he focuses on passages from 1 Kings 17:1-17, 19-34, Hebrews 11:6 John 6:35, 11:25.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Mike Harder launches a new teaching series on Elijah called “Courage in Crisis.” This week he focuses on passages from 1 Kings 17:1-17, 19-34, Hebrews 11:6 John 6:35, 11:25.By First Baptist Spartanburg

In Reverend Seth Phipps’ sermon titled “Stepping with the Spirit,” he emphasizes the importance of walking daily with the Holy Spirit and being receptive to God’s guidance. He begins by drawing parallels between parenting a young child and our relationship with God, illustrating how we sometimes feel abandoned or distant from Him. Reverend Phipps d…

In Reverend Seth Phipps’ sermon titled “Stepping with the Spirit,” he emphasizes the importance of walking daily with the Holy Spirit and being receptive to God’s guidance. He begins by drawing parallels between parenting a young child and our relationship with God, illustrating how we sometimes feel abandoned or distant from Him. Reverend Phipps d…

Dr. Mike Harder continues the series “Meet With Me” with this week’s message: The Cloud = The Presence of God. He visits passages from Exodus 25:8, 40:34-38, 1 Kings 8:10-11, Romans 10:9-10, Revelation 3:7-8.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Mike Harder continues the series “Meet With Me” with this week’s message: Building The Tabernacle. He visits passages from Exodus 25:1-9, 36:4-7, Hebrews 9:11-12, 12:2, 2 Corinthians 9:7.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Mike Harder continues the series “Meet With Me” with this week’s message: Beauty In Brokenness. He visits passages from Exodus 34:29-35, 2 Corinthians 3:13-16, 18, 4: 6-7 and Zechariah 12:10.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Mike Harder continues the series “Meet With Me” with this week’s message: Presence of God. He visits passages from Exodus 33:15-23, 34:5-10, Matthew 17:5.By First Baptist Spartanburg

You’ll be hard pressed to find two guys who love horror and Halloween more than Stephen and Lance, the duo behind Toxic Coffin. In this episode, we talk about the influence of horror on their obsession with Halloween, the best horror movies of 2024 (so far), and why launching Toxic Coffin during a pandemic turned out to be perfect timing.…

Dr. Harder continues his series “Meet with Me.” This week’s message, titled “Generation of Joshua’s,” focuses on passages from Exodus 33:7-11, Luke 22:42, Numbers 12:8, and Psalms 27:4-5.By First Baptist Spartanburg

We would love to hear from you! Christ is risen! Looking at Colossians 3:1 to 4, Anna Spray explains that Jesus' miraculous resurrection points to our own future. This resurrection reality is the life of a Christian, and Colossians 3 encourages us to put our focus on that hopeful future.

Dr. Harder starts his brand new series called “Meet with Me.” His first message from the series, The Remembering Problem, focuses on passages from Exodus 32:1-6, 11-14, 30-34 and Hebrews 8:12.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Harder starts his brand new series called “Meet with Me.” His first message from the series, The Remembering Problem, focuses on passages from Exodus 32:1-6, 11-14, 30-34 and Hebrews 8:12.By First Baptist Spartanburg

We would love to hear from you! In our last instalment in this series in John, Andy looks at the last portion of chapter 17 and Jesus' prayer for all his disciples. In his prayer, Jesus reveals his desire that we be in good relationship with God, ourselves, each other and all of creation so that we might bring glory to God the Father.…

Looking for some early Halloween DIY inspiration? Today’s guests have TONS for you! Meet Jaimie and Jay, the husband and wife duo behind the highly popular YouTube channel, Wicked Makers. They chat about balancing spooky season with content creation, their biggest DIY wins as Wicked Makers, the projects that didn’t make the cut, and give us a peek …

Guest Speaker Dr. Wade Owens take us through Numbers 13:27-33, displaying our desire to put on “fear colored glasses” by choosing to believe what we see instead of believing what God has said.By First Baptist Spartanburg

On this Easter Sunday, Dr. Mike Harder discusses how we are a resurrection religion, and he preaches from Matthew 27:62-65, 28:1-4, 1 Corinthians 15:19-22, John 11:25-27.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Do you bleed orange and black? Jeff C. Carter does! The author and podcaster enters the By Pumpkin’s Light lair to talk about the best Halloween costume he’s ever pulled off (it’s epic!), how he got started writing fiction about Halloween, and gives the best defense of candy corn you’ll ever hear.By By Pumpkin's Light

On this Palm Sunday Dr. Mike Harder presents a fresh new message called “Cleanse the TEMPLE” from Mark 11:15-17. You will discover more as Dr. Harder preaches in Isaiah 56:6-7, Jeremiah 7:9-11, Revelation 7:9-10, 1 Cor. 6:19-20, 2 Timothy 2:21, 1 Cor. 11:23-24, 1 Cor. 11:25 26.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Harder concludes his sermon series, “The X Commandments According to Jesus,” by diving into the tenth commandment, Do Not Covet. The passages used in his message include: Exodus 20:17, Luke 12:27-32, Hebrews 13:5.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Meet the ghoul behind one of Miranda’s favorite small businesses, Danielle Gonzalez of Verona Black. In this episode, Danielle shares stories about her foray into home haunt acting, what makes Sleepy Hollow such a special place, and where the idea for her signature split jack-o-lantern bags came from.…

We would love to hear from you! Continuing in John's gospel, Josh takes a look at the last half of chapter 16 and Jesus' final words to his disciples before he goes to the cross. To prepare them for his departure, he explains that he is the demonstration of the love the of the Father. There will be trouble ahead for them and for us, but his love an…

Dr. Harder continues his series, The X Commandments According to Jesus, by discussing the 8th Commandment, Do Not Steal. He will be preaching from the following passages: Exodus 20:15, Psalms 24:1, Mark 10:21, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Mark 10:23-31.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Harder continues his series, The X Commandments According to Jesus, by discussing the 8th Commandment, Do Not Steal. He will be preaching from the following passages: Exodus 20:15, Psalms 24:1, Mark 10:21, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Mark 10:23-31.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Harder continues his series on “The X Commandments According to Jesus” by discussing Adultery. The scriptures he will focus on are Exodus 20:14, Proverbs 6:32, Matthew 5:27-30.By First Baptist Spartanburg

Dr. Harder continues his series on “The X Commandments According to Jesus” by discussing Adultery. The scriptures he will focus on are Exodus 20:14, Proverbs 6:32, Matthew 5:27-30.By First Baptist Spartanburg

We would love to hear from you! Continuing in John's gospel, Andy looks at the first half of chapter 16 and how the Holy Spirit is our continuing companion after the earthly departure of Jesus.