Ada Bible Church Podcast

Pastor Aaron Buer continues our Spaces series by exploring The Sea, the space of fear, through three scenes from Mark's Gospel. We discover that when a furious storm leaves seasoned fishermen feeling powerless, the answer isn't to stop the fear but to remember who is in the boat with us. We learn that the same Jesus who calms the chaos also has power over spiritual darkness and over death itself, freeing a man held by a legion of demons and raising a little girl to life. We are challenged to respond to Jesus with reverence and awe by trusting him, worshiping him, and obeying him, even when fear feels overwhelming.

Pastor Jeff Manion continues our Spaces series by exploring the Wilderness. As Israel faces three crises in the wilderness, we see how the wilderness can become a place where faith grows or goes to die. We discover that Jesus entered the wilderness in Luke 4 and obeyed where Israel failed, and his faithfulness is credited to us. Whether we're grieving, waiting, or facing an unexpected season, we're challenged to guard our hearts against complaint and replace it with gratitude, anticipation, and trust. The wilderness can be the very place where God does some of his greatest work in our lives.

Pastor Aaron Buer continues our Spaces series by exploring three encounters on the road—the lake path, the desert road, and the Damascus road—to reveal what it truly means to follow Jesus. We discover that Jesus doesn't invite us to bring him along on our journey but calls us to leave our path and follow his, becoming disciples who think, talk, and live like Jesus. We learn that God relentlessly pursues outsiders, moving toward anyone who takes even a small step toward him, just as he did with the Ethiopian eunuch on the desert road. We are challenged to embrace our identity as both disciples and witnesses, recognizing that wherever we are and whatever we do, our role in Jesus's mission is to serve and testify to who he is.

Pastor Aaron Buer continues our Spaces series by exploring Jeremiah's powerful imagery of the spring, the cistern, and the river to answer one question: where do you get your water? We discover that those who trust in the Lord are like a tree planted by streams of water, remaining fruitful and unafraid even in seasons of drought. We learn that our hearts are prone to forsake God, the spring of living water, and dig our own broken cisterns that can never hold what we need. We are challenged to sink our roots into God through his Word, trusting that Jesus alone offers the living water that transforms everything it touches, even turning dead places into places teeming with life.

Pastor Aaron Buer begins our Spaces series by exploring what it means to trust God in unfamiliar spaces. We discover that faith isn't a blind leap but confident trust in God's unchanging character and promises, even without knowing every detail of the path ahead. We learn that God calls us to radical dependence on him rather than self-reliance. We are challenged to trust and depend on God in the unfamiliar spaces we find ourselves.

Pastor Jeff Manion concludes our Saved series by exploring glorification—the future hope of complete salvation. We discover that our salvation isn't just past and present but has a triumphant future when Jesus will end sin's presence and reunite with us forever. We learn that the war within us still rages, but the promise of glorification motivates our sanctification today, giving us hope in the midst of suffering. We are challenged to reorient our understanding of heaven around Jesus himself and let the truth of our future salvation inform how we worship and persevere now.

Pastor Aaron Buer begins our Saved series by exploring the full scope of salvation in Ephesians 2, showing that being saved is bigger than a single moment in the past. We discover that we were spiritually dead in sin, deserving God's righteous judgment, before he made us alive in Christ through his great love and mercy. We learn that salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone—not by works, so no one can boast—and that we are God's masterpiece, created for good works he prepared in advance. We are challenged to understand what we've been saved from, appreciate the gift we could never earn, and look for the good works God has designed us to do.

Pastor Aaron Buer begins our Saved series by exploring the full scope of salvation in Ephesians 2, showing that being saved is bigger than a single moment in the past. We discover that we were spiritually dead in sin, deserving God's righteous judgment, before he made us alive in Christ through his great love and mercy. We learn that salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone—not by works, so no one can boast—and that we are God's masterpiece, created for good works he prepared in advance. We are challenged to understand what we've been saved from, appreciate the gift we could never earn, and look for the good works God has designed us to do.

Guest Pastor Dave Stone explores the promise of heaven and eternal life with Christ, drawing from John 14 and Revelation 21. We discover that Jesus's promise to prepare a place for us isn't a vague hope but a solid foundation to hold onto amid life's uncertainties. We learn that our earthly bodies are temporary tents while an eternal home awaits, and one day we will know God fully, face to face, rather than through the dim reflection we experience now. And we are challenged to live with heaven in mind, recognizing that our true citizenship is in heaven and that Jesus himself—not a place or activity—is what makes heaven truly heaven.

Pastor Aaron Buer examines Jesus's parable of the rich fool in Luke 12, warning against the subtle danger of greed disguised as wise planning. We discover that the rich man's fatal error wasn't wealth itself but building his entire life around self-sufficiency while giving no thought to God or others. We learn that everything we have belongs to God—we are merely stewards, not owners—and true wisdom means being "rich toward God" rather than hoarding for ourselves. We are challenged to examine what occupies our hearts, evict any idols of security or possessions, and live generously as reflections of God's own generous heart.