Episode 44. Merry Christmas!  Pastor Zach & Andrea play "Name that Christmas Tune," we talk about our favorite Christmas carols and the history of the Christmas tree.  Andrea also asks Pastor Zach a question:  Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25? Was Jesus actually born on December 25?  

Pastor Zach's two favorite Christmas carols:

Andrea's favorite Christmas carol:

Pastor Zach recommends:

Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications at MVBC.

Episode 43. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “How is God three in one?”

Recommended Resources:

Host: Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church. 

www.machiasvalley.org.

Episode 42. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “Is baptism necessary to be saved? If you have asked Christ into your heart and accepted Him as your Lord and Savior, is that enough to be saved?”

Recommended Resources:

Host: Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church. 

www.machiasvalley.org.

Episode 41. Kip Vaughn, Pastor Zach's grandfather, joins the show today to discuss the greatest need of the modern church. 

• What is the greatest need of the church today?

Scripture References:

• 1 Corinthians 2-3

Host: Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church. 

www.machiasvalley.org.

Episode 40. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “What is spiritual warfare? How do you battle through it?”

Resources:

The Whole Armor of God by Iain Duguid

Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem – See chapter “Satan and Demons”

Blog articles on the book of Ephesians by Zach Vaughn

Grace Driven Effort by Matt Chandler

Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications at MVBC.

Episode 39. In this episode, we continue our Theology Talk series on spiritual disciplines with the discipline of rest/Sabbath.

• What is the biblical basis for rest?

Recommended Resources:

The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction by Justin Whitmel Earley

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer

The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World by Brett McCracken

Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications at MVBC.

Episode 38. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “Will Jesus not return until every tribe and tongue has heard the gospel? Is this literal? If so, why do so many think we are in the end times with so many unreached people groups?”

Resources:

The Joshua Project

The chapter entitled “Missions” in John Piper’s book Desiring God

The chapter about the Return of Christ in Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology

 The Gospel of the Kingdom by George Eldon Ladd

Sermon entitled “Come Together for the Sake of Those Without the Gospel” by David Platt

Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications at MVBC.

Episode 37.  We welcome Dr. Greg Beale to talk about eschatology and the local church.  Dr. Beale is a professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. Pastor Zach and Dr. Beale discuss:

• What is eschatology?

Recommended Resources:

• The Bible and the Future by Anthony Hoekema

Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications of MVBC

Submit your questions at https://www.machiasvalley.org/questions.

Episode 36. In this episode, we continue our Theology Talk series on spiritual disciplines with the discipline of serving.

• What is the biblical basis for serving?

Scripture References:  John 13, Mark 10:43-45, Galatians 5:13, 1 Peter 4:10-11

Article: “Make Love Your Aim” by Carolyn McCulley

Also, we talk about what our favorite podcasts right now:

Pastor Zach’s (a.k.a., “PZ”) Favorite Podcast:

• The Crossway Podcast

Andrea’s Favorite Podcasts:

• Mere Christians Podcast with Jordan Raynor

Donald Whitney’s Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life.

Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications at MVBC.

Episode 35. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “Do you have any advice on parenting through these challenging times, especially with LGBTQ, gender identity issues, etc.? How do we guide our kids as they start to notice these things?”

Resources:

The New City Catechism for Kids

The New City Catechism: 52 Questions & Answers for Our Hearts & Minds

https://newcitycatechism.com/

Search for the app “New City Catechism”

https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/seven-things-to-pray-for-your-children

1 Peter 3:15

Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications at MVBC.