Maynardville Fellowship Podcast

Not everyone who hears of the resurrection of Christ will believe. Some will believe, some will mock/sneer, and others will be open to hearing more on the matter  (Acts 17:32-34). Not every skeptic is created equal! Some are mockingly antagonistic, while others just aren’t convinced. How do we answer those who suggest that the resurrection is not the most plausible explanation for the empty tomb? Is it possible that the disciples hallucinated the resurrection appearances? Perhaps someone stole the body? Some even suggest Jesus didn’t actually die, but only passed out and then when He came to He pretended He had risen. Listen as Pastor Matt cross-examines these skeptical suggestions and shows that the bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the only logical conclusion given the data we have.

The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead is the crowning proof of Christianity.  If the resurrection didn’t take place then Christianity is a false religion. If it did take place, then Christ is God & the Christian faith is absolute truth. Listen as Pastor Matt walks your through how to defend the historicity of the resurrection to a skeptic.

Zechariah continues his pronouncement of God’s dealings with national and spiritual Israel in chapter 8. Pastor Carr shows the great promise God had for his people even if the nation should fail to obey.

When defending the Christian faith it is necessary to appeal to the Scriptures. Unfortunately, most Christians can be stumped by one simple question from the skeptic: “Why do you believe the Bible?’ Listen as Pastor Matt explores the power and wisdom of the thoroughly biblical answer put forth by Voddie Bauchum based off of 1 Peter 1:17-21.

“I choose to believe The Bible because it is a reliable collection of historical documents, written by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses, reporting supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies & claimed their writings are Divine rather than human in origin.”

As Zechariah seven comes to a close, the prophet gives the Lord’s answer to the envoy from Bethel concerning worship that pleases God. Pastor Carr walks through the text highlighting the nature of the prohibitions levied against the people for their good.

This week Pastor Carr takes a topical look at the failures in Israel’s history that led to the spiritual captivity that brought their demise. He uses that history as a warning for the church and challenges to greater affection.

In this message Pastor Carr continues to handle Zechariah’s response to the delegation from Bethel in Zechariah 7 and gives a brief exhortation toward the type of worship that pleases and honors God.

Why do we perform the religious duties that we do? Can we do that which is good and Scripture requires of us in a way that is displeasing to God? In this sermon Pastor Michael Carr explores the important distinction between outward conformity and inward submission to the commands of God.

As Zechariah moves out of the night visions his attention turns to the long awaited Branch figure. This passage serves as a more formal introduction to the person and work of the Branch Messiah that will be developed in the remainder of the book.

A couple of week’s ago I stumbled on an article titled ‘Why You Should Stop Treating Jesus’s Birth Narratives as History.’ This guy loved the Spiritual lessons one could glean from the whole Jesus story. In his construct, the story is ‘truth’ but it isn’t TRUE. That is to say that it did not happen. Let me tell you right now, if we neglect the historicity of the nativity of Jesus, the Christian faith is of ZERO value. But how can we know? When you really bear down on the birth narrative of Christ, & ask the questions that the text demand you ask, you actually find great apologetic value in this familiar little story.