The Way of Holiness

Thoreau wrote that "the mass of men live lives of quiet desperation." So, among the redeemed where is the joy?

Joy, in the believer, cannot be lost, because, like Love, true Joy is in the person of Jesus Christ, he owns it, he alone is the source, and the keeper. Joy can be misplaced, abandoned, seemingly lost, but it is there, we just need to find the way back to it, and that way is in Jesus.

In this episode we discuss:

1. How joy becomes displaced in our lives.

2. Joy is more than an emotion; it is a condition of the soul.

3. How does hope in Jesus secure joy?

4. Joy is fiercely opposed, and it must be fiercely fought for!

This is The Way of Holiness, and we are your guides, Mike Barnette and Corey Cantrell, along with a host of our friends!

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What is a "Disquash?" Good question, and this episode is your answer! We are joined by our missionary friend from Brazil John Alve's to talk fitness, friendship, faith, and a myriad of other topics, and how they all come together in the Way of Holiness!

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We're back with a new episode from The Way of Holiness! This week the discussion is centered around recognizing and recovering from the drift of the heart away from being centered on God.

What is this condition of the soul where we realize that we are being propped up by our religious activities, but we are not drawing on the deep life of God that we are meant to live on? How does that happen? What are the symptoms? How do we recover?

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What does scripture mean by the world? How are we at war with it, or are we? In this episode we talk:

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

HEADS UP: Sound will be of a different quality in this episode as we are temporarily ousted from our secret recording lair!

We welcome Cody Carden back to the Way as he has recently graduated from college. to discuss how to wait well on God!

Waiting is a challenge for most people. Still, the journey of faith, and of life with God, is largely done by waiting. God can do things suddenly, but more often God is working through a process, bringing about renewal and transformation by leading us in our journey one step at a time, one day at a time.

Our task is to wait, but more specifically, to wait well. How do we do this? We believe it comes down to one very important truth; we must live in the moment with God.

This is The Way of Holiness, and we are your guides, Mike Barnette and Corey Cantrell, along with a host of our friends!

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

One third of this year has already swept by us! Or has it? Yes, the days are moving swiftly, but we can still apply our hearts to wisdom and learn how to discern God's lessons and leading in our life.

In this episode Mike and Corey discuss the lessons God has been teaching them so far this year. You will be encouraged to do some soul work yourself and prayerfully discern what lessons God is bringing to you.

Additional Resources mentioned in this episode include:

The spiritual transformation resources by John Mark Comer, available at Practicing the Way

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Tim Keller wrote, “Friendship is a deep oneness that develops when two people, speaking the truth in love to one another, journey together to the same horizon.” Yet, as wonderful and needful as that sounds, how many really struggle to find, cultivate, and maintain that kind of genuine friendship?

In this episode we talk the Biblical model, particularly as seen between Jesus and Peter, and we hope to encourage you to pursue genuine friendships with those God would knit your soul together with. The Way of Holiness is not a solo journey!

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our world is tough to live in, particularly if you are seeking a life with God in the way of holiness. The fog of spiritual war can be thick, the enticements of the enemy very attractive, and even the assaults agaisnt your good heart can come from people you would think were your allies. Yes, we need to know what it means and how to refuge our soul in God!

This is The Way of Holiness, and we are your guides, Mike Barnette and Corey Cantrell, along with a host of our friends!

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠⁠

After last week's discussion we felt it necessary to come back and talk the other side of this matter. The enemy tries to erode our confidence in God and get us trusting in ourselves, but knowing that is a recipe for disaster, how can we get our confidence back in God?

When we live in the flesh, or as Paul calls it, “to be carnally minded” (Romans 8:6), we reap loss, destruction, and erosion of the soul’s trust in God. The opposite, then, will be true. As we learn how to live from the heart, “to be spiritually minded,” we are rebuilding our confidence in God. How does this apply to the problem of the enemy’s assault against our confidence? We want to bring our soul back to this firm foundation, “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” (Psalm 27:1).

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠⁠

We need to know this, that we have a literal, active, merciless, and subtle enemy. Where to put the emphasis? Let us focus on “subtle” for now. His agenda is to destroy you, to crush your soul, to deplete your trust and hope, and to convince you that you are failing, God has abandoned you, and everyone around you is against you; and get this, he will work very hard to convince you that it is all your fault!

This seems to be one of the great assaults of Satan in this age, to erode the confidence of God’s people. The more devout you are, the more you desire to know God, love God, and obey God, it seems the stronger this attack is. But mark this down, Satan is the liar, deceiver and accuser of the brethren. His narrative is false. But it does not mean it is not powerful.

We need to recognize it and know how to deal with it when it comes!

This is The Way of Holiness, and we are your guides, Mike Barnette and Corey Cantrell, along with a host of our friends!

This podcast is about learning true discipleship, the way to follow Jesus and learn of him, for us and for those we are called to minister to, and that is really the premise and intent for this program. Check out this resource....

⁠⁠The Mystery of Godliness: Barnette, Pastor Mike, Cantrell, Associate Pastor Corey, Russell, Charlie, Van Horn, Dr. Mike: 9798577988012: Amazon.com: Books⁠⁠

Also visit our home church website...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠McLeansville Baptist Church - McLeansville, NC⁠⁠