Life in the Valley Podcast
A podcast of Machias Valley Baptist Church. We want to give a space for our people to ask questions and think through topics that we have discussed in the past or are in the midst of discussing as church here in the Machias Valley area. Machias, Maine. Has this podcast encouraged you? Consider supporting our ministry: www.machiasvalley.org/give and type "LITV" in the Note/memo line.
Episodes
Episode 57. Pastor Zach and Andrea talk about a brief history of Halloween, biblical principles for thinking about Halloween, and why our church does a Trunk or Treat each year.
Scripture References:
- Colossians 2:16-17
- 1 Corinthians 8-10
- Romans 14
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church, Andrea Lyford, Communications Assistant.
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Episode 56. Pastor Zach uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method as he reads through the book of 1 John.
Text: 1 John 2:7-11
Steps:
- Instruction
- Praise
- Confession
- Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Episode 55. Pastor Zach uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method as he reads through the book of 1 John.
Text: 1 John 2:1-6
Steps:
- Instruction
- Praise
- Confession
- Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
Has this podcast encouraged you? Consider supporting our ministry: www.machiasvalley.org/give and type "LITV" in the Note/memo line.
Episode 54. Pastor Zach uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method as he reads through the book of 1 John.
Text: 1 John 1:5-10
Steps:
- Instruction
- Praise
- Confession
- Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
Has this podcast encouraged you? Consider supporting our ministry: www.machiasvalley.org/give and type "LITV" in the Note/memo line.
Episode 53. Pastor Zach starts in the book of 1 John and shows how he uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method during his daily devotional time.
Text: 1 John 1:1-4
Steps:
- Instruction
- Praise
- Confession
- Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
Has this podcast encouraged you? Consider supporting our ministry: www.machiasvalley.org/give and type "LITV" in the Note/memo...
Episode 52. Today we start a new series of shorter devotional episodes with Pastor Zach Vaughn. In this episode, Pastor Zach talks about an approach to reading our Bible, called the Martin Luther Bible Study Method, which includes four steps:
- Instruction
- Praise
- Confession
- Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Episode 51. On this week's episode, we have a reading of an article from our church blog: 3 Ds for Battling Anxiety, read and written by Andrea Lyford. We hope this content encourages you.
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Episode 50. Happy 50th episode! To celebrate this milestone, we decided to talk about Pentecost (which means 50 in Greek) and the narrative in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit filled the believers in Jerusalem.
- Setting the Scene – Acts 2
- Who is the Holy Spirit?
- Connection between Pentecost and the Holy Spirit
- Questions about the Holy Spirit
- God’s presence and God’s mission
Resources:
Books
Episode 49. In this episode, we are joined by Miguel Brown, our pastoral intern, and we discuss the importance of habits and how they form and shape us. We bring three perspectives: 1) young/single/college age, 2) married with young kids, and 3) married/empty nest/new grandparents.
- Why are good habits important?
- Where do we see this biblically?
- What are some of your past and current good habits?
Resources:
Bo...
Episode 48. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “How should I deal with anxiety?” We define anxiety, talk about the different types, what Scripture has to say, and address physical and spiritual approaches to battling anxiety.
For a list of resources we talk about, visit our website for our Anxiety Resources sheet: www.machiasvalley.org and go to our Resources menu.
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Seni...
Episode 47. Pastor Zach interviews our summer pastoral intern and brother, Miguel Brown on the benefits of following Jesus from a young age. They discuss:
- How to navigate Christianity when many of your friends and peers are not Christians
- Navigating relationships and dating
- Navigating a Christian walk in the age of social media & technology
- Using our teen years/early adulthood for the glory of God
Host: Pastor ...
Episode 46. In this episode, Pastor Zach talks about a subject that the Lord has put on his heart lately: humility.
Scripture References:
- Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 16:18
- Mark 10:42-45
- Philippians 2:1-11
- James 4:6, 10
How can we guard our hearts against pride and grow in humility?
- Meditate deeply on Christ and the gospel
- Be involved in serving others in some kind of capacity
- Learn to do things excellently n...
Episode 45. We’re back! After a long hiatus, we are restarting the Life in the Valley podcast. In this episode, Andrea asks Pastor Zach some rapid-fire theology questions, including:
- Does prayer change God’s mind?
- Is it wrong to use AI?
- Do pets go to heaven?
- Do I have to be baptized to be saved?
- Can our dreams ever be in the spiritual realm?
- Are there degrees of sin?
- And more!
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:
- Hark the Herald Angels Sing
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas...
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.
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?”
- Romans 10:8-10
- We are not saved by forms but by faith.
- Baptism comes from the Greek word “baptizo” means “immersion of water.”
- Seen repeatedly in the book of Acts
- Why is baptism important...
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?
- What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit?
- What does it look like?
- How does this happen?
Scripture References:
- 1 Corinthians 2-3
- Ephesians 5:18
- Ephesians 3:19
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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, ...
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?
- How is rest a spiritual discipline? How does the Lord use it to grow us in godliness?
- What does this practice look like?
Recommended Resources:
The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction by Justin Whitmel Earley
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 chapter entitled “Missions” in John Piper’s book Desiring God
The chapter about the Return of Christ in Wayne Grudem’s Sys...
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