Mt Pleasant Podcast

You would think people would have been excited to see Jesus heal a man with a withered hand! But oh no, He did it on the Sabbath! Therefore, this was considered unlawful by the Pharisees! What was their problem? Why were the religious elites so frustrated with Jesus? Join us as we see why Jesus healed on the Sabbath and the lessons we can learn from His teaching!

Which day of the week is the Sabbath Day? Don’t say: Sunday. That’s the Lord’s Day. That’s the day Jesus rose from the dead and the day we are to come together to worship. The Sabbath is what the Jews observed, and that was Saturday. Join us as we see why the Pharisees were so infuriated with Jesus for plucking grain on a Sabbath. We’ll see why Jesus called Himself: “The Lord of the Sabbath.”

When you look back over your life, do you have parts of your past that you would like to forget, or change, or do over? I’m sure you do. We all do. So, how can we move past our past? How can we leave the old and embrace the new? Join us as we’ll be encouraged by Jesus to focus on the “new” and not the “old,” as we understand: “The Old vs the New: Moving Beyond Our Past.”

Matthew in the Bible was the worst of the worst in the first-century town of Capernaum. He was a Jew who turned his back on his people and went to work for the Romans collecting taxes from the nation of Israel. To say that Matthew was hated would be an understatement. Yet, Jesus called Matthew to follow Him. Why? Join us as we see how “Jesus Calls Matthew” and how Jesus still calls the downtrodden...

Outside of the raising of Lazarus from the dead, there was perhaps no miracle more poignantly offensive to the Pharisees than when Jesus forgave the sins of the paralyzed man who was brought to Jesus by friends. It was one thing for Jesus to heal, but to say that He could “forgive sins.” That was preposterous! Join us as we see and understand how “Jesus Heals and Forgives.” You’ll be encouraged an...

Jesus constantly showed compassion when He was on this earth, but perhaps no greater compassion was shown by Him than when He healed lepers. Lepers were so contagious and so labeled by the first-century world as “untouchables” that for Jesus to touch this man and heal him was beyond anything anyone of that day had ever seen. Today, Jesus still shows compassion, and He does it through His followers...

Jesus, the Son of God, prayed. Let those six words resonate in your mind. Even though He was the Son of God, He knew that His power came from communion with His Father. Where does your power come from? Is it an energy drink? Is it money? What is it? For Jesus, it was prayer, and since Jesus is to be our example in all things, prayer should be an essential part of our lives. Join us Sunday as we se...

Authority. Who or what has the authority in your life? Something or someone does. Authority is what determines how and why you make decisions and do the things you do. Jesus claimed to have “all authority.” And He does. But does He have authority in your life? Join us as we see “The Authority of Jesus” and learn how to allow His authority to guide our lives, because when we do, that’s when we know...

On August 21, 1875, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church was founded by 37 members, who sat on log benches in a log structure that served as the first church for MPBC. Join us this Sunday as we give thanks and celebrate our 150th Anniversary with a tremendous time of remembering our past and looking forward to an outstanding future. Sunday will be a day to remember!

Children love playing the game, “Follow the Leader,” by crawling under tables and climbing over and under things to make it difficult to keep up and follow them. However, that is not the case with Jesus. He said, “Follow me.” He didn’t say: “Ask me into your heart.” He didn’t say, “Receive me." "Applaud for me," or even “Like me.” He simply said: “Follow me.” Join us as we look at what it truly me...

So often in our day, where “easy-believism” has begun to reign supreme (where people think they can just “believe in Jesus” and go to heaven), repentance has been cut out of the equation. Jesus didn’t just say, “believe.” He said: “Repent and believe.” Join us as we see what true salvation is and see how “repentance” is the doorway to salvation.

When we’re tempted, does that mean we’ve automatically sinned? The short answer is: No, but the temptation of Jesus by Satan gives us a tutorial on how to overcome temptation by using the Word of God. Join us as we see: “The Temptation of Jesus) and learn that temptation is part of life in this sinful world, but those temptations don’t have to lead us to sin.

The baptism of Jesus is recounted in some form or fashion in all four gospels. For some, it’s a bit confusing. “Why was Jesus baptized?” Many more walk past it too quickly and largely miss its meaning. Join us as we strive to soak up all the glorious significance that "The Baptism of Jesus" holds for our walk with Him.

The continued waiting for the Messiah has been going on for 400 years after the Prophet Malachi last spoke words from God to the Jewish nation. The wait is over, and a man steps on the scene prophesied about by the Prophet Isaiah as one that will be, "Like a voice crying out in the wilderness, preparing the way of the Lord!" Join us as we see who this man is, and should we also be one crying out i...

What a triumph! Noah and his family made it through the flood, and all is well! Not so fast! Noah gets drunk, and everything changes for the family! Noah’s sons will now be on different paths. Join us as we see why and how this happened as we study: “Noah’s Trouble.”

What a triumph! Noah and his family made it through the flood, and all is well! Not so fast! Noah gets drunk, and everything changes for the family! Noah’s sons will now be on different paths. Join us as we see why and how this happened as we study: “Noah’s Trouble.”

God promised Noah that He would never again destroy the earth with a flood, and He put a rainbow in the sky to prove it. The rainbow is a reminder to all generations that God keeps His promises and is a faithful covenant-keeper. Join us as we see: “God’s Promise to Noah,” and are encouraged in our trials and “floods,” because our Lord is faithful!

The debate rages: “How old is the Earth?” Is it 4.5 billion years old or just thousands of years old? Does it matter, and if so, why? Join us for a fascinating deep dive: “How Old is the Earth? Fossilization and Dating Methods.” We’ll discover that the dating methods are flawed because of erroneous starting points and a predetermined outcome. This message will be one that you don’t want to miss!

Did you know all of the Earth’s land mass used to be one mass? It’s true! It wasn’t until after the cataclysmic changes brought on by the Flood that the earth’s land mass broke apart and created the continents we know today. This is one of the reasons all of the animals could make it easily to the ark for safe passage. Did that include dinosaurs? Yes. So, what happened to them? Join us as we find...

Do you think it was just 40 days of rain that caused Noah’s flood, which flooded the entire earth? No way! The Bible says, “the fountains of the great deep burst forth” (Genesis 7:11). The waters prevailed so high that it covered all the mountains by 23 feet (Genesis 7:20). Join us as we learn more about the fascinating reasons as we study: “What Caused Noah’s Flood.”

Some of the most often asked questions about Noah’s Ark are: How could a boat that big be built so long ago? How could Noah fit all the animals (including dinosaurs) into the ark? How did Noah care for those animals for 13 months on the ark? Join us as we answer those questions and more as we look at “The Building of Noah’s Ark.”

What is the Gospel? What is repentance? The word Gospel is used 93 times in the New Testament, and the word Repentance is used 46 times. What do they mean? When it comes to our salvation, they go hand in hand! Join us Sunday as we learn what the Bible says about the clear meaning of both.

Are you growing in your relationship with Jesus or stuck in spiritual infancy? Join us as we examine the balance between discipline and dependence in our walk with the Lord and gain useful tools for “Making Room For Jesus.”

“The LORD saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.” When was that written? Yesterday? No, but it could have been. Today, we are living much like the people of Noah’s Day. There was such great corruption and evil. It was that condition that brought the flood. What happened? How did those people get to...

Do you know the name of the man who lived the longest of anyone on earth? Methuselah. He lived to be 969 and died just before Noah’s Flood. So, why did people live so long? Why, as much as we try to fight death with our modern technology, do we struggle to live longer than 80-90 years? Join us as we answer the question: “Why Did People Live So Long Before the Flood?” You might be surprised by what...