Mt Pleasant Podcast

God reveals His divine plan for our lives, but so often, the way He accomplishes it looks nothing like we expect. The storms of life seemingly threaten to upend His plan, but the storms are actually part of the plan, and God goes through it with you. Join us and be encouraged as we see “Jesus in the Storm.”

Join us as we ask and answer: “Three Questions about the Manger.” #1 Did Jesus exist before He was born in Bethlehem? (Hint: Yes. We’ll tell you why.) #2 What did Jesus have to do to come to this earth as a baby? (Hint: Set aside His glory and become one of us.) #3 What did He stand to gain by coming? (Hint: Us). Prepare to be thrilled and awed as we prepare for Christmas and conclude our time tog...

Sometimes it’s hard to know if the Lord is speaking to us, or if we’re just hearing our own voices in our heads. Yet, Jesus said, “My sheep know me, and they recognize my voice.” Join us as we see: “How to listen to Jesus” as He speaks through three parables recorded in the Gospel of Mark and how we can actually “hear” when He is speaking.

Scripture, the Bible, refers to the heart many times. The majority of those times, it is speaking about our soul, and not the physical heart that pumps blood through our body. As the Gospel is proclaimed, there are four responses that people can make. Therefore, we could say four types of human hearts. Join us, and may the Lord speak to you to show you which type of heart you have when it comes to...

You know the phrase, “One nation under God.” You know the phrase “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator.” Just who is this God? This Creator? As you ponder, answer this: “Whom do we give thanks to at Thanksgiving?” The answer to all of those questions is this: Yahweh, Jehovah God of the Bible. Join us as we see why we celebrate Thanksgiving and the roots of this great h...

Did you know Jesus had four brothers and at least two sisters? He sure did! The Bible is clear on that in Luke 8:2-3. Yet, they didn’t believe He was the Son of God. In fact, they thought He was crazy! What does it mean to be part of Jesus’ family? Join us as Jesus explains who His family really is.

Do you know what it means to “blaspheme the Holy Spirit?” Is it taking the Lord’s name in vain? Is it cursing the Holy Spirit? Well, there are many questions and several schools of thought on this question. Join us as we see what Jesus described as “The Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit.”

It’s often been said, “Jesus changed the world with a handful of men.” It’s true that Jesus chose 12 Apostles to entrust the Gospel to and see that it was spread throughout the world. And here we are today! It worked! Join us as we see how Jesus chose the 12 Apostles and how that applies to His calling for your life!

What does Jesus want for you? One word: Believe. Jesus wants you to believe that He is the Son of God. He wants you to believe that and then act upon it and become His follower. Are you a follower of Jesus? Many claim to be, but aren’t. Jesus said: “They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” Join us as we see a “Summary of Jesus’ Ministry.” We’ll see that He is indeed the So...

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.”