Springville Church of the Nazarene's Podcast

Today we begin a journey through the Bible that will take us from the book of Genesis through the book of Revelation - 66 books, 1 book per Sunday.  When beginning a journey, it is best to take a look at the map - to get an overall picture of where we are going and why....Listen and get ready for an adventure.

There are many word pictures used in the Bible to describe the church...Body, Family, Bride, Flock, Vineyard etc.  Today's lesson focuses on "House" to give us a picture of what the church was designed to be.  We can not afford to cut corners or use inferior materials.  We must follow God's "Blueprint" exactly.  Open your Bibles to Colossians 1:28-29 and follow along...

We welcome back Pastor Mark with today's lesson, "Wise Men Still Seek Him".  Looking at several scriptures Pastor Mark brings three very real lessons from the "Christmas" story, for us today: #1 A lesson about inconvenience to self, #2 A lesson about interference from others and #3 A lesson about intimacy with God.  The Magi (Wise Men) were not content to know about Jesus...

Next week Pastor Mark will be back.  We want to thank Pastor Jim Parrish for filling in and bringing us these six weeks of insightful teachings on Love. Using Peter's life as a lesson for all of us, Pastor Jim shows how Peter fell and how God so faithfully forgave him and brought him back into right standing through love. There are times we feel that we, like Peter, have failed God, but our l...

The core idea of Christianity is substitutionary atonement-Jesus Christ willingly paid the price of my wrongdoing so that I could be set free!  Substitutionary atonement sets Christianity apart from every other religion.  What was the price Christ paid?  Listen as Pastor Mark makes sure that we have "the first things...first"!

Worship to God is what we were created for....!  What is worship?  What have we not clearly understood about worship?  Listen as Pastor Mark shows us, through scripture, the answers to those questions. "We were born, then born again, to worship God!"  It should be our #1 priority!

Guest, Kristy Johnson, teaches from the Lord's Prayer, and especially the phrase:  "Your Kingdom Come."  

Picking up where last weeks lesson left off,  Pastor Mark continues showing us that in our relationship with God, the issue of trust is a two-way street. God tells us to test His trustworthiness(Malachi 3:10-12). The Lord wants ALL of me, not just a part.  Nothing short of total and complete surrender will do. Maybe it's time to test our trustworthiness to God. 

Trust is the key to all relationships.  In our relationships with God, this trust is a two-way street.  Can I trust God?  Can God trust me?  In this third lesson in the series, "Traces of a Trusting Heart," Pastor Mark addresses "Trust:  The Measure of Our Character."  Does our trustworthiness measure up to the timeless and universal truths of stewardship/management in the Bibl...

As Christians we have all heard numerous sermons on trusting God, but today's lesson is on can God trust us! Pastor Mark uses the verses found in Luke 16:1-15 to draw a very clear picture that God owns everything and He has made us Managers. After listening to this lesson, prayerfully consider how you can improve to better manage all that God has entrusted to you.

Trust is the key to relationships. The deeper the trust, the deeper the relationship. This is especially true in our relationship with God. And this trust is a two-way street: Can we trust God? And, can God trust us? In this first lesson, Pastor Mark answers the first question: Can we trust God? Is He reliable/dependable? Is He trustworthy?

Do you have questions concerning baptism? Using the Bible as his only text, Pastor Mark clearly teaches the Who, How, Where, When, Why and What of Baptism. Listen and hopefully your questions will be answered. Have you been baptized?

How much do you really know about communion? Pastor Mark begins this week's lesson with a True or False quiz that might surprise you. Listen as he clarifies some possible misconceptions. Jesus chose the Lord's Supper--two elements, the bread and the cup--that whenever Christians gather for worship all around the world, they would bring to remembrance that ONE GREAT ACT which makes it all...

Today's lesson is the last in the series "Fighting My Fears". Often fear is brought on by not understanding that we can have assurance of our salvation. Pastor Mark shares what the Bible teaches does about that assurance and what it does not teach. Listen and learn God's part in our salvation and our part and then rest, fear free in those truths.

Today's lesson has something for everyone who has ever battled with guilt. Pastor Mark takes us to the scriptures and shows: What Satan wants us to do with my guilt; What God wants us to do with my guilt and What God Himself does with out guilt. Listen and then with His Grace "Just Let It Go".

We continue the series on Fighting Your Fears with today's message "My Finances". There are 80+ timeless financial principles found in the book of Proverbs. Jesus talks about money and our heart attitude towards it many times. In this lesson Pastor Mark shares 5 reasons NOT to have financial fears and then shares our part in receiving the promise of God meeting all our needs.

Fear #4 "My Loneliness". Our scripture reference for today's lesson shows clearly that our God understands loneliness and has promised that His presence would never leave us. Pastor Mark shares the 3 things God has given us to reduce the pain of loneliness and the blessings of God's presence. How do we experience God's presence in our lives? Listen and be blessed.

"I can't!" "I don't have what it takes." "I'm not able..." "I'm powerless." These and many more statements betray our fear of inadequacy. So, how do we win the battle against this fear? God's power! "His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength He exerted when He raised Christ fr...

Next to the fear of the future, the fear of failure is the most paralyzing fear we face in our lives. Applying the principles of truth, love and faith, Pastor Mark addresses this fear head-on with some timeless, biblical principles for overcoming the fear of failure. Give a listen!

Continuing in our series on Fear, today's lesson deals with the #1 Fear....the fear of my future. There are three fundamental biblical solutions for fear-free living: Truth - God knows my future; Love - He has a good plan for my future; Faith - He is with me every step of my future...before me, behind me, above me. God is the ONLY completely reliable source of direction for me to follow when...

Today begins a new series on overcoming our fears. God wants us to experience "Fear Free Living" Psalm 34:4. Pastor Mark clearly shows the affects of fear and gives the Biblical solutions. We will never be completely free from fear until we personally experience God's grace, love and forgiveness. There is a faith-filled scripture to help us with everyone of our fears. Listen and be...

What was on Jesus' heart/mind as He addressed His followers for the last time here on earth? It was "Missions" and it has everything to do with us. Only when we grasp the Lord's heart toward this incredible responsibility will His last instructions be fulfilled. As you listen, allow Him to instill in you, God ordained ways that you can start living out your part in this Great C...

Today's lesson is the last in the series "Amazing Grace". The scriptures show that the objective of Maturing Grace is Christlikeness. Possibly the greatest lesson we can glean from today's lesson is that our maturing is the result of our relationship with our Savior Jesus Christ and not on religion. Listen as Pastor Mark list six obstacles to Maturing Grace and six ways that th...

"For you brethren have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." As we continue in this series on God's Amazing Grace toward us, today's lesson shows clearly, how we are to show this grace towards others through our love based service. We can all find excuses why we cannot serve, but following the examp...

"Accept" used 7 times in the New Testament means to receive; welcome; take hold of. We are to accept one another with the same grace God has given us. Accepting grace is not being inclusive of everybody without regard for God's law/principles and it is not being exclusive of anybody with regard to man's rules/regulation. True acceptance finds a way to judge the sin without judg...