Bayview Podcast

Welcome to Episode 139 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Richie, Chris, and Andrew talk about what life realistically looks like after salvation. Easter was this past weekend, and Bayview had 34 first time salvations. We celebrate that and Praise God for such an amazing thing! Some people though, may not have a full grasp and understanding of what their life should look like now that they have re...

Welcome to Episode 138 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Richie, Chris, and Andrew talk about the significance of  Easter. Easter is the Christian's annual celebration and reminder of what Jesus did for us on the cross. Not only is Jesus' sacrifice and resurrection the reason for our beliefs, but it also has set us on a path of life where we aim to honor and love God in everything we do. ...

Welcome to Episode 137 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Richie, Chris, and Andrew talk about what the job of a Pastor is. Many people may be familiar with their church's pastor, but may not realize what all the job entails. The hosts talk about the job and shed light on what it was like to receive the Godly calling to work in ministry. We are based out of Bayview Church in Traverse City, MI....

Welcome to Episode 136 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Richie and Andrew recap John 1-12. That timeline is around 3 years of Jesus' life and Ministry, and the rest of John (chapters 13-21) only cover 3-4 days. Today, we look back on what we've covered during this series, and why it's important for where we're going as we continue the series. We are based out of Bayview Church in...

Welcome to Episode 135 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Richie welcome Andrew back to the podcast as the three of them talk about why Jesus actually came to Earth. We often misunderstand or misuse Jesus as a means to make change to our earthly circumstances, instead of letting Him guide us on the path of changing our spiritual circumstance. We can so easily miss the point of His coming...

Welcome to Episode 134 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Richie welcome special guest Larry Jennings to the Podcast. Larry has an incredibly story of faith and trust in Jesus while living life with a heart that doesn't work by itself. Larry has gone into cardiac arrest 19 times, has gone through 4 heart defibrillators, and lives every minute not knowing when his time will come. In today...

Welcome to Episode 133 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Richie talk about why it's so hard for people to Accept God's Mercy. It is far too easy to let doubt come in to our hearts and minds. We often get too focused on how we aren't good enough and how we will never live up to other Christians around us. So in turn we become blind to just how amazing and free the gift of God...

Welcome to Episode 132 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Richie breakdown the main points of pastor Andrew's message from this past Sunday. Jesus wants you to make a choice. He doesn't desire for us to live in this place of acknowledging His existence but not allowing Him to actually change our lives. Jesus wants us to be fully committed to Him and to believe in everything He ta...

Welcome to Episode 131 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris and Andrew breakdown this past Sunday's message on John 6. Today, the hosts breakdown what it means to follow Jesus for who He is, not what He can do for us. It's an easy trap to fall into. People will often choose whether or not to follow Jesus based on what He can do, but not what He has already done. Listen in to this week's episod...

Welcome to Episode 130 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, Chris, Andrew, and Richie breakdown John 5. More specifically, they talk about what keeps us from living in true internal Godly change. We as humans live in a sinful world, where earthly things influence us to stay comfortable, to stay the same. But God is calling us to be more, to be more like Him. We must identify what it is that's st...

Welcome to Episode 129 of the Bayview Podcast. This week, we take a break from our series on John and welcome special guest Brayden Cromwell. Brayed is the Youth and Young adults pastor at the Tabernacle in Buckley, and recently moved here from Montana to follow God's calling. Chris, Richie, and Andrew welcome Brayden, hear his great story as the 4 of them dive deeper into what it's truly...

Welcome to Episode 128 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, we're taking a look at what is arguably the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16. Chris, Andrew, and Richie all share their own experience with the verse itself. They discuss its worldly impact, but also why it is so easily overlooked by churches and pastors. What about the verse makes it something that is not often pr...

Welcome to Episode 127 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, we're talking about Righteous anger vs. Worldly anger. Anger in itself is not a sin, nor is it something we are told not to feel in the Bible, but how is it that we approach our anger. Chris, Andrew, and Richie breakdown how righteous anger and worldly anger are actually near identical in itself, but it's what we do wit...

Welcome to Episode 126 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, we breakdown the start of Bayview's series kickoff into the Gospel of John. The Gospel of John is a book that has the most personal look into Jesus' life, and comes with a lot to breakdown. Chris, Andrew, and Richie shine light on the overview of John, and how it is we can best understand it as we dive deep into such a...

Welcome to Episode 125 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, we talk about Christmas 2025. Richie, Chris, and Andrew bring in several of Bayview's staff in to talk about their favorite parts of this year's holiday season, and then talk in depth about why it is that we value this time of year so much. Happy new Year! We are based out of Bayview Church in Traverse City, MI. We'...

Welcome to Episode 124 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, we talk about this past Sunday's team teaching, where Chris, Andrew, and Richie discussed why Jesus received the three gifts that He did after being born. Why specifically Myrrh? What purpose did it have to a baby? Why was it not some other incense? The hosts discuss further in detail these questions that were answered on S...

Welcome to Episode 123 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, we talk about this past Sunday's team teaching, where Chris, Andrew, and Richie discussed why Jesus received the three gifts that He did after being born. Why specifically Frankincense? What purpose did it have to a baby? Why was it not some other fragrance? The hosts discuss further in detail these questions that were answ...

Welcome to Episode 122 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, we talk about this past Sunday's team teaching, where Chris, Andrew, and Richie discussed why Jesus received the three gifts that He did after being born. Why specifically Gold? What purpose did it have to a baby? Why was it not some other precious metal or stone? The hosts discuss further in detail these questions that wer...

Welcome to Episode 121 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew breakdown the end of our sermon series, 'Endure.' Over the series, we talked a lot about what it means to Endure different parts of our spiritual walk. Today, we bring it all together to discuss how we as Christians push forward through the hardships of life with God remaining at the center of...

Welcome to Episode 120 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew breakdown this past Sunday's sermon talking about Paul's talk on the Last Days. As talked about on Sunday, we took a look at how the Last Days that Paul mentions are different from the End Times. Today, we breakdown what age we are currently living in, and what exactly our mission is to be whil...

Welcome to Episode 119 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew discuss what it means to guard your heart in your walk with Jesus. Not only is there a lot of anger in the world we live in, but we often get caught up in that anger. From that emotion, we can choose to have a mindset that is hurtful to us and the people around us. What can we do as followers of Christ...

Welcome to Episode 118 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew breakdown what it means to truly trust God's plan for your life. So often as Christians, we doubt the path He has us on, and try to get God on our page, when God's the one who wrote the book. God knows exactly what path we're on, and all we should do is endure in humility and wait on Him. G...

Welcome to Episode 117 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Richie and Andrew discuss the unhealthy pattern of treating our faith and relationship with Jesus like a pit stop. Often, we choose against living a full uninterrupted life with Jesus, and treat him as a recharge station. We can often use our faith as a means of 'feeling better' in our times of need, just to continue li...

Welcome to Episode 116 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris and Andrew talk about persecution in the church world. While we in the states don't normally face physical persecution, it doesn't mean we won't be looked at differently or negatively for our faith. At any given point, we need to be ready to deal with people challenging our faith, and we only can do that by be...

Welcome to Episode 115 of the Bayview Podcast. In today's episode, Chris, Richie, and Andrew discuss the joys and benefits of discipline in the life of a Christian. Part of the struggle with walking with and following Jesus is that we are so easily distracted by the world around us. Today, the three hosts talk about ways that we can directly remove ourselves from those distractions, and then d...