Maynardville Fellowship Podcast

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Carr-10-18-26.mp3 In this passage the apostles’ courageous obedience exposes the futility of the Sanhedrin’s attempts to suppress the gospel and preserve its authority. The council’s growing confusion and frustration reveal that no earthly power can restrain the advance of Christ’s kingdom or silence the testimony of His people.

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Carr-10-11-26.mp3 The Sanhedrin attempt to suppress the apostolic witness because they are jealous of Christ’s growing kingdom. But God overturns their judgment and reasserts his authority in the very place where they believe themselves to be supreme.

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Carr-10-4-26.mp3 This passage presents the judgment that terrifies, the evidence that excites, and the God who calls. As God’s holiness drives away casual association and His power draws the attention of the crowds, Christ continues to build His church by adding sinners to Himself.

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooke-9-27-26.mp3 We usually think courage means standing your ground. But what if faithfulness requires you to run? In Matthew 24:15–21, Jesus prepares His disciples for a moment when everything they had been taught to defend—the city, the Temple, their possessions, their way of life—must be left behind. Sometimes bravery means sta...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooke-9-20-26.mp3 For generations, the “abomination of desolation” seemed easy to identify. Antiochus desecrated the temple. Sacrifices stopped. The sanctuary was left desolate. Daniel’s words appeared to have been fulfilled. Then Jesus said: “When you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet…...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooke-9-13-26.mp3 Israel’s rulers condemned Jesus. God raised Him from the dead. Before Jerusalem faced judgment, the nations would hear heaven’s verdict: the crucified Jesus is Lord. Join us as we trace the apostles’ witness from Jerusalem to the courts of kings, discovering how Christ’s resurrection and fulfilled prophetic word es...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Cooke-09-09-2026.mp3 Is Matthew 24:14 a missionary countdown—a promise that Christ will return once the gospel reaches every modern nation, language, and people group? That familiar interpretation misses both Jesus’ words and their first-century setting. Jesus wasn’t telling His disciples how they could trigger the Second Coming. He...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Carr-8-30-26.mp3 This passage reminds us that the God who dwells among His covenant people is holy. Through the judgment of Ananias and Sapphira, we see that God’s presence demands sincere obedience and holy fear from those who draw near to Him

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Carr-8-23-26.mp3 This passage reveals a new covenant community united around the risen Christ even as the old covenant order fractures around them. Their unity, generosity, and care for one another display the fruit of Christ’s kingdom and the faithfulness Israel had failed to produce.

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Carr-8-16-2026.mp3 In Acts 4, the disciples recognize the opposition of Israel’s rulers and the Gentiles as the raging nations of Psalm 2 gathering against God’s Anointed King. Rather than retreat, the church prays for boldness to proclaim Christ. May we be ever confident that the risen King has received the nations and His kingdom...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Carr-08-09-2026.mp3 What happens when those entrusted with authority become enemies of justice? Acts 4:18–22 shows that authority is good but never absolute, and when human authority conflicts with Christ, Christians must recognize and obey the higher authority.

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Carr-8-2-26.mp3 What happens when an opponent can no longer win the argument? They resort to ad hominem, suppression, and intimidation. Luke shows us that is exactly what happened with the Sanhedrin court with Peter and John.

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cooke-7-26-26.mp3 In Matthew 24:10–13, Jesus reveals that persecution wasn’t merely something the early church endured—it was something Christ used. The birth pangs preceding Jerusalem’s destruction would expose false disciples, purify the visible church, and reveal those whose faith was genuine. This message explores th...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cooke-7-19-26.mp3 Jerusalem was headed for judgment—but Jesus’ next warning was even more personal. Before the Temple fell, His disciples would be arrested, beaten, & killed, at the hands of Jews and Gentiles alike because they confessed His name. A few questions beg for answers. Why would that confession provoke such opposition? Wo...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cooke-7-12-26.mp3 Wars. False messiahs. Famines. Pestilences. Earthquakes. For generations, Christians have pointed to these events as signs that the end of the world must be near. But Jesus says something very different: “See that you are not frightened…that is not yet the end.” Before telling His disciples what the sign would be,...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Cooke-7-5-26.mp3 Jesus has declared that the Temple will be utterly destroyed. The disciples know what is coming. Their unsettled dilemma is when. “Tell us, when will these things happen, & what will be the sign of Your coming, & of the end of the age?” — Matthew 24:3 These are not the speculative questions of prophecy-chart enthusi...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Carr-06-28-26.mp3 Peter and John had the full weight of the political and religious apparatus stacked against them. This passage shows how the Christian today should expect the cultural pressure to be mobilized against them and how they can confidently stand against that pressure.

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Carr-06-21-26.mp3 We all know what it means to be a Proverbs 31 or Titus 2 woman. Hear Pastor Carr’s charge for men to pursue the standard of a Job 1 man.  

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Carr-6-14-26.mp3 Why did the Sadducees rush to confront Peter and John after the lame man was healed? What can we learn from this encounter for our current cultural context? Find out why this passage is so relevant to our current battles.

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Carr-6-7-26.mp3 Many read the language of verse seventeen as Peter softening his tone toward the people. Pastor Carr demonstrates why the context of the passage actually works against interpreting Peter’s tone as conciliatory.  

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Stomberg-05-31-26.mp3   Throughout the book of Proverbs we see two distinct pulls working on men; the enticement of the wicked, and the voice of wisdom. Born in sin, all men need to be corrected and trained into wisdom. Those who will not heed the voice of wisdom are proven fools and await the promised destruction. Those who wi...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Carr-Survey-Judges-5-27-26.mp3 Judges is a book shows Israel’s continued encounters with the serpent and the subsequent covenantal degeneration that came with their continued rebellion.  

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Cooke-5-24-26.mp3 Matthew 24 is one of the most misunderstood passages in the Bible, often treated as a detached prophecy about events far removed from its immediate context. But before Jesus speaks of wars, tribulation, signs, and the end of the age, Matthew first shows us something quiet but thunderous: Jesus leaves the Temple. In...

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Carr-Survey-Joshua-5-20-26.mp3 This book is about more than simple military conquest. It is a book of Israel’s need for covenant renewal and God’s overwhelming covenant faithfulness.  

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Cooke-5-17-26.mp3 In Matthew 23:37–39, Jesus brings His final public indictment against Jerusalem to its devastating conclusion. The city of peace had become a city of blood. The city that was supposed to receive the prophets murdered them. The city that was supposed to teach the Law to the nations rejected the messengers who called...