Episodes
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In this week's episode, we are exploring the second of the Beatitudes of Jesus, and we hope this exploration of this wonderful saying from Jesus blesses your life. Our guest this week is Dale Hughes, and he will be sharing with us about how God has guided and been with him through his battle with cancer. We hope Dale's story brings comfort and hope to your life. May God bless you. Amen.
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We are pleased to be returning with new episodes of our podcast for the fall, winter, and spring of 2023-2024. In our biblical exposition portion, we are beginning a new series in which we will explore the "Beatitudes," which open the "Sermon on the Mount" in Matthew 5. Our special guest this week is Rev. Zac Campbell, who is the pastor of Mountain Creek Baptist Church, which is a sister congregation here in Granville County, North Carolina. We hope this episode is a blessing for you, and we invite you to come back again next week as we continue our study of the Beatitudes. May God bless and keep you. Amen.
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Our latest episode features an exposition of a wonderful text of faith that is vital to both our Jewish sisters and brothers, and to all those who are Christians. The text is Deuteronomy 6:4, which is commonly identified by it's first word, the Hebrew word "Sh'ma," which means "Hear." After a piano interlude, our special guest this week is Pastor K J Ellington, who originates here in Granville County, but who is now a church planting pastor with the Baptist State Convention of NC and the North American Mission Board. K J will also be one of our featured speakers for this year's Historic Tent Revival we have planned for June 4th through the 7th. We hope you will enjoy meeting K J in today's episode. Thank you and may God bless you. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we are considering Lamentations 3:22-23, and our special guest is Dr. David Chambers, who is the pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Roxboro. David will be one of our guest preachers for our Historic Tent Revival, which we have planned for June 4th through the 7th of this year. We hope you will enjoy meeting David through our podcast. May God guide and bless you this week. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we are exploring the comforting words of Jesus from the close of His "farewell discourse" in John 16:33. Our special guest this week is Dr. Andy Wakefield, who is the Dean of the Divinity School at Campbell University. We hope you enjoy listening with us this week, and may God bless you. Amen.
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We welcome you to our podcast for this week! In our expository portion today, we are exploring Psalm 50:15 and considering the piety that is foundational in the Psalms, the faith that sustains the individual believer and supports the Body of Christ. Our special guest this week is Rev. Victor Blackwell, who is the pastor of the Sharon Baptist Church here in Granville County. We are pleased to have you listening this week, and we wish you God's blessings and strength. Amen.
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This week's episode is addressing the tenth commandment, which teaches us not to "covet." This is our final episode in the series on the Ten Commandments. Our special guest this week is Ron and Kelly, who are Baptist missionaries, and they will be sharing with us their own stories of their life journey with Jesus. We hope you enjoy meeting Ron and Kelly in this week's episode. Next week, we will be moving to consider a variety of Bible texts that offer comfort, hope, and encouragement. May God bless and keep you in the coming week. Amen.
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We took a break during the Christmas Holiday, and then took some extra time to assemble a fresh, new list of special guests for our podcast, and this week we are back with a new episode. This week, we are examining Exodus 20:16, which is the ninth of the Ten Commandments. We are nearing the end of this series exploring this foundational body of biblical instruction, and we have enjoyed the journey through these important verses. We hope you have as well. Our special guest this week is Rev. Robbie Woods, who is the new pastor of the Tabbs Creek Baptist Church, a sister congregation here in the Flat River Baptist Association. It was a pleasure meeting Robbie, and I hope every listener enjoys meeting him as much as I did. We appreciate Robbie sharing with us his story of his own journey with Jesus. May God bless you as you listen this week. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we explore with you the eighth commandment, which says, quite simply, "Thou shalt not steal." Our special guest this week will be Dr. Brian Upshaw, who is the Assistant Executive Director-Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. We are pleased to have the opportunity to get to know Brian, as he shares with us his story of his own journey with Jesus. Because it is now the Christmas Season, we will be skipping one week, so it will be two weeks before our next episode is published. When we return, we will be exploring the ninth commandment, and we will have another special guest at the microphone. We hope you will plan to join us then, and may God bless you with a MERRY CHRISTMAS. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we are examining the seventh commandment about adultery, and our special guest this week is our former pastor, Rev. Randy Bridges, who is currently the pastor of the Rolesville Baptist Church. We are pleased to have you listen with us today and may God bless you. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we explore the sixth commandment, which is about not killing another member of the covenant community. Our guest interview this week is a surprise guest. We hope you will listen with us this week, and be sure to tune in with us next week when we will have as our guest someone that everyone at Hester knows well. Thank you and may God bless you. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we are continuing our exploration of the Ten Commandments, and our focus this week is on Exodus 20:12, which is the fifth commandment about honoring our parents. Our special guest this week is Rev. Alex Gallimore, my predecessor as pastor of Hester Baptist Church. We hope everyone will enjoy sharing with us this week, and hearing Alex tell us about his own spiritual journey. May God bless you. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we continue to explore the Ten Commandments, and we look specifically at the fourth one, which is about keeping the Sabbath. Our special guest this week is Dr. Curtis Freeman, who is the Director of the "Baptist House of Studies" in the Divinity School at Duke University. We believe you will enjoy hearing from Dr. Freeman, as he shares some of his own story and thoughts from his latest book, and remember that, whenever we have a guest who shares details about a new book, a copy of their book is being placed in the Church Library for your use. Thank you, and may God bless you. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we will be looking at the third of the Ten Commandments, which is about the misuse of the name of the LORD, or taking God's name in vain, as the King James Version puts it. Our special guest this week is Rev. Brett Pardue, who is the new pastor at the Oxford Baptist Church here in Granville County, North Carolina. We believe you will enjoy hearing of his journey with Jesus. May God bless you. Amen.
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This week's episode explores the Second Commandment, which tells us not to make "shaped images." Our special guest is Rev. Larry C. Williams, who was formerly the Campus Minister at Meredith College, and long-term pastor of Louisburg Baptist Church in nearby Franklin County, North Carolina. Since his retirement from the pastorate, Larry has been serving as a Spiritual Director, and in this week's interview he tells us about his journey with Jesus, and about his latest book. We hope you will be blessed through this episode of our podcast. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we are beginning our study of The Ten Commandments, and our verse for today is Exodus 20:3. Our special guest this week is the Reverend Dr. Robert Canoy, who is the Dean of the Divinity School at Gardner-Webb University. We are pleased to having you listening this week, and we wish you God's blessings for the coming days. Amen.
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In this week's episode of our church podcast, we are exploring together the concluding doxology, which is at the end of The Lord's Prayer in Matthew's Gospel. It is such a wonderful portion of this beautiful prayer, and it has much to offer to us for our own spiritual journey and worship, so we hope you will be blessed by this exposition. Our special guest this week is Dr. Sophia Steibel, who is Professor of Christian Education and Spiritual Formation in the Divinity School of Gardner-Webb University. I believe you will be blessed by hearing part of her story, and I pray that you will continue to listen with us. Next week, we will move on to begin a series of studies examining The Ten Commandments, and our special guest will be Dr. Robert Canoy, who is the Dean of the Divinity School at Gardner-Webb. May God bless and guide you this week. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we explore the last petition of "The Lord's Prayer," which is found in Matthew 6:13a. Our special guest this week is Richard Brunson, who is the Director of the North Carolina Baptists On Mission, which was formerly the North Carolina Baptist Men. This department of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina organizes and enables Baptists of our state to reach out to others in need, especially after tragic events such a hurricanes and tornadoes. Richard has been doing this work for many years now, and we hope you will enjoy hearing about his journey with Jesus.
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In this week's episode, we explore Matthew 6:12 and the petition "forgive us our debts." We are coming to the close of our series of studies of The Lord's Prayer. Next week, we will examine the last petition, which is found verse 13a. We will also discuss the Doxology at the end, but will consider that separately. Meanwhile, we hope these expositions of this wonderful prayer are enlightening and encouraging for you. Our special guest this week is the Reverend Johnny Yount, who is the pastor of the Island Creek Baptist Church in nearby Vance County, North Carolina. We hope you will listen to both parts of our episode, even if you choose to listen to each part on separate occasions, and may God bless your week. Amen.
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In this week's episode, we are continuing our examination of The Lord's Prayer, which is found in Matthew 6. Our topic today is the provisions of God, and we hope you will be blessed by listening to our exposition this week. Our special guest for the week is the Rev. Dr. DuPre Sanders, who is the pastor of the Roxboro Baptist Church in nearby Person County. I hope you will be comforted and encouraged by listening to DuPre's story of his own personal journey with Jesus. May God bless you. Amen.
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