Life in the Valley Podcast

Episode 49.  In this episode, we are joined by Miguel Brown, our pastoral intern, and we discuss the importance of habits and how they form and shape us.  We bring three perspectives: 1) young/single/college age, 2) married with young kids, and 3) married/empty nest/new grandparents.
Why are good habits important?
Where do we see this biblically?
What are some of your past and current good habits?
Resources:
Books
The Common Rule by Justin Whitmel Earley
Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney
Redeeming Your Time by Jordan Raynor
The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World by Brett McCracken
Podcasts
Justin Whitmel Earley – The Spirituality of Habit (First Pres Perspectives)
Between Sundays with The Chandlers
Videos
“Make Your Bed” speech by Navy Admiral William McRaven
Documentaries
Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones (Netflix)
The Social Dilemma (Netflix) 
 
Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church, and Andrea Lyford, Communications Assistant.
 
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Episode 48. In this episode, we answer a listener question:  “How should I deal with anxiety?” We define anxiety, talk about the different types, what Scripture has to say, and address physical and spiritual approaches to battling anxiety.
For a list of resources we talk about, visit our website for our Anxiety Resources sheet:  www.machiasvalley.org and go to our Resources menu.
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church and Andrea Lyford.
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Episode 47. Pastor Zach interviews our summer pastoral intern and brother, Miguel Brown on the benefits of following Jesus from a young age.  They discuss:
How to navigate Christianity when many of your friends and peers are not Christians
Navigating relationships and dating
Navigating a Christian walk in the age of social media & technology
Using our teen years/early adulthood for the glory of God
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church.
www.machiasvalley.org

Episode 46.  In this episode, Pastor Zach talks about a subject that the Lord has put on his heart lately: humility. 
Scripture References:
Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 16:18
Mark 10:42-45
Philippians 2:1-11
James 4:6, 10
How can we guard our hearts against pride and grow in humility?
Meditate deeply on Christ and the gospel
Be involved in serving others in some kind of capacity
Learn to do things excellently not for the sake of recognition or praise, but strictly for the glory of God à “Pride gets no pleasure out of having something, only out of having more of it than the next man... It is the comparison that makes you proud: the pleasure of being above the rest. Once the element of competition is gone, pride is gone.” – C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
Confess your sins often, both to God and to others
 
Resources:
The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness by Timothy Keller
Humility by Andrew Murray
 
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Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church, and Andrea Lyford, Communications Assistant.
 

Episode 45. We’re back! After a long hiatus, we are restarting the Life in the Valley podcast.  In this episode, Andrea asks Pastor Zach some rapid-fire theology questions, including:
Does prayer change God’s mind?
Is it wrong to use AI?
Do pets go to heaven?
Do I have to be baptized to be saved?
Can our dreams ever be in the spiritual realm?
Are there degrees of sin?
And more!
Submit your questions or topic ideas to us at: https://www.machiasvalley.org/life-in-the-valley-podcast
 
Resources:
LITV Episode 24
Core Classes – MVBC Foundations
 
Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church, and Andrea Lyford, Communications Assistant.

Episode 44. Merry Christmas!  Pastor Zach & Andrea play "Name that Christmas Tune," we talk about our favorite Christmas carols and the history of the Christmas tree.  Andrea also asks Pastor Zach a question:  Why do we celebrate Christmas on December 25? Was Jesus actually born on December 25?  
Pastor Zach's two favorite Christmas carols:
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Andrea's favorite Christmas carol:
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
Pastor Zach recommends:
Red Pen Logic
Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications at MVBC.

Episode 43. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “How is God three in one?”
Recommended Resources:
The Shield of the Trinity
The Trinity Explained for Kids  
Host: Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church. 
www.machiasvalley.org.

Episode 42. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “Is baptism necessary to be saved? If you have asked Christ into your heart and accepted Him as your Lord and Savior, is that enough to be saved?”
Romans 10:8-10
We are not saved by forms but by faith.
Baptism comes from the Greek word “baptizo” means “immersion of water.”
Seen repeatedly in the book of Acts
Why is baptism important?
Ephesians 4:4-6
Romans 6:1-4
Recommended Resources:
9 Marks
Host: Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church. 
www.machiasvalley.org.

Episode 41. Kip Vaughn, Pastor Zach's grandfather, joins the show today to discuss the greatest need of the modern church. 
What is the greatest need of the church today?
What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit?
What does it look like?
How does this happen?
Scripture References:
1 Corinthians 2-3
Ephesians 5:18
Ephesians 3:19
Host: Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church. 
www.machiasvalley.org.
 

Episode 40. In this episode, we answer a listener question: “What is spiritual warfare? How do you battle through it?”
 
Resources:
The Whole Armor of God by Iain Duguid
Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem – See chapter “Satan and Demons”
Blog articles on the book of Ephesians by Zach Vaughn
Grace Driven Effort by Matt Chandler
 
Hosts:  Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, MVBC and Andrea Lyford, Director of Education & Communications at MVBC.