Life in the Valley Podcast
A podcast of Machias Valley Baptist Church. We want to give a space for our people to ask questions and think through topics that we have discussed in the past or are in the midst of discussing as church here in the Machias Valley area. Machias, Maine.
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Episodes

4 hours ago
4 hours ago
13 min
Episode 59. Pastor Zach uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method as he reads through the book of 1 John.
Text: 1 John 2:15-17
Steps:
Instruction
Praise
Confession
Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Nov 2, 2026
Nov 2, 2026
13 min
Episode 58. Pastor Zach uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method as he reads through the book of 1 John.
Text: 1 John 2:12-14
Steps:
Instruction
Praise
Confession
Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Oct 26, 2026
Oct 26, 2026
31 min
Episode 57. Pastor Zach and Andrea talk about a brief history of Halloween, biblical principles for thinking about Halloween, and why our church does a Trunk or Treat each year.
Scripture References:
Colossians 2:16-17
1 Corinthians 8-10
Romans 14
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church, Andrea Lyford, Communications Assistant.
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Oct 19, 2026
Oct 19, 2026
13 min
Episode 56. Pastor Zach uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method as he reads through the book of 1 John.
Text: 1 John 2:7-11
Steps:
Instruction
Praise
Confession
Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Oct 14, 2026
Oct 14, 2026
12 min
Episode 55. Pastor Zach uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method as he reads through the book of 1 John.
Text: 1 John 2:1-6
Steps:
Instruction
Praise
Confession
Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Oct 5, 2026
Oct 5, 2026
13 min
Episode 54. Pastor Zach uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method as he reads through the book of 1 John.
Text: 1 John 1:5-10
Steps:
Instruction
Praise
Confession
Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Sep 28, 2026
Sep 28, 2026
11 min
Episode 53. Pastor Zach starts in the book of 1 John and shows how he uses the Martin Luther Bible Study Method during his daily devotional time.
Text: 1 John 1:1-4
Steps:
Instruction
Praise
Confession
Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Sep 21, 2026
Sep 21, 2026
12 min
Episode 52. Today we start a new series of shorter devotional episodes with Pastor Zach Vaughn. In this episode, Pastor Zach talks about an approach to reading our Bible, called the Martin Luther Bible Study Method, which includes four steps:
Instruction
Praise
Confession
Petition
Host: Pastor Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Machias Valley Baptist Church
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Sep 7, 2026
Sep 7, 2026
7 min
Episode 51. On this week's episode, we have a reading of an article from our church blog: 3 Ds for Battling Anxiety, read and written by Andrea Lyford. We hope this content encourages you.
Read article: https://www.machiasvalley.org/post/3-ds-for-battling-anxiety
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Aug 24, 2026
Aug 24, 2026
49 min
Episode 50. Happy 50th episode! To celebrate this milestone, we decided to talk about Pentecost (which means 50 in Greek) and the narrative in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit filled the believers in Jerusalem.
Setting the Scene – Acts 2
Who is the Holy Spirit?
Connection between Pentecost and the Holy Spirit
Questions about the Holy Spirit
God’s presence and God’s mission
Resources:
Books
The Big Red Tractor and the Little Village by Francis Chan
Forgotten God by Francis Chan
Hosts: Zach Vaughn, Senior Pastor of Machias Valley Baptist Church, and Andrea Lyford, Communications Assistant.
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