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.