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The First Podcast
A podcast of First Baptist Church Lake Butler where the pastors gather to encourage and equip our church to engage the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Episodes
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Episode 92: What You Need to Know About Israel
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they discuss the current events in Israel and a biblical response. Scripture passages to consider…
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Episode 91: Relationships with Unsaved Family
Send us Fan Mail Listen in as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler help give biblical principles to witnessing to your unsaved family members.
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Episode 90: Visionary Family Conference Takeaways
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler recap the Visionary Family Conference at FBCLB with Dr. Rob Rienow and offer some practical takeaways.
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Episode 89: Recognizing the Holy Spirit
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss the role and ministry of the Holy Spirit.
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Episode 88: Confronting the Challenges of Church Discipline
Send us Fan Mail Listen as pastors Jason and Jonathan review what church discipline is, and what makes practicing it biblically so challenging in the local…
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Episode 87: Prayer for FBC Women (Feat. Christy Wells)
Send us Fan Mail Pastors Stephen and Jonathan sit down with Christy Wells and discuss this week's prayer emphasis for FBC's women.
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Episode 86: To Our Men
Send us Fan Mail Pastors Stephen and Jonathan address our men in preparation for our upcoming Visionary Family conference on Oct. 15-16th.
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Episode 85: Visionary Parenting with Dr. Rob Reinow
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they interview Dr. Rob Reinow about his upcoming Visionary Parenting conference at FBC Lake Butler on…
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Episode 84: The Ending of Mark's Gospel
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Jonathan talks through the question: "Where does Mark end his Gospel?" Here are his 5 reasons for seeing the end at 16:8: 1. Mark…
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Episode 83: Leading a Church into Biblical Health (Repost from The Faithful Expositor)
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Jason and Pastor Jono Sims talk through what it looks like to guide a church to biblical health. This episode is a repost from the…
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Episode 82: Why is Youth Ministry Important?
Send us Fan Mail Listen as Pastor Stephen and Pastor Jonathan discuss why FBC Lake Butler cares about youth ministry and how it’s accomplished.
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Episode 81: Unity Matters
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss what biblical unity is, and why it matters in the life of the Christian. Book recommendation…
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Episode 80: Evaluating "Summer at the Movies" Sermon Series
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler evaluate a current trend to preach Sunday sermons based on popular movies.
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Episode 79: Why the Glory of Christ Matters
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler reflect on the glory of Christ, and how His glory should shape the entire Christian life. Resources mentioned…
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Episode 78: Summer Roundup & Fall Feature
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they review ministry over the Summer and preview what's coming in the Fall.
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Episode 77: SBC '23 Review + Pastoral Qualifications
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they discuss what happened at the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting and some of its…
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Episode 76: Dealing with Doubt
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss doubt and how believers should view and handle this universal experience.
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Episode 75: 16 Years of Ministry Together!
Send us Fan Mail While Pastor Jonathan is away at youth camp, Pastor Jason and Stephen discuss the unique grace of God in giving them 16 years of service…
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Episode 74: The Gospel Legacy of Tim Keller
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler reflect about the life and impact of Tim Keller (1950-2023). Some Resources…
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Episode 73: Hell and the Justice of God
Send us Fan Mail Pastor Jason and Jonathan are joined by Bro. Clint Gillen to discuss what the doctrine of hell is, and why is matters for Christians. A…
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Episode 72: How to Rebuke
Send us Fan Mail Listen as pastors Jason and Jonathan explain what rebuke is, and how disciples of Jesus should go about rebuking others. Recommended book…
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Episode 71: God is About God
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they unpack the phrase "The chief end of God is to glorify God."
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Episode 70: Spiritual Warfare
Send us Fan Mail Listen as Pastors Jason and Jonathan discuss what spiritual warfare is, and how believers are to biblically fight their spiritual battles.
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Episode 69: Reading and the Christian Life
Send us Fan Mail Hear the pastors of FBC Lake Butler talk about Christians and reading--why it's important and how to do it. What we're reading right now…
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Episode 68: Baptism Counseling
Send us Fan Mail This week, the pastors of FBC Lake Butler review what Baptism is according to the Bible, and how it should be thought of in the lives of our…
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Episode 67: How Should We Celebrate Easter?
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss how Good Friday and Easter will be celebrated as a church family. Resources: - Exodus 12 -…
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Episode 66: Let's Talk Continues: Am I at the Right Church?
Send us Fan Mail Listen as Pastor Stephen and Pastor Jonathan tackle a question recently submitted. Submit yours to: jonrichwright@gmail.com
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Episode 65: Let's Talk (Live Event)
Send us Fan Mail Listen to the live recording of a recent event called, "Let's Talk" where the pastors of FBC Lake Butler answer questions submitted by members.
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Episode 64: When is Entertainment Okay?
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss how to manage time in a balanced way, enjoying the good gift of entertainment.
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Episode 63: How Should We Evangelize?
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler lay out ways we can share our faith with "hope" as informed by 1 Peter 3.
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Episode 62: How Are We on Mission?
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors Jason and Jonathan define biblical missions, and explain how FBC Lake Butler is seeking to be faithful to the biblical…
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Episode 61: Encouragements for Building Healthy Churches
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler talk through Pastor Jason's message at the True Church Conference on the topic of reforming a church to…
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Episode 60: What Makes a True Church?
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they discuss what makes a true (biblically healthy) church. Resources: https://www.9marks.org/…
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Episode 59: FBC Jax's Marriage Statement
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss the importance of FBC Jax's marriage statement and how Christian sexual ethics and church membership…
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Episode 58: Fighting Carnality
Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to be carnal? Listen as Pastors Jason, Stephen, and Jonathan of FBC Lake Butler discuss the important topic of carnality…
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Episode 57: Do I Lean On My Own Understanding?
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler further discuss Genesis 12 and its implications for trusting God in daily life. Resources…
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Episode 56: How Can We Identify Idols?
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler follow up last week's episode with a few clarifications spurred on by listener feedback.
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Episode 55: What is Idolatry?
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss what idolatry is, and how we can fight it as followers of Jesus. Resources mentioned…
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Episode 54: Coming in 2023: A Special Announcement
Send us Fan Mail Pastors Jason and Jonathan of FBC Lake Butler unveil a new project that's coming at the start of 2023.
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Episode 53: How Should We Hear God's Word?
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler share why biblically our hearing of God's word matters. Resources mentioned: -…
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Episode 52: Christmas at FBC
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of First Baptist Church Lake Butler discuss why the celebration of Advent is biblical, and what ways FBC will be…
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Episode 51: Tough Questions About Biblical Manhood & Womanhood
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler cover tough questions on the topic of biblical manhood & womanhood.
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Episode 50: Living Out Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they discuss how we live out biblical manhood and womanhood. Submit your questions for next week's…
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Episode 49: What is Biblical Manhood & Womanhood?
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss what the Bible says about the two genders God gave humanity. Resources: -…
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Episode 48: Why Do We Have a Conscience?
Send us Fan Mail Pastors Jonathan and Jason of FBC Lake Butler talk through the biblical definition of the conscience and how believers are called to steward…
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Episode 47: Practicing Meeting with God
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler explain the "why" and "how" of daily meeting with God through Bible reading and prayer. Mentioned Resources: -…
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Episode 46: The Family and Time-Commitments
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler answer a member's question about the family and extra curricular time commitments. Some resources for parents…
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Episode 44: Life & Ministry with Pastor Jono Sims: Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler interview Pastor Jono Sims of Shelbyville Mills Baptist Church on his life and ministry.
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Episode 43: Why Biblical Worship Matters + Sing! 2022 Recap
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler review the content of the 2022 Sing! Conference, talking through what biblical worship is, and why…
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Episode 42: Healthy Male/Female Relationships
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they discuss some wisdom principles in how men and women should relate to each other in purity as…
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Episode 41: The Office of Deacon
Send us Fan Mail Listen as Pastors Jason and Jonathan (of FBC Lake Butler) discuss the biblical office of deacon…
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Episode 40: The Glory of God in the Next Generation Weekend Review
Send us Fan Mail Listen as the pastors of FBC Lake Butler review the weekend at FBC emphasizing the glory of God in the next generation. Recourses mentioned: -…
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Episode 39: What Priority Should the Church Have?
Send us Fan Mail FBC Lake Butler pastors Jason and Jonathan respond to a member's question about the priority that the local church should have in the life of…
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Episode 38: Do we need Revival?
Send us Fan Mail The Pastors of FBC Lake Butler talk through the upcoming event of Revival (Sept. 25-28), and why they believe it's crucial for the spiritual…
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Episode 37: Death & Dying
Send us Fan Mail Join the Pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they answer a question from a church member about what happens when we die.
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Episode 36: Covenants and Why they Matter
Send us Fan Mail The Pastors of FBC Lake Butler discuss the biblical covenants and how they impact our lives as Christians. Resources: -…
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Episode 35: How do we walk by the Spirit?
Send us Fan Mail The pastors of FBC Lake Butler review the sermon from Sunday (https://www.fbclakebutler.com/content.cfm?id=213&download_id=1605), and talk…
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Episode 34: Why Bother with Vacation Bible School?
Send us Fan Mail Join the FBC Lake Butler pastors as they discuss the VBS vision and materials for 2022.
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Episode 33: When We Feel Overwhelmed
Send us Fan Mail Join the pastors of FBC Lake Butler as they discuss the experience of being overwhelmed in light of James 1:1-6.