The Pantry Podcast

163: How to Beat the Devil’s Playbook

Not Alone // E163 How many times have we fallen for the same one of the Devils schemes over and over? Back to that same old pattern of sin… the one we just can’t seem to shake? And then, even after repentance, we drown in shame. This is not what Christ desires! He came to…

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162: How to Reengage After a Fight

Apologies and Forgiveness // E162 How do you apologize and forgive your spouse? When you disagree and fight what do you do to reconnect? Do you seriously repent, apologize and forgive one another, or do you try to just ignore the fact it happened. Do you bring up his or her past mistakes over and…

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161: A Very Dangerous Thing to Say to God (and What to Say, Instead)

Yeah but… // E161 How many times have we said it: “Yeah… but.” Even worse is when we do that to God! We see this throughout scripture as fallen humanity questions what God has asked them to do. Yet this really shows a lack of faith from us to God. Today we dig into how…

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160: How Should Christians Engage A.I.? A.I. vs I AM

Design // E160 A.I. . . . What even is A.I.? How is it constantly changing and what role should or shouldn’t it have in our lives? How do we weigh it’s usefulness with the bias it inherits from it’s creators? And most importantly how ought we to obey God and honor Him as our…

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159: How We Corrected Our HUGE Marriage Mistake

Abide in His Word // E159 How is your marriage centered, or how do you want/think it ought to be centered? Of course our personal relationship with Christ is extremely important to a Godly marriage, but so is an intertwined spiritual life. When two come together in marriage, they are joined into one flesh. Therefore,…

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158: The Impact of a Mentor with Delafe Testimonies Founder Eric Villatoro

Go and Make // S12E08 How does discipleship impact us practically? Why is it so valuable? How ought we to submit to those in spiritual authority over us as a way to be discipled? What does it really mean to pour into and to invest in the lives of others, or have someone do the…

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157: When You Can’t Find Discipleship with Abbi Shibley

Availability // S12E07 Do you want to be poured into? Are you craving a mentor, spiritual guidance and wisdom? Or even peers who have a desire to love God and to grow in Him? Ask God! And sometimes the answer is to first make yourself available to others. If we want so badly to receive,…

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156: How to Disciple Your Family

The People Closest // S12E06 Whether it be children, or parents, or a spouse, whatever members of your family you interact with, discipleship needs to be there also. We can get so caught up focusing on the world outside our homes, that we forget those already inside that are needing just as much nourishment as…

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155: Discipleship: When It Works and When It Doesn’t with Pastor Renaldo Brown

Following God // S12E05 Join us in todays episode as we welcome Pastor Renaldo Brown, a friend and teacher of Shea’s at MCBS as he shares his experience as a discipler and the wisdom he has gained from it. What should our relationships with the other member of our discipleship relationships even look life? When…

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154: The Cost of Discipleship

What it takes // S12E04 Discipleship has a price. First, as disciples of Christ, we determine that we will give all to be His disciples. So, because of that we also seek out models whom we can imitate in Christ, and at the same time, want to do the same for others. But this also…

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How to Be the Best Disciple with Pastor Matt Gehret

LEARNING WELL // S12E03 If you’re unable to hear the truth and accept correction, your discipleship relationships will fall short. How do you posture yourself to be the best disciple of Christ as you pursue support, growth, and accountability? VERSES FROM HOW TO BE THE BEST DISCIPLE: Acts 18, Hebrews 12:9-11, Proverbs 3, Proverbs 12,…

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152: How Does Discipleship Happen?

Pouring In // S12E02 Who should disciple us, when, how… so many questions. In today’s episode we look at the basics of discipleship and varying ways it’s done. Again focusing on the need to become disciples of God and not disciples of another man as we look at the book of Acts following Paul, Barnabas,…

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151: I Don’t Need Nobody But Jesus

Discipleship // S12E01 Is Jesus enough for us? This one seems obvious: Yes absolutely. But this idea is to often warped in ways that keep us from really growing through discipleship. Of course Jesus is enough for our salvation and what we truly need in life. However, one of the best ways to become more…

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150: Ministry Boundaries, Pandas in Heaven, and Church Silence on Worldly Chaos…Ask Us Anything #2

Q&A // SPECIAL Join us for a special episode of Q&A with Shea and Michelle. Enjoy! Question Quick-Links: 00:13 – Intro 01:05 – Fluffy Questions… 03:34 – #1: How do you choose topics? 08:29 – #2: Series on Christian Relationships? 10:15 – #3: What do you are argue the most over? 17:47 – #4 What…

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149: When You Aren’t Getting What You Need (Provision)

God’s Grace To Us // SPECIAL As we enter a period after intense gift giving, charity, and consideration for others…what can the Church (you) do to meet the needs that aren’t being met? Verses from Provision: Romans 8:28, Philippians 1:11, Acts 2, Proverbs 3:5-6, Jeremiah 29:11, 1 John 4:18 Topical Timeline: 00:00 – Intro 01:01…

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