The Pantry Podcast

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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148: The Ark We Saw (What Happens When Your Dream Isn’t God’s Will)

In Need of Community // Special Some ideas and plans are clearly not from God, simply because they aren’t godly themselves, but everything is more difficult when the plans seem in line with godliness and beneficial to ministry etc. but yet God still closes the door on them. Join us today as we recount our…

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147: When Jesus Isn’t Enough

What We Need // S11E13 There are two sides to this, both seem a bit extreme. One says: “Jesus is enough so stop complaining about whatever you dealing with and just live your life,” the other says that “yea Jesus is good in all, but we need other things out side of Christ and scripture…

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146: Correction & the Church

Whoever Loves Discipline… // S11E12 Correction. It’s a word we often don’t want to here and something we hate to experience. But, we need it. We need the correction or the Lord. His discipline. As it says in Hebrews, it may seem painful at the time, but in the end produces a fruit of righteousness….

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145: Is “You’re not David” Even Biblical?

Exegesis vs. Eisegesis // S11E12 I’m not David, you’re not David, duh. So what are we even talking about? What does identifying with the trials and victories of David, or any other individual in scripture have to do with exegesis and eisegesis? What even are exegesis and eisegesis? How are they used? Should one or…

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144: Christian Nationalism? A Balanced Take

Biblical or Not? // S11E11 When there is no single definition and anyone voting in alignment with their faith can be labeled a Christian Nationalist…The real question remains: is it even biblical? Looking at definitions and real world examples, we assess how various aspects of the view hold up against basic Bible principles. Verses from…

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143: Men in the Church with Roy Smith

Roles // S11E10 What is going on with men in the church? While the women of the church seem to get involved with one another so easily, the men don’t. Women’s ministries and meetings are frequent and praised. Men’s ministry is often quite infrequent and tucked in a corner. This needs to change… however, men…

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142: Materialism, Consumerism, and the American Dream with Author/Coach Tim Winders

God > Things // S11E09 What’s more important to you? God, or your money? God, or your possessions God, or anything you could ever have? The truth is always God. However, it’s easy to say, but hard to do. If we are not careful these mindsets may sneak into us and distort the purpose of…

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141: Thoughts on Prayers

In Contact With God // S11E07 Our prayer is vital! And not only our personal prayers, but also the corporate prayers of the body of Christ. There is great power in the prayers of a gathering of believers who are all praying of one accord. Let’s realize the need for all this prayer, our communication…

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