36 episodes

The Blue Collar Bereans Podcast has as its goal to encourage and equip the membership of North Valley Baptist Church, and everyday Christians, to search the Scriptures in order know truth and apply it to their lives.

Blue Collar Bereans Nate Penley and Scott McGrady

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 10 Ratings

The Blue Collar Bereans Podcast has as its goal to encourage and equip the membership of North Valley Baptist Church, and everyday Christians, to search the Scriptures in order know truth and apply it to their lives.

    The Church: What Is It and Why It Matters; Part 2

    The Church: What Is It and Why It Matters; Part 2

    00:00 - Opening

    Picking up from last time
    Proclaiming the Gospel - 1:33

    Self-Examination - 3:54

    Do We Actually Care If People Are Saved? - 5:55

    Who Does the Ministry of the Church? - 11:08

    Shouldn’t We Be Seeing Rapid Church Growth? - 20:44

    Unity - 28:20

    Protecting From False Teachers - 35:47

    Back to Giftedness - 37:09

    Benefits of Being the Church Together - 40:55

    Worship - 42:52

    End - 51:04

    • 51 min
    The Church: What Is It and Why It Matters, Part 1

    The Church: What Is It and Why It Matters, Part 1

    Opening - 00:00

    Introducing “What Is the Church” - 1:54
    - Is the Building the Church? - 3:27
    - Two Aspects of the Church - 4:05

    We Need to Get This Right - 7:49

    An Assembly of This Called Our Group - 10:28
    Biblical Doctrine By John MacArthur and Richard Mayhue
    https://www.gty.org/store/books/451211/biblical-doctrine-a-systematic-summary-of-bible-truth

    What the Church Is Should Drive How We “Do” Church - 17:39

    God’s the One Who Does the Saving - 31:45

    End - 42:00

    • 42 min
    Abortion and What Is Just; Part 3

    Abortion and What Is Just; Part 3

    Opening - 00:00

    Parsing Out Culpability - 1:21

    God’s Word Is Our Authority - 8:05

    Does the Bible Say Where Babies Go When They Die? - 20:30

    End - 32:29

    • 32 min
    Abortion and What Is Just; Part 2

    Abortion and What Is Just; Part 2

    Opening - 00:00

    Can You Be Pro-Life and Pro-Death Penalty? - 1:57

    More on incest as an exception - 7:14
    Randy Alcorn. 2004. Why Pro-Life: Caring for the Unborn and Their Mothers. Sandy, OR: Eternal Perspective Ministries.

    Defining What We Are Talking About - 9:11

    The Role of Government - 11:15

    A Reason to Rejoice - 21:40

    The Problem with the Ruling - 29:05
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/02/roe-abortion-congress-fourteenth-amendment

    End - 35:22

    • 35 min
    Abortion and What Is Just; Part 1

    Abortion and What Is Just; Part 1

    Opening - 00:00

    Introducing the topic - 1:24

    What doe the foundation of truth tell us - 5:24

    Settled Science - 8:14
    Keith L. Moore, The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 10th edit. Philadelphia PA; Elsevier 2013
    https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/christ-culture-and-abortion
    Randy Alcorn; Prol-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments (Multnomah Books; 2000) p. 369

    The ultimate authority above science - 13:41

    Arguments that try to muddy the waters - 18:11

         + Abortion is a privet matter - 19:10

         + Many poor women cannot afford another child - 20:08

         + Now women are going to die - 25:34

         + A woman should not be forced to bear an unwanted child - 27:25

         + What about rape and incest? - 33:20

    End - 35:44

    • 36 min
    The Pursuit of Sexual Purity; Part 2

    The Pursuit of Sexual Purity; Part 2

    We apologize that this episode was not released as planned; almost a week later than mentioned in the recording. There were many editing issues that occurred (Likely, user error :)  ...) I do apologize.  

    Beginning - 00:00

    Intro to topic - 0:50

    In Christ or Under Condemnation - 2:25

    Taking up the battle - 25:06
        + Run - 27:35
        + Develop habits of thanksgiving - 29:45
        + Scripture - 31:41
        + Prayer - 33:22
        + Write out the consequences - 34:39
        + Pursuing and enjoying God's gift - 37:43
    https://www.challies.com/articles/positive-purity/
    https://www.challies.com/vlog/practical-advice-in-the-struggle-for-purity/
       + But it is all meaningless without Christ - 43:52
    Tom Pennington sermon
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm67hPVjOxY&t=2785s

    End - 45:32

    Resources
    Finally Free by Heath Lambert https://www.amazon.com/Finally-Free-Fighting-Purity-Power/dp/0310499232/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1FZ0SOHR46L0I&keywords=finally+free+by+heath+lambert&qid=1637337458&sprefix=Finally+Free%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-2

    Passions of the Heart by John D. Street https://www.amazon.com/Passions-Heart-Biblical-Counsel-Stubborn/dp/1629954020/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HAFRG6EZN8BG&keywords=passions+of+the+heart+john+street&qid=1637337601&sprefix=Passions+of+the+Heart%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-1

    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

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Mxsandy12 ,

Rad pod!

Love this show!

dandrews4 ,

Very well reasoned

I love this podcast! The way that Nate and Scott break down the concepts and explain them is so helpful. Their conversation is engaging and fun to listen to. I’ve learned so much in just the first few episodes.

DKeasal ,

Thought-provoking

Great content and well done. Impressive and thought-provoking on worship during the pandemic.

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