Your Church Friends Podcast

Make no mistake about it, they hated their neighbors that were north of them, so much so, that when Babylon came to attack the Israelites the Edomites sat high in their homes in the mountains, gloating and watching it all happen. For some of them, their disdain for the Israelites was so deep that they joined in on the attack, taking from the Israelites, and even making sure those who could escape couldn’t. Generations of anger and resentment for their brother nation come to a head, but God wasn’t happy about it and through Obadiah delivered His message of judgment for their actions. 
 
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Who is Obadiah? When was the book of Obadiah written? Who are the Edomites and what is the relationship between the Israelites and Edomites? Listen as Your Church Friends dive deep into the Forgotten Book of Obadiah and unpack all these questions.
 
Breakdown of the Forgotten Book of Obadiah:
Judgment against Edom (Obad 1–9)
Edom’s sins (Obad 10–14)
Reversal of fates on the Day of Yahweh (Obad 15–21)
 
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Join along as Muireadhach reads the Forgotten Book of Obadiah.
 
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They didn’t listen to God’s constant warning. Prophet after prophet came telling the people of Judah “rend your hearts”, turn from your ways and return to your God who is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Unfortunately, they didn’t, and an army came like locust destroying everything in sight, but amid all the destruction there is the promise of hope of deliverance for those who call out to God. 
 
Blow the Trumpet in Zion:
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What do we know about Joel? What time period was Joel a prophet? What do the locust represent and What is the Day of the Lord? Listen as Your Church Friends dive deep into the Forgotten Book of Joel and unpack all these questions.
 
Breakdown of the Forgotten Book of Joel:
The locust invasion (Joel 1:1-20)
Judgment on God’s people (Joel 2:1-17)
Comfort for God’s people (Joel 2:1-32)
Judgment on the nations (Joel 3:1-21)
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Join along as Muireadhach reads the Forgotten Book of Joel.
 
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He’s in prison and he knows his days are numbered so he grabs his pen and paper and writes one last letter to his dear son in the faith, Timothy. Paul knows that Timothy is struggling, and he knows Timothy is about to face some tough days and in his letter that we know as 2 Timothy he encourages Timothy and challenges him to keep the faith. 
 
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Who was Timothy? Who wrote the book of 2 Timothy and when was it written? What does it mean to endure and what is the cost of following Jesus? Listen as Your Church Friends dive deep into the Forgotten Book of 2 Timothy and unpack all these questions.
 
Breakdown of the Forgotten Book of 2 Timothy: 
Greeting, thanksgiving, and encouragement (1:1–18)
Aspects of effective ministry (2:1–13)
Opposing false teaching (2:14–3:9)
Paul’s charge to Timothy and closing remarks (3:10–4:22)
 
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Join along as Muireadhach reads the Forgotten Book of 2 Timothy.
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. Often it does seem easier to blame the devil for all the problems you face in life and if we are being honest sometimes, we also blame God. However, what if neither of them was the one that caused your problems. What if the devil isn’t the biggest villain in your life? What would you think if someone told you that YOU are the biggest villain in your life? Your Church Friends have an intriguing conversation about how you can be the greatest adversary that you encounter in your relationship with God.
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. The word if is usually how he starts all his statements. It’s the key word in his plan of attack and it’s one that works most effectively. It causes doubt in our mind and makes us begin to believe his lies. Lies about God, others, and ourselves. What is it about the word if that brings so much trouble to our mind? Your Church Friends have an intriguing conversation about the enemy of the church and crafty wordsmith, Satan.
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. She was the daughter of the King of Tyre and Sidon, and he was the King of Israel. Their marriage may have been a political one, but together Jezebel and Ahab set out on a crusade to eliminate the worship of God from Israel and replace it with the worship of Baal. What made them so relentless to drive out the name of God from Israel? Your Church Friends have an intriguing conversation about Jezebel and Ahab the Prophet Killers.
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. He’s being led up to the gallows and he’s wondering how did this happen? With intense hatred towards one man, he must have thought, these gallows weren’t made for me, but for Mordecai. Was this really because Mordecai wouldn’t pay him the honor, he thought he deserved or was there something deeper going on with Haman? Brittany Tinney joins your Church Friends for an intriguing conversation about how Haman became the enemy of the Jews.
***Special End Credit Song by Brittany and her Husband, Nicholas 
 
Scriptural Reference:
Esther
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. They conquered, they oppressed, but their main goal, their main desire was to make everyone conform to their customs, traditions, and way of life. All the powerful Empires in the Bible from Egypt to Babylon and eventually Rome would implement this same plan of attack on any nation they conquered. But why, why was conformity such an important part of the plan to all these empires? Shea & Michelle Watson from the Pantry Podcast joins Your Church Friends for an intriguing conversation about The Empires of the Bible and their mission both physically but also spiritually.
 
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The 7 Fundamental Tenants of the Satanic Temple:
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. On the ground, disoriented, confused, and now blind he hears “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” It was the question that change the entire course of his life. That changed the direction he was headed. How did the man who was going door to door dragging followers of Jesus out of their homes end up the man of love and grace? Missionary Elmo Compton joins Your Church Friends for an intriguing conversation about Saul/Paul the man who was kicking against God.
 
Scriptural Reference:
Acts 6-9
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. There’s no manger, there’s no shepherds and there’s no wise men in this story. Instead, there’s a dragon looking to devour the women’s child. Yes, it’s still the story of the birth of Jesus, but the spiritual battle told by the Apostle John from Revelation chapter 12. Your Church Friends have an intriguing conversation about The Dragon and the Christmas story you haven’t heard.
 
Scriptural Reference:
Revelation 12
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. It was obedience that was the issue. God told King Saul to destroy what he found, and he decided to save the best. Yes, he was going to use the best to make a sacrifice to God, but that wasn’t what God had instructed him to do. It was jealousy that was the issue. If ever the people praised someone else more than they praised King Saul, his solution was to kill him. Your Church Friends have an intriguing conversation about the tragic tale of Israel’s first king, King Saul.
 
Scriptural Reference: 
1 Samuel 8 - 31 & 1 Chronicles 10:13-14
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. Who is this God? I don’t even know Him. These were the first words recorded by Pharaoh in the Bible, but by the time the ten plagues were over Pharaoh knew who God was. By the time the ten plagues were over it was his hard heart towards God that cost him his life. Your Church Friends have an intriguing conversation about how Pharaoh lost it all because he refused to soften his heart to God.
 
Scriptural Reference: 
Exodus 5-14
 
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The Ten Plagues and Pharaoh’s Heart
Blood: Pharaoh’s heart “became hard” (7:22)
Frogs: Pharaoh “hardened his own heart” (8:15)
Gnats: Pharaoh’s heart “was hard” (8:19)
Flies: “Pharaoh hardened his own heart” (8:32)
Livestock die: Pharaoh’s heart “was hard” unyielding (9:7)
Boils: “The Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart” (9:12)
Hail: Pharaoh “hardened his own heart” (9:34)
Locusts: God announces that he has “hardened Pharaoh’s heart” (10:1,10:20)
Darkness: God “hardened Pharaoh’s heart” (10:27)
Death of the firstborn: God “hardened Pharaoh’s heart” (11:10)
 
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It’s season 3, Villains of the Bible. It was Ananias & Sapphira’s money to begin with, so why would they lie about how much they were going to give? Simon the Sorcerer was baptized and following the disciples, what made him think he could simply buy the power of God? All three of them wanted the image of Christianity without the reality of being a Christians. Why was it so important to God to remove this hypocrisy from the early church? Your Church Friends have an intriguing conversation about those villains of the early Church, Ananias & Sapphira and Simon the Sorcerer.
 
Scriptural Reference:
Acts 5:1-11 Ananias & Sapphira
Acts 9:1-25 Simon the Sorcerer
 
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It's season 3, Villains of the Bible. Who told you that you were naked? What a heart-breaking question for God to have to ask Adam and Eve. The real question was, who told you that you weren’t enough the way you were. Obviously, God knew that it was that serpent of old who had come in and corrupted His creation, but the question had to be asked and punishment had to laid out. Pastor Doug Jones is back with Your Church Friends as they continue their intriguing conversation about how the serpent tried to destroy God’s creation, but in fact, only set God’s ultimate plan into motion.
 
Scriptural Reference: 
 Genesis 3:7-24
 
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