The Farmville Baptist Church Podcast
A podcast for following Jesus in the heart of Virginia! Podcasts include our weekly sermons, reflections for life, and conversations with good folks in our congregation and community. Visit our website at www.farmvillebaptist.org.
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Episodes
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of November 5, 2023; we're glad you're here! This week's episode shares portions of the All Saints' Day service of November 5, 2023, where we remembered the loved ones in the faith who have shown us the way. Our choir concludes our service with the anthem, "How Deep the Father's Love for Us" with accompaniment by Mc Amoss and Phoebe Bilby.
0:00 - Intro
01:06 - First Reading - Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
03:12 - Second Reading - Hebrews 11:29-12:3
05:44 - Sermon - Following Their Footsteps Home
21:58 - Anthem - How Deep the Father's Love for Us
25:45 - Wrap-Up
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of October 22, 2023; we're glad you're here! This episode continues our exploration of how we are called to be Christ's witnesses, and how Jesus sent his followers out to bring the good news everywhere. We also spend a few minutes highlighting one of Farmville Baptist's mission partners, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Our choir concludes our service with the anthem, "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing."
0:00 - Intro
01:17 - First Reading - Acts 1:7-8
01:43 - Missions Spotlight - Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and CBFVA
07:03 - Second Reading - Luke 9:1-10
08:34 - Sermon - Bringing the Good News Everywhere
30:39 - Anthem - Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
33:07 - Wrap-Up
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our ministry partner, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is a national network of Christians and churches that partner together to spread the love of Christ. The CBF of Virginia is the state-level network that helps churches like Farmville Baptist engage with the mission of God through advocacy, education, and partnership. Learn more at cbf.net and cbfva.org.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of October 15, 2023; we're glad you're here! This episode begins a new look at the reality and implications of Jesus' call in Acts 1:8 to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. We also spend a few minutes highlighting one of Farmville Baptist's mission partners, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry.
0:00 - Intro
00:44 - First Reading - Acts 1:7-8
01:08 - Missions Spotlight - Baptist Collegiate Ministry
04:27 - Second Reading - Mark 3:13-15
04:51 - Sermon - The Call and the Preparation
28:04 - Wrap-Up
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our ministry partner, the Baptist Collegiate Ministry, serves the students of Longwood and Hampden-Sydney. Check them out at longwoodbcm.org!
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of October 8, 2023; we're glad you're here! In this worship episode, we conclude our walk with the Israelites from slavery to liberation as God bends the universe towards justice. We part from the Jewish people in the wilderness as they gather at Sinai to receive the covenant and commit to the ways of God. We also spend a few minutes highlighting Farmville Baptist's mission partners.
0:00 - Intro
00:45 - First Reading - Mark 12:28-31
01:25 - Missions Spotlight - Southside Baptist Association
03:32 - Second Reading - Exodus 19:1-8, 20:1-17
06:30 - Sermon - Bending Towards Justice: Don't Play, Y'all!
28:29 - Wrap-Up
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of October 1, 2023; we're glad you're here! In this worship episode, we continue our walk with the Israelites from slavery to liberation as God bends the universe towards justice. As the Israelites go, they face many scary moments; when they do, they ask, "Is the Lord among us?" We also spend a few minutes highlighting Farmville Baptist's mission partners, and our bell choir shares their anthem, "Jesus, Name Above All Names."
0:00 - Intro
01:05 - First Reading - Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16
02:09 - Missions Spotlight - Local Missions
04:09 - Second Reading - Exodus 17:1-7
05:36 - Sermon - Bending Towards Justice: God of the Scary Moments
27:37 - Bell Anthem
30:32 - Wrap-Up
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of September 24, 2023; we're glad you're here! This week, the congregation gathered together around tables for our annual picnic and incorporated worship as part of our gathering, so the service was a bit laid-back. The worship episode this week thus includes the Scripture passage and the short message, but also includes 4 discussion questions that we shared around the table; take time to talk them through with someone around your table this week.
- What are the things in life that we tend to complain about?
- How many of them are tied to ideas of 'scarcity' and 'enough'?
- What does it mean to have an abundance?
= What is liberating about embracing a perspective of 'enough'?
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of September 17, 2023; we're glad you're here! This week, God continues to bend the universe towards justice in the iconic story of the crossing of the Red Sea. In the sermon, Pastor Adam revisits the epic events of that incredible night, and how we, like the Israelites, have a choice to make in whether or not to be part of God's great liberation in the world.
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of September 10, 2023; we're glad you're here! This week, we continue to think about how God bends the universe towards justice in the story of the exodus from Egypt. Pastor Adam explores the story of the first Passover and how that great ritual of liberation served the Hebrew community as a grounding event of identity and as a reminder of who God called them to be. What rituals do we have that do the same? Our bell choir also shares the anthem, "How Great Thou Art."
00:00 – Theme Music
01:05 – 1st Scripture Reading – Psalm 149
01:57 – 2nd Scripture Reading - Exodus 12:1-14, 25-28
04:45 - Sermon – Bending Towards Justice: Rituals of Liberation
27:06 - "How Great Thou Art"
29:36 – Theme Music
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Welcome to worship for the week of September 3, 2023; we're glad you're here! This week, we continue to think about how God bends the universe towards justice in the story of the exodus from Egypt. Pastor Adam invites us this week to think about heroes and how we can be part of God's great freedom work. Our choir also shares the anthem, "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)."
00:00 – Theme Music
01:06 – 1st Scripture Reading – Psalm 105:1-6, 23-26, 45
02:11 – 2nd Scripture Reading - Exodus 2:23-25, 3:1-15
05:29 - Sermon – Bending Towards Justice: I Need a Hero
24:59 - "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)"
28:43 – Theme Music
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
It's summertime at the Farmville Baptist Podcast, and we figured that meant it was a good time to host some special topical episodes. The theme for this summer's special episodes is a core Baptist principle: religious freedom. An evergreen issue, understanding what Baptists mean when we discuss religious freedom is especially important in a society where religion is impacting public life in many ways, including calls for the adoption of Christian nationalism.
In this final special episode for the summer, Pastor Adam sat down with Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and one of the organizers of the Christians Against Christian Nationalism movement. Amanda brings a wealth of experience in issues of religious freedom to the conversation, and she and Adam discuss the meaning of religious freedom, the definition of Christian nationalism and why it is concerning for those who treasure religious freedom, and other work of the Baptist Joint Committee.
The work of the Baptist Joint Committee and Christians Against Christian Nationalism can be found in many places online. Good places to start are bjconline.org and christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org. Check these sites out; both the BJC and Christians Against Christian Nationalism can also be found on Instagram and other social media channels.
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org) or check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.org). We'd love it if you can support our work; a giving link can be found on the church's website.
Our podcast theme music, "Filled Up and Running Over," is provided for us by the Uptick Artists' Collective. Their amazing music can be found and supported at https://uptickartists.bandcamp.com/. Give them a listen and support their creative work!