The Farmville Baptist Church Podcast

Episode 076 - Worship - Bending Towards Justice: The Abundance of Enough (Exodus 16:2-21)

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!

Episode 075 - Worship - Bending Towards Justice: Wade in the Water (Exodus 14-15)

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!

Episode 074 - Worship - Bending Towards Justice: Rituals of Liberation (Exodus 12:1-14, 25-28)

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!

Episode 073 - Worship - Bending Towards Justice: I Need a Hero (Exodus 2:23-25, 3:1-15)

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!
 

Episode 072 - Special Episode on Religious Freedom - A Conversation with Amanda Tyler of the Baptist Joint Committee

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!
 

Episode 071 - Worship - Bending Towards Justice: Handmaids of Hope (Exodus 1:8-2:10, 23-25)

Welcome to worship for the week of August 27, 2023; we're glad you're here! This week, Pastor Adam starts a new series looking at one of the foundational stories of the Bible, the story of the exodus, where God bent the arc of the moral universe towards justice on behalf of the Hebrew slaves in Egypt. This week, Pastor Adam invites us to consider the women who made space for God to work through their small acts of hope. Our choir also shares the anthem, "Hymn of Promise."
00:00 – Theme Music
01:02 – 1st Scripture Reading – Psalm 124
01:55 – 2nd Scripture Reading - Exodus 1:8-2:10, 23-25
05:54 - Sermon – Bending Towards Justice: Handmaids of Hope
28:38 - "Hymn of Promise"
31:33 – 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!
 

Episode 070 - New Sermon Series - Bending Towards Justice

Pastor Adam is getting ready for our new sermon series on Exodus that starts this Sunday, Bending Towards Justice. As he was preparing, he wanted to share a few pieces of background information before Sunday got here.
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!

Episode 069 - Worship - Like Christ: Where the Rubber Meets the Road (Philippians 4:2-9)

Welcome to worship for the week of August 20, 2023! This week, we concluded our summer look at how to be more like Christ, using Paul's letter to the Philippians as our guide. In this week's sermon, Pastor Adam explores the all-too-relatable conflict between two of Paul's friends in Philippi, and the final plea Paul makes for them, and all the Philippians, to live like Jesus. Our choir concludes the service with their anthem, "In Christ Alone." Thanks for joining us!
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!

Episode 068 - Wednesday Word - Isaiah 56:1

Welcome to the Wednesday Word, a short devotional thought Pastor Adam will post each Wednesday. This week, he offers a short reflection on Isaiah 56:1.
The Wednesday Word is part of the ongoing way we do life together at Farmville Baptist Church. If you would like to connect, please check out our group page, Life Together @ Farmville Baptist (https://www.facebook.com/groups/258792469845940/), and we'd love for you to connect with us there.
If you are interested in more of what Farmville Baptist Church is doing in the heart of Virginia and beyond, or want to support us financially, visit our website (farmvillebaptist.org). You can also check us out on Facebook (facebook.com/farmvillebaptist.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!

Episode 067 - Worship - Like Christ: Who to Copy? (Philippians 3:12-4:1)

Welcome to worship for the week of August 13, 2023! This week, we continue to consider how we can be like Christ, using Paul's letter to the Philippians as our guide. In this episode, Pastor Adam invites us to consider who we have in our lives who model Jesus for us, and how copying them can help us grow in our own emulation of Christ. Thanks for worshipping with us this week!
00:00 – Sermon Clip
00:42 – Theme Music
01:33 – 1st Scripture Reading – Psalm 19
03:32 – 2nd Scripture Reading - Philippians 3:12-4:1
05:12 - Sermon – Like Christ: Who to Copy?
25:57 – 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!