This episode explores the meaning and practice of baptism, focusing on believer’s baptism as a public declaration of faith, repentance, and inclusion in the church. Dan Jarms and Joe Swanson discuss its biblical basis, symbolism, and practical importance for individuals and the church community. They emphasize baptism as a step following a credible profession of faith, and make distinctions from the practice of infant baptism. Plus, they offer guidance on preparing individuals, especially youth, for this significant act of commitment.

For the last few years, our program for moms, called MomLife, has included a video that women involved in the ministry watch either before their monthly gatherings or together at those gatherings. We are now making audio from those videos available on its own podcast feed to make it easier to access for all moms, whether they are involved in the ministry or not. It’s all great biblical teaching for women, so we want to make it easy for the all moms in our church to benefit from it.

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New episodes of the MomLife podcast will be released at the beginning of each month.

In our Someone You Should Know series, we interview Faith members to help us get to know them, see how God is working in their lives, and make new connections within our community. In this episode we get to know Justin Holland.

Dan Jarms and John Gardner discuss premillennialism, defining key theological terms like eschatology, tribulation, rapture, and hermeneutics. They explain that premillennialism involves a future 1,000-year reign of Christ on Earth after His second coming. They emphasize the importance of consistent literal hermeneutics in interpreting Scripture. Premillennialism, particularly dispensational premillennialism, contrasts with other views by emphasizing the literal fulfillment of promises to Israel and the future restoration of Israel. They also caution against reading current events as direct fulfillments of prophecy.Recommended Resources: 

• Because the Time is Near: John MacArthur Explains the Book of Revelation
• Christ's Prophetic Plans: A Futuristic Premillennial Primer

In our Someone You Should Know series, we interview Faith members to help us get to know them, see how God is working in their lives, and make new connections within our community. In this episode we get to know Henry Yan.

Dan Jarms and John Gardner discuss different end times views, focusing on the amillennial and postmillennial views. These different views come from different interpretations of Revelation 20:1-6, which describes a thousand year period of peace and Jesus' return. Postmillennialists envision a golden age of Christian rule before Jesus' return while amillennialists see the Millennium as a long, ongoing period of gospel spread, that takes place between Christ's first and second coming—in other words, that we are currently living in the "millennium". They also discuss the continuity of promises from the Old Testament to the New Testament, emphasizing that these views are interpretive differences within the Church and not barriers to fellowship or membership at Faith.

In our Someone You Should Know series, we interview Faith members to help us get to know them, see how God is working in their lives, and make new connections within our community. In this episode we get to know Shae Brown.

In this first part of a series designed to help us understand different End Times views—particularly of the Millennial Kingdom—Dan Jarms and John Gardner discuss the essentials of the End Times, emphasizing the importance of a high view of Scripture and non-negotiable beliefs. They highlight the necessity of Christ's return, the reality of judgment and eternal consequences, and the promise of a bodily resurrection and a new heavens and new earth. They stress the importance of evangelism, driven by the belief in a real hell and a real heaven. The conversation underscores the unity of believers in these core tenets, despite differing views on the millennium. They conclude by encouraging active faith and social engagement until Jesus' return.

In this episode Dan Jarms answers two questions you sent in about end times and the second coming of Christ.

1. What happens to believers when we die? Are we brought to heaven in an intermediate state of our souls without bodies or are we asleep and will rise to heaven when Christ returns. What happens to our old bodies? (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
2. In Matthew 24:14, when Jesus says the Kingdom will be preached to all nations and then the end will come, what does he mean by "all nations"? 

This episode features a conversation with Frank and Caryl Sousa, who share their long history of practicing biblical hospitality by welcoming various guests, including exchange students, homeless individuals, and even professional athletes, into their home over the years. They discuss the blessings and challenges of this lifestyle, as well as provide practical tips for stretching meals and preparing simple, hospitable dishes.

In our Someone You Should Know series, we interview Faith members to help us get to know them, see how God is working in their lives, and make new connections within our community. In this episode we get to know Tamara Henning.