Vaughn Forest Weekly Message Podcast

In scripture, Jesus tells His disciples that the world will know that they are followers of His by how they love. Obviously, the relationship that we have with one another as Christ-followers is important to the heart of God. But what about those that aren’t followers of Jesus? What about folks that aren’t like us? What about the people who seem to be in direct opposition to what we believe, that seem to seek to discredit our Savior and dismiss or even do harm to our faith? What does Jesus tell us to do in those situations? Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam for a discussion on loving those who are different than us, some phrases that everyone seems to think are in scripture but are not, Pastor Adam moving to a new season of ministry, and the future of the Other Six Podcast.

As you read through the Sermon on the Mount, you begin to see a theme emerging: Jesus changing the paradigms and established ideas of the day. For those in attendance on the mountain listening to the words of Christ, what Jesus was saying was absolutely a challenge to everything their culture had ingrained in them. These “counter cultural” thoughts drilled right through the letter of the law and got down to the heart of the matter…it’s what is happening on the inside that then shows up externally to show who we really are. Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam for a discussion on letting your yes be yes, turning the other cheek, and going the extra mile as followers of Jesus as our “Sermon on the Mount” series continues.

Some of the things that Jesus says in the Sermon on the Mount are hard to talk about. Like, really hard to talk about. Sexual purity can be one of those things. Jesus doesn’t pull any punches, however, and He is clear with us on the fact that God expects us to exhibit purity in all of our relationships. With phrases like “if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out” and “if you hand causes you to sin, cut it off”, we can clearly see that the subject of purity matters a great deal to the heart of God…but we live in a culture that so often celebrates the opposite. So what do we do as followers of Jesus? Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam for a discussion on sexual purity, how we can strive for purity in our lives and relationships, and some practical tips on what living a life of purity looks like.

Have you ever been angry? Of course you have. The emotion of anger is something common to us all. Whether it’s a momentary flare up as someone cuts you off in traffic, a righteous anger when you see something that ought not be, or a bitter anger that seeps into your life and takes control, all of us have felt it at some point. So if all of us experience anger, then it must not be that big of a deal, right? But what if it is a big deal? What if our anger can lead us to a place where our lives have no peace and no joy? In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus addresses the issue of anger and uses some pretty harsh language and imagery when talking about what it can do to our lives. Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam for a discussion on anger, some ways that we can keep anger from taking over our lives, and how we can experience peace and joy through reconciliation. 

In the life of every Christ-follower, there exists questions. Questions like: What is it that I truly believe? What makes up the foundation of my faith? What is God looking for me to do in my life? How can I live a righteous life when I fail so much of the time? These are just some examples. The good news is, in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives some great teaching that we can apply to our lives to help us answer some of these questions and grow in spiritual maturity. Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam for a discussion on salt and light, Christ and the law, and how we can pursue righteousness in our lives. Oh, and Matt has some big news to share!

It’s considered by many to be the greatest sermon ever preached: the Sermon on the Mount. Found in Matthew Chapter 5, Jesus uses this sermon to kick-off His public ministry. Right off the rip, we see how Jesus turns so much of what people believed at the time on its head with the Beatitudes. The truth for us is the same as it was for those on the mount that day: that if we would apply the Beatitudes to our lives then we would see the kind spiritual growth that God desires for us. Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam for a discussion on the Beatitudes, what it looks like to apply them to our daily lives, and a deeper dive into the significance of the Sermon on the Mount as our journey into this new message series begins.

It’s the day after Easter and the guys from the Other Six Podcast are talking about all things having to do with the resurrection of Jesus! Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam as they discuss the eyewitness accounts of the resurrection, what evidence there is outside of scripture that supports the story of Jesus rising from the dead, and what the resurrection means for us beyond salvation and into our daily lives.

It’s one of the most well known stories in the Bible…the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, at the start of Passover Week. While the entrance of Christ into the Holy City was a triumphant one, with palm branches waving and the people shouting “Hosannah!”, the week would end in the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. So what led up to this “Palm Sunday”? What happened in the days between a kingly arrival and a criminals death? And what are the lessons for us today? Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam as they discuss the meaning of Palm Sunday, what the Passover represents to us today as followers of Christ, and how it all points to King Jesus as our Broken Crown series comes to a close. 

Join us for a special episode of The Other Six Podcast with special guest Matt Piland, Executive Pastor at Bethlehem Church, as we discuss his recent sermon in our “Broken Crown” series here at Vaughn Forest Church.

Over and over in scripture we see the theme that obedience to God is better than sacrifice. God is after our hearts, and as any parent can tell you, we demonstrate where our heart is based on our level of obedience. Almost nowhere in the Bible is this better illustrated than with the story of King Saul, the first King of Israel. He was picked by God, anointed by the prophet Samuel, and through a series of disobedient decisions to the Lord ultimately ends his reign in disgrace. So what is the lesson for us here? Obedience is tough for us all, so are we all destined to fail like Saul did? Join Pastors Chad, Matt, and Adam as they discuss the life and legacy of King Saul, as well as the lessons in obedience that we can apply to our lives today.