Pastor Chase continues his discussion on what differentiates Aboite Baptist Church from the Catholic church.

Many of us here at ABC have loved ones who are in the Catholic Church and dont know how to respond when discussing faith with them.

We hope this conversation helps provide more background and enables you to have meaningful discussions with those you love.

Some people that we call family here at Aboite Baptist Church have come from a Catholic background. Some of us have loved ones who consider themselves Catholic, and still others of us are curious about what makes evangelical beliefs so different from Catholic ones.

Join Pastor Chase as he discusses some historical and theological differences that we need to be aware of when we talk about what differentiates us from the Catholic Church .

Pastor Chase & Matthew are currently in Cicero, IN at Harbor Shores Church for the Annual Fellowship Conference for the Crossroads Fellowship.

Join them as they talk about what the Fellowship is designed for, some exciting future developments for church planting in Indiana through the Fellowship and the theme of this years conference.

Who is a leader? What makes a leader? We all know someone in our life that helped lead us through circumstances, and decisions. Do Christians need to take leadership lessons only from Christian leaders, or can they learn from secular leaders as well?

In this episode Pastors Chase & Matthew discuss some historical examples of great leaders, what made them great and how that should impact the areas in which we lead in our lives.

In his famous Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 5-7, Jesus addresses the common fear of "what will we eat?" and "what will we wear?" These are common, and indicative, examples of the very normal and every day concerns that plague us as human beings.

Anxiety is the fearful anticipation of a future negative event or situation and it is something we all wrestle with; therefore, we should understand what God has to say concerning worry.

In this episode Pastor Matthew walks through Matthew 6 & Philippians 4 and how they help us walk through the common and not-so-common fears of life.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth; at its pinnacle sat mankind: male and female. In episode 27 we discussed Great Pastors To Listen To and now, in episode 40, Pastor Chase is joined by two T2 Women's Ministry Team Leaders (Lorin & Shana) to discuss Great Women To Listen To.

Women often think through and process various theological truths, and scripture, differently than men, and so God's wisdom for women is that they should also look up to older and wiser women to help them as they walk with Christ.

In this episode, Lorin and Shana discuss women that they have appreciated, as well as organizations that you can turn to, to find wise women to speak into your life as you walk with Christ.

What do Anakin Skywalker, Atticus Finch, Gandalf and Aslan have in common?

Join us in this, more whimsical, episode of the Aboite Baptist Church Podcast where Pastors Chase & Matthew talk about Christ Figures in Popular Culture. For generations authors and actors of all kinds have created characters that emulate Christ in one or more respect, and in doing so appeal to our desires for what Christ truly represents: God among us.

Job's friends famously did one thing well: sit in silence with their friend that was grieving. In fact, as soon as they opened their mouths to speak they ended up doing harm to the one they loved.

In this episode Pastors Chase & Matthew discuss what a Ministry of Presence is, why it is vitality important for those of us who are struggling deeply, and why Gospel community is paramount to our efforts in carrying one another's burdens.

Job 2:12-13 | Romans 12:15 | Psalm 34:18 | Galatians 6:2

Throughout the history of God's people preaching has been a priority; hearing from God has been the most important thing God's people can do. In Genesis, Adam & Eve heard from God, in Exodus the people heard from God, in Nehemiah the people heard from God, in the GOSPELS the people heard from (& saw!) God, and so on.

But it is not always easy to listen to preaching, and so we prepare our hearts to hear from his word.

In this episode Pastors Chase & Matthew discuss how all of us who are not expositionally preaching can listen well; how we can expositionally listen to the preaching of God's Word.

Luke 24:32 | Nehemiah 8

Whether you hold a job, work in the home, have property to maintain, or serve in the church we all have areas of responsibility. This reflects the image of God in us because "in the beginning" God worked.

In this episode Pastors Matthew & Zach discuss the biblical and historical considerations for work in the Christian life. Why do we work hard and, afterward, why do we rest? What makes for God honoring work? What makes for God honoring rest?

We take for granted our ability to read our bibles, hear the Gospel preached, and find a plethora of good biblical theology and teaching today; this was not always so!

The Reformation, made famous by Martin Luther in Wittenberg when he nailed his 95 thesis to the door of the church, had lasting and powerful effects on the entire world, including England.

In this episode, Pastors Chase & Matthew discuss the impact of the reformation on England in Church History, what happened (broadly) and its impact on us today as modern Christians.

If you have been in a church for any amount of time you have experienced church hurt. Someone has said something, done something, or created an environment where you experienced pain; or maybe the entire church has let you down.

Pastors Chase & Matthew discuss their experiences with hurt in the church, how they have attempted to process those pains, and how we should continue to love one another as members of the body, even when we know that we will continue to let one another down.

"Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 28:20, ESV).

In this episode Pastors Chase & Matthew discuss the motivation for service in the body of Christ. Why do we serve? How should we serve? Whom should we serve? When we are approached with an opportunity to serve, how should we respond? Can we "retire" from serving the church?

We pray that this episode blesses you and that you consider how you can serve those you love at Aboite Baptist Church.

Aboite Baptist Church just finished a sermon series in the book of beginnings. Genesis is all about the beginning of the world, the beginning of human history, God's promises, and the people of God. Now, we are moving to the New Testament to turn to one of the Pastoral epistles: 1 Timothy.

Pastors Chase & Matthew talk about their reflections on Genesis, what they are looking forward to with 1 Timothy, and why it is important.

1 Timothy 3:15

"And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God ..." (Eph 4:11-13a)

Pastors Chase & Matthew remember the late Pastor John MacArthur, his impact on the church, preaching, counseling, pastoral work and much more.

Thanks be to God, that through Jesus Christ "you are not under the law but under grace" (Rom 6:14)! In Christ we have hope of salvation from the strength and consequences of sin, and a relationship with God forever.

For the Christian, then, the question becomes: "how should I interact with the law in the Old Testament, as a New Testament believer?"

In this episode Pastors Chase, Matthew, and Zach discuss some of the finer points of tension for the new covenant believer and what obligation remains to "keep the law".

Is there a distinction between moral, civil, and ceremonial law? Does the believer need to keep parts of the law to remain in grace? In what way does the Christian need to intact with God's law as found in the Old Testament.

Matthew 5:17 | Psalm 119:129 | Hebrews 8:7-13 | Romans 7:7 | Romans 8:1-4 | Leviticus 19 | Galatians 3:15-26

The Apostle Paul encouraged the Ephesian church to address one another with Psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs (Eph 5:19). Music has long been a part of Christian history, going even back to the earliest days of the Old Testament .

In this episode Pastors Chase, Matthew, and Zach discuss the purpose and place of music in the Christian experience.

In our effort to live on mission for Jesus Aboite Baptist Church members will be meeting on July 27 to give updates on the ministry from the last quarter and plan for the future.

Pastors Chase, Matthew, and Zach discuss what will be addressed at the meeting, as well as what excites them about the meeting and why it should excite all members.

Psalm 119:29 | Ephesians 2:10

God has blessed his church with amazing preaching for centuries, and at no other time has every person had access to so much of it!

Many know names such as the likes of John MacArthur, John Piper, Alistair Begg, and more, but in this episode Pastors Chase & Matthew discuss some of the preachers that they love, in the hopes that you encounter a new preacher that can benefit you in your walk with Christ.

Alistair Begg | John MacArthur | D Martin Lloyd Jones | Timothy Keller | Greg Gilbert | Ligon Duncan | John Piper | David Platt | Kevin DeYoung | Sinclair Ferguson | many others

A Disciple is someone who follows and learns from another. As Christians, we are always learning, and teaching one another, as we follow after Christ.

Pastors Chase, Matthew, & Zach discuss the importance of discipleship, how it is done in the context of the local church, and what opportunities exist at Aboite Baptist Church for discipleship.

Prov 1 | Mat 28:19-20 | 1 Cor 11:1 | Deut 6:7