Ada Bible Church Podcast

Pastor Jeff Manion continues our Rebuild series by examining Nehemiah's grief over Jerusalem's destruction and his courageous request to rebuild its walls. Through this message we see how Nehemiah moved from sadness to hopeful action by overcoming fear, anticipating God's provision, and preparing for opposition. Nehemiah's story challenges us to envision and work toward a restored future, even amidst despair. By turning to God in prayer and trusting Him through hardship, we too can be part of rebuilding what is broken.

Pastor Jeff Manion begins our new sermon series Rebuild by looking at the story of Nehemiah. Through this message we are reminded that our view of God determines whether or not we will turn to him in hard times. We are reminded how God’s mercy and grace welcomes us home when we wander. We are encouraged to own our part of a situation and ask God to help us be part of the solution.

Pastor Jeff Manion concludes our series Breaking Point by looking at the story of Hannah. Through this message we are encouraged to see how God moves in misery and brings unspeakable good from an unspeakably bad situation. We are encouraged to pour our hearts out to God in prayer. We are challenged to find tangible ways to give back to God for his goodness in bringing us through breaking points.

Pastor Jeff Manion continues our series Breaking Point by discussing a meltdown in Abraham’s family. Through this message we are challenged to endure seasons of waiting with trust in God. We learn how God sees his people and meets them during a meltdown. We are reminded that we are not alone when our families suffer breaking points.

Pastor Aaron Buer continues our series Breaking Point by looking at the prophet Jeremiah’s example of how to navigate our lowest points. Through this conversation we are reminded to be honest with God. We are encouraged to obey God when tempted to walk away and remember the promises he’s given in his Word. We are challenged release any revenge to the Lord and turn to God in worship, even when things aren’t yet resolved.

Pastor Aaron Buer continues our series Breaking Point by discussing Elijah’s break down after a mountain top experience. Through this conversation we are encouraged to look for God’s love and care for us in our brokenness. We are reminded to turn to God and how he is calling us into our next step of obedience and trust in him.

Pastor Aaron Buer begins our new series Breaking Point by looking at Moses and a critical moment when he breaks down. Through this conversation, we discover how we can be prepared to endure our breaking points well. We are challenged to adjust our expectations and learn to be honest with God. We are encouraged to remember God’s bigger story by being in God’s Word consistently.

Pastor Jeff Manion concludes our series Helping without Hurting by discussing the early church’s example of family members helping each other. Through this conversation, we discover how families are the first line of help. We are challenged to honor our parents by caring for them and other family members in need. We are encouraged to see how providing for needs, our own and others’, pleases God.

Pastor Jeff Manion talks about some principles to use when discerning how and when to help others from the story of Ruth. Through this conversation, we see biblical patterns of rewarding positive behavior and using wise criteria to determine who to help. We are challenged not to let these principles stop us from helping, but instead to help in ways that move someone forward instead of keeping them stuck.

Pastor Jeff Manion dives into the story of Ruth and Boaz to discuss how to help those God brings into our life. Through this conversation, we see the power of proximity and inviting someone to do something with us instead of doing something for them. We are challenged to genuinely pray for the next thirty days for God to show us who we need to invite into our life.

Pastor Jeff Manion kicks of the series Helping without Hurting by unpacking the story of Boaz and Ruth. Through this conversation, we see Boaz acting in a way that provides and protects Ruth. We are challenged to engage the needs around us with wisdom and compassion.

Pastor Marcus Bieschke walks through Jesus’s encounter with Mary at his empty tomb. Through this conversation, we see Jesus’s resurrection reminds us whatever struggles we face are not the end—it’s not over. This challenges us to look at the resurrection with diligent curiosity and trust in the risen king.

Pastor Brad Holmes teaches about the Devil’s attempt to tempt Jesus. Through this conversation, we see Jesus committed to resisting temptation and fulfilling the mission given to him by God the Father— to give it all to pay for our sins on the cross. This lesson challenges us to live in a way that gives everything back to God in all we do too.

Pastor Aaron Buer talks about Jesus's healing of a boy who suffers from demonic seizures. Through this conversation, we see Jesus's compassion, that doubts are normal and our dependence on God. We are challenged to remember to trust Jesus with everything going on in our lives.

Pastor Brad Holmes discusses Jesus’s authority and power. Through this conversation, we see Jesus both teaches with authority and has power over darkness and sickness. We are challenged to turn to Jesus in trust and to bring our friends to Jesus as well.

Pastor Aaron Buer speaks about a religious leader's visit to Jesus at night. Through this conversation, we see what Jesus means when he says we must be born again. We are challenged to believe Jesus and follow him.

Pastor Jeff Manion talks about Jesus’s encounter with a funeral procession. Through this conversation, we see Jesus’s compassion as he resurrects the boy, providing a preview of the restoration of all things. We are challenged to see Jesus differently as well as be a church community that demonstrates Jesus’s compassion to the world.

Pastor Jeff Manion tells the story of Jesus healing the centurion's soldier. Through this conversation, we see the centurion understands the authority of Jesus in a unique way. We are challenged to trust Jesus during our own difficulties because of his power and authority as God.

Pastor Jeff Manion walks through Jesus's teaching to the crowd after a man asks a question about his inheritance. Through this conversation, we see that eating, drinking and being merry isn't the end all of life. We are challenged to use our possessions for God's glory and to help others.

Pastor Aaron Buer discusses how Jesus models serving one another. Through this conversation, we see that Jesus shows us the way to a blessed life. We are challenged to understand who we are in Jesus, accept Jesus's gift of life and serve others in our church community.

Pastor Brad Holmes teaches on the Pharisees' attempt to trap Jesus. Through this conversation we see Jesus's ability to navigate a difficult situation and his compassion for a woman being used by the Pharisees. We are challenged to remember God wants to enter into our brokenness with us and to trust God to help us in the midst of our seemingly impossible situation.

Pastor Aaron Buer discusses Jesus’s visit to the Decapolis. Through this conversation, we see that Jesus chooses to enter into the darkness to overcome the darkness. We are challenged to trust Jesus with the darkness in our lives, allow him to disrupt us and share with others what he has done for us.

Pastor Jeff Manion discusses Jesus’s healing of the ten lepers. Through this conversation, we see there is a significant difference between being grateful for something and being thankful to someone. We are challenged to be thankful to God, trust him and also obey him even when we can’t see all the details.

Pastor Jeff Manion discusses a passage from Luke with two healings in one story. Through this conversation, we see Jesus as the one true healer. We are challenged to consider how best to use our story of Jesus’s healing and forgiveness with those around us.

Guest Speaker John Dickson discusses Jesus's mission. Through this conversation, we see that Jesus loves those who are far from God and came to save them. We are challenged to recognize our own guilt and accept the life through Jesus's death and resurrection.

Pastor John Dickson discusses the good news of Jesus. Through this conversation, we learn that Christianity is about the person of Jesus. We see the deep layers of who he is as teacher, healer, savior and God. We are challenged to place our faith and trust in Jesus because he is God-in-flesh come to save us from our sin.

Pastor John Dickson discusses the good news of Jesus. Through this conversation, we learn that Christianity is biographical, historical, Jewish and personal. We are challenged to take a next step in following Jesus because of the trustworthiness of the gospel accounts.

Pastor Jeff shares from John 20: 11-18 about his followers’ perception of learning about the risen Savior. Through this conversation, we see their awaking from crisis and confusion, to a recovering faith. Just as his followers were called to experience his grace and love, we are called to come and experience the love of the One that calls us by name.

Pastor Jeff Manion walks us through the power of letting go with the help of the gospel. Through this conversation, we learn that when we go deep into the gospel story, it has the power to tranform us one day at a time. We are challenged to provide forgiveness and that optimal forgiveness can provide restoration of a relationship and end the flow and cycle of hate. Here is an additional video from Tim Keller that can help with understanding and practicing forgiveness "Why Tim Keller wrote his new book Forgiveness".

Pastor Jeff Manion discusses how the gospel shapes our material desires. Through this conversation, we see the gospel redefines what we want, what we need and what fills us. We are challenged to view ourselves as infinitely loved, infinitely treasured and infinitely secure.

Pastor Aaron Buer discusses ways we can sabotage the gospel message in our lives and the lives of others. Through this conversation, we see that when we try to add something to the gospel, think we can earn the gospel or that something is holding us back from being accepted, we sabotage the work of the gospel. We are challenged to focus on the role grace pays in the gospel.

Pastor Aaron Buer teaches about the power of the Gospel to shape our family relationships. Through this conversation, we are challenged to live out our identity in Christ as completely full and recognize we don’t need anyone else to fill us. This truth enables us to live out love and respect in marriage relationships, empowers us to honor our parents and helps us train up our children in the ways of Jesus.

Pastor Aaron Buer walks us through how the gospel changes our view of pain. Through this conversation, we see that God offers hope for a day of complete restoration. We are also challenged to see the hope of transformation through pain as God uses the difficulty we face to develop the character of Jesus in us.

Pastor Jeff Manion talks about God’s plan to renovate our life. Through this conversation, we see that God has plans for our life even before we choose to follow him. We are challenged to allow our new identity as God’s beloved children to transform us into people who are truthful.

Pastor Jeff Manion helps us understand the gospel. Through this conversation, we see how bad off we are before Jesus and how good the grace of God is. We’re challenged to allow God to shape us into the masterpiece he created us to be.

Pastor Jeff Manion introduces us to Gospel Change. Through this conversation, we see that the deeper we go into the Gospel, the more we become the people God designed us to be. We are encouraged to remember that in Jesus we are infinitely loved, treasured and secure. We cannot earn God’s love, it is a gift we receive. As a result of receiving God’s love, we are able to live in love, forgiveness, sacrifice and generosity.

Pastor Aaron Buer teaches Peter’s instructions for honoring and respecting authority. Through this conversation, we are challenged to submit to, respect and honor those in authority in our government, at work and in our family. We are reminded that our honor for God guides how we respect and honor those in authority, including those we may not agree with.

Pastor Aaron Buer unpacks biblical sexuality. Through this conversation, we see God has called Jesus followers to counter-cultural sexuality. We are challenged to surrender our desires to God and to have a loving posture toward those around us with different desires than our own.

Guest Speaker John Dickson talks through Peter’s challenge to the church in modern-day Turkey. Through this conversation, we see the need for cheerful confidence to enter the fray and cheerful humility to lose well. We are challenged to treat others well, no matter how we are being treated.

Pastor Jeff Manion walks us through Peter’s instructions about not repaying evil for evil. Through this conversation, we see that Christians should respond to insult or meanness in a way that is extremely different than the world. We are challenged to desire the well-being of those who hurt us instead of the undoing.

Pastor Jeff Manion introduces us to the questionable life. Through this conversation, we see that our life should cause people to see Jesus through us. We are challenged to focus on one thing from the list of oneness, sympathy, brotherly love, compassion or humility.

Pastor Aaron Buer gives us some things to consider heading into a new year. Through this conversation, we see God give us our identity and purpose. We are challenged to let our identity and purpose shape the goals we make for the new year.

Jesus has many names. Living Water, Lamb of God, Prince of Peace. But Christmas lets us lean into one of the best names of all—Immanuel: God with us.

Pastor Jeff Manion discusses the weekly feast – Sabbath. Through this conversation we see Sabbath focuses on food, simplicity, proximity, stopping and freedom. We are challenged to recognize that God not only leads us into work, but also into rest.

Pastor Jeff Manion discusses the Feast of Tabernacles. Through this conversation, we see how God desires for us to celebrate his provision. We are challenged to see God’s provision in the difficult seasons of life as well as to recognize Jesus as the ultimate provision of God.

Pastor Aaron Buer talks about how the Feast of Pentecost. Through this conversation, we see how the feast shapes the hearts and minds of God’s people. We are challenged to trust God in the waiting, open our hearts to those around us and partner with the Holy Spirit to dig into God’s word.

Pastor Jeff Manion talks about Passover. Through this conversation, we see the meaning of Passover for the Israelites and for us. We’re challenged to engage community, celebrate spiritual growth, remember what God has done and embrace Jesus’s sacrifice to rescue us.

Pastor Jeff Manion introduces the three main feasts God plans for the Israelites. Through this conversation, we see the feast are tied to both history and agriculture. We are challenged to thank God, be generous and create community.

Pastor Aaron Buer unpacks what it means to honor God through adversity. Through this conversation, we see that often our greatest opportunity to honor God comes when we face difficulty. We are challenged to have good works+good character, choose God’s honor over ours and trust God in the midst of adversity.

Pastor Aaron Buer discusses the writing on the wall at King Belshazzar’s party. Through this conversation, we see that honoring God matters. We are challenged to recognize who God is, honor him wherever we are and not ignore God’s teachings on how to live.