Sunnyvale FBC Podcast

Last week, Dr. Biles began a new series on the life of David. In this study, we will walk through the life and ministry of King David. David was a great man, even though he wasn't always a perfect man. His life is a challenge for all of us to be faithful to the Lord.

How do you define, "greatness"? For some people that might mean money or status or power. By any standard, David was a great man. Today, Dr. Biles is going to begin a series on the life of David. Everything David did was great. But, not everything David did was right. As we will see in our study of David, even his sins were great. But, God is not concerned about greatness; He's interested in your faithfulness. Dr. Biles is going to begin this series on David by looking at Ps. 78:70-72.

Today Dr. Biles wraps up his series entitled, Rise Up. Throughout this series, we have been following how God was using Ezra and Nehemiah to lead his people to complete a task (rebuilding the walls) and reestablish their worship of the Lord. In the first part of this message, we saw from Nehemiah 13 that we can't afford to let sin back into our worship or our work. Now let's turn again to Nehemiah 13 and continue this final message in the series, as we Rise Up in Perseverance.

We've all heard the expression, "When the Cat's away, the mice play." That's a pretty good description of what happened before the events of Nehemiah 13. For reasons we are not told in the text, Nehemiah was away from Jerusalem for an extended period of time. While he was gone, Israel fell back into sin. As Dr. Biles concludes this series entitled, Rise Up, we'll see how Nehemiah challenged the people to persevere in their faith. It's a lesson we all need in faith and regularly need to be reminded of ... Rise Up in Perseverance.

How do you respond when you KNOW you have been blessed by God? What is an appropriate way to express gratitude to God? As believers in Jesus Christ, we have been richly blessed by God. Today, Dr. Biles is continuing his series called Rise Up, and we will learn from the example of the Children of Israel in Nehemiah 12 HOW to express our gratitude to God!

Today, Dr. Biles continues his message from Nehemiah 9. Last time, Dr. Biles talked about how Obedience to God means grieving over our sins AND separating FROM our sins. Today, let's open up our Bibles to Nehemiah 9 & 10 and continue the message of Rising Up in Obedience.

The Hebrew word for sin means "to miss the mark." The image is of an archer shooting at a target and missing. In Nehemiah 9, the Israelites are JUST NOW realizing that they have missed the mark of God's expectations of them. In this passage, we see how genuine worship recalibrated them. In Nehemiah 8, they were confronted with their sin. In Nehemiah 9, they obediently respond. As Dr. Biles continues his series entitled, Rise Up, we will see HOW the children of Israel confront a challenge to Rise Up in Obedience.

What is the greatest need in the world today? Is it money? Influence? time? relationships? The Bible teaches us that the greatest need in our lives is a closer relationship with God through Jesus Christ. In this message, Dr. Biles looks at Nehemiah 8, with a challenge for believers to rise up in worship.

At the end of Nehemiah 5, the work of rebuilding the wall around the city was halfway done. Sometimes, at the halfway point, opposition from the outside increases. When the challenges mount, our trust must increase. So, as Dr. Biles continues his series through the Book of Nehemiah, today, we're going to look at Nehemiah 6. In this series entitled, Rise Up, Dr. Biles highlights faith's challenges and responsibilities. Today, we are reminded that believers need to Rise up in Trust.

What would it look like if our lives resembled the faith we profess? One of the reasons the believers were first called Christians is because they reminded people of Christ. Today, from Nehemiah 5, we will see that God calls His people to holiness. Dr. Biles is continuing a series entitled, Rise Up and we look at the challenge today to Rise Up in Holiness.

We live in a world that doesn't always agree with our Christian values. It takes courage to live a faithful Christian life. Today, Dr. Biles continues his series in the book of Nehemiah called, Rise Up. In this message called, Rise Up in Courage Dr. Biles looks at Nehemiah chapter 4. As Nehemiah served where God led him, he encountered opposition that he faced with courage. From his faithful example, we learn lessons we can apply to our lives today.

What does it take to complete a GREAT task? It takes commitment. Today, we continue our sermon series entitled, Rise Up. The title of the message today is Rise Up in Commitment. The task before the people in Nehemiah 3 was a BIG task. It's why it hadn't been completed before. The walls of the city had been destroyed for over a century. They were destroyed when Babylon captured the city in 586 BC. They were down the 70 years Judah was in captivity. But, even when God allowed Judah to return to Jerusalem, they still weren't rebuilt. Judah returned to Judah in 539 BC, but the walls still were not rebuilt. In fact, by the time Nehemiah was called to the scene, Judah had been back in the land for 90 years. The wall around the city was their physical security. But, broken down walls represented a people who were broken in other ways ...

There is SO much we could talk about in the book of Nehemiah. It is a fascinating story! But, the book isn't written just to chronicle a story, it is written to strengthen our faith. In this lesson today, we learn that faith waits. But, in the meantime, we are preparing so that we are ready to respond in God's time.

The one thing we need MOST is often the last place we turn in a crisis and that's prayer. Dr. Biles mentions in this sermon, "Despair should always lead me to prayer." That's where Nehemiah was. He received word that Jerusalem was in crisis. But, he was living in a foreign land. What could he do about it? First, he could pray. The Book of Nehemiah is an autobiography of Nehemiah's faith, opposition, vision, and leadership. Throughout his ministry, we see him as a man of prayer. Today, Dr. Biles begins a 10-week sermon series on the book of Nehemiah. He's entitled the series, Rise Up. The title comes from Neh. 2:18, which was the people's response to Nehemiah. Nehemiah encouraged them to rebuild and they responded, "Let's Rise Up and Rebuild." Throughout this series, Pastor Deron is encouraging all of us as believers to "RISE UP."

We have a big announcement, we are moving to the radio! Check out this last episode, our 40th, as we reflect on 40 episodes of "Life After Sunday". We also introduce our brand new radio show on KCBI 90.9 FM, "After God's Heart".

Pastor Deron joins Aaron & Ed for part two of a Q&A session on his sermon series “Living Courageously”: A Study from the Book of Joshua.

Pastor Deron joins Aaron & Ed for part one of two. and have a Q&A session on his sermon series “Living Courageously”: A Study from the Book of Joshua.

Aaron & Ed chat with two of the Singing Men of Texas, Brian James & Trent Blackley.

Aaron, Ed, and Pastor Deron discuss Easter Sunday and Life after Resurrection Sunday.

Ed sits down with Sunnyvale FBC's Senior Adult Pastor Jason Brooks. We get to know him better and talk about some of the needs of senior adults and how Sunnyvale FBC is meeting those needs.

Ed, Aaron, and Pastor Deron sit down with 90.9 FM KCBI's on-air radio personality Sonny Delfyette. Sonny tells us his story of salvation, how he got into radio, and much more!

Ed, Aaron, and Pastor Deron sit down with David Galvan. David is the pastor of the brand new ministry Sunnyvale FBC Espanol.

Ed, Aaron, and Pastor Deron sit down with Frank Harbor. Frank is the Chief Legal Counsel, at Defending The Faith Alliance. Defender of Churches, Christians, and Christ. Frank is also a pastor and a new staff member at Sunnyvale FBC.

Ed & Aaron sit down for part 2 of 2 with Pastor Deron for a Q&A session on his recent sermon series on the book of Philippians.

Ed & Aaron sit down for part 1 of 2 with Pastor Deron for a Q&A session on his recent sermon series on the book of Philippians.

Dr. Ergun Caner joins Aaron & Ed to talk apologetics.

Join Pastor Deron, Brian, Aaron & Ed, as they read the Christmas story, talk about its importance, and hear a very special LIVE Christmas song. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from "Life After Sunday".

Join Ed & Aaron as we catch up and preview our special Christmas episode!

Life After Sunday Podcast is back!

Thank you for listening to Season 1!

Church members Kimberly Dortch and Lois Buford walk us through the different sides of adoption.

Ed and Aaron sit with Pastor Deron to finish their round of questions from last time.

Ed and Aaron sit down with our new Minister of Music, Brian James!

Ed and Aaron sit down with church member Denise Howell to discuss the topic of grief and her involvement in Sunnyvale FBC's grief share ministry!

Ed and Aaron sit down with Rosa Minx and learn more about her story!

Ed and Aaron ask Pastor Deron questions about the Bible and the christian life.

Ed and Aaron sit down with Dr. David Allen and discuss the importance of evangelism!

Ed and Aaron sit down with Pastor Bento to hear his story of coming to America and becoming a pastor!

Aaron sits down with Pastor Caleb Turner (Mesquite Friendship Baptist Church) to discuss Race and Racial Reconciliation within the church.

Dr. Biles walks us through the main points of his latest sermon series titled "Rise Up".

Dr. Biles walks us through the main points of his latest sermon series titled "Rise Up".

Ed and Aaron sit down with Marc Hatcher as he explains a familiar passage in Mark in a new way!

Ed and Aaron sit down with church member Mitch Curry as he tells his story with substance abuse and how God has redeemed his struggle in order to help others with the same addictions.

Ed and Aaron record a live show from the first night of Vacation Bible School!

Ed and Aaron welcome back Jon and Kimberly to talk about the importance of summer ministry at Sunnyvale FBC!

Our church member Aaron Holt discusses with us how he tries to be a Gospel Witness to his peers and coworkers as a Dallas Firefighter.

In this episode we interview our Children’s Director, Kimberly Dortch!

In this episode we hear the story of Daniel Farley about growing up in the Baptist faith and also a Messianic Jew!

Meet our Preschool and Kingdom Kids Director, Edwina Sullivan!