Ada Bible Church Audio Podcast

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Mark 11:1-25 Pastor Jeff Manion shares what Jesus does in the first three days of his final week. Through this conversation we are challenged to welcome Jesus into our lives and beware of living in a manner that's all leaves and no fruit. We are encouraged to recognize we are now God's house of prayer when we gather with other believers. Mark 11:1-25

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 20:22-24 Pastor Jeff Manion teaches on Paul's instructions to finish our race of life well. Through this conversation, we understand how the challenging hills we've faced and the pace we run impact our endurance. We are encouraged to recognize our need for recovery and God's grace.

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 20:25-38 Pastor Aaron Buer unpacks Paul's instructions on playing spiritual defense. Through this conversation, we see we need to take threats to our spiritual life seriously. We are challenged to keep watch over our faith and to guard it. Acts 20:25-38

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 20:17-21 Pastor Aaron Buer talks about Paul's message to the Ephesian elders. Through this conversation, we see ways to spiritually influence those around us. We are challenged to do this through our actions, attitudes and words. Acts 20:17-21

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: 1 Kings 18:20-46 Pastor Jeff Manion explains Elijah's showdown with the prophets of Baal at Mt. Carmel. Through this conversation, we see God uses a drought to get the people's attention, expose their false gods and move them from spiritually stuck to started with him again. We are encouraged to recognize where we may be stuck and how we can return to God and experience his blessing. 1 Kings 18:20-46

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: 1 Samuel 7:15-17

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15 Pastor Jeff Manion unpacks Joshua's final address to the leaders. Through this conversation, we see there are times we need to renew our commitment to God. We are challenged to identify where we are trusting something other than God and remove those things from our life.

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Psalm 119 Pastor Aaron Buer discusses heaven. Through this conversation, we see that heaven will be here on a restored earth, will be a wonderful city and will also be a return to the garden of Eden where we will rule with Jesus. We are challenged to look forward to dwelling together with God in heaven.

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Luke 2:11 Christmas 2021 Family Service

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Leviticus 26:11-13 & Luke 7:48-50 Pastor Jeff Manion unpacks the significance of how God comes down to earth to dwell as one of us in the person of Jesus. Through this conversation, we see how Jesus is the center of the story God is telling. We are challenged to find forgiveness of sins and peace in Jesus.

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Leviticus 26:11-13 Pastor Jeff Manion reveals how the furniture of the tabernacle helps us understand God. Through this conversation, we see God's desire to be present with people. We are challenged to find our place at God's table, move from darkness to light and welcome God's dwelling with us. Exodus 29:45-46 & Leviticus 26:11-13

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Exodus 25:8-9, Exodus 29:45-46 Pastor Jeff Manion discusses God's instructions to build the tabernacle. Through this conversation, we see the incredible link between the tabernacle and the garden of Eden. We are challenged that God loves people so much that he chooses to dwell among us.

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Ephesians 1:3-14 Pastor Aaron Buer shares about the spiritual blessings given through Jesus. Through this conversation, we see that those who follow Jesus have been adopted, redeemed and sealed. We are challenged to live out of our new identity in Christ instead of basing our identity on our actions. Ephesians 1:3-14

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3 Pastor Jeff Manion unpacks what Paul is grateful for in the lives of the Thessalonian believers. Through this conversation, we see following Jesus is evidenced by a faith that works, a love that labors and a hope that endures. We are challenged to both be grateful for those people in our lives who display these attributes and to work toward displaying them in our own lives. 1 Thessalonians 1:2-3

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Psalm 104:13-15 Pastor Jeff Manion introduces the 26 Days of Gratitude. Through this conversation, we see that God has given us many things to be grateful for, including food. We are challenged to develop the habit of gratitude as a way to turn regularly turn our hearts toward God.

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 19:23-41

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 19:9, 20:20, 20:34

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 19:11-20 Acts 19:11-20

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 19:8-10 Pastor Aaron Buer discusses the spiritual breakthrough in first-century Ephesus. Through this conversation, we see three ways we can partner with God for spiritual breakthrough in our lives. We are challenged to have a plan, have the right attitude and endure faithfully. Acts 19:8-10

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 19:1-7

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 18:24-28 Pastor Jeff Manion speaks about the examples of Apollos, Priscilla and Aquila in Ephesus. Through this conversation, we see three ways God wants us to have a life that counts. We are challenged to embrace faithfulness and humility as the keys to making a difference.

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Acts 16:6-8, Acts 18:18-23

Speaker: Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 7:1-6 Matthew 7:1-6

Speaker: Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 6:19-34 Pastor Aaron Buer discusses Jesus's warnings about treasure and worry. Through this conversation, we see that God can be trusted to take care of our needs. We are challenged to trade trust for worry and generosity for storing up treasure. Matthew 6:19-34

Speaker: Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 6:1-18 Pastor Aaron Buer talks about Jesus's warning against doing things for attention. Through this conversation, we see God is concerned about what's going on in our heart, not what we do for others to see. We are challenged to live for the approval of God and not those around us. Matthew 6:1-18

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: Matthew 7:24-27 Pastor Jeff Manion talks about Jesus's description of a life with a strong foundation. Through this conversation, we see that those who put into practice the teachings of Jesus can withstand the storms of life. We are challenged to not just listen to Jesus's instructions, but live our life by them. Matthew 7:24-27

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: Matthew 7:15-23 In this message, Pastor Jeff Manion challenges us to evaluate the voices we listen to in our lives. We are encouraged to consider if their voices match Jesus's teaching in the sermon on the Mount and if they display the fruits of humility, reconciliation and love. Matthew 7:15-23

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14 Matthew 7:13-14

Speaker: Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 5:9-11 Pastor Aaron Buer concludes our series on the backward blessing of God. Through this conversation, we discover we reflect God's character as we live as peacemakers and that the more we become like Christ the less we fit into this world. We are encouraged to remember what Jesus has promised for those who follow him in this backward life. Matthew 5:9-11

Speaker: Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 5:7-8 Pastor Aaron Buer discusses the backward blessing of God. Through this conversation, we see interruption, debts and idols stand in the way of God's blessing. We are challenged to live remove these barriers to experience God's life of blessing. Matthew 5:7-8

Speaker: Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 5:5-6 Pastor Aaron Buer discusses Jesus's teaching on the blessed life. Through this conversation, we see that the blessed life is a life of surrendering our strength to God and trusting him with our deepest needs. We are challenged to stop chasing and start trusting. Matthew 5:5-6

Speaker: Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 5:1-4 Pastor Aaron Buer introduces us to Jesus's teaching on the blessed life. Through this conversation, we see that Jesus's definition is backward from what our culture says makes us happy. We are challenged to see the beginning steps of life in the kingdom as acknowledging our spiritual poverty and mourning our sins. Matthew 5:1-4

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48 Pastor Jeff Manion unpacks Jesus's teaching on how to respond to someone who is out to get you. Through this conversation, we see that our response shouldn't be based on our feelings, but choosing kindness. When we act this way, we not only begin to transform our heart but also show God grace to the world. Matthew 5:43-48

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: Matthew 5:38-42 Matthew 5:38-42

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30 Pastor Jeff Manion discusses Jesus's teaching desire. Through this conversation, we see Jesus is not only worried about actions like adultery, but also things that go on in our heart, like lust. We are challenged to consider drastic measures to avoid or stop lust. Matthew 5:27-30

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 5:21-26 Pastor Jeff Manion discusses what rethinking anger looks like. Through this conversation, we see resolving the simmering contemptuous anger is a matter of the heart, a matter of priority and a matter of urgency. We are challenged to not hold on to our anger, but to seek reconciliation. Matthew 5:21-26

Speaker: John Dickson Scripture: Acts 2:42-47 Guest Speaker, Pastor John Dickson, discusses the first church. Through this conversation, we see some ideals that served as the foundation of the earliest Jesus-community. We are challenged to be awestruck by God’s love and power which should lead us to reach out to those who don’t know Jesus. Acts 2:42-47

Speaker: John Dickson Scripture: Acts 2:40-47 Acts 2:40-47

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13 Pastor Jeff Manion discusses Jesus’s instructions to pray “lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Through this conversation, we see that Jesus wants us to ask for help with temptation because we are prone to self-deception and fulfilling our longings outside God’s plan. We are challenged to remember that not only has our sin transferred to Jesus on the cross, but that his goodness has transferred to us as well. Matthew 6:9-13

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13 Pastor Jeff Manion discusses three realities of forgiveness. Through this conversation, we see that we need to be aware of our own sin and the price Jesus paid to offer us forgiveness. We are challenged to be a community of forgiving people because being forgiven and forgiving go together. Matthew 6:9-13

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13 Pastor Aaron Buer discusses the phrase “Give us this day our daily bread.” Through this conversation, we see that we can trust God with our needs because of his provision, his care and his sacrifice. We are challenged to develop a daily dependence on God. Matthew 6:9-13

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13 Pastor Aaron Buer talks about God’s kingdom and his will. Through this conversation, we see that God’s kingdom is a place of physical, relational and spiritual restoration that we can help bring about. We are challenged to submit our lives to God’s will by knowing the Bible and obeying God’s instructions in it. Matthew 6:9-13

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 6 Pastor Jeff Manion walks through the first two phrases of The Lord’s Prayer. Through this conversation, we see that these phrases reveal the personal and transcendent nature of God. We are challenged to allow these phrases to shape our conversations with God. Matthew 6

Speaker: Jeff Manion and Aaron Buer Scripture: Matthew 6 Senior Pastor Jeff Manion opens our series on The Lord’s Prayer. Through this conversation, we see that Jesus gives us a form, not a formula for prayer. We are challenged to follow Jesus’s own pattern of prayer by using The Lord’s Prayer to guide our conversation with God. Matthew 6

Speaker: Jeff Manion Scripture: Luke 24 Luke 24

Speaker: Jeff Manion, Aaron Buer and John Dickson Scripture: Psalm 22 Psalm 22

Speaker: Jeff Manion, Aaron Buer and John Dickson Scripture: Psalm 55 Psalm 55

Speaker: Jeff Manion, Aaron Buer and John Dickson Scripture: Psalm 77:7-9 Pastor Aaron Buer walks through Asaph’s example of what to do in a spiritual crisis. Through this conversation, we see two emotions Asaph shares with God and a decision he makes. We are challenged to build a spiritual emergency fund by engaging the truths of God’s word through regular church attendance, daily Bible reading and memorizing Bible verses. Psalm 77:7-9

Speaker: Jeff Manion, Aaron Buer and John Dickson Scripture: Psalm 10:1-6 Pastor Aaron Buer discusses how to respond when we see things in the world that bother us. Through this conversation, we see that God offers a way through the frustration. We are challenged to tell God how we feel, tell him what we want and tell him that we trust him. Psalm 10:1-6

Speaker: Jeff Manion, Aaron Buer and John Dickson Scripture: Psalm 42:9-11 Pastor Jeff Manion unpacks the internal undulations the songwriter experiences due to an external crisis. Through this conversation, we see four different responses that are honest and healthy. We are challenged to tell the truth, visit the past, talk to yourself and remember what we believe in our conversations with God. Psalm 42:9-11