Mountain View Baptist Church

Community Matters

1/24/2021

Their friendship stood in stark contrast to the world around them. Political chaos, war, immorality, religious apathy and constant civil unrest littered the national landscape. Sound familiar? We could very well be talking about current events and yet these are descriptions of life in Israel over 3000 years ago. As we pick up our study in 1 Samuel 20, we read where Jonathan and David's love for each other highlights the value of covenant community. Their God centered relationship stands as a reminder that we too can experience an oasis of life in the middle of a dry desert through meaningful relationships

1 Samuel 20

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Responding to Rejection

1/17/2021

Everybody experiences rejection from time to time, but where do you turn when the most powerful man in the country has a bounty on your head? Where do you run when there is no place to run? Where do you hide when there’s no place to hide? In 1 Samuel 19, we find David fleeing Saul for his life. His response to Saul's murderous plots provide important insights for when we too experience rejection and trouble.

1 Samuel 19

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Marks of Maturity

1/10/2021

If your athletic abilities are like mine, you don’t want the ball in your hands when the game is on the line. You’d much rather others more talented take the final shot, throw the final pass, score the final points. In many ways, the world of sports is one huge illustration of the local church. The local church is a team- a community and no one person is more important than another. Though we all have different roles and responsibilities, each of us play an important part in our overall effectiveness. Problems arise when me, mine and my become more important than we, us and our. As we resume our study of 1 Samuel today, we find in King Saul a picture of me, mine and my and in David a picture of we, us and our. Two important marks of maturity are revealed through the contrasting character of Saul and David.

1 Samuel 18

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Fear Not! - Encouragement for the New Year

1/3/2021

Today we hear from Jim Panagoplos:

I’m sure many times throughout this past year we would scratch our heads and wonder what in the world is going on. Oftentimes as the struggles became more personal, we would even ask God why me. In those moments we can become more discouraged; more disillusioned; frustrated. Our perspective becomes distorted and our circumstances look insurmountable. But God in His providential ways comes to us and brings encouragement and hope in the midst of our darkest times. In Isaiah 43:1-7 we look at the encouragement He gives to Israel during their captivity in Babylon and see that those same words then can be applied to our lives today.

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The Scandal of Christmas - Part 3

12/27/2020

God becoming flesh and blood on this “dirty tennis ball of a planet” is a glorious truth the angels of heaven could hardly believe. What is even more staggering is that when the God of the universe became flesh and blood, he entered our world not with the riches of royalty but the rags of poverty. The circumstances surrounding his birth did not come with power and applause but shame and rejection. We have been looking at the birth of Jesus through a different lens this year. The lens of scandal and tension. In today's final sermon from this series, we consider how the favor of heaven often brings trouble on earth.

Luke 2:33-35

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The Scandal of Christmas - Part 2

12/20/2020

The Bible invites us to ask hard questions. God’s Word doesn’t try to hide the tension caused by doubts and the uncertainties of life. One such example is found in the account of Christ’s birth - two very different stories from Matthew and Luke. Which is correct? The differences invite us to consider our own doubts and how to overcome them.

Matthew 2 and Luke 2

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The Scandal of Christmas

12/13/2020

One of the most popular traditions of Christmas is the sending of Christmas cards and the image that stands far above any other “religious” card is the picture of Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus in Mary’s arms or in a manger. Images include a clean manger, well kept animals, and a beautiful starry sky. It is a very warm and inviting scene. What most cards leave out however is how hard, messy, tense and even scandalous were their circumstances. Ever tried to walk through an animal barn without stepping in something? These are things we don’t see in Christmas cards, but they were very real for Joseph and Mary.

With that in mind, I want us to consider the story of Mary and Joseph through a different lens this year. I want us to consider the tensions surrounding Christmas-the hardships associated with Jesus’s birth. By examining these tensions we can better enter into the joy of having a Savior who knows firsthand what shame, hardship, disappointment and uncertainty feel like.

Matthew 2/ Luke 2

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Mission Matters

12/6/2020

In conjunction with our international missions emphasis this month, we are honored to have a special guest speaker today. Zane Pratt is Vice President of Global Training for the IMB (International Mission Board), having served for over 20 years in Central Asia as a church planter and regional director. He also teaches on the faculty of Southern Seminary as Associate Professor of Christian Missions. He brings with him a wealth of both knowledge and experience as a follower of Christ. Today's message unpacks Paul's motivation for asking the church in Rome to help him take the gospel to Spain.

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Whose Voice Has Your Ear?

11/29/2020

Today's message is from Adam Madden, the Executive Director of the Golden Spike Baptist Network.

There are a lot of voices saying a lot of different things today. Whose voice has your ear? Whose voice makes your heart beat faster? Whose voice has your allegiance? Is the Word of God sufficient for the household of God? The Apostle Paul addresses these questions in 1 Timothy. Our text today reminds us how we should conduct ourselves as the pillar and support of the truth.

1 Timothy 3:14-15

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Jonathan's Love for David

11/22/2020

When we talk about loving relationships, we usually talk in terms of husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, parents and children. How often do you hear one man tell another (unrelated) man that he loves him? Men expressing non-erotic love for other men is somewhat rare in today’s world, at least in this country. As we begin chapter 18, the inspired writer calls attention to a unique love between two men, David and Jonathan. More than casual friendship, these men’s souls were knit together in a way that reveals God’s heart for meaningful same sex relationships.

1 Samuel 18:1-4

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How to Defeat a Giant - Part 2

11/15/2020

What do you do when your faith seems too weak to fight the giants harassing you? Today, we conclude the story of David and Goliath by focusing on the actual confrontation. David's convictions, collaboration, and preparation were only part of the battle plan. Eventually, he had to confront his Goliath, as must we. Sooner or later, our convictions, collaboration, and preparation must be applied to the situation threatening our peace. The battle engages - the struggling ensues - the fighting begins. We pick up the action in 1 Samuel 17:38

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How to Defeat a Giant

11/8/2020

The story of David and Goliath not only validates the genuine crises of life but also the goodness of God in giving us victory. As stated last week, there can be no good news without bad news. What makes the second half of this chapter so inspiring is the first half. But the first half of the story is not the final word. We come now to the second part - the good news and the person through whom God gave victory.

1 Samuel 17:25-39

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The Struggle is Real

11/1/2020

The story of David and Goliath is one of the most popular stories in the Bible. It so well-known that even those unfamiliar with the Bible use the phrase when referring to a team, company or person who doesn’t stand a chance against another team, company or person. We enjoy David and Goliath stories because the "outnumbered-no chance to win at all" guy or gal overcomes all odds and miraculously triumphs in the end. What makes the story of David and Goliath so inspirational is that, among other things, the opponent is a really, really bad and powerful. In today's message, we learn that in order to appreciate Christ's power we must measure him against life's strongest threats, not its weakest.

1 Samuel 17:1-24

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A Scary Moment

10/25/2020

There are scary things in this world; heinous crimes, terrorism, covid-19, and an infamous host of others. However, the scariest thing one could ever hear is from Jesus in the 7th Chapter of Matthew, And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’

Do you know Jesus? Are you invited into his presence? Listen as Pastor Jeff brings us today's message.

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God is With Us

10/18/2020

That bad things can happen to godly people is a biblical fact. The apostle Paul faced many troubling hardships in life though not because of sin on his part. King Saul however is a different matter. He is reaping what he has sown through rebellion and pride. Beyond reaping what one has sown, we have come upon one of the most uncomfortable and disturbing verses in the entire Bible. God removed Holy Spirit from Saul and sent an evil spirit in His place. As we dive back into 1 Samuel today, we have another opportunity to witness God's grace upon both Saul and David.

1 Samuel 16:14-23

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God is Not Like Us

10/11/2020

God does not need a person of great wealth to make a difference-He does not need a person of great intellect to make a difference-He does not need someone who is physically strong and healthy to make a difference. God does not even need someone who has ginormous faith to make a difference (faith the size of a mustard seed will do). No, it’s not who we are on the outside that matters most to God; it’s who we are on the inside. In today's study from 1 Samuel 16, our Father gives us one of the most important glimpses into His character in all Scripture.

1 Samuel 16:4-13

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Grief, Grace, and Grit

10/4/2020

At some point in a television series or movie, we begin to wonder how it is going to end. When the final episode or scene takes place, what do most of us do? If it has a good ending- we smile - feel good inside, and think - that was a great movie! But if it has a bad ending, we groan inside; or if you are like me, talk back to the TV. You’ve got to be kidding me! This is how the movie ends? No!! No-it can’t end this way. As we return to the Book of 1 Samuel today, we find Samuel in despair and self-pity, assuming Saul's disobedience in chapter 15 will be his legacy in the years to come. What the prophet could not see in his despair was God's orchestration of these events for Samuel's future delight. God was about to give Samuel the greatest assignment of his life and the capstone of his career - the anointing of David.

1 Samuel 16:1-13

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Shipwrecked - Part 3

9/27/2020

A casual reading of the Psalms will reveal that David and Asaph were not amateurs when it came to intimacy with God. They knew their stuff when it came to fellowship with God! And yet....they also knew what it was like to be in the depths of despair and fear. They too experienced seasons when distress described their souls more than delight. We are in good company when the "bottom falls out" and God seems a million miles away. Is there any meaning to our soul's mess? As we conclude our series about shipwrecks of the soul today, we read how Paul's distresses at sea opened the door for the gospel to advance among an unsaved community. Good things always await us on the other side of the soul's shipwreck.

Acts 27 and 28

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Shipwrecked - Part 2

9/20/2020

How many times have you walked through your garage or basement and thought, I don’t really need this; why do I keep hanging onto it? Sometimes our stuff can get in the way of more important things. When Deanna’s mother died several months ago, we emptied her parents' storage unit full of stuff they had accumulated through the years. After unloading it into our garage, I thought for sure we could assimilate all of it within a couple of weeks. A couple of weeks turned into a couple of months and I now realize that our cars may have to endure a Utah winter outside their normal habitat. That stuff is going to be there a while! It’s easy to accumulate things over time that eventually get in the way of what is more necessary. The same can be true in the Christian life. Over time, we collect things in our souls that are really not helpful for our journey on earth. Just as a garage or basement might become crowded with unneeded stuff, so can our souls. In today's message, we consider the importance of jettisoning unneeded cargo during the trials of life.

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Shipwrecked

9/13/2020

Week after week as a kid, my brother and I tuned in to watch what would become one of television’s most popular series portraying the hilarious escapades of 7 people stranded on a South Pacific Island after a terrible storm knocked their boat off course. Each episode began with these words…

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip-that started from this tropic port aboard this tiny ship. The jingle would end with….The ship set ground on the shore of this uncharted desert isle with Gilligan, the skipper too, a millionaire, and his wife. A movie star, the Professor and Mary Ann, here on Gilligan’s Isle.

As much as we enjoyed laughing at the silly plots of Gilligan's Island, there really isn’t anything funny about life-threatening storms on the ocean or being shipwrecked. It goes without saying that storms and shipwrecks are fun to watch… as long as they never happen to us! There is more than one kind of shipwreck however and the other kind is one I believe all of us will face at least once in our life, if not more. It's the shipwreck of our soul. Triggered by at least one traumatic event, we find our souls stuck and isolated, unable to move forward or backward in life. With that in mind, I want to take a few Sundays to talk about shipwrecks from the 27th chapter of Acts.

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A Broken World Needs a Perfect Savior

9/6/2020

In this guest message by Bobby Wood - Teaching Pastor at Redemption Church - we see how Daniel prayed for Israel's restoration - yet that restoration did not come immediately. No matter the trials you face and no matter how broken the world is, are you trusting Jesus?

Daniel 9

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Blessed Through Suffering

8/30/2020

Our Golden Spike Baptist Network executive director - Adam Madden - today taught from 1 Peter chapter 1. In this chapter, the church is told by Peter that they will suffer persecution - some even to death. But he also told them to still rejoice and trust in the Lord. That they had hope. That they would be filled with joy.

1 Peter 1

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Where on Earth did David Come From? - Part 2

8/23/2020

Before we dive into 1 Samuel 16 and meet a young shepherd named David who would become king, you might be wondering, where did David come from? Today we hear part two of the story that explains how such a young man of faith and devotion to the one true God came to be found in Israel. This book of Ruth not only tells the story of David's origins, it also tells a beautiful love story and gives real life examples of what godly manhood and womanhood look like, as well as reminds of us of God's stunning love for the lost and His sovereignty over all things.

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Where on earth did David come from? - Part 1

8/16/2020

Before we dive into 1 Samuel 16 and meet a young shepherd named David who would become king, you might be wondering, where did David come from? Today we step back to read the prequel that explains how such a young man of faith and devotion to the one true God came to be found in Israel. This book of Ruth not only tells the story of David's origins, it also tells a beautiful love story and gives real life examples of what godly manhood and womanhood look like, as well as reminds of us of God's stunning love for the lost and His sovereignty over all things.

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Fear God, Not Man - Part 2

8/9/2020

In this message, Pastor Charles gives us part two on the subject of fearing God and not man.

1 Samuel 15:22-31

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Community Matters

Responding to Rejection

Marks of Maturity

Fear Not! - Encouragement for the New Year

The Scandal of Christmas - Part 3

The Scandal of Christmas - Part 2

The Scandal of Christmas

Mission Matters

Whose Voice Has Your Ear?

Jonathan's Love for David

How to Defeat a Giant - Part 2

How to Defeat a Giant

The Struggle is Real

A Scary Moment

God is With Us

God is Not Like Us

Grief, Grace, and Grit

Shipwrecked - Part 3

Shipwrecked - Part 2

Shipwrecked

A Broken World Needs a Perfect Savior

Blessed Through Suffering

Where on Earth did David Come From? - Part 2

Where on earth did David come from? - Part 1

Fear God, Not Man - Part 2

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