The word Baptism was created when the KJV writers decided not to translate the word. The Anglican church practiced sprinkling and that makes the word "baptizu" in the Greek problamatic, since it means "to immerse or dip into fluid". 

For 1200 years after Jesus, the standard mode of baptism was immersion and normally of believers. Other modes were around during that time, but the standard was immersion.

Why did so many leave what the early church taught? Join Dan and Scott as we dive into the subject of Baptism and it's integral part in the plan of salvation. 

Make no mistake, baptism is a command that we must follow and how we perform it matters.

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What happens to the "good ones"? You know, the people who are so good, but have never accepted Christ as their Savior? Do they have a chance of eternal life without Jesus? What about the faithful of other religions such as Hinduism or Buddhism? 

Join Dan and Scott for a discussion these topics today and find out why we can say with confidence that no amount of works, sincerity or "good living" can attain salvation. John 14:6 and Acts 4:12 prepare the way for us, but have your notebook handy, we mention a lot of scripture today.

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Join Dan and Scott today as they have a discussion about the importance of small groups. Everyone needs community and intimacy and that is hard to achieve in a large church. 

If you listen to the podcast and feel that you want to take part in hosting or facilitating a small group, please let Dan or Scott know. We need to grow smaller to accommodate more growth!

Thanks for listening! Have a great week!

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Today, Dan and Scott (who sounds like a frog because of a cold), discuss the difference between helping and enabling.

It's easy to dismiss the needy, especially when they are acting in ways that need to end. But most often, it isn't adults who are the needy, it's children. While we understand that something like our upcoming "Back to School Bash" where we have over five hundred children pre-registered to receive backpacks and school supplies might help parents in saving them money, we know it will bless children. Children don't choose to be needy and to dismiss their need because of their parents is ignoring Christ's command to "love our neighbors as ourselves". That command doesn't come with qualifications, we may have forgotten that.

If you want to check out the pdf link to Dan's outline for this podcast, you can find that by cliking the link below. Thanks for joining the conversation!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kGIXsTPiY5-Ar9-Leu2YOuQ-lFBgd1R4/view?usp=drive_link

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Join us for our discussion about the future of Broad Creek and in there, we talk about how to gauge future and prepare as best we can for it!

Our goal is never numbers, it is discipleship. But we know if we follow Jesus' commands and obey them the best we can (Matthew 28:18-20), then things grow. May God be praised!

If you have questions, please let us know! Love you!

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Join us today as we discuss different bible translations and where they come from. Which one is best for you?

Ultimately, the best bible for you is the one you will read, but there are some to be wary of, we just want you to be informed!

Below are a couple of links to articles about bible translations, we hope you'll take the time to pick through them and learn some more. If they links don't work, please copy and paste them into your browser.

https://www.logos.com/grow/min-textual-criticism-of-the-bible/

https://www.logos.com/grow/best-bible-translation/

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Do you have difficult people in your life? We all do and sometimes they're staring at us in the mirror.

Join us for a frank discussion on how to deal with difficult people and why we have a responsibility to do so! We use a good deal of scripture in this one, so take some notes and then take some time to study on your own afterwards.

And a note on something we didn't discuss: If you are in an abusive situation or are being hurt, there is help. Just because we are to love our enemies doesn't mean we have to continually be hurt by them. Seek help if you need it.

Love you, have a great week!

Scott and Dan

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Happy Father's Day! 

We pray that your experience with your dad was good, but we also have to acknowledge that it might not have been. As the saying goes, "Anyone can become a father, but it takes work to be a good dad."

Whatever your experience we pray that God is using that to build the person you are becoming and have become. We hope that God can bring forgiveness and healing to each and every situation.

Join Dan and Scott this week as we talk about Fatherhood, Godly Manhood and what it means to generations of kids, communities and even worlds when men be who they are supposed to be.

And the great news today is three fold. 1) It's never too late to be a great dad. 2) You're not alone, you never were. and 3) Jesus is for you. 

Isn't that good news? Remember, feel free to leave fan mail or send us emails if you would like to tell us something.

We are praying for you! Stand strong!

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How does a leadership identify a Church's Needs? What does it look like when a leadership does what they want, rather than what the people need.

We invite you to open your bibles to Ezekiel and listen as Dan discusses the implications of God's observations on the leaders of Israel. Then, we discuss what's going on in local churches that look like this.

The dangers of worshipping tradition, church leaders appeasing the big givers and general ignorance on a church's needs are slowly killing churches in the world today. Unfortunately, that's nothing new.

Join us as we discuss what is needed and how to take a different look at the true needs of churches.

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We're back! 

After a couple of weeks off, Dan and Scott are back to tackle a topic that is difficult for so many. What are the roles of men and women in the church? Does the bible speak of this and if so, where?

Join us as we open God's Word and discover His plan for His church!

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As Jesus was about to ascend to His Father, he gave a command to his disciples (including us!). "Make disciples..." He told them in Matthew 28:18-20. This is a command of scripture, it is a command of Jesus Christ himself! And yet, according to studies and research by groups like Barna.org, only 1 in 10 Chrisitans are actively involved in discipling others in America today.

Our hope is that Broad Creek will become a hub of discipleship where every Christian is actively engaged in discipling others. What does that look like?

Join Dan and Scott today as they are joined by Aaron Askew to discuss discipleship. Aaron joined us to give his insight into teenagers and the desperate need to disciple young people today. 

There is good news on the front though. According to stats, Millennials and Gen X Christians are discipling at a rate of 30% or so in America today. How do we make it so that discipleship isn't the exception, but it becomes normal? 

Join the discussion, send us your feedback either through our email addresses or the fan mail link. We would love to hear from you!

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One of the best parts about not monetizing or worrying about a grand audience for this podcast is that we can literally do what we are led to do with it. On this week's podcast, Scott and Dan discuss upcoming events, weekly and monthly ministry happenings and why we do them!

If you want to know more about the inner workings of all these events and have a background heads-up on what's happening at BCCC, this is the podcast for you!

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Join Scott and Dan as they discuss stories from ministry and misconceptions about ministers, church and other things Christian.

Remember, if you have questions, please click the Fan Mail button and we'll address them in a future podcast!

Thanks for listening, have a great week!

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This week, Dan and Scott begin a conversation that they will revisit in the future: Misconceptions About Church. Today they will respond to the statement, "I don't have to go to church if I'm a Christian."

Sometimes people will say they don't have to go to church because they can go out in the woods and be in church. Or maybe they have experienced church hurt and are too mad or too afraid to try a church again. 

This podcast can provide a roadmap for you to have a conversation with your friends, neighbors or family who claim to believe in Christ as Savior, but will not love the church that he died for. 

No church is perfect, but you can't judge Christ on the failing of the people in His church. No church is perfect, but that isn't God's fault. Let us love what Jesus loves and my friend, He loves the church.

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In today's episode we are joined by the illustrious Taryn Beville and the incredible Kevin Whitford! We talk to them about their path to Broad Creek and ministry with us, as well as definitions for success and dreams we all have for the future of the chruch.

Join the conversation with us! If you have questions for any of us, please send them in through the Fan Mail button here on the podcast page or email us at scotta@bccchurch.com or dand@bccchurch.com.

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Admittedly, Scott and Dan are huge book nerds. As ministers, it's a requirement! In this week's episode, join our resident book nerds on a journey through many of the books that have meant so much to them through the years. They will talk about genres, ministry helps and they even delve into Preaching methods at one point. Come along and bring a notebook, maybe you'll find a book that changes you like many of these that have helped shape Dan and Scott.

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Each day of the week before Jesus' crucifixion is firmly fixed in scripture. Join Dan and Scott as they journey through scripture to talk about what happened each day of the week before Jesus' crucifixion and why it matters for us to know about it.

Scripture is best read in context, so is the Holy Week. Below you'll find a couple of references that can help you on your journey.  God bless and may Christ be forever praised! Happy Easter!

Matthew's references to each day of the week - https://www.biblegateway.com/learn/biblical-living/holidays/holy-week-easter-people-places-events/

Devotional from Easter to Passover - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xTBWXwZj-Be0w8IU0MyzukpPSc2jV7F4/view?usp=sharing

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In this episode, Dan and Scott have a discussion about where we stand on the controversial subject of Calvinism and Arminianism.  What is the definition of these terms? Why is there disagreement and are there other options?

Join us as we discuss these topics. And please note, we are not going to put to rest a controversy that has existed for hundreds of years. We want to let people know where we and Broad Creek Christian Church stands on the subject. 

Shownotes:

https://soteriology101.com/about-2/statement-of-faith/

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In this episode, Dan and Scott tackle the hard questions concerning the Apocrypha and other extra biblical writings. Why did these books not make it into the more common, Protestant bibles of today? Did the Jewish people recognize these extra books and consider them a part of their sacred writings?  And what about words like deuterocanonical and pseudepigrapha, what do they mean?

These books are sometimes good for historical value, but some of them are outright heretical. What's going on? 

Join us as we discuss it!  

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How long should I pray? Is prayer effective? Does it even matter?

We don't pray because God needs to know about our life, but He does want to hear us talk to Him. And we don't pray because God is a genie who will give me what I want or even, what I think I need.

Prayer is more than that. Join Scott and Dan as they have a conversation about prayer. We pray that this conversation can help you as you walk on your journey with God.

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In this week's podcast, Dan and Scott tackle the topic of forgiveness in response to a question we received. 

The question was about a person's past and if they could be forgiven of things they had done, specifically an involvement in paganism.

God's forgiveness through Christ is complete. When we repent of our sin and accept Jesus as our Savior, God takes away our sin, as far as the east is from the west. And if you think about, east and west never meet.

But who pays for those sins? See, forgiveness can be offered free of charge, but someone has to pay. Jesus paid for our sin on the cross, He suffered the wrath intended for us and "by his wounds we are healed." (Isaiah 53).

Join Scott and Dan as they explore the topic of forgiveness and live in the freedom that Christ brings. Praise God for His grace!

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We live in a world of ideologies. Christianity stands above other systems of religion and cults in that it's foundation is grounded on the unchanging truth of God's Word. 

Many of these ideologies use part of God's Word, but not all. And God's Word cannot be partially used, but must be taken in it's entirety.

Join Scott and Dan as they have a conversation about the dangers of not knowing God's Word. And how this ignorance of God's Word makes us incredibly vulnerable to systems that seek to enslave and destroy us.

Finally, we want to say a big thank you to Nina Daugherty for designing the new CreekCast logo! It looks awesome!

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God does not hurt you.

This phrase alone should be enough, but in all honesty, there are many people who believe that God has hurt them when it was really a person who hurt them. Churches throughout history have become famous for hurting people.

And there are some severe cases of church hurt, but for the most part, a few words here or there can make someone put a church in their rear view mirror and they never look back. 

Both Dan and Scott have heard many times, "The church hurt me, why would God do such a thing?" When it wasn't God at all.

Join us today for a discussion on being hurt by the church. We'll offer some reasons why church hurt happens and then, we'll offer some solutions on how you might work through it and hopefully, you can find a body of believers in Christ who will walk with you through life.

See links below for added resources that may help if you've been hurt or work in leadership to try to make amends:

https://www.logos.com/grow/nook-the-bible-on-church-hurt/

https://christiancounselingco.com/processing-church-hurt/

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In this episode, Dan and Scott tackle a topic that is asked more than any other, the Rapture.

Basically, the idea of a Rapture is that Jesus will return to earth to gather His followers and take them out of this world. The claim is that Jesus does this to spare His followers the tribulation which many believe is yet to come.

Dan and Scott, along with many other theologians, do not agree with Rapture theology though.  Rapture does appear in scripture, but not in the context that many believe. They will overview Matthew 13, Jesus' own teaching that contradicts this common teaching. They will also explain how rapture is used in scripture and cite multiple articles and websites to help.

Finally, to speak on the subject of tribulation in today's world, they bring up organizations like Voice of the Martyrs who clearly depict God's people being attacked today.

Check out the links below!

https://www.kurtwillems.com/blog/paul-jesus-rapture

https://www.truthcatmedia.com/

https://learn.ligonier.org/articles/what-is-the-rapture

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Scott and Dan have a discussion about how the church has handled and should handle depression and anxiety.

Neither Scott nor Dan are health care professionals and we approach this from a Biblical and Spiritual viewpoint. 

If you are struggling with depression and/or anxiety seek professional medical help immediately. Below you will find a list of resources to consult in help with this illness that affects so many.

We believe that God can heal depression and anxiety, just like he can heal cancer, diabetes and any disease or illness. We also understand that God uses medicine, therapy and treatment to heal. We should use the resources available to us to receive the help and care we need.

Resources from this episode:

- 988 is the National Suicide and Crisis hotline. If you or someone you know is going through a difficult time, do not hesitate to call this number.

- Your doctor or health care professional is your first resource to receiving medical help for depression and anxiety. Talk to them about your problems and ask for a reference for help. That's what they are there for.

- Dan referenced an article that is worth a read, especially if you are seeking to help others from a Christian point of view. Here is the link for that article - https://cfc.sebts.edu/faith-and-medicine/mental-illness-in-the-church-4-common-mistakes-to-avoid/

- The National Network of Depression Centers has an impressive list of resources available on their website. Here is that link: https://nndc.org/resource-links/

- This is a link to therapists in an area. Just enter your zip code into the search and a list appears. Scroll through that list to make contact with a therapist and keep looking until you find one that can help you.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists?search=28560 

- Finally, if you reach out to Dan or Scott, we will help you get pointed in the right direction. We have both made plenty of mistakes and have learned much in helping people. We are great at prayer, biblical advice and wisdom, but we will refer you to a medical professional to continue an approach that deals with your depression physically as well as spiritually. 

There is help. You are not alone. Jesus is the hope, even in the darkness of illness, Jesus is our hope.

Isaiah 40:28-31; John 16:33; Psalm 31:24; Job 3:11-13; Galatians 6:2 and John 13:34 were all referenced in some way during this podcast.

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In our first episode Dan and Scott introduce themselves and talk a bit about their goals for the BCCC podcast.

At the end, we announce a contest! It's a "Name this Podcast" contest and the winner receives their choice: A) They can buy Dan a cup of coffee (like, expensive coffee) or B) They can join us on a future podcast!

Email your entires for "Name this Podcast" or your questions that you would like answered to scotta@bccchurch.com or dand@bccchurch.com.

Thanks! - Scott and Dan

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