Beyond the Walls: Recent Episodes
Bay Area Worship
Beyond the Walls is a podcast for the worship team at Bay Area Community Church in Annapolis, MD to encourage one another toward cultivating a lifestyle of worship.
Kevin, Ryan and Michele talk about our Bay Area Music song Defiant Joy and how we work together as a team to create an environment of encounter through music, lighting, lyrics and camera work.
Michele leads us in a time of prayer centered around what Jesus has done for us (Romans 5) and the spiritual blessings we have in Christ (Ephesians 1).
The Seven remind us about who we are and what we are about.
We live out Always 100 by being faithful in the small things. We’re reminded that the gospel is our motivation for working hard and giving our best back to God, offering our bodies as living sacrifices (Romans 12:2). As you approach any task, remind yourself that this is an act of worship and that it has Kingdom purpose.
We are highlighting stories from our team about worship and how it plays out in everyday life. This week, we hear from Kayleigh Vaughn.
The Seven remind us about who we are and what we are about.
We are for Each Other because God built us for community. We reflect the unity of the Trinity through the way we encourage one another toward Kingdom living. Seek to build a weekly habit of encouraging at least one person.
Michele and Jonathan discuss why theology matters in song writing and song selection, and talk specifically about the heart and Scripture behind Bay Area Music's song God With Us.
The Seven remind us who we are and what we are about.
It can be hard to choose Purpose over Preference – but Jesus teaches us that fullest joy comes only through surrender. Before making any type of decision (big or small), ask yourself, “who am I serving, myself or Jesus?”
We are highlighting stories from our team about worship and how it plays out in everyday life. This week, we hear from LeNiza Arellano.
The Seven remind us who we are and what we are about.
Engagement not Entertainment speaks to the way we connect with God, offering Him every moment of our lives. Before you step into
a new task or moment, take a minute to breathe and invite the Holy Spirit into that moment.
We are highlighting stories from our team about worship and how it plays out in everyday life. This week, we hear from Jonathan Madrid.
The Seven remind us who we are and what we are about.
To be Word-Weighted means to filter all of life through Scripture and what it teaches us about God. As you read the Scriptures, ask yourself these four questions: What does this scripture say about who God is? What He's done? Who I am? How I live in response?
Kevin kicks off our new season by talking about the discipline of gratitude - something that we can grow in, like prayer or reading Scripture.
Gratitude is the act of recognition that God is who He says He is - and that leads us to a change in perspective!
BP closes out our Advent season sharing about traditions, memories and the hope of Jesus.
Michele shares about the confidence that God's past faithfulness and promise of future faithfulness can give us in our day-to-day lives.
LeNiza shares about the sacred and holy time of expectation in Advent, our hope in God's character, and the simplicity that Jesus invites us to during this season.
Allen Smith joins Kevin to discuss practical ways to grow in your prayer life.
Episode resources:
A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie
Every Moment Holy
Four questions to ask any passage of Scripture:
**What does it tell me about God?
What does it tell me about what He’s done?
In light of who God is, who does that make me?
Based on who I am, what is the Spirit prompting me to do?**
Michele continues our series on prayer, focusing on using the Scripture to inform the way we pray.
Episode resources:
The Bible Project: The Most Quoted Verse in the Bible
Kevin continues our series on prayer, focusing on adoration, confession and praying for our neighbor.
Kevin introduces our series on prayer by talking about what it is and leading us through a time of thanksgiving and supplication.