The Church Essentials: Recent Episodes
Brent Belford
The staff at Colonial Baptist Church in Virginia Beach produces this podcast to encourage believers to think deeply about the church.
In this episode, the pastoral staff of Colonial describe what healthy community looks like in a local assembly. They explore how it might occur both in the gathering and at other times throughout the week.
In this episode, the pastoral staff of Colonial begins their discussion of community. Community is the mutual partnerships that believers experience through their union with Jesus Christ. The staff concludes the discussion with a brief treatment of why healthy community in a local church is essential.
In this episode, Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, Ben Kilcup, and Ben Armstrong talk about how church members should engage in worship at corporate gatherings. They specifically explore their vision for the Lord's Table, baptisms, corporate prayers, singing, scripture readings, preaching, and giving.
In this episode, the pastoral staff of Colonial talk about worshiping Jesus in all of life. They briefly explore the scriptural basis for worshiping in all of life before they discuss everyday moments that they see as acts of worship.
In this discussion, Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, and Ben Kilcup talk about what worship is. Our definition of human worship comes slightly modified from D. A. Carson. "Worship is the proper response of human beings to God, ascribing all honor and worth to God because he is worthy."
Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, and Ben Armstrong discuss how we use the text at Colonial to teach or train children, teenagers, and adults.
In this episode, Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, and Ben Armstrong discuss how we use the text at Colonial, focusing on how it's preached. They answer two questions about preaching: 1) How do we preach the text at Colonial and 2) What types of preaching do we avoid?
In this episode, Brent Belford, James Varner, Thomas Swope, and Ben Armstrong answer two questions about our first church essential. They answer: 1) What is the text, and 2) Why is it essential at Colonial?
In this episode, Brent Belford, James Varner, and Thomas Swope answer the following questions. 1) How did we get the essentials? 2) Where do we see the essentials in scripture?
We answer three questions in this episode. 1) What are the essentials? 2) How do we use them? 3) What's the best order to talk about them?