Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my thirty second episode. Tonight I want to examine Genesis 4. This is the story of Cain and Abel. I think the Cain and Abel story is perhaps one of the most important stories found in the Old Testament relative to our society now. …
MHB 31 – Genesis 3
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my thirty first episode. Tonight I'm going to delve into Genesis chapter three and discuss it with you. I think the best way for me to do this is to read it to you in its entirety, then go back over it and parse …
MHB 30 – The Faith to Sacrifice
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my thirtieth episode. Tonight I have a sermon for you on having enough faith to make sacrifices. Please enjoy. You know I've been thinking a lot about sacrifice lately. It's such a strange thing that we do. The craziest thing about sacrifice is how …
MHB 29 – Genesis 2
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my twenty ninth episode. Tonight I want to lay out Genesis 2 and provide some insights as well as ask you some reflective questions. Please enjoy. Back in MHB 15 I did a deep dive into Genesis chapter 1. I want to briefly recap what we talked …
MHB 28 – Testing Truth
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my twenty eighth episode. Tonight I want to talk about testing truth. For the second class in the Bible study, I presented the idea that discerning truth in reality is central to the Christian worldview. I provided five tests that can be used to determine truth: …
MHB 27 – The Way, The Truth, The Life
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my twenty seventh episode. Tonight, I bring you my first lecture as part of the new ministry I described in the previous episode. I'll be doing this with all of my lessons so I that can keep you up to speed with my live classes. Please sit back …
MHB 26 – A Call to Discussion
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my twenty sixth episode. Tonight I'm going to present to you a call to discussion that I gave at my church as the preamble to our new ministry. For the next six weeks, we will be meeting Wednesday nights to discuss ideas and biblical principles. I …
MHB 25 – Subjective Importance vs Objective Importance
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my twenty fifth episode. In the previous episode, I discussed some reasons why I think church leaders should wear a suit and tie. I also outlined the wrong motivations for dressing nice, and the consequences of doing it for the wrong reasons. It turns …
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MHB 24 – Why Pastors Should Wear a Suit, and Why They Shouldn’t
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my twenty fourth episode. Tonight I want to go over some reasons why pastors should wear a suit and tie - and why they should not wear a suit and tie. So you might be thinking that I'm sending mixed messages here. But what I'm …
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MHB 23 – Should You be a Methodist?
Welcome to the MHB Podcast. This is Michael Baun. And welcome to my twenty third episode. Tonight I want to give you a brief description of Methodism so you can decide whether or not you should subscribe to it. So what is Methodism? You've probably noticed signs outside of some churches saying "United Methodist" or "Free Methodist" …