When you hear the word “worship,” what comes to mind? The worship band? Singing? The music portion of a Sunday service?

In this episode of The Pastoral Associates, we continue our series, “Things We Believe That Are Not in the Bible,” by examining the common idea that “worship is the music portion of the worship service.”

Singing is certainly an important and biblical expression of worship—but biblical worship is much bigger than music. We look at what Scripture means by worship and how preaching, prayer, giving, serving, obedience, and even our everyday lives can be acts of worship.

Worship doesn’t begin when the music starts or end when the final song is over. Worship is the response of our whole lives to who God is and what He has done for us in Jesus Christ.

Join The Pastoral Associates as we talk about what it means to worship God in spirit and truth—and why Christians should think about worship as much more than singing on Sunday.

Welcome to Nikki Handeland's new podcast called Seriously Nikki on the Chapin Baptist Podcast Network! She is our Children's Director at Chapin Baptist and is talking today about how to invest in children's ministry.

We’ve seen the cartoons: Satan with horns, a pitchfork, surrounded by flames and ruling over hell. But is “Satan is the ruler of hell” actually what the Bible teaches?

In this episode of The Pastoral Associates, we continue our “Things We Believe That Are Not in the Bible” series by separating the biblical Satan from the version we’ve inherited from movies, cartoons, music, and popular culture. We’ll examine what Scripture says about Satan’s authority, his limitations, his activity in the world, and his ultimate defeat.

Satan is real. His influence is real. But he is not God’s equal, he does not rule hell, and he does not have ultimate authority. He is a created and rebellious being operating within limits established by God—and because of Christ’s victory, his final judgment is certain.

For Christians, that means we don’t have to live in fear of Satan. We take him seriously, stand against his schemes, and live with joyful confidence in the victory of Jesus Christ.