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Tuning the Bow
Psalm 127:4 says, "Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons born in one's youth." A skilled warrior knows how to use his arrow, but children can be difficult to teach at times. The focus of this podcast is to equip parents to tune their bow and become skilled warriors as they train their children to go into the world. Join Matthew Wilbanks, youth pastor at First Baptist Church in Pittsburg, TX, and Tim Rose, youth pastor at First Odessa in Odessa, TX, as they discuss family discipleship as the Bible teaches. Guests, jokes, and a deep dive into Scripture can be expected, so get ready to tune your bow!
Episodes
99 episodes
Risk and Obedience
There are moments when we need to take a risk for God, but is every big decision like that? In this episode, Tim and Matt talk about the importance of biblical decision making and why being risk averse is not what the Bible prescribes when maki...
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Love-Filled Truth
God is love. The Bible paints that picture clearly throughout its books, but this truth is only known because of God's love. In this episode, Matt and Tim talk about how truth has always existed in the same way love has since God is eternal. Ho...
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Episode 97
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30:04
Biblical Friendship
Friends are hard to come by in this day and age. Though people are instantly connected to each other through the internet, solid friendships are few and far between. In this episode, Matt and Tim talk about their friendship and how it has been ...
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Episode 96
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36:09
Thriving in Babylon
The story of Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah does not end with them getting big and strong, but their bonds to God and each other are tested for the rest of their lives. In this episode, Matt and Tim talk about how important it is to see...
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Episode 95
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36:18
Living in Babylon
When the prophet Daniel was being raised, there is a chance his parents did not consider he would be taken into a foreign culture. In this episode, Tim and Matt talk about the real possibility that kids are being raised in an equally hostile cu...
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Episode 94
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38:53
Sermon on the Mount – Applying the Message
Here we are. At the end of the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus has talk a lot about how believers are supposed to live, and Matt and Tim have added some commentary about one of Jesus's most memorable speeches. When families build upon the rock of Go...
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Episode 93
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36:20
Sermon on the Mount – Roads, Trees, and Salvation
The Bible is clear: there is one way to God. There is no work we can do to earn our way to Heaven, so God made that way possible through Jesus. In this episode, Matt and Tim talk about how there are many things that will try and take believers'...
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Episode 92
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33:06
Sermon on the Mount – Asking for Blessing
What does it mean to ask God for things? A lot of people think it is focused on improving yourself or gaining certain things, but Matt and Tim want to bring a different perspective. God blesses believers so that they may be a blessing to others...
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Episode 91
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31:21
Sermon on the Mount – Judge Not
Preconceived notions and bias are difficult to avoid, but Jesus does not beat around the bush. In this episode, Matt and Tim talk about judging and how the application is right in the first verse. Confrontation about sin is different because of...
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Episode 90
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34:40
Sermon on the Mount – Worry vs. Trust
"Do not worry about anything" is a difficult command to follow. There are so many uncertain parts of life that cause many parents to constantly be afraid about the future, but Jesus is pretty clear. In this episode, Tim and Matt encourage paren...
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Episode 89
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38:11
Sermon on the Mount – A Theology of Things
This world is very materialistic. People want things and live their lives trying to get the most things, but ultimately, there is no joy or satisfaction in the things of this world. In this episode, Matt and Tim talk about what believers should...
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Episode 88
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33:01
Sermon on the Mount – Do-Gooders
There's a lot that is going on for Matt and Tim this time of the year. Football season is upon them, but that will not detract the whole episode (up until around the nine minute mark) because they will talk about the difference between doing go...
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Episode 87
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33:59
Sermon on the Mount – What Is Love?
There are a lot of challenging things that Jesus talks about on the Sermon on the Mount, and His talks on love really show how far believers need to go in order to love like God does. In this episode, Matt and Tim want to press parents to love ...
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Episode 86
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35:55
Sermon on the Mount – Yeses and Nos
"Let your 'yes' be 'yes' and your 'no' be 'no.'" This phrase is spoken frequently when parents talk to their kids, but what are the implications? In this episode, Tim and Matt break down this phrase and other similar phrases to show that God ta...
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Episode 85
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31:02
Sermon on the Mount – Adultery and Divorce
Honestly, this is a topic few people like to talk about. Not only is divorce a rampant problem in the world today, but adultery can be committed in a lot of different ways. It is easier to just avoid the issue and move on, but if Jesus felt the...
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Episode 84
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40:48
Sermon on the Mount – Anger
We're back at it in Matthew 5 talking about anger. Now, Matt and Tim have talked about anger before, but they surprisingly did not use this passage. So in this episode, they break down the implications of anger and parenting. There is a lot of ...
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Episode 83
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35:15
Let the Children Come to Worship (with Rebecca Robson)
Why do churches champion parents as the primary disciplers of their children? How are parents supposed to carry out this call? Why would anyone cheer for the Houston Astros? These questions and others will be answered by Matt and Tim's special ...
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Episode 82
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58:54
Sermon on the Mount – Light and Law
Tim is back from Missouri, and his students are fired up for some evangelism! In today's episode, he and Matt talk about how believers are useful to God through our obedience to the commands in the Bible and the importance of taking responsibil...
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Episode 81
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34:35
Sermon on the Mount – The Beatitudes
A lot of people read the Bible as a good book, but it has been Tim and Matt's challenge to live out what the Bible teaches. In this episode, they begin to walk through the Sermon on the Mount and how it speaks to parenting. Starting with the Be...
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Episode 80
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33:06
Failure and Legacy
The Bible is filled with a lot of failure. The Israelites, the twelve disciples, and many others constantly failed to meet God's standard, yet we celebrate their successes. Why is that? In this episode, Matt and Tim talk about legacy and why it...
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Episode 79
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32:07
Grumbling and Complaining
There is a lot that happens out of our control, but we have a choice in how we respond. In this episode, Matt and Tim talk about both options: complaining about the outcome and how it is not what we want or finding contentment in the situation....
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Episode 78
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38:28
Sowing Success
The parable of the sower is a wonderful passage that talks about the different types of reception to hearing the Gospel. The question Tim asks (as Matt gets distracted by a phone call MID RECORDING) is if parents consider their actions towards ...
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Episode 77
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28:11
Stressing Over Camp
Matt and Tim were at camp last week, so they talk about what happened to them and share some stories about their (mis)adventures. Through our lives, stress becomes something that everyone must deal with. The greatest issue is not having a bibli...
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Episode 76
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39:07