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Local Church Matters

by Greg Peterson

Talking about local church matters and why the local church matters.Hosts: Eps 1-13, Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson, Pastors of Anchor Bible Church NWA; Eps 14-present, Greg Peterson & Brandon Scott

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Episodes

  1. Ep41: Deacons Pt.2

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church discuss the office and role of deacons within the local church. [Part 2/2]

  2. Ep40: Deacons Pt.1

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church discuss the office and role of deacons within the local church. [Part 1/2]

  3. Ep39: Worship Pt.2

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church discuss the topic of worship. [Part 2/2]

  4. Ep38: Worship Pt.1

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church discuss the topic of worship. [Part 1/2]

  5. Ep37: Members Matters: Brittany Brewer

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church sit down with church member Brittany Brewer to discuss her testimony, how she came to Anchor, motherhood, and holding fast to Christ in difficult times.

  6. Ep36: Members Matters: Timothy Lindvall

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church speak with faithful churchman Timothy Lindvall about his testimony, life, and what the Lord has taught him along the way.

  7. Ep35: Members Matters: Greg Peterson

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church discuss Pastor Greg's testimony and journey through ministry.

  8. Ep34: Liturgy

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church consider the concept of liturgy and how Anchor functions within that.

  9. Ep33: Seminary Update w/ Harrison & Brandon

    Mostly an update on how seminary is going, and working through a bit of what's been learned.

  10. Ep32: Faithful Elders

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church sit down with Pastors Jason Vaughn and Gino Guillermo from Cornerstone Community Church in Las Vegas, NV to talk about what makes a faithful elder.

  11. Ep31: A Faithful Church

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church sit down with Pastors Jason Vaughn and Gino Guillermo from Cornerstone Community Church in Las Vegas, NV to talk about what makes a faithful church & churchman.

  12. Ep30: Gospel and Evangelism pt.3

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church talk with fellow churchmen Harrison Smith and Nahum Payne on the gospel and evangelism. (Part 3/3)

  13. Ep29: Gospel and Evangelism pt.2

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church talk with fellow churchmen Harrison Smith and Nahum Payne on the gospel and evangelism. (Part 2/3)

  14. Ep28: Gospel and Evangelism pt.1

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church talk with fellow churchmen Harrison Smith and Nahum Payne on the gospel and evangelism. (Part 1/3)

  15. Ep27: Sufficiency and Cessationism pt.2

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church consider how the sufficiency of scripture relates to cessationism.

  16. Ep26: Sufficiency and Cessationism pt.1

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church consider how the sufficiency of scripture relates to cessationism.

  17. Ep25: Emma Smith on College, Church, & Marriage pt.2

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church sit down with church member Emma Smith to discuss being a student in bible college, the importance of being in a solid local church, engagement, marriage, and more.

  18. Ep24: Emma Smith on College, Church, & Marriage pt.1

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church sit down with church member Emma Smith to discuss being a student in bible college, the importance of being in a solid local church, engagement, marriage, and more.

  19. Ep23: Cessationism pt.3

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church continue their discussion on the miraculous gifts and whether they are still in operation today.

  20. Ep22: Cessationism pt.2

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church continue their discussion on the miraculous gifts and whether they are still in operation today.

  21. Ep21: Cessationism pt.1

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church discuss the miraculous gifts and whether they are still in operation today.

  22. Ep20: Sanctification, Perseverance, and the Church

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church continue their discussion on sanctification, perseverance, and their relation to the local church.

  23. Ep19: Seminary, Sanctification, Perseverance

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Brandon Scott of Anchor Bible Church discuss Brandon's 1st semester at seminary, as well as the doctrines of sanctification and perseverance.

  24. Ep18: Every Member has Spiritual Gifts

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Co-Host Brandon Scott (of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss how God equips His people with gifts intended to serve and meet the needs of the local church.

  25. Ep17: Every Member is a Minister

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Co-Host Brandon Scott (of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss the biblical truth that ministry is not just for the "professionals", but that every member is called to full time ministry.

  26. Ep16: Anthropology - What Are We???

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Co-Host Brandon Scott (of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) talk what it means to be human and made in God's Image.

  27. Ep15: Seminary and Anthropology

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Co-Host Brandon Scott (of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss Brandon's seminary journey thus far and get into some aspects of anthropology.

  28. Ep14: We're Back!

    Pastor Greg Peterson and Co-Host Brandon Scott (of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss all that has happened since the last episode aired more than a year ago.

  29. Ep13: The One Way to Please God

    Anchor Bible Church of NW Arkansas celebrated its first anniversary of God's sustaining grace. ABC decided to celebrate by bringing in Jack Hughes (Anchor Bible Church of Louisville, KY) to teach from the Bible what our 1-year old church needed to know as a young church. This is one of those...

  30. Ep12: The Qualifications and Responsibilities of Elders & Deacons

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss the New Testament's understanding of the qualifications of elders & deacons and how how those define their responsibilities in the local church.

  31. Ep11: The Equality of Local Church Elders

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss the New Testament's understanding of the equality of authority among the local church elders.

  32. Ep10: The Elders of the Local Church - their Plurality & Equality

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss the New Testament's revealing of the plurality and equality of local church elders.

  33. Ep9: The Leadership of the Church

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss the authority in the local church that starts with Jesus is delegated to gifted men.

  34. Ep8: Applying the Mission of the Church

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss how the mission of the Church (to proclaim the gospel & make disciples) works practically.

  35. Ep7: The Mission of the Church

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss the mission of the Church is to proclaim the gospel & disciple-making. **We apologize for the lack of sound quality on this recording. It is not up to the standard we want. We decided, however, to post it because…

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  36. Ep6: The Purpose of the Church

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss the purpose of the Church is to glorify God.

  37. Ep5: The Nature of the Church

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss why the nature of the Church using the New Testament metaphor of "the body."

  38. Ep4: The Church is Distinct from Israel

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss why the Church is distinct from Israel. This must be done in order to properly define the church.

  39. Ep3: What is the Origin of the Church?

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss why the the origin of the Church according to the New Testament.

  40. Ep2: Why the Local Church Matters

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss why the Local Church Matters.

  41. Ep1: What's in Our Name? - The Reason we named this podcast "Local Church Matters"

    Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson (pastors of Anchor Bible Church in NW Arkansas) discuss why they named their podcast "Local Church Matters."

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Talking about local church matters and why the local church matters.Hosts: Eps 1-13, Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson, Pastors of Anchor Bible Church NWA; Eps 14-present, Greg Peterson & Brandon Scott

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Greg Peterson

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Talking about local church matters and why the local church matters.Hosts: Eps 1-13, Brad Arnold & Greg Peterson, Pastors of Anchor Bible Church NWA; Eps 14-present, Greg Peterson & Brandon Scott

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