1 00:00:15,565 --> 00:00:15,785 - In 2 00:00:15,795 --> 00:00:17,305 - James, I was bound. 3 00:00:18,305 --> 00:00:19,905 I was a madman on the 4 00:00:20,005 --> 00:00:22,065 - Run - Through the hills. 5 00:00:22,625 --> 00:00:25,945 I wandered, I was running from the sun. 6 00:00:27,405 --> 00:00:28,945 - But - Truth found me 7 00:00:28,995 --> 00:00:29,995 - There. 8 00:00:30,445 --> 00:00:32,225 - It was in my darkest style. 9 00:00:33,185 --> 00:00:36,665 I traded my black heart for joy, for something real, 10 00:00:36,935 --> 00:00:38,305 something with power. 11 00:00:40,515 --> 00:00:42,545 - Truth - Set me free. 12 00:00:43,355 --> 00:00:47,345 - Truth - Came to me. I once was blind. 13 00:00:47,725 --> 00:00:51,625 Now I see. Truth Set me free. 14 00:00:52,645 --> 00:00:57,585 - Oh, oh. - Truth set me free. 15 00:00:58,685 --> 00:01:03,465 - Oh, oh. - Truth set me free. 16 00:01:09,265 --> 00:01:10,595 - Welcome to Tell the Truth. 17 00:01:10,755 --> 00:01:13,395 A Christian podcast about faith, current events 18 00:01:13,495 --> 00:01:14,555 and life in general. 19 00:01:15,265 --> 00:01:18,395 Live every Monday night at 6:00 PM Central Time. 20 00:01:18,395 --> 00:01:20,795 From Mountain View Baptist Church in Sylvania, Alabama. 21 00:01:21,345 --> 00:01:22,835 Join host Brian Harris 22 00:01:22,895 --> 00:01:25,715 and Dennis Murphy as they have real discussions about living 23 00:01:25,735 --> 00:01:27,915 as Christians in the modern world. 24 00:01:28,305 --> 00:01:30,515 Tonight we are making sure everything's working, 25 00:01:30,515 --> 00:01:31,555 setting everything up. 26 00:01:31,695 --> 00:01:34,275 So we're doing a quick live stream along 27 00:01:34,275 --> 00:01:35,915 with our first podcast recording 28 00:01:35,915 --> 00:01:37,275 where we'll introduce the hosts 29 00:01:37,495 --> 00:01:38,515 and let everybody get to know 30 00:01:38,515 --> 00:01:39,915 who all you'll be getting to hear every week. 31 00:01:40,615 --> 00:01:44,635 So Brother Brian tonight, we'll start with you. 32 00:01:44,855 --> 00:01:46,915 You are the pastor here at Mountain View Baptist Church, 33 00:01:46,915 --> 00:01:48,475 and you've been the pastor here for 34 00:01:49,675 --> 00:01:50,675 - 17 years. 35 00:01:50,675 --> 00:01:51,115 Almost 18 years. 36 00:01:51,915 --> 00:01:54,155 - 18 years nearly. That is awesome. 37 00:01:54,665 --> 00:01:57,315 Well, we are looking forward to hearing from you each, uh, 38 00:01:57,525 --> 00:01:58,755 every, every week on this. 39 00:01:59,335 --> 00:02:02,595 And brother Dennis, you I believe, 40 00:02:02,595 --> 00:02:04,075 or also an ordained minister. Am I correct? 41 00:02:04,355 --> 00:02:08,195 - I am not. Um, an, uh, an unofficial Sunday school teacher, 42 00:02:08,555 --> 00:02:09,835 - unofficial Sunday school teacher 43 00:02:09,855 --> 00:02:12,115 - And, and a preacher and, uh, among other things. 44 00:02:12,545 --> 00:02:14,115 - Okay. Yeah. And you've been a member 45 00:02:14,115 --> 00:02:15,195 here at Mountain View for 46 00:02:15,415 --> 00:02:16,415 - Oh gosh. 47 00:02:16,415 --> 00:02:19,395 Um, I think I joined in 2016, so, yeah. 48 00:02:19,495 --> 00:02:22,515 - Oh, wow. So that's, uh, yeah. Several years . Yeah. 49 00:02:22,515 --> 00:02:25,115 Yeah. Well, gentlemen, I want y'all 50 00:02:25,115 --> 00:02:27,595 to just kinda have a quick conversation, kind 51 00:02:27,595 --> 00:02:28,795 of tell everybody about yourselves 52 00:02:28,895 --> 00:02:29,915 and talk about whatever 53 00:02:29,915 --> 00:02:31,155 y'all feel like talking about tonight. 54 00:02:31,705 --> 00:02:34,515 - Okay. All right. Well, I, I, I'll say this. 55 00:02:34,535 --> 00:02:36,035 We, uh, we've been kicking 56 00:02:36,035 --> 00:02:38,235 around the podcast ideal for a while. 57 00:02:38,735 --> 00:02:43,395 Um, and, um, we, uh, uh, just kind of 58 00:02:43,945 --> 00:02:46,515 here lately decided to, uh, uh, 59 00:02:46,815 --> 00:02:48,235 to go ahead and do it, you know. 60 00:02:48,415 --> 00:02:51,115 And, um, so we, we wanna talk about, 61 00:02:51,745 --> 00:02:52,995 like you said, current events. 62 00:02:53,055 --> 00:02:54,955 We want to talk about, uh, some things 63 00:02:54,955 --> 00:02:56,195 that might be a little controversial. 64 00:02:56,575 --> 00:03:00,565 Um, but, uh, all of it wanna bring truth back into it. 65 00:03:00,585 --> 00:03:04,565 We wanna, uh, our, our, our guide, our measuring stick, 66 00:03:04,565 --> 00:03:06,485 everything that we do is God's word. 67 00:03:07,185 --> 00:03:08,965 And so that's where we wanna bring it back to. 68 00:03:09,465 --> 00:03:11,005 Uh, we wanna have some fun on here. 69 00:03:11,005 --> 00:03:12,485 We want it to be a lighthearted at times, 70 00:03:12,485 --> 00:03:13,965 but it's gonna be serious at times, too. 71 00:03:14,705 --> 00:03:17,965 Uh, we've got, uh, guests that'll be on here from time 72 00:03:17,965 --> 00:03:20,645 to time speaking and talking with us. 73 00:03:21,145 --> 00:03:22,845 Um, but yeah, we're just excited. 74 00:03:22,875 --> 00:03:24,805 It's another way to get out the gospel, so, 75 00:03:25,235 --> 00:03:26,235 - Yeah. 76 00:03:26,235 --> 00:03:27,805 Yeah. And it's, uh, the, to me, it's, it's, this is a, 77 00:03:27,885 --> 00:03:31,125 a really important avenue 'cause um, uh, the, the world 78 00:03:31,125 --> 00:03:32,605 around us just seems to be completely 79 00:03:33,045 --> 00:03:34,285 unmoored from, from truth. 80 00:03:35,145 --> 00:03:36,405 You know? It's, there's so many, 81 00:03:36,545 --> 00:03:38,805 so much stuff going on out in the world today that, that, 82 00:03:38,865 --> 00:03:41,685 uh, we, we can easily, easily fall for the, for the lie. 83 00:03:42,265 --> 00:03:44,485 You know, we hear a lot about deconstruction 84 00:03:44,505 --> 00:03:46,205 and these kind of things out in the world today, 85 00:03:46,205 --> 00:03:48,245 where people are just breaking down their every belief 86 00:03:48,305 --> 00:03:50,365 and trying to rebuild something that's not even true, 87 00:03:50,665 --> 00:03:52,005 not even based on God's word. 88 00:03:52,225 --> 00:03:54,725 And, and I'm really looking forward to this, that, 89 00:03:54,725 --> 00:03:57,365 that we get to get to talk about things that, 90 00:03:57,365 --> 00:03:59,285 that God's shown us over our lifetimes 91 00:03:59,625 --> 00:04:00,885 and reveal to us in His word. 92 00:04:00,905 --> 00:04:03,285 And, and, uh, I, I'm, I'm really excited about, 93 00:04:03,285 --> 00:04:04,285 about taking this on. 94 00:04:04,605 --> 00:04:06,365 - I am too. I am too real truth. 95 00:04:06,505 --> 00:04:08,525 That's, that's what we want to hear, you know, not, not 96 00:04:08,525 --> 00:04:10,805 what the world, uh, perceives as truth 97 00:04:10,985 --> 00:04:12,845 or what you think is true for yourself. 98 00:04:12,845 --> 00:04:15,405 Right. You know, uh, but, but what real truth says, 99 00:04:15,405 --> 00:04:17,005 because it's not about what Dennis says 100 00:04:17,005 --> 00:04:18,485 or what Brian says, um, 101 00:04:18,505 --> 00:04:20,565 but it's about what God's word says is truth. 102 00:04:20,625 --> 00:04:22,965 And so that's what we want to get across to our audience. 103 00:04:23,425 --> 00:04:25,965 Uh, that's what we want to, uh, we wanna bring you some, 104 00:04:26,635 --> 00:04:29,565 some solid foundation, uh, to build on. 105 00:04:29,865 --> 00:04:31,405 And, uh, and we want, we want 106 00:04:31,405 --> 00:04:33,085 to get the truth out there to you. So, 107 00:04:33,395 --> 00:04:34,395 - Yeah. 108 00:04:34,395 --> 00:04:34,925 Yeah. It's, it, uh, 109 00:04:35,025 --> 00:04:37,125 people anymore don't even know what truth is. 110 00:04:37,125 --> 00:04:38,365 You know, it is kinda like, 111 00:04:38,365 --> 00:04:39,765 it reminds you of Pontius Pilate, right? 112 00:04:39,835 --> 00:04:42,605 Yeah. He said, said to Jesus, what is truth? That's right. 113 00:04:42,755 --> 00:04:44,005 It's like, well, there is truth. 114 00:04:44,005 --> 00:04:45,925 You know, everybody claims to have their own truth, 115 00:04:46,065 --> 00:04:48,445 but, uh, it's an opinion if it's your own truth. 116 00:04:48,625 --> 00:04:50,405 - That's right. That's right. - It's not even truth at all. 117 00:04:50,545 --> 00:04:54,365 And the one truth giver is, is we find him in the Word 118 00:04:54,365 --> 00:04:57,165 of God, and we just need to open it up and study it. Yeah. 119 00:04:57,555 --> 00:05:00,605 - Amen. Amen. He is the way, the truth. That's right. Amen. 120 00:05:00,625 --> 00:05:02,405 And the life. So, yeah. Uh, and, 121 00:05:02,405 --> 00:05:04,525 and that's what we, that's what we want to talk about. 122 00:05:04,745 --> 00:05:06,865 Um, I will say this, 123 00:05:06,885 --> 00:05:08,825 and I may mention it again Monday night, 124 00:05:09,085 --> 00:05:13,105 but, um, our, uh, we were trying to come up with a, uh, 125 00:05:13,255 --> 00:05:17,825 with a song to, uh, to go into the podcast and, and, uh, 126 00:05:17,845 --> 00:05:18,945 and going outta the podcast. 127 00:05:19,285 --> 00:05:22,345 And, uh, my son-in-Law, uh, one of my son-in-Laws, 128 00:05:22,425 --> 00:05:23,865 a really talented musician. 129 00:05:23,885 --> 00:05:26,585 And, uh, his name's Carter Pridmore, 130 00:05:26,585 --> 00:05:29,545 but he, uh, uh, he said, I'd love to help with that, 131 00:05:29,605 --> 00:05:33,945 you know, and so, so he started out, um, he, 132 00:05:34,055 --> 00:05:36,665 he's he's very, uh, very talented musically. 133 00:05:36,685 --> 00:05:40,225 And so he started out putting something together, uh, 134 00:05:40,725 --> 00:05:42,465 and he was gonna sing a Danny Goki song, 135 00:05:42,465 --> 00:05:43,545 which was a really good song. 136 00:05:44,165 --> 00:05:47,545 Um, but, uh, but we kind of also realized that, uh, 137 00:05:47,685 --> 00:05:51,505 the license that we've got, uh, was not what we needed, uh, 138 00:05:51,525 --> 00:05:54,345 to do somebody else's material, especially on podcasts. 139 00:05:54,345 --> 00:05:56,225 And he said, well, that's not a problem. 140 00:05:56,235 --> 00:05:57,860 We'll just do our our own thing, you know? 141 00:05:57,905 --> 00:06:02,205 So, um, and, uh, Lord just kind 142 00:06:02,205 --> 00:06:03,405 of put some words in my heart. 143 00:06:03,585 --> 00:06:06,735 And, um, and I kind of typed 'em out on my phone. 144 00:06:06,935 --> 00:06:09,655 I sent them to him, and I said, Hey, I said, uh, 145 00:06:09,755 --> 00:06:12,055 if you can do something with these, rearrange 'em, 146 00:06:12,055 --> 00:06:13,975 do whatever you wanna do, put some music to it. 147 00:06:14,675 --> 00:06:17,495 And, uh, and then, uh, that's how we kind 148 00:06:17,495 --> 00:06:18,815 of come up with a, with a song. 149 00:06:18,835 --> 00:06:21,175 And, and about two hours he had, 150 00:06:21,275 --> 00:06:23,135 he had some music added to it. 151 00:06:23,195 --> 00:06:26,815 And then, uh, with some help from, uh, a couple of, couple 152 00:06:26,815 --> 00:06:27,935 of ladies from his church 153 00:06:27,995 --> 00:06:31,255 and my daughter, uh, doing the background vocals, uh, 154 00:06:31,255 --> 00:06:35,175 that's kind of where the song Truth Set Me Free, uh, 155 00:06:35,565 --> 00:06:38,175 came into, so that you'll hear at the beginning 156 00:06:38,195 --> 00:06:41,975 and at the end, and hopefully, uh, may end up 157 00:06:42,045 --> 00:06:44,015 with a whole song out of it before long. 158 00:06:44,125 --> 00:06:45,575 - Yeah. That's awesome. I had no idea 159 00:06:45,575 --> 00:06:46,655 you wrote the lyrics, man. 160 00:06:46,655 --> 00:06:48,335 That's, that's, that's cool. So, 161 00:06:49,235 --> 00:06:50,775 - So we're excited about that. 162 00:06:51,475 --> 00:06:53,495 Um, we hope that, uh, 163 00:06:54,005 --> 00:06:56,455 that we can get a great listening audience. 164 00:06:56,505 --> 00:06:58,655 We're not just, we're not just out here 165 00:06:58,685 --> 00:07:00,895 targeting other Christians. 166 00:07:00,915 --> 00:07:03,055 We wanna, we want everybody to listen. 167 00:07:03,235 --> 00:07:04,335 We want everybody to listen. 168 00:07:05,355 --> 00:07:07,175 You may not agree with everything that we say, 169 00:07:07,175 --> 00:07:08,895 and that's okay, but, uh, 170 00:07:09,235 --> 00:07:12,895 but we do want you to hear, um, what we have to say, 171 00:07:12,995 --> 00:07:15,575 and, um, and we're just gonna see where it builds from here. 172 00:07:15,645 --> 00:07:16,735 - Yeah. And that's the thing, right? 173 00:07:16,815 --> 00:07:17,975 I mean, we don't, we don't wanna be 174 00:07:18,335 --> 00:07:19,695 majoring in the miners, right? 175 00:07:19,695 --> 00:07:21,415 That's right. And, and getting into these, uh, 176 00:07:21,485 --> 00:07:23,055 deep theological discussions 177 00:07:23,055 --> 00:07:24,775 that everybody disagrees on that Yeah. 178 00:07:24,875 --> 00:07:26,375 We don't need to go into That's right. That so much. 179 00:07:26,655 --> 00:07:29,215 I mean, we can, we can, we can say a few things, but, 180 00:07:29,475 --> 00:07:31,335 but, uh, everybody's gonna have a, 181 00:07:31,415 --> 00:07:32,655 a different view of certain things. 182 00:07:32,675 --> 00:07:33,815 But there's a core Yeah. 183 00:07:33,815 --> 00:07:36,415 That's, there's a core that Jesus died for our sins 184 00:07:36,415 --> 00:07:37,895 that he arose the third day that, 185 00:07:37,895 --> 00:07:40,575 that he lives in at the right hand of the Father right now. 186 00:07:40,595 --> 00:07:42,695 That's right. And we stick to that stuff, 187 00:07:42,695 --> 00:07:43,975 and we see the world in a lot of that. 188 00:07:43,995 --> 00:07:46,535 And that's, uh, that's, that's a big deal. 189 00:07:46,795 --> 00:07:50,335 - It is. It is. But in a world where it's twisted, uh, 190 00:07:50,515 --> 00:07:52,375 you know, not, not every church 191 00:07:52,375 --> 00:07:53,935 that you go into preach it's truth. 192 00:07:54,075 --> 00:07:56,495 Not every Right. Uh, not every person 193 00:07:56,525 --> 00:07:59,655 that says they're a Christian, uh, that, that talks to you 194 00:07:59,655 --> 00:08:03,175 and says, this is truth is, is even knows what truth is. 195 00:08:03,185 --> 00:08:05,455 Right. You get a watch out and it gets twisted, uh, 196 00:08:05,455 --> 00:08:07,335 sometimes to fit your own agenda. 197 00:08:07,645 --> 00:08:10,335 Yeah. Or, or, you know, whatever reason it may be. 198 00:08:10,475 --> 00:08:12,975 But, uh, uh, so that's, that's what we want to, 199 00:08:13,655 --> 00:08:14,955 we wanna bring some solid truth. 200 00:08:14,955 --> 00:08:16,795 That's not our opinion, uh, 201 00:08:16,935 --> 00:08:18,675 but as Dennis was talking about, 202 00:08:18,675 --> 00:08:19,995 there's hills worth dying on. 203 00:08:20,095 --> 00:08:21,075 Oh, yeah. And, and those are the 204 00:08:21,075 --> 00:08:22,715 things we want to talk about. 205 00:08:22,805 --> 00:08:26,075 Those, those things that, that we feel are, are, 206 00:08:26,295 --> 00:08:29,475 are fundamental to our beliefs are, are, uh, as, 207 00:08:29,535 --> 00:08:31,995 as Christianity, no matter what denomination you are. 208 00:08:32,415 --> 00:08:35,475 Uh, but those fundamental, uh, fundamental things that, uh, 209 00:08:35,745 --> 00:08:37,875 that we, that we stand on and, 210 00:08:37,935 --> 00:08:39,435 and our chief cornerstone, 211 00:08:39,435 --> 00:08:41,315 which lines us up as Jesus. That's 212 00:08:41,315 --> 00:08:42,315 - Right. 213 00:08:42,315 --> 00:08:42,355 That's right. 214 00:08:45,855 --> 00:08:47,955 - All right, well, I think that sounds like you guys might 215 00:08:47,955 --> 00:08:49,555 be wrapping up for this first one. 216 00:08:49,555 --> 00:08:52,235 Everything sounded great. Seems to be working fairly well. 217 00:08:52,245 --> 00:08:55,965 We'll have a few technical concerns that we get to work out 218 00:08:55,965 --> 00:08:57,405 before Monday night, but that's 219 00:08:57,405 --> 00:08:58,805 what a first run through is for. 220 00:08:58,905 --> 00:09:01,165 We really look forward to everybody joining us Monday. 221 00:09:01,865 --> 00:09:05,525 Uh, this will be every Monday night at 6:00 PM Central Time. 222 00:09:06,185 --> 00:09:07,605 Uh, all of the links 223 00:09:07,605 --> 00:09:10,165 to all this will be available starting in the next day 224 00:09:10,165 --> 00:09:14,605 or so at links mountainview baptist church.org, 225 00:09:15,375 --> 00:09:17,685 links dot mountain view baptist church.org, 226 00:09:17,685 --> 00:09:19,845 that will have all of the church links to all 227 00:09:19,845 --> 00:09:22,565 of our social media, all of our podcasts. 228 00:09:22,565 --> 00:09:24,725 And at the very bottom will be a Tell The Truth section 229 00:09:24,725 --> 00:09:28,205 that will have all of the links to all of the podcast, uh, 230 00:09:28,205 --> 00:09:30,245 where you can listen to it, where you can download it, 231 00:09:30,245 --> 00:09:33,525 where you can find the information about it. 232 00:09:33,945 --> 00:09:36,205 And we'll have all of that live within the next couple 233 00:09:36,205 --> 00:09:38,485 of days, we hope, uh, before Monday. 234 00:09:39,225 --> 00:09:41,325 And we really appreciate everyone for joining us. 235 00:09:42,025 --> 00:09:45,085 Um, thank you so much, Brian and Dennis. 236 00:09:45,465 --> 00:09:46,845 Uh, I think we're, I'm really 237 00:09:46,845 --> 00:09:48,005 looking forward to doing this with you. 238 00:09:48,975 --> 00:09:50,645 Thank you to Carter Pridmore 239 00:09:51,265 --> 00:09:54,725 and, uh, Brian Harris for the theme Music Truth set me free. 240 00:09:54,965 --> 00:09:56,765 I think the song sounds awesome 241 00:09:56,945 --> 00:09:59,445 and it's gonna work great as a theme song for the podcast. 242 00:10:00,265 --> 00:10:01,445 My name is Tyler Gza, 243 00:10:01,445 --> 00:10:04,605 and I'm acting as kind of the engineer here for all of this. 244 00:10:04,745 --> 00:10:07,365 And we'll probably be throwing in my 2 cents every once in a 245 00:10:07,365 --> 00:10:09,965 while just to keep these two on their toes 246 00:10:10,225 --> 00:10:11,885 so they never know what's gonna be happening 247 00:10:12,075 --> 00:10:13,075 - Without Tyler. 248 00:10:13,075 --> 00:10:15,085 We'd be, be two guys talking in a room. 249 00:10:15,225 --> 00:10:17,365 So we appreciate that. Yeah. 250 00:10:18,025 --> 00:10:19,845 - So we look forward to hearing everybody Monday 251 00:10:20,465 --> 00:10:24,325 and, uh, tune in then 6:00 PM Monday nights on the channel. 252 00:10:24,325 --> 00:10:26,125 You're listening to it now, if you're listening 253 00:10:26,125 --> 00:10:30,325 to it currently, or links dot mountainview baptist.org. 254 00:10:30,665 --> 00:10:33,365 And we'll have all of the links there. Thank you everyone. 255 00:10:41,175 --> 00:10:44,755 - And - I was, I was a madman 256 00:10:46,625 --> 00:10:47,755 through the hills. 257 00:10:48,355 --> 00:10:51,875 I wandered, I was running from the sun. 258 00:10:53,215 --> 00:10:54,555 - The - Truth found me 259 00:10:54,645 --> 00:10:55,645 - There. 260 00:10:56,095 --> 00:10:57,915 - It was in my darkest style. 261 00:10:58,875 --> 00:11:02,115 I traded my black heart for joy, for something real, 262 00:11:02,385 --> 00:11:03,715 something with power. 263 00:11:06,245 --> 00:11:08,315 - Truth - Set me free. 264 00:11:09,165 --> 00:11:11,235 - Truth - Came to me. 265 00:11:12,035 --> 00:11:14,595 I once was blind, and now I see. 266 00:11:15,165 --> 00:11:17,235 Truth set me free. 267 00:11:19,695 --> 00:11:23,115 - Oh, truth - Set free. 268 00:11:24,295 --> 00:11:24,515 - Oh.