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HOPE Talks07/27/25 – WBTX Program – Lead Deep Conference with Pastor Stephen Willis and Pastor Kevin GriffinOn today’s broadcast of Hope talks, we are joined by pastor Stephen Willis and Pastor Kevin Griffin. Pastor Stephen Willis is the lead pastor at compassion Church of the Narin in Lynchburg Virginia and Pastor Kevin Griffin is the lead pastor of Church the Nazarene in Harrisonburg. They joined us today to talk about the Lead Deep Conference. This will be the fifth year of the Lead Deep Conference. This year the conference will Be Taken Pl., September 18-20 at church of The Nazarene in Harrisonburg located at 1871 Boyers Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22801. To find out more information about th...
2025-07-2730 min
HOPE Talks05/18/25- WBTX Program – What Matters Most in Life with Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson WillisOn today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis talk about what matters most in life and that’s a relationship with Jesus Christ and where we will spend eternity. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of hope for your life!We would love to hear your feedback on HOPE Talks!
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2025-05-1830 min
HOPE Talks01/05/25- WBTX Program – Celebrate Recovery with Pastor Margaret MichaelOn today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks pastor Margaret talks about the ministry of Celebrate Recovery and its impact on people ‘s lives that are dealing with hurts, habits and hang ups. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of hope for your life!
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2025-01-0529 min
HOPE Talks07/07/24- WBTX Program – Stones of Remembrance with Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson WillisOn today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis share stones of remembrance and testimonies from their life and the people in their life. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of Hope for your life.
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2024-07-0730 min
HOPE Talks01/28/24- WBTX Program- Talents and Spiritual Gifts with Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson WillisWelcome to today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks! On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks, Pastor Margaret Michael , and Grayson Willis talk about the importance of using our talents and spiritual gifts to serve our church, the community and Christ! We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of Hope for your life!
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2024-01-2830 min
HOPE Talks12/17/23- WBTX Program – AdventOn today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks, Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis talk about Advent and what it means. We talk about hope, peace, joy and love, the importance of all four in our lives and how we find these four things in our savior Jesus Christ. We pray that today’s broadcast is a half hour of hope for your life!
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2023-12-1730 min
An Open Door PodcastAn Open Door Episode 18- " Showing Up" with Pastor Kerry Willis and Pastor Margaret MichaelOn today's episode of An Open Door Pastor Kerry joins Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis on their Podcast Hope Talks to talk about the book that he and Pastor Margaret Michael wrote along with Dr. Brian Charette called “Showing Up.” Showing up is a book that talks about the power of presence evangelism. If you’re interested in getting a copy of the book, you can visit The Nazarene publishing house website thefoundrypublishing.com
2023-08-2555 min
HOPE Talks08/13/23- WBTX Program – “Showing Up” with Pastor Kerry Willis Part 2We are joined on today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks by Pastor Kerry Willis. Pastor Kerry currently serves as the district superintendent for the Philadelphia district church of the Nazarene. Pastor Kerry joins us today for part 2 of our conversation to talk about the book that he and Pastor Margaret Michael wrote along with Dr. Brian Charette called “Showing Up.” Showing up is a book that talks about the power of presence evangelism. If you’re interested in getting a copy of the book, you can visit The Nazarene publishing house website thefoundrypublishing.com We pray that today’s broadcast...
2023-08-1330 minHOPE Talks07/30/23- WBTX Program- ” Showing Up” with Pastor Kerry Willis Part 1We are joined on today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks by Pastor Kerry Willis. Pastor Kerry currently serves as the district superintendent for the Philadelphia district church of the Nazarene. Pastor Kerry joins us today to talk about the book that he and Pastor Margaret Michael wrote along with Dr. Brian Charette called “Showing Up.” Showing up is a book that talks about the power of presence evangelism. If you’re interested in getting a copy of the book, you can visit The Nazarene publishing house website thefoundrypublishing.com We pray that today’s broadcast is a half hour of hope fo...
2023-07-3030 min
HOPE Talks05/21/23- WBTX Program- Serving and Best Week Ever Preview with Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson WillisOn today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks, Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis preview Best Week Ever July 30- August 6and also talk about the importance of serving in your church and in your community. We pray that today’s broadcast is a haft hour of hope for your life.
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2023-05-2130 min
HOPE Talks05/07/23- WBTX Program: 2023 Men’s Retreat AfterglowToday’s broadcast of HOPE Talks is a recap from our 27th annual men’s retreat down to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina from the Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg, which took place march 29th through April 1. I talked with Pastor Adrian Mills and Brian Charette, who both helped plan this year’s topic which was Lead On: Living Differently. I talked with Pastor Jared Link, who preached session one of the retreat on thinking differently. Pastor Billy Logan, who preached session 2 of the retreat on Giving Differently. I also spoke to Pastor Kerry Willis, who preached session 3 of the me...
2023-05-0730 min
HOPE Talks11/27/22- WBTX Program- Mark 4:35-41 with Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson WillisOn today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks, Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis talk about Mark 4:35-41 which is the story when Jesus calm the storm on the sea of Galilee. We also talked about how Jesus is with us through the storms that we may face in our life. we pray that today’s broadcast is a half hour of hope for your life!
“As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” So, they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although oth...
2022-11-2730 min
HOPE Talks10/16/22- WBTX Program- Mental Health Panel Discussion Part 2Today’s broadcast of Hope Talks is part 2 of a panel discussion on the topic of mental health. Dr. Brian Charette is the moderator of our panel, and our three panels are Pastor Margaret Michael outreach Pastor at Church of the Nazarene Ashlea Link a school social worker and Mark Sensabaugh a licensed family and marriage Christian counselor. We hope that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of Hope For your life.
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2022-10-1630 minHOPE Talks10/09/22- WBTX Program- Mental Health Panel Discussion Part 1Today’s broadcast of Hope Talks is part 1 of a panel discussion on the topic of mental health. Dr. Brian Charette is the moderator of our panel, and our three panels are Pastor Margaret Michael- outreach Pastor at Church of the Nazarene, Ashlea Link- A school social worker and Mark Sensabaugh- a licensed family and Christian counselor. We hope that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of Hope for your life.
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2022-10-0930 minHOPE Talks09/11/22- WBTX Program- Why it’s important to share your testimony with othersOn today’s broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis talk about why it’s important for us as believers to share our testimony/story and how God can use it to bring others to him. Also, it can bring hope and encouragement to other believers who might be going through similar things. 1 Peter 3:15-16 says “Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if peo...
2022-09-1130 min
HOPE Talks08/14/22- WBTX Program- Best Week Ever RecapToday’s broadcast of Hope Talks is a collection of interviews that Grayson Willis did with people from our church; Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg and East Rock; that took place a couple weeks ago during our Best Week Ever. This is the fourth year that we’ve done Best Week Ever. Best Week Ever is a week where we focus on doing service projects in our community. In addition to that during our Best Week Ever we also had Vacation Bible School at both our Harrisonburg and East Rock campuses. So, some of the interviews that you’ll hea...
2022-08-1430 min
HOPE Talks07/31/22- WBTX Program- Serving & Being Present- Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson WillisOn today’s broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret and Grayson Willis talk about the importance of serving as Christians and also the importance of being present in people's lives. We pray that today’s broadcast is a half hour of hope for your life.
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2022-07-3130 min
HOPE Talks06/19/22-WBTX Program- Father’s Day(Presence) with Pastor Kerry WillisOn today’s Father’s Day broadcast of Hope Talks we are joined by pastor Kerry Willis who joins us to talk about the importance of being present in peoples lives. We pray that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of Hope for your life.
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2022-06-1930 min
HOPE Talks06/5/22- WBTX Program- Pentecost Sunday with Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson WillisHappy Pentecost Sunday! On today’s broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis talk about Pentecost and what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit. We also share some scripture verses that talk about Pentecost and being filled with the Holy Spirit. We believe that today’s broadcast will be a half hour of Hope for your life.
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2022-06-0530 min
HOPE Talks05/22/22- WBTX Program- 2022 Men’s Retreat Recap: “Lead On”Today’s broadcast of Hope Talks is a recap of our 2022 men’s retreat down to Ocracoke Island North Carolina. This was the 26th time that we had taken the retreat down to North Carolina from church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg. Grayson will be talking to Pastor Adrian about the topic of lead on and why that topic for this year’s men’s retreat. We talk with Clayton Justice who spoke during session 1 of the men’s retreat on obedience and the importance of that for leaders. We talk with Pastor Jared Link who spoke in session 2 on the top...
2022-05-2230 min
HOPE Talks02/06/22- WBTX Program- Celebrate Recovery with Pastor Margaret Michael
On today’s broadcast of HOPE Talks Pastor Margaret Michael an Grayson Willis talk about celebrate recovery its ministry We talk about the 12 steps as well as the eight principles based on the beatitudes. Here at church of the Nazarene we offer celebrate recovery every Monday night at 6:30 at our Harrisonburg location 1871 Boyers Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22801. For more information or to get involved with celebrate recovery you can visit our website https://www.cotnaz.org/celebraterecovery/
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2022-02-0629 min
HOPE Talks12/12/21- WBTX Program- Lenora Fowler Testimony Part 1Lenora Fowler joins us on today's broadcast of Hope Talks to share part 1 of her testimony we will have part 2 of her testimony on next Sunday's broadcast. Lenora shares about how despite losing her mom to cancer when she was 10, losing two babies and also losing her husband Al to suicide God has brought hope and healing in her life in seemingly hopeless circumstances. One of the places where Lenora found hope and healing was continuing to serve in children's ministry with the four and five year old's at church.
2021-12-1230 minHOPE Talks12/05/21- WBTX Program- Speaking Words of BlessingOn today's Broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis share about the power and importance of speaking word's of blessing over people. James 3: 10 says "Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. Surely my brothers and sisters, this should not be." Also we talk about the importance of our word's especially to non-believers. We pray that today's broadcast will be a haft hour of Hope for your life.
2021-12-0530 min
HOPE Talks11/28/21- WBTX Program- Nathan Carr Testimony/Open Table MinistryNathan Carr is originally from Tennessee where he was born and raised. Nathan is the leader of the men's addiction group for Celebrate Recovery here at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg. Nathan joins us today on Hope Talks share about a new ministry that he is helping with called Open Table where they are ministering to men that have been Incarcerated.
2021-11-2830 min
HOPE Talks11/21/21- WBTX Program- Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson WillisOn today's broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis talk about the importance as Christians of being salt and light to those around us. Also we talk about the harvest and what Jesus says about it.
2021-11-2130 min
HOPE Talks11/14/21- WBTX Program- Vladimir Prokhnevskiy(Operation Christmas Child):TestimonyGrowing up in a family of 9 kids, Vladimir Prokhnevskiy didn’t get many gifts and food was a luxury.
One harsh winter in Kiev, Ukraine, Prokhnevskiy and his siblings rode a bus and then a tram to get to the church where shoeboxes were handed out. The brightly colored gifts stood out immediately! He was so excited about his gift that time seemed to stand still for a brief moment.
Prokhnevskiy’s favorite items were candy and toys, but he remembers “brushing” his teeth with floss to enjoy the minty flavored string and now having a toothb...
2021-11-1430 min
HOPE Talks11/07/21- WBTX Program- Charlie Dean TestimonyCharlie was born and raised in Elkton where he still lives today. He started attending Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg about ten years ago with his wife Odessa. They now part of our East Rock campus for Church of the Nazarene in Elkton. Charlie joins us on Hope Talks today to share his testimony.
2021-11-0727 min
HOPE Talks10/31/21- WBTX Program- Wanda Herald TestimonyWanda Herald was born and raised in Woodstock, Virginia and moved to Harrisonburg when she was 18. Wanda joins us on Hope Talks today to share about how God has delivered her from addiction to drugs and how he is now using her to serve him though Hope Distributed as well as helping cook meals for the homeless for Open Doors.
2021-10-3130 min
HOPE Talks10/24/21- WBTX Program- Discipleship with Pastor Billy LoganToday Pastor Billy Logan; the Pastor of Discipleship at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg; joins Hope Talks to talk about the importance of discipleship, being apart of a Christian community and doing life together in a life group/small group setting, as well as breaking bread together and praying for each other.
2021-10-2430 min
HOPE Talks10/17/21- WBTX Program- Generational Ministries- Pastor Billy Logan, Pastor Olivia Michael & Pastor Julie MillerPastor Billy Logan(Pastor of Discipleship), Pastor Olivia Michael(Pastor of Generational Ministries) and Pastor Julie Miller(Pastor of Children's Ministries) join Hope Talks today to talk about the importance of ministering to all age groups and also the importance of Multigenerational ministry. We prayer that todays broadcast will be a haft hour of Hope for your life.
2021-10-1730 min
HOPE Talks10/10/21- WBTX Program- Bo Hammond TestimonyBo Hammond was born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley. He when to Virginia Tech and now lives in Augusta County. They have two daughters Jillian and Addison. Bo works in the forest products industry and he joins us on Hope Talks today to share his Testimony.
2021-10-1030 min
HOPE Talks09/26/21- WBTX Program- RestOn today's Broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis focus on the topic of rest, How God designed us to rest and the importance of it in our lives. Also we are reminded in scripture that Jesus took time to rest and get quit before Father God.
2021-09-2629 min
HOPE Talks09/19/21- WBTX Program- Leading Worship at East Rock-Pastor John LawsonPastor John was born and raised in Elkton, Virginia and he joined our staff in 2017. He serves as our Pastor of Operations here at church of the Nazarene and also leads worship at our East Rock campus in Elkton, Which is located at 414 South Eastside Highway in Elkton. Our service times are at 9 and 10:30 am and we would love for you to join us. Pastor John joins us on Hope Talks today to share with us what it means to him to now get to lead worship at our East Rock campus in Elkton where he is from.
2021-09-1930 minHOPE Talks09/16/21- Teaching Church September 16, 2021Matt Ryba, the Lead Pastor at Annandale Calvary Church of the Nazarene shared about how the church is ministering in these days.
2021-09-1627 min
HOPE Talks09/12/21- WBTX Program- Pastor Chris Cruz Osorio TestimonyPastor Chris grew up in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has served alongside his family in ministry since 2011. He graduated from Northwest Nazarene University in 2021 with Bachelor of Art degrees in Multicultural Leadership and Christian Ministry. He joined the staff of COTN shortly after graduation. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary. Pastor Chris joins Hope Talks today to share his testimony with us.
2021-09-1230 minHOPE Talks09/05/21- WBTX Program- Rebeca Martinez TestimonyRebeca joins us on Hope Talks today to share her testimony. Rebeca was born and raised in the Shenandoah valley. She recently started her freshman year of college at JMU and is studying elementary education.
2021-09-0530 minHOPE Talks08/29/21- WBTX Program- SON shine Ministries with Dustin KlineToday we are joined on Hope Talks by Dustin Kline, the Executive Director of SON shine Ministries, to share with us about the things that their ministry offers, how they serve our community and about how the partner with WBTX radio to keep local Christian music and programing on the air. For more information you can visit their website http://sonshineministriesva.org/
2021-08-2930 minHOPE Talks08/22/21- WBTX Program- Rachel Hinz TestimonyToday we are joined on Hope Talks by Rachel Hinz. Rachel grow in a farm family in eastern Pennsylvania. She came to the valley to study at Eastern Mennonite College at the time. Rachel met her husband; who is originally from Germany; in the valley on a group hike and have lived in the valley ever since. Rachel has three grown children and joins us today to share her testimony with us.
2021-08-2230 minHOPE Talks08/15/21- WBTX Program- Pastor Jim HarrisonToday we are joined on Hope Talks by Pastor Jim Harrison as he reflects back over the years of serving in Pastoral ministry including the last 24 years serving as a shepherding pastor at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg as well sharing about how he plans to continue to serve even after retiring from full-time ministry.
2021-08-1530 minHOPE Talks08/08/21- WBTX Program- Kids Harbor with Angela KohlToday we are joined on Hope Talks by Angela Kohl, the Director of Kids Harbor afterschool and daycare to talk with us about their ministry to our community in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. For more information about Kids Harbor you can visit their website at Kidsharbor.org
2021-08-0830 minHOPE Talks08/01/21- WBTX Program- Central Valley Habitat for Humanity with Kirsten PittmanToday we are joined on Hope Talks by Kirsten Pittman who is the Outreach Coordinator at Central Valley Habitat for Humanity to talk with about their ministry to family in our community. Also you can visit their website
http://www.centralvalleyhabitat.org/ for more information.
2021-08-0130 minHOPE Talks07/25/21- WBTX Program- Hope Distributed with Jeff WilhelmToday we are joined on Hope Talks by the Director of Hope Distributed Jeff Wilhelm to to talk about Hope Distributed and the ministry they do in our community to provide food, clothes or furniture. for more info about Hope Distributed visit their website hopedistributed.org
2021-07-2530 minHOPE Talks07/18/21- WBTX Program- Best Week Ever HighlightsBest Week Ever took place June 27-July 3rd. We did service projects in Harrisonburg, Elkton and Rockingham County. Some of the nonprofits that that we served were Open Doors, Habitat for Humanity, Stone Haven, Hope Distributed, Kids Harbor, EAUS, The Boys and Girls Club in Elkton, Skyline Literacy, First Responders and Law Enforcement as well as some schools in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.
2021-07-1830 minHOPE Talks07/11/21- WBTX Program-Valley Open Doors with Joel BallewJoel Ballew is the Executive Director at Open Doors. Open Doors is a non-profit that ministers to the homeless in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. Open Doors is also one of the non-profits that we partner with in our community. Joel joins us on Hope Talks today to share with us about the services that Open Doors offers.
2021-07-1130 minHOPE Talks07/04/21- WBTX Program- Hope with Debbie HuntleyDebbie Huntley joined Pastor Margaret Michael and Grayson Willis on today's broadcast of Hope Talks to talk with us about Hope and how important that it is as Christians TO share that hope with others around us.
2021-07-0430 minHOPE Talks06/27/21- WBTX Program- Penny Wilhelm TestimonyPenny Wilhelm was born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was adopted as a baby. Penny moved to the valley about ten years ago. Penny serves in Celebrate Recovery and joins us on Hope Talks today to share her testimony with us.
2021-06-2730 minHOPE Talks06/20/21-WBTX Program- Fathers Day with Pastor Kerry WillisPastor Kerry Willis joins us on Hope Talks on this Fathers Day! He reflected back over the 60 years of his life as a man, son and 34 years as a father. He shared memories and things that he has learned over the years.
2021-06-2030 minHOPE Talks06/13/21- WBTX Program- Rodolfo Pineda TestimonyRodolfo was born in Honduras. We he was four years old he and his family moved to New Orleans. Rodolfo also lived in Arlington, Virginia as well as Texas before his family moved to Harrisonburg in 2000. Rodolfo attends Esperanza Viva church of the Nazarene with his wife and children. Rodolfo joins us on Hope Talks today to share his testimony with us.
2021-06-1330 minHOPE Talks06/06/21- WBTX Program- Jessica Crawford TestimonyJessica Crawford was born and raised in Bridgewater, Virginia and is currently serving as Worship Arts Pastor at New Beginnings Church. Jessica joins us on Hope Talks today to share her testimony and how God has brought Hope and healing in her life after going through a divorce 12 years ago.
2021-06-0630 minHOPE Talks05/30/21-WBTX Program- Brad & Teresa Evick TestimonyBrad and Teresa are originally from West Virginia, Teresa from Sugar Grove and Brad from Franklin. They met in High School and have been married for 35 years. Brad & Teresa now live in the Shenandoah Valley. They join us on Hope Talks today to share their testimony and how God has brought Hope and healing though Brad battle and journey with Covid.
2021-05-3030 minHOPE Talks05/23/21- WBTX Program- Romualdo Ontiveros TestimonyRomualdo grew up in a small town in Mexico. He serves in Celebrate Recovery and on the safety team at Iglesia Del Nazarieno Esperanza Viva campus and He joins us today on Hope Talks to share his testimony.
2021-05-2330 minHOPE Talks05/16/21- WBTX Program- Jason Wagner TestimonyJason Wagner was born and raised in Penn Laird, Virginia. He currently serves as a Chaplin at the Rockingham County Jail. He serves and is supported by Virginia Mennonite Missions as a state side missionary. Jason joins us on Hope Talks today to share his testimony with us.
2021-05-1632 minHOPE Talks05/09/21- WBTX Program- Celia Prado TestimonyCelia was born and raised in Lima, Peru. She moved to the US and to the Shenandoah Valley in 2004. She started attending Esperanza Viva campus at Church of the Nazarene with her two children in 2015. Celia shares about how God has changed her life and helped her raise her two kids as a single mother.
2021-05-0930 minHOPE Talks05/02/21- WBTX Program- Ashley Roberts TestimonyAshley is from Kansas. She moved to the Shenandoah Valley in 2020. She joins us on Hope Talks today to share her testimony and how God has brought Beauty from Ashes after loosing her first husband and three of her kids in a house fire in April of 2011. Ashley’s testimony is a testimony of Hope in seemingly hopeless circumstances.
2021-05-0230 minHOPE Talks04/25/21- WBTX Program- Morgan Pangle TestimonyThis broadcast originally played on March 17, 2019.
Morgan was born in Nelson County, Virginia then his family moved to Waynesboro. Morgan is currently a junior at Bridgewater College. He started attending Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg when he was 11 years old. Morgan joins us on Hope Talks today to share his testimony with us today and about how God helped him through a very difficult time in his life when lost both of his parents from cancer back in 2012 when Morgan was 12 years old.
2021-04-2530 minHOPE Talks04/18/21- WBTX Program- Shannon Breeden TestimonyShannon was born and raise in Keezletown, Virginia. Shannon lost his mom when he was four years old and his dad when he was 19 years old. Shannon joins us us on Hope Talks today to share his testimony and about how God has helping to deliver him from anxiety and depression.
2021-04-1830 minHOPE Talks04/11/21- WBTX Program- Stephanie Signorino TestimonyThis Program originally aired on Front Porch Talks on July 5, 2020. Stephanie was born and raised in Elkton, Virginia, where she has lived her entire life except for two years when she lived in Charlottesville, Virginia. Stephanie is the Director of Children’s Ministries for our East Rock campus for Church of the Nazarene. Steph joins us today on Hope Talks to share her Testimony and how God has brought joy in her life after a season of mourning the sudden and unexpected death of her husband Nick.
2021-04-1130 minHOPE Talks4/09/21- March 18, 2021 Teaching Church Part 2- Pastor Sam MontanezToday’s session is part 2 of Teaching Church that took place at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg, Va. for a group of pastors and leaders from the Virginia District Church of the Nazarene. In part 2 of Teaching Church Pastor Adrian Mills invited Pastor Sam Montanez to come and share on understanding our powers and overcoming our deficits.
2021-04-0952 minHOPE Talks04/09/21- March 18, 2021 Teaching Church Part 1- Sarah KinzerToday’s session is part 1 of Teaching Church that took place at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg, Va. on Thursday morning March 18th for a group of pastors and leaders from the Virginia district church of the Nazarene. In part 1 of the Teaching Church Pastor Adrian Mills invited Sarah Kinzer to come and share a devotion from her book “Abide”.
2021-04-0933 minHOPE Talks04/04/21- WBTX Program- Lewis Roberts TestimonyLewis was born and raised in Kansas. He and his son moved to Virginia in 2020 and his not wife joined them about two weeks later. Lewis joins us today to share how God has delivered him from a life of drug addition, how he is apart of Celebrate Recovery at Church of the Nazarene and hopes to be a leader in CR. Below is a link to a five minute video that we played on Easter Sunday of Lewis’s testimony.
Experience a real life story of God exchanging beauty for ashes, trading death for new life!...
2021-04-0430 minHOPE Talks03/28/21- WBTX Program- Palm Sunday with Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson WillisOn Today’s broadcast of Hope Talks Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis reflect on Palm Sunday, its significance of it and also give context in relation to culture and the time period that it took place. The main scripture that we focus on today is Luke 19:28-40 as well as a few others.
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2021-03-2830 minHOPE Talks03/21/21- WBTX Program- Yolanda Hausknecht TestimonyYolanda grew up on the westside of Harrisonburg and was raised in a Mennonite family. She has two sisters. Yolanda is married to her husband Ben and they have two kids, Anya and Sam. Yolanda and Ben are builders. Yolanda joins us today to share her testimony.
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2021-03-2130 minHOPE Talks03/14/21-WBTX Program – Jenny Meadows TestimonyJenny was born and raised in Shenandoah, Va. and was one of seven children. Jenny married her husband Rick and moved to Elkton, Va. at the age of 20. Jenny joins us on Hope Talks today to share her testimony. Also Jenny shared about working for Hope Distributed for eight years and about how she still volunteers there. For more information on how to get involved as a volunteer or if you and in need org know of someone in need of clothing, food or furniture you can visit their website https://www.hopedistributed.org/
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2021-03-1430 minHOPE Talks03/07/21- WBTX Program- Hope with Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson WillisToday Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis share on Hope and the importance of it. At Church of the Nazarene our mission statement is that we are Transformed by God to bring Hope to others through Christ. Also going forward our podcast will have a new name Hope Talks. Some of the scriptures that we share today are Ephesians 3:14-20, Jeremiah 29:10-14, 2 Kings 6 and Revelation 12:11.
2021-03-0730 minHOPE Talks02/21/21- WBTX Program- Ministering in the workplace with Steve ThigpenSteve was born and raised in Maxton, North Carolina and has lived in Harrisonburg, Va. with his wife Stephanie for the past 28 years. Also they have four grown kids. Steve got his degree in engineering and has worked as a CEO as well as a few other position in the plastic manufacturing industry for many years. Steve joins us today to share some of the principles that he has learned in church over the years and how he has been able to apple them to minister in the workplace.
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2021-02-2130 minHOPE Talks02/14/21- WBTX Program- Michelle Roberts TestimonyMichelle was born in Manhatten, New York. When she was three years old she moved with her mom to the Shenandoah Valley. Michelle joins us to share her testimony, how God freed her from addiction and how he is using her to minister to woman battling the same addiction as she serves as Program Case Manager for the Gemeinschaft Home. For more info. on that you can visit there website https://www.gemeinschafthome.org/women.html
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2021-02-1430 minHOPE Talks02/07/21- WBTX Program- East Rock Campus launch with Pastor Jared LinkToday we are joined by the Campus Minister Jared Link on the official launch day of our East Rock campus for Church of the Nazarene. Jared shares about why we have planted a campus in Eastern Rockingham county and also about how God has proven faithful and brought hope while planting a campus even during a pandemic. For more info or to get involved with the East Rock campus visit https://www.cotnaz.org/eastrock/
2021-02-0730 minHOPE Talks01/31/21- WBTX Program- Sue Mills TestimonyToday we are joined via the phone by Pastor Adrian's mom Sue Mills as she shares her testimony and how God has brought hope and healing in her life. Sue Mills was born in North Carolina into a pastors family. Her family later moved to Virginia. She currently lives in Richmond with her husband Rob who is a pastor. Also Sue mentioned about how God is using here to help minister to others though Celebrate Recovery. Below is the link to Celebrate Recovery at Church of the Nazarene in Harrisonburg, Virginia if you are interested all are welcome. https...
2021-01-3130 minHOPE Talks01/24/21- WBTX Program- Raun Schrock TestimonyRuan was born in Barnwell, South Carolina into a conservative Mennonite family. When Raun was 16 his family moved to Georgia where he lived for about twenty years. A few years ago Raun moved to the Shenandoah Valley with his wife and four kids. Raun joins us today to share his testimony and how God has freed him from an addiction to pornography and sexual addittion. Raun is now one of the leaders of Celebrate Recovery at Church of the Nazarene Harrisonburg and shares about how being apart of Celebrate Recovery has helped in his recovery process. For more info...
2021-01-2430 minHOPE Talks01/17/21- WBTX Program- Slavery and Human Trafficking prevention with Sydney HayslettJanuary is slavery and human trafficking prevention month. Sydney Hayslett joins us to talk about her call to minister to girls who are survivors of human tracking, her experience working with girls who have been rescued from human trafficking. Sydney also shares about a non-profit that she is starting in the valley to minister to girls that have been trafficked called Stone Haven. For more info. on Stone Haven you can visit their website https://www.stonehavenva.org. Also we want to share the National trafficking hotline phone number 1-888-373-7888.
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2021-01-1729 minHOPE Talks01/10/21- WBTX Program- Walt Adams TestimonyWalt Adams born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was adopted at six months of age. He spent the first few years of his life in Marion, Virginia. When Walt was three years old his family moved to Roanoke, Virginia. Walt is married to his wife Eyde and they moved to Harrisonburg in 2001. Walt joins us today on Front Porch Talks to share his testimony.
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2021-01-1029 minHOPE Talks01/03/21- WBTX Program- Tony Lawson TestimonyTony Lawson was born and raised in Elkton, Virginia. Tony is married to his wife of 47 years Carolyn. They Have two grown kids, three grandkids and one great grandkid. Tony joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share his testimony.
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2021-01-0330 minHOPE Talks12/27/20- WBTX Program- John 19:28This broadcast originally aired on December 30, 2018. It seemed very timely so we decided play it again today. On this particular broadcast Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis shared from John 19:28.
2020-12-2729 minHOPE Talks12/20/20- WBTX Program- Brittany Viands TestimonyBrittany was born and raised in Hedgesville, West Virginia. She moved to the valley to attend and play softball at Eastern Mennonite University. She currently works at Turner Ashby with Behavioral Support which is a pilot position. She joins Grayson Willis and Pastor Olivia Michael on Front Porch Talks to share her testimony.
2020-12-2030 minHOPE Talks12/13/20- WBTX Program- Pastor Cameron Dunlap TestimonyPastor Cameron was born and raised in Indiana. He is married to his wife Allyse and they have a new born son Myles . Pastor Cameron services as Lead Pastor at Roanoke First Church of the Nazarene. He joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share his testimony as well as about how he ministers to those in his Church and community.
2020-12-1330 minHOPE Talks12/06/20- WBTX Program- Rene Torres TestimonyRene is from Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he lived until he was 26. When Rene was 26 he moved to the Shenandoah valley of Virginia, where he has lived ever since. He started attending Church of the Nazarene Harrisonburg, Esperanza Viva campus in 2005 and started working at the church on the facilities team in 2007. Rene is married to his wife Eli and joins Front Porch Talks today to share his testimony.
2020-12-0630 minHOPE Talks11/29/20- WBTX Program- Mark Lotts TestimonyMark was born and raised in Waynesboro, Virginia. Mark is married to his wife Sharon and they currently live in Harrisonburg with their three kids. Mark and his family are part of Church of the Nazarene Harrisonburg and are planning to to be part of the East Rockingham campus when it launches. Mark joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share his testimony with us.
2020-11-2929 minHOPE Talks11/22/20- WBTX Program- Susan Rilliet TestimonySusan grow up in San Diego, California as the youngest of five children. Susan attends Church of the Nazarene Harrisonburg. She joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share her testimony with us today which includes loosing her husband in a car accident that they were involved in.
2020-11-2229 minHOPE Talks11/15/20- WBTX Program- Pam Charette TestimonyPam grew up in the south eastern part of Virginia in the Newport News, Tidewater area. Pam is married to Brian and they have to grown daughters Suzanne and Aubrey. Pam joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share her testimony.
2020-11-1530 minHOPE Talks11/08/20- WBTX Program- Pastor Kris & Ruth Peaden TestimonyKris is the Pastor at Rockbridge Community Church of the Nazarene. Kris grow up on the family farm in eastern North Carolina. Ruth grow up in Staunton, Virginia and they join us on Front Porch Talks today to share their testimony with us.
2020-11-0830 minHOPE Talks11/01/20- WBTX Program- Romans 5:1-5 with Jared LinkToday Jared Link joins Front Porch Talks to talk with us more in-depth about Romans 5:1-5. This passage was the focus of one of our Life group studies as we are studying the book of Romans this semester. Jared led the study in this session. Also here is a link to a commentary on the passage by NT Wright that Pastor Margaret references. https://vimeo.com/165350359
2020-11-0130 minHOPE Talks10/25/20- WBTX Program- Cecil Wright TestimonyCecil Wright was born and raised in Weyers Cave, Virginia where he has lived his entire life. He is married to Cindy. They have two kids. They also have grandkids and now great grandkids. Cecil joins Front Porch Talks today to share his testimony.
2020-10-2530 minHOPE Talks10/18/20- WBTX Program- Mike Barko TestimonyMike was born and raised in Dumfries, Virginia, right outside of Manassas, Virginia. This dad was an FBI agent. He has an older brother and two younger sisters. Mike started and runs a local nonprofit called Communities for Christ, where they go around and share the Gospel with people. Mike joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share his testimony with us.
2020-10-1830 minHOPE Talks10/11/20- WBTX Program- Jamie Calcagno- Roach TestimonyJamie was born in Maine. Her dad was in the Navy, so they moved around a lot. They also lived in Maryland and Massachusetts before moving to Virginia Beach. Jamie attended JMU which is how she ended up in Harrisonburg. Jamie is married to Steve and they have a daughter Reagan. Jamie joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share her testimony.
2020-10-1129 minHOPE Talks10/04/20- WBTX Program- Ten Reasons to Share Your Testimony- Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson WillisToday Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis will be sharing an outline by Jennifer Heeren from crosswalk.com on 10 reasons to share your testimony. We will also be adding our thoughts and scripture to go with each point.
Your Story is unique (even if you don't think so)God's word tells us to share our hope as a believerPeople love to hear stories- both believers and unbelievers It Removes fear and gives courageUnbelievers will have a hard time disputing what you say is your storyIt creates transparency within the churchYou become a resource for othersYou keep your initial salvation...
2020-10-0430 minHOPE Talks09/27/20-WBTX Program- Leslie Combs TestimonyLeslie was born in Fulks Run, Virginia and was raised in Broadway, Virginia. Leslie has not lived in the same place more than four years since she turned 18.She has traveled to England multiple times, Mexico multiple time and she also spent six weeks in Colombia. In addition to her travels Leslie lived in New Jersey for a few years before moving back to the Shenandoah Valley. Leslie joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share her testimony.
2020-09-2730 minHOPE Talks09/20/20- WBTX Program- “Prayer”- Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson WillisWe will be praying together specifically for five key areas.
FOCUS 1, Pray for one another (I Timothy 2:1): Who is hurting around you? Who is in need of hope and redemption? Who has a physical need? A financial need? A spiritual need? What we’re fighting: Sickness, discouragement, hopelessness.
FOCUS 2, Pray for peace (Philippians 4:7): We are living in an unprecedented time of uncertainty. Many are attacked and some paralyzed by fear and anxiety. Peace does not come from our circumstances, but from our God who is our peace. Where is an area you are needing to experi...
2020-09-2030 minHOPE Talks09/13/20- WBTX Program- Malisa Arbogast TestimonyMalisa was adopted at 28 days old into a Christian family. They lived in Pennsylvania for two years and Ohio for six years before moving to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia where she has lived ever since. Malisa joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share her testimony.
2020-09-1330 minHOPE Talks08/30/20- WBTX Program- Gabriel Montanez TestimonyGabriel Montanez was born in Illinois and when he was about a year old his family moved to the Shenandoah Valley where he has lived ever since. Gabriel joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share his testimony with us. Gabriel also shares about a nine month mission trip that he is leaving for in September through World race. They will be doing training in the states until January when they hope to go overseas to Eswatini, Ethiopia and Cambodia. If you are interested in following Gabriel while he is on his mission trip or fell led to...
2020-08-3030 minHOPE Talks08/23/20- WBTX Program- Kathy Ridder TestimonyKathy was born in Staunton, Virginia and her family moved to Harrisonburg when she was three. Kathy has lived in the Harrisonburg/ Bridgewater, Virginia ever since with the exception of two years when her and her husband Drew lived in New Jersey. Kathy and Drew have two Daughters Jenny and Emily. Kathy works at Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene. Drew and Kathy Planned Living Stone Church of the Nazarene in Verona, Virginia. Kathy Joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share her testimony with us.
2020-08-2330 minHOPE Talks08/16/20- WBTX Program- New Creation with Sabrina Dorman-Andrew & Eyde AdamsToday we are joined by Director & Co-Founder of New Creation Sabrina Dorman-Andrew as well as a New Creation volunteer Eyde Adams to talk about New Creations, which is a non profit that helps girls who are rescued from human trafficking as well as bring awareness to the issue and help with prevention of the issue.
2020-08-1630 minHOPE Talks08/09/20- WBTX Program- Pastor Drew Ridder Testimony Part 2Pastor Drew Ridder was born and raised in Harrisonburg. He is the Pastor of Living Stone church of the Nazarene in Verona, Virginia. Drew is married to Kathy and they have two daughters Jenny and Emily. Before entering the ministry Drew worked in architecture for 15 years. Drew joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share his testimony with us.
2020-08-0930 minHOPE Talks06/21/20- WBTX Program- “Father God” with Pastor Kerry WillisPastor Kerry Willis joins Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis on Front Porch Talks this Fathers Day to talk about God as our Father.
2020-06-2130 minHOPE Talks05/10/20- WBTX Program- Sydney Hayslett & Pastor Olivia Michael TestimonyToday on Front Porch Talks we are joined by Pastor Margaret's daughters Sydney Hayslett & Pastor Olivia Michael. They join us to share their testimony with us as well as some stories and good memories that they have with their mom for this Mother's Day program.
2020-05-1030 minHOPE Talks05/03/20- WBTX Program- Sarah Kinzer “Abide”Sarah Kinzer joins Grayson Willis & Pastor Margaret Michael today to share about a book she wrote recently entitled "Abide." Sarah lives in the Shenandoah Valley and works in full-time ministry with the Church of the Nazarene She is passionate about communicating the message of Holiness and helping people find freedom through faith. She wants to walk with others in the deep places, to seek out hard truths and to witness the penetrating light of the gospel as it authentically creates radical changes in her own life and those around her.
2020-05-0330 minHOPE Talks04/19/20- WBTX Program- Pastor Margaret Michael & Grayson Willis: Psalm 139On Today's Broadcast Hosts Grayson Willis & Pastor Margaret Michael share from Psalm 139 as well as from Psalm 145:1-3,Psalm 103:1,Psalm 46:1, Lamentations 3:22-23,Isaiah 41:9-10,Isaiah 54:17, Matthew 4:17, 2 Chronicles 7;14,1 John 1:9,John 14:27 & 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 from God's word that give us Hope and Good News even in these difficult times with all that's going on in our world with the coronavirus.
2020-04-1930 minHOPE Talks03/01/20- WBTX Program- Pastor Margaret Trip to Peru with Operation Christmas ChildPastor Margaret Michael shares on Front Porch Talks today about a recent trip that she took to Peru with Operation Christmas Child to deliver gift filled shoe box's to kid's. They also shared the gospel with the kids and their family through what Operation Christmas Child calls The Greatest Journey.
2020-03-0129 minHOPE Talks11/17/19- WBTX Program- Pastor Stephen Willis TestimonyPastor Stephen Willis is from Harkers Island, North Carolina. He is the Lead Pastor at Lynchburg First Church of the Nazarene, where he has been for the last 16 years. He Joins us on Front Porch Talks today to share his Testimony.
2019-11-1729 minHOPE Talks06/16/19- WBTX Program- Pastor Kerry Willis TestimonyPastor Kerry Willis was born in Harkers Island, North Carolina. He and his family came to the Shenandoah Valley in 1994 where he was the pastor of Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene for 24 years. In 2018 he answered the call to become the District Superintendent for the Philadelphia District Church of the Nazarene.
2019-06-1629 minHOPE Talks05/03/19- Men’s Retreat Session 3- Relational Leadership- Pastor Kerry WillisThis is session 3 of our 25th anniversary Men's Retreat from Harrisonburg First Church of the Nazarene down to Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. The Retreat took place April 10-13. This years theme was Lead On. In session 3 Pastor Kerry Willis spoke on Relational Leadership.
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