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The MikeCheck Podcast

The mission of the MikeCheck Podcast is to strengthen the church to make a stronger defense of the faith by biblically checking the unbiblical. Hosted by Mike Ruel, Pastor of the Highlands Bible Church, in Vernon, NJ.

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Episode 20 - Biblically Checking Singleness (Guest:...

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2024/04/17

Being single can be difficult, especially in a church culture full of happily married people and growing families. How should we look at this from a biblical perspective? Mike is joined in studio by Emily Seely as they talk through this challenging topic together.-- Questions/Feedback? Email us at ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠ or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links:⁠TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible

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Episode 19 - Biblically Checking "Enough" (Guest:...

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2024/04/05

Have you ever felt like you didn't have enough time? Strength? Patience? Money? __________? Join Mike as he talks with author, teacher, and friend Naomi Mason about her book "Enough."Questions/Feedback? Email us at ⁠Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com⁠ or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links:⁠ TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Ron Vreeland

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BONUS Episode 18 - Biblically Checking President...

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2024/04/04

We have all heard about President Biden's recent statement on the Transgender Day of Visibility which just so happened to correspond to Easter Sunday...but what about his Bible-verse quoting Tweet? What about his Statement on Easter? Join Mike as he tries to put all this together and biblically check the very unbiblical.

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Episode 17 - Biblically Checking Anxiety

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2024/03/21

Anxiety is a really big thing. We all struggle with it to some degree or another. What does the Bible have to say about it? What makes it sinful? What are some practical ways to deal with it? Join Mike as he talks through all of that and more!Questions/Feedback? Email us at Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links:TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ron

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Episode 16 - Biblically Checking Local Politics...

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2024/03/07

Show Notes:Mike joins newly elected Sussex County Commissioner Jack DeGroot in the studio for a conversation about being a commissioner, a Christian, and how to be involved! Questions/Feedback? Email us at Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ron Vreeland Music Jack DeGroot Facebook

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Episode 15 - Listener Questions!

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2024/02/22

Show Notes:Join Mike as he answers a few listener questions about voting for Trump, questions about sexual immorality and marriage...and even talks about the SuperBowl - He Gets Us ads, Kelce/Swift...what can possibly go wrong?Questions/Feedback? Email us at Mike@TheMikeCheckPodcast.com or TEXT (973) 500-8329 Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Ron Vreeland

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Biblically Checking Helping Others (Guests: Alyssa...

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2024/02/08

Show Notes: Throughout history, there have always been people in need. How can we as the church help? Are there unbiblical ways to help? Join Mike Ruel as he sits down with Doreen and Alyssa from My Brother's Place - a local Christian organization that seeks to provide spiritual and physical refuge for those in need. Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ron

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Episode 13 - Biblically Checking Politics

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2024/01/25

Episode Info: POLITICS! The 2024 Presidential Election is upon us! How should a Christian go about assessing the candidates' positions and voting? Check them with the Biblical Worldview. Join Mike Ruel as he gives an intro about what the Bible has to say about government and politics and how to move ahead in trust. Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ron

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Episode 12 - Biblically Checking Dating (Guests:...

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2024/01/12

Show Notes What even IS dating? Is it in the Bible? What is the Biblical focus of dating, especially as it relates to marriage. Mike welcomes Steve and Noelle Barlow onto the podcast to talk about all of these things and more! Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ron Vreeland Music

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Episode 11 - Biblically Checking Productivity

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2023/12/28

Episode Info On this episode, Mike talks about one of his favorite topics - PRODUCTIVITY! What does the Bible have to say about it? What are we supposed to be focused on? What are some tools, tips, and tricks to be more productive? All this and MORE! Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ron Vreeland Music Do More Better - Book by Tim Challies Margin: Restoring

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Episode 10 - Biblically Checking The Church

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2023/12/14

What is the church? What does the Bible say about the church? How do we know if a church is biblical? Is church important? All this and more on this episode!Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ron Vreeland Music

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Episode 9 - Biblically Checking Marriage and Ministry...

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2023/11/30

Mike welcomes his lovely wife Melanie to the podcast! Join them as they talk about marriage and ministry over the last 30 years together. What are the various phases/modes of life that we find ourselves in during marriage and ministry? What should we be pursuing and avoiding in each? What's it like to be a Pastor's wife? How did Mike and Mel meet? All this and MORE on this episode... Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church -

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Episode 8 - Listener Questions! Female Pastors,...

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2023/11/16

First ever listener question episode! Join Mike as he biblically checks female pastors and answers some questions about celebrities. How do we process a celebrity death like Matthew Perry, or a celebrity conversion like Kat VonD? Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mike Ruel Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ron Vreeland Music

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Episode 7 - Biblically Checking Abortion (Guest: Lori...

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2023/11/02

Episode Info:Abortion. Perhaps the issue that people may associate Christians with the most - we are known for our opposition to abortion. Why? Should that still be the case? On this episode, Mike sets a biblical foundation of why abortion is, in fact, sinful and then has a conversation with Lori Perst from Today's Choice Women's Center in Newton, NJ. What are the lies and misrepresentations being put out there about centers like Today's Choice and what is the truth? Show

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Episode 6 - Biblically Checking Israel and Hamas

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2023/10/19

We have all been affected by the situation in Israel - the horrific images we see on the news, the massive destruction and the threat of a larger scale war looming in the background. How do we Biblically process all this? Does this mean that Jesus' return is imminent? What are we called to as Christians? Join Mike Ruel as he digs into this important topic dominating our headlines. Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church -

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Episode 5 - Biblically Checking Sexuality/LGBTQ

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2023/09/28

Sexuality and LGBTQ issues are the biggest cultural issue facing the church today, yet so many churches have different viewpoints on the issue. What does the Bible say? Join Mike Ruel as he gives a biblical overview, provides sample objections and checks them biblically, and most of all - points to the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ for transformation and new life! Show Links: TheMikeCheck Podcast - Website⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Highlands Bible Church - Facebook ⁠⁠⁠⁠Highlands

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Episode 4 - Biblically Checking Musical Worship in...

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2023/09/14

We have all seen the cringeworthy reels or you tube compilations of worship music gone wrong at evangelical churches...what is happening? Join Mike Ruel with special guest Ron Vreeland, Worship Director at Highlands Bible Church, as they biblically check unbiblical worship and answer the question - why musical worship in church? -- Show Links:⁠ Highlands Bible Church ⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Mike Ruel Twitter⁠⁠ Ron Vreeland Music Sovereign Grace

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Episode 3 - Biblically Checking Evil and Disasters

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2023/08/31

In the news we see devastating wildfires in Hawaii and hurricanes in Florida. How can God allow this? Where did evil and natural disasters come from? What is the biblical worldview? What do other worldviews say? How can Christians respond to the objection to the faith which is the problem of evil? How can we help best when people experience it? All this and more! Show Links: Highlands Bible Church - Website⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - Facebook⁠ ⁠Highlands Bible Church - IG⁠ ⁠Mike Ruel

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Episode 2 - Biblically Checking Christian Education...

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2023/08/17

Join host Mike Ruel as he takes a biblical look at the question - Why Christian Education? He is joined in studio by Robert Waters, Administrator of the Sussex Christian School in Sussex, NJ. Special thanks to our show producer (and musical artist) Ron Vreeland for his help with this episode. Show Links: Sussex Christian School - Website Sussex Christian School - Facebook Sussex Christian School - IG Highlands Bible Church - Website Highlands Bible Church - Facebook Highlands Bible Church -

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Episode 1 - Show Kickoff and Why I Believe

The MikeCheck Podcast ·

2023/08/04

On this first episode of the MikeCheck Podcast, host Mike Ruel sets the mission and vision for the podcast and answers the question "Why I Believe?"

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