Catalyst Bible Studies

Catalyst Church Hayesville

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Detailed Bible teaching with direct conviction.

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Catalyst Bible Studies is a Bible teaching series built around close reading, repeated Scripture references, and direct spiritual application. Episodes connect genealogy, covenant, Joseph, Job, angels, Satan, anxiety, gratitude, and salvation into lessons about trusting God.

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About Catalyst Bible Studies

Catalyst Bible Studies is a Christian Bible teaching series that favors sustained exposition over quick inspiration. Episodes sound rooted in a church classroom or service, with Scripture read closely and then pressed into everyday faith. The teaching often starts with a passage, a character, or a biblical pattern. Then it slows down. Genesis genealogies are not treated as filler; they become timelines, meanings, names, and theological signposts. Adam, Seth, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah are placed inside a larger covenant story. The speaker lingers over details that some studies skip, including lifespans, word meanings, and the way one generation leads into another. That patience gives the show its texture. It can be technical for a moment, then suddenly urgent and personal. The Bible Characters series brings the same approach to narrative. Joseph’s story is framed through betrayal, slavery, loss, and the refusal to abandon trust in the Lord. Job’s story becomes a doorway into the language of the sons of God, Bnei Ha Elohim, angels, Satan, and spiritual rebellion. Heavy material is not left as spectacle. It is redirected toward courage, gospel witness, and confidence in God’s victory. The show also returns often to the inner life of faith: anxiety, fear, guilt, shame, forgiveness, thanksgiving, prayer, and the hope found in Jesus Christ. Its register is traditional and earnest, with moments that feel like testimony time and moments that feel like a Bible college survey class. Listeners should expect repetition, emphasis, and a preacherly cadence. They should also expect a clear point of view. Catalyst Bible Studies is for Christians who want their Bible study detailed, doctrinal, and personally confrontational in the old-fashioned sense: Scripture explained, then applied directly to the heart.

Made for: Best for Christians who want traditional, Scripture-heavy teaching that moves from close reading to personal application. It especially suits listeners comfortable with church-service pacing, Old Testament context, and direct calls to faith.

What sets it apart: The show stands out by treating genealogies, Hebrew terms, timelines, and biblical character arcs as spiritually urgent material. It pairs classroom-style Bible detail with the emotional force of direct exhortation.

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Join Catalyst Church Hayesville and Pastor Brandon Matheson for in-depth Bible studies. Dig deep into the Word to grow in your Christian Life, so you are equipped to create change in this world. At Catalyst we exist to lead people into a vibrant, growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Our mission is to be the church for the unChurched and to follow the great commission of christ found in Matthew 28:19-20 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things wh...

Genesis genealogiescovenant and salvationJoseph's betrayal and faithJob and spiritual conflictangels and Bnei Ha Elohimprayer and thanksgivinganxiety, fear, and hopeforgiveness through Jesus

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Covenant: And God Said...And It Was So - Part 3Apr 15, 2026

A genealogy lesson that turns names into meaning and meaning into prayer.

The episode treats Genesis 5 as more than a roll call of names, tracing Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah into a chain of meanings about man, appointment, mortality, sorrow, and praise.

Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 2Jan 1, 2026

A measured Bible study that links Job, Genesis 6, and the Bnei Ha Elohim into a single argument about spiritual rebellion.

Catalyst Bible Studies moves through the Old Testament one figure at a time, then lands in Job and Genesis 6 with a steady, classroom-like focus on why each detail matters.

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  1. 1

    Covenant: And God Said...And It Was So - Part 4

    Apr 22, 2026·1h 6m
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    Covenant: And God Said...And It Was So - Part 3

    Hidden gem

    Catalyst Bible Studies, episode "Covenant: And God Said...And It Was So - Part 3," centers on Genesis 5, Genesis 6, and Noah's ark in a long Bible teaching from Brandon.

    Apr 15, 2026·1h 6m·2 clips
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    Covenant: And God Said...And It Was So - Part 2

    Apr 8, 2026·1h 6m
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    Covenant: And God Said...And It Was So - Part 1

    Mar 27, 2026·53m
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 9

    Pastor Brandon Matheson continues a Bible study on the story of Joseph, focusing on Joseph's unwavering faith despite betrayal and slavery.

    Feb 4, 2026·59m
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 8

    Jan 28, 2026·51m
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 7

    Jan 21, 2026·54m
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 6

    Jan 14, 2026·55m
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 5

    Jan 7, 2026·57m
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 2

    Hidden gem

    Catalyst Bible Studies' "Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 2" moves from Genesis 5 into Genesis 6 and treats the first ten generations from Adam to Noah as a theological sequence.

    Jan 1, 2026·1h·4 clips
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 4

    Dec 31, 2025·1h 4m
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 3

    Dec 24, 2025·1h
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    Bible Characters: Stories That Changed the World Part 1

    Dec 14, 2025·55m
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    Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - Part 6

    Nov 5, 2025·53m
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    Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - Part 5

    Oct 29, 2025·47m
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    Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - Part 4

    Hidden gem

    Brandon of Catalyst Bible Studies interprets John 15's “true vine” through Isaiah 5, where the vineyard represents Israel and its failed fruit.

    Oct 22, 2025·51m·3 clips
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    Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - Part 3

    Oct 15, 2025·1h 4m
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    Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - Part 2

    Hidden gem

    Catalyst Bible Studies examines John 14–17, focusing on Jesus's final teachings after Judas leaves the Last Supper and before Gethsemane.

    Oct 8, 2025·1h·4 clips
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    Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled - Part 1

    Catalyst Bible Studies pastor Brandon begins a series on John 14 with Jesus’ instruction, “Let not your heart be troubled,” applying it to cancer, sickness, loss, surgery, betrayal, and uncertainty.

    Oct 3, 2025·1h 3m·4 clips
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    The Seed - Part 3

    Brandon Matheson of Catalyst Church reads 1 Peter 1:19-25 and argues that redemption comes only through "the precious blood of Christ," not through corruptible things such as good works, silver or gold.

    Aug 2, 2025·59m·2 clips
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    The Seed - Part 4

    Aug 2, 2025·1h
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    The Seed - Part 2

    Jul 9, 2025·56m
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    The Seed - Part 1

    Jul 7, 2025·59m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 13

    Jun 11, 2025·1h 3m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 12

    Jun 6, 2025·1h
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 11

    May 7, 2025·1h 5m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 10

    Apr 30, 2025·58m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 9

    Mar 19, 2025·1h 3m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 8

    Mar 13, 2025·1h 4m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 7

    Feb 26, 2025·1h 8m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 6

    Feb 13, 2025·1h 4m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 5

    Feb 13, 2025·1h 4m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 4

    Jan 30, 2025·56m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 3

    Jan 22, 2025·1h 6m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 2

    Jan 15, 2025·1h 5m
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    Ephesians: Equipping the Family of God, Pt 1

    Jan 8, 2025·59m
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    The Feasts of Israel - Part 8

    Dec 30, 2024·1h 3m
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    The Feasts of Israel - Part 7

    Dec 23, 2024·57m
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    The Feasts of Israel - Part 6

    Dec 18, 2024·1h
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    The Feasts of Israel - Part 5

    Dec 11, 2024·1h 5m
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    The Feasts of Israel - Part 4

    Dec 4, 2024·1h 2m
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    The Feasts of Israel - Part 3

    Nov 27, 2024·1h 3m
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    The Feasts of Israel - Part 2

    Nov 21, 2024·1h 3m
  44. 44

    The Feasts of Israel - Part 1

    Nov 14, 2024·1h 9m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 23

    Oct 23, 2024·57m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 22

    Oct 16, 2024·1h
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 21

    Oct 9, 2024·1h 7m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 20

    Sep 24, 2024·59m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 19

    Sep 5, 2024·1h 6m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 18

    Aug 7, 2024·1h
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 16 & 17

    Jul 16, 2024·1h 1m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 15

    May 23, 2024·1h 1m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 14

    May 7, 2024·1h 1m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 13

    Apr 24, 2024·59m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 12

    Apr 17, 2024·1h 3m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 9

    Feb 21, 2024·1h 6m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 11

    Feb 21, 2024·1h 5m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 1

    Feb 21, 2024·1h 11m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 8

    Feb 21, 2024·1h
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 7

    Feb 21, 2024·1h 4m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 6

    Feb 21, 2024·1h 2m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 5

    Feb 21, 2024·1h 6m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 4

    Feb 21, 2024·1h 2m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 3

    Feb 21, 2024·48m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 2

    Feb 21, 2024·1h 9m
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    Revelation - Countdown to the Kingdom - Part 10

    Feb 21, 2024·52m