A Closer Walk: An Avenue Podcast
Welcome to "A Closer Walk" podcast at Washington Avenue Baptist Church where we desire to have just a closer walk with God as we study His word. Each week, we will be studying a passage from our church's chronological Bible reading plan hoping to grow in our walks with the Lord.
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4 days ago
4 days ago
19 min
Welcome back to "A Closer Walk". WE ARE FINALLY IN THE NEW TESTAMENT!!!!! Breyer Taylor returns to the show with Garrett to discuss the very familiar opening passages of the four Gospels, what they tell us about Jesus, and how we are to respond to Him.

Sep 22, 2026
Sep 22, 2026
58 min
Welcome to a **SPECIAL EPISODE** of "A Closer Walk" podcast! We've got Mark Gaw, Shane Bowling, Breyer Taylor, and Garrett Hawkins here today to have an in depth conversation recapping valuable lessons that they have learned from the Old Testament what they are looking forward to in the New Testament. You don't want to miss this!

Sep 14, 2026
Sep 14, 2026
19 min
It's time for another episode of "A Closer Walk" podcast. Today, Mark and Garrett dive into the book of Esther, discussing the story, how many times God is mentioned in the text, all the details that had to be in place for the deliverance of the people, and how we can live today knowing we, too, are here "for such a time as this."

Sep 7, 2026
Sep 7, 2026
17 min
Welcome back to another episode of "A Closer Walk: An Avenue Podcast" where we desire to have just a closer walk while studying His word. Today, Mark and Garrett discuss the first chapter of Ezra and how God is the God of restoration.

Aug 31, 2026
Aug 31, 2026
20 min
Today, on "A Closer Walk", Mark Gaw and Garrett Hawkins focus on a section of scripture that falls under the category of imprecatory. In Psalm 137, they break down what this style of scripture is and how we are supposed to apply this to our lives in the present day.

Aug 24, 2026
Aug 24, 2026
21 min
Today, Shane and Garrett are wrapping up the month of August on "A Closer Walk" in the book of Lamentations. They discuss again what it means to lament, how to test and examine ourselves, and they each discuss a time when God brought them to a place of repentance and how it changed their lives.

Aug 17, 2026
Aug 17, 2026
18 min
On today's episode of "A Closer Walk", Shane and Garrett break down Ezekiel 14 and discuss why God would bring up Noah, Daniel, and Job again.

Aug 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026
18 min
Welcome back to another episode of "A Closer Walk" where we desire to have just a closer walk with God by studying His word. Today, Shane and Garrett talk about false prophecies, false prophets, false teachers, and the best ways to avoid them.

Aug 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026
22 min
For the first episode of August of "A Closer Walk", Pastor Shane returns to discuss the book of Habakkuk and what God is up to behind the scenes.

Jul 27, 2026
Jul 27, 2026
17 min
Mark and Garrett finish out the month of July on "A Closer Walk" focusing on one more passage from Psalm 119, verses 81-88. They focus on a key question that a lot of us have when we go through trials, "How do we wait on the Lord?"

