Equipping You In Grace

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave kicks off a new Wednesday episode considering current statistics on biblical illiteracy, why biblical literacy matters for every Christian, and starts with them, along with providing practical encouragement on why and how to get started reading your Bible. What you’ll hear in this episode Current statistics on biblical illiteracy. Why Biblical Literacy Matters for Every Christian. Why biblical literacy starts with every Christian. Practical encouragement on getting started reading your Bible. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks fo

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Justin discuss faithfulness and focus and how that should impact the Christian life and ministry, the dangers of wrong views of God’s judgment are, why learning patience helps us to remain steadfast, along with his book, Behold An Invitation to Wonder (Christian Focus, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode In what way are our hearts starved for wonder, and how the Lord alone meets that need. How the temptation of Jesus in the desert instructions Christians today. How to remain faithful and focused on our growth in grace even when we are tired or feel we aren’t as effective as we might be. What our view of celebrities and heroes reveals about our understanding of Jesus. Three lessons Paul’s passionate address to the Ephesian leaders teaches us. How a biblical understanding of Jesus should impact our every act, decision, and thought. How learning patience helps us remain steadfast. What wrong ideas of God’s judgment do to the gospel and our Ch

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Ben Rogers discuss the dangers of ungodly friendship and the blessing of godly close friendship, the priority of daily Bible reading, the fear of man, fleeing temptation, and enjoying prayer, along with Thoughts for Young Men he edited (H&E, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode The dangers of ungodly friendship and the blessing of godly close friendship. Dangers for young men today. The dangers of the fear of man. The priority of daily Bible reading. Advice on fleeing temptation. Advice on prayer. About the Guest Bennett Wade Rogers (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is a pastor and teacher in Mississippi. He is the author of A Tender Lion: The Life, Ministry, and Message of J. C. Ryle (2019) and has recently edited and introduced a new edition of Ryle’s Simplicity in Preaching: A Few Hints on a Great Subject (2019) and Thoughts for Young Men (2021). Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe t

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Kevin Halloran discuss the importance of praying with an open Bible, strategies for fighting distractions in our prayer lives, gospel help for those who feel they can’t or shouldn’t pray because of their sin, along with his book, When Prayer Is a Struggle: A Practical Guide to Overcoming Obstacles in Prayer (P&R, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode The importance of praying with an open Bible. Strategies for fighting distractions in our prayer lives. How to cultivate a culture of prayer in our local churches. Practical strategies for those who are struggling to pray. Help for those who feel they are unorganized in their prayer lives. Help for those who feel stuck in the pit of their sin, so they shouldn’t or can’t pray. Advice for those who think they are too busy to pray. Help for those who are too stressed to pray. Recommended books on prayer to check out. About the Guest Kevin P. Halloran (MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Jeffrey Johnson discuss why Charles Spurgeon opposed Karl Marx, how the Church should respond to the social justice movement, the use of language, and how it is at the heart of social justice, along with his book, What Every Christian Needs to Know About Social Justice (Free Grace Press, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode Why Charles Spurgeon opposed Karl Marx. How the Church should respond to the social justice movement. How understanding reality, how we know what we know, and who decides right and wrong equips Christians to evaluate the claims of social justice advocates. How important it is that Christians understand how language works and how the use of language is at the heart of social justice. How should the Church respond to attacks on religious liberty. Whether there are situations where social justice rises to the level of church discipline. How the biblical gospel counters the counterfeit gospel of social justice. About the Gues

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Dr. Michael Barrett discuss the dangers of wrong views of holiness, the means of grace, navigating distractions, fighting temptation and lust by fearing God, the fear of God and the presence of God, handling affliction in a Christ-centered way, along with this book with Dr. Beeke, A Radical, Comprehensive Call to Holiness (‎Christian Focus, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode The dangers of wrong views of holiness. How wrong views of holiness affect our understanding of assurance. The means of grace and growing in Christ. Learning to navigate the distractions of our lives. The importance of being aware of the dangers of lust and temptation around us. Fighting temptation and lust by fearing God. Learning to factor the Lord into every facet and sphere of our lives. The difference between once saved always saved and perseverance of the saints. Handling affliction in a Christ-centered way. The dangers of letting go and letting God theology

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and David Fiorazo discuss the essential nature of the Church, the life of the mind in the Christian life, Christian political engagement, preparing for present and future persecution, censorship, social media engagement, ending abortion, along with his book, Canceling Christianity: How The Left Silences Churches, Dismantles The Constitution, And Divides Our Culture (‎Freiling Publishing, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode The essential nature of the Church. The importance of the life of the mind to Christianity. Whether Christians should pursue a career and engagement with politics. Why every Christian is to be engaged in the Great Commission in every sphere of vocation and life. How Christians balance their political engagement with their Christian faith. How Christians should prepare for present persecution and future persecution. Why Christians should work towards the end of abortion through legislation and preaching the gospel, and making d

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Marcia Montenegro discuss what the Enneagram is, why this practice should be concerning to Christians, and how they should speak to it and about it, how the Enneagram opposes a biblical worldview, along with her book, Richard Rohr and the Enneagram (MCOI Publishing, 2020). What you’ll hear in this episode Why Christians shouldn't engage or use the enneagram. The dangers of Richard Rohr’s theology. Advice to pastors on the use of the enneagram in the local church. The sufficiency of Scripture and the problem of pragmatism. The concerning trend of books from evangelical publishers on the Enneagram. How Christians should speak to growing challenge of the Enneagram and it’s growing influence. How the Enneagram opposes a biblical worldview. What the Enneagram is and why this practice should be concerning to Christians. About the Guest Before becoming a Christian, Marcia Montenegro was involved for many years in Eastern spiritual beliefs (Hindu an

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Owen Strachan discuss whether or not it’s biblical to view CRT as an analytical tool or not, the signs of a “woke” church and how Christians should respond to it, and address it in their churches and with their church leadership, along with his book, Christianity and Wokeness: How the Social Justice Movement Is Hijacking the Gospel- and the Way to Stop It (Salem Books, 2021) What you’ll hear in this episode Why it’s problematic that some churches have accepted Critical race theory. Whether or not it’s biblical to view Critical Race theory as an analytical tool or not. The signs of a woke church and how Christians should respond and address it. How Christians should tell other Christians and churches about CRT in love. How Christians should approach church leaders and their pastors about concerns about CRT. About the Guest Dr. Owen Strachan is Provost and Research Professor of Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary. Before coming to GBTS he s

On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Micah Wilder discuss engaging Mormon missionaries when they come to your door and Mormon neighbors with the gospel, ministering to Ex-Mormons with Scripture, along with his book, Passport to Heaven: The True Story of a Zealous Mormon Missionary Who Discovers the Jesus He Never Knew?  (Harvest House, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode The best way to engage Mormon neighbors with the gospel. How to minister to ex-Mormons. What the average Mormon knows about the Mormon faith. How to come alongside Mormons with Scripture. The best way to engage Mormon missionaries who come to the door of our house. Finding truth in God’s Word alone. About the Guest Micah Wilder is a founder of Adam’s Road, a music and testimony ministry which shares the Gospel of Jesus Christ across North America. Micah recounts his spiritual journey in his first book, Passport to Heaven: The True Story of a Zealous Mormon Missionary Who Discovers the Jesus He Never Knew (H

On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Garrett Kell discuss the gospel and pursuing purity, the place of community and pursuing purity, strategies to starve pornography, and accountability, along with his book, Pure in Heart: Sexual Sin and the Promises of God (Crossway, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode What real accountability looks like for the Christian The gospel and our pursuit of purity. Advice to those struggling with sexual sin who think they are beyond the salvation offered in Christ. The importance of community in the battle for purity. Approaching the throne of grace and our pursuit of purity. Advice for those struggling with social media and pursuing purity. Some practical strategies to starving a hunger for pornography. Advice for pursuing biblical counseling from a pastor of biblical counselor. About the Guest J. Garrett Kell (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. He and his wife, Carrie, have six

On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Voddie Baucham discuss social justice and biblical and theological illiteracy, the dangers of CRT and intersectionality, the dangers of the cult of racism, concerns with Christian’s support of BLM, along with his book, Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe (Salem Books, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode Why the social justice is a gospel issue. Why social justice is another symptom of the growing problem of biblical and theological illiteracy. How Christians can pursue justice without bending to wokeness or other troubling views. Advice to the person getting exposed to critical race theory and intersectionality. Concerns about the growing racial reconciliation movement in the evangelical Church today. Concerns about critical social justice movement’s stance on abortion. The most powerful weapon that Christians have against CRT and intersectionality. Why real love for brothers and sisters in

On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Andreas Kostenberger discuss the importance of biblical theology to biblical interpretation, the historical and cultural background to Scripture, along with his book, Invitation to Biblical Interpretation: Exploring the Hermeneutical Triad of History, Literature, and Theology, 2nd ed. (Kregel, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode The importance of understanding the historical and cultural background of the Bible. Advice for Pastors and Bible teachers as they apply God’s Word to God’s people. The importance of biblical theology to biblical interpretation. About the Guest Andreas Köstenberger is Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology and Director of the Center for Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the Founder of Biblical Foundations, an organization devoted to encouraging a return to the biblical foundations in the home, the church, and society. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You

On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Doreen Virtue discuss the history and dangers of yoga, how Christians should speak to those involved in yoga, the danger yoga presents to children, correcting people with love and patience, and how yoga opposes a Christian worldview. What you’ll hear in this episode The history of yoga and how it got started. Why yoga is so dangerous. How yoga opposes a Christian worldview. Why Christians should not engage in yoga. How Christians should speak to those involved in yoga. The dangers of melding Christianity with any other religion. Advice to correcting our opponents in love and with patience. The dangers of yoga for children and what they are being taught, and what parents can do about it. About the Guest Raised in Christian Science, Doreen Virtue was formerly the top-selling New Age author at the world’s largest New Age publisher, until Jesus opened her eyes to the gospel. She got baptized for the first time, began spreading the gospel mes

On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Tim Shorey about the importance of children learning theology and help for parents to teach their children theology and how the local church can come alongside parents to encourage and equip them, and his new book, An ABC Prayer to Jesus: Praise for Hearts Both Young & Old. What you’ll hear in this episode The importance of children learning theology. How the local church can come alongside parents and teach them theology. Help for parents wanting to help children learn theology. How the local church can encourage and equip parents to help children read their Bible’s. The role grandparents should take in the spiritual formation and development of their grandchildren. About the Guest Timothy M. Shorey has been a pastor since 1982. He currently leads Risen Hope Church, a multiethnic congregation in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and is the author of Worship Worthy and 30/30 Hindsight: 30 Reflections on a 30-Year Headache. He and Gayline have six

On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and David Steele discuss the fear of God and standing against the fear of man, biblical boldness and practical steps towards it, Christians convictions and Scripture, along with his new book, Spineless: Restoring Courage and Conviction to the People of God. What you’ll hear in this episode J.C. Ryle’s lament over the church in our day and David Steele’s concern about the church in our day. Some marks of false teachers Christians should look out for. The importance of Christians convictions being shaped by Scripture. Some of the markets of faithful proclamation of God’s Word. The importance of Christians being governed by biblical conviction and informed by biblical truth as Christians. A proper fear of God and standing stand against the fear of man. The importance of biblical boldness and a plan of action towards it. About the Guest Dr. David S. Steele has been in pastoral ministry since 1991. He holds BS and MA degrees from Multnomah Universi

On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Dr. Gregg Allison discuss our approach to discipleship and human embodiment, how Christians should respond to issues related to gender, along with his book, Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World (Baker Books, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode How human embodiment can help us become more connected with God and His design for mankind How our interpretation of body image affects our relationship with God. How Christians should respond to issues related to gender in our culture. How the Incarnation instructs us about our existence as embodied people. Our responsibility as image-bearers to care for our bodies. How our physical body relates to worship. About the Guest Gregg R. Allison (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including 50 Core Truths of the Christian Faith, The Baker Compact Dictionary of Theologi

On today’s Equipping You in Grace, Dave and Chelsea Stanley talk about the benefits of using Scripture as a guide when we pray, encouragement for adult children caring for their parents, and what adult children should do when they don’t feel like our parents are worthy of honor, along with her book, 5 Things to Pray for Your Parents (The Good Book, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode The benefits of using Scripture as a guide when we pray. What adult children should do when they don’t feel like our parents are worthy of honor. Encouragement to adult children caring for their parents. Advice on praying for unbelieving parents. About the Guest Chelsea Stanley is a child of God, wife, and mother of three young boys. She is a member of Crossway Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin where she serves with the womens ministry team. Chelsea has written for Desiring God, Risen Motherhood, and The Gospel Coalition, and she loves helping adult children apply the truth of the gospel to their parental rela

On today’s Equipping You in Grace Dave and Tobby Smith discuss why and how Christians should respond to heresy, some ways to engage Mormons with the gospel, the markers of progressive Christianity, why Christians should be concerned about Bethel, along with his book, Wolfology: A Look at Heresies Old and New (Kress Biblical Resources, 2021). What you’ll hear in this episode Why Christians should be concerned about heresy. How Christians should respond to heresy. How studying church history can help Christians today. Some of the best ways to engage Mormons with the gospel. The markers of progressive Christianity and how Christians should speak to them. Why Christians should be concerned about Bethel. About the Guest Tobby Smith is Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church in New Castle, Indiana. Tobby holds a B.A. from Boyce College, an M.A. and Masters of Divinity from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary, and is currently a PhD student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Tobby has been married

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Carolyn Lacey discuss why Christians should care about hospitality, how to get started with hospitality in and out of the church, along with her book, Extraordinary Hospitality for Ordinary People (The Good Book, 2021) What you’ll hear in this episode Why Christians should be concerned about hospitality. The role of hospitality in the local church. Four ways that Christians can offer compassionate and genuine hospitality to others. Advice to those wanting to start being hospitable to others but aren’t sure how to start. The relationship between hospitality and humility. The role hospitality has among church members in the local church. About the Guest Carolyn Lacey is a writer, speaker and pastor's wife. She serves alongside her husband, Richard, in Worcester, UK, and teaches regularly at women's events. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. I