Equipping You In Grace

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers union with Christ and biblical life change, why change requires practice and perseverance, why change is possible because of Christ, and the hope of change.What you’ll hear in this episodeUnion with Christ and biblical life change.Why change requires practice and perseverance.Why change is possible because of Christ.The hope of change.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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 for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Owen Strachan about why and how Christians need a good understanding of the Old Testament, biblical meditation and the love of God in Christ, assurance, the High Priestly ministry of Jesus, and his new book, The Warrior Savior: A Theology of the Work of Christ (P&R, 2024).What you’ll hear in this episodeThe vital nature of love of God displayed in the Cross.Addressing assurance in the Christian life by meditating long and hard on the love of God in Christ.Why we need to linger long on the love of God in Christ.How meditating on the love of God in Christ can help with anxiety, despair, discouragement, and more.How meditating on the love of God in Christ can help us get the focus off of our performance and more on resting and enjoying the person and work of Christ.How the love of God provides the fuel for holiness and obedience in our lives.The importance of the High Priestly ministry of Jesus and how it helps the Christian.How a good understanding of the

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers union with Christ and biblical life change, why change requires practice and perseverance, why change is possible because of Christ, and the hope of change.What you’ll hear in this episodeUnion with Christ and biblical life change.Why change requires practice and perseverance.Why change is possible because of Christ.The hope of change.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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 for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the peace of God and our salvation, the meaning and purpose of practical peace with God, union with Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe peace of God and our salvation.The meaning and purpose of practical peace with God.The meaning and purpose of union with Christ.The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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 for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Andy Davis about how Scripture memorization can help us in our Christian life and ministry, the relationship between meditation and memorization, tips for starting to memorize the Word, along with his book, How to Memorize Scripture for Life: From One Verse to Entire Books (Crossway, 2024).What you’ll hear in this episodeHow Scripture memorization can help us in our Christian life and ministry.How Scripture memorization and meditation can help us with applying the Word.Some of the main hindrances to people memorizing the Word and what they can do about it.Some of the results of ignorance of Scripture in the Church today.The benefits of memorizing extended Scripture passages.Tips for someone starting to memorize the Word of God.About the GuestAndrew M. Davis is pastor of First Baptist Church of Durham, North Carolina, and a visiting professor of church history at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. A member of The Gospel Coalition, Davis has writte

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Sarah talks with Dave about contentment for the non-Christian and Christian, how Christians can grow in contentment in the seasons of their life, along with his new book, Contentment: The Journey of A Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024).What you’ll hear in this episodeWhere true contentment begins for the non-Christian and the Christian.Why contentment is a journey for a lifetime.Why the peace of God is for salvation and also for our life in Christ.How the providence of God helps the Christian.How lament helps the Christian.How the Lord has worked contentment in my life through the help of others.How contentment can help us be godly friends and fellow church members.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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 peo

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Jonathan Gibson about the rich historic traditions of the Church and how they can help Christians today, grief, suffering, and the resurrection of Christ, and his new book, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Pascha to Pentecost (Crossway, 2024).What you’ll hear in this episodeGrief and entering into suffering.How the rich historic traditions of the Church can benefit the Church leading up to Holy week.Why and how Augustine has helped Jonathan Gibson.How understanding the resurrection of Christ can help Christians today.How liturgy helps aid in our human tendency to forget biblical truth.About the GuestJonathan Gibson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is an ordained minister in the International Presbyterian Church, United Kingdom, and associate professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is a coeditor of and contributor to From Heaven He Came and Sought Her and author of Be Thou My Vision: A L

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the biblical meaning of sanctity of life, the challenge of practicing the sanctity of life, and the ethical implications of the image of God in Scripture, and contemporary issues.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe meaning of the sanctity of life.What Scripture says about the sanctity of life.The challenge of practicing the sanctity of life.Ethical Implications of the Image in Biblical Revelation.Ethical Implications of the Image: Some Contemporary Issues.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

 On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Keri Mae Lamar about advice and encouragement for Christian teachers in public school and private Christian schools on being faithful to Christ, the practical benefits and how to get started homeschooling, along with the role the local church should play in supporting those homeschooling their children, along with her book, Slow Schooling: A Return to Learning as an Enjoyable Lifestyle.What you’ll hear in this episodeAdvice and encouragement for Christian teachers in public schools and private Christian schools from a former teacher on faithfulness to Christ.The practical benefits for children being homeschooled.How parents can get involved in homeschooling their children.The role the local church should play in supporting those homeschooling their children.About GuestKeri is a stay-at-home mother. Her book is at https://amzn.to/3NMBFwiKeri’s website is: https://ahappyhomemedia.substack.com/ Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Eq

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers eight big themes of Genesis, how the Old and New Testament authors viewed Genesis, how the Lord Jesus used Genesis, and why understanding Genesis is so vital.What you’ll hear in this episodeEight big themes of Genesis.Old Testament Authors and Their Use of Genesis.New Testament Authors’ View of Genesis.Christ and His Use of Genesis.Why understanding Genesis is so vital.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave is joined by his wife Sarah and they discuss why Christians should delight to read God’s Word, how reading the Bible helps us to grow to be like Christ, and a new podcast Dave is doing called Reading the Bible Daily with Dave podcast.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhy Christians should delight to read god’s Word.How reading the Bible helps us to grow to be like Christ.A discussion about Reading the Bible Daily with Dave podcast and what Dave hopes people get out of the show.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Gr

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Sarah Jenkins talk about the meaning and purpose of the Incarnation, encouragement to focus on family and friends, and deal with good and hard days with the help of the Lord and our High Priest Jesus, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace show.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe meaning and purpose of the IncarnationChristmas memories with our family and together.Encouragement to focus on family and friends.Addressing and dealing with grief, suffering, and sorrow in our Christian life.How the nearness of God and the unchanging nature of the Lord help the Christian in all of life.How the High Priestly ministry of Jesus helps the Christian in all of life.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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 ot

On today’s Equipping You in Grace, I give my end of the year report for 2023 sharing what the Lord did in and through Servants of Grace in 2023, share some exciting news about what is going and how to partner with our ministry.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhat the Lord did in and through Servants of Grace in 2023.Some exciting new ministries in 2023 and more coming in 2024.How to partner with Servants of Grace.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Ed Welch about providing help to those who are grieving with the Word, and help for those who counsel the grieving, along with his book, Someone I Know is Grieving: Caring With Humility and Compassion (New Growth Press, 2023). Pick up Ed's book here: https://newgrowthpress.com/christian-books/biblical-counseling-books/someone-i-know-is-grieving-responding-with-humility-and-compassion/What you’ll hear in this episodeWalking alongside those during Christmas season who have lost a family member or friend.Helping those who may be unaware they are dealing with grief.Some ways we can show a friend that we are engaged and want to invite the grieving person to share more about their grief.Why it is helpful to examine how we communicate when we are hurting.The most important qualities of Christ for us to exhibit when comforting those who are grieving.How listening with humility opens the door to shows compassion in a more active way.How humility changes the way w

On today’s Equipping You in Grace, I consider what biblical counseling is and isn’t, the relationship between the pulpit and the counseling office in the church, biblical counseling and biblical life change, why every Christian is a biblical counselor, and much more on this new show.What you’ll hear in this episodeBiblical eldership and the ministry of biblical counseling.The relationship between the pulpit and the biblical counseling ministry in the local church.The difference between informal and formal biblical counseling.Defining and understanding what biblical counseling is and isn’t.What biblical counseling is and it’s helpfulness in the local church.Biblical counseling and biblical life change.Biblical counseling and the Holy Spirit.Why every Christian should be involved in biblical counseling.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou 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 sh

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with David Fiorazo about the importance of the biblical worldview, and how Christians should respond to attacks on the image of God in and out of the Church with the Word of God, along with his book, Assault on the Image of God: Understanding and Responding to Attacks on the Bible, Human Life, and the Church.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhy are our culture is making disciples headed by Satan.The reality of the Christian’s warfare and speaking up for the glory of God.Why the Church should care about attacks on the image of God.Why a biblical worldview is important for Christians.How should Christians respond to attacks on the inerrancy of Scripture.How Christians should respond to the increasing attacks on our faith and our churches.How Christians should respond to attacks on children, family, marriage, and life.How Christians should respond to attacks on free speech.How Christians should respond to the growing challenge of transgenderism.Advice and help fo

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, I consider current statistics on the epidemic of pornography and how it is affecting the church, help for biblical counselors and others counseling those enslaved to pornography, and a practical plan for Christians to fight for purity with the help of God’s grace, His Spirit, and His people, among other topics in this new show.What you’ll hear in this episodeCurrent statistics on the epidemic of pornography and how it is affecting the Church.The means of Grace and the Christian.Help for biblical counselors and pastors counseling those enslaved to pornography.Helping Christians develop a plan to fight for purity with the help of God’s grace.What biblical repentance is and why it matters.The importance of transparency in the Christian life and modeling it in the Christian life.Pursuing biblical accountability and how to go about being accountable.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite po

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Todd Nye about the issue of sexual abuse in our churches and outside of it, how the Church should address it biblically, theologically, ethically, and pastorally, along with help for biblical counselors counseling victims of sexual abuse, and his new book, The Gospel and Sexual Abuse: A Healing Balm for Bruised Bodies, Battered Minds, and Broken Hearts (G3 Press, 2023), among other topics on this new episode.What you'll hear in this episodeThe four-stage process of dealing with accusations Jesus gave the Church.The role of pastors and elders in dealing with sexual abuse and reporting it.The role church discipline plays in sexual abuse.Why every elder board needs to have a policy on sexual abuse undergirded by sound theology.Why the gospel provides a better answer than the world’s answer on sexual abuse.How Christians can apply the healing balm of the gospel to those who have experienced sexual abuse.Help for biblical counselors on counseling those who ha

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Richard Moore discuss the history of the New Apostolic Reformation, distinctives of New Apostolic teaching and theology, the NAR’s broad influence on evangelicalism, along with offering a biblical and theological response to this movement, and things to look out for in churches influenced by the New Apostolic Reformation.What you'll hear in this episodeThe new American Gospel documentary and supporting American Gospel.History of the New Apostolic Reformation.The Passion Translation and the problems with its translation theory and erroneous theology.Distinctives of New Apostolic teaching and theology.The New Apostolic Reformation’s broad influence on evangelicals.A response to the New Apostolic Reformation.Things to watch out for in churches influenced by New Apostolic reformation.About Today's GuestRichard P. Moore is an evangelist, youth pastor, and missionary in Germany since 2014. He is an experienced youth pastor and preacher. He’s been in church ministry f

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Camille Cates about help for men, women, and families after an abortion, addressing our emotions with the Word, how the Church can help families with this issue, along with her book, Moving Forward After Abortion: Finding Comfort in God (New Growth Press, 2023).What you’ll hear in this episodeBiblical lament and dealing with our emotions.Help for the person who has never told someone who has had an abortion.Why the Church needs to take a whole person gospel-based approach to abortion.Why abortion affects not only the mom and the baby but the whole family.Addressing our emotions with the help of God’s Word and the grace of God in the Word.The importance of acknowledging and grieving your baby.How confessing your abortion can be healing.Help for the person who hasn’t told anyone about their abortion.How the Church can walk alongside a woman contemplating an abortion.How the Church can walk alongside a woman who have had an abortion.About Our GuestCamille C