Equipping You In Grace

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave gratitude, thankfulness, and the Christian, practical strategies to express thankfulness to the Lord with family and friends, and more on this new episode of Equipping You in GraceWhat you’ll hear in this episodePractical strategies to express thankfulness to the Lord with family and friends.Why Christians should be mindful of others especially during the Holidays.Gratitude, thankfulness, and 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.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dawn Hill joins Dave and together they provide examples from the teaching of modern-day deliverance ministries along with countering their teaching by explaining the relevant Scriptures in context. They also discuss the danger of legal rights, why Christians should speak out against it, why no Christian can be demon possessed, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe dangers of legal rights and why Christians should speak out against it.Why biblical interpretation matters.Examples of teaching from modern-day deliverance preachers.The work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian.Why no Christian can be demon possessed.About Our GuestDawn Hill is a Christian blogger known as The Lovesick Scribe and the host of The Lovesick Scribe Podcast. She is passionate about sharing the truth and pointing others back to Jesus Christ through the written Word as the standard of authority for Christian living and instruction whi

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Ernie Baker about how a biblical lens can help us to rightly evaluate the study of psychology, what discernment looks like practically as a practice in biblical counseling, along with his book, Biblical Counseling and the Psychologies (Shepherds Press, 2023), among other topics in this new Equipping You in Grace show.What you'll hear in this episodeHow a biblical lens can help us to rightly evaluate the study of psychology.The relationship between presuppositional apologetics and biblical counseling and how this thinking works itself out in practice in biblical counseling.Why biblical counseling is not against medicine or doctors.What discernment looks like practically as a practice in biblical counseling.What cognitive behavioral psychology is and why should Christians be concerned about it.What trauma informed theory is and why Christians should be concerned about it.About Today's GuestErnie has the privilege of being the Pastor of Counseling at First

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the identity and marks of a trustworthy Christian, and how and why Christians should respond to and speak out against false doctrine.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe character of God and the Christian.Four lessons from Titus 2:1-15 on being a trustworthy Christian.The meaning and purpose of sound doctrine.The warning signs of false doctrine.How Christians should respond to and speak out against false doctrine.How Christians should rightly handle the Word of God.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 Gra

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with David De Bruyn about how biblical authority helps the Christian, how to be a humble and trustworthy Christian, how Christians should speak out against the modern idea of tolerance, along with his book, The War on Words: Ten Words Every Christian Should Fight For (G3 Press, 2023).What you'll hear in this episodeWhy Christians need to be clear about the meaning of words and why language matters.The danger of relativism and how Christians can respond to it.How biblical authority helps the Christian.How a biblical understanding of authority helps us to identify who and who isn’t an authority.How to be a trustworthy and humble Christian.The importance of humility and growing no matter our experience in ministry or education.Why having a good and biblical understanding of emotions is vital for the Christian.Why the modern idea of equality is different than the Bible’s.The problem with the current pursuit of relevance by many Christians today.The problem with t

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers why Christians are to beware of, and mark and avoid false teachers and shepherds, and five factors for calling out false teachers.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhy Christians are to beware of false teachers and shepherds.Why Christians are to mark and avoid false teachers.Five Factors for calling out false teachers.Resources mentioned in the episodePractical Tips to Support and Encourage Your Pastor (servantsofgrace.org)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 Jackie Gibson about the help and hope of the Lord in seasons of grief and loss, the help that biblical counseling can provide, along with her book, You Are Still A Mother: Hope For Women Grieving A Stillbirth or Miscarriage (New Growth Press, 2023), among other topics on this new episode.What you'll hear in this episodeHow biblical counseling can help us through grief and loss.How the truth of the everlasting arms of the Lord can help us in seasons of grief and sorrow.Why Jesus as our closet friend is one that helps us through seasons of grief and sorrow.The goodness of God in hard and good news.How the Church can help parents still grieving a miscarriage or stillbirth.Advice to a mother experiencing a miscarriage or stillbirth.About Today's GuestJackie Gibson, MA, is from Sydney, Australia but currently resides near Philadelphia, PA. She is married to Jonny, and they have four children. She serves alongside her husband at Westminster Theological Seminar

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers why Christians need Reformation around the Word, why we need Reformation because of the biblical gospel, and because the Church still needs Reformation. He also considers why we need Reformation because of errant theology like the New Apostolic Reformation, theological liberalism, and modern-day deliverance ministry.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhat Christians can learn from the Reformation about the Christian life today.Why we still need Reformation around Scripture.Why we still need Reformation because the biblical gospel is the only hope for the salvation of sinners.Why Reformation still matters because the Church still need Reformation.The New Apostolic Reformation, Modern-Day Deliverance Ministry, and the Need for Biblical Reformation.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

On today’s Equipping You in Grace, Dave talks with Scott Aniol help for the Christians who thinks their work isn’t making a different, why the Christian life is one of warfare, our motivation about how we live in society, along with his new book, Citizens & Exiles: Christian Faithfulness in God’s Two Kingdoms (G3 Press, 2023). What you'll hear in this episode Help for the Christian who thinks their work isn’t making a difference. The three uses of Kingdom language in God’s plan and how they help us understand our relationship to each. What our attitude should be in light of God’s two kingdoms. Why it is important for Christians to understand our lives as citizens and exiles in the coming kingdom of this world. Why having a good understanding of the common grace institutions the Lord created helps the Christian see how the Lord takes care of His world. The responsibility of the gathered church. Why the Christian life is one of warfare. Why it is important to have our motivations right about h

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the meaning and purpose of biblical worship, why our worship in our local churches is to be regulated by Scripture alone, and what Scripture teaches about worship.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe meaning and purpose of biblical worship.Why our worship in our local churches is to be regulated by Scripture alone.What Scripture teaches about worship.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 Rosaria Butterfield why every Christian needs to stand faithfully on the Word and exercise wisdom, care about modesty, how intersectionality relates to the normalization of homosexuality and transgenderism, along with her new book, Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age (Crossway, 2023), and much more on this new episode. What you’ll hear in this episode How to minister to a family member or a friend who has come out as a homosexual. Why Christians need to stand faithfully on the Word and exercise wisdom. Why every Christian needs to be in a faithfully biblically grounded and practicing local church. Why Christian’s should care about modesty. How intersectionality relates to the normalization of homosexuality. The danger and blessing of social media. Why Christians need to be involved at speaking up in the public square. The danger of feminism and how the Church should respond to it. How Christians should respond to transgenderism. The

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers how to be intentional in your care, prayers, and love of your pastor, how to encourage your pastor after his sermon, and seven ways to show you appreciate your pastor. What you’ll hear in this episode How to encourage your pastor after his sermon. How to be intentional in your care, prayers, and love of your pastor. Seven ways to appreciate your pastor. 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. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Joey Tomlinson about Jonathan Edwards’s resolutions what they are and how they can help Christians today, and how Edwards’ work can help the Church face the challenges of Bethel and an entertainment-based church culture, along with his new book, Serious Joy: Reflections and Devotions on Jonathan Edwards’ Seventy Resolutions (Founders Press, 2023)What you’ll hear in this episodeWhat Edwards resolutions aimed to do.How Edwards resolutions can help Christians today.How Edwards was not only a brilliant theologian, but a great pastor.What Christians can learn from Edwards commitment to Scripture.The relationship between a growing knowledge of Scripture and humility.How our understanding of Scripture should also affect the experience of our lives.How Edwards’ understanding of religious affections can help the Church to face the challenges of Bethel and an entertainment church-based culture.How Edwards can help Christians to deal with their emotions.About the G

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers what Scripture teaches about the fear of God and the fear of man and a practical strategy to fight the fear of man. What you’ll hear in this episode A practical strategy to fight the fear of man. What Scripture teaches about the fear of God and the fear of man. 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. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Owen Strachan about the dangers of toxic masculinity and why Christians should speak out against it, biblical manhood and growing in godly character, along with his book, The War on Men: Why Society Hates Them and Why We Need Them (Salem Books, 2023), among other topics on this new episode. What you’ll hear in this episode The dangers of toxic masculinity and why should Christians speak out against it. The consequences of weak male leadership in society. How the disappearance of masculinity affects men and women. How men can navigate challenge times and personal hardships and develop resilience and emerge as stronger men. How fathers can play a role in nurturing and shaping healthy masculinity in their sons. About the Guest Owen Strachan is the provost and research professor of theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary and a senior fellow for the Family Research Council’s Center for Biblical Worldview. Strachan holds a doctorate in theol

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Corey Miller and Ross Anderson about how a growing knowledge of Scripture helps Christians engage Mormons with the gospel, how to share a biblical testimony with a Mormon, along with their book, Responding To The Mormon Missionary Message Confident Conversations with Mormon Missionaries (and Other Latter-day Saints) (Aneko Press, 2023), among other topics on this new episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhy Christians need to gain knowledge and discernment.How a growing knowledge of Scripture helps Christians to engage Mormons with the gospel.How the Mormon culture shapes their identity and values, and why Christians need to understand this as they engage Mormons.The biblical storyline and sharing the gospel with Mormons.The three levels of authority in Mormonism and how Christians can effective engage each with the gospel.How to share a biblical testimony with a Mormon.About the GuestsCorey Miller, PhD, was born in Utah as a seventh-generation Mormon

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave is interviewed by Dave Van Bebber for his class at Spurgeon College on public speaking on a game plan when engaging with the media, what it means to be a trustworthy voice in the Church, why the media has a worldview and why Christians must see and engage the worldview through a biblical worldview, and much more on this new episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeDave’s experience in the media and ministry.A game plan no matter one’s vocation for talking to the media with the gospel.Some of the most important elements of preparation when talking with the mediaCommon pitfalls should one avoid when talking to and engaging in the media.Lessons on conducting an effective interview in any setting.How public speaking impact one’s ability to speak to the media and how this enhances one’s interview skills.Some similar and distinct differences between talking with a reporter covering a story verses a long-form interview.Why and how a biblical worldview helps the Christian.W

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Paul Tautges discuss our identity in Christ, addressing guilt, shame, and temptation in our live with the gospel, biblical meditation, life in the local church, and his new book, Remade: Embracing Your Complete Identity (P&R, 2023).What you’ll hear in this episodeAlready/yet reality of the Christian life.Why Christians must understand their identity in Christ.Why Christians no longer being under condemnation helps Christians who struggle with guilt and shame.Why the Christian should keep on repenting.What indwelling sin and how it relates to the Christian life.How prayer can help us address temptation in our lives.The importance of discipline in the Christian life.What it looks like to practically meditate on the Word.What it looks like practically to bear one another’s burdens.About the GuestPaul Tautges is a pastor, biblical counselor, and author of many books on topics related to Christian living, pastoral ministry, parenting, and counseling, including Anxie

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Jonathan Gibson about why liturgies are beneficial for every Christian and can aid in evangelism, family worship, and how they can help us grow in grace, along with his book, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany (Crossway, 2023).What you’ll hear in this episodeThe element of each liturgy in O, Come, O Come, Emmanuel.Whether there is a certain time or setting to read the devotional.Why liturgies are beneficial for every Christian.Why liturgies can be helpful for Christians and aid in evangelism.How this volume can help with family worship.How liturgies can help Christians grow in grace.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 M

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the importance and practice of lament in the Christian life, how godly friends can help us in seasons of grief and loss, the connection between thankfulness and lament, and looking to Christ in seasons of grief and loss.What you’ll hear in this episodeHow lament shapes our lives.Practicing lament in the Christian life.The importance of godly friends in all seasons of life.The connection between thankfulness and lament.Looking to Christ in seasons of grief and loss.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 Gra