On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Josh Moody discuss union with Christ, legalism, growing in and serving Christ, the countercultural message of holiness, and his book, Everyday Holiness: Becoming Who You Were Made to Be (Christian Focus, 2022).

What you’ll hear in this episode

Union with Christ and the Christian life.
The dangers of legalism and how it attacks holiness.
What mortification means and why it matters for every Christian.
David Brooks and Jordan Peterson on character development and a Christian response to both.
Knowing Christ and serving Christ in all of life.
How the message of holiness rooted in Scripture is counterculture to the self promoted today.

About the Guest

Josh Moody (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) is Senior Pastor of College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, and president and founder of God-Centered Life Ministries. His books include Burning Hearts: Preaching to the Affections, How the Bible Can Change Your Life, How Church Can Change Your Life, and Boasting. For more, visit GodCenteredLife.org.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.