Brian Hedges– With Jesus: Finding Your Place in the Story of Christ

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On today’s episode of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast, Dave Jenkins talks with Brian Hedges about his book With Jesus: Finding Your Place in the Story of Christ (Shepherds Press, 2017)

What you’ll hear in this episode

Why Christians should learn to read the story of Jesus in the Gospel narratives in a gospel-centered way.
How the gospel testifies to the spiritual reality that has a profoundly Trinitarian shape.
How Jesus teaching in John 15 on the Vine helps Christians capture the essential teaching of Jesus on union with Christ.
How Jesus’ agony in the Garden reveals both the horror that waited him in the cup and the cross as well as the unfathomable love that led him to the Cross.
How Jesus’ temptation helps Christians understand Christ’s priestly work in their lives today.
The resurrection and its implications for Christians in the present and the future.
How the ascension helps Christians read the Gospels through ascension with Christ.
The Lord’s supper and it’s relationship to the Ascension of Christ.

About the Guest

Brian G. Hedges is the lead pastor for Redeemer Church in Niles, Michigan. He has been married to Holly since 1996 and they have four children. Brian is also the author of Christ Formed in You: The Power of the Gospel for Personal Change, Licensed to Kill: A Field-Manual for Mortifying Sin, Active Spirituality: Grace and Effort in the Christian Life, and Christ All Sufficient: An Exposition of Colossians, in addition to numerous articles published in periodicals and online. For fun, Brian enjoys reading, playing golf, hanging out with his family, and watching good movies.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.

Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.

He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).

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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.

Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

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