“By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows...
Putting on the Whole Armor of God
by Dave Jenkins | March 31, 2020 | Featured, Warriors of Grace | 0 Comments
On today’s Warriors of Grace show continuing season two, Dave discusses union with Christ and the armor of God, why spiritual warfare is vital to spiritual warfare, and why one’s view of sanctification affects how one views spiritual warfare. What you’ll hear in this...
God the Best Portion of the Christian – Jonathan Edwards (1736)
by David Steele | March 31, 2020 | Featured, The Gospel and the Christian Life | 0 Comments
Two hundred years after Calvin published his first edition of The Institutes, Jonathan Edwards preached a sermon about being content in God. The title of the sermon was God the Best Portion of the Christian. Edwards’s text is Psalm 73:25, “Whom have I in heaven but...
The Grounding of Hope
by Dave Jenkins | March 31, 2020 | Colossians, Featured | 0 Comments
Colossians 1:3-5, “We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love that you have for all the saints, 5 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard...
Christine Chappell- Help! My Teen is Depressed
by Dave Jenkins | March 30, 2020 | Equipping You in Grace, Featured | 0 Comments
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Christine Chappell discuss how to walk with a teenager through depression, how the local church can help teenagers who are depressed and minister to them, along with her mini-book, Help! My Teen is Depressed (Shepherd...
To the Saints in Colossae
by Dave Jenkins | March 30, 2020 | Colossians, Featured | 0 Comments
Colossians 1:1-2, “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.” Jesus is the center of Scripture, the one in...
Seeing God’s Gracious Hand in the Hurts Others Do to Us
by Paul Tautges | March 30, 2020 | Featured, Suffering and the Christian | 0 Comments
Genesis 50:20, “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.” Suffering at the hands of other people is extremely painful. However, even when this occurs, we can know that God’s sovereignty rules over all, and that he working out his will for our...
Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Pastor
Did You Know That Charles Spurgeon Struggled with Depression?
by Michael Reeves | January 27, 2020 | Featured, Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Pastor | 0 Comments
A Surprising Truth It comes as a surprise to some that Charles Spurgeon had a lifelong battle with depression. His reputation as a famed and powerful preacher, his cheery wit, and his cigar-smoking manliness might lead us to imagine there could never be a chink in his...
Pastor, Don’t Quit—Learn to Lament
by Mark Vroegop | January 20, 2020 | Featured, Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Pastor | 0 Comments
When Ministry Wears You Out Years ago, I remember hearing a seasoned pastor say, “Ministry would be a cake-walk if it wasn’t for people.” His tongue-in-cheek statement revealed what people know: pastoral ministry is hard. It isn’t long until the passionate calling...
How the Psalms Saved My Life
by Gradon Schaub | January 13, 2020 | Featured, Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Pastor | 0 Comments
In Psalm 121, the Psalmist is in a valley and looks up to the hills and in desperation, asks, “From where does my help come?” During my first pastorate, I entered into a season of severe depression. Every day, I woke up to a mind full of fog. Every task I completed...