Esther Smith- Chronic Pain Walking by Faith
On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Esther Smith talk about help for family members and friends to walk alongside those with chronic illness, lessons on weakness, friendship and care, and the sufficiency of Christ, and waiting on the Lord, along with...
Bennett W. Rogers- Simplicity in Preaching
On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Ben Rogers talk about J.C. Ryle crucified style of preaching, what simplicity in preparing and delivering sermons look like, and what it looks like to preach in a direct style, along with his book, Simplicity in...
Crawford Gribben- An Introduction to John Owen: A Christian Vision for Every Stage of Life
On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave and Crawford Gribben talk about advice John Owen has for Christians facing crisis, his teaching on indwelling sin and mortification, and why Christians should care about Owen today, along with his book, An Introduction...
Robert David Smart- Waging War In An Age of Doubt: A Biblical, Theological, Historical, and Practical Approach to Spiritual Warfare for Today
On today’s Equipping You in Grace Dave and Robert Smart talk about the relationship between union with Christ and spiritual warfare, extinguishing the arrows aimed at discouraging and distracting Christians from their identity in Christ, along with his book, Waging...
David Herbert–Defending Jesus’ Crucifixion against Islamic Revision of Christian History
On today’s Equipping You in Grace Dave and David Herbert talk about the importance of reading and studying Scripture and church history to respond to claims of those who deny the person and work of Jesus, how Christians should respond to the revisionist history of...
Owen Strachan- What Does the Bible Teach About Homosexuality and Transgenderism?
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Owen Strachan discuss how parents can help children navigate the challenges of transgenderism, what it looks like practically to leave behind the snare of homosexuality, advice for pastors and Bible teachers on...
Gavin Peacock- What Does the Bible Teach About Lust? A Short Book on Desire
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Gavin Peacock discuss the most significant issues facing men and women on lust, counseling people biblically on the subject of desire and lust and handling the tough counseling cases related to pornography, what...
Brian Hedges– Thriving in Grace: Twelve Ways the Puritans Fuel Spiritual Growth
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Brian Hedges discuss how the Puritans can help them understand Christian liberty, provide practical strategies to help Christians grow in their prayer lives, face suffering, and to fight against the world, the flesh,...
Glenna Marshall– Everyday Faithfulness: The Beauty of Ordinary Perseverance in a Demanding World
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Glenna Marshall provide advice and encouragement to those struggling with assurance, and discuss issues related to waiting on the Lord, facing doubt, and the gospel, along with her book, Everyday Faithfulness: The...
Andreas Kostenberger- The Jesus of the Gospels: An Introduction
On today’s Equipping You in Grace, Dave and Dr. Andreas Kostenberger discuss strategies to read the Gospels, how the Gospels use the Old Testament and how this helps Christians read the Gospel rightly, along with advice for preaching and teaching the Gospels, along...
Megan Hill- A Place to Belong: Learning to Love the Local Church
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show Dave and Megan Hill talk about what loving the local church looks like, walking alongside hurting people, using our gifts in the local church, along with her book, A Place to Belong: Learning to Love the Local Church (Crossway,...
G.K. Beale—The Story Retold- A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show Dave talks with G.K. Beale about how Genesis 1-3 forms the basic elements of the script of Scripture, advice for reading and teaching through the book of Revelation, along with his book with Dr. Gladd, The Story Retold- A...
Jeff and Sarah Walton- Together Through the Storms: Biblical Encouragements for Your Marriage When Life Hurts
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show Dave talks with Jeff and Sarah Walton about strategies in communicating with your spouse, building friendship and trust in a marriage, along with their excellent new book, Together Through the Storms: Biblical Encouragements for...
Gavin Ortlund- Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The Case for Theological Triage
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Gavin Ortlund discuss why all communication is theological, what it looks like to have a theological backbone, engaging in theological maturity and triage with love and wisdom, Finding the Right Hills to Die On: The...
Christopher Ash- Psalms for You
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show Dave and Christopher Ash discuss how the Psalms help Christians face challenging situations, learn to lament, express our emotions appropriately, and to see and know Christ better, along with his book, Psalms for You (The Good...
Nancy Guthrie- Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus
On today’s Equipping You in Grace Dave and Nancy Guthrie talk about union with Christ, the means of grace, getting specific in our repentance, and the beauty of Jesus, along with her latest book, Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus (Crossway, 2020). What...
Paul Tautges- Ministering to and Walking Alongside the Hurting
On today’s Equipping You in Grace Dave and Paul talk about how to walk alongside those who are hurting and grieving, the importance of praying the Psalms, along with his book, A Small Book for the Hurting Heart Meditations on Loss, Grief, and Healing (New Growth...
Christine Chappell- Help! My Teen is Depressed
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...
Matthew Barrett- Canon, Covenant, and Christology Rethinking Jesus And The Scriptures Of Israel
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Dr. Matthew Barrett discuss Scriptural authority and biblical Trinitarian Christology, help in reading the Gospels of Matthew and John, and why Jesus’ authoritative interpretation is the key to understanding how the...
Tim Patrick– The Whole Counsel of God: Why and How to Preach the Entire Bible
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Tim Patrick talk about the problem of biblical illiteracy and expository preaching, how expository sermons help congregants grow in their handling of the Word, along with his book, The Whole Counsel of God: Why and How...
Jen Oshman- Enough about Me: Find Lasting Joy in the Age of Self
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Jen Oshman talk about helpful conduits to grow in grace, finding our identity in Christ while writing and ministering to others, what gospel-centered joy is and how it helps Christians, along with her book, Enough about...
Robert Letham- The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship, Revised and Expanded
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Dr. Robert Letham talk about how the Trinity helps revitalize the life of the Church, and it’s witness in the world, how prayer, worship, and communion with God are Trinitarian, along with his book, The Holy Trinity: In...
Mark Chanski- Encouragement Adrenaline for the Soul
On today’s Equipping You in Grace Show Dave and Mark Chanski talk about the importance of encouragement in Christian friendship, the gospel as ultimate encouragement, along with his book, Encouragement Adrenaline for the Soul (RHB, 2019). What you’ll hear in this...
Tim Shorey- Respect the Image: Reflecting Human Worth in How We Listen and Talk
On today’s Equipping You in Grace Show Dave and Tim Shorey talk about the importance of open, honest, truthful communication, strategies to pursue peace with God and others, along with his book, Respect the Image: Reflecting Human Worth in How We Listen and Talk...
A. Craig Troxel- Orienting Your Mind, Desires, and Will toward Christ
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and A. Craig Troxel talk about what it means to guard our hearts, learning to ask good questions and do life with other Christians, along with his book, With All Your Heart: Orienting Your Mind, Desires, and Will toward...
Gene Edward Veith- Post-Christian: A Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Gene Veith talk about the consequence of the pro-choice view on freedom, biblical morality, and responding to the claims of science with the Word of God, along with his book, Post-Christian: A Guide to Contemporary...
Owen Strachan– Reenchanting Humanity: A Theology of Mankind
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Owen Strachan talk about helping Christian parents and pastors help children and Christians develop a biblical worldview, what mature Christian conversations look like, along with his new book, Reenchanting Humanity: A...
Tim Chester- Truth We Can Touch: How Baptism and Communion Shape Our Lives
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Tim Chester talk about the purpose and nature of baptism and the Lord’s Supper, how Christian’s shared stories give them identity and shape the way they live, along with his new book, Truth We Can Touch: How Baptism and...
Graham Cole– Faithful Theology: An Introduction
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Graham Cole have a wide-ranging conversation about the nature of Scripture, redemptive history, why sound theological foundations matter, and his new book, Faithful Theology: An Introduction (Crossway, 2020). What...
Jared C. Wilson– Eight Lies about God that Sound Like the Truth
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Jared C. Wilson talk about diagnosing the lies of Satan with the hope of Christ in the Word, having an awareness of the accuser’s strategies, and holding onto the promises of God at the heart level, along with his new...
Reading and Studying the Bible in 2020
On today’s Equipping You in Grace, Dave talks about the importance of delighting in the God who gave us the Word of God, overcoming obstacles in your yearly Bible reading, and some of my habits for theological study. What you’ll hear in this episode The importance of...
Update on What’s Happening at Servants of Grace and Direction of Our Ministry in 2020
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave gives his end of the year report sharing some personal updates, information on what’s upcoming on Equipping You in Grace, Servants of Grace, and Theology for Life, his favorite interviews this year, along with the vision...
Micah Caswell– Thomas Patient: The Father of the Irish Baptist Church
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Micah Caswell talk about the importance of loving God and people, believer’s baptism, handling theological controversy, Baptist ecclesiology, along with his book, Thomas Patient: The Father of the Irish Baptist Church...
Christopher Ash– Remaking a Broken World The Heart of the Bible Story
On today’s Equipping you in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Christopher Ash talk about the theme of scattering and gathering in the Bible, and the importance of biblical theology to the Christian life and ministry, along with his book, Remaking a Broken World The Heart...
Harry Lee Poe- Becoming C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Young Jack Lewis
On today’s Equipping you in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Harry Lee Poe discuss the influences in C.S. Lewis childhood, his friendship, and reaching young people today with the Word of God, along with his book, Becoming C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Young Jack Lewis...
Derek Thomas- John Calvin for a New Reformation
On today’s Equipping You in Grace Show, Dave Jenkins and Dr. Derek Thomas talk about the role Calvin’s Institutes has played in Reformed theology, Calvin and the book of Job, the doctrine of providence, and why we the Church needs more pastor-scholars like Calvin,...
Robert Letham- Systematic Theology
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Dr. Robert Letham talk about what Sola Scriptura is and why it’s not opposed to tradition, the place of church history in the Christian life, questions and questioning in the Christian life, along with his book,...
Thomas Kidd- America’s Religious History: Faith, Politics, and the Shaping of a Nation
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Dr. Thomas Kidd talk about the Great Awakening, global and domestic missions, and how evolution is affecting young people and what the church can do about it, along with his new book, America’s Religious...
Paul Tautges- Help and Hope for the Anxious with the Promises of God
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Paul Tautges talk about the promises of God and anxiety, what it looks like for Christians to entrust themselves to the Lord at night, along with his book, Anxiety Knowing God’s Peace (P&R, 2019) What you’ll...
Jim Newheiser–Money: Seeking God’s Wisdom
On today’s Equipping you in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Jim Newheiser talk about a biblical understanding of money, Christians and their work, and how to combat the prosperity gospel, along with his book, Money: Seeking God’s Wisdom (P&R, 2019). What you’ll hear...
Jason Meyer- Don’t Lose Heart: Gospel Hope for the Discouraged Soul
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Jason Meyer talk about identifying and rooting out discouragement in our lives and the place of God's people in the local church helping to address discouragement in their lives, along with his book, Don’t Lose...
David Steele- A Godward Gaze: The Holy Pursuit of John Calvin
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and David Steele talk about the life and ministry of John Calvin, and what we can learn from him about the doctrine of God, humility, contrition, and the marks of a Christian, along with his book, A Godward Gaze:...
David Steele- White Flag: When Compromise Cripples the Church
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and David Steele talk about identifying the false prophets of our age, the importance of discernment and doctrine in the Christian life, the Christian mind, along with his book, White Flag: When Compromise Cripples...
Thomas Kidd- Who is an Evangelical: The History of a Movement in Chaos
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Dr. Thomas Kidd talk about the role of the Bible in evangelicalism today, defining evangelicalism and the history of the term, the problem of biblical illiteracy, and his latest book, Who Is an Evangelical? The...
Robert Jones- Contentment that Lasts
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show Dave Jenkins and Dr. Robert Jones talk about how the sufficiency of Christ helps Christians learn contentment, how contentment helps Christians across the seasons of their lives. and how the Church can help Christians learn...
Dave Jenkins– Help and Hope for Those Facing Depression
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Joey Tomlinson interviews Dave Jenkins about his background dealing with anxiety and depression, how his wife helps him deal with anxiety and depression, and healthy God-centered help for coping with anxiety and depression,...
Patrick Schreiner- Matthew, Disciple and Scribe: The First Gospel and Its Portrait of Jesus
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show Dave Jenkins and Patrick Schreiner talk about the early churches use of Matthew’s Gospel in discipleship, Jesus in the wilderness and spiritual warfare, and advice for pastors and Bible teachers teaching through Matthew, along...
Emily Jensen– Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show Dave Jenkins and Emily Jensen talk about the ministry of Risen Motherhood, helping single and married women discover and learn gospel centrality, along with her book with Laura Wifler, Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday...
Michael Haykin- The Bible and Friendship in the Life of Samuel Pearce
On today’s Equipping You in Grace Dave Jenkins and Dr. Michael Haykin talk about the life and ministry of Samuel Pearce, how friendship affected his ministry, and how the Bible shaped him personally and his ministry, along with his book with Jerry Slate, Loving God...
John Frame: Biblical Worldview, Philosophy, and the Christian
On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave Jenkins and Dr. John Frame have a wide-ranging conversation about why Christians should read and study philosophy, free will, the problem of evil, making good arguments, and his book, We Are All Philosophers: A Christian...