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God’s Providence and Our Peace
Show: Equipping You in Grace with Dave Jenkins ·
Series: Gratitude and Grace in a Confused World ·
Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Show Summary
In this episode, Dave Jenkins unpacks the providence of God from Romans 8:28 and Matthew 6:25–34, showing how our Father’s wise and loving rule settles anxious hearts and grows true gratitude. With help from the Heidelberg Catechism, the Puritans, and modern witnesses, Dave shows why trusting providence is the pathway to lasting peace.
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Episode Highlights
- Providence Defined (Romans 8:28): God sovereignly weaves all things for His glory and our ultimate good.
- Providence Applied (Matthew 6:25–34): Your Father knows, cares, and provides so anxiety loses its power.
- Providence Experienced: Heidelberg Catechism Q27–28, John Flavel, and Corrie ten Boom model peace in trial.
Show Notes
Scripture
Romans 8:28; Matthew 6:25–34
Application
- When worry rises: say aloud, “My Father knows, my Father cares, my Father provides.”
- Turn anxieties into thanksgiving (Phil. 4:6–7).
- Track daily providences and thank God for them.
Series: Gratitude and Grace in a Confused World (November 2025)
- Nov 3 – The Foundation of Christian Gratitude
- Nov 5 – God’s Providence and Our Peace
- Nov 10 – Persevering with Gratitude in Trials
- Nov 12 – Contentment in Christ Alone
- Nov 17 – Gratitude and Daily Grace
- Nov 19 – Gratitude that Fuels Service
- Nov 24 – Gratitude in Every Season of Life
- Nov 26 – The God Who Gives Every Good Gift
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 (G3 Press, 2022), and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
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.
