On today’s Equipping You in Grace episode, Dave Jenkins and Justin Huffman discuss the goal of spiritual disciplines in the Christian life and ministry, along with his book, Grow: The Command to Ever-Expanding Joy (DayOne Press, 2017).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- Why the goal of the Christian life is one of growing in the grace of God.
- Advice to help Christians grow in their prayer lives.
- The importance of Bible reading in the Christian life.
- Advice to help Christians read their Bible’s daily.
- Help for those who struggle to take notes and listen to sermons well.
- The importance of Christians learning from and imitating godly Christians around them.
- How Christians become good imitators of Jesus.
- The essential components of resisting the devil and how Christians do that.
- The grace of God and resisting the devil.
- The importance of Christians developing a purposeful habit of thanksgiving.
- The essential components of a life that makes, matures, and multiples disciples of the Risen Lord Jesus.
About the Guest
Justin Huffman has pastored in the USA for over fifteen years and has travelled to every continent except Antarctica because, as his youngest son has observed, penguins don’t need the gospel. Justin is also the author of a top-rated iTunes/Android app with over half a million downloads around the globe.
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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.