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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and James Coates discuss how a sound view of Scripture affects how we handle and preach the Word, preparing for the Lord’s Day during the week, listening to sermons well and effects of spiritual sluggishness and remedies to it, along with his book, Reading and Preaching God’s Word (G3 Press, 2022).
What you’ll hear in this episode
- The importance of having a sound view of Scripture.
- How a sound view of Scripture affects how we preach.
- How important is seminary for preparing for ministry.
- The importance of biblical preaching in a time of biblical and theological illiteracy.
- How preaching God’s Word equips the people of God to stand against false teaching and train them to handle the Word of God.
- How understanding the voice of God in Scripture elevates one’s view of preaching.
- How the absence of God’s Word is the absence of God affects the way we preach God’s Word.
- The role preaching is to have in the life of the Christian and the local church.
- Some marks of effective sermon listening.
- Some of the effects of spiritual sluggishness and remedies to it.
- James’ best advice to those wanting to come prepared for the Lord’s Day to hear, sing, and fellowship around and under the Word.
About Today’s Guest
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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 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).
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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.
