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The Weekly Watch – August 30, 2025
How to Cultivate Biblical Discernment in a Deceptive Age
Hosted by: Dave JenkinsShow Summary
Throughout August we focused on Discerning the Times – Answering Today’s Most Urgent Questions: progressive Christianity, deconstruction, shallow worship, mystical psychology, and the spiritual confusion of our age. In this closing episode Dave gives a practical roadmap to cultivate biblical discernment in a deceptive age.- Why Discernment Matters: Hebrews 5:14; Ephesians 4:14
- What Discernment Is: 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22
- How to Grow in It: Scripture, local church, prayer, humility, testing everything, and looking to Christ (2 Tim. 3:16–17; Eph. 4:11–12; Jas. 1:5; Col. 2:6–7)
- Encouragement: John 17:17 — God sanctifies His people by the truth
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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 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).
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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.
