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📌 Episode Title: Why Does Doctrine Matter for My Everyday Life?
🎙️ Anchored in the Word with Dave Jenkins
🔗 A Segment of the Servants of Grace Podcast
Why does doctrine matter in everyday life?
In this episode of Anchored in the Word, Dave Jenkins explains how sound doctrine isn’t just for scholars—it’s essential for every Christian. Far from being dry or irrelevant, doctrine shapes your thinking, your worship, your suffering, and your spiritual growth. This episode walks through key Scriptures and church history to show how right doctrine leads to right living.
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📖 Key Scriptures:
- Titus 2:1
- 2 Timothy 3:16
- John 17:17
- 1 Timothy 4:16
- Romans 12:2
- Acts 2:42
- Colossians 2:6–7
🛠️ You’ll Learn:
- Why sound doctrine fuels spiritual growth
- How theology impacts everyday choices
- Common misconceptions about doctrine
- What church history teaches us about truth
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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.
