Grace Upon Grace

In this episode, I’m delighted to share a conversation with my friend and brother in ministry, Dave Zahl, as we reflect on the strange yet holy overlap between writing and preaching. With the pressure to build platforms, establish brands, chase readership, and fine-tune every syllable for maximum virality, it’s easy to forget what moves us or drives us in the first place. But the gospel is a reliv...

Title: Restoration Outside the Camp Text: Exodus 33:1—34:9 Originally delivered on 5 July 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: Makers versus Stewards and the Insanity of the Golden Calf Text: Exodus 32:1–35 Originally delivered on 28 June 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

In this episode, I’m thrilled to share part one of a two-part mini-series with my friend and brother in ministry, Raphael Mnkandhla, as we reflect on the book The Clay Pot Conspiracy by Dave Harvey. With so many voices telling you so many different things about what makes for good, capable leaders, God’s Word tells us something that’s surprising and endlessly compelling. Far from disqualifying you...

Title: The Priest Who Finally Sat Down Text: Exodus 27:20—30:21 Originally delivered on 21 June 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: The Carpenter and the Kingdom Text: Luke 12:13—34Originally delivered on 14 June 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

In this episode, I’m joined by pastor and theologian Tony Phelps to talk about why it’s so important for preachers to preach God’s law and God’s gospel. Together, we trace this necessary distinction from Sinai’s altars to Luther’s breakthrough, and relish in the heartbeat of gospel preaching, which tells sinners not what they must do but what Christ has done. Tony serves as the teaching elder of C...

Title: Where God Meets Us Text: Exodus 24:12—30:10Originally delivered on 7 June 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: Further Up and Further In Text: Exodus 24:1–11Originally delivered on 31 May 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

In this episode, I’m joined by Bob Hiller to talk about the craft of preaching, how to navigate the pressures of pastoral ministry in 2026, and what belongs in the homiletical moment. We also discuss the danger of being a ministerial lone-wolf, why sermons aren’t TED talks, and why the preacher’s job is the same as it’s always been: deliver Christ, and get out of the way. Bob Hiller serves as the...

Title: The God Who Goes Before Us Text: Exodus 23:20–33Originally delivered on 24 May 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: The Law of Love and the People God’s Forming Text: Exodus 20:12–17; 21:1—23:9 Originally delivered on 17 May 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

In this episode, I’m joined once again by Obbie Tyler Todd to talk about life, pastoral ministry, and the challenges of preaching in post-Christian contexts. We also spent some time discussing the church’s role during times of cultural upheaval, the myth of America as a “Christian nation,” and why the church’s mission has never changed, no matter what the present crisis looks like. Obbie is the pa...

Title: Whosoever Will Text: Acts 10:1—11:18 Originally delivered on 10 May 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: The Sabbath and the Savior Text: Exodus 20:7–11 Originally delivered on 3 May 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

In this episode, I sit down with Marc Sims to have an honest conversation about the current crises facing young men, the reality of living with depression in the Christian life, and how the gospel of Christ is the word of hope that speaks into all of that. In our darkest moments — personally, collectively, spiritually — God in Christ finds us and frees us from sin, suffering, and the grave. Marc s...

Title: This Is Your Spiritual Worship Text: Exodus 20:3–6 Originally delivered on 26 April 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: What the Law Reveals and Why It Matters Text: Exodus 20:1–26 Originally delivered on 19 April 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: Distant Memories and Daily Bread Text: Exodus 16:1–36 Originally delivered on 12 April 2026 at Colonial Hills Baptist Church, Taylors, SC For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

In this episode, I’m joined by pastor, author, and professor Michael Cooper to talk about preaching, theological retrieval, and the rich history of Baptist homiletics. Through the lens of the post-Reformation Baptist preacher, Benjamin Keach, Michael and I examine how the preaching event isn’t merely a person giving a talk, but a divine act wherein God speaks through human abassadors. Michael serv...

Title: Men of Faith, Part 3: The Anatomy of Faith Text: Habakkuk 3:1–19 Originally delivered on 11 April 2026 for the CHBC Men’s Retreat at the Bonclarken Conference Center, Flat Rock, NC For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: Men of Faith, Part 2: Faith Isn’t Blind Text: Habakkuk 2:5–20 Originally delivered on 11 April 2026 for the CHBC Men’s Retreat at the Bonclarken Conference Center, Flat Rock, NC For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: Men of Faith, Part 1: When God Feels Silent Text: Habakkuk 1:1—2:4 Originally delivered on 10 April 2026 for the CHBC Men’s Retreat at the Bonclarken Conference Center, Flat Rock, NC For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: Easter Scars Text: John 20:19–29 Originally delivered on 5 April 2026 at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe

Title: The Ironic Necessity of Good Friday Text: John 18:28–32 Originally delivered on 3 April 2026 for Good Friday at Stonington Baptist Church, Paxinos, PA For more content like this, visit www.graceupongrace.net Get full access to Grace Upon Grace at www.graceupongrace.net/subscribe