Big Truths

What would cause God to offer His only Son? In this episode, we explore the love of God, which was the reason for the atonement of Christ on the cross.

What did Jesus accomplish at the cross? In this episode, we explore the nature and the extent of the atonement.

In this episode, we explore how God established the principle of substitutionary atonement. 

Jesus died for our sins. But where in the Bible do we see this? In this episode, we will explore how all the different theories and motifs of the atonement need to be organized by the unifying principle of Penal Substitutionary Atonement. 

In this episode, we explore five false theories of the atonement that have been offered throughout church history. 

Remember when Andy Stanley once said we should kill the term shepherd? In this episode, we explore what we can learn from Ignatius about the three barnyard duties of the shepherd of God's flock. 

How exactly does calling work? If someone announces that God called them to do something, do we take their word for it? In this episode, we explore the role the church should play in helping prepare and send missionaries.

In this episode, we explore what we should be looking for in a potential missionary and how they can best prepare to go to the field.

Is missions what everyone does? Is the Great Commission only what a few people do? In this episode, we explore how we can rightly think and be involved in missions.

Can I just get a one-way plane ticket and go do missions? Do I really need the local church to help me? In this episode, we explore what the Bible has to say about the role the local church plays in the work of missions.

If the church is to glorify God, then how do we do that? In this episode, we explore how the gospel relates to everything else in the church, including missions.

Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Ephesians.

What is the mission of the church? And is the mission of the church the same thing that a missionary does? How are those related? In this episode, we explore the mission of God and how that informs our mission as Christians. 

Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Smyrneans.

Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Philadelphians

Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Romans.

Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Trallians.

Why is the Bible so preoccupied with stepping on snakes? In this episode, we explore how Jesus is the seed born of the woman to crush the serpent’s head.

Why was Jesus born? In this episode, we explore the good news that Jesus was born to remove all the effects of the curse.

In this episode, we explore what the Bible has to say about silence, solitude, and fasting, as well as practical steps for engaging in these practices.

Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Magnesians.

In this episode, we explore practical steps for what it means to worship God.

Who was Ignatius and what was his contribution to church history? In this episode, we examine his letter to the Ephesians.

What exactly is my job as a church member? In this episode, we explore what Jesus expects each church member to do.

What does the word “church” even mean, and how does it help us to understand the job description Jesus gave to every believer? In this episode, we examine the special word Jesus chose for His new covenant people.