The Whole Counsel

In this week's episode, John and Chuck discuss a sermon preached by Samuel Hopkins on the Law of God. The Law of God is an expression of God's character. It is perfect, infinite, authoritative, and beautiful to the believer. It is hated, despised, and ugly to the unbeliever. Hopkins give help to how we should understand and apply God's law to our New Testament stance with God and seven questions w...

John and Chuck are beginning their slow walk through the book Salvation in Full Color. This week the discuss a sermon by Timothy Dwight on the character of God. John and Chuck share why this is the most important place for us to begin. For more episodes and like minded podcasts, visit www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts . Pick up your copy of Salvation in Full Color: http://www.rorbooks.com/index.php/pr...

In this inaugural episode of The Whole Counsel (previously The Behold Your God Podcast) John introduces several of the changes to the podcast. We are in a new location, we have a new cohost (welcome Chuck Baggett) and we have a new sound. But lots of things are staying the same. We are still discussing the same eternal truths and we are still looking to writers and pastors of the past for help. Th...

Order A Practical Guide to Family Worship here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/family-worship-study-guide   In this episode of the Behold Your God Podcast, Ryan Bush leads us through the first session of the new project by Media Gratiae: A Practical Guide to Family Worship. Also a special note: This will be the final episode of the Behold Your God Podcast. Don't worry, we will still produce new epis...

We are taking a few weeks to present to you the teachings Media Gratiae has produced over the years. This week's special episode is from Puritan: All of Life to the Glory of God's small group teachings. This session is taught by John Snyder and focuses on the Puritan teachings on Revival and Awakening. Learn more about Puritan: All of Life to the Glory of God here: https://shop.mediagratiae.org/co...

We are taking a few weeks off to present to you past teachings from Media Gratiae. This week's special episode from our latest project: The Church. Learn more about The Church here: https://shop.mediagratiae.org/collections/originals/products/the-church

We are taking a few weeks to highlight the teaching Media Gratiae has produced through our studies. This week's special episode comes from our second major study, Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty. This particular session is Week One: Knowing the God Who is Incomprehensible. Purchase Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty here: https://shop.mediagratiae.org/collections/originals/products/beho...

We wanted to take a few weeks to present a series of special episodes highlighting the teaching from various products produced by Media Gratiae.   For this week’s special episode, we present to you the first session of Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically. In it, John introduces A.W. Tozer, and discusses how Jesus Christ is the great attraction to the Christian life. Learn more about Behold...

As we begin a new year, we wanted to present some thoughts on deep reading in 2021. John highlights resources for taking a long soak in one book of Scripture, the strengths and weaknesses of reading all the works of one Christian author, and much more. You can find links to everything mentioned at www.mediagratiae.org .

As we did last week, we want to present you to a sermon Dr. John Snyder preached at Christ Church New Albany. These two messages are specifically given to draw out hearts to Christ and to see anew how He makes reconciliation with God the Father possible for us. Subscribe to the Christ Church New Albany YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRId3R2ruI4jqMKeP6oo1ow Media Gratiae: ww...

For the next two weeks are presenting two sermon John preached at Christ Church New Albany. We feel these sermons are timely and will serve you better than turning them into podcast episodes. We hope you benefit from them as much as we have. Subscribe to the Christ Church New Albany YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRId3R2ruI4jqMKeP6oo1ow Media Gratiae: www.mediagratiae.org

John speaks this week to Joel Tiegreen. Joel served as a missionary to Turkey for several years until he received a terminal diagnosis of cancer. John talks to Joel about his suffering and the Lord's kindness in it. Joel served for five years as a missionary to Turkey. He fully expected to die in that foreign land presenting people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. But following a devastating diagn...

This is one of our favorite episodes of the year! This week we present to you our 2020 book Recommendations. For help this year, John has brought in Chuck Bagget and Acey Floyd. For a full list of the books, and links to where you can purchase them, visit https://www.mediagratiae.org/blog/2020-book-recommendations  

John is in Radford, Virginia this week for the HeartCry Missionary Society board meeting. While there, he recorded a podcast with Anthony Mathenia. Anthony is pastor of Christ Church Radford and a contributor to many Media Gratiae studies. Subscribe to HeartCry's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Heartcrymedia Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically https://www.mediagratiae.org...

Teddy and Jeremy finish their conversation about the Charles Spurgeon sermon "Compel them to come in." The emphasis of this discussion is the progression of argument Spurgeon makes in his pleading sinners to come to Christ. Jeremy's lively reading of "Compel Them to Come In:" https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp? SID=11920648192064 Show Notes: https://www.mediagratiae.org/blog Through the Ey...

Teddy continues talking with Jeremy Walker this week about Charles Spurgeon's sermon "Compel Them to Come In." Listen to a lively recording of the sermon here: https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp? SID=11920648192064   Show Notes: https://www.mediagratiae.org/blog Puritan: All of Life to the Glory of God: https://www.mediagratiae.org/puritan  

As we look toward the holiday season, many believers will be having meals with unbelieving loved ones. How do we approach them with the gospel? This week begins a new series where Teddy talks with Jeremy Walker through a sermon by Charles Spurgeon where obeys the command to compel strangers to the gospel to come to Christ.   Through the Eyes of Spurgeon: bit.ly/Feat3Pack You can watch Through the...

This week Teddy is back with Dr. Jeffrey Johnson. Last week the two shared stories from making The Church Project. This week they discuss the importance of understanding the history of the Church. Show Notes - https://mediagratiae.org The Church: Pillar and Ground of the Truth - https://bit.ly/church-study-set

This week Teddy is outside of John's office again. This time he is talking to Dr. Jeff Johnson, author and host of Media Gratiae's The Church project.

This week Teddy continues a conversation with Ryan Bush about family worship. Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically: bit.ly/BYGRethinkingGodBiblically Guide to Family Worship: https://shop.mediagratiae.org/collections/originals/products/a-guide-to-family-worship?variant=31479935402118

This week, we’re beginning a new series on family worship with Ryan Bush. Ryan is the editor of A Guide to Family Worship and the President of International Church Planters | Didache Institutes. International Church Planters: http://intlchurchplanters.squarespace.com Puritan: All of Life to the Glory of God: bit.ly/PURITANDeluxe

This week we finish our series on presenting the gospel to our children. We have discussed how to speak the whole counsel of truth on a child's level, but now we focus on on how to cope with and respond to children who reject the gospel.  For more information about The Church: Pillar and Ground of the Truth - https://shop.mediagratiae.org/collections/originals/products/the-church

This week we continue our series-within-a-series in discussion how we can present the gospel to our children. For help in this episode we are looking to Philip Doddridge's and his writing, "Teaching Children about God." The Church: Pillar and Ground of the Truth bit.ly/church-preorder

Scripture says Jesus was grieved when the disciples prevented children from coming to Jesus. In this week's episode, John and Teddy discuss a sermon by Edward Payson where he details several ways parents can intentionally and unintentionally prevent their children from coming to Christ. Show Notes: https://mediagratiae.org Puritan: All of Life to the Glory of God - bit.ly/PURITANDeluxe

John and Teddy continue their series-within-a-series this week. After spending several episodes diving deep into the realities of regeneration, they felt it necessary to take a step back and examine how to present the gospel to children. For help this week they are looking to a sermon preached by Robert Murray M'Cheyne. For show notes and the full sermon, visit mediagratiae.org. For more informati...