Equipping You in Grace

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Dave and Holly Pivec about the concerning influence of Bill Johnson and Bethel, how they interpret the Bible, govern the church, why and how Christians can engage in discernment, and speak out against this movement, along with her book with Doug Geivett, Reckless Christianity: The Destructive New Teachings and Practices of Bill Johnson, Bethe...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Haley Williams consider the history, purpose, and concerning influence of the IF Gathering, why Christians should be concerned about this gathering and biblically and theologically assess this gathering. What you'll hear in this episode • The history and purpose of the IF gathering. • Some positives about the IF gathering. • Why Christians should be...

On today's episode of Equipping You in Grace Dave talks with Justin Peters about why Christians should speak out against false teaching, how we can help arm the average person in the pew against false teaching, his concerns with the NAR and modern-day deliverance, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace episode. What you'll hear in this episode • Why Christians should speak out against fa...

On today's episode of Equipping You in Grace Dave talks with Jim Osman about the most concerning aspects of the NAR and modern-day deliverance, examples of those aspects of those movements, and why Christians should be concerned about it, advice for those coming out of the NAR on finding good resources, and encouragement for those speaking out against the NAR and the modern-day deliverance. What y...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers how idolatry relates to contentment and how it can help us grow in Christ, the meaning and purpose of repentance in the Christian life, identifying our idols, and how the gospel addresses our idols. What You'll Hear on This Episode • The meaning and purpose of repentance in the Christian life. • Why no Christian should be afraid of the convict...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers union with Christ and biblical life change, why change requires practice and perseverance, why change is possible because of Christ, and the hope of change. What you'll hear in this episode • Union with Christ and biblical life change. • Why change requires practice and perseverance. • Why change is possible because of Christ. • The hope of ch...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the peace of God and our salvation, the meaning and purpose of practical peace with God, union with Christ, and the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the Christian. What you'll hear in this episode • The peace of God and our salvation. • The meaning and purpose of practical peace with God. • The meaning and purpose of union with Christ. •...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Andy Davis about how Scripture memorization can help us in our Christian life and ministry, the relationship between meditation and memorization, tips for starting to memorize the Word, along with his book, How to Memorize Scripture for Life: From One Verse to Entire Books (Crossway, 2024). What you'll hear in this episode • How Scripture mem...

On today's Contending for the Word show, Dave considers the meaning, and purpose of exposing error with biblical truth, loving the Word, the Lord, and loving people, the meaning and purpose of discernment, and the meaning and purpose of apologetics. What You'll Hear On This Episode • The meaning and purpose of exposing error and dealing with people's arguments with the Word. • Why we as Christians...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Sarah talks with Dave about contentment for the non-Christian and Christian, how Christians can grow in contentment in the seasons of their life, along with his new book, Contentment: The Journey of A Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). What you'll hear in this episode • Where true contentment begins for the non-Christian and the Christian. • Why contentment...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Jonathan Gibson about the rich historic traditions of the Church and how they can help Christians today, grief, suffering, and the resurrection of Christ, and his new book, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Pascha to Pentecost (Crossway, 2024). What you'll hear in this episode • Grief and entering into suffering. •...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the biblical meaning of sanctity of life, the challenge of practicing the sanctity of life, and the ethical implications of the image of God in Scripture, and contemporary issues. What you'll hear in this episode • The meaning of the sanctity of life. • What Scripture says about the sanctity of life. • The challenge of practicing the sanctity...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Keri Mae Lamar about advice and encouragement for Christian teachers in public school and private Christian schools on being faithful to Christ, the practical benefits and how to get started homeschooling, along with the role the local church should play in supporting those homeschooling their children, along with her book, Slow Schooling: A...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers eight big themes of Genesis, how the Old and New Testament authors viewed Genesis, how the Lord Jesus used Genesis, and why understanding Genesis is so vital. What you'll hear in this episode • Eight big themes of Genesis. • Old Testament Authors and Their Use of Genesis. • New Testament Authors' View of Genesis. • Christ and His Use of Genesi...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave is joined by his wife Sarah and they discuss why Christians should delight to read God's Word, how reading the Bible helps us to grow to be like Christ, and a new podcast Dave is doing called Reading the Bible Daily with Dave podcast. What you'll hear in this episode • Why Christians should delight to read god's Word. • How reading the Bible helps us to...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Sarah Jenkins talk about the meaning and purpose of the Incarnation, encouragement to focus on family and friends, and deal with good and hard days with the help of the Lord and our High Priest Jesus, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace show. What you'll hear in this episode • The meaning and purpose of the Incarnation • Christmas memor...

On today's Equipping You in Grace, I give my end of the year report for 2023 sharing what the Lord did in and through Servants of Grace in 2023, share some exciting news about what is going and how to partner with our ministry. What you'll hear in this episode • What the Lord did in and through Servants of Grace in 2023. • Some exciting new ministries in 2023 and more coming in 2024. • How to part...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Ed Welch about providing help to those who are grieving with the Word, and help for those who counsel the grieving, along with his book, Someone I Know is Grieving: Caring With Humility and Compassion (New Growth Press, 2023). What you'll hear in this episode • Walking alongside those during Christmas season who have lost a family member or f...

On today's Equipping You in Grace, I consider what biblical counseling is and isn't, the relationship between the pulpit and the counseling office in the church, biblical counseling and biblical life change, why every Christian is a biblical counselor, and much more on this new show. What you'll hear in this episode • Biblical eldership and the ministry of biblical counseling. • The relationship b...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with David Fiorazo about the importance of the biblical worldview, and how Christians should respond to attacks on the image of God in and out of the Church with the Word of God, along with his book, Assault on the Image of God: Understanding and Responding to Attacks on the Bible, Human Life, and the Church. What you'll hear in this episode • Why...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, I consider current statistics on the epidemic of pornography and how it is affecting the church, help for biblical counselors and others counseling those enslaved to pornography, and a practical plan for Christians to fight for purity with the help of God's grace, His Spirit, and His people, among other topics in this new show. What you'll hear in this episo...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Todd Nye about the issue of sexual abuse in our churches and outside of it, how the Church should address it biblically, theologically, ethically, and pastorally, along with help for biblical counselors counseling victims of sexual abuse, and his new book, The Gospel and Sexual Abuse: A Healing Balm for Bruised Bodies, Battered Minds, and Bro...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Richard Moore discuss the history of the New Apostolic Reformation, distinctives of New Apostolic teaching and theology, the NAR's broad influence on evangelicalism, along with offering a biblical and theological response to this movement, and things to look out for in churches influenced by the New Apostolic Reformation. What you'll hear in this ep...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Camille Cates about help for men, women, and families after an abortion, addressing our emotions with the Word, how the Church can help families with this issue, along with her book, Moving Forward After Abortion: Finding Comfort in God (New Growth Press, 2023). What you'll hear in this episode • Biblical lament and dealing with our emotions....

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave gratitude, thankfulness, and the Christian, practical strategies to express thankfulness to the Lord with family and friends, and more on this new episode of Equipping You in Grace. What you'll hear in this episode • Practical strategies to express thankfulness to the Lord with family and friends. • Why Christians should be mindful of others especially...