Equipping You in Grace

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers what Romans 8 teaches Christians about the Holy Spirit and suffering, thankfulness and the work of the Spirit in the life of the Christian, and what the Lord is doing in and through our lives in the hard things of our lives. What you'll hear in this episode • Thankfulness and the work of the Spirit in the life of the Christian. • What the Lord...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Scott Aniol about how the Spirit helps us prepare for and face suffering, the dangers of a wrong understanding of the Spirit, how a biblical and theological understanding of the Spirit helps us, along with his book, Holy Spirit: God of Order (G3 Press, 2024). What you'll hear in this episode • How the Holy Spirit helps us to prepare for and f...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the purpose of suffering in the life of the Christian and how this helps us prepare for and face suffering, what being established in our faith means and looks like, along with three examples of being exhorted in our lives. What you'll hear in this episode • The purpose of suffering in the life of the Christian. • How suffering can help establ...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Andy Naselli about election and reprobation and how these doctrines help Christians in their evangelism, missions, suffering, along with his new book, Predestination: An Introduction (Crossway, 2023). Get Andy's new book here: https://amzn.to/3yfQtPH What you'll hear in this episode • Why election and reprobation doesn't hinder evangelism or...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Paul Smalley about how understanding the Church and the end times can help the Christian prepare for and face suffering, along with volume 4 of Reformed Systematic Theology: Church and Last Things (Crossway, 2024), Paul wrote with Dr. Joel Beeke. Pick up a copy of Reformed Systematic Theology volume four here: https://amzn.to What you'll hear...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Megan Basham about the challenges facing the Church today and how we should engage and respond to them, along with her new book, Shepherds For Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Trade the Truth For a Leftist Agenda (Broadside Books, 2024). Pick up Megan''s book at Amazon here: https://amzn.to/3Spavy2 What you'll hear in this episode • The importan...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers what the Bible teaches about suffering, the person and work of Jesus, sharing hope with those who are suffering, and what J.I. Packer can teach us about knowing God and suffering. What you'll hear in this episode • What Psalm 22 teaches us about suffering and the person and work of Jesus. • What Does the Bible teaches about Long-Suffering. • T...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show Dave talks with David de Bruyn about the state of worship in the Church and what Christians can do about it, along with his new book, Strange Lyre: The Pentecostalization of Evangelical Worship (G3 Press, 2024). What you'll hear in this episode • Concerns about modern day worship from labels like Bethel, Hillsong, and Elevation. • Research on the influence of...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers preparing to face trials and growing through trials, and the importance of reminding ourselves of the sufficiency of Christ in trials. What you'll hear in this episode • Preparing to face trials and growing through trials. • The importance of reminding ourselves of the sufficiency of Christ in trials. Subscribing to the show Website: https://s...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave is joined by Sarah Jenkins, and she shares her testimony, and they discuss how biblical theology helps us prepare for and face suffering, how our suffering points us to Christ, and finding God's help in preparing for and facing suffering in the Word. What you'll hear in this episode • Sarah shares some of her testimony. • How biblical theology helps us...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the meaning and purpose of immutability, immanence, and impossibility, along with how the character and attributes of God help the Christian prepare for and face suffering, and what Scripture and the Church has taught about these doctrines, among other topics on this episode. What you'll hear in this episode • The meaning and purpose of immuta...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Jonathan Gibson about total depravity, suffering, apologetics, and how this doctrine helps the Christian today, along with his edited volume with David Gibson, Ruined Sinners to Reclaim (Crossway, 2024). Get your copy here: https://amzn.to/4cP8cvV What you'll hear in this episode • How understanding total depravity is and what the church has...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the meaning and purpose of suffering, how to prepare before suffering comes, why suffering produces endurance, proves character, and produces hope. What you'll hear in this episode • The meaning and purpose of suffering. • The macro and micro purpose of suffering in the Christian life. • How to prepare before suffering comes. • Why suffering p...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Jacob Tanner about John Bunyan, what he can teach us about suffering, why Christians should read the Puritans, along with his book, The Tinker's Progress: The Life and Times of John Bunyan. Pick up a copy of Jacob's book here: https://amzn.to/4cp3THL. What you'll hear in this episode • What John Bunyan can teach us about suffering. • What Pil...

On today's Equipping You in Grace Dave gives examples of how gender and sexuality are under attack in our day, why and how Genesis 1-3 matters, how Romans 1 can help us make sense of what is happening in our day, and why Christians need to be educated, equipping, and speak out on gender and sexuality today. What you'll hear in this episode • Examples of how gender and sexuality are under attack in...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and David Fiorazo discuss examples of what is happening in the Church and in our culture regarding gender and sexuality, why Christians need to understand worldviews and speak to them, and why Christians need to be faithful to the Word and stand on it in all of life, among other topics on this new episode. Pick up David's book, Assault on the Image of G...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers what human enhancement is and why it matters, human enhancement and a secular worldview and biblical worldview, a biblical framework for thinking about enhancement technologies, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace show. What you'll hear in this episode • What human enhancement is and why it matters. • Human Enhancement and a Secul...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave is joined by his wife Sarah and they discuss why it matters that we speak up on behalf of our kids in our local churches, why parents need to be proactive in their children's education, give examples of what is happening in our culture about kids on gender and sexuality, among other topics on this new Equipping You in Grace show. What you'll hear in thi...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers what our culture has said about the Transgender Day of Visibility, how the Church should respond to this day, and what Scripture says about biblical manhood, womanhood, and about marriage. What you'll hear in this episode • What our culture has said about the Transgender Day of Visibility. • How the Church should respond to the Transgender Day...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Vanessa about why Christians should be educated and speak out regarding transgenderism in our churches and culture, along with her mini-book, Help! Our Child Identifies as Transgender (Shepherds Press, 2024). What You'll Hear on this Episode • Why Christians should be educated about what is happening in the transgender movement. • How the Chu...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Nancy Pearcey about the worldview behind today's sexuality issues like abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, and transgenderism, and how and why the biblical worldview responds to these worldviews, along with her book, Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality (Baker, 2018). Get your copy of Love Thy Body here: https://a...

On today's Equipping You in Grace Dave considers why we need to educate people about sexual sin through a biblical worldview, why biblical gender roles and biblical marriage matter, and why we as Christians need to speak out against sexual sin and continue do so. What you'll hear in this episode • Why we need to educate people about sexual sin through a biblical worldview. • Why biblical gender ro...

On today's Equipping You in Grace, Dave considers positional and practical peace with God, facing suffering with the Lord's help, the fruits of the Spirit and contentment, genuine joy in all of life, and the providence of God and the story of our lives. What you'll hear in this episode • Positional and practice peace with God. • Facing suffering with God's help. • The fruits of the Spirit and cont...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Sarah consider the relationship between contentment and infertility, how the local churches can help those facing infertility, and offer advice for married couples on having a godly marriage if they don't have kids. What you'll hear in this episode • The relationship between contentment and infertility. • How local churches should address infertilit...

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers learning contentment and wisdom from King Solomon on this new episode. What you'll hear in this episode • Learn to practice contentment. • Learning from King Solomon on contentment and wisdom. Subscribing to the show Website: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/equipping-y...