Matthew D. Andersen

Guarding the Good Deposit

Religion EN ↓ 3 episodes

In 2 Timothy 1:14, Paul charged Timothy to “guard the good deposit" — the teaching and traditions passed down from Christ through His apostles. Guarding the Good Deposit podcast is all about what that means for us today. Rooted in the patterns of Acts and the Epistles, we're exploring the foundations of our faith and discovering how it can re-shape our life and ministry in the 21st century. As the influence of Christendom fades, we want to be faithful to Paul's charge - contending for the faith, guarding the good deposit, and holding fast to the sound teaching given to us by the first fo...

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Matthew D. Andersen

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Episode 2 - Acts: Keys to the Progress of the Gospel 07.07.2026 1:03:07

We'd love to hear from you! Tracing Christ's Mission from Jerusalem to Rome: If Acts is more than just a history of the early church, how did Luke intentionally structure the book of Acts, and why does it matter? In this episode, Matt and Scott explore the six literary panels of Acts and show how Luke's design reveals Christ's strategy for the establishment and expansion of His...

Episode 1 - Acts: Why Acts? All that Jesus Continued to Do and Teach. 02.06.2026 48:57

We'd love to hear from you! In this opening episode, Matt and Scott explore why the book of Acts matters and how Luke presents it as the continuation of all that Jesus continued to do and teach. By examining Luke–Acts as a unified, catechetical work, we begin by focusing on the author’s intent to help us uncover the apostolic pattern that was intentionally passed down through the apostles. Th...

Guarding the Good Deposit - Trailer 04.05.2026 1:58

We'd love to hear from you! Welcome to Guarding the Good Deposit — a podcast about contending for the faith in a time when Christendom is fading. In 2 Timothy 1:14, Paul urges Timothy to “Guard the good deposit.” This wasn’t just advice for a young leader in the first century. It’s a charge for the church in every generation — including ours. So the question is… what exactly is that deposi...