School of Ministry Resources Podcast

This episode examines Luke 22:31–34, where Jesus warns Peter of Satan's sifting, predicts Peter's denial, and Jesus explains He prays that Peters faith, and the other Apostles, will not fail. It explores the context of the reality of spiritual trials, and  that Jesus’ prayers for His disciples, along with God’s power preserve and restore believers so they can encourage others.

This episode unpacks Revelation 2:1–7, examining Christ’s letter to the church in Ephesus: His commendation for their hard work and discernment, His rebuke for losing their first love, and the call to remember, repent, and return. The message contrasts duty with devotion, warns against compromise and false teaching, and highlights the promise of the tree of life for those who overcome.

In this remastered message, we examine John 21:15–19, showing how Jesus restores Peter after his threefold denial, turning failure into renewed purpose. The episode highlights repentance, God's knowledge and grace, and the call to love Christ by serving others—"Feed my sheep."

This episode explores Hebrews 11:1–3 and explains faith as both the assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen, using Biblical examples that failed in their walk of faith, yet persevered.  The lesson connects faith to sacrificial love, the hope of an enduring possession in heaven, and practical encouragement to keep walking by faith through trials.

This message unpacks Daniel 5: Belshazzar's drunken feast, the sacrilegious use of Jerusalem's temple vessels, the mysterious handwriting on the wall, and Daniel's interpretation that signals the sudden fall of Babylon. The episode draws the timeless lesson that pride and sin invite divine judgment, while pointing listeners to Christ's mercy and the need to trust in Him for salvation.

In this episode  the Apostle Paul’s deep longing for the salvation of Israel is explored through Romans 9–10. The lesson examines God’s promises, the meaning of election, and the power of the gospel to convict and save. Listeners are urged to avoid fatalism, to cultivate compassion for the lost, and to actively share the gospel, trusting Christ’s sufficiency and the work of the Holy Spirit.

This message unpacks John 5:1–18, recounting Jesus’ healing of a man disabled for 38 years at the pool of Bethesda and highlighting Christ’s knowledge, compassion, and immediate power. The episode explores the ensuing conflict over Sabbath laws, Jesus’ purpose in healing—to bring holiness and faith—and the Biblical truth that God helps the helpless. Listeners are invited to consider Christ’s grace...

This episode explores Joshua 1:1-9, focusing on God’s commissioning of Joshua after Moses’ death. It highlights the promises of God, the call to be strong and courageous, and the central role of the written Word in guiding leadership and success. The message emphasizes practical application: meditate on Scripture day and night, speak it, and obey it — showing how Joshua’s faithfulness models how b...

This episode examines Genesis 6 and the doctrine of total human depravity, showing how sin filled the earth in Noah’s day and led to God’s judgment and the flood. The message connects the passage to Jesus’ warning in Matthew 24 and urges listeners to be watchful and ready for the Lord’s coming. Despite the darkness, Noah found grace and walked with God; the episode emphasizes living faith, righteo...

This message unpacks Genesis 4, examining the story of Cain and Abel and the contrast between God’s way and following human reasoning and pride. This explains why Abel’s blood offering was accepted while Cain’s was not, how sin ‘lies at the door,’ and trying to substitute works lead to failed faith and destructive choices. The episode points listeners to Christ as the only remedy, while also urgin...

This message explores Luke 19:28–40, explaining Jesus’ humble triumphal entry into Jerusalem as the fulfillment of prophecy and the public presentation of the Messiah. The lesson highlights the symbolism of the donkey, the Passover timing, the crowd’s acclaim, and the Pharisees’ reaction. Ultimately, the episode frames this moment as the King’s chosen path to the cross—the necessary sacrifice befo...

This message explores Genesis 3:20, explaining why Adam names his wife Eve as an act of faith in God’s promise of a coming deliverer, even after the fall. We also see the connection to Abraham’s renaming and show how Biblical names reveal hope, faith, and the unfolding plan of salvation.

This message examines Genesis 3:1–7, showing how the serpent’s question planted doubt of God’s character and Word, leading to unbelief, rebellion, and the entrance of sin and death into creation. The lesson explains Satan’s deceptive strategy, the role of pride in humanity’s fall, and points to the hope of redemption through the promised Seed—Jesus Christ.

In this episode we study John chapter 2, and the wedding at Cana, where Jesus performs His first public miracle by turning water into wine.  Jesus does honor His mother's request to assist, while giving us a glimpse of His deity. We learn of John’s purpose in recording signs: to show Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and to lead people to believe and receive eternal life. The miracle marks the...

This episode examines Genesis 2:19-25, focusing on the creation of woman from Adam’s side, Adam’s naming of Woman - Ishshah, and God’s original design for marriage as a united, one‑flesh relationship. It also explores the distinct but equal roles given to men and women, the man’s responsibility for leadership, and how Satan’s deception and the Fall distorted God’s intended pattern—calling listener...

In this message taken from Genesis 2, we consider Adam’s creation from dust, the layout of the Garden of Eden (rivers, trees, and a water canopy), and Adam’s role to tend the garden and name the animals. This highlights the two central trees—the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—Eve’s creation from Adam’s side, the institution of marriage, the test of obedience, and the n...

This message from 2 Peter 1:7–11, explains how growing in godly virtues—knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and agape love—leads to assurance of salvation and visible spiritual fruit. The contrast bears two outcomes: those who diligently pursue these qualities will be fruitful, while those who neglect them risk spiritual blindness and forgetfulness.

This message takes us through 2 Peter chapter 1, teaching how believers move from saving faith into a life marked by moral excellence, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love. Peter emphasizes assurance of salvation, warns about false teachers, and urges diligent study of Scripture, resulting in active living for Christ, helping us to stand firm and enjoy God...

Our message from 2 Peter 1:5–10 teaches us about adding Christian virtues and the need for diligence to confirm our calling and election, addressing common doubts about salvation and false assurance. The episode explains the difference between objective security (what Christ has accomplished) and subjective assurance (the Holy Spirit's witness), why people struggle with assurance, and how Scriptur...

We look at 2 Peter 3 and Genesis 2, about the creation of man, the rise of scoffers, and the historicity of Scripture. This message explains how the flood and the fall shape our world, affirms the Trinity and humanity’s unique design, and warns of coming judgment while urging faith in Christ and holy living.

As we study Genesis 1:1–5, it presents a clear, faith-based defense of biblical creation over evolutionary explanations, critiquing modern scientific claims and emphasizing intelligent design. The episode explores Genesis as the source for the origins of the universe, life, humanity, language, marriage, evil, and salvation, and closes with a call to trust Scripture and Jesus Christ as Savior.

From John 13–16 where Jesus, on the night before His arrest, promises the Holy Spirit—the Helper—who will testify of Christ, teach the disciples, bring Scripture and Jesus’ words to remembrance, and empower believers to witness despite a hostile world. The episode contrasts God’s love for His people with the world’s hatred, highlights the Spirit’s role in convicting and converting sinners, and cal...

Paul's sermon on Mars Hill (Acts 17) is explored, emphasizing the historical, eyewitness evidence of Jesus' bodily resurrection and why it compels a call to repentance. The episode explains how the resurrection serves as God's assurance for judgment and salvation, contrasts Jesus' risen body with that of Lazarus' resurrection, and urges listeners to respond in faith.

This message from 1 Corinthians 15:3–8, teaches us that Christ’s resurrection is the heart of the gospel: Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again. The lesson explains how the resurrection restores Jesus to the Father’s fellowship and exaltation, reveals the Holy Spirit's work and the truth of Scripture, which leads on to  justification in Christ, new life, present power to help the bel...

This episode walks through Hebrews 4 and Leviticus 16 to explain how Jesus fulfills the Old Testament Day of Atonement. The message contrasts the temple rituals and sacrifices with Christ’s once-for-all atonement, highlighting His role as the sympathetic, eternal High Priest who grants believers bold access to God’s throne of grace.