Simply By Grace Podcast

In this podcast we catch-up with Charlie in a sermon while on the road. He covers an overview of Revelation with a focus on chapter 1 which is in itself an overview of the rest of the book. There are several views of how to interpret Revelation but it's largely a futuristic viewpoint.  Many find the book a challenge to understand; some going so far as to say we can't know what it's saying. God cer...

Raised as Christians, Matthew and Emily later found themselves in a church that preached Reformed Calvinism. They were usually happy, but questions about their salvation haunted them and eventually became tortuous, especially for Emily. When she turned to the internet for answers, Emily discovered there was another theological system out there that had the answers to her questions. She and Matthew...

This psalm deserves its place as the first of the 150 psalms. The themes of the centrality of God's Word and the contrast between the righteous and unrighteous characterize so many of the Psalms and other wisdom literature. But best of all, this psalm has a promise of a blessed (or happy) life for those who distance themselves from evil people and stay close to God's Word. Who doesn't want a happy...

Is Free Grace theology a contrived system? Where does it come from? We will hear in this interview with Grant Hawley, director of the Free Grace Alliance, that it depends on how we interpret the Bible, our hermeneutic. When interpreted literally with the plain sense of the language, we see the Bible has distinct ages where God deals differently with His people. Yet all through the Bible, salvation...

Eventually, Bryan Conard learned that reading Proverbs was a better idea than smoking it. But he was a different person as a young man living in an environment of crime and drugs. It took a spell in prison to get his attention, and once God's love and grace broke through Bryan's brokenness, things began to change. How God intervened in Brian's life to save him from himself and a wasted life in pri...

Daniel Weierbach recently interviewed Dr. Charlie Bing for his YouTube ministry, C4C Apologetics, and we repeat it here. In this interview, Charlie explains how some well-known verses are misunderstood and teaches what they actually mean, through careful exegesis and context. What does it mean to carry our cross? To fall from grace? Will Jesus cut people in two? What about the sheep and the goats...

Some listeners will identify with Keith Stanton's search for pleasure in a hedonistic lifestyle. Eventually, in jail, Keith realized that he really wanted to experience joy. Then he found that joy in the gospel of grace that put him on an exciting path of joy, freedom, and ministry. He and wife, Jaqueline, are now serving with Ethnos360 as missionaries committed to sharing the message of grace and...

In this podcast Charlie discusses John chapter 1. In this chapter John explains why God became man. Matthew and Luke both have their Christmas stories but John tells you about the significance about why Christmas is. So sit back and listen and Charlie walks you through the importance of the season.

Gordon "Butch" Bennett was a troublemaker from the youngest age. As an adult, he was dating a woman when she became a Christian. Her friends told her to dump him, that he was a bad guy. But they said they would pray and if he doesn't become a believer in 30 days, well.... Drugs were a big part of Butch's life, but he got to reading the Bible while high, and God started working. Did God pull him in...

The atonement refers to the finished work accomplished by Jesus Christ on the cross that makes salvation and all its blessings possible. Dr. Allen has written extensively on the subject (see the books mentioned in the introduction to the previous discussion of Calvinism). Strict Calvinists insist that Jesus did not die for the sins of all people, but only the elect. We will see how weak and unfort...

Are you sure you know what the gospel is?  What is it that actually saves a person and what do we need to do or know?  You might be surprised that many Christians have a skewed view of this because they don't understand fundamental doctrines like justification and sanctification.  This podcast is an excerpt from a series on Galatians Charlie did many years ago at Burleson Bible church. Charlie pro...

In this episode, we talk about what is Calvinism, how Calvinistic John Calvin (1509-1564) was, and the Calvinism of the Synod of Dort (1618-1619). We discuss Calvinism that is taught today and why it has become so popular and how it has shaped the Southern Baptist Convention. There are unfortunate consequences for one’s assurance of salvation, the clarity of the gospel, and evangelism. David Allen...

First, you will find out how he got the name Yankee. You will also hear how God took him from feeling like a hell-bound reject to a great winner of souls. Yankee shares how he came to know Christ as Savior and fulfilled his vision of winning thousands to Christ, which he continues to do today through his preaching and teaching. You can access his messages on his podcast and YouTube ministry at Yan...

Three gospels tell the story of two thieves crucified with Jesus, but only Luke lets us see the change of heart in one thief that brought him eternal life with Christ. In a time and environment where so many people confuse or complicate the gospel, this story reminds us of the simplicity of faith in Christ as Savior. You will see what the thief did and did not do to obtain eternal life. It is a pi...

Always given to fitness and athletics, Katie Taylor ran into a surprise major impairment that slowed her down. After some soul searching and church searching, she landed in a good place. Grace restored her health and spirit so she can now say, “Jesus means absolutely everything.” Katie’s journey is a story of God’s love and grace. Today she is a fitness trainer who lives for Jesus in Florida. You...

Charlie recently attended the FGA conference in Keller, TX. In one of the sessions, he had a question-and-answer with the attendees. On stage with Charlie was Grant Hawley, the FGA Executive Director, along with Asare Kyei-Baffour from Ghana. We thought you might enjoy this as a podcast to hear about how each of the ministries touch lives around the world and how grace reaches believers and the lo...

In this Grace Story you will meet Don and Patty DenHartog. Don is pastor of Grace Bible Church in McPherson, Kansas (GBCMcPherson.org). Though raised in a Christian home, Don was plagued with doubts about his salvation until he went to seminary and found good biblical teaching. Find out what he heard that drove his doubts away. Patty grew up on the mission field in South America. They came togethe...

Where? In a jade mine in northern Myanmar (also known as Burma). Why? Because he is totally addicted to opium and heroin. Who? Han Bo Tun, who we call by his western name, Edward. Charlie talks to a ministry partner on the other side of the world in southeast Asia. Edward’s journey out of drugs and into ministry happened because he remembered his Christian upbringing and people were praying for hi...

How important is evangelism to you? Can Christians and churches do evangelism better? This discussion with Dr. Larry Moyer, founder and CEO of Evantell, will evaluate how he thinks the ministry of evangelism is going in America and how it can be done better. With a lifetime of experience in sharing the gospel and training others to do so, Larry brings some valuable insights that will help you make...

There are a lot of things that dominate our lives, but how many of those things are important?  Which things will outlive the week, the month, the year? Which will have eternal significance? In this podcast, Charlie speaks on Luke 10:38-42 regarding the story of the interaction between Mary, Martha, and Jesus. What priorities did they each have and how can we learn from this to prioritize things i...

Ever struggled to restore a relationship but you ended up tearing each other down instead of building one another up? Are there relationships you have that you want to see restored? In the church in Corinth, Paul was writing to them to give them some tough love. What we’ll see in Paul’s words are not doctrines or commands but a desire to restore a relationship that was important to him through lov...

Brian's search for peace led him into the dark world of spiritism, and he used spirit guides to help others--or so he thought. This did not seem like darkness to him until he came to the Light and was confronted with the truth of the Word of God. His story will amaze you and also serve as a warning about dabbling in the demonic realm. His book about his experience, Running Against the Wind, though...

The most fertile people for evangelism may be under your roof or in your church. They are called Generation Alpha, those 13-years old and under. They are open to the gospel and spiritual truth, but who are they? How can we share the gospel clearly with them? Our guest, Janine McNally, has a lot of experience in children's ministry with theological training to back it up (Bible college, Dallas Theo...

This episode tells the story of a devoted Catholic woman who tried to check all the right boxes of her religion, but never felt that she measured up. Then she did something radical--she read the Bible. As she studied it, she began to see the truth she had never heard, that she could be saved by God's free and undeserved grace through simple faith in Jesus Christ as Savior. Susan Pooley would never...

Ever wonder how people find a life of meaning?  Some travel the world, others climb mountains, and still others exercise. In this Podcast, Charlie focused on the words of King Solomon in Ecclesiastes chapter 9.  What Solomon had said was to enjoy life while you can. This life can be short and uncertain so we must find a balance and maximize our time. Solomon talks about living life, not just endur...