The Biblical Wesleyan

Dr. Murray Vasser gives a lecture on what we mean by the doctrine of biblical inerrancy. This lecture was recorded as part of the 2026 Chamberlain Holiness Lectures, an annual event at WBS. The theme of this year’s gathering was “Sanctitas et Scriptura,” or holiness and Scripture, featuring lectures from each of our full time faculty members on the core teachings and practices that have shaped our...

Bishop John Mark Richardson of COGIC and president of the Wesleyan Holiness Connection shares a message from Ecclesiastes on why we are better together. An address given at the 2025 Commencement service of Wesley Biblical Seminary.

Dr. Barry Male, WBS Alumnus and Pastor of Madison Methodist Church in Madison, Mississippi, looks at the events of Holy Week as shared in John’s Gospel, focusing on how Jesus continued to pour into his disciples as the model mentor.

Dr. Rebecca Luman, long time instructor and staff member at WBS, shares a Lenten devotional centered on our God who suffers with us, and the significance of the wounded hands of Jesus to those who feel our own woundedness and brokenness.

Rev. Dr. Willie Tobias, pastor of New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, preaches from Psalm 133 on the power of Unity to bring joy, spiritual anointing, and missional fruit. Dr. Tobias is an alumnus of WBS having received his doctorate in ministry from WBS in May of 2023.

Dr. Rick Boyd, Professor of Inductive Bible Study at WBS, teaches from Psalm 136 on the ongoing way of life and discipline in the New Covenant given to us in Christ, marked by the loyal covenant love of God and the brother-sister relationships of the family of God that encourage us onward.

Teaching from John chapter 15, WBS Registrar and instructor Jeff Bakos looks at the example of Jesus, who called his disciples “friends,” and challenges us with the need for true friendships to sustain us in our walk and our ministry, and as a witness to the self-giving love of God to the world. 

WBS Librarian and instructor Grace Andrews asks the question, “Who is Jesus?” — a question which Jesus himself asks of his disciples in Luke chapter 9. Exploring the context surrounding this event, Grace challenges us to never be content in resting on our past revelations of Christ, but to continually be pressing in to learn more about him, and more importantly, to be continually seeking to listen...

What's your vision? WBS Professor Matt Friedeman unpacks Luke 4:16-30, and shares why the "vision statement" for his ministry that Jesus preaches on from the scroll of Isaiah should also be the vision statement for the Church.

Dr. Andy Miller preaches on the God of Breakthrough who comes with resurrection power to accomplish His purposes in our lives, from the story of David fighting the Philistines in 2 Samuel 5.

Dr. Chris Lohrstorfer examines the structure of the gospel of John, specifically chapter 17, to see how the "life of God" is revealed and how we are invited to enter into that life through the work of Christ.

Through the text of Ephesians chapter 1, President Andy Miller III explores the meaning of Advent, the longing we have for the manifest presence of God, and the hope we experience through our confidence that He is at work behind the scenes even before we see it.

WBS alumnus Dr. Marek Walker, pastor at Cherry Grove Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, teaches on Mark chapter 9 in a message entitled, "The Church is Still Necessary."

Major Tim Delaney is a Salvation Army corps officer serving the Jackson, MS area. Here he unpacks the practice of holiness as it relates to not being conformed to the world, but standing apart by God's grace.

In this episode, we hear from Abby Miller. Abby is the wife of President Andy Miller and served with him for many years as a Salvation Army officer. In this message, she shares some of their personal testimony as a couple as she explores what it means to answer Jesus’s invitation to take his "yoke" upon us. 

In this episode, we welcome our new neighbor in the Jackson, MS area, Rev. Brad Goad, who became pastor of Christ United church earlier this year. Rev. Goad studied at Trevecca Nazarene University, Brad has been in ministry since his days in College, including service as a Pastor, a Campus Minister, and a Civilian Chaplain at the US Coast Guard Academy, as well as working in the publishing industr...

WBS Professor Steve Blakemore reflects on how in Christ we are being made like God the Father by his Spirit in us. Don't miss Steve's story of confronting the dogs on his childhood newspaper route that brings this concept to life!

In this episode, we feature key speeches from the Inauguration of Dr. Andy Miller III as the ninth president of WBS, which took place on October 10, 2024 at Madison Methodist Church. Included here are the presidential charge delivered by Dr. Tim Tennent, former president of Asbury Theological Seminary and current chair of Methodist studies at Beeson Divinity School, followed by the presidential ad...

Dr. Tom Noble of Nazarene Theological Seminary continues with the last of three lectures on "Holiness and the Holy Trinity," as part of the annual Chamberlain Holiness Lectures at Wesley Biblical Seminary. Entitled “The Sanctifying Spirit,” Dr. Noble unpacks the Old and New Testament images of the Spirit and the work of the Spirit in the life of Jesus, in order to see why the Spirit is the basis b...

In this second of three lectures on "Holiness and the Holy Trinity," Dr. Tom Noble explores the holiness of Jesus, the "beloved Son of God," and how his incarnation, death, and resurrection provide not only for our justification but also for our sanctification. For more questions and responses that followed this presentation, see the original video in the live stream section of our YouTube channel...

Accomplished scholar and Nazarene theologian Tom Noble presents the first of three lectures on "Holiness and the Holy Trinity," as part of the annual Chamberlain Holiness Lectures at Wesley Biblical Seminary. In this first part, he uses the festivals of Israel to catalog the characteristics of the God revealed in the Old Testament as "father" to Israel, and how those characteristics are fully illu...

In this episode, we’re going back to the archives for a message from the late Dennis Kinlaw, founder of the Francis Asbury Society and a great evangelist, preacher, and teacher of the gospel. This message was recorded in 2006 at the Commencement ceremonies of WBS. Dr. Kinlaw spoke to the graduates on the nature of God revealed by Jesus in chapters 13 through 17 of the gospel of John. Dr. Kinlaw pa...

Grace Andrews, WBS Instructor and Director of Library Services, brings to life the teaching of Psalm 19, showing how the Word of the Creator speaks to us in both creation and in the Holy Scriptures, transforming our lives for the good.

WBS Professor Matt Friedeman teaches how to have a team of one mind in thought and action, from 1 Peter 3:8-9.

A New Perspective: Dr. Lohrstorfer, WBS Professor of Wesleyan Theology, preaches from Isaiah 6 on gaining God's perspective on ourselves.