On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, I talk with Andrew about the life and ministry of John Owen, along with Owen’s teaching on Scripture and the Holy Spirit, and Volume 7 of Owen’s work on The Holy Spirit (Crossway, 2023). What you’ll hear in this episode Who John is and why he continues to have an influence on the Church today. Some unique contributions this edited volume makes to the work of Owen. How a right view of the Holy Spirit as described by Owen help the Christian today. How a right view of Scripture as described by Owen help the Christian today. How Owen’s teaching on the doctrine of illumination help Christians today. Some of the rules of biblical interpretation as taught by Owen and how these rules can help Christians read their Bible’s better. Why biblical interpretation and the Church matters and how this can help Christians today. Why we need men like Owen today and what such men would look like today. About Our Guest Andrew S. Ballitch (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the associate pastor of preaching and ministries at Westwood Alliance Church in Ontario, Ohio. He has taught church history courses at Boyce College, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Crown College, and has published and edited numerous books and articles on the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Puritans. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers, prayer, and the sufficiency of Scripture, the sufficiency of Christ, the High Priestly ministry of Jesus, prayer and the hard days, and prayer and discouragement. What you'll hear in this episode Prayer and the Sufficiency of God’s word. Prayer and the Sufficiency of Christ Prayer and the High Priestly Ministry of Jesus. Prayer and Focusing on the Lord in the midst of our hard days. Prayer and the Peace of God. Prayer, Discouragement, and Encouragement. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Sarah Jenkins talk about the problem with a self-help view of love, love as work in our marriage, biblical love, family worship, open and honest communication in marriage, and building trust and friendship in marriage. What you'll hear in this episode The problem with a self-help view of love. Love as work in our marriage. Help with loving our spouse. The purpose of family worship and how to begin. The importance of open and honest communication in marriage. The importance of building trust and friendship in marriage. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

Robert Letham discusses the importance of understanding the Holy Spirit from church history and the relationship between the Word and the Spirit. A recovery of Reformed and Puritan teaching on the Holy Spirit helps Christians today. The main aims of the Holy Spirit's work in the life of a Christian are discussed, as well as how understanding the Holy Spirit affects the ministry of the church. The issue of claims of hearing directly from God and its impact on the sufficiency of Scripture is also addressed.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave gives seven keys to cultivating holiness in the Christian life through the use of the personal and corporate means of grace so we might grow in our communion with the Lord.What you'll hear in this episodeUnion with Christ and holiness.Know and love Scripture.Putting sin to death.Lifelong repentance.Cultivating holiness through prayer and work.The relationship between holiness and prayer.Failing to fight your sin and despair.Diagnosing and fleeing from worldliness with the help of God’s grace.The importance of regular attendance and fellowship with God’s people.Committing Completely to God.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Doreen take a deep dive into Todd White’s teaching on the sinless of Jesus, healing, and miracles and compare it to what Scripture teaches about the sinless of Jesus, healing, and miracles, along with how good theology should ground and shape our lives.What You’ll Hear in This EpisodeWhy Christians should care about false teaching and speak out against it.The Bible’s teaching on the sinlessness of Christ.How Todd White’s teaching on the sinless of Jesus isn’t biblical and orthodox.The Bible’s teaching on healing and miracles.How Todd White’s teaching on healing miracles isn’t biblical and orthodox.The dangers of the prosperity gospel.How good theology should affect our prayer lives.How bad theology affects our prayer lives.About the GuestRaised in Christian Science, Doreen Virtue was formerly the top-selling New Age author at the world’s largest New Age publisher, until Jesus opened her eyes to the gospel. She got baptized for the first time, began spreading the gospel message, and denouncing the New Age. After getting fired from her New Age publisher and losing most of her friends, some of her family members, enduring cruel slander and spiritual warfare, and losing her home, Doreen and her husband, Michael, began rebuilding their lives on the solid foundation of Jesus. They learned how to trust in God, instead of trying to predict or control the future. Today, they live in the Pacific Northwest where they attend a biblically solid church and Doreen attends seminary studying biblical theology so that she won’t be deceived again.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Micah Caswell about reading and studying the book of Micah, why expository preaching rests on the authority of Scripture, and his commentary, The Gospel According to Micah: A Christocentric Commentary (WestBow Press, 2022). What you’ll hear in this episode Why the book of Micah matters. How did Jesus and the Apostles handle the Old Testament Minor Prophets. Advise for reading and studying the Minor Prophets. How Pastors and Bible teachers should preach Jesus from the book of Micah. Why expository preaching rests on the authority of Scripture. What historical and theological issues should people be aware of as Christians read and study the Minor Prophets. The main message and goal of Micah. Application points from Micah that are particular relevant to Christians in our day. About Our Guest Micah is married to Kristen and they have two children. He grew up in Denton, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas. He also holds degrees from Dallas Seminary, Southwestern Baptist Seminary, and Toronto Baptist Seminary. Micah’s doctorate is from Southern Baptist Seminary. He has pastored at churches in Austin and Houston. Micah is currently the pastor of Redeemer Church of Denton which he planted in 2013. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the personal and corporate means of grace, Bible reading and the ministry of the Spirit, the goal of becoming biblically literate. What you'll hear in this episode Bible reading: A delightful duty. The personal and corporate means of grace. Strategies to overcome discouragement in your Bible reading and Christian life. Bible reading and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The goal of becoming biblical literate. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Susan Heck about biblical memorization, the marks of a good mentor and what to avoid, advice for women wanting to dig more into Scripture, and much more.What you’ll hear in this episodeHow memorization has helped Susan in her Christian life.The importance of biblical memorization and how Christians can begin to memorize the Bible.Help for the women wanting to dig more into Scripture.What most encourages Susan about what the Lord is doing in and through women’s ministry in the US.What most concerns Susan about women’s ministry around the US.Advice for pastors wanting to encourage the women leading women’s ministry in their local church.What to look for in a biblical mentor and what to avoid in selecting a mentor.About Our GuestSusan Heck was married for 46 years to her beloved husband and pastor, Doug Heck, who was a faithful Shepherd for 50 years, until the Lord took him to glory in August 2021. Susan has been involved in Women’s Ministries for about 40 years. This included teaching Bible Studies, counseling, and heading up Ladies with the Master women’s ministry at Grace Community Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma (www.gccoftulsa.org).  Visit her website With the Master for more from Susan.Susan is a certified counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (biblicalcounseling.com) since 2003.  She is also the author of With the Master Bible study series for ladies. She also has authored; A Call to Discipleship, Putting-Off Life Dominating Sins;  A Call to Scripture Memory; A Message of Assurance: Twenty Tests for God's Children; What Does a Spirit Filled Marriage Look Like?; Speaking the Truth in Love in a Post Truth World; and The Liberating Gospel.  Susan’s teaching ministry is an outgrowth of her memorization work on the Bible. She has memorized the entire New Testament along with two books from the Old Testament which include Ecclesiastes, Jonah and several of the Psalms and is now journeying her way through more of the Old Testament. To God be the glory!Susan Heck has two grown children, and seven grandchildren. Both children and their spouses are in full time ministry. Because of the enthusiastic ladies who attend the Bible Studies that Susan teaches, and because of the life changes, Susan has been invited to speak to a number of ladies groups, both nationally and internationally. Susan loves to minister her gift of teaching to women.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers why it matters that you read and listen to sound and trustworthy sources, accountability, the means of grace, and the local church. What you'll hear in this episode Why it matters that you read and listen to trustworthy biblically sound and orthodox sources. Why your favorite author, conference speaker, and podcaster is not your pastor unless he is the pastor of your local church. Local accountability in the local church. The means of grace and the local church. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!