On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the fear of man and the fear of future, addressing anxiety in our lives, biblical examples of learning contentment, and practical examples of how growing in contentment helps the Christian.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe fear of man and the fear of the future.Addressing anxiety in our lives.Biblical examples of learning contentment.Practical examples of how growing in contentment helps the Christian.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 Alisa Childers about standing fast for biblical truth in a relativistic age, popular deceptions and dealing with them with Scripture, along with her new book with Tim Barnett, The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond (Tyndale, 2024).What you’ll hear in this episodeDefining deconstruction.Advice to pastors and parents concerned about the deconstruction movement.Advice for speaking out against the deconstruction movement.The difference between deconstruction and apostasy.Some markers that someone or an organization is deconstructing.The difference between wrestling with our faith with confidence in the Word and without confidence in the Word.About Today's GuestAlisa Childers is a wife, a mom, an author, a blogger, a speaker, and a worship leader. She was a member of the award-winning CCM recording group ZOEgirl. She is a popular speaker at apologetics and Christian worldview conferences, including reThink. She has been published at The Gospel Coalition, Crosswalk, the Stream, For Every Mom, Decision magazine, and The Christian Post. Her blog post “Girl, Wash Your Face? What Rachel Hollis Gets Right . . . and Wrong” received more than one million views. You can connect with Alisa online at alisachilders.com.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, Dave considers 2nd Corinthians 12 and learning contentment in suffering, how Paul learned to be content in suffering, and learning to deal with and address weakness in our lives.What you’ll hear in this episode2nd Corinthians 12 and learning contentment in suffering.How Paul learned to be content in suffering.Learning to deal with and address our weakness in our lives.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, Dave talks with Dr. Wellum about  helping Christians grow in their biblical and theological literacy, applying sound doctrine to our daily life, along with his new book, Systematic Theology, Volume 1: From Canon to Concept (Volume 1) (B&H Academic, 2024).What You’ll Hear on This EpisodeHow the average Christian can grow in their biblical and theological literacy.Why and how a good understanding of applying the Scripture is vital for every Christian.How a good understanding of theology helps the average Christian.How Christians can grow in their maturity as Christian theologians.How a good understanding of the doctrine of Scripture helps the average Christian.How a good understanding of the doctrine of Scripture helps Christians respond to attacks on the Bible.How the attributes of God help the average Christian.How a good understanding of the providence of God helps the average Christian.About the GuestStephen J. Wellum (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and editor of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. Stephen and his wife, Karen, have five adult children.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, Dave considers the means of grace and the Christian man and woman, finding true contentment in Christ, and five ways to work through issues in our marriages and relationships.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe means of grace and the Christian man and woman.Finding contentment in Christ.Five ways to work through issues in our marriages and relationships.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 Dave and Holly Pivec about the concerning influence of Bill Johnson and Bethel, how they interpret the Bible, govern the church, why and how Christians can engage in discernment, and speak out against this movement, along with her book with Doug Givett, Reckless Christianity: The Destructive New Teachings and Practices of Bill Johnson, Bethel Church, and the Global Movements of Apostles and Prophets (Wifi and Stock, 2024).What you’ll hear in this episodeWho Bill Johnson and Bethel are and how has their influence grown and why is that important to understand.The biggest reasons why Christians should be concerned about Bethel.The concerning nature of Bethel church’s government.How Christians should evaluate the shocking claims made by Bethel and Bill Johnson.What is so concerning about the Passion translation.The most concerning thing about how Bethel interprets the Bible.The problems with Bethel’s claims of “binding and loosing” and how Christians should think about them.Help for the average Christian on speaking out against the New Apostolic Reformation.About Our GuestHolly Pivec is a blogger, author, and speaker, as well as a pastor’s wife and homeschooling mom. She has a master’s degree in apologetics from Biola University, where she also served as university editor for nearly a decade. She has coauthored two books about the New Apostolic Reformation: A New Apostolic Reformation? and God’s Super-Apostles. She operates a popular blog which has followers from around the world, and has spoken and written for several audiences and outlets.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, Dave and Sarah Jenkins consider loving one another through the hard seasons of life, the means of grace and each spouse growing in grace, open, honest, and transparent communication, listening and caring for one another, and much more on this new episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeLoving one another through hard seasons of life.Each spouse utilizing the means of grace and growing in grace themselves.Theological conversation and Bible discussions together.Open, honest, and transparent communication.Listening and caring for one another.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 Haley Williams consider the history, purpose, and concerning influence of the IF Gathering, why Christians should be concerned about this gathering and biblically and theologically assess this gathering.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe history and purpose of the IF gathering.Some positives about the IF gathering.Why Christians should be concerned about the IF gathering.The concerning influence of the IF gathering.How Christians should assess the IF gathering.Haley’s personal experience with IF gathering.Why Christians should speak out and pray for those caught in false teaching.What a theology from above and below are and how they impact movements like the IF Gathering.About Today's GuestHaley Williams lives in Kansas City with her husband Joey and their three daughters. In addition to hosting Kindled, Haley serves clients through her business H. Williams Creative, a boutique web and graphic design firm. Check out Haley's podcast at https://kindledpodcast.com/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.For more resources on this topic please check out on this episode:Jennie Allen and IF:Gathering – Michelle LesleyIF Gathering – Michelle LesleyThanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s episode of Equipping You in Grace Dave talks with Justin Peters about why Christians should speak out against false teaching, how we can help arm the average person in the pew against false teaching, his concerns with the NAR and modern-day deliverance, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace episode.What you’ll hear in this episodeWhy Christians should speak out against false teaching and why they should do so.Encouragement for Christians struggling with the fear of man.Some signs for the average person in the pew about what to look for in regard to false teaching.How we can help arm the average Christian in the pew against false teaching.Justin’s concerns about the New Apostolic Reformation.Some preachers Justin recommends people listen to.Justin’s concerns about the modern-day deliverance ministry.How local churches can help the average Christian grow in their skill and handling of the Word.About the GuestBorn and reared in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Justin earned his undergraduate at Mississippi State University (1995) and then a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology (2000, 2002) from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Justin met his bride, Kathy, at an evangelism conference near Los Angeles, California in 2009. They were married in August of 2010. From 2014 until 2019 they lived in Sandpoint, Idaho and were members of Kootenai Community Church. They now, along with their little dog, Mia, reside in Bozeman, Montana, and are members of Grace Bible Church (Just Justin and Kathy are members. Mia has not yet been able to give a credible profession of faith).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.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s episode of Equipping You in Grace Dave talks with Jim Osman about the most concerning aspects of the NAR and modern-day deliverance, examples of those aspects of those movements, and why Christians should be concerned about it, advice for those coming out of the NAR on finding good resources, and encouragement for those speaking out against the NAR and the modern-day deliverance.What you’ll hear in this episodeThe most concerning aspects of the New Apostolic Reformation and why Christians should be concerned about it.Information about Jim’s books, why he wrote them, and where you can get them.Encouragement for those speaking out against the New Apostolic Reformation and the modern-day deliverance.Examples of the dangers of the New Apostolic Reformation and modern-day deliverance ministry.Advice for those coming out of the New Apostolic Reformation on finding good resources and what they should look for in a local church.The danger of music and its influence in the New Apostolic Reformation.About the GuestJim Osman was born in May of 1972 and has lived in Sandpoint, Idaho since he was three years old. He graduated from Sandpoint High School in 1990. Jim came to know Christ through the ministry of Cocolalla Lake Bible Camp in the summer of 1987. Kootenai Community Church has always been his home church, attending Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and Youth Group.After graduating from High School, Jim attended Millar College of the Bible in Pambrun, Saskatchewan. It was at Bible College that Jim met his wife-to-be, Diedre, who was also enrolled as a student. Jim graduated with a three-year diploma in April of 1993 and married Diedre in August of that same year. He returned to Millar to further his education in September of 1994 and graduated from the Fourth Year Internship Program with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Ministries in April of 1995. He was inducted into the Honor Society of the Association of Canadian Bible Colleges and appointed a member of Pi Alpha Mu.Jim and Diedre returned to Sandpoint where Jim began working in construction as a roofer until he was asked to take over as the preaching elder of Kootenai Community Church in December of 1996. Now he counts it his greatest privilege to be involved in ministering in the church that ministered to him for so many years.He is the author of Truth or Territory: A Biblical Approach to Spiritual Warfare, Selling the Stairway to Heaven: Critiquing the Claims of Heaven Tourists, and The Prosperity of the Wicked: A Study of Psalm 73. You can follow his preaching at the Kootenai Community Church website and his writings at truthorterritory.com.Jim loves to be outdoors, whether it is camping, hunting, or working in his garden. He enjoys bike riding and watching football, especially his favorite team, the San Francisco 49ers, for whom he has cheered since childhood. Jim and Diedre have four children: Taryn, Shepley, Ayden and Liam. They are all 49er fans! You can contact Jim through Kootenai Community Church (http://www.kootenaichurch.org) or at http://www.jimosman.com.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.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.