Anchored in the Word with Dave

Christians pursue holiness because they belong to Jesus Christ. In this episode of Anchored in the Word, Dave Jenkins examines 1 Peter 1:13–16 and explains how God's holy character shapes the believer's conduct. Learn the relationship between justification and sanctification, why holiness differs from legalism and outward respectability, and how saving grace produces obedience. Dave offers practical encouragement to resist sin, let Scripture shape your conscience, pursue growth within the local church, and bear faithful witness in an unholy world. Our confidence rests in Christ's finished work as the Holy Spirit conforms us to His image. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

Romans 12:19–21 calls Christians to refuse personal vengeance, trust God's perfect justice, and overcome evil with good. Dave Jenkins explains the difference between sinful retaliation and legitimate justice, addresses the place of boundaries and accountability, and offers practical help for resisting bitterness. Looking to Christ's example and saving work, this episode shows how the mercy we have received equips us to respond to wrongdoing with faithfulness and grace. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

Dave Jenkins explains how Christians can respond to conflict with truth, humility, patience, and forgiveness. Drawing from Ephesians 4:31–32 and Matthew 18:15, he discusses examining our hearts, addressing sin directly, listening carefully, and pursuing peace. He also distinguishes forgiveness, reconciliation, and rebuilding trust, showing how God's mercy in Christ shapes our relationships. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

God never intended Christians to grow in isolation. Drawing from Hebrews 10:24–25, Dave Jenkins explains how biblical fellowship and loving accountability help believers persevere in faith. Learn how to cultivate honest relationships, receive correction, bear one another's burdens, and serve faithfully in the local church. Because our righteousness is found in Christ alone, we can confess sin, ask for help, and encourage one another toward holiness. For more episodes of Anchored in the Word, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

Ephesians 4 calls Christians to maintain the unity of the Spirit with humility, patience, and love. Dave Jenkins explains why that unity rests on the truth of the gospel, how to distinguish essential doctrines from secondary disagreements and matters of Christian liberty, and how to pursue peace without compromising Scripture. Because believers are united in Christ, they can stand firm in truth while treating one another with grace. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

Our culture increasingly treats good and evil as matters of personal preference. Romans 12:9 calls Christians to a different way of life: genuine love, hatred of evil, and steadfast devotion to what is good. Dave Jenkins explains why God's character and Word provide the only trustworthy standard for morality. He also considers how biblical love holds truth and compassion together, how believers can practice daily discernment, and how union with Christ enables Christians to pursue lives that glorify God. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

False teaching does not always openly deny the gospel. It can sound biblical while quietly distorting the truth of God's Word. In this episode, Dave Jenkins examines Acts 17:11 and the example of the Bereans, who eagerly received teaching while searching the Scriptures to test what they heard. Biblical discernment is neither cynical nor gullible. It is the loving and necessary practice of measuring every spiritual claim by God's sufficient and authoritative Word. Christians are called to know Scripture deeply, evaluate teaching carefully, and remain connected to a biblically faithful local church. The best defense against false teaching is not becoming an expert in every error. It is becoming so grounded in the true gospel of Jesus Christ that error is recognized when it appears. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

A conscience is a gift from God, but it is not the believer's final authority. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains how Scripture shapes, corrects, and trains the conscience so that Christians may live with integrity, discernment, and freedom in Christ. For more from Anchored in the Word with Dave, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

Romans 12:1–2 teaches that the Christian life begins with the mercy of God and calls believers to offer their whole lives to Him in worship. Dave Jenkins explains why Christians must not be shaped by the values of the world, but transformed through the ongoing renewal of their minds by God's Word. This episode considers biblical discernment, the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, and how believers grow in Christlikeness through the gospel. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/

Christians are continually being influenced by the messages, values, and ideas surrounding them. Romans 12:1–2 calls believers not to be conformed to the world but to be transformed through the renewing of their minds. In this episode of Anchored in the Word, Dave Jenkins explains how the Word of God reshapes the believer's thinking, desires, decisions, and conduct. He considers the difference between external behavior modification and the inward transformation produced by God through His truth. Dave also provides three practical ways Christians can pursue a renewed mind: consistently reading Scripture, evaluating their assumptions according to God's Word, and meditating on biblical truth. Because believers are united to Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit is actively renewing them and conforming them to Christ through the Word of God. For more from Anchored in the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/anchored-in-the-wordpage/