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Creeds and confessions serve the church by summarizing biblical doctrine, guarding against false teaching, and promoting unity in the truth. Their authority is always subordinate to Scripture. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains how faithful doctrinal summaries support teaching, discipleship, and discernment. Drawing on 2 Timothy 1:13–14 and Titus 1:9, he encourages Christians to grow in sound doctrine while testing every confession and teaching by God's Word. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Theological error often uses familiar Christian language while changing its biblical meaning. Dave Jenkins explains how Christians can recognize theological drift, test teaching by Scripture, and remain grounded in the gospel. Learn why context, sound doctrine, humility, and a faithful local church are essential to growing in biblical discernment and speaking the truth in love. For more from Equipping You in Grace, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

This devotional explores the Israelites' journey around Mount Seir as a metaphor for the believer's experience of waiting and uncertainty. It highlights three key aspects of God's character revealed in Deuteronomy: His wisdom in setting boundaries, His perfect timing in directing change, and His constant presence during periods of delay. The message encourages listeners to resist the urge to force outcomes or claim what is not theirs, trusting instead that God sees the entire journey. By emphasising that God was present and providing throughout the forty years of wandering, the sermon offers comfort to those currently in a season of waiting, assuring them that they have lacked nothing and that the turn will come in God's time.

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This devotional message explores the theological significance of God's presence among His people, anchored in the practical instructions found in Deuteronomy regarding camp hygiene. The central argument posits that holiness is not merely a ritualistic requirement for the tabernacle but a comprehensive lifestyle that extends to the most private and ordinary aspects of daily existence. By tracing the narrative from the Garden of Eden to the wilderness and finally to the New Covenant, the sermon highlights that God's desire for fellowship is rooted in His eternal, self-sufficient love rather than any need on His part. Under the New Covenant, this principle is intensified as believers become the temple of the Holy Spirit, making their secret habits and private attitudes the modern equivalent of the camp's edges. The tone is pastoral and encouraging, urging listeners to live with a quiet awareness of God's constant presence, maintaining their lives in a state of reverence not to earn His favor, but to honor the grace of His indwelling.

God gives David Jerusalem and establishes his kingdom for Israel's good, even as David's sin shows his need for grace. Study and transcript: https://sharonrpc.org/devotions/2-samuel-5-6-16-trust-gods-grace-1-chronicles-11-4-9

The sermon examines the biblical wisdom regarding the consumption of alcoholic beverages, arguing that abstinence is the prudent choice for Christians. It highlights the deceptive nature of wine, which promises pleasure but often leads to misery, broken relationships, and loss of judgment. By analyzing passages from Proverbs, the message emphasizes that wine is a mocker that compromises the clarity of mind required for wise decision-making and spiritual leadership. The speaker urges believers to consider the negative influence their actions have on others, citing the command to avoid causing a brother to stumble. Ultimately, the sermon calls for a decision of devotion, encouraging believers to be filled with the Holy Spirit rather than indulging in the excess of wine.

Does participation in the divine nature guarantee victorious Christian living? We review teaching on 2 Peter 1, examine claims about holiness and human cooperation, and ask how some interpretations accounts for the continuing reality of sin in Christians.

Matthew 24:4 "And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you." King James Version