Contending for the Word Q&A

Believers live amid constant distractions, fears, pressures, and discouragements. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains how Christians keep their eyes fixed on Christ through Scripture, prayer, worship, and daily faithfulness. Grounded in Hebrews 12:1–2 and Colossians 3:1–2, this episode calls Christians to look to Jesus as their source of strength, hope, stability, and endurance. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Walking by faith does not mean ignoring reality or embracing blind optimism. It means trusting the character, promises, and Word of God when circumstances are unclear. In this episode, Dave Jenkins considers 2 Corinthians 5:7 and Hebrews 11:1, explaining why Christians must not be controlled by changing feelings or appearances. Believers are called to rest in what God has revealed, obey Him when the path is unclear, and anchor their confidence in His unchanging character. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Christians are called to live in the present with eternity in view. In this episode, Dave Jenkins considers 2 Corinthians 4:16–18 and Colossians 3:2, explaining how the sure hope of eternity reshapes our priorities, strengthens perseverance in suffering, and helps us live faithfully for Christ. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Biblical hope is not uncertain wishful thinking. It is the confident assurance of God's promises, secured by the finished work of Jesus Christ. In this episode, Dave Jenkins considers Romans 5:5 and Hebrews 6:19, explaining how hope in Christ steadies believers through suffering, gives perspective in trials, and reminds us that God's purposes will stand. Listen or watch here: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

What does it mean to finish the Christian life well? Dave Jenkins explains that faithful endurance is not perfection or self-reliance, but continuing to trust and follow Christ through every season by God's sustaining grace. Drawing from 2 Timothy 4:7 and Hebrews 12:1, this episode calls believers to remain faithful, endure hardship, fix their eyes on Christ, and rest in the faithfulness of God. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Suffering is never easy, but it is not meaningless for the Christian. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains how God uses trials to produce endurance, refine genuine faith, form godly character, deepen hope, and draw His people into greater dependence on Himself. Romans 5:3–5 teaches that suffering produces endurance, character, and hope. First Peter 1:6–7 reminds believers that trials test and refine faith like gold. God is at work even in painful seasons, shaping His people and strengthening their trust in Christ. Listen as we consider the biblical purpose of suffering and the steady hope believers have in the God who is near, faithful, and wise. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Leaving the New Age involves more than rejecting false beliefs. New believers must learn to think, worship, build relationships, and live according to the Word of God. In this episode, Doreen Virtue explains why those coming out of New Age spirituality need biblical discipleship and active involvement in a faithful local church. She addresses spiritual warfare, lost friendships, church hurt, corporate worship, Christian fellowship, baptism, the Lord's Supper, and the importance of serving alongside other believers. Although online teaching can be helpful, it cannot replace belonging to the body of Christ. Christians need the biblical instruction, accountability, encouragement, fellowship, ordinances, and relationships God provides through the local church. For more biblical answers to your questions, visit Contending for the Word Q&A: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Christians are called to encourage one another in suffering by being present, bearing burdens, speaking biblical truth with wisdom, and reflecting the comfort God has given them. In this episode, Dave Jenkins considers 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 and Galatians 6:2 and explains how the body of Christ cares for those walking through affliction. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Trusting God in hard times means relying on His character and promises even when circumstances are unclear. In this episode, Dave Jenkins considers Proverbs 3:5–6 and Psalm 56:3, explaining how Christians can release the need to control every outcome, continue obeying God's Word, and grow in trust through trials. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

The Christian life is not only about starting well. It is about continuing faithfully through trials, discouragement, weariness, and the changing seasons of life. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins considers Hebrews 12:1–2 and Galatians 6:9 to explain how Christians persevere by fixing their eyes on Christ, continuing faithfully when life is difficult, and trusting God to sustain His people. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/