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The dads discuss the difficult process of preserving and growing your relationship with kids who are leaving for marriage – rather than stepping back too far or holding on too tight. They talk about how parents can keep from saying too much – or too little – while appropriately backing off…the proper alternative to feeling that you're "losing a child"…and how they have personally navigated these difficult but blessed times.

Dawn Hill examines the teaching and practice of mass deliverance within the modern deliverance movement and compares its claims with the clear teaching of Scripture. Dawn addresses the belief that Christians can have indwelling demons, along with teachings concerning generational curses, chronic illness, demonic affliction, spiritual open doors, manifestations, and repeated deliverance sessions. She also examines several passages commonly used to support these ideas, showing why biblical context matters when considering Job, 1 Peter 5, Ephesians 2, John 5, John 10, and Matthew 12. Rather than directing Christians toward continual deliverance sessions, Scripture points believers to the finished work of Christ, the indwelling Holy Spirit, biblical sanctification, and the gospel that truly delivers sinners from the domain of darkness. Dawn concludes by considering Acts 2 and the three thousand souls saved through the proclamation of the gospel, reminding Christians that true freedom is found in Jesus Christ. For more from Dawn Hill, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/dawn-hill/

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/

Ecclesiastes 8 teaches that wisdom helps us navigate authority, injustice, and the mysteries of life with humility and faith. Dave Jenkins explains why earthly authority is limited, why evil may appear to prosper, and why believers must fear God even when His ways are beyond their understanding. Jesus entered our broken world, suffered injustice, and was crucified, yet through His suffering God accomplished redemption. The cross assures us that even when we cannot see what God is doing, He remains sovereign, wise, and good. Christians can therefore trust the Lord when life feels unfair and answers do not come quickly. For more from Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/

In the final episode of the 52-week Trust in the Lord series, Doreen Virtue considers God's attribute of trustworthiness from Proverbs 3:5–6. After spending decades in New Thought and New Age spirituality, Doreen had to learn from Scripture who God truly is and why He can be trusted. Rather than trusting our own understanding, attempting to control the future, or expecting God to conform to our timing, Christians are called to trust the Lord with all their hearts. Doreen explains how studying God's attributes strengthens our confidence in Him, why His character remains trustworthy even when prayers seem unanswered, and how believers can bring their fears, worries, and uncertainties to their sovereign and faithful God. Even when we cannot understand what God is doing, we can trust who He is. For more from Doreen, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/doreen-virtue/

Modern political culture often rewards outrage, personality, tribal loyalty, and emotional reaction. In this episode, Dave Jenkins explains why Christians must evaluate leaders, rhetoric, policies, and cultural ideas through the unchanging standards of God's Word. Drawing from Micah 6:8, Proverbs, Luke 6:45, and Romans 12:2, this episode calls believers to pursue truthfulness, wisdom, humility, moral consistency, and steady confidence in Christ rather than political fear or tribalism. For more from Equipping You in Grace, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

"He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out." Judas Iscariot is named in that list of twelve, sent out with that power, and he went and did the work. A man can be anointed by the Lord Jesus Christ, go out in His name, and still turn away and fall.

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/

Ecclesiastes 7 teaches us how to live wisely in a world marked by sorrow, adversity, sin, and unanswered questions. Dave Jenkins explains how hardship can produce wisdom, why patience is better than pride, and how God's sovereignty gives perspective in both prosperity and adversity. He also considers the warning against self-righteousness, the limits of human wisdom, and our need for Jesus Christ, who is our wisdom and redemption in a broken world. For more from Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/

Let's get it right! Let's interpret God's Word in the manner best proven to produce great results. I hope that this quick review of the "Interpretive Essential" of the Christian Faith is a blessing for you - S