Work is not a punishment, a curse, or a necessary evil—it is part of God's good design for humanity. In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins explains what the Bible teaches about work from creation to redemption. Before the fall, work was worship. After the fall, work became marked by frustration and toil. Through the gospel, our labor is redeemed and restored as a meaningful calling done for the glory of God. In this episode, Dave explores: • God's original design for work in creation • Why work became difficult after sin entered the world • How the gospel restores our purpose and calling • Work as worship in everyday faithfulness • Work as witness through integrity and excellence • Cultivating the world as part of God's creation mandate Whether you are serving in ministry, caring for a family, studying, working in a profession, or laboring in unseen ways, Scripture reminds us that our work matters to God and is never in vain when done unto the Lord. For more from Equipping You in Grace, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

What does it mean for Christians to exercise dominion faithfully? In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins explores biblical dominion and stewardship—how God calls us to exercise authority responsibly, reflect His character, and steward home, work, relationships, finances, and gifts. He also addresses distortions like the Seven Mountain Mandate and shows how ordinary, faithful living fulfills God's calling. Key Scriptures: Genesis 1:26–28; Psalm 24:1; Psalm 45:17; Matthew 20:25–28; 25:23; Colossians 3:23; 1 Corinthians 4:2; Philippians 1:6; Romans 1:25 Takeaways: Dominion flows from God's authority, stewardship reflects His character, and faithful service is how we live out His calling. More from Equipping You in Grace: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

The question of gender and identity is one of the most pressing discipleship issues facing the church today. While our culture insists that identity is self-created, fluid, and rooted in feelings, Scripture provides a far better foundation—one grounded in creation, affirmed by Christ, and sustained by the gospel. In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins explains what the Bible teaches about gender, the image of God, and the significance of the human body. He explores how gender is created by God, how sin distorts identity, why the body matters, and how modern gender ideology contradicts God's design. This episode also equips Christians to respond with both conviction and compassion—speaking the truth in love while offering hope to those who are confused, hurting, or wrestling with questions about identity. Above all, it points listeners to Christ, who alone restores what sin has fractured and gives lasting hope. For more episodes of Equipping You in Grace, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins examines the doctrine of the image of God and why it stands at the center of identity, dignity, ethics, and the Christian worldview. Beginning in Genesis 1:26–28, this teaching explains what it means to be made in God's image, how this truth gives every person inherent worth, and why modern culture so fiercely attacks this doctrine. The episode also shows how sin has marred the image of God, how Christ is the perfect image of God (Colossians 1:15), and how the gospel restores what was broken. This doctrine provides the biblical foundation for understanding human life, gender, justice, and moral responsibility in a confused age. For more from Equipping You in Grace please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

Genesis is not merely the opening book of the Bible—it is the foundation beneath every Christian doctrine. In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins walks through Genesis 1–3 to show why these chapters shape everything we believe about God, humanity, identity, purpose, morality, and the gospel itself. Dave explains how Genesis reveals the nature and character of God, the dignity and purpose of humanity made in God's image, the entrance of sin through the fall, and the promise of redemption fulfilled in Jesus Christ. He also addresses why Genesis is under attack today and how the serpent's ancient question—"Did God really say?"—continues to shape modern cultural confusion. This episode traces the biblical worldview framework of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration, showing why the gospel only makes sense if Genesis is true history. If Christians lose Genesis, they lose their bearings—but if they stand firmly on Genesis, they stand on the truth that anchors the Christian life. For more from Equipping You in Grace, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

We are living in a time of deep confusion about marriage, gender, and the family. While our culture redefines what God has clearly spoken, this confusion is not new. It echoes the ancient question of Genesis 3: "Did God really say?" In this concluding episode of the February series, Marriage and the Family: God's Design for the Home, Dave Jenkins explains how the fall distorted God's good design, how Scripture reveals the unchanging character of God, and how the gospel restores what sin has fractured in our homes. Drawing from Genesis 1–3, Titus 1:2, Hebrews 13:8–9, Romans 12:2, and Colossians 3, this episode calls Christians to return to the authority of God's Word, embrace biblical manhood and womanhood, and build marriages and families shaped by grace, truth, repentance, and humility. Rather than chasing cultural relevance, believers are invited to live with biblical resilience—anchored in Christ, transformed by the Spirit, and grounded in God's unchanging design. For more episodes and biblical resources, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins continues the February series Marriage and the Family: God's Design for the Home by examining how God designed the family and the local church to flourish together. In a culture marked by isolation and declining church involvement, many families attempt to live out their faith alone. But Scripture makes clear that the Christian life, and the Christian home were never meant to exist apart from the local church. Drawing from Genesis 2, Matthew 16, Titus 2, Hebrews 10, Mark 10, Ephesians 4, and 2 Timothy 2, Dave explains why strong families help build healthy churches and healthy churches help build strong families. He shows how faithful preaching, intergenerational discipleship, biblical fellowship, and life together in the body of Christ strengthen marriages, parents, children, and individual believers. This episode also addresses the danger of consumer Christianity, reminding listeners that podcasts and online content are helpful resources—but never replacements—for the local church. The local church does not replace the family it reinforces it. The family does not replace the church it supports it. God's design is for both to thrive together for His glory. For more episodes and resources, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins explains how Christian families can guard their homes with biblical discernment in a culture shaped by confusion, compromise, and constant digital influence. Every message we hear and every screen we engage carries a worldview—shaping what we love, believe, and ultimately tolerate. Drawing from Scripture, Dave shows why discernment begins with the heart, how God's Word must govern the life of the home, and how families can establish holy boundaries without falling into legalism. With clarity, conviction, and compassion, he calls parents and believers to build Christ-centered homes that reflect God's truth and grace in a distracted age. Key Scriptures: Joshua 24:15; Proverbs 4:23; Romans 12:1–2; Psalm 101; 1 Thessalonians 5:21 For more episodes of Equipping You in Grace, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

In today's culture, raising children has become increasingly difficult—not because God's Word has changed, but because our world has rejected objective truth. In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins explores the biblical calling of Christian parents to raise their children through discipleship rather than mere behavior management. Drawing from Scripture, this episode highlights how parenting is fundamentally about shaping the heart, grounding the home in God's Word, and modeling a life transformed by the gospel. Parents are called not only to provide, but to disciple—teaching their children to love Christ, discern truth, and walk faithfully in a confused age. This episode offers biblical clarity, pastoral encouragement, and gospel hope for parents in every season of life, reminding listeners that God's grace is sufficient and His design for the family remains good. For more from Equipping You in Grace, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

Marriage is not a social contract built on convenience, feelings, or personal fulfillment. It is a covenant designed by God to display the gospel of Jesus Christ. In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins continues the February series Marriage and Family: God's Design for the Home by showing that marriage was created by God to reflect the covenant love between Christ and His church. Drawing from Genesis 2, Ephesians 5, and Malachi 2, this episode explains why marriage is about holiness before happiness and why covenant faithfulness—not emotional satisfaction—lies at the heart of biblical marriage. Dave addresses common cultural lies about marriage, the dangers of treating marriage as a contract, and the role of gospel-shaped love, repentance, forgiveness, and humility in sustaining marriages over time. He also offers pastoral encouragement for singles and those in struggling marriages, reminding listeners that the same grace that saves sinners is the grace that sustains marriages. This episode calls husbands and wives to root their love not in feelings, performance, or circumstances, but in the finished work of Christ, whose covenant love never fails. For more from Equipping You in Grace, visit the show page at Servants of Grace: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/