On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Andy Davis about how Scripture memorization can help us in our Christian life and ministry, the relationship between meditation and memorization, tips for starting to memorize the Word, along with his book, How to Memorize Scripture for Life: From One Verse to Entire Books (Crossway, 2024). What you'll hear in this episode • How Scripture memorization can help us in our Christian life and ministry. • How Scripture memorization and meditation can help us with applying the Word. • Some of the main hindrances to people memorizing the Word and what they can do about it. • Some of the results of ignorance of Scripture in the Church today. • The benefits of memorizing extended Scripture passages. • Tips for someone starting to memorize the Word of God. About the Guest Andrew M. Davis is pastor of First Baptist Church of Durham, North Carolina, and a visiting professor of church history at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. A member of The Gospel Coalition, Davis has written articles for TGC's popular website and has spoken in plenary and breakout sessions at TGC's national conference. He is the author of The Power of Christian Contentment, Revitalize, and An Infinite Journey, named by Tim Challies as one of the top ten books of 2014. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Contending for the Word show, Dave considers the meaning, and purpose of exposing error with biblical truth, loving the Word, the Lord, and loving people, the meaning and purpose of discernment, and the meaning and purpose of apologetics. What You'll Hear On This Episode • The meaning and purpose of exposing error and dealing with people's arguments with the Word. • Why we as Christians are to love the Word, love the Lord, and love people and expose false teaching. • The meaning and purpose of discernment. • Why it isn't "judging" to exercise discernment. • Why Apologetics isn't only about giving an answer for our faith but a matter of our whole life, worldview, and witness. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback Subscribe to Contend for the Word wherever you find podcasts: Website: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contending-for-the-word/id1704686636?mt=2&ls=1 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/02aGgEF6NGt2dkmWH57jTQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace Thank you for listening to this episode of Contending for the Word.

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Sarah talks with Dave about contentment for the non-Christian and Christian, how Christians can grow in contentment in the seasons of their life, along with his new book, Contentment: The Journey of A Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). What you'll hear in this episode • Where true contentment begins for the non-Christian and the Christian. • Why contentment is a journey for a lifetime. • Why the peace of God is for salvation and also for our life in Christ. • How the providence of God helps the Christian. • How lament helps the Christian. • How the Lord has worked contentment in my life through the help of others. • How contentment can help us be godly friends and fellow church members. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Jonathan Gibson about the rich historic traditions of the Church and how they can help Christians today, grief, suffering, and the resurrection of Christ, and his new book, O Sacred Head, Now Wounded: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Pascha to Pentecost (Crossway, 2024). What you'll hear in this episode • Grief and entering into suffering. • How the rich historic traditions of the Church can benefit the Church leading up to Holy week. • Why and how Augustine has helped Jonathan Gibson. • How understanding the resurrection of Christ can help Christians today. • How liturgy helps aid in our human tendency to forget biblical truth. About the Guest Jonathan Gibson (PhD, University of Cambridge) is an ordained minister in the International Presbyterian Church, United Kingdom, and associate professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is a coeditor of and contributor to From Heaven He Came and Sought Her and author of Be Thou My Vision: A Liturgy for Daily Worship. Jonny and his wife, Jackie, have four children. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the biblical meaning of sanctity of life, the challenge of practicing the sanctity of life, and the ethical implications of the image of God in Scripture, and contemporary issues. What you'll hear in this episode • The meaning of the sanctity of life. • What Scripture says about the sanctity of life. • The challenge of practicing the sanctity of life. • Ethical Implications of the Image in Biblical Revelation. • Ethical Implications of the Image: Some Contemporary Issues. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Keri Mae Lamar about advice and encouragement for Christian teachers in public school and private Christian schools on being faithful to Christ, the practical benefits and how to get started homeschooling, along with the role the local church should play in supporting those homeschooling their children, along with her book, Slow Schooling: A Return to Learning as an Enjoyable Lifestyle. What you'll hear in this episode • Advice and encouragement for Christian teachers in public schools and private Christian schools from a former teacher on faithfulness to Christ. • The practical benefits for children being homeschooled. • How parents can get involved in homeschooling their children. • The role the local church should play in supporting those homeschooling their children. About Guest Keri is a stay-at-home mother. Her book is at https://amzn.to/3RzczCc Keri's website is https://ahappyhomemedia.substack.com/ Subscribing to the show Website: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/equipping-you-in-grace/id1046765197 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2hSxiDWtUUADAlaDFijRE4 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZXJ2YW50c29mZ3JhY2Uub3JnL2ZlZWQvZXF1aXBwaW5nLXlvdS1pbi1ncmFjZS8 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/37029196-cf49-4ecf-80c2-7a7aa846ff9e/equipping-you-in-grace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace Donate to our ministry: https://servantsofgrace.org/giving/ Thanks for watching to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers eight big themes of Genesis, how the Old and New Testament authors viewed Genesis, how the Lord Jesus used Genesis, and why understanding Genesis is so vital. What you'll hear in this episode • Eight big themes of Genesis. • Old Testament Authors and Their Use of Genesis. • New Testament Authors' View of Genesis. • Christ and His Use of Genesis. • Why understanding Genesis is so vital. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave is joined by his wife Sarah and they discuss why Christians should delight to read God's Word, how reading the Bible helps us to grow to be like Christ, and a new podcast Dave is doing called Reading the Bible Daily with Dave podcast. What you'll hear in this episode • Why Christians should delight to read god's Word. • How reading the Bible helps us to grow to be like Christ. • A discussion about Reading the Bible Daily with Dave podcast and what Dave hopes people get out of the show. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Sarah Jenkins talk about the meaning and purpose of the Incarnation, encouragement to focus on family and friends, and deal with good and hard days with the help of the Lord and our High Priest Jesus, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace show. What you'll hear in this episode • The meaning and purpose of the Incarnation • Christmas memories with our family and together. • Encouragement to focus on family and friends. • Addressing and dealing with grief, suffering, and sorrow in our Christian life. • How the nearness of God and the unchanging nature of the Lord help the Christian in all of life. • How the High Priestly ministry of Jesus helps the Christian in all of life. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today's Equipping You in Grace, I give my end of the year report for 2023 sharing what the Lord did in and through Servants of Grace in 2023, share some exciting news about what is going and how to partner with our ministry. What you'll hear in this episode • What the Lord did in and through Servants of Grace in 2023. • Some exciting new ministries in 2023 and more coming in 2024. • How to partner with Servants of Grace. Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.