On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and James Coates discuss how a sound view of Scripture affects how we handle and preach the Word, preparing for the Lord's Day during the week, listening to sermons well and effects of spiritual sluggishness and remedies to it, along with his book, Reading and Preaching God's Word (G3 Press, 2022). What you'll hear in this episode • The importance of having a sound view of Scripture. • How a sound view of Scripture affects how we preach. • How important is seminary for preparing for ministry. • The importance of biblical preaching in a time of biblical and theological illiteracy. • How preaching God's Word equips the people of God to stand against false teaching and train them to handle the Word of God. • How understanding the voice of God in Scripture elevates one's view of preaching. • How the absence of God's Word is the absence of God affects the way we preach God's Word. • The role preaching is to have in the life of the Christian and the local church. • Some marks of effective sermon listening. • Some of the effects of spiritual sluggishness and remedies to it. • James' best advice to those wanting to come prepared for the Lord's Day to hear, sing, and fellowship around and under the Word. About Today's Guest James Coates is the pastor-teacher of GraceLife Church of Edmonton, Canada. He graduated with MDiv and DMin degrees at The Master's Seminary. He and his wife, Erin, have two sons. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Mark Jones about the life and ministry of Stephen Charnock, and how his doctrine of God helps the Christian today, along with his updated and unabridged two volumes he edited of Stephen Charnock's The Existence and Attributes of God (Crossway, 2022). What you'll hear in this episode • Immutability and the Christian life. • How Charnock shows the point of doctrine for life. • Who Stephen Charnock is and why his work has continued to influence the church today. • The unique contributes Mark's edited volume of Charnock's work makes to the literature on Charnock. • How a biblical and orthodox view of God as described by Charnock helps the Christian today. • How a biblical and orthodox view of the attributes of God as described by Charnock helps the Christian today. • Why we need men like Charnock again today and what such men would look like in the Church. About Today's Guest Mark Jones (PhD, Leiden Universiteit) is the Senior Minister at Faith Vancouver Presbyterian Church (PCA). He is the author and editor of many books and speaks all over the world on topics related to the Christian life. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers why reading is the only way to know God, to hear His voice, to delight in Him, to know Christ and grow in Him, and with others in the local church, and to serve others because of union with Jesus. What you'll hear in this episode • Read the Bible because it is the only way to know God. • Read the Bible because it is the only way to hear His voice. • Read the Bible to delight in the God who has revealed Himself. • Read the Bible because it is the only way to know Christ and to grow in grace. • Read the Bible to grow with others in the local church through the preaching of God's Word. • Read the Bible to serve others because of your union with Jesus. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers Sola Scriptura and church history and provides biblical and examples from church history about why Christians need to be grounded in and shaped by the Word and the teaching of church history. What you'll hear in this episode • The meaning of Sola Scriptura. • Nicaea, Chalcedon, and Athanasius. • Further Conflict and Response to the Deity of Jesus. • B.B. Warfield and Biblical Christianity. • The State of Theology and the Church Today. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave gives thanks to the Lord for how He used Servants of Grace in 2022, shares an update on where we are headed in 2023, along with his upcoming book projects releasing, Lord-willing in 2023. What you'll hear in this episode • My favorite episodes in 2022 and where we are headed in 2023. • 2023 Theology for life schedule. • My next book projects. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers, the history behind the gender debate and the Respect for Marriage Act, biblical marriage, religious liberty, and religious freedom, and standing firm for a biblical worldview. What you'll hear in this episode • The history behind the gender debate in American culture. • The history behind the respect for marriage act in America. • Religious liberty and religious freedom. • Why Christians must stand for marriage between one man and one woman for life under God. • How deconstruction in our culture aims to destroy the meaning of words. • How parents and family members can help children develop a biblical worldview. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the dangers of materialism on our communion with God, the Incarnation of Christ, and why we need to treasure Christ during Christmas and every day, along with some practical suggestions on treasuring Christ with others. What you'll hear in this episode • The dangers of materialism on our communion with the Lord. • The purpose of Christmas. • Why we need to treasure Christ during Christmas and every day. • Some practical guidance on treasuring Christ with family and friends during the Holidays. • Why the Holidays are a vital time to say the things that matter most. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Jon Benzinger about equipping people to speak out against social justice, what is most concerning about the Church's social justice conversation, and his new book, Stand: Christianity Vs. Social Justice (G3 Press, 2022). What you'll hear in this episode • The fear of man and the fear of God. • What critical race theory and intersectionality are and how they attack a biblical worldview. • What is most concerning about the church's social justice conversation today. • How Christians should respond to the current move toward social justice and not biblical justice. • Why the social justice movement is another form of the social gospel. • Why Christians should care about biblical unity in their local churches and what it looks like. • The role of parents in guarding their children against the onslaught of social justice and shepherding their kids. • How pastors can help prepare people in their local church to face social justice. About Our Guest Jon Benzinger is the Lead Pastor of Redeemer Bible Church in Gilbert, Arizona, contributor to the Redeeming Truth podcast, founder of helpingpastors.org, and President of the Redeemer Center for Church Leadership. He and his wife Katie have four children: Colin, Ava, Emma, and Jace. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the aim and purpose of biblical theology, how biblical theology strengthens the Christian, and the local church, and why bad biblical theology kills churches. What you'll hear in this episode • The basic difference between systematic and biblical theology. • the main and purpose of biblical theology. • How biblical theology strengthens the local church. • How biblical theology helps strengthen the Christian. • Why bad biblical theology kills churches. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Joey Tomlinson about the church and the means of grace, mental health and the church, how we can care for others, and his new book, The Day of Trouble: Depression, Scripture, and the God Who is Near (Joshua Press, 2022). What you'll hear in this episode • Why the church is where God cares for people. • The Church and the means of grace. • Why the Church needs to have a serious conversation about mental health. • Why Christians have good answers on mental health. • How we can care for others in our local church. About Our Guest Joey Tomlinson (D.Min., Southern Seminary) is married to Brayden and together they have 3 boys: Henry, Owen, and Ames. He is the pastor of Deer Park Fellowship—a church plant in Newport News, VA. He is the author of The Day of Trouble: Depression, Scripture, and the God Who is Near (Joshua Press) and is the co-host of broadoakpiety.org.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!