On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks about how gratitude for God's grace can help those facing suffering, four reasons believers can be thankful in times of trouble, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace episode. What You'll Hear on This Episode • How practicing gratitude can help people cope with suffering and find meaning in their experiences • Four reasons believers can be thankful in times of trouble. • What Psalm 34:1-10 can teach us about thanksgiving. • Praying for your friends who is suffering and walking alongside of them. 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 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 shares six lessons the Lord has taught him over the last few years and continues to teach him. What You'll Hear on This Episode • Leaning into the revealed character of God in His Word. • Trust the promises of god in His Word. • Take rest when needed. • Be patient with others. • Continue to make godly friends in and outside the local church. • Continue to utilize the means of grace. 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 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 Dave considers how Hebrews 11 helps Christians to prepare for and face suffering, why Christians need examples of faith and what that looks like in the Christian life, among other topics on this new episode. What You'll Hear on This Episode • Why Christians today need examples of faith and what that looks like in the Christian life. • How Hebrews 11 helps Christians to prepare for and face suffering. • Suffering changes our vision. • Sight That Changes Suffering. 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 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 Sarah and Mary talk about their experience with infertility, biblically handling infertility, Scriptures that have comforted them, along with Mary's book, Pathway to Peace and Joy: Beyond Infertility. What you'll hear in this episode • Mary and Sarah's experience with infertility. • Statistics on infertility. • Dealing with the emotions of infertility. • Biblically handling infertility. • Scriptures that have helped Sarah and Mary on infertility. • Recommended resources on spiritual growth. About Our Guest Mary Hammell has advocated for those experiencing reproductive grief in the form of infertility, miscarriage, and infant loss. She created a reproductive grief advocacy program in a local pregnancy clinic. Mentoring women who are struggling with life challenges and loss has been a priority of service. She has taught book and Bible studies for women, and Sunday school classes. She holds a Master of Arts in Apologetics from Luther Rice University and a Bachelor of Arts in Community Service and Public Affairs from the University of Oregon. Mary worked for many years in community social work. They are active in their church and the community. Steve and Mary have one, adopted daughter and five grandchildren. Find Equipping You in Grace on the following platforms for more: 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 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace Thank you for listening or watching this episode of Equipping You in Grac

On today's Equipping You in Grace Dave considers the classic view and mode of spiritual warfare and how one's view of spiritual warfare plays in spiritual growth, among other topics in this new episode. What You'll Hear on This Episode • What Christians Can Learn from Matthew 4:1-11. • The classic view and mode of spiritual warfare. • The meaning of Ephesians 6:10-18 and why it matters. • Understanding the Role Spiritual Warfare Plays in Spiritual Growth is Vital. • Ultimately One's View of Sanctification Will Affect One's View of Spiritual Warfare. 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 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 Dave and Susan Heck discuss the lessons Susan has learned about grief and suffering these past few years, how the Church can do better at preparing the people of God to face suffering, and how the Church can do better at walking alongside the people of God while they are facing suffering. What you'll hear in this episode • The lessons Susan has been learning about grief and suffering these past few years. • How the Church can do better at preparing the people of God to face suffering. • How the Church can do better at walking alongside the people of God while they are facing suffering. About Our Guest Susan Heck of was married for 46 years to her beloved husband and pastor, Doug Heck, who was a faithful Shepherd for 50 years, until the Lord took him to glory in August 2021. Susan has been involved in Women's Ministries for about 40 years. This included teaching Bible Studies and counseling. Susan goes to Grace and Truth Bible Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Visit her website With the Master for more from Susan. Find Equipping You in Grace on the following platforms for more: 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 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 listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the context and meaning of Isaiah 53:5 and the danger of the "healing theology" of the Word of Faith. What You'll Hear on This Episode • The context of Isaiah 53:5 • The meaning of Isaiah 53:5. • The danger of the "healing theology" of the Word of Faith. 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 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 talks with Jenn Chenn about the DSM, what that term means why it matters, and how Christians should think about it from a biblical worldview, along with how biblical counselors can help those with mental disorder diagnosis, how the doctrine of suffering helps us process our issues, and Jenn's new book, Biblical Counseling and Mental Disorder Diagnosis (Shepherds Press, 2024). Pick up a copy of Jenn's latest book here: https://shepherdpress.com/products/biblical-counseling-and-mental-disorder-diagnosis/ What you'll hear in this episode • What the DSM means and what it aims to do, and why Christians should care about it. • The main difference between the DSM and ICD and any similarities between the two. • How do we minister to those who might have a medical component to their problems. • How Christians should think through mental health and mental illness and the differences. • How the biblical counselors can provide help and hope to those given mental disorder diagnosis. • How the biblical doctrine of suffering helps us to process our issues. About the Guest: Dr. Jenn Chen is ACBC certified and has taught biblical counseling at seminaries and universities. With a Psy.D in Clinical Psychology and an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy, Jenn was formally trained in psychotherapeutic evidence-based practices and held a faculty appointment as a clinical instructor at UCLA. After a life-changing encounter with biblical counseling, she returned to school for her MABC and now practices biblical counseling. Find more information about this show here: https://www.sermonaudio.com/series/152950 Thank you for listening or watching!

On today's Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers how Church history helps Christians to prepare for and face suffering, so they might be protected from error, reminded of God's faithfulness, and motivated to persevere in faithfulness to the Lord. What You'll Hear on This Episode • Sola Scriptura and Church History • Church History Helps us Endure the Perils of the World • Church History Helps us Endure Pain within the Church • Church History Helps us Engage Perplexing Theological Issues • Church history aids us in having clarity, consistency, credibility, and courage. • Why serious reflection on the past protects us from error, reminds us of God's faithfulness, and motivates us to persevere. 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 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 what Joseph can teach Christians today about pursuing purity and fleeing temptation and facing suffering with God's help. What You'll Hear on This Episode • What Joseph can teach Christians about pursuing purity and fleeing from temptation. • What Joseph can teach Christians today about facing suffering with God's help. 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 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!