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Dave Jenkins explains the biblical doctrine of salvation: God's gracious work of rescuing sinners from sin and judgment through Jesus Christ alone. This episode considers humanity's need because of sin, Christ's finished work, salvation by grace through faith, and the new life believers receive in Christ. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Some burdens are not immediately crushing. They become heavy because we carry them for a long time. Family responsibilities. Financial pressure. Temptation. Grief. Leadership. Disappointment. The responsibility of caring for others. The pressure to remain faithful when nobody seems to notice. The weight may not change, but fatigue changes how the weight feels. ⛪ ABOUT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCHES: We believe that our Calvary Baptist Churches are a movement for all people to know God, Reaching Others, Building Lives, Honouring God and Make a Difference. 🤝 Support this ministry and help us reach more people with the Gospel: https://cbcgb.co.uk/give/ STAY CONNECTED: 🌐 Website: https://cbcgb.co.uk/ 🌐 Website: https://bjstagner.com 👍 Facebook: / Calvary Baptist Church-Cynon Valley 👍 Facebook: / Cardiff-Calvary Baptist Church 📸 Instagram: / @cibc_cynonvalley 📸 Instagram: / @calvary_cardiff 🎥 YouTube: / @calvarybaptistchurchesofGB

What does it mean to keep Christ at the center? Dave Jenkins explains why Christianity is not centered on morality, religion, human effort, or theology as mere information, but on the person and finished work of Jesus Christ. This episode calls believers to find salvation, hope, stability, worship, and daily direction in Christ alone. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

What Seems Right or What God Says? This message presents the opening chapters of Numbers as God's careful preparation of a redeemed people to move from Sinai toward His promised land. Israel had been out of Egypt only a little over a year when God numbered the fighting men, arranged the tribes around the tabernacle, assigned the Levites their responsibilities, required purity within the camp, called His people to consecration, and placed His blessing upon them. Everything centered around one great reality: God was dwelling in their midst. Their strength was not in their numbers, organization, or military ability, but in the presence, provision, Word, and promises of the Lord. The message then looks ahead to Kadesh Barnea, where the preparation of Numbers 1–10 is tested by the report of the twelve spies. All twelve saw the same fruitful land, fortified cities, powerful enemies, and giants, but they interpreted what they saw differently. Ten allowed circumstances to interpret God's promise, while Joshua and Caleb allowed God's promise to interpret their circumstances. This becomes the central contrast between Proverbs 14:12—the way that seems right to a man—and Proverbs 3:5–6—trusting the Lord rather than leaning on our own understanding. Faith does not deny difficulties; it simply refuses to give difficulties more authority than what God has said. Israel's unbelief ultimately became disobedience. Though God had delivered, fed, protected, instructed, and led them, they refused to trust Him at the threshold of the promise. Their forty days of spying became forty years of wilderness judgment, and the numbered generation died without entering the land. The tragedy was not t

Paul tells the Church in Corinth they were not taking advantage of the Spirit of God ​H​e had been given to them​. He calls them Babes in Christ because they are behaving like normal humans, rather than ​people endowed with the power of the Holy Spirit. the spiritual people God wants them to be. He then moves to the responsibility of the leadership in Corinth​. He tells them to build the body on the foundation Paul laid—Jesus the Messiah! Jesus, alone, is the sole foundation of the church, ​a​nd they need to be careful to build on that foundation​ with eternal values, rather than human values, converting their boasting away from men and toward God alone.

When unexpected death occurs, it forces believers to confront the brevity of life and look to Scripture for a biblical response to tragedy. Rather than assuming sudden loss is a result of greater sin, Christians must use these moments to reflect on our need for Christ and trust entirely in the sovereignty of God. Finding comfort in grief involves mourning with those who hurt, avoiding cold cliches, and walking alongside them with genuine love. Ultimately, there is no wasted sorrow in the Christian life, as God uses even the deepest pain to conform His people to the image of His Son.

The devotional centers on the urgent call to pray for more laborers in God's global harvest, drawing from Luke 10:2 to emphasize the vast spiritual need in the world and the critical shortage of committed missionaries. It underscores the pastoral responsibility of believers to intercede for those on the mission field, including their families and children, who face unique challenges such as cultural dislocation and spiritual vulnerability. The message highlights practical ways to engage—adopting a missionary family, supporting children's ministries like Child Evangelism Fellowship, praying for specific nations, and using digital platforms to connect with and support global outreach. Through personal stories and global statistics, it affirms that prayer is not only a spiritual duty but a powerful means of participating in God's redemptive work, with the promise that such prayers are always answered. The tone is both urgent and hopeful, calling the church to expand its vision beyond local concerns to embrace a worldwide mission with faith and perseverance.