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Samuel Farag explains how studying church history helps Christians recognize false teaching today. Examining Gnosticism, Arianism, Pelagianism, Montanism, and Marcion's rejection of Scripture, he highlights recurring errors concerning Christ, salvation, and biblical authority. This episode calls Christians to learn from the past, interpret Scripture faithfully, and test every teaching by God's Word. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Dave Jenkins explores four lessons Christians can learn from Charles Spurgeon: confidence in the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, devotion to Christ and the gospel, compassion for people, and perseverance through suffering. Drawing on 2 Timothy 4:2 and 1 Corinthians 2:2, this episode encourages believers to grow in biblical conviction, care for others, and remain faithful to Christ through hardship. For more episodes of Contending for the Word Q&A, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Zaburi 25 inatufundisha umuhimu wa kumtumaini Mungu, hasa tunapopitia changamoto, hali ngumu za maisha, na nyakati ambazo hatujui tufanye nini. Daudi anamwinulia Mungu moyo wake na kutangaza kwamba anamtegemea Bwana. Anamwomba Mungu amwonyeshe njia zake, amfundishe mapenzi yake, na amwongoze katika kweli yake. Hii inatukumbusha kwamba maisha hayafuati mipango yetu kila wakati. Kuna nyakati tunachanganyikiwa, tunakata tamaa, au tunajutia makosa yetu ya zamani. Lakini tunapomgeukia Mungu kwa moyo wa kweli, yuko tayari kutuongoza, kutufundisha, na kutuonyesha njia iliyo sawa. Hatuhitaji kujua majibu ya kila jambo; tunahitaji kumtumaini Mungu anayejua mwisho tangu mwanzo. Jambo lingine muhimu tunalojifunza katika Zaburi 25 ni kwamba Mungu ni mwenye rehema, mwaminifu, na tayari kutusamehe tunapomrudia kwa unyenyekevu. Daudi hakujifanya kuwa mkamilifu, bali alimwomba Mungu azikumbuke rehema zake na si dhambi za ujana wake. Hii inatufundisha kwamba makosa yetu ya zamani hayapaswi kutuzuia kumkaribia Mungu na kuanza upya. Ndugu yangu, haijalishi unapitia hali gani leo, usikate tamaa wala kutegemea akili zako pekee. Endelea kumwomba Mungu akuongoze, jifunze Neno lake, na uishi kulingana na mapenzi yake. Ujumbe mkuu wa Zaburi 25 ni kwamba tunapomtumaini Mungu, kutafuta uongozi wake, na kutegemea rehema zake, atatufundisha njia zake na kutuongoza katika njia iliyo sawa.

Psalm 146 calls us to praise the Lord while reminding us how limited human help can be. The God who made heaven and earth keeps His truth, cares for the needy, and reigns through every generation. This message encourages us to bring our burdens to Him, receive the help He provides, and take the next faithful step even while questions remain unanswered. We have reason for gladness because our hope rests in the Lord, whose strength and care will not fail. Scripture References: Psalms 146:1-10 Hebrews 13:6

In John 10, Jesus uses the familiar picture of a shepherd and his sheep to reveal something extraordinary about Himself. As the illustration unfolds, we discover why He is unlike every other shepherd and why we can trust Him completely.

A military parade is a display of human confidence in human might and human means. In Psalm 20, God's people reject confidence in man and instead declare their confidence in God alone. There are two outcomes to these two possible grounds of trust: either we bow and fall when we trust in man, or we rise and stand when the name of the Lord is our hope. The obvious response is to cry to the Lord for salvation, to make the favour of God in Christ not only the first cry but the often-renewed cry of the needy heart.

Mark 13:1-13

This sermon examines the specific characteristics of the heart in which God chooses to dwell, as outlined in Isaiah 66. The central message emphasizes that God looks not to human religious efforts or physical temples, but to souls who recognize their spiritual poverty and inability to earn salvation. The preacher distinguishes between mere regret for consequences and true contrition, which is a brokenness over sin committed against God. Furthermore, the text highlights the necessity of a reverential fear of the Lord, defined not as terror but as a deep respect for the authority and truth of Scripture. The tone is both convicting and pastoral, urging believers to examine their hearts for genuine humility and repentance while calling the unsaved to rely solely on the grace of Christ.

Paster: Andy Riley Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Calico Rock, AR Old fashion singing and KJV preaching

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