“God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9:7), but is this our heart when we bring our tithes and offerings to Him? In this podcast, Scott Brown explores the witness of Scriptures on giving, discussing various examples and principles. He shows that honoring God with our firstfruits is an act of worship that should be joyfully rendered, even as we use our abundance to help others in need. 

Do you struggle over assurance of your salvation? The truth is, many people go through periods where they doubt their standing with Christ. They ask, “Am I good enough to be a child of God? What if my desire, at times, to read the Bible is weak?” In this podcast, Scott Brown explains that our salvation is not based on our inner-therapist. It is based on the objective work of Christ, accomplished through His death, burial, and resurrection. If we’ve repented of our sins, we must not obsess over our feelings, but rest in faith on His work of redemption, and “reckon [our]selves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 6:11). 

Man’s greatest problem is original sin, passed down genetically through the human race since Adam’s fall. This genetic defect can’t be fixed by “self-improvement,” for it goes to the core of our being. This sobering truth is one parents should impress to their children, while also giving them the good news of salvation: Christ, the Second Adam, made a righteous sacrifice that can cure them. All those who come to Him in faith can receive this free gift of grace—a grace that is greater than all our sin! 

When you stand in front of the mirror, you need to know what you’re doing when you dress yourself. The question is—what message does your clothing convey? In this podcast, Scott Brown explores the doctrine of clothing given in the New Testament, showing how clothing can be a trap for favoritism and an expression of pride. How we dress ourselves should, instead, humbly declare the glory and mercy of God in our salvation, as Jesus was stripped on our behalf to clothe us with His robes of righteousness. 

When most people think about clothing, they think about “modesty.” And, they think about women, not men. Yet such an outlook widely misses the mark of what Scripture teaches on dress. In this podcast, Scott Brown explores the doctrine of clothing given in the Old Testament, showing how God gave clothing to cover our nakedness and shame, to reflect purity, to display glory and beauty, and to declare the distinctions between men and women.