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In this episode of NAR to Christ, Dawn Hill responds to excerpts from Angela Scafidi's interview with James Goll. She considers how practices such as reading recurring numbers as messages from God and claims about releasing the Holy Spirit can be presented in Christian language. Drawing on her years in the New Apostolic Reformation, Dawn explains why Christians must test spiritual claims by Scripture and rest in the finished work of Jesus Christ. For more from Dawn, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/dawn-hill/

Dave Jenkins teaches from Psalm 119:49–50 and Proverbs 3:5–6 on trusting God's Word when life doesn't make sense. He explains how God's promises sustain us in affliction and how the death and resurrection of Christ give us confidence to bring our grief to the Lord, seek wise help, and obey what God has made clear. For more from Contending for the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-podcast/

In Philippians 2:3–8, Paul calls believers to turn from selfish ambition, look to the interests of others, and have the mind of Christ. Dave Jenkins explains how Christ's humility and saving work free us to serve, rejoice in another person's good, and give up our preferences when love calls for it. He also considers how to serve wisely while honoring the responsibilities God has entrusted to us. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Satan has gone after the children of God's people since Pharaoh and Herod. They will always be one of his main targets. What should Christian parents do? How should they prepare their kids for this battle? How can they keep from over-protecting? Kevin is joined by Daniel Craig to talk about the war on the next generation, and what parents should do about it… - Why the devil targets the seed of the woman, from Genesis 3:15 to Revelation 12 - Why Jesus' warning in Matthew 18 makes protecting children a parent's first priority - The difference between protecting to prepare and over-protecting out of fear, control, or pride - Why hating evil can't be the motive, and what the church in Ephesus lost - How Kevin's parents sheltered him in the 1970s without raising him in fear - Taking your kids to the front lines side by side, from abortion clinics to street evangelism - Why a steady, trusting parent beats a fearful, intense one Got a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected] Subscribe for more God-centered family discipleship from Generations. #Generations #KevinSwanson #ChristianParenting #FamilyDiscipleship #Homeschooling #SpiritualWarfare

Assitant Pastor Ryan Ahlenius sits down with Pastor Bo Cogbill and John Unger (RCC's Director of Administration and Discipleship) to discuss the topic of church discipline. With how foreign the enactment of church discipline can be in the modern, evangelical church, it is important to establish a biblical understanding of church discipline. What is the positive vision of church discipline? Where does it start? We spend time speaking about the formal process and how it is enacted by the session of RCC. Subscribe to More Bible in your podcast app to get notified for new episodes each week.

In Colossians 2:6–10, Paul calls believers to abound in thanksgiving and warns them against teaching that would draw them away from Christ. Dave Jenkins explains how remembering what God has given us in Christ strengthens discernment. He discusses the ordinary means of grace, testing spiritual claims by Scripture, correcting error with gentleness, and seeking wise counsel in the local church. For more from Contending for the Word, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-podcast/

Justin Peters offers Todd Bentley an urgent appeal to repent and trust in Jesus Christ alone. Drawing on Hebrews 9:27 and Matthew 7:21–23, he warns against false assurance and addresses Bentley's teaching, claims of supernatural experiences, and public ministry. Justin explains why religious activity and restoration to ministry cannot replace genuine repentance and saving faith. He presents the gospel of Jesus Christ, truly God and truly man, who lived in perfect obedience, died for sinners, and rose bodily from the grave. The episode closes with a call to turn from sin, trust Christ alone, and bear the fruit of genuine repentance. This video first appeared at Justin's YouTube and appears here with his permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nsxoSd28Q

Christian service often takes place where no one notices. Yet every act of faithfulness is known to Christ. In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins examines the motives behind our service through Matthew 6:1–4, Colossians 3:23–24, and Mark 10:45. He considers the difference between receiving appreciation and depending on it, the danger of becoming proud of being overlooked, and the freedom of resting in our identity in Christ. Jesus came to serve and give His life as a ransom for many. Because we belong to Him, we can serve our families, churches, and neighbors with humility and perseverance. We serve because we have already received His grace. For more from Contending for the Word Q&A, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/

Lasting contentment grows as Christians learn to treasure Christ and submit their desires to God's Word. Continuing the November series, Contentment in a Restless World, Dave Jenkins considers Colossians 3:1–4 and Matthew 6:19–21. He explains how union with Christ gives believers a secure identity and how Jesus' teaching about treasure challenges the pursuit of fulfillment through possessions, recognition, and success. Dave also offers seven practical ways to cultivate biblical contentment through Scripture, prayer, gratitude, generosity, and hope in Christ's return. For more from Equipping You in Grace, please visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/

The woman of Bethany showed true discipleship by anointing her Lord's body for burial 1. She is able to see what the 12 have missed. 2. She supplied what would have been missing. 3. She herself will not be missed, but she will forever be part of Christ's story. Mark 14:3-9

Pastor Mark Hogan teaches on baptism as a central ordinance for worship and discipleship, citing Matthew 28, Acts 2, 1 Corinthians 12, and Ephesians 4 to show it accompanies repentance, faith, and incorporation into the church while confirming rather than independently accomplishing regeneration. He emphasizes its dual significance: both for personal soteriology and for church membership, and argues from Acts 8, 10, and 18 and Romans 6 that only those who credibly profess repentance, faith, and obedience should be baptized. He further contends that immersion is the proper mode, supported by Colossians 2:11–12, the lexical meaning of baptizo, New Testament examples such as Jesus' baptism and the Ethiopian eunuch, and historical witnesses including Calvin, Luther, Bavinck, and early baptistries. Baptism portrays participation in Christ's death, burial, and resurrection and should be performed with understanding, faith, reverence, and godly fear as an act of worship. He applies this by urging professing Christians to be immersed as an outward sign of inward reality, to pray for conversions, celebrate baptisms, and remember their own baptism as a call to walk in newness of life.

"Discipleship" Part 2 Matthew 10:24-42

This sermon explores the human longing for acceptance and status, framed as a desire to enter an "inner ring," and argues that this drive is ultimately a reflection of the soul's need for belonging to God. By examining the context of Jesus' passion prediction in Matthew 20, the message highlights how spiritual pride and ambition often blind believers to the cost of discipleship, contrasting the world's exclusive hierarchies with the inclusive nature of the Trinity. The central theological claim is that Jesus, through his substitutionary death and resurrection, paid the price to open the way for believers to enter God's eternal fellowship, satisfying the deepest human desires that worldly achievements cannot fulfill. The tone is pastoral and encouraging, urging the audience to find their identity and security in Christ rather than in social or professional validation. Finally, the sermon calls believers to use their secure position in God's kingdom to serve others humbly, sharing the gospel and working for the common good without fear of exclusion or failure.

What makes people with different backgrounds and personalities a family? in this message, discover how God gives believers new life through His Word and what that life looks like together. Peter shows us how to love one another from the heart, put away habits that damage relationships, and grow in our faith as we come to know the goodness of the Lord.