On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers Brian Simmons and the history of the Passion Translation, how to know if you are reading a sound Bible translation, how the Passion Translation promotes biblical illiteracy, and much more on this new Equipping You in Grace show.What You'll Hear on This EpisodeHow the Passion Translation promotes biblical illiteracy in the New Apostolic Reformation.Brian Simmons and the history of Passion Translation.How to know if you are reading a sound Bible translation.The Word of God and Hearing from God Today.Comparing The Passion Translation to the English Standard Version.Why Passion Translation is at the heart of the New Apostolic Reformation.Who has endorsed the Passion Translation and why it mattersWhy Christians should avoid The Passion Translation and the New Apostolic Reformation.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Sarah talks with Dave about the history behind biblical illiteracy and how we got to the point where we are at today, how Christians should view resources as a supplement, and much more, along with Dave’s book, The Word Explored (H&E, 2021).What you’ll hear in this episodeWhat has led the Church to where the average Christian in the pew has become biblical illiterate.God’s holiness and the issue with “buddy Jesus”.Busyness, distractions, and how Christians should think about biblical priorities.How Christians should view resources as supplements to their growth in Christ.How Christians should view biblical preaching from their biblically qualified male pastor.How we can help people in our local churches struggling with Bible reading.How we can help people in our local churches understand the importance of community.How Dave has grown as an author since the publication of The Word Explored.What Dave would expand on in The Word Explored.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thank you for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace.

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers why human beings are created for biblical community, and Scripture’s teaching about it, why the Word is to be central in the life of the Christian and the Church, among other topics on this new Equipping You in Grace show.What You'll Hear on This EpisodeFive reasons biblical community matters for the Christian.Why human beings are created for community.How the New Testament describes biblical community.Why the Church is to be a transformational community.The danger of unbiblical ideas of church community.Why the Word is to be central in the life of the Christian and the Church.How to listen to sermons in your local church.Practical encouragement to love the Lord and one another.A practical strategy to center your life around your local church.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave talks with Ernie Baker about signs to look for in a counselee for biblical illiteracy and how to help them, how biblical counselors can continue to grow in their own biblical literacy, among other topics in this new Equipping You in Grace show.What you'll hear in this episodeWhat is meant by the term biblical counseling and what makes it biblical.The signs a biblical counselor should look for to determine if their counselee is biblical illiterate.How biblical counselors can help address issues with biblical illiteracy in their counselees.How biblical counselors can grow in their own biblical literacy.How pastors can encourage biblical literacy in the biblical counselors in their local church.Concerns about biblical illiteracy in the biblical counseling world and what to do about them.About Today's GuestErnie is the Director of Training for Biblical Counseling Ministries Worldwide.. He is also the chair of the on-line degree in Biblical Counseling at The Master’s University. He has contributed to numerous books and is the author of Marry Wisely, Marry Well, a blueprint for personal preparation and Help! I’m in a Conflict (both by Shepherd Press). Ernie is a Fellow with The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and a Conciliator with The Institute for Christian Conciliation.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers defining biblical and theological illiteracy, examples of it, statistics on biblical and theological illiteracy, and the purpose of the personal and corporate means of grace.What You'll Hear on This EpisodeDefining biblical and theological illiteracy.Examples of biblical and theological illiteracy.Stats on biblical and theological illiteracy.The personal and corporate means of God.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the relationship between delight and duty, why every Christian needs to read God’s Word to grow and be a useful servant of Christ, and gives some encouragement to make an intentional plan to read the Bible in 2025.What You'll Hear on This EpisodeThe relationship between delight and duty.The danger of placing delight over duty.Why every Christian needs God’s Word for all of life.Why every Christian needs to read God’s Word to be a useful servant of Christ.Encouragement to make an intentional plan to read the Bible in 2025.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave gives his yearly report starting out by explaining the meaning and purpose of Soli Deo Gloria, then sharing what the Lord did through Servants of Grace in 2024, and then shares what content is coming in 2025.What You'll Hear on This EpisodeThe meaning and purpose of Soli Deo Gloria.What the Lord did through Servants of Grace in 2024.What content is coming in 2025.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the expulsive power of a new affection, getting the gospel right at Christmas and at every time of year, and why the Incarnation of Jesus is tied to history itself. What You'll Hear on This Episode The Expulsive Power of a New Affection. Getting the gospel right at Christmas and at every time of year. Why the incarnation of Jesus is inseparably tied to history itself. Subscribing, sharing, and your feedback You can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback. Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers the meaning of the Benedictus, the person and work of Jesus in the Old and New Testament, and how genuine faith expresses itself in praise to the Lord for His grace, among other topics in this new episode.What You'll Hear on This EpisodeThe meaning of the Benedictus.The person and work of the Lord Jesus in the Old and New Testament.How genuine faith in Christ expresses itself in praise to the Lord for His grace.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers why our mindset about grief matters, Scripture’s teaching about grief, and how the Christmas story can help us with grief and find joy in our Savior King.What You'll Hear on This EpisodeWhy our mindset about grief matters.Scripture’s teaching about grief.How the Christmas story can help us with grief and find joy in our Savior-King.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!

On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave considers some helpful ways to use Christmas to focus on Christ, some helpful things to know about Christmas and the importance of making memories with family and friends at Christmas.What You'll Hear on This EpisodeSome helpful ways to use Christmas to focus on Christ.Some helpful things to know about Christmas.The importance of making memories with family and friends at Christmas.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!