Episodes

Many Christians reject the charismatic movement while unknowingly embracing some of its foundational ideas. In this episode, we examine a sermon centered on the question, "How do you get a word from God?"

We look at an important section from chapter 1 of the Christian in Complete Armor

I review a sermon about fighting sexual sin.

We review a sermon about the tabernacle.

Sometimes it isn't one great tragedy that overwhelms us. It's the accumulation of a hundred small frustrations.

The systematic theology claims the Tabernacle foreshadows Christ as the true means of access to God. But what does the New Testament actually say about the Tabernacle, and how does that compare to the way much of modern Chris...

The systematic theology claims the Tabernacle foreshadows Christ as the true means of access to God. But what does the New Testament actually say about the Tabernacle, and how does that compare to the way much of modern Chris...

Proverbs repeatedly speaks of wisdom, instruction, mercy, truth, and God's commandments being "bound around thy neck." What did this imagery mean to the original audience?

It's 3:00 AM. The house is dark. Sleep isn't coming, so I reach for my iPad, open SermonAudio, and hit play. What happened next was one of the strangest listening experiences I've had in a long time.

Hosea 6:4 contains one of the most haunting descriptions of human devotion found anywhere in Scripture: "Your love is like a morning cloud, like the dew that goes early away." In this episode, we examine Hosea 5:15–6:7 in its...

As we continue our Rethinking the Prodigal Son series, we arrive at two ideas introduced in the book Finally Free: hedonism and Epicureanism. What do these terms actually mean? How have they shaped modern culture?

I've tried—and failed—to teach The Christian in Complete Armour more than once. This time, instead of reading through the entire work, we begin by examining 12 popular quotes attributed to William Gurnall—testing whether they...

We continue our reviews of sermons on, Philippians 2:12–13.

We continue our reviews of sermons on, Philippians 2:12–13.

Athletes have energy drinks. Influencers have energy drinks. Celebrities have energy drinks. But Jesus? Recent reports highlight the rise of Christian-branded energy drinks that use Bible verses, Christian imagery, and the na...

It has been a frustrating 24 hours

I point everyone to a series on modern church history

We look at a classic puritan classic that's back in stock Check it out here: https://banneroftruth.org/us/store/christian-living/christian-in-complete-armour/?utm_source=US+Banner+of+Truth+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1761991215-u...

We continue our reviews of sermons on, Philippians 2:12–13.

We continue our reviews of sermons on, Philippians 2:12–13.

We continue our reviews of sermons on, Philippians 2:12–13.

We begin our review of sermon on, Philippians 2:12–13.

In the middle of a series on church, pornography, and Christian transformation claims, a listener appealed to Philippians 2:12–13: "Work out your salvation… for God works in you." That comment sparked a theological struggle a...

Does defeating pornography come down to God + you? This episode examines Philippians 2:12–13, Christian claims about transformation and divine help, practical church solutions, and the uncomfortable reality of ongoing sin, lu...