Servants Of Grace

What does the Bible say about same-sex relationships? In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins examines what Scripture teaches about marriage, sexuality, sin, grace, and the transforming power of the gospel. Beginning in Genesis and continuing throughout Scripture, the Bible presents God's design for marriage as the covenant union of one man and one woman. Dave explains why Christians believe God's design for sexuality is rooted in creation, affirmed throughout Scripture, and fulfilled in the gospel of Jesus Christ. This episode also addresses how believers should approach this topic with both biblical conviction and Christlike compassion. Key Scriptures • Genesis 1:26–28 • Genesis 2:24 • Romans 1:18–32 • 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 • Romans 3:23 • Ephesians 2:1–5 Subscribe 🎙️ Listen to Contending for the Word: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/ #ContendingForTheWord #BiblicalSexuality #Marriage #ChristianWorldview #DaveJenkins #ServantsOfGrace 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Gender identity has become one of the defining issues of our cultural moment. In this episode of Equipping You in Grace, Dave Jenkins examines what Scripture teaches about creation, identity, the human person, and the goodness of God's design. Drawing from Genesis 1–2, Psalm 139, 1 Corinthians 6, and other key passages, Dave explains why a biblical understanding of humanity begins with God's creation of mankind as male and female and why our identity ultimately finds its deepest meaning in relationship with Christ. This episode explores body-self dualism, expressive individualism, the unity of body and soul, and the cultural assumptions that shape modern gender ideology. Most importantly, it highlights how the gospel restores what sin has confused and provides lasting hope for those seeking identity, purpose, and meaning. In This Episode • God's design for humanity in creation • Why Genesis 1:27 matters for identity • Body-self dualism and gender ideology • Expressive individualism and modern culture • The biblical unity of body and soul • Responding to gender confusion with truth and compassion • Why identity is ultimately found in Christ • The hope of the gospel in a confused age Key Scriptures • Genesis 1:27 • Genesis 2:7 • Psalm 139:13–16 • John 1:14 • 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 • 2 Corinthians 5:17 • Ephesians 4:15 • 1 Peter 3:15 Subscribe for more biblical teaching, theology, worldview analysis, and discipleship content from Equipping You in Grace: https://servantsofgrace.org/equipping-you-in-grace-2/ #EquippingYouInGrace #BiblicalWorldview #GenderIdentity #IdentityInChrist #ChristianTheology #BiblicalTruth #Creation #GospelHope #ServantsOfGrace 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Psalm 127 teaches a timeless truth: apart from the Lord, our work, security, and efforts are ultimately in vain. In this episode of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, Dave Jenkins explains how this Psalm calls believers to trust God's sovereign provision, rest in His care, and view children as a blessing from the Lord. Learn how Psalm 127 points us to Jesus Christ, the true builder of God's house, and discover practical applications for your daily life, work, family, and faith. In This Episode • The futility of work without God • God's gift of rest and provision • Children as a blessing from the Lord • Christ as the true builder of God's house • Practical applications for everyday Christian living Key Scriptures • Psalm 127 • Proverbs 3:5–6 • Matthew 16:18 • 1 Corinthians 3:9 • Colossians 3:23–24 • Ephesians 2:19–22 Memory Verse "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." — Psalm 127:1 (ESV) Subscribe 📖 Reading the Bible Daily with Dave 🎙️ New Bible teaching episodes regularly on Servants of Grace: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/ #Psalm127 #BibleStudy #ReadingTheBibleDailyWithDave #DaveJenkins #ChristianPodcast #BibleTeaching #TrustGod #GodsProvision #ChristianLiving #ServantsOfGrace 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Welcome to another Weekend Reflection from Contending for the Word Q&A. In this episode, Dave Jenkins reflects on one of the most important questions people ask: Who am I? Our culture encourages us to find our identity in our feelings, desires, experiences, or personal stories. Scripture points us to a far better answer. Through the gospel, believers receive a new identity grounded in Christ's finished work. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:17, Dave explains what it means to be a new creation, why Christian identity is secure, and how believers can rest in what Christ has accomplished through His death and resurrection. Key Scripture • 2 Corinthians 5:17 • Galatians 2:20 • Ephesians 2:1–10 • Colossians 3:1–4 In This Episode • Why identity matters • The world's view of identity versus Scripture • What it means to be a new creation • How the gospel provides lasting security • Living from your identity in Christ Subscribe for more biblical teaching, discernment, apologetics, and Christian living content: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/ #ContendingForTheWord #ChristianIdentity #NewCreation #BiblicalTruth #Gospel #2Corinthians517 #DaveJenkins #ServantsOfGrace 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Psalm 126 celebrates the joy of God's restoration and faithfulness. In this episode of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, Dave Jenkins explains how the Lord restores His people, renews their hope, and promises a future harvest of joy even through seasons of sorrow. Discover how Psalm 126 points beyond Israel's restoration to the greater restoration found in Jesus Christ, who transforms mourning into joy and gives His people lasting hope. In This Episode • Remembering God's past faithfulness • Praying for ongoing renewal • Sowing in tears and reaping in joy • God's promises in seasons of suffering • How Psalm 126 points to Christ Key Scriptures • Psalm 126 • Isaiah 35:10 • Jeremiah 31:13 • John 16:20 • Romans 8:18 • Revelation 21:4 Subscribe to Reading the Bible Daily with Dave New episodes every day helping you grow in your knowledge of God's Word: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/ #ReadingTheBibleDailyWithDave #Psalm126 #BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #GodsFaithfulness #ChristianLiving #Scripture #ServantsOfGrace 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Many people today assume that compassion requires affirmation. If you truly care about someone, you must affirm their beliefs, choices, or identity. But is that what Scripture teaches? In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains the biblical difference between compassion and affirmation. Looking at the example of Jesus and the teaching of Scripture, Dave shows how Christians can love people deeply while remaining faithful to God's truth. In this episode you'll learn: • What biblical compassion really means • Why compassion and affirmation are not the same thing • How Jesus demonstrated both grace and truth • How Christians can speak truth with gentleness and love • Why true compassion seeks reconciliation with God through Christ Scripture calls believers to compassion rooted in truth—not compromise. Subscribe for more biblical answers to today's most important questions: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/ #ContendingForTheWord #BiblicalCompassion #ChristianLiving #BiblicalTruth #GraceAndTruth #DaveJenkins #ServantsOfGrace 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

One of the most powerful ideas in our culture today is that love means affirmation. To disagree is often viewed as harmful. But Scripture presents a very different picture. In this Weekly Watch episode of Contending for the Word, Dave Jenkins examines 1 Corinthians 13:6 and explains why biblical love and truth cannot be separated. Christians are called to speak the truth in love, showing compassion without compromising what God has revealed in His Word. In this episode: • Why culture often defines love as affirmation • The danger of false compassion • What 1 Corinthians 13:6 teaches about love and truth • Why the gospel is the greatest expression of love • How Christians can speak truth with humility and compassion Scripture teaches that love does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Real compassion does not affirm sin—it points people to the Savior who forgives, restores, and transforms. Subscribe for more episodes of Contending for the Word: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-podcast/ #ContendingForTheWord #BiblicalLove #TruthAndLove #ChristianWorldview #BiblicalTruth #WeeklyWatch #ServantsOfGrace 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Psalm 125 reminds us that those who trust in the Lord are secure forever. In this episode of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, Dave Jenkins explains how God's people are like Mount Zion—firm, established, and protected by God's preserving power. In this chapter, we explore: • The stability of those who trust in God • God's protective presence around His people • The temporary nature of wicked rule • God's justice and blessing • How Psalm 125 points us to Christ Key Scriptures 📖 Psalm 125 📖 Psalm 46:5 📖 Isaiah 26:3-4 📖 Matthew 7:24-25 📖 Hebrews 12:28 📖 1 Peter 1:5 Subscribe Listen to Reading the Bible Daily with Dave on your favorite podcast platform and visit Servants of Grace for more biblical resources: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/ #Psalm125 #BibleReading #ReadingTheBibleDailyWithDave #ServantsOfGrace #BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #TrustInTheLord 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Theistic evolution is often presented as a way to reconcile Christianity and evolutionary theory. But what happens when Genesis 1–11 is no longer understood as real history? In this short clip, Dave Jenkins explains why the doctrines of creation, the fall, sin, redemption, and the return of Christ are inseparably connected to the historical truthfulness of Genesis. Christians must allow Scripture to interpret the world rather than allowing the world to reinterpret Scripture. 📖 Get The War of the Worldviews: https://servantsofgrace.org/product/the-war-of-the-worldviews/ Amazon: https://amzn.to/4onrbog #Genesis #TheisticEvolution #BiblicalWorldview #Creation #Apologetics #ChristianTheology #BiblicalAuthority #WarOfTheWorldviews #ServantsOfGrace #DaveJenkins 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

What happens to our identity when we follow Jesus Christ? In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins answers an important question about identity, discipleship, and the transforming power of the gospel. Many people today wonder whether becoming a Christian means losing themselves or whether they can continue defining themselves by desires, experiences, or personal feelings. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5:17, Dave explains how Scripture teaches that believers become new creations in Christ. While following Jesus does not erase our personality, gifts, or experiences, it does transform the foundation of our identity. Christians are no longer defined by sin, but by their union with Christ. In this episode you'll learn: • What the Bible teaches about identity • Why our identity must be rooted in Christ • What changes when someone becomes a Christian • How discipleship involves repentance and transformation • Why following Jesus means leaving sinful identities behind • How God redeems and restores His people through the gospel Key Scripture 📖 2 Corinthians 5:17 📖 Luke 9:23 Subscribe for more biblical teaching, theology, apologetics, and discernment content: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/ #ContendingForTheWord #IdentityInChrist #BiblicalIdentity #ChristianLiving #Discipleship #GospelTruth #DaveJenkins 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Human leaders rise and fall. Governments change. Institutions fail. But the Lord remains faithful forever. In this sermon from Psalm 146, Dave Jenkins explains why believers must place their ultimate trust not in princes, politics, wealth, or human strength, but in the Lord who reigns forever. This psalm calls God's people to lifelong worship, steadfast faith, and confident hope in the God who never changes. In this message you'll learn: • Why praise should characterize the entire Christian life • The danger of trusting earthly leaders above God • What political idolatry looks like today • How God's faithfulness gives believers confidence • Why Christ alone is our ultimate hope • How Psalm 146 points us to the eternal reign of Jesus Psalm 146 reminds us that every earthly source of hope eventually fades, but the Lord remains faithful forever. Subscribe for more biblical teaching, expository preaching, and theology resources: https://servantsofgrace.org/category/sermons/psalms/ #Psalm146 #ServantsOfGrace #DaveJenkins #ChristianSermon #Psalms #BibleTeaching #TrustTheLord #BiblicalTruth #ExpositoryPreaching #ChristianLiving 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Psalm 124 reminds us that our help is not found in ourselves but in the Lord alone. In this episode of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, we examine this Song of Ascents and discover how God's people are called to remember His faithful deliverance. The psalm teaches that if the Lord had not been on our side, we would have been overwhelmed by danger. Yet God preserves, protects, and rescues His people according to His gracious purpose. We also see how Psalm 124 ultimately points us to Jesus Christ, who delivers His people from the power of sin, death, and judgment through His death and resurrection. In This Episode • Recognizing God's Deliverance • Danger We Cannot Escape Alone • Praise for God's Rescue • The Source of Our Help • Christ Our Greater Deliverer • Practical Application from Psalm 124 Key Scripture Psalm 124 Memory Verse "Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth." — Psalm 124:8 Subscribe for daily Bible teaching and biblical encouragement: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/ #ReadingTheBibleDaily #Psalm124 #BibleStudy #ChristianPodcast #DaveJenkins #ServantsOfGrace #GodsDeliverance #DailyBibleReading 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

The most powerful telescope ever built was designed to confirm naturalistic explanations for the universe. Instead, it keeps revealing the breathtaking complexity of creation itself. In this short clip, we explore how general revelation—God's handiwork displayed in creation—points us not away from the Word of God, but toward it. As Romans 1 makes clear, we are without excuse, because creation itself points to the Creator who made us, sustains us, and holds the world together by the word of His power. And that's why we need the Savior, Jesus Christ—the cosmos is the theater of the glory of God. 📖 If this topic resonates with you, check out my new book, The War of the Worldviews, which will help you think through these issues biblically: 🔗 https://servantsofgrace.org/product/war-of-worldviews-book/ 🔗 https://amzn.to/4xgAzxX #ContendingForTheWord #JamesWebbTelescope #Creation #Romans1 #ChristianApologetics #Worldview #GeneralRevelation 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

In this episode of From NAR to Christ, Dawn Hill examines several examples of modern New Apostolic Reformation teaching and practice. From alleged deliverance ministries and manifestations to teachings about marine spirits, spiritual warfare, and false prophecy, this episode evaluates these claims in light of Scripture. The Bible calls Christians to test the spirits, examine every teaching carefully, and hold fast to the truth of God's Word. As deception increases, believers must exercise biblical discernment and remain grounded in sound doctrine. In this episode: • Deliverance ministry claims examined • False prophecy and spiritual abuse • Marine spirit teachings evaluated • Manifestation and Word of Faith influences • Why Scripture must remain our final authority • How Christians can grow in discernment Subscribe for more biblical discernment content from NAR to Christ: https://servantsofgrace.org/dawn-hill/ #BiblicalDiscernment #NAR #DeliveranceMinistry #FalseProphets #SoundDoctrine #FromNARtoChrist #ServantsOfGrace This video first appeared at Dawn's YouTube and is posted here with her permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6q_DWm9HdQ 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.

Modern culture often defines love as unconditional affirmation. But is that how Scripture defines love? In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins explains why biblical love can never be separated from truth and holiness. Looking at passages such as 1 Corinthians 13:6, 1 John 4, and Ephesians 4:15, Dave explores how God’s love is both compassionate and holy, and why Christians must reject the false choice between truth and love. In This Episode ✔ What modern culture gets wrong about love ✔ Why biblical love rejoices with the truth ✔ How holiness reflects God's character ✔ Speaking the truth in love ✔ Why affirmation is not the same as love ✔ How Christ perfectly demonstrates love and holiness Key Scriptures • 1 Corinthians 13:6 • 1 John 4 • Ephesians 4:15 Subscribe for more biblical answers to today's most important questions: https://servantsofgrace.org/contending-for-the-word-qa/ #ContendingForTheWord #BiblicalLove #TruthAndLove #ChristianLiving #BiblicalTruth #Holiness #DaveJenkins #ServantsOfGrace 👉 Stay connected with Servants of Grace for more biblical teaching, Christ-centered content, and resources to help you grow in your walk with God: 🔗 Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): https://x.com/servantsofgrace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/servantsofgrace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Servantsofgrace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/servantsofgrace 🌐 Website: https://servantsofgrace.org 📖 Explore more theology, discipleship, and biblical resources at our website.