William Tyndale’s Gift to the World
The road of sacrifice took William Tyndale from the Roman Catholic Church to the translator’s desk, giving us the first ever English version...
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20 of 2,228 episodesAnchor Your Soul in His Majesty
David Mathis | Christ is priest, king, warrior, and the fulfillment of hope-filled prophecy. Psalm 110 reveals four unique majesties of Jesu...
College Is for (Lasting) Pleasure
David Mathis | The world’s diversions at college may distract and entice. But when we pursue lasting pleasure in God, every semester counts...
When the Curse Comes Close
Marshall Segal | How do we respond when the curse encroaches on our lives? In Psalm 108, David guides us to groan, praise, ask, trust, and t...
Take a Risk for Life and Fruitfulness
John Piper | God often uses risks to bring life to others and to end long-standing fruitlessness in our lives. What would it look like to st...
When God Became My Song
Marshall Segal | God’s presence makes heaven worth wanting. Because of his salvation, Christians not only rest in him and trust in him but s...
Fear That Sings and Dances
David Mathis | The hostile army ignored God as long as they could, but when he looked down at them, they panicked. Then his people’s newfoun...
Jesus: A Priest After the Order of Melchizedek
For the writer to the Hebrews, understanding Melchizedek means understanding Jesus. But how can an ancient king help us know the true King o...
Honor Jesus by Cherishing His Church
David Mathis | Why is the writer of Hebrews so enthralled with an often weak and wavering church? He sees her calling, her splendor, and her...
Sing to the Lord, All the Earth
Marshall Segal | Why do we gather to sing week after week, and why should we sing even more? God has saved his people, and all of creation j...
What Stirs the Church to Sing? A Live Lab on Ephesians 1:1–6
When the church sets aside every boast and embraces God’s ancient plan of grace, she sings with all her heart for God’s glory alone.
The Strange and Wonderful Love of Christ
Love moved Jesus to let Lazarus die. Why? Jesus wanted Lazarus, his family, and the watching crowd to taste his all-satisfying glory.
Enjoy Jesus Through His People: Fellowship as a Means of Grace
David Mathis | What happens when believers meet together? Christians both give and receive grace from the God who gathers them in true fello...
Give Great Joy in a Big God to the Next Generation
John Piper | Listen Now
‘Moses Wrote of Me’: The Messianic Hope of the Law
Jesus claimed that Moses wrote about him long before he ever walked the earth as man. If that’s true, how could anyone miss Jesus in the wor...
David’s God-Entranced Song: Know It, Feel It, Say It, Sing It
When David wrote a song about becoming king, he ascribed all his victories to the God who gave them. How do we join David in such God-besott...
Steep Your Soul with Christian Meditation
David Mathis | How is meditation different from simply reading the Bible? Slowing down and sinking deep into God’s word aids our joy and dra...
Graduates, Remember the Rich Young Man: To the Class of 2026
There once was a man who gave up everything important so he could cling to things that fade. If we want to follow Jesus, we cannot be like t...
Reset Your Mind on Jesus: A Live Lab on Colossians 3:1–4
Paul doesn’t just want Christians to know the truths of the Bible — he wants us to set our minds on them. But what does that mean, and how d...
Get Your Heart Happy in God
Scott Hubbard | To his friends, George Müller embodied Psalm 23 even under the towering burdens of orphan ministry. What kind of communion w...