Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Principles for Holiness
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The way to measure genuine growth in holiness is... How would you answer that question? Today on *Th...
Sanctification Summarized
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What happens in a person’s life that causes a sinner to become a saint? Today, Sinclair Ferguson l...
A More Excellent Way
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sanctification—becoming increasingly like Jesus—takes place more often in the ordinariness of li...
The Fruit of Sanctification
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Being holy isn't merely about doing the right things. Nor should we mistake being holy with being gi...
Set Apart for God
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible teaches us a new vocabulary for understanding the Christian life, and one crucial word it ...
The Anger of Jesus
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus wept at the grave of Lazarus out of love for His friend and out of a holy hatred of the destru...
Christ, a Man of Feeling
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scripture reveals not only the power and authority of our Lord Jesus but also His heart as our compa...
Rest for Our Souls
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus understands our weakness and draws close to us in our need. Today, Sinclair Ferguson beckons u...
He Grew in Favor with God
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To see whether you have a healthy, biblical view of Jesus, turn to Luke 2:52, which says He grew "in...
The Personal Jesus
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since the Christian life involves an ongoing transformation of becoming more like Jesus, we need to ...
The Legacy of a Godly Life
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bill never ministered to large churches or spoke at conferences. But he touched lives by remaining t...
A Christian’s Enduring Influence
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Even if their paths cross only for a season, Christians can leave a lifelong impact on one another's...
An Older Friend in the Faith
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hamish didn't set out to be a mentor. He simply took an interest in a young man and encouraged him b...
The Man in Black
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One icy evening in the dead of winter, a stranger asked a young Sinclair Ferguson, "Are you saved, s...
Our Hidden Helpers
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we read the obscure names that receive greetings in Paul's letters, we're reminded of the every...
Shaped by Grace
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spiritual growth isn't measured so much by the stature a Christian has attained as it is by the dist...
Solutions for Distorted Souls
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sin can leave our souls misshapen in subtle ways. Yet the Great Physician offers treatment to reveal...
The Big-Headed Soul
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pride distorts our thinking, making us more willing to heed our own minds than to submit to the mind...
Turned In on Ourselves
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Luther described our sinful condition as being "incurvatus in se," turned in on itself. Today...
The Shape of the Soul
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By creating us in His image, God has specially fashioned us for fellowship with Him. But because of ...
All the Kingdoms of the World
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The devil offered Jesus the dominion that Adam had lost. This is just what Christ came to regain, bu...
The Pinnacle of the Temple
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By tempting Jesus to jump off the temple, Satan was inviting Him to win followers by parading the mi...
Not by Bread Alone
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whereas Adam rejected God's warning and ate from the tree, Jesus lived not by bread alone but by eve...
Christ’s Victory in the Wilderness
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus' wilderness temptation isn't recorded in Scripture primarily to help us fight temptation--it m...
He Was Tempted as We Are
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus knows what it is like to be tempted. But how could the Son of God really be tempted? Today, Si...
The Gospel according to Isaiah
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Few chapters in the Bible so vividly depict the glory of the gospel in the humiliation and exaltatio...
The Savior’s Open Ear
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Day by day, Jesus attentively submitted to His Father's Word. This obedience led in one direction: t...
A Light for the Nations
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The prophet Isaiah described the Messiah as One who would be forsaken so that people from every nati...
A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our weakness, we are as bruised reeds and dimly burning wicks. But Jesus, in His mercy, mends His...
Meeting Christ in the Old Testament
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many people are interested in finding Christ in the Old Testament, but often we miss the most import...
The Family of God
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greater than all of Scripture's pictures describing the church is the biblical reality itself: we ar...
The Temple of God
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As living stones, Christians are being built up together to display the glory of the Lord in their f...
The Bride of Christ
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scripture describes the church as a bride preparing to appear in unblemished splendor before her lov...
The Flock of God
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When sheep hear the familiar sound of their shepherd's voice, they draw nearer to him and to one ano...
The Body of Christ
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why does the New Testament describe the church as the body of Christ? Today, Sinclair Ferguson conve...
A Marble Pulpit in South Carolina
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A pastor's love for his people isn't so much worked up as it is sent down. Today, Sinclair Ferguson ...
Home
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Home" may be a word that brings joy or sorrow. Today, Sinclair Ferguson thinks on several homes in ...
A Seminary in Philadelphia
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was one of the hardest decisions of a young Scotsman's life to go and teach at an American semina...
Room C37
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a university bedroom, an 18-year-old Sinclair Ferguson was prompted to study the books of the Bib...
A Little Pulpit in Scotland
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some locations mark our lives forever because of what God did for us there. Today, Sinclair Ferguson...
The Glory of God’s Providence
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Through all the hardships of his life, God brought Joseph to the right place at the right time and m...
Instruments of God’s Providence
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All of God's people have a role to play in the good purposes of His providence. Today, listen as Sin...
The Mystery of Providence
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
While the doctrine of providence does not relieve us from going through hard times, it reassures us ...
God Meant It for Good
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The story of Joseph is filled with jealousy, deception, and sorrow. Yet in the end, Joseph says, "Go...
All Things Work Together
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In painful circumstances, we sometimes ask, "Why is this happening to me?" Today, Sinclair Ferguson ...
The Spirit of the Father
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When the Holy Spirit indwells us, one of our first and highest privileges is to address God as "Abba...
The Spirit of Christ
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus, in His human nature, relied on the power of the Holy Spirit in order to accomplish the work o...
The Indwelling of the Holy Spirit
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The very same Holy Spirit who indwelt Jesus throughout the course of His life now dwells in every be...
Another Helper
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus promised His disciples that He would ask the Father to gi...
Knowing the Holy Spirit
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Often when people talk about the Holy Spirit, their attention focuses on the gifts and blessings He ...
Reconciliation in Christ
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The disintegration of relationships in this world is rooted ultimately in our alienation from a holy...
Redemption through His Blood
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By nature, we are slaves to sin who need to be redeemed. But the good news is this: Jesus Christ, th...
God Justifies the Ungodly
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We can never be more justified than when we came to faith in Jesus--nor any less--for it is Christ's...
The Propitiation for Our Sins
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We all deserve the wrath of God for our sin. But in the wonder of God's mercy and the terror of His ...
Every Spiritual Blessing in Christ
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We cannot separate the blessings of salvation from the One in whom they are found and experienced, J...
One Person, Two Natures
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We must not think of Christ's incarnation as a mixture: partially of God and partially of man. Nor s...
Co-Essential with the Father
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It isn't theoretical musing that drives us to understand the two natures of Christ in His incarnatio...
Truly God and Truly Man
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is a marvel beyond our ability to fully comprehend: the eternal Son of God took on a human nature...
The Person of the Son
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If we are to give our minds to reflecting on Christ with wonder and worship, we first need to fill o...
Thinking about Jesus
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As people constantly bombarded with fragments of information, we can find it difficult to focus our ...
The Glory of Pentecost
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the old covenant, God revealed Himself through prophets, priests, and kings. But this changed wit...
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At Pentecost, the same Holy Spirit who had empowered the life and ministry of Jesus was now poured o...
Welcome to the Last Days
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The day of Pentecost was a visible sign from God that world history has entered a new era. Today, Si...
Seeing through the Lens of Scripture
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In Peter's Pentecost sermon, we hear a man whose mind has been renewed: he now sees all things throu...
What Was Pentecost All About?
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We might naturally think the day of Pentecost is all about the Holy Spirit. Yet Peter's sermon in Ac...
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The New Testament regularly describes our redemption in Trinitarian terms. Today, Sinclair Ferguson ...
What Jesus Taught about the Trinity
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Some Christians wonder if the Trinity is an impractical doctrine. Yet Jesus devoted some of His most...
Baptized into the Triune Name
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In baptism, we are named for the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, claimed by the triune God to live in ...
The Triune God of Love
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
By His very nature, God is love (1 John 4:8). But what--or whom--was He loving before He created the...
Knowing the Trinity
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What difference does the doctrine of the Trinity make in our lives? Today, Sinclair Ferguson begins ...
He Must Reign
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we become Christians, we come under the lordship of Christ. Today, Sinclair Ferguson exhorts us...
Interceding from Heaven
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Satan, the world, and our own flesh may condemn us, but we have a Great High Priest in heaven who is...
The Heavenly Ministry of Christ
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What has Jesus been doing since His ascension into heaven? And what is He doing right now? Today, Si...
Dominion Regained
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus is no ordinary king: He sits on the throne of heaven and earth. Today, Sinclair Ferguson shows...
He Ascended into Heaven
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Jesus had completed all the work on earth that the Father had given Him, Christ ascended into h...
Looking to Our Loving Father
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The devil's deceptions can be so enduring that many Christians doubt whether God truly is their kind...
The Deceiver’s Great Lie
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Satan's hatred of God is so great that he desires the image-bearers of God to hate Him too. Today, S...
The Enemy of Our Souls
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Satan bears many names and titles: adversary, accuser, and destroyer. But why is he against us as ou...
The Strategies of Satan
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eve was the first person deceived by Satan, but she would not be the last. Today, Sinclair Ferguson ...
The Tragedy of the Fall
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Although God created all things good, we live in a world that is not as it should be. What happened?...
Lead Us Not into Temptation
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus knows how fierce our battle with temptation can be. Today, Sinclair Ferguson contemplates how ...
Forgive Us Our Debts
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Lord's Prayer daily reminds us that we need more than strength to do better--we need God's mercy...
Our Daily Bread
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus teaches us to pray for our basic needs. Praying that way can both simplify and sanctify our li...
On Earth as It Is in Heaven
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Since the Lord's Prayer has been given to shape our praying, it also shapes our living as disciples ...
Our Father in Heaven
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus taught His disciples to address God as He did: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name" (...
Worthy Is the Lamb
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After long ages of conflict for the people of God, Jesus Christ arrived to fulfill Genesis 3:15 in H...
The Blessing of Abraham
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
God promised Abraham that in his seed, "all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen. 12:3)....
He Will Give Us Rest
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lamech spoke hopefully of his son Noah, "Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall ...
God’s Unfailing Promise
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam and Eve didn't know every detail about the promised One who would triumph over the tragedy of s...
The Central Promise of Scripture
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The entire Bible is held together by a promise God made in the garden of Eden. Today, Sinclair Fergu...
Created for Glory
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam was a prophet, priest, and king over creation, but he failed in his calling and fell short of G...
Jesus’ Teaching on Marriage and Gender
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many people are rejecting the teaching in Genesis about the boundaries of marriage and gender. But J...
The Inconsistent Atheist
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No matter how hard atheists try to suppress the truth of God, they cannot escape the fact that their...
Male and Female He Created Them
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Adam first set his eyes on Eve, he knew that she was just what he needed. Today, Sinclair Fergu...
Who Am I?
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When we lose hold of who God is, then our identity as His image-bearers will inevitably unravel. Tod...
James Reunited with His Brother and Lord
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Of all the people Jesus visited after His resurrection, the most intriguing may be James, His half-b...
Peter’s Failure Was Not Final
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An angel came with striking instructions from the resurrected Lord: "Go, tell his disciples and Pete...
The Disciples’ Hearts Burned within Them
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Unaware that they were traveling with the resurrected Jesus, two disciples gladly heard Him explain ...
John Saw and Believed
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Racing to the empty tomb, John found Jesus' graveclothes inside. But it wasn't until he saw Jesus' f...
Mary Knew Her Master’s Voice
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was not until she heard His voice that Mary Magdalene recognized the risen Lord. Today, Sinclair ...