The Gospel Coalition

Sep 2, 2022 • 54 min

“If we were to delight in the Ten Commandments, we would begin to live on earth as a citizen of heaven, anticipating that future sweetness when we, like Christ, fully obey the law.” –– Jen Wilkin Jen Wilkin delivers a message at TGCW21 on expanding our understanding of and obedience to the Ten Commandments. Wilkin emphasizes the importance of delighting in God’s law and explains the good that comes from it: “Personal obedience always results in collateral benefit. When one of us obeys God's law, it is good for all of us.” As Wilkin walks through each commandment, she explains how to look for expansive obedience instead of just rote instruction. Obedience was always intended to be worshipful, and if we meditate on the law rightly, it can become that once again. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 1, 2022 • 44 min

We all know that some teachers are easier to listen to and learn from than others. And we want to be teachers who are clear and engaging. In this workshop recorded live at The Gospel Coalition's 2022 Women’s Conference, Nancy Guthrie defines what she means and doesn’t mean by “passion” and “personality” and then works through twelve ways to put personality and passion into your teaching without making it all about you. Topics include the use of story, voice variation, drama, humor, eye contact, and getting to the passion of Christ himself. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 26, 2022 • 46 min

“At the end of the book of Revelation, we see that Jesus, the second Adam, will not fail to lead us into a garden that will be even better than Eden—where we will enjoy fellowship with him for all eternity. So, don't be afraid of Revelation.” Nancy Guthrie gives four common fears we may have when approaching the book of Revelation: 1. We fear that we’re not going to understand it and, if we’re teaching it, that we’ll get it wrong. 2. We fear the controversy that surrounds the book. 3. We fear the suffering and persecution Revelation tells us to expect. 4. We fear the judgment, blood, and wrath described in the book. As Guthrie explains each fear, she also offers encouragement and wise, biblical help for reading the book of Revelation with joy. The central message of Revelation, according to Guthrie, is that we are called to patient endurance in suffering for our allegiance to Christ, and that we are called to refuse to compromise with the world as we wait for the return of our King. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 19, 2022 • 45 min

“The end of the ages has indeed broken into history. Christ is the perfect Adam . . . who has come to achieve what all those before him have failed to achieve.” – Benjamin Gladd In their message at TGC's 2021 national conference, Greg Beale and Benjamin Gladd explain the importance of eschatology in the Christian's understanding of all of Scripture. The storyline of Jesus—his death, resurrection, and ascension—is crucial to equipping the Christian for all of life. As we understand the Old Testament more fully, the person of Christ is magnified. As we understand that we have the same resurrection power of Christ in us, we’re enabled to obey his commands and conquer sin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 18, 2022 • 50 min

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sat down with  Colleen McFadden  and Lisa Helm . McFadden is director of women’s workshops  for  The Charles Simeon Trust , and Helm, wife of Simeon Trust executive director David Helm, is an instructor for the trust’s women’s workshops. We talked about their own development as Bible teachers and about the convictions every Bible teacher must hold. McFadden and Helm discuss how to use tools such as context, structure, traveling through the cross, and melodic line to get to the intended meaning of the biblical text.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 12, 2022 • 44 min

In her message at TGC's 2022 women's conference, Nancy Guthrie delivers a strategy on how to teach the Bible with both passion and personality. She encourages us to teach with passion—in a way that our love for the Scriptures is evident. And with personality—where the aim is to develop a relationship with our audience. Guthrie then provides 12 practical tools to help us overcome the fear of inserting ourselves into Bible teaching: 1. Use humor as a way to break down barriers and unite the audience. 2. Use story to serve the main thing, not be the main thing. 3. Use drama in your reading and teaching of the passage. 4. Use song or lyrics to drive home the point of the passage. 5. Use emotion genuinely to prick the ears of your listeners. 6. Use confession of your own sin and inability to follow the message perfectly. 7. Use voice variation to keep your listeners' attention. 8. Use body language to get their visual attention. 9. Use unmentionable applications, like unmentioned but common sins among your audience. 10. Use eye contact and get out of your notes in order to deliver the message effectively. 11. Use prayer to infuse passion and an active dependence on God in the teaching. 12. Make it your aim to get to the gospel and Christ’s passion. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Aug 4, 2022 • 47 min

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with Ligon Duncan—chancellor, CEO, and professor of systematic theology at  Reformed Theological Seminary —about the book of Numbers. In the two-part conversation, Duncan helps teachers to see God’s kindness toward women in a couple of passages, the beauty embedded in the long lists of hard-to-pronounce names, and how to point to Christ in well-known stories such as Moses striking the rock, the serpent mounted on a pole, and Balaam’s talking donkey. Recommended Resources Numbers (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Gordon J. Wenham Numbers: God’s Presence in the Wilderness by Iain M. Duguid Sermons on Numbers  by Ligon Duncan The Literary Study Bible  edited by Leland Ryken The ESV Study Bible Ryken’s Bible Handbook  by Leland Ryken, Philip Ryken, and James Wilhoit   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 29, 2022 • 41 min

A. Craig Troxel expounds on what Scripture says about the heart, and teaches how to re-orient the heart towards Christ. Troxel explains that the word “heart” in Scripture actually refers to three different parts of our inner selves: the mind, the desires, and the will. The mind’s heart is what you know, the desire’s heart is what you want, and the will’s heart is what you choose. The goal of the Christian life is not duty, but joy, and in order to get there, we need the Holy Spirit to teach us how to love what God loves. To love God whole-heartedly, we must look to Christ who has perfectly loved the Father.      Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 22, 2022 • 36 min

In his message at TGC21, Lloyd Kim defines social justice as giving equity, fairness, and inalienable rights to all people, and he explains why the gospel is included as a right. Kim gives five objections and solutions for why Christians might not be answering the call to global missions.  In addressing all these roadblocks to missions, Kim provides encouragement to answer the call to the Great Commission and bring Jesus to the unreached. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 21, 2022 • 47 min

In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with Ligon Duncan—Chancellor, CEO, and professor of systematic theology at  Reformed Theological Seminary —about the book of Numbers. In our two-part conversation, Duncan helps teachers to see God’s kindness toward women in a couple of passages, the beauty embedded in the long lists of hard-to-pronounce names, and how to point to Christ in well-known stories such as Moses striking the rock, the serpent mounted on a pole, and Balaam’s talking donkey. Recommended Resources Numbers (Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries) by Gordon J. Wenham Numbers: God’s Presence in the Wilderness by Iain M. Duguid Sermons on Numbers  by Ligon Duncan The Literary Study Bible  edited by Leland Ryken The ESV Study Bible Ryken’s Bible Handbook  by Leland Ryken, Philip Ryken, and James Wilhoit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 15, 2022 • 41 min

At TGCW21, Ligon Duncan taught from the book of Romans on the Holy Spirit’s ongoing work in the Christian life to conform us into the image of Jesus.  Duncan encourages Christians to endure the work of sanctification through God’s Spirit, even when it’s discouraging. He gives five truths about sanctification that help anchor the soul:  1. Justification and sanctification both ground our sense of freedom in the Christian life, providing a way to obey. 2. God’s grace always produces heart change in the believer, which leads to seeing God’s delight in us. 3. Worldliness doesn’t subject itself to the law of God, and when we pursue worldliness, the Spirit’s work in us can feel like death. 4. Worldliness is unable to subject itself to God’s law. We are actually in bondage when we follow our own way, but when we submit, we are free. 5. It is impossible to please God in worldliness. But the Christian walking in the Spirit is at peace, subject to the law, and able to obey because of the Spirit’s work within. Duncan closes with the reminder that God’s purpose from the beginning has always been and will always be to conform us into the image of his Son, through the work of the Holy Spirit. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 8, 2022 • 40 min

A lot of the advice we hear about how to use social media—don’t be mean, don’t humblebrag, share Bible verses—is good. But it also doesn’t feel like enough. Social media is a huge beast, and we need more than “set a timer” (as helpful as that can be) to help us navigate the world of social media in a gospel-centered way. Pulling in part from TGC's book, Social Sanity in an Insta World , panelists Amy Gannett, Blair Linne, and Laura Wifler explore ways of using social media to the glory of God. They cover a wide range of ideas, from the big picture (figure out why you're logging on) to the daily details (to re-ground yourself after scrolling, try concentrating on your five senses), all while offering encouragement to those who might be burned out by social media. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 7, 2022 • 51 min

In this episode of  Help Me Teach the Bible , Nancy sat down with Jen Wilkin to talk about organizing a Bible study. Wilkin is a minister in the Institute at The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, where she oversees curriculum and teaches women’s classes. She is the author of  Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds and  None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That’s a Good Thing) . She has also published group studies on 1 Peter on the Sermon on the Mount . In this conversation, Wilkin explains how her passion and ability to teach developed and how significant it is to have a pastor affirm and encourage teaching gifts. Having led a large parachurch Bible study for women and now overseeing the women’s Bible study at her own church, Wilkin offers valuable advice for organizing and orchestrating a Bible study program. In particular, Wilkin says studies should provide structure, accountability, and predictability. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 1, 2022 • 52 min

Teaching from Romans chapters 11 and 12, Jen Wilkin expounds on Paul’s call to know and worship God in order to be transformed. We must ask “Who is God?” before we can know our own identity. Wilkin outlines three truths about God that help us understand how to become living sacrifices for him: God has all riches God has all wisdom God has all knowledge Because God owns all things, we cannot extort or blackmail him. Because God holds all information (knowledge) perfectly and effortlessly, he can judge us perfectly (wisdom). If we want to feel deeply about God, we need to think deeply about him. Meditating on God's riches, wisdom, and knowledge will ultimately transform us into Christ’s image. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 24, 2022

Jun 24, 2022 • 44 min

Juan Sánchez helps pastors identify leaders who imitate Christ based on four necessary traits: character, conviction, competency, and credibility. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 23, 2022 • 44 min

In this second of a two-part conversation on how to teach the Book of Romans, Michael J. Kruger,   president and professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS), Charlotte , shares some of what he’s learned over the past two years through  teaching Romans to a women’s Bible study . Kruger works his way from Romans 8–16, explaining how to do justice to the majestic themes in chapter 8, why Paul presents election not as a problem but as the solution to a greater problem, and how Paul guides us through the complexities of the Christian life in chapters 12–15. In addition to his duties at RTS, Kruger served (at the time of recording) as an associate pastor of Uptown Church in Charlotte. He blogs at  Canon Fodder  on the origins of the New Testament canon and other biblical and theological issues. Kruger is editor and contributor to  A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament  and author of both  Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books  and also  The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture’s Fascination with Diversity has Reshaped Our Understanding of Early Christianity , co-authored with Andreas Köstenberger. On Romans, Kruger recommends: Romans (The Crossway Classic Commentaries)  by Charles Hodge The Epistle to the Romans  (The New International Commentary on the New Testament ) by John Murray The Epistle to the Romans (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Douglas Moo Romans International Critical Commentary (two-volume set) by C. E. B. Cranfield Fourteen-volume set on Romans by Martyn Lloyd-Jones Romans  (four-volume set) by James Montgomery Boice Study Guide Romans: A 12-Week Study  by Jared C. Wilson Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 17, 2022 • 52 min

In her message at TGCW21, Nancy Guthrie defines biblical theology and how it can transform Bible study as we gain a greater understanding of the Bible through it. Guthrie says biblical theology is a way of seeing the Bible as one cohesive story about what God is doing in the world through Christ. Approaching the Scriptures with biblical theology as a framework, Christians should experience a deeper awe of what Christ has done, not an overwhelming feeling of what we have to do. The smaller stories of the Bible are all woven together into the greater story of Christ—allowing us to see the beauty, sufficiency, and necessity of our union with him. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 10, 2022 • 45 min

Teaching on Romans 5 at TGCW21, Kathleen Nielson highlights the truth that God’s grace is always abounding. She explains grace in relation to the past, present, and future—that we have been reconciled with God through Christ (past), that we have access to God right now (present), and that we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God awaiting us (future). Nielson says we cannot discover this grace on our own. Instead, we experience it together as the body of Christ, encouraging and strengthening each other regularly. The power of grace to give life is much greater than the power of sin to bring death. Through Christ, God’s grace is always greater than our sin. Nielson closes with the bold question: “Does this grace hold your life together?” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 9, 2022 • 59 min

In part one of this two-part conversation on how to teach the book of Romans, Michael J. Kruger ,  president and professor of New Testament and early Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS), Charlotte , shares some of what he’s learned over the past two years through teaching Romans to a women’s Bible study . Working his way through Romans 1 to 7, Kruger explains how and why he creates handouts for his students, and how to respond to those offended by what Paul writes in the book on homosexuality and the wrath of God. In addition to his duties at RTS, Kruger served (at the time of recording) as an associate pastor at Uptown Church in Charlotte. He blogs at  Canon Fodder  on the origins of the New Testament canon and other biblical and theological issues. Kruger is editor and contributor to  A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament  and author of both  Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books  and  The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How Contemporary Culture’s Fascination with Diversity has Reshaped Our Understanding of Early Christianity , co-authored with Andreas Köstenberger. On Romans, Kruger recommends: Romans (The Crossway Classic Commentaries)  by Charles Hodge The Epistle to the Romans  (The New International Commentary on the New Testament ) by John Murray The Epistle to the Romans (The New International Commentary on the New Testament) by Douglas Moo Romans International Critical Commentary (two-volume set) by C. E. B. Cranfield 14-volume set on Romans by Martyn Lloyd-Jones Romans  (four-volume set) by James Montgomery Boice Study Guide Romans: A 12-Week Study  by Jared C. Wilson Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.