Episodes

It’s easy to fall into the trap of wanting our service to be noted and praised by men and women. But what really matters is being faithful in what God has given us to do, however small it may seem. And who knows how God will take a little thing that you’ve done and make it a great blessing for others? Scriptures Referenced: John 3:16 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Maybe for you, becoming a better reader looks like reading more books, and with greater joy and understanding. For others it might mean becoming a more humble, Christlike reader—one who wears his or her learning lightly. There’s something here for everyone as Mike and Matthew share these eight tips from their own life as readers: read with a pen bundle with joy read with others slay your perfectionism read multiple books at once give a book only the level of attention it deserves be fussy...

Sometimes in the weakness of our minds, we find ourselves weighed down again by guilt for sins from our past. Today’s gospel teaching on the podcast speaks to that exact issue. Mike and Matthew provide some practical counsel on how we can get past that tendency (think PLM!), but first they spend some extensive time looking into the Day of Atonement. The second goat on the Day of Atonement visibly took the people’s sins away – and the goat wasn’t brought back! Atonement is an important subject an...

“Classes have started, assignments are due, and midterms feel like they are just around the corner already, and there’s not enough time to do it all!!!” True statement – there is not enough time to do it “all.” But God’s ancient book of Leviticus gives us valuable wisom in arranging our life schedules. Marcus Cain rejoins the podcast to help us get ready for another year of school. Scriptures Referenced: Leviticus 23 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Welcome to Mortification 101, a crash course on how to put the sinful deeds of your body to death by the Holy Spirit. In this mini-course we learn the importance of mortification, the method, and the power. This is the episode your flesh doesn’t want you to hear! Scriptures Referenced: Romans 8:12-17; Galatians 3:3, 6:7-8; Matthew 18:8-9 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

People long for the good life – a life of happiness that is free from diseases and death. Many are placing their hope in technology, but technology can’t solve the problem of indwelling sin, and what they wish technology could provide is something the gospel already offers them. Romans 8:9-11 speaks to the fantasies of transhumanism and cybernetic immortality and Mike and Matthew explain how by 1) Defining the Technological Terms; 2) Discussing True Spirituality; 3) Debunking the Transhumanism F...

When God designed our redemption, he thought of everything: freedom from Death, Sin, and Law (Romans 5-7), and power to live a brand-new life (Romans 8). As we learned last week, this power comes from the indwelling Holy Spirit. This week we learn how the Spirit empowers us. He does it by giving us a new mindset—the mindset of the Spirit. Scriptures Referenced: Romans 8:5-8; Romans 5-8; Ephesians 4:28 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

The Lord Jesus taught that those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are blessed, and will be filled (Mt 5:6). The key to satisfying that hunger and thirst is the indwelling Holy Spirit – He empowers righteous living and produces the sea change that fallen creatures require. In the words of Chuck Swindoll, “trying to live the Christian life without the Spirit of God is as futile as trying to earn righteousness apart from faith.” In this first of four August episodes on Romans 8, Mike & Matth...

For this year’s August Summer Challenge, we’re going to be memorizing the first half of the greatest chapter in the greatest letter ever written! Tune in to find out everything you need to know for this year’s memorization challenge in Romans 8:1-17. Click here for a weekly schedule. Scriptures Referenced: Romans 8:1-17 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Before leaving His disciples, the Lord promised in John 14-16 to give them another Helper, the Holy Spirit. Guest contributor Mitchell Taylor joins us to consider how the Spirit’s helping work involves teaching through instructing and revealing. He does this work by (1) reminding us of truth, (2) guiding us into a fuller understanding of Christ, (3) revealing to the apostles things to come, and (4) glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ. The question is not whether He will teach believers, but whether...

The story in Leviticus 10 of two priests being burned alive for offering unauthorized fire to God is our entry point to exploring Leviticus 8-15, and to learning four lessons: (1) you can enliven your reading of ‘boring’ parts of the Bible by looking for the story; (2) God is the one who gets to tell us how to worship him; (3) relationship with God impacts every area of life; (4) obedience to God can be very costly. There is no such thing as convenient Christianity. Also, catch the announcement...

What should you read this summer? Matthew, Mike, and special guest Brynette Yee, have some ideas for you! There is no book like the Bible but we all learn from the ministry of others, including ministry that comes to us in written form. In our ninth instalment of Cloak, Books, and Parchments (2Tim 4:13), we share brief reviews of seven books for your reading enjoyment: – When God Seems Distant: Surprising Ways God Deepens Our Faith and Draws Us Near by Kyle Strobel and John Coe (Baker Books) – T...

Sin is no small thing in the eyes of God – nor should it be to us. And not only is God interested in our confession of sins to him, He calls on us to make things right with the people that we have hurt with our sin. Guest host Marcus Cain joins the podcast to help us learn these lessons from our concluding consideration of the five main Levitical offerings. Scriptures Referenced: Lev 4-5 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Confessing our sins to God is a basic part of the Christian life, but we still need to be taught how to do it. In this episode we explore what confession is, how to do it, and why it’s even necessary. The episode ends with some help for when you confess a sin, but struggle with whether God has forgiven it. Scriptures Referenced: 1John 1:6-2:2; Ps 51 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Did you know there is a sacrifice in the Old Testament known as the fellowship offering? Tune in to see what Israel’s ancient act of worship teaches us about our acceptance with God, and how it leads to a very practical example of Christian fellowship today. Scriptures Referenced: Lev 3; Php 4:14-18 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

What’s your type? Whether looking for a spouse, or trying to discern who the Lord is raising up for future leadership, the Scriptures urge us to screen for character. Scriptures Referenced: Gen 24, 29; Ex 18:13-27; Prov 31; 1Tim 3:1-7; 2Pet1:3-8 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Do you wear any fragrance? Many places have adopted scent free policies, but that need not prevent you from bringing in an aroma of Christ. The sometimes overlooked grain offering (or meal offering) of Leviticus 2 provides an abundance of material about the Lord Jesus and helps us to wear the right fragrance. Scriptures Referenced: Lev 2 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Do you want to draw closer to God? Do you want to worship Him better? Then read Leviticus! Guest contributor Thomas Seale joins us to introduce the first of the Levitical offerings and gives us some clues to seeing Christ in these ancient sacred rituals. Scriptures Referenced: Lev 1; Rom 12:1; Eph 1:6 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Do you find it hard to tell others about your faith in Jesus Christ? In Exodus 18, Moses tells his father-in-law (a Gentile priest) what God has done in his life. In doing so, Moses models for us how to share our faith. In fact, Moses teaches us five lessons that can help wimps become witnesses of Christ. Scriptures Referenced: Ex 18:1-12; 1Thess 1:6-10 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

In the midst of our suffering, when we are just trying to survive, we may feel like there is nothing we can do to bless others. But Scripture teaches that there is a vital contribution we continue make to the spiritual lives of our brothers and sisters, because of our afflictions. And listen for the three simple, practical, Biblical ways we can support suffering saints. Scriptures Referenced: 1Thess 3:1-13 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Do you long to become more God-centred? Learn how everything in your life—yes everything!—can become a call to worship and a prompt to prayer. Scriptures Referenced: Gen 1:14-19; 15:5-6; Ps 19:1-2; 1Cor 10:31 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

We normally think of jealousy as an ugly thing, but there is no ugliness with God – and yet the Lord is a jealous God. What is divine jealousy? And why should it not only challenge us, but also comfort us and make us worship God even more? Scriptures Referenced: Nah 1:2; 2Cor 11:1-2 Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.

Just as you might prepare for a special family event or meal, it’s good for us to prepare for the Lord’s Supper. This isn’t a legalistic chore; when a special occasion is a joy to us, preparing for it is part of the anticipation. Steve Buckeridge joins us again from the UK to share how we can prepare for the weekly breaking of bread in a direction that’s Godward, saintward, and inward. Scriptures Referenced: Mat 5:23-24; 26:17-20; 1 Cor 10:16; 11:17-22; Heb 13:15; Visit PracticologyPodcast.com...

According to Kevin DeYoung’s helpful acronym, the Bible is SCAN: Sufficient, Clear, Authoritative. And in this episode we cover the ‘N’: Necessary. The only way we can have intimate relationship with God is if he speaks to us with words. And the fact that God has put his words into writing makes our relationship with him more—not less—dynamic and secure. When we read the words of the Bible, God works again through his words. Scriptures Referenced: Rom 1:19-20; Ps 19; Dt 8:3; Mat 4:4; Rom 10:13-...