Help Me Teach The Bible
177 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 708 ratingsHelp Me Teach the Bible is a podcast hosted by Nancy Guthrie. In each episode, she talks to the best Bible teachers and preachers of our day to find out how they teach through specific books of the Bible.
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Top Theology Stories of 2023 with Collin Hansen and Melissa Kruger
December 22, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBJoin Collin Hansen and Melissa Kruger for their annual recap discussion on the biggest stories affecting the church around the world in the last year. This conversation was originally featured on TGC's Gospelbound podcast.
Live at TGCW22: Getting Rid of our Fear of the Book of Revelation
September 15, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBWhen it comes to selecting a book of the Bible to study or teach, Revelation is a book that is often avoided. We’re a bit intimidated by it—afraid we won’t be able to understand it, afraid of the controversy that surrounds it, and afraid of the realities it presents in its graphic strangeness. We also know it is a book some people have an unhealthy obsession with. The book of Revelation actually begins and ends with a promise—a promise of blessing for those who hear what is revealed in it ...
Live at TGCW22: Putting Personality and Passion Into Your Teaching
September 01, 2022 04:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWe 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 conta...
McFadden and Helm on Tools for Getting to the Meaning of the Text (Re-release)
August 18, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIn 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, a...
Ligon Duncan on Numbers, Part 2 (Re-release)
August 04, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIn 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 tal...
Ligon Duncan on Numbers, Part 1 (Re-release)
July 21, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBIn 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 tal...
Jen Wilkin on How to Organize and Orchestrate a Bible Study (Re-release)
July 07, 2022 04:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBIn 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 Mindsand 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 Ser...
Michael Kruger on Romans, Part 2 (Re-release)
June 23, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MBIn 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 gre...
Michael Kruger on Romans 1–7 (Re-release)
June 09, 2022 04:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBIn 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 ...
Paul House on Jeremiah (Re-release)
May 26, 2022 04:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBIn this episode, Nancy talked with Paul House in Birmingham, Alabama, where he teaches Old Testament theology and Hebrew at Beeson Divinity School. House is the author of several books, including The Unity of the Twelve, Old Testament Survey, Old Testament Theology, Lamentations in the Word Biblical Commentary series, and Bonhoeffer’s Seminary Vision. He has also served as a member of the Translation Oversight Committee for the English Standard Version Bible. The Book of Jeremiah is 5 perce...
Phillip Jensen on 1 Timothy (Re-Release)
May 12, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with Phillip Jensen at his Two Ways Ministries office in the heart of Sydney, Australia. Over a lifetime, Jensen’s ministry has centered around the exposition of the Scriptures. He served as chaplain for the University of New South Wales, offered leadership to the Katoomba Christian Convention, founded Matthias Media, and most recently served as dean of St. Andrews Cathedral in Sydney. To teach 1 Timothy, Jensen suggests we begin not ...
Introducing "Blessed" – A New Podcast with Nancy Guthrie
May 04, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBIn her new podcast, Blessed, Nancy Guthrie sits down with Bible scholars, theologians, pastors, and other church leaders to explore the message of the book of Revelation, and why it's more relevant to our lives than we often think. Today, we're excited to share the first episode from Nancy's new show right here on the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast. Subscribe to Blessed: Conversations on the Book of Revelation with Nancy Guthrie on Apple Podcasts.
Graeme Goldsworthy on Biblical Theology
April 28, 2022 04:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sat down with Graeme Goldsworthy in his home in Brisbane, Australia, to talk about biblical theology and how it affects our understanding and teaching of the Bible. Goldsworthy has written many books, including the popularAccording to Plan: The Unfolding Revelation of God in the Bible, one of the best and most accessible overviews of the Bible’s basic plot. Over the course of our conversation, we discussed how this approach to the Bible was l...
Michael Horton on the Campaign for Core Christianity (Re-release)
April 14, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with Michael Horton of Westminster Seminary in California about his book and biblical teaching campaign Core Christianity. In addition to being the author of many popular and academic books, Horton is the editor-in-chief of Modern Reformationmagazine, one of the hosts of the White Horse Innradio broadcast, and a minister in the United Reformed Churches. In their conversation on his book Core Christianity: Finding Yourself in God’s Sto...
Douglas O'Donnell on Matthew (Re-release)
March 31, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBIn this conversation, O’Donnell provides helpful ideas and key insights for teaching through Matthew, including how to find the melodic line of Matthew, Matthew’s emphasis on pattern fulfillment, and what he calls “Doug O’s Amazing Ten Steps” to interpreting parables. Books by Douglas O’Donnell: Matthew: All Authority in Heaven and on Earth The Beginning and End of Wisdom God’s Lyrics: Rediscovering Worship through Old Testament Songs The Song of Solomon: An Invitation to Intimacy Doug...
John Woodhouse on 2 Samuel, Part 2 (Re-release)
March 17, 2022 04:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBFor this two-part conversation on 2 Samuel, Nancy sat down with John Woodhouse in his home office in Sydney, Australia. In part one, Woodhouse helps relate the story of God’s kingdom in David’s day to the context of God’s kingdom in our day. He gives us handles on how to teach 2 Samuel 7, one of the most important chapters in the Bible, in which God makes a covenant with David and promises that his throne will last forever. In part two, Woodhouse discuss the difficult-to-read—and even more ...
John Woodhouse on 2 Samuel, Part 1 (Re-release)
March 03, 2022 05:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBFor this two-part conversation on 2 Samuel, Nancy sat down with John Woodhouse in his home office in Sydney, Australia. In part one, Woodhouse helps relate the story of God’s kingdom in David’s day to the context of God’s kingdom in our day. He gives us handles on how to teach 2 Samuel 7, one of the most important chapters in the Bible, in which God makes a covenant with David and promises that his throne will last forever. In part two, Woodhouse discuss the difficult-to-read—and even more ...
Dobbs and Stainback on Selecting and and Training Good Teachers (Re-release)
February 17, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sat down with two good friends who have spent many years identifying, recruiting, training, and overseeing teachers in the church. She asked them what they look for in a teacher, red flags that may indicate one shouldn’t be tapped to teach, and how they recommend people improve at teaching the Bible. Resources recommended in this episode: Simeon Trust Workshops One to One Bible Reading by David Helm Living By the Bookby Howard Hendricks ...
Rosaria Butterfield on Teaching with Openness, Unhindered (Re-release)
February 03, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBIn this episode, Nancy sat down with Rosaria Butterfield, formerly a tenured professor of English at Syracuse University and now a pastor’s wife, homeschool mother of four, author, and a good neighbor. She tells about her experience and provides wisdom for those teaching the Bible to people like she once was—angry and skeptical, yet wanting to discover if the Bible is credible, what has to say, and what it demands. Both of Butterfield’s books are excellent resources for thinking about how t...
Trevin Wax on Gospel-Centered Teaching (Re-release)
January 20, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBOn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sat down with Trevin Wax—writer, TGC blogger, Religion New Service contributor, and (at the time) managing editor of The Gospel Project, a gospel-centered small group curriculum for all ages published by LifeWay Christian Resources. Wax presents the three questions every teacher needs to ask when preparing to teach as well as what makes teaching genuinely gospel-centered according to his book, Gospel-Centered Teaching: Showing Christ in All t...
Jenny Salt and Carrie Sandom on Preparing a Talk (Re-release)
January 06, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, sat down with Carrie Sandom from TheProclamation Trust in the UK and Jenny Salt from Sydney Missionary and Bible College in Australia to talk about how they approach a passage they are preparing to teach. They discuss their first opportunities and how they found the confidence to teach, as well as how they would each like to continue to improve their teaching. Audio resources: Jenny Salt’s series on Ruth Talks by Salt in TGC’s resource database...
John Piper on 1 Peter (Re-release)
December 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBOn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, recorded live in front of an audience at The Gospel Coalition’s 2016 Women’s Conference in Indianapolis, Nancy talked to John Piper about the book of 1 Peter. Piper is the founder of Desiring God and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. While most of us may be familiar with John Piper’s preaching, he makes a case for teaching using the Socratic method by writing good questions for Bible study participants to work through, first on their own...
Ray Ortlund on Proverbs (Re-release)
December 09, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie talked with Ray Ortlund Jr. about the book of Proverbs. Ortlund was the founding pastor of Immanuel Nashville and is president of Renewal Ministries and a Council member for TGC. Among many other books, he’s the author of Proverbs: Wisdom that Works in Crossway’s Preaching the Word Commentary series. Ray presents Proverbs as an opportunity to sit down with Jesus and have him as our counselor. Recommended resources: Ancient Wisdom: M...
Justin Taylor and Dane Ortlund on a Bible Teachers Library (Re-release)
November 25, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBOn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie talked with Justin Taylor and Dane Ortlund about how Bible teachers can build a library of useful resources. Taylor and Ortlund discuss books they believe are essential for the Bible teacher, publishing projects they’re most pleased to have been a part of, as well as what they’re working on now. They also talk about what makes an effective Bible teacher and how to become a better one. Resources suggested by Taylor and Ortlund: How ...
Colin Smith on How to Teach Christ in the Joseph Story (Re-release)
November 11, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBOn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie sat down with Colin Smith, pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and preacher at Unlocking the Bible. They discussed how to teach the story of Joseph with Christ at the center, as demonstrated in Smith’s “Snapshots of a Godly Life” sermon series. Joseph’s is the story of the loved and favored son who is hated by his brothers. Yet he is the one to whom they must come for salvation, the one to wh...
George Guthrie on 2 Corinthians (Re-release)
October 28, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sits down with George Guthrie (no relation), professor of Bible at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, to talk through how to teach Paul’s second letter to the church in Corinth. Guthrie provides clarity on the “triumphal procession,” our transformation “from one degree of glory to another,” as well as how to teach on financial giving in a way that captures the beauty of the passage. Guthrie has participated in numerous Bible translation...
Scott Redd on Deuteronomy (Re-release)
October 14, 2021 04:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talks to Scott Redd, campus president and associate professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Redd is the author of the chapter on Deuteronomy in A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: The Gospel Promised, edited by Miles Van Pelt. He describes Deuteronomy as “the hub around which the entire Old Testament revolves.” In this discussion, Redd describes how the Ten Commandments serve as a...
Lee Gatiss on Malachi (Re-release)
September 30, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie talks with Lee Gatiss about the final book in the Old Testament, the book of Malachi. Gatiss is the director of Church Society and is an adjunct lecturer in church history at Union School of Theology in Wales. Gatiss is the senior editor of The NIV Proclamation Bible and is the author of numerous books including his recent book, The Forgotten Cross. Resources for teaching the book of Malachi: Lee Gatiss’s leaders notes on Malachi (...
Dick Lucas on What Makes an Excellent Teacher (Re-release)
September 16, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBOn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie talks with Dick Lucas in London’s Proclamation Trust offices about what makes an excellent Bible teacher. We talked about how a teacher studies and prepares to teach, dealing with discouragement as a teacher, as well as the temptation to pride. Lucas was rector of St. Helen’s Bishopsgate from 1961 to 1998. In 1986, he founded the Proclamation Trust to train men and women to correctly handle Scripture through prayerful study of the te...
Iain Duguid on Judges (Re-release)
September 02, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie speaks to Iain Duguid about the book of Judges. Duguid has been a professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary since 2014, having taught previously at Grove City College, Westminster Seminary California, and RTS Jackson. Duguid is the author of numerous commentaries and books, including volumes on Daniel and Esther and Ruth in the Reformed Expository Commentary series, The Song of Songs in the Tyndale Old Testament ...
How to Teach with Authority and Clarity (Re-release)
August 19, 2021 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBOn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy Guthrie talks with David Garner of Westminster Theological Seminary. They discuss what it takes to be clear as a teacher, how to lead in situations where participants want to take the discussion in a direction away from the text, and how our sense of the authority of Scripture impacts what and how we teach. Garner is the editor of Did God Really Say? Affirming the Truthfulness and Trustworthiness of Scripture. His lectures on the authority o...
Putting Together a Christ-Centered Bible Talk
August 05, 2021 04:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBYou’ve been asked to give a Bible talk. So where do you begin? And how do you make sure you’re understanding and applying the passage of scripture rightly? How will you get to the gospel? In this workshop session, recorded live at The 2021 Gospel Coalition National Conference, Nancy Guthrie takes listeners through the process of preparing to teach the Bible including prayer, looking at the context, determining the structure of the passage, composing and aim, creating an outline, getting to ...
Christopher Ash on Job (Re-release)
July 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sat down with Christopher Ash at his home in Cambridge, England, to get help for teaching the book of Job, which was perhaps the first book of the Bible written. Their conversation covers ways Job is often taught inadequately and the many ways to preach Christ through this ancient book. Ash is a pastor and writer in residence at Tyndale House in Cambridge. He recently retired as director of the Cornhill Training Course, where he served from...
Greg Beale on Revelation (Re-release)
July 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with Greg Beale, who was at the time professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, about the book of Revelation—the book of the Bible surveys say people most want to be taught to them and teachers least want to teach. We work our way through key statements from Beale’s Revelation: A Shorter Commentary to cover questions on: symbolism; recapitulation; the nature of the renewal of all things; an...
It’s Not About You: How Biblical Theology Transforms Bible Study
June 24, 2021 04:00 - 52 minutes - 37.4 MBEven in churches in which men and women are getting a regular diet of biblical theology and redemptive history in what is being preached from the pulpit, often what is being offered in small-group Bible study is driven by felt needs, has little biblical or theological rigor, or is oriented around self-improvement. But when biblical theology infiltrates Bible study, it puts the emphasis on what Christ has done rather than on what we must do. It helps participants put the various parts of the ...
From Sorrow to Joy Through the Scriptures (Re-release)
June 10, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with Robert Smith Jr., professor of preaching at Beeson Divinity School. They discussed Psalm 42–43 and what it has to teach about moving from sorrow to joy, from mourning to morning. Smith was previously associate professor of Christian preaching at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Among other writing projects, he is the author of Doctrine That Dances: Bringing Doctrinal Preaching and Teaching to Li...
Liam Goligher on Isaiah, Part 2 (Re-release)
May 27, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this second of a two-part episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked to Liam Goligher, senior minister at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has been preaching through the book of Isaiah. Part 2 of this conversation covers Isaiah 40–66. In it, Goligher discusses: key terms in Isaiah, including “Behold!,” “The Holy One of Israel,” “Mount Zion,” and “My Servant” the prophecies not yet fulfilled reading Isaiah 53 in the context of the book glory revealed the hope ...
Liam Goligher on Isaiah, Part 1 (Re-release)
May 13, 2021 04:00 - 45 minutes - 29.8 MBIn this first of a two-part episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked to Liam Goligher, senior minister at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has been preaching through the book of Isaiah. In Part 1 covering Isaiah 1–39, Goligher discusses: the significance of King Ahaz and King Hezekiah applying Isaiah’s preaching to today the holy seed and righteous branch the human and yet divine baby to be born the fundamental problem of God’s people the significance of Egyp...
Gary Millar on 1 Kings, Part 2 (Re-release)
April 29, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this the second of a two-part episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked to Gary Millar, principal of Queensland Theological College in Brisbane, Australia, and author of Saving Eutychus. Millar is currently working on a commentary on 1 and 2 Kings, which will be published by Crossway. The Book of 1 Kings opens with a weakened King David who can’t seem to keep warm in bed, and subsequently works its way through: the glorious and yet ultimately failed kingship of Solomon the buildi...
Gary Millar on 1 Kings, Part 1 (Re-release)
April 15, 2021 04:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this two-part episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked to Gary Millar, principal of Queensland Theological College in Brisbane, Australia, and author of Saving Eutychus. Millar is currently working on a commentary on 1 and 2 Kings, which will be published by Crossway. The Book of 1 Kings opens with a weakened King David who can’t seem to keep warm in bed, and subsequently works its way through: the glorious and yet ultimately failed kingship of Solomon the building and dedicatio...
Derek Thomas on Mark (Re-release)
April 01, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible Nancy went to Columbia, South Carolina, to sit down with Derek Thomas and ask his help for teaching through the book of Mark. Over the course of the conversation they discussed: the miracle stories and how to apply them the kingdom of God true repentance what it means to be a disciple Recommended audio resources: Sermons on the book of Mark by Derek Thomas Sermons on the book of Mark by Kevin DeYoung Sermon series on the book of Mark from Ho...
Ryan Kelly on 1 Samuel, Part 2 (Re-release)
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this, the second of two episodes, Nancy talked with Ryan Kelly, pastor for preaching at Desert Springs Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he taught through the book of 1 Samuel. Kelly calls 1 Samuel a “hinge book” between the time of the judges and the establishment of the kingship in Israel. Topics include: The prayer of Hannah that extends beyond what has been revealed and provides a table of contents for the book The problem with Israel’s desire for a king David’s speeches in ...
Ryan Kelly on 1 Samuel, Part 1 (Re-release)
March 04, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 37.7 MBIn this two-part episode, Nancy talked with Ryan Kelly, pastor for preaching at Desert Springs Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he taught through the book of 1 Samuel. Kelly calls 1 Samuel a “hinge book” between the time of the judges and the establishment of the kingship in Israel. Topics include: The prayer of Hannah that extends beyond what has been revealed and provides a table of contents for the book The problem with Israel’s desire for a king David’s speeches in the David a...
Mike Bullmore on 2 Chronicles (Re-release
February 18, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 36.3 MBOn this episode, Nancy Guthrie talked with Mike Bullmore about what may be one of the least-studied books in the Bible. The book of 2 Chronicles is rich in story and encouragement to trust God to be faithful to his promises. Bullmore is senior pastor of CrossWay Community Church in Bristol, Wisconsin, and author of The Gospel and Scripture: How to Read the Bible (Crossway, 2011). Topics include: Why study 2 Chronicles? How do we prepare people to understand the two histories of 2 Chronicl...
Sam Storms on Hebrews (Re-release
February 04, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked about the book of Hebrews with Sam Storms, lead pastor for preaching and vision at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, and founder of Enjoying God Ministries. They discussed the many challenging aspects of teaching this book so steeped in the Old Testament, as well as the deep encouragement that comes from it. Topics include: the aim of the writer of Hebrews the wealth of the first four verses the humanity of Jesus the Sabbath theme...
Colin Smith on Jonah (Re-release)
January 21, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 36.7 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talked with one of her favorite Scottish preachers, Colin Smith, about how the book of Jonah reveals the steadfast love and mercy of God. Smith is senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and teacher on Unlocking the Bible. Topics in this episode include: ways the book of Jonah is taught inadequately reasons Jonah would not have wanted to go to Nineveh the pagan sailors’ response to the offer of ...
Dan Doriani on James (Re-release)
January 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBTo teach us how to teach the book of James, Nancy Guthrie talked with Dan Doriani, vice president of strategic academic initiatives and professor of theology at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Doriani is the author of Getting the Message: A Plan for Interpreting and Applying the Bible, a book that is essential reading for every Bible teacher, as well as numerous commentaries. He also wrote the introduction and notes on the book of James in the Gospel Transformation Bible. Topics ...
David Helm on Daniel (Re-release)
December 24, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talks with David Helm, pastor of the Hyde Park Congregation of Holy Trinity Church and chairman of The Charles Simeon Trust. The book of Daniel is often mined for the stories in its first half while the apocalyptic visions of the second half are avoided. David is the author of a new book Daniel for You (The Good Book Company, 2015) and is also author of the acclaimed Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God’s Word Today, One to One Bible ...
Michael Lawrence on Acts (Re-release)
December 10, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy talks with Michael Lawrence, senior pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon, or “the ends of the earth” as Lawrence calls it in context of the book of Acts. In this episode you'll not only hear the sounds of a church office building under construction, you'll also hear about how God is going about building his church as recorded in the book of Acts. Topics include: epic moments in redemptive history in Acts Acts as part two of L...
Dale Ralph Davis on Joshua (Re-release)
November 26, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBIn this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, Nancy sits down with Dale Ralph Davis at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina, where, in his “retirement” he serves as minister in residence or, as senior pastor Derek Thomas calls him, “the preacher of the night.” Davis is a long-time pastor and former professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. Davis's book, No Falling Words, has long been a must-have commentary on Joshua. We sat down wit...