Nearer to Jesus
In this episode, David Wollen takes us to John 21, reflecting on a deeply personal and powerful moment between Jesus and his disciples.
Feb 27, 2025
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Finding Ourselves in Christ
Ever since the beginning of the church, Christians have sung praises to Godnot just as an act of worship, but as a way of remembering who they are in Christ.
Feb 26, 2025
Fill Yourself with Living Water
Water is essential for life, but only Jesus can satisfy our eternal thirst. Join David Wollen as he uses the music of the early church to celebrate that Christ is our "Living Water.
Feb 25, 2025
Singing with the First Christians
Have you ever wondered how the first Christians worshiped over 2,000 years ago? Discover what they sang and hear these first-century hymns brought to life with David Wollen and Charles Morris.
Feb 24, 2025
Near Yet Far
One son was ruled by his lust and passions. The other was ruled by his self-righteousness. And in the end, only one showed true repentance.
Feb 20, 2025
Far But Found
Join David Wollen in Luke 15:11-32 for the first part of a story about not just one, but two lost sonsand the father who loved them both.
Feb 19, 2025
God's Unfailing Love
How far would God go to seek and save the lost? As far as a shepherd looking for a sheep? Or a woman looking for a lost coin? The Good News of the Gospel is, God would go much, much farther.
Feb 18, 2025
Gods Heart for Doubters
On this episode, David Wollen shares a message from Mark 9:14-29 and a word of encouragement about Gods heart for all who doubt.
Feb 14, 2025
Gods Heart for Sinners
Jesus crossed lines that religious people in Jewish society simply did not cross. Tax collectors and sinners, people who were considered unclean, Jesus invited them near and regarded them as friends.
Feb 13, 2025
Gods Heart for the Suffering
Whats the heart of God like toward you? Its a question Gods Word answers, one story and one truth at a time. But ultimately, its Jesus Christ who answers it definitively.
Feb 12, 2025
Interview with Sally Lloyd-Jones: Part 2
For someone who is chronically ill, they say hope can make all the difference. And the same is true if youre heartsick. But where do we find hope that lasts?
Feb 11, 2025
Interview with Sally Lloyd-Jones: Part 1
Life is challenging in our fallen world, especially for young people today. But there is one biblical truth that can give us all hopeGods unfailing love for us.
Feb 10, 2025
Caring for Those Who Lead Us
In this episode, Pastor Steve DeWitt joins David Wollen to talk about how leadership and loneliness often go together.
Feb 07, 2025
A Friend Closer Than a Brother
A person may well live their whole life always wishing for a close friend yet never finding what their heart longs for. And yet, Gods Word says, there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Feb 06, 2025
The Opposite of Loneliness
In this episode, David Wollen shares the first half of the Parable of the Vine in John 15:1-12.
Feb 05, 2025
Interview with Steve DeWitt: Part 2
Loneliness touches us allyoung and old, married and singlebut loneliness does not have to be our enemy. It can become a path God uses to lead us nearer to Christ.
Feb 04, 2025
Interview with Steve DeWitt: Part 1
Alone and lonely are not the same thing. In fact, you can be lonely when youre not alone. The reasons for this are many and an experience common to all that points us to a greater need.
Feb 03, 2025
J.C. Ryle
Many in his denomination didnt preach the gospel. But J.C. Ryle was committed to proclaiming Christ no matter the circumstances. And God used that in a mighty way.
Jan 31, 2025
Robert Murray McCheyne
Teach us to number our days, prays the Psalmist, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. The testimony of Scottish preacher Robert Murray McCheyne both illustrates and demonstrates how true that is.
Jan 30, 2025
D.L. Moody
His name and legacy are connected to a Bible college, a publishing house, and a radio network. But Dwight Lyman Moody was not a businessman. He was an evangelist who loved people no one else did.
Jan 29, 2025
Katherine von Bora
God used Martin Luther to change the world, but he also used an amazing woman as well. His wife, Katherine Von Bora, was an amazing woman whose story every Christian should know.
Jan 28, 2025
Charles Spurgeon
He is known as the prince of preachers. Though lacking a collegiate or seminary education, Charles Spurgeon became the gold standard for preachers because of his fidelity to Christ.
Jan 27, 2025
Warren Wiersbe
Our God is infinite, which means theres always more to learn. And part of the way God intends us to learn and grow is through others who have walked with Him.
Jan 24, 2025
Oswald Chambers
In this episode, David Wollen tells the story behind this familiar namea story both inspiring and tragicyet ultimately used by God to help millions of people walk more closely with Jesus.
Jan 23, 2025
Jonathan Edwards
The world knows him as an Angry Puritan. But Jonathan Edwards had a deep love for Christ and the lost. And this pastor from the Great Awakening has much to say to us today.
Jan 22, 2025
Fanny Crosby
She wasnt born blindthat happened in her infancy through the negligence of a doctor. Yet Fanny Crosby credits this accident as Gods gift that gave her another kind of sight...
Jan 21, 2025
Charles Simeon
Are the so-called Giants in the Faith really worth looking up to? Should we imitate them? The lives of those who made much of Christwho fully surrendered to Himreally can leave a lasting impact.
Jan 20, 2025
Psalm 107: Give Thanks to the Lord
The Psalms have profoundly shaped the worship, prayer, and spiritual lives of Gods people. From the days of the Old Testament to present, they are indispensable for a believers walk.
Jan 17, 2025
Psalm 103: Remembering His Benefits
Its a psalm full of promises that focuses on the blessings and the benefits of belonging to the Lord.
Jan 16, 2025
Psalm 51: A Model for Godly Repentance
They are some of the most audacious words ever spoken by a human being before the Lord. Audacious and yet filled with faith and acceptancea model for what godly repentance looks like.
Jan 15, 2025
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