The book of Ecclesiastes raises so many questions. Who is Qoheleth? Who wrote the book? Is life really meaningless? Are we supposed to just eat, drink and be merry? After putting it off for forty years as many fine preachers and teachers have done before him, Harry Reeder, senior pastor of Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, finally preached through Ecclesiastes. In our conversation, we talked about the things that make the book challenging to teach and how to organize teaching...
May 28, 2020•48 min•Ep. 109
In these days of COVID-19, plenty of people are asking if the virus is a judgment from God, if he is sending a message to us. I recorded this conversation on the book of Joel with Paul House, professor of Old Testament at Beeson Divinity School , prior to the spread of the virus, but his points about God’s message in disaster to call out to the Lord has proved to be timely. Disasters, he says, should cause us to ask, “What have we as a people and a nation been doing? It certainly hasn’t been loo...
May 14, 2020•52 min•Ep. 108
I spoke to Brian Tabb, academic dean and associate professor of biblical studies at Bethlehem College and Seminary, general editor for Themelios , and author of 1-2 Timothy and Titus: A 12 Week Study in the Knowing the Bible study guide series from Crossway. In our conversation, Tabb answers the question, “What is the book of Titus about?” in several ways including, “Titus is about the gospel at work,” “It’s about being saved for good,” and “Titus is about the organic connection between what is ...
Apr 30, 2020•57 min•Ep. 107
Colin Smith is senior pastor of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church, a thriving, multi-campus church located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and a TGC Council member. He's also president of Unlocking the Bible , a ministry that seeks to root people in the Word of God through their website, publishing, podcast and radio program. When Smith asked me to read his newest book, For All Who Grieve: Navigating the Valley of Sorrow and Loss in view of offering an endorsement, not only was I glad to ...
Apr 16, 2020•47 min•Ep. 106
We have four gospels. Each of the gospels tell the story of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus in different ways, targeting different audiences, and with different purposes. In this conversation, I asked Benjamin Gladd, associate professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and author of the new book, The Story Retold: A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament , to walk listeners through the book of Luke looking for the particular la...
Apr 02, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 105
If you’ve heard a sermon on Zephaniah that you can remember, likely it was on Zephaniah 3, where we are told that the Lord will “rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” We like that part. But we don’t get to this kind of hopeful assurance in the book of Zephaniah until chapter 3. So what do we do with all of the judgment in Zephaniah when we’re teaching through this book? William Wood, assistant professor of Old Testament at Refor...
Mar 19, 2020•59 min•Ep. 104
Oftentimes Nehemiah is the book that gets preached through when a church building campaign comes around. Or Nehemiah is used as an example of a prayerful, strategic, and effective leader for a series on leadership. But is seeing and teaching the book of Nehemiah through the lens of wall-builder or inspiring leader the best way to approach the book? Aaron Messner, senior pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, Georgia, suggests there is more. The building language of the book of Neh...
Mar 05, 2020•56 min•Ep. 103
Habakkuk had some significant questions for God. And God’s answers were hard to hear. But God told Habakkuk to write down what God was showing him because future generations would need to hear it. We need to hear it. Those we teach need to hear it. In this episode of Help Me Teach the Bible, David Helm, lead pastor of the Hyde Park congregation of Holy Trinity Church in Chicago and chairman of the board of the Charles Simeon Trust , walks listeners through the short three-chapter book of Habakku...
Feb 20, 2020•59 min•Ep. 102
The book of 2 Kings begins with the prophet Elijah being taken up into heaven in a chariot of fire, and it ends with Jerusalem being destroyed by fire with plenty of action and intrigue in between. So how do we make the most of teaching this book, clearly presenting its message and getting to the greater Elisha and the greater king it points toward? Andrew Sach, pastor of Grace Church Greenwich in greater London, has been teaching (and, interestingly enough, rapping) through the books of 1 and 2...
Feb 06, 2020•58 min•Ep. 101
Hosea is a book that tells a heart-breaking story—for some a perplexing story—about a prophet told to marry a prostitute. It’s a book that is filled with cycle after cycle of promises of judgment. But, according to David Murray, professor of Old Testament and practical theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary , Hosea is a book that gives teachers the opportunity to present people with vivid pictures of God as a faithful husband intent on loving his unfaithful wife, a parent whose heart ...
Jan 23, 2020•55 min•Ep. 100
Nancy Guthrie interviews Nicholas Reid
Jan 09, 2020•48 min•Ep. 99
Nancy Guthrie interviews Greg Lanier on the second half of 1 Corinthians
Dec 26, 2019•45 min•Ep. 98
Nancy Guthrie interviews Greg Lanier about 1 Corinthians
Dec 12, 2019•47 min•Ep. 97
Nancy Guthrie interviews David Helm
Nov 21, 2019•51 min•Ep. 96
Nancy Guthrie interviews Christopher Ash
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 95
Nancy Guthrie interviews Melissa Kruger
Oct 24, 2019•49 min•Ep. 94
Nancy Guthrie interviews Aaron Messner
Oct 10, 2019•55 min•Ep. 93
Nancy Guthrie interviews John Currie
Sep 26, 2019•56 min•Ep. 92
Nancy Guthrie interviews Stephen Um
Sep 12, 2019•59 min•Ep. 91
Nancy Guthrie interviews Rebecca McLaughlin
Aug 15, 2019•57 min•Ep. 90
Nancy Guthrie interviews Richard Phillips
Jul 18, 2019•57 min•Ep. 89
Nancy Guthrie interviews Andrew Sach
Jun 13, 2019•41 min•Ep. 88
Nancy Guthrie talks with 5 women from the Middle East
May 30, 2019•55 min•Ep. 87
Nancy Guthrie interviews
May 16, 2019•31 min•Ep. 86
A live interview by Nancy Guthrie
May 02, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 85
Nancy Guthrie interviews Christopher Ash
Apr 18, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 84
Nancy Guthrie interviews Jonathan Carswell
Apr 04, 2019•39 min•Ep. 83
Nancy Guthrie interviews T. Desmond Alexander
Mar 21, 2019•48 min•Ep. 82
A talk by Nancy Guthrie
Mar 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 81
Nancy Guthrie interviews Anthony Petterson
Feb 21, 2019•49 min•Ep. 80
