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We should keep going after the wandering sheep until the whole church is involved in the effort. This is the persevering...
09/04/2026

We should keep going after the wandering sheep until the whole church is involved in the effort. This is the persevering love of God for his wandering sheep on display.

In Matthew 18:10–20 Jesus isn’t merely calling pastors or church leaders to corral wandering sheep. He’s calling every church member. In other words, he’s calling you.

Jesus means for us to have the whole congregational pie, and we should encourage our members to enjoy all of what he’s g...
09/03/2026

Jesus means for us to have the whole congregational pie, and we should encourage our members to enjoy all of what he’s given them.

Keeping small groups from becoming mini-churches often takes intentionality and pastoral effort.

Any work which you try to contribute to your salvation, your justification before God, annuls the grace of God and insul...
09/02/2026

Any work which you try to contribute to your salvation, your justification before God, annuls the grace of God and insults the God of grace.

And any work which you try to contribute to your salvation, your justification before God, annuls the grace of God and insults the God of grace.

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Caleb Morell and Mark Dever sit down with Australian author Tony Payne to discuss his n...
09/01/2026

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Caleb Morell and Mark Dever sit down with Australian author Tony Payne to discuss his new book, Let the Word Dwell Richly.

In this episode of Pastors Talk, Caleb Morell and Mark Dever sit down with Australian author Tony Payne (co-author of The Trellis and the Vine) to discuss his new book, Let the Word Dwell Richly. Payne makes the case that alongside the public preaching of the Word, the New Testament everywhere assum...

We can mistake knowing the truth for trusting in the truth.
08/31/2026

We can mistake knowing the truth for trusting in the truth.

In and around the shadows of the pulpit, soul-damning dangers lurk.

Bible Talk is back! Our march through Isaiah continues as we enter a new section, in which Assyria’s hype-man taunts Isr...
08/28/2026

Bible Talk is back! Our march through Isaiah continues as we enter a new section, in which Assyria’s hype-man taunts Israel and tempts them to leave their God.

Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss Isaiah 36.

Bible Talk is back! Our march through Isaiah continues as we enter a new section, in which Assyria's hype-man taunts Israel and tempts them to leave their God. Alex, Jim, and Sam discuss Isaiah 36.

Make it your aim not just to lead a healthy church, but to see healthy churches planted in all the places you are sendin...
08/27/2026

Make it your aim not just to lead a healthy church, but to see healthy churches planted in all the places you are sending missionaries.

When you send missionaries and when you partner with others to do so, you are exporting a doctrine of the church. Unfortunately, far too often we are exporting a bad and unbiblical one.

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