This podcast series features the English-language talks of Geloofstoerusting, a Dutch Christian ministry. Each lecture is thoughtfully crafted to strengthen believers – equipping them with biblical insight, spiritual encouragement and practical tools for living out their faith. Whether you’re seeking deeper understanding, personal growth or inspiration for ministry, this podcast provides accessible and enriching content for the journey
Latest episodes
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The Biblical Grounding of the Nicene Creed (3) | dr. Stephen J. Wellum
Dr. Stephen J. Wellum responds to the claim that the Nicene Creed distorts Scripture, arguing that Scripture properly understood teaches exactly what the Creed does. Part of the Jo…
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1 h 05
The Theology of Nicaea: Articulating the Glory of our Triune God (2) | dr. Stephen J. Wellum
Dr. Stephen J. Wellum explores the Nicene Creed itself - its basic affirmations and the theology it sets out regarding the triune nature of God. Part of the Johnston Lectures 2025,…
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1 h 10
Contending for the Truth: The Road to Nicaea (1) | dr. Stephen J. Wellum
Dr. Stephen J. Wellum traces the church's need to articulate and defend the truth of God's Word in every age, examining the history leading up to the Council of Nicaea, the heresie…
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14 min
The Importance of the Covenants for Preaching Christ from all of Scripture | Part 2 | dr. Stephen J. Wellum
Dr. Stephen J. Wellum continues the morning session on the biblical covenants and their significance for preaching Christ from all of Scripture. Session 2 of the One-Day Preachers…
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The Importance of the Covenants for Preaching Christ from all of Scripture | Part 1 | dr. Stephen J. Wellum
Dr. Stephen J. Wellum shows how understanding the biblical covenants helps us grasp God's redemptive plan and demonstrates how the whole of Scripture points toward Christ. Session…
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50 min
Living out Justification by Faith in Our Everyday Lives | dr. Tom Schreiner
Tom Schreiner concludes his series by showing that justification by faith is not merely a legal doctrine—it profoundly shapes the Christian life. He outlines five pastoral benefits…
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1 h 05
Perseverance: Is Obedience Necessary? | dr. Tom Schreiner
Tom Schreiner argues that the New Testament consistently teaches that Christians must persevere in faith to be finally saved. Contrary to some evangelistic clichés (“You’re saved n…
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1 h 07
Justification: Were the Reformers Right? | dr. Tom Schreiner
Dr. Tom Schreiner argues that justification is central to the Christian gospel and historically was the key point separating Protestants and Roman Catholics. The Reformers saw just…
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55 min
Piercing Leviathan: God's Defeat of Evil in the Book of Job | Dr. Eric Ortlund
Eric Ortlund argues that the Book of Job addresses a specific kind of suffering: a Job-like ordeal—extreme, inexplicable, and not caused by sin or intended for spiritual growth. Jo…
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38 min
How the Psalms Sing the Story of the Bible | dr. Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton argues that the Book of Psalms is not a random anthology, but a carefully arranged, unified book that tells a coherent, biblical-theological story from David to the Me…
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49 min
Biblical Theology: Power for the Preparation, the Preacher, and the Preaching | Kevin McKay
Kevin McKay reflects on how biblical theology has transformed his preaching and pastoring. Early in ministry, though he believed in the power of preaching, his sermons were often i…
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34 min
Learn From Examples … and Flee From Idolatry | Matthias Lohmann
Matthias Lohmann shows from 1 Corinthians 10 that the Old Testament was written for us—for the instruction, warning, and perseverance of Christians today. Paul recounts five profou…
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41 min
Living in Exile, Longing for the New Jerusalem | dr. Derek Bass
Derek Bass opens by explaining why he has long preached Psalm 137: it is one of Scripture’s hardest texts, especially the violent final verse. Many reject the God of the Bible beca…
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30 min
The Seed of the Woman and the Conquest of Christ | dr. Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton walks slowly through Genesis 3 to show how the Bible’s central plot conflict—the war between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent—begins in Eden. He highl…
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35 min
God’s Power to Do God’s Work | Kevin McKay
Kevin McKay turns to Exodus 4 to encourage discouraged pastors by showing where true ministerial confidence must come from. Moses, called to lead Israel out of Egypt, responds with…
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28 min
Know the Scriptures … and Rejoice in the Gospel! | Matthias Lohmann
Matthias Lohmann reflects on Jesus’ encounter with the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13–35) to show how Christ turns sadness and confusion into joy through a right under…
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56 min
The Hermeneutics of Hosea’s New Exodus | Derek Bass
Derek Bass argues that Matthew’s use of Hosea 11:1 (“Out of Egypt I called my son”) only seems puzzling when readers misunderstand Hosea’s own inner-biblical interpretation. Hosea…
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59 min
Typology: Promise-Shaped Patterns in Scripture | dr. Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton explains that to understand the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament, Christians must grasp biblical typology—patterns intentionally placed in Scripture by the hum…
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57 min
Learning Biblical Theology from Hosea: Hosea’s Hermeneutics in Preaching the Torah | dr. Derek Bass
Derek Bass argues that Hosea is a deeply self-conscious biblical theologian whose preaching depends on the Torah—especially Deuteronomy—and who interprets Israel’s history through…
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1 h 13
What Is Biblical Theology? | dr. Jim Hamilton
Jim Hamilton begins by praying that God would free believers from the expressive individualism of modern culture and reshape them by Scripture. He defines biblical theology as “the…