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Introduction to the Gospel of God
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Introduction to the Gospel of God

It's hard to believe that, after two thousand years, the Christian church is still debating, “What is the gospel?”. Read John Frame’s introduction to the new Applied Theology series book, "The Gospel of God: Good News about Who God is and What God Does."

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Good News About God’s Mission: The Gospel of God, Chapter 1
Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Theology, Trinitarian gospel, Biblical exposition, Applied Theology, Pastoral Education, Practical Theology, Pathway Learning, Triune God, Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration, Salvation, John Frame, Steve Childers Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Theology, Trinitarian gospel, Biblical exposition, Applied Theology, Pastoral Education, Practical Theology, Pathway Learning, Triune God, Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration, Salvation, John Frame, Steve Childers

Good News About God’s Mission: The Gospel of God, Chapter 1

The Gospel is not just a set of beliefs, but an unfolding story meant to shape your entire life. God's salvation in Christ reaches beyond the redemption of souls to the renewal of all creation. Explore this in the new series, The Gospel of God, by Steve Childers and John Frame.

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Good News About God’s Kingdom: The Gospel of God, Chapter 2
Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Theology, Trinitarian gospel, Biblical exposition, Applied Theology, Pastoral Education, Practical Theology, Pathway Learning, Triune God, Redemption, Restoration, Kingdom of God, John Frame, Steve Childers Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Theology, Trinitarian gospel, Biblical exposition, Applied Theology, Pastoral Education, Practical Theology, Pathway Learning, Triune God, Redemption, Restoration, Kingdom of God, John Frame, Steve Childers

Good News About God’s Kingdom: The Gospel of God, Chapter 2

Discover how the good news about God’s kingdom can give you a deep sense of purpose in both your private and public life. Explore how God’s kingdom has come, is coming, and will come in the series The Gospel of God: Good News You Can Use, by Steve Childers and John Frame.

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Good News About God’s King: The Gospel of God, Chapter 3
Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Theology, Trinitarian gospel, Biblical exposition, Applied Theology, Pastoral Education, Practical Theology, Pathway Learning, Kingdom of God, Gospel Events, Gospel Affirmations, Gospel Promises, New Standing, New Heart, New World, Union With God in Christ, John Frame, Steve Childers Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Theology, Trinitarian gospel, Biblical exposition, Applied Theology, Pastoral Education, Practical Theology, Pathway Learning, Kingdom of God, Gospel Events, Gospel Affirmations, Gospel Promises, New Standing, New Heart, New World, Union With God in Christ, John Frame, Steve Childers

Good News About God’s King: The Gospel of God, Chapter 3

Do you know the highest blessing of the gospel? [Hint: It's not forgiveness.] Explore God’s amazing promises of forgiveness, a new heart, and a renewed world for all who believe. Then learn the highest blessing in this new series by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Good News of a New Standing, Forgiveness: The Gospel of God, Chapter 4
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Good News of a New Standing, Forgiveness: The Gospel of God, Chapter 4

Explore the life-changing good news that you are not only a pardoned criminal, but also an accepted and beloved child of God in the new series The Gospel of God: Good News You Can Use, by Steve Childers and John Frame.

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Good News of a New Heart, The Holy Spirit: The Gospel of God, Chapter 5
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Good News of a New Heart, The Holy Spirit: The Gospel of God, Chapter 5

Explore the life-changing good news that you can be not only born again, but also be set free from sin’s power, and transformed by the Holy Spirit in the new series The Gospel of God: Good News You Can Use, by Steve Childers and John Frame.

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Good News of a New Life, Gospel Renewal: The Gospel of God, Chapter 6

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God's Triune Nature and Work: Perspectives, Lesson 3
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Worldview, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Creation, Redemption, Restoration, Fall, Scripture John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Worldview, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Creation, Redemption, Restoration, Fall, Scripture

God's Triune Nature and Work: Perspectives, Lesson 3

Discover how to worship the Triune God with the Triune Gospel–from the Perspectives series by Frame and Childers. Learn how God's plan for humanity and the world unfolds through the Father, Son, and Spirit in creation, redemption, and restoration.

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Toward a Theology of Faith, Hope, and Love: Applications in Theology, Lesson 6
Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, God's Grace, God's Law, God's Love, Ten Commandments, Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Augustine, Martin Luther Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, God's Grace, God's Law, God's Love, Ten Commandments, Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Augustine, Martin Luther

Toward a Theology of Faith, Hope, and Love: Applications in Theology, Lesson 6

Discover how to cultivate the life-transforming Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love championed by Paul, Augustine, Luther, and Calvin in this new series by Frame and Childers.

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Our Love - The Ten Commandments Part 2: Applications in Theology, Lesson 5
Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, God's Grace, God's Law, God's Love, Ten Commandments, Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, William Cowper, Augustine, Martin Luther Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, God's Grace, God's Law, God's Love, Ten Commandments, Gospel, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, William Cowper, Augustine, Martin Luther

Our Love - The Ten Commandments Part 2: Applications in Theology, Lesson 5

Since no one can fully obey God’s laws, why did he give them to us? Learn how to experience both the pardon and the power to love God and others by applying the three purposes of God’s law to your life in this new series by John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Jerry Bridges Versus Jerry Bridges
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Jerry Bridges Versus Jerry Bridges

Childers reviews Jerry Bridges' evolving theology, noting his early focus on "dependent responsibility" in his best-selling book "The Pursuit of Holiness” versus his later focus on God's grace and the gospel as the motive and means of holiness–moving away from a performance-based approach.

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Introducing a New (Ancient) Vision for Theological Education by Dr. John Frame
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology

Introducing a New (Ancient) Vision for Theological Education by Dr. John Frame

Introducing a new (ancient) vision for theological education of church leaders by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers called Applied Theology. Learn how the study of theology can help you know God and apply the Bible to all areas of your life and ministry.

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Praying the Benediction: Hope in Theology Conclusion
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, Benediction, Doxology John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, Benediction, Doxology

Praying the Benediction: Hope in Theology Conclusion

Should you pray the ending of the Lord's Prayer if Jesus didn't teach it? Learn why church leaders probably added the traditional ending to the Lord’s Prayer, where they got it, and why you should learn to pray it in this final episode by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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Praying for Our Protection: Hope in Theology Part 6
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, Temptation, Evil, Satan, Spiritual Warfare John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, Temptation, Evil, Satan, Spiritual Warfare

Praying for Our Protection: Hope in Theology Part 6

You must learn to pray for your protection because life is a battle that involves dangerous spiritual warfare that you cannot overcome by yourself. Learn how to ask God not to lead you into temptation but deliver you from evil in the Theology of Hope series by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Praying for Our Forgiveness: Hope in Theology Part 5
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, Forgiveness of sin, Confession of sin, Sanctification, Justification John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, Forgiveness of sin, Confession of sin, Sanctification, Justification

Praying for Our Forgiveness: Hope in Theology Part 5

If God has already forgiven your sins, why ask God to forgive you? Learn why you should confess your sins even if you’re a forgiven, justified believer in Jesus Christ – Lesson 5 in Theology of Hope series by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Praying for Our Daily Bread: Hope in Theology Part 4
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, Anxiety, Temptations, Suffering, Daily Bread John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, Anxiety, Temptations, Suffering, Daily Bread

Praying for Our Daily Bread: Hope in Theology Part 4

Learn how you can overcome two dangerous temptations in life (poverty and riches) that can easily divert you from God's kingdom mission, and how you can overcome anxiety by trusting in your heavenly Father to provide for you even when you suffer.

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Praying for Our Father’s Kingdom and Will: Hope in Theology Part 3
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, God's Preceptive Will, God's Decretive Will, New Heavens and New Earth John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, God's Kingdom, God's will, God's Preceptive Will, God's Decretive Will, New Heavens and New Earth

Praying for Our Father’s Kingdom and Will: Hope in Theology Part 3

Learn from Jesus how to align your life mission with God’s by praying the Lord’s Prayer in the new Theology of Hope series by Frame and Childers. In this lesson learn why and how Jesus taught us to pray for God’s kingdom and will to come on earth as it is in heaven.

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Praying for Our Father’s Name to be Hallowed: Hope in Theology Part 2
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, Christian Worship John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Glory of God, Christian Worship

Praying for Our Father’s Name to be Hallowed: Hope in Theology Part 2

Hallowing God’s name involves finding our ultimate joy and hope in God. Learn how in this new Theology of Hope series by Drs. John Frame & Steve Childers.

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Understanding Hope and the Lord’s Prayer: Hope in Theology Part 1
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Augustine, Enchiridion, Martin Luther John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Augustine, Enchiridion, Martin Luther

Understanding Hope and the Lord’s Prayer: Hope in Theology Part 1

Enflame your heart with new hope by learning how Jesus taught us to pray in this new series by Drs. John Frame & Steve Childers on Theology of Hope.

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Introducing a Theology of Hope: A Biblical Exposition of the Lord's Prayer by Dr. John Frame
John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Augustine, Enchiridion John Frame, Steve Childers, Perspectivalism, Triperspectivalism, Trinity, Trinitarianism, Prayer, Lord’s Prayer, Theology of Hope, Gospel, Gospel of the Kingdom, Reformed Theology, Augustine, Enchiridion

Introducing a Theology of Hope: A Biblical Exposition of the Lord's Prayer by Dr. John Frame

Preview the newly released book and course by Drs. John Frame & Steve Childers on Theology of Hope: A Biblical Exposition of the Lord’s Prayer. Learn how to develop a strong hope based on the Lord's Prayer and applied to all areas of your life.

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