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Knowing God the Spirit as Present Restorer: Faith in Theology, Lesson 5
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Knowing God the Spirit as Present Restorer: Faith in Theology, Lesson 5

Explore the biblical teaching on the person and work of the Holy Spirit today. Deepen your knowledge of God the Holy Spirit and his miraculous work in this new series by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Knowing the Son as Redeemer in His Exaltation: Faith in Theology, Lesson 4
Applied Theology, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Faith, Hope, Love, Apostles’ Creed Applied Theology, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Faith, Hope, Love, Apostles’ Creed

Knowing the Son as Redeemer in His Exaltation: Faith in Theology, Lesson 4

Experience new hope as we delve into the profound meaning and significance of Jesus' resurrection for your life and ministry. Discover ten biblical perspectives on the meaning of Jesus' resurrection in this new series by Drs. John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Knowing God the Son as Redeemer in His Humiliation: Faith in Theology, Lesson 3
Applied Theology, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Faith, Hope, Love, Apostles’ Creed Applied Theology, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Faith, Hope, Love, Apostles’ Creed

Knowing God the Son as Redeemer in His Humiliation: Faith in Theology, Lesson 3

Unveiling the Divine Mystery: Knowing God the Son as Redeemer in His Humiliation. Join us as we delve into the mystery of godliness in this new Applied Theology series by Frame and Childers.

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Knowing God the Father as Creator: Faith in Theology, Lesson 2
Applied Theology, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Faith, Hope, Love, Apostles’ Creed Applied Theology, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Faith, Hope, Love, Apostles’ Creed

Knowing God the Father as Creator: Faith in Theology, Lesson 2

Discover the life-transforming truth of knowing God the Father as Lord of Creation. Join us as we delve into the depths of the Trinity, focusing on the Father's role as the Lord of Creation in this new Applied Theology series by John Frame and Steve Childers.

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Understanding Faith and Creeds: Faith in Theology, Lesson 1
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Understanding Faith and Creeds: Faith in Theology, Lesson 1

Discover how to deepen your faith in biblical truth by exploring the Apostles’ Creed. Join us as we embark on a journey to uncover the riches of the historic Christian faith in this new Applied Theology series by Frame and Childers.

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A Biblical Exposition of the Creed by Dr. John M. Frame
Applied Theology, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Faith, Hope, Love, Apostles’ Creed Applied Theology, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Faith, Hope, Love, Apostles’ Creed

A Biblical Exposition of the Creed by Dr. John M. Frame

Read Dr. John Frame's introduction to the biblical exposition of the Apostles' Creed in the new Applied Theology series book and course. Then join Frame and Childers in a thought-provoking exploration of Trinitarian theology rooted in the biblical truths of the Apostles' Creed.

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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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Our Love - The Ten Commandments Part 1: Applications in Theology, Lesson 4
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Our Love - The Ten Commandments Part 1: Applications in Theology, Lesson 4

Discover the life-transforming relationship between God's law and the gospel in this new series by Frame and Childers. Learn the amazing way that God's law and gospel intertwine to reorder your loves for him and others so you will flourish according to his design.

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Our Hope - The Lord’s Prayer: Applications in Theology, Lesson 3
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Our Hope - The Lord’s Prayer: Applications in Theology, Lesson 3

Discover hope: Unlock the power of the Lord's Prayer in this new series by Frame and Childers. Join us on a transformative journey as we delve into the depths of the Lord's Prayer and learn how to apply it to our deepest desires.

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Our Faith - The Apostles’ Creed: Applications in Theology, Lesson 2
Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Augustine, Martin Luther Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Augustine, Martin Luther

Our Faith - The Apostles’ Creed: Applications in Theology, Lesson 2

Rediscover the Trinitarian nature of your faith as seen in the Apostles’ Creed. Learn the ancient method of studying theology found in the Creeds, Church Fathers, and Reformers.

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Faith, Hope, and Love in Theology: Applications in Theology, Lesson 1
Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Augustine, Martin Luther Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers, Augustine, Martin Luther

Faith, Hope, and Love in Theology: Applications in Theology, Lesson 1

Discover the heart of biblical Christianity. Join us as we delve into the biblical virtues of faith, hope, and love through the lens of the Apostle's Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments.

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Introducing a Theology of Faith, Hope, and Love by Dr. John M. Frame
Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers Applied Theology, Applications, Discipleship, Gospel-Centered, Pastoral Education, Pathway Learning, Practical Theology, Theology, John Frame, Steve Childers

Introducing a Theology of Faith, Hope, and Love by Dr. John M. Frame

Theology is, as we’ve said, the application of Scripture by persons to all areas of life. On this definition, theology is Scriptural, practical, and personal. But on this understanding, theology is universal in scope, and therefore a huge task. Are there any directions as to how we may divide up the task into smaller units?

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Corporate Worship Services: Worship Series Part 6
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Corporate Worship, Private Worship, Sabbath Worship, Sabbath Rhythm, John Frame, Steve Childers Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Corporate Worship, Private Worship, Sabbath Worship, Sabbath Rhythm, John Frame, Steve Childers

Corporate Worship Services: Worship Series Part 6

Our corporate worship should inspire our personal worship and our personal worship should culminate in our corporate worship. Learn practical ways your weekly worship can be more edifying to you and honoring to God in this new episode on worship by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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Why Your Work Matters to God: Faith and Work Series Part 1
Faith and Work, Theology of Work, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Cultural Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel Transformation, Coram Deo, John Frame, Steve Childers Faith and Work, Theology of Work, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Cultural Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel Transformation, Coram Deo, John Frame, Steve Childers

Why Your Work Matters to God: Faith and Work Series Part 1

In today’s hybrid work culture, Christians need to embrace biblical principles and practices of work and rest. Recommit to a biblical view of work this Labor Day and get 50% DISCOUNT on “Faith & Work Course” by Dr. Steve Childers.

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Wholehearted Worship - Existential Perspective: Worship Series Part 5
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, Existential Perspective, John Frame Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, Existential Perspective, John Frame

Wholehearted Worship - Existential Perspective: Worship Series Part 5

Learn how to worship God with your whole being, including your mind, affections, and intentional, physical acts of your body in this new episode on existential perspective of Worship by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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The Cultural Perspective of Worship: Worship Series Part 4
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, John Frame Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, John Frame

The Cultural Perspective of Worship: Worship Series Part 4

Should I lift up my arms in worship? Should I bow down? Learn how to avoid the twin dangers of blindly neglecting the worship practices of the past and rigidly adhering to them in the present in this new episode on cultural perspective of Worship by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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The Biblical Perspective of Worship: Worship Series Part 3
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, John Frame Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Regulative Principle, Contemporary Worship, Traditional Worship, Biblical Worship, Worship Wars, John Frame

The Biblical Perspective of Worship: Worship Series Part 3

How should you respond to church leaders who accuse you of displeasing God if you don’t worship according to their practices, when you can’t see these practices condemned or required in the Bible? Learn how in this new episode on Biblical Worship by Drs. Frame and Childers.

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Hope: Longing for One Kiss and One Song that Never Played
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Broad Worship, Narrow Worship, Vertical Worship, Horizontal Worship, John Frame Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Broad Worship, Narrow Worship, Vertical Worship, Horizontal Worship, John Frame

Hope: Longing for One Kiss and One Song that Never Played

“I love that it [this line] is being questioned in that it means the poetry of the lyric is doing its job. And that job, or one of them, is to evoke deep feeling and imagery in an expansive way so that each reader/singer can see some of their deepest moments within them though having lived very different circumstances from one another.” – T. L. Moody

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Vertical and Horizontal Worship: Worship Series Part 2
Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Broad Worship, Narrow Worship, Vertical Worship, Horizontal Worship, John Frame Worship, Discipleship, Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Gospel Renewal, Spiritual Formation, Gospel, Transformation, True Worship, Theology of Worship, Coram Deo, Broad Worship, Narrow Worship, Vertical Worship, Horizontal Worship, John Frame

Vertical and Horizontal Worship: Worship Series Part 2

In our last episode, we learned about the broad and narrow focus in biblical worship. In this episode we learn about the vertical and horizontal focus in biblical worship. Our vertical focus is on God and our horizontal focus is on others. Learn more.

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