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Theology Refresh is a podcast for Christian leaders hosted by David Mathis, executive editor for John Piper and Desiring God. The podcast aims to refresh and sharpen spiritual leaders on key aspects of Christian theology for application to everyday ministry.

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  • Mar 5, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 14m AVG DURATION
  • 55 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Theology Refresh

Well Done, Good Servant: Jerry Bridges on Perseverance

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2017


March 6 is the first anniversary of Jerry Bridges’s death. He loved the truth that God preserves us, while we participate in his process.

Mission to North America

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2014 14:29


Definite Atonement

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2014 13:34


Generosity

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2014 14:37


Kent Hughes discussed Christian generosity

Ministry Idolatry

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2014 11:27


Jared Wilson on the subtle danger of ministry idolatry

Glorification

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2014 12:49


Michael Horton discusses the stunning doctrine of glorification.

Youth Athletics

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2014 19:42


Ed Uszynski discusses the peril and potential of youth athletics.

The Holy Spirit: Jesus’s Closest Companion

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2014 12:20


Sinclair Ferguson on the mysterious third person of the Trinity.

Preach the Gospel to Yourself

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2014 12:25


Paul Tripp talks frankly about the vital discipline of preaching the gospel to ourselves.

Depression

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2014 9:56


Randy Alcorn discusses going deep with God during seasons of depression.

Losing a Loved One

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 12:23


Lyle Dorsett discusses the tragic loss of his daughter.

Preaching for the Church

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2013 12:45


Jason Meyer on what makes pastoral preaching distinctive.

Envy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2013 13:19


Joe Rigney exposes the pervasive, but often hidden, sin of envy.

Praising Others

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2013 13:47


Sam Crabtree commends the joy of commending others.

Evangelism

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2013 12:08


Mack Stiles talks evangelism.

Missional Communities in Church Planting

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2013 16:09


Josh Cousineau discusses missional communities in church planting.

Simple Church Planting

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2013 18:02


Miles Van Pelt shares about a simple model of church planting.

Narnia

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2013 13:55


Joe Rigney welcomes us into Narnia, the imaginary world of C.S. Lewis.

Islam 101

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2013 14:39


Zane Pratt tells us about the basics of Islam.

Sacred and Secular

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2013 15:14


Matt Reagan discusses breaking down the sacred and secular divide.

Primer on the Puritans

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2013 12:18


Joel Beeke provides a primer on the Puritans.

Spiritual Warfare

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2013 13:06


Tope Koleoso talks about spiritual warfare and how to engage.

Christian Gratitude

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013 12:02


Ann Voskamp talks about Christian gratitude.

Bi-Vocational Ministry

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2013 12:05


Danny Ovalle on rationale and practice of bi-vocational ministry

Two Stages of Disciplemaking

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2013 12:02


Jerry Bridges talks about two stages of disciplemaking

Christian Eldership

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2013 14:32


Kevin DeYoung addresses biblical eldership

Penal Substitutionary Atonement

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2013 9:28


Jarvis Williams explains the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement

Biblical Counseling

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2013 10:54


Ed Welch gives the essence of biblical counseling in 10 minutes

The Doctrine of the Christian Life (Ethics)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2013 13:13


Russell Moore introduces Christian ethics.

Spiritual Gifts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2013 17:46


Sam Storms discusses the New Testament teaching on spiritual gifts.

The God-Centeredness of God

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2013 17:17


John Piper talks about God’s God-centeredness

The Christian Spiritual Disciplines

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2013 18:29


Jerry Bridges talks about the Christian spiritual disciplines, or means of grace.

The Doctrine of the Incarnation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2012 17:43


Don Carson talks about the centrally important doctrine of the incarnation.

The Doctrine of the Church

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2012 18:16


Gregg Allison helps us think about the doctrine of the church.

The Christian and Sport

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2012 12:49


Erik Thoennes talks about the Christian and sport, play, and athletics.

The Doctrine of Scripture

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 15:03


Kevin DeYoung helps Christian leaders sharpen their thinking on the doctrine of Scripture.

The Doctrine of Suffering

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2012 14:15


David Platt highlights five truths essential to how we understand suffering.

A Theology of Reading

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2012 10:39


Tony Reinke discusses the importance of reading in the Christian life.

The Doctrine of Vocation

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2012 15:57


Patrick Lai discusses the doctrine of vocation.

The Doctrine of End Times

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2012 14:19


Sam Storms discusses different views on eschatology.

The Doctrine of Spiritual Warfare

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2012 13:44


Ed Stetzer discusses the reality of spiritual warfare and encourages pastors not to dismiss the battle that is going on around us.

The Doctrine of Biblical Complementarity

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2012 12:27


Darrin Patrick discusses the doctrine of biblical complementarity and encourages men that we're not trying to replicate Adam, rather we're to be like Jesus.

The Doctrine of the Wrath of God

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2012 12:07


Don Carson explains why you can't speak of God's wrath the same way you speak of his love.

The Doctrine of the Person of Christ

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2012 14:27


Russell Moore discusses the doctrine of the person of Christ: fully God, fully man, one person with two natures.

The Doctrine of Union With Christ

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2011 15:13


Ray Ortlund discusses the doctrine of union with Christ — a doctrine that changes everything in how conceive ourselves and minister to others.

The Sanctity of Human Life

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2011 16:23


Justin Taylor discusses the sanctity of human life and why pastors cannot ignore this important doctrine.

The Doctrine of the Trinity

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2011 13:01


Jared Wilson discusses the doctrine of the Trinity and what it means for how Christians do everyday life.

The Celebrity Factor and Pastoral Ministry

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2011 20:45


John Piper tackles the question, "Is it hero worship or holy emulation?" and discusses how he has thought through the subject of celebrity status and pastoral ministry.

The Doctrine of Hell

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2011 13:28


David Platt discusses the priority of God's word as we approach the doctrine of hell and faithfully serve the gospel in light of its reality.

The Doctrine of Prayer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2011 12:47


Paul Miller discusses the importance of prayer in the life of the pastor. He explains that we pray not out of discipline, but out of desperation.

The Great Commission

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2011 15:53


Jerry Rankin discusses unreached and unengaged peoples, the dynamics of mission strategy, and international church planting.

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