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True Grace Ministries International
Hosted by truegraceministryinternational · EN
Messages of inspiration and education on the meaning of the grace of God
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Down to Earth. Theology Matters
1w ago00:23:34Tap to summarizeThe Keys to Finding God's Will We all make plans, but James 4:13-17 asks a deeper question: are we planning with humble dependence on God, or acting like tomorrow belongs to us? Pastor Bryan Threlkeld and Dr. Jason Peters walk through James’s warning about boasting in future plans and explore what it really means to say, “if the Lord wills.” They also discuss why God’s will is not akin to a hidden treasure map, and how faithful clarity often comes as we start moving forward in life.
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2w ago00:28:12Tap to summarizeHow to Win the Battle Within Why do believers often find themselves uneasy, restless, and troubled on the inside? In this episode, Pastor Bryan Threlkeld and recurring guest Dr. Jason Peters open James 4 and uncover a deeper struggle beneath outward conflict - internal strife and spiritual warfare. James exposes how worldly desires and pride pull the heart away from God, and why believers need to practice humble repentance and resist spiritual attacks.
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3w ago00:21:33Tap to summarizeWhen Christians Fight Christians Church conflict is usually about more than just personalities or surface arguments. In this episode, Pastor Bryan Threlkeld and Dr. Jason Peters walk through James 3:13 to 4:3 and ask what is really fueling wars, fights, envy, selfish ambition, and even wrong motives in prayer among believers.
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Jul 1000:22:21Tap to summarizeYour Words Can Destroy a Life! Words have consequences. Pastor Bryan Threlkeld, joined by Dr. Jason Peters, walks through James 3:1-12 to show why James gives a sobering warning about teachers, the tongue, and the way our speech can guide lives like a ship's rudder, or damage them like a fire.
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Jul 500:23:55Tap to summarizeProstitute Becomes a Biblical Hero! What do Abraham and Rahab have in common, and why does James place them side by side? Pastor Bryan Threlkeld and Dr. Jason Peters wrap up James 2 by tackling one of the passage’s most surprising contrasts, the meaning of “even the demons believe,” and what this section reveals about the difference between empty faith and faith that actually shows up.
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Jul 200:29:31Tap to summarizeDoes Faith Without Works Save a Person? What James 2 Really Means Does faith without works save a person, and what does James really mean when he says a person is “justified by works and not by faith alone”? Pastor Bryan Threlkeld and Dr. Jason Peters walk carefully through James 2, Abraham, Genesis 15:6, and Romans 4 to tackle one of the Bible’s most debated passages and clarify what James is, and is not, saying about faith, works, and salvation.
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Jun 2300:19:20Tap to summarizeDoes James Contradict the Apostle Paul?! Does James really contradict Paul, or have we been reading James 2 the wrong way? Pastor Bryan Threlkeld and Dr. Jason Peters walk through this much-debated passage in context, showing how James confronts a faith that does nothing for struggling believers and why “dead faith” is about uselessness, not earning salvation by works.
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Jun 1500:25:37Tap to summarizeA Stern Warning to All Christians! James 2:1-13 gives a serious warning about how Christians treat the poor. In this episode, Pastor Bryan Threlkeld, joined by recurring guest Dr. Jason Peters, walks through James’s warning against judging by appearance, showing favoritism to the wealthy, dishonoring poor believers, and forgetting that mercy must shape the way the church treats people.
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Jun 500:28:39Tap to summarizeThe Word "Saved" Might Not Mean What You Think Episode 12 In this episode of Down to Earth Theology Matters, Pastor Bryan Threlkeld and Dr. Jason Peters walk through James 1 and shows why the word "saved" must be read in context. Rather than assuming James is speaking about eternal salvation in this passage, they explain how James 1 points to practical Christian living and to God’s Word saving believers from temptation, sinful patterns, spiritual drift, and the painful consequences of ungodly living.
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May 2900:23:10Tap to summarizeDoes God Ever Tempt You? Pastor Bryan Threlkeld, joined by recurring guest Dr. Jason Peters, walks through James 1:12-18 to show why believers must not blame God or the devil for their sin, how evil desires give birth to sin which can lead to death, and why the crown of life is a reward for faithful endurance rather than earned salvation.
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