Pastor Tom explains this verse and encourages believers to daily fight against their unredeemed humanness. Because when you understand where every good gift comes from, the battle against temptation looks radically different.

In God's wisdom, He gives us—through James—four godly responses to temptation. Responses we must earnestly heed if we want to break free. Tom Pennington explains from Scripture how Christians must feel the weight of temptation and sin and then relentlessly pursue the Lord Jesus Christ.

In the book of James, we find exactly that—a roadmap. James helps us understand not just temptation and sin themselves, but why we must be prepared to fight against them. Pastor Tom Pennington takes us deeper into James chapter one, unpacking the four godly responses that we as Christians must make when temptation comes knocking and when sin tries to take root.

We as Christians need to acknowledge that temptation will come and then we need to ask ourselves: How are we supposed to respond when we find ourselves being tempted? In the passage we’ll consider together in this series, James, the half-brother of our Lord, answers that question at length.

Pastor Tom considers various translations of the Bible and then urges Christians to have a high view of Scripture just like our Lord Jesus Christ did. Do you have a high view of the Bible and desire to obey its every word?

In God’s providence, not only is Scripture inspired of God and without error but it has also been preserved by God. But how exactly has God preserved the Bible? Today, Pastor Tom considers how God has providentially preserved His written Word throughout history and how it will by no means ever pass away.

Unfortunately, many professing believers claim that the Bible is God’s Word but cannot explain the crucial doctrine of the inerrancy of Scripture. But why does the inerrancy of Scripture matter for us as Christians? What we come to understand from Scripture is that all of the Bible is true, trustworthy, and certain—it is without error. And because of this reality, we can trust that its contents rightly direct us to glorify God and enjoy Him.

In 2 Timothy 3:16 the apostle Paul says that “All Scripture is God-breathed,” meaning every word in Scripture is the product of the breath of God! And because Scripture is the product of God’s breath, it is inerrant, meaning in the original autographs it is without error.

Pastor Tom reveals the specific criteria the early church used to recognize the writings of the apostles and their associates—the writings that were authorized to be Scripture.

The Apocrypha is a collection of writings, written before the time of Jesus, between the Old and New Testaments. While many claim authority for these books, the evidence tells a different story. Pastor Tom Pennington reveals the historical and scriptural reasons the early church rejected the Apocrypha—arguments you may never have heard before.

Many evangelicals have never considered how the Bible came to be or why we accept certain books and reject others. Some even doubt whether these books are God's Word at all. Pastor Tom helps us understand the Bible's origins, particularly the Old Testament, and why we can trust we have the right books.

Throughout biblical history, God’s people came to recognize that what these men wrote was truly from God Himself. And it is through these writings that God has told us about Himself and how we must live in response to Him. So we as Christians can be confident we have the right books—and in this series on the Canon of Scripture, we will discover why.

Jesus' genealogy makes clear that the Eternal Son became man—He became one of us—in order to seek and to save that which was lost. Have you believed in Jesus Christ? Do you trust in the God-man who can take away your sin?

Jesus' genealogy in Matthew 1 teaches us several key truths about Jesus, the coming Messiah. But it also speaks directly to us as Christians, offering real application. One truth stands out: He is sovereign over all of human history.

Jesus' genealogy in Matthew 1 teaches us several key truths about Jesus, the coming Messiah. But it also speaks directly to us as Christians, offering real application. One truth stands out: He is sovereign over all of human history.

Matthew, who was one of the twelve disciples of our Lord Jesus, writes his Gospel specifically to Jewish Christians to prove biblically that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah and ultimate King that the Old Testament promised would come

This powerful Scripture in Ephesians 4 reminds us how we once lived apart from Christ, yet Paul’s words also urge us to walk worthy of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Pastor Tom concludes his series in Paul's letter to the Ephesians, calling all Christians to praise God for transforming our lives and revealing the truth of the God-man, Jesus Christ.

In Ephesians 4:17–19, the apostle Paul shows why us as Christians must reject this pagan way and live a God-centered, Word-driven life.

The Bible teaches that it’s not a lack of information or understanding about God—unbelievers are willfully ignorant, suppressing the truth because their hearts are hard. Every thought, feeling, and desire stands in opposition to God.

The Bible teaches that unredeemed humanity is completely dead to God, unable to break free from their spiritually lifeless condition. Put simply: They cannot enter God's kingdom, grasp the truth of His Word, obey His commands, or please Him—they are incapable even of coming to God for salvation.