Episodes

  • May 26, 2026: An Army Bold

    May 26, 2026: An Army Bold
    May 26 2026
    When the apostles Peter and John were released from custody after being arrested for proclaiming the Gospel, their fellow believers responded in prayer. Acts 4 records this prayer, which provides Christians of any era with a pattern for how to pray. In this message, Alistair Begg unpacks the early believers’ prayer, demonstrating how it was communal, theological, scriptural, and purposeful—and challenges believers today to rely on prayer and the Holy Spirit as they live faithfully in a culture increasingly resistant to the Gospel.
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  • May 15, 2026: The Pathway to God’s Plan

    May 15, 2026: The Pathway to God’s Plan
    May 15 2026
    The opening verses of Romans 12 point to the fact that discerning God’s good, pleasing, and perfect will begins with wholehearted surrender to Him. Alistair Begg explains that as believers grounded in God’s mercy, we are called to offer ourselves as living sacrifices, resist conformity to the spirit of the age, and pursue inward transformation through the Holy Spirit’s renewing work. The Christian life, he reminds us, is a journey of lasting obedience, built on the trust that God’s purpose is to make His people increasingly like Christ.
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  • May 8, 2026: Going Up, Looking Back, Keeping On

    May 8, 2026: Going Up, Looking Back, Keeping On
    May 8 2026
    Psalm 126, one of the Psalms of Ascent, traces the pilgrim song of God’s people through three movements: going up, looking back, and keeping on. Reflecting on Israel’s restoration from exile, Alistair Begg shows how joyful remembrance of God’s past faithfulness fuels present perseverance and future hope. The psalm’s tension between remembered blessing and ongoing need points ultimately to Christ, who satisfies the soul’s deepest thirst and leads His people onward toward the new Jerusalem, where God’s presence will dwell fully with His redeemed people.
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  • May 1, 2026: The Ministry of Reminder

    May 1, 2026: The Ministry of Reminder
    May 1 2026
    The first five verses of 2 Timothy 4 encapsulate Paul’s concern for the ongoing ministry of the Gospel. At this point in his letter, Paul has reminded Timothy that he must continue in the Gospel himself and that the Scriptures are divinely inspired. Now, as Alistair Begg explains, Paul turns Timothy’s attention to the solemn charge, stirring challenge, and straightforward and vitally important commitment that are intrinsic to his ministry—and to the ministries of all who follow in Timothy’s line.
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  • April 28, 2026: A Lesson in Leadership

    April 28, 2026: A Lesson in Leadership
    Apr 28 2026
    After overseeing the reconstruction of Jerusalem’s walls and the restoration of the people’s right worship, Nehemiah returned to Susa. When he later came back to Jerusalem, what he found was distressing: The people had embraced unhelpful associations, unfulfilled commitments, unkept promises, and unholy marriages. Alistair Begg walks us through each of these issues in turn, helping us to see why they mattered, how Nehemiah confronted them, and how they are mirrored in the problems confronting today’s church and its leaders.
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  • April 27, 2026: Hard-Pressed but Not Crushed

    April 27, 2026: Hard-Pressed but Not Crushed
    Apr 27 2026
    While all Scripture is inspired, not all Scripture is equally inspiring. When we read the long list of names in Nehemiah 3, we might be prone to wonder at its purpose. As Alistair Begg reminds us, though, God’s work requires the unified, active participation of those whose names will largely be forgotten, each contributing their part within a larger purpose. And as chapter 4 makes plain, while opposition to such work is inevitable, leaders must commit to meeting it with prayer, vigilance, and trust in God.
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  • April 20, 2026: Abounding Hope

    April 20, 2026: Abounding Hope
    Apr 20 2026
    Jesus performed many miracles, from casting out demons to healing various diseases and cleansing leprous men. So why, then, did He first tell a paralytic with an obvious need for physical healing that his sins were forgiven? Alistair Begg helps us to understand that the physical dimension of what Jesus did in people’s lives was not His most significant work; rather, it was what He did at the heart level that met their greatest need—just as it does ours.
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  • April 17, 2026: Planting the Vision

    April 17, 2026: Planting the Vision
    Apr 17 2026
    After learning of the sorry state of Jerusalem’s walls, Nehemiah responded with prayerful dependence, careful preparation, and quiet assessment before calling others to act. As Alistair Begg points out, his leadership combined trust in God’s sovereignty with practical wisdom and courage in the face of opposition. Through Nehemiah’s example, we’re reminded that God’s work advances through ordinary people who rely on Him, persevere through discouragement, and unite around a shared, God-given purpose.
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