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The Whole Counsel
John Snyder, host of the Behold Your God Study and an elder of Christ Church New Albany, walks us through the realities of the Christian life with an emphasis on experiential Christianity. We love books on our podcast, so we tend to find great help in old books written by church fathers, puritans, and others. John has a plethora of guests to come on the show and share different insights into the books we discuss.
Episodes
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Theological and Doxological with Dr. Stephen Yuille
A few weeks ago, Teddy James visited Granbury, Texas, to meet with Dr. Stephen Yuille. Dr. Yuille is Professor of Church History and Spiritual Formation in the…
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Union with Christ VIII: The Foundation of Adoption
This week, Dr. John Snyder is joined by Acey Floyd again to continue discussing the Christian’s union with Jesus Christ. If Jesus were only our kinsman…
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Union with Christ VII: From Glory to Glory
We are back in the studio this week with Dr. John Snyder and Acey Floyd. Continuing our discussion on the believer’s union with Christ, the duo this time…
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A Conversation with Canadian Pastors
A few weeks ago, Dr. John Snyder was in Nova Scotia, Canada, to teach a theological intensive for local pastors. The theme of the seminar was Union with…
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The Hymn Project with Jeremy Walker
aul writes in Ephesians commanding us to address one another with “psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart…
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Union with Christ VI: The Objective Result, pt 2
The topic of justification, the objective reality of being united to Christ, is so vast that we couldn't cover it in a single episode. To be honest, we could…
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Union with Christ V: The Objective Result
God reveals Himself to be perfectly just, perfectly holy, and perfectly wise. So how could this perfect Being unite His perfect Son to fallen humanity? How can…
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Union with Christ IV: United in Death
So far in our series, we've discussed how we are united with Christ in life. His perfect and obedient life is credited to our sinful and rebellious lives…
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Union with Christ III: The Origin of Our Union
Union with Christ doesn’t begin after we have reached a certain point of spiritual maturity. Jesus doesn’t wait until we know Him “well enough” to unite…
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Union with Christ II: The Nature of Our Union
The Scriptures are filled with metaphors and descriptions of the Christian’s union with Christ. Each of them expresses a different reality of that union. But…
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Union with Christ I: The Most Important Word
Dr. John Snyder is joined this week by Acey Floyd, co-elder of Christ Church New Albany and Media Gratiae’s Office Manager, to start a new series discussing…
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The Hope Project with Jeremy Walker
Jeremy Walker, pastor of Maidenbower Baptist Church in Crawley, England (a town just south of London) is a long-time friend of Media Gratiae. We turn to him…
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The Power of a Consistent Life III: The Oxymoronic Nature of Christianity
This week, Dr. John Snyder and Teddy James will wrap up our series on a talk given by Hudson Taylor to several missionaries in the late 19th century. His main…
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The Power of a Consistent Life II: We Commend Ourselves
This week we continue discussing a talk Hudson Taylor gave to a group of missionaries in the late 1800s. His talk was grounded in 2 Corinthians 4:1-2 and…
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The Power of a Consistent Life, pt 1
Hudson Taylor is no stranger to anyone who has been through a Media Gratiae study. He was a pioneer missionary to inland China and founded the Inland China…
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Trusted with God’s Words VII: Our Great Example, pt 2
his is the final episode of our series focusing on Christians fulfilling our responsibility to speak God’s words carefully, accurately, and timely. We started…
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Trusted with God’s Words VI: Our Great Example, pt 1
In what was supposed to be our final episode of the current series, John and Teddy are in the studio again discussing the type of person who can be trusted…
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Trusted with God’s Words V: Two Vital Questions
See the new study here: https://shop.mediagratiae.org/collections/christ-our-treasure We have spent the last four episodes dealing with the types of people God…
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Trusted with God’s Words IV: Do Not Remove Your Word
We have been discussing the type of person God has and will entrust His Word and His messages to. These are those who do not turn a blind ear to the truths of…
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Trusted with God’s Words III: When God Won’t Speak
This week Dr. John Snyder and Teddy James are continuing our series on looking at the people God entrusts with His words. Though we spent the last two episodes…
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Trusted with God’s Words II: Leave No Ground Unplowed
very Christian wants have the right words to deliver to their family, friends, children, coworkers, and fellow church members. We want to speak timely truths…
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Trusted with God’s Words I: Who Does God Speak To and Through?
This week we begin a new series discussing the weight of our words. We will focus particularly on speaking weighty words. We have the words of Scripture, which…
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The Martyn Lloyd-Jones Trust II: Interview with Greg Jones
Last week we teased an interview Teddy had with Greg Jones, president of the Martyn Lloyd-Jones Trust. This week we can deliver it to you. During the…
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The Martyn Lloyd-Jones Trust I: An Introduction
Sometimes we make plans for a podcast and then have to change them after we finish recording. Such was the case this week. Earlier last week, Teddy filmed an…
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When Theology and Experience Collide with Ian Hamilton
Earlier this month Ian Hamilton came to the office of Media Gratiae to begin production on a new study focusing on genuine discipleship. While he was in town…
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When All Means All
Last week John took a look at John the Baptist bringing doubts to Jesus Christ. It was the result of John’s study of Scripture not matching up with what he was…
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Are You the One? The Faithfulness of Christ
In Matthew 11, we see this incredible scene of John the Baptist questioning whether or not Jesus is the promised Messiah. This is the man who had prepared the…
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10 Years of Beholding God | Paul Washer, pt 3
This week we end our special episodes publishing the interviews from Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically. We chose to end these with Paul Washer. In the…
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10 Years of Beholding God | Richard Owen Robert, pt 3
Continuing with our final series of interviews from Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically, we present to you the final installment of our interview with…
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10 Years of Beholding God | Jordan Thomas
We will be spending the next three weeks publishing the rest of our complete interviews conducted for Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically. We pray you…
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2023 Book Recommendations
One of our favorite episodes to create every year is our book recommendation episode. Each year, close to Christmas (sorry if it’s too close to Christmas for…
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Fall 2023 Supporter Update
Media Gratiae is an independent, donor-funded publisher. We both create and distribute material focusing on the experiential Christian life. Throughout 2023…
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Lex Rex | Navigating the Classics
If you have listened to The Whole Counsel for any length of time or gone through the Behold Your God studies, you know that Dr. John Snyder has great…
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The Autumn of Life VI: Intentionality Before the Edge of the Grave
This is our final look at the five letters of Archibald Alexander written to those in the Autumn of Life. In this last letter, Alexander wants to teach his…
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The Autumn of Life V: More Bitter than Death
Death is always a difficult topic for conversation. But Archibald Alexander focuses on the reality of death in this week’s letter to those in the autumn of…
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The Autumn of Life IV: Duties Incumbent to the Aged
It is a common refrain, “That’s a young man’s work.” But the opposite is true in God’s economy. There is some work reserved for those who have had the Book of…
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The Autumn of Life III: God’s Advantages to Older Believers
As we age, the body becomes weaker and our sense of usefulness can wane. But this is a lie of the enemy. God has given older believers a gift not available to…
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The Autumn of Life II: Your Pursuit Isn’t Over
This week we begin looking at the letters of Archibald Alexander to those in the autumn of their lives. We have an enemy who whispers many lies that can be…
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The Autumn of Life I: Archibald Alexander
Sign up for the giveaway here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/the-whole-counsel-giveaway Archibald Alexander was a pastor, theologian, and president of Princeton…
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Revival Documentaries with Dan Pugh
Dan Pugh has been a friend to Media Gratiae almost from our beginning. He is an independent director and filmmaker based out of Wales in the United Kingdom…
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How to Begin with Puritans: An Interview with Dr. Stephen Yuille
Last year Dr. John Snyder spent a great deal of time in his personal study on Psalm 119. In looking for helpful resources in studying this psalm, he came…
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Fall 2023 Supporter Update
We are grateful for the Lord's provision throughout 2023. We have been blessed with very encouraging supporters and we have been able to invest in creating…
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Knowing Scripture VI: Rightly Using the Best Tools
This week’s giveaway is a Schuyler Bible. We will be emailing the winner chosen at random to ask them their preferred translation before we order the Bible and…
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Knowing Scripture V: Bridging the Cultural Divide
This week’s giveaway is J. C. Ryle’s Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. Check out the end of the podcast to see how these devotional commentaries have been so…
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1,000 Sermons From the Heart of Spurgeon
There are questions that take only seconds to ask but years to answer. That was the case when someone on X (formerly Twitter) asked Jeremy Walker, “How long…
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Knowing Scripture IV: Rules for Interpreting Scripture
This week’s giveaway is a sampling of Welwyn Commentaries. You can see the volumes and sign up for the giveaway here…
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Knowing Scripture III: The Science of Interpretation
This week’s giveaway is the Matthew Henry Commentary in one volume. Sign up here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/the-whole-counsel-giveaway Ron Franks joins Dr…
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Knowing Scripture II: Rules for Private Interpretation
Sign up for the giveaway: https://www.mediagratiae.org/the-whole-counsel-giveaway Christians have the privilege and responsibility of reading Scripture for…
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Knowing Scripture I: Where We Meet With God
Sign up for the giveaway: https://www.mediagratiae.org/the-whole-counsel-giveaway Most Christians with any long-term experience in walking with Christ can…
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The Weight of Majesty | God’s Immutability
We have been commemorating the 10th anniversary of our initial study, Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically. But many are unaware of its followup study…
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The Weight of Majesty | God’s Glorious Holiness
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of our first study, Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically, we have spent several weeks this year releasing the…
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Special Episode: Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty, Session One
If you have been following the podcast, you know we have been releasing complete interviews from our first study, Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically…
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10 Years of Beholding God: Richard Owen Roberts, pt 3
Of all the men who contributed to Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically, Mr. Richard Owen Roberts was the one who had the most influence. This was not…
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10 Years of Beholding God: Conrad Mbewe, pt 2
It has been 10 years since we released our first study, Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically. During the production of the study, each man was chosen by…
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10 Years of Beholding God: Paul Washer, pt 2
10 years ago we released our first large study, Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically. In that study, we interviewed men such as Paul Washer, Conrad…
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Following the Follower X: A Life Worth Commending
This week we conclude our series on 2 Corinthians 2:12-6:10. As we have mentioned before, this passage is the longest autobiographical writing we have of Paul…
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Following the Follower IX: A Proper Ambition
Moving along in our series, we come to 2 Corinthians 5. In this passage, Paul describes the thoughts and ambitions that fill his soul. We often think of…
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Following the Follower VIII: Treasure in Jars of Clay
In 2 Corinthians 4, Paul presents several parallels in the his life: Afflicted, but not crushed; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed…
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Following the Follower VII: Two Key Temptations to Battle
The Christian has been entrusted with the most important message in the history of mankind: How can man be made right with God? This question has one answer…
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Following the Follower VI: How to Handle Losing Heart
We’ve all experienced dark nights of the soul. We know what it feels like to swim in the waters and despair and want to give up on evangelizing a child…