Episodes

  • 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 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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  • March 27, 2026: Dangers and Delights of Pastoral Ministry

    March 27, 2026: Dangers and Delights of Pastoral Ministry
    Mar 27 2026
    According to one Barna study, the average pastor lasts only five years at a given church—often leaving just when, statistically speaking, he would be approaching his greatest period of usefulness. In a world of such short pastoral tenures, what does it look like to minister in the same place for not just years but decades? In this informal talk to pastors, Alistair Begg reflects on his forty-two years of pastoral ministry at Cleveland’s Parkside Church, sharing lessons learned about both the dangers and the delights of what D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones called “the most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called.”
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  • March 20, 2026: Proclaiming Boldly, Suffering Bravely

    March 20, 2026: Proclaiming Boldly, Suffering Bravely
    Mar 20 2026
    While an approach to Christianity that treats it as a soft option may sound attractive, it’s certainly not scriptural. Truly biblical discipleship is muscular, demanding, and thoughtful. The apostle Paul made this clear to Timothy as he urged him to proclaim the Gospel boldly and to suffer for it bravely. In this conference message, Alistair Begg examines the three word pictures Paul used to clarify the believer’s daily need for devotion, discipline, and diligence in the Christian life.
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  • March 13, 2026: The Centrality of the Word in Discipleship

    March 13, 2026: The Centrality of the Word in Discipleship
    Mar 13 2026
    As Christopher Ash writes, “The word of God is the driving force that shapes authentic church life.” If in our churches we wish to see discipleship in the pews, we have to have discipleship in the pulpit. With this conviction in view, Alistair Begg guides us through Paul’s stirring words in 2 Timothy 4:1–8, examining the charge Paul gave to his pastoral protégé, the challenge Timothy faced, and the commitment the apostle urged upon him.
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  • March 2, 2026: Entreating the Extravagant Generosity of God

    March 2, 2026: Entreating the Extravagant Generosity of God
    Mar 2 2026
    One of the evidences of our having been adopted into God’s family is that we pray. But what are we to actually pray about, and how? In Ephesians 3, Paul reveals his prayers for the Ephesian believers, providing a pattern for prayer that both encourages and challenges believers in all times. In this message, Alistair Begg examines Paul’s entreaty, the generosity upon which it’s based, and the glorious end toward which the apostle prays: that God will get all the glory He deserves.
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  • Feb. 17, 2026: Confident in Christ

    Feb. 17, 2026: Confident in Christ
    Feb 17 2026
    As he reached the end of Romans 8, Paul presented a triumphant closing argument, grounding Christian assurance in God’s decisive action in Christ. Because God did not spare His own Son, believers can be confident that nothing essential will be withheld from them. Every charge is silenced by Christ’s death, resurrection, reign, and intercession, Alistair Begg explains. Though suffering and opposition remain real, they cannot sever believers from Christ’s love. In all circumstances, Christians are “more than conquerors,” fully secure in God’s unbreakable redeeming love in Christ Jesus.
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