Podcasts designed to deepen the listener’s understanding and application of the Bible.
2nd Samuel 6:1-11
“To Desecrate a Sacred Thing” - a lesson on how a holy God - and the things that God has called “holy” - must be approached and treated by God’s people.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson band.
10/21/2024 • 56 minutes, 50 seconds
Phil. 1:12 - 20
“Confidence Amidst Confinement” - special guest Pastor Dave McAllister
10/14/2024 • 48 minutes, 45 seconds
Hebrews 3:1-11
“The Builder of the House of God” - Special guest preacher, Alex Nelson
10/7/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 43 seconds
2nd Samuel 5:17-25
“Called to War” - a lesson on the spiritual warfare to which every Christian is called, and the armor and weapons we must be equipped with.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
9/29/2024 • 56 minutes, 40 seconds
2nd Samuel 5:1-16
“The Establishment of God’s Kingdom” - a lesson that reminds us that what we’re unable to do by our own power or reasoning, God is able to do. And this is why nothing will ever thwart His plans and purposes from being fulfilled.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson band
9/22/2024 • 59 minutes, 38 seconds
2nd Samuel 4:1-12
“Tempted by Selfish Ambition” - a lesson on finding contentment in the Lord Himself and in His promises, particularly in times when we’re tempted to overlook sin that gives us some kind of gain.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
9/15/2024 • 59 minutes, 13 seconds
2nd Samuel 3:22-39
“The King’s Desire for Peace” - a lesson on the way that the peace and unity of the church was foreshadowed by Israel under David’s kingship.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson band
9/9/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 15 seconds
Matthew 5:33-37
“Oaths and Vows” - a lesson on the importance of speaking truthfully, and speaking without trivializing God’s name.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
9/2/2024 • 49 minutes, 51 seconds
2nd Samuel 3:1-21
“The Pursuit of Peace” - a lesson on the importance of waiting on the Lord, the consequences of growing impatient, and the way that God mysteriously works through people and circumstances to accomplish His purposes.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
8/25/2024 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 10 seconds
Hebrews 2:10-18
“Christ, Our Elder Brother” - a lesson on Christ’s humanity, and why His humanity matters.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
8/19/2024 • 58 minutes, 24 seconds
2nd Samuel 2:12-32
“The Peril of Worldly Ambition” - A lesson on the comparative differences between the way that God’s Kingdom and man’s kingdoms are established, maintained, and grow.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
8/12/2024 • 59 minutes, 30 seconds
Matthew 5:31-32
“Marriage, Sexual Immorality, and Divorce” - a lesson on God’s design for marriage, and on the enduring, persisting, forgiving love that Christians must strive to exercise in marriage toward an erring spouse.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson band
8/5/2024 • 50 minutes, 58 seconds
2nd Samuel 2:1-11
“Faithful in Small Things” - a lesson in the way that God’s Kingdom advances in small steps, often with small beginnings, by the world’s standards, and how God is glorified by doing much with small, seemingly ordinary things.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
7/29/2024 • 51 minutes, 4 seconds
2nd Samuel 1:17-27
“Dealing With Death” - a lesson on dealing Biblically with the grief that often accompanies the death of a loved one, and the importance of clinging to the living hope that Christians have in Christ when we do grieve.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson band
7/22/2024 • 56 minutes, 54 seconds
2nd Samuel 1:1-16
“Grief, Honor, and Certain Judgment” - a lesson on how we should respond to the death of the wicked and other instances in which God’s just judgment has certainly been rendered.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
7/15/2024 • 54 minutes, 20 seconds
Matthew 5:27-30
“A Radical Call to Sexual Purity” - a lesson on what adultery is in God’s eyes, God’s good gift of sexual intimacy, and the importance of sexual purity in the life of the Christian.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
7/7/2024 • 57 minutes, 11 seconds
1st Samuel 31:1-13
“The Good News of a Dead and Godless King” - a lesson on the importance of living for things that matter, and the vanity of gaining the whole world and yet losing one’s soul.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
6/30/2024 • 54 minutes, 51 seconds
1st Samuel 30:1-31
“Strengthened In and For the Lord” - a lesson on the difference it makes when we set our minds on the Lord and His promises, grasping them by faith and walking in obedience to what He has instructed.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
6/24/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 40 seconds
1st Samuel 29:1-11
“David’s Incompatibility with the Philistines” - a lesson on the wisdom of God having ordained that there would always exist an enmity - an incompatibility - between children of God and the world.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson band
6/17/2024 • 52 minutes, 25 seconds
1st Samuel 28:3-25
“Disbelief and Darkness” - a lesson on the danger of waiting to come to the Lord in saving, yielding faith.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
6/10/2024 • 58 minutes, 12 seconds
Matthew 5:21-26
“Anger, Murder, and Reconciliation” - a lesson on the religion that pleases God: the religion that is primarily concerned with the heart of man, and only secondarily on external behaviors.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
6/2/2024 • 51 minutes, 48 seconds
1st Samuel 27:1 - 28:2
“Dwelling in the Domain of God’s Enemies” - a lesson on the foolishness of not trusting in God’s covenant promises and of leaning on whatever understanding we may have.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
5/27/2024 • 56 minutes, 34 seconds
1st Samuel 26:1-25
“The Wise and the Foolish” - a lesson on trusting God to deal with the wicked. While we don’t know how God will deal with them, He’s promised that He will, and while His ways might not be clear to us, our way - trusting and obeying the Lord - is clear.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
5/20/2024 • 56 minutes, 51 seconds
1st Samuel 25:32-44
“Vengeance is the Lord’s!” - a lesson on God’s promise to take vengeance on evildoers, which frees us to show mercy rather than taking matters into our own hands.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
5/12/2024 • 55 minutes, 3 seconds
Matthew 5:20
“Your Need for Righteousness” - The Pharisees and Scribes represented the best and most moral that humanity has to offer. But Jesus said that entry into heaven requires a greater righteousness than even they have. This is a lesson on the hope that Christ gives us for heaven.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
5/6/2024 • 53 minutes, 29 seconds
1st Samuel 25:1-31
“The Gospel According to Abigail” - a lesson on intercession, forgiveness, and the importance of keeping ourselves humble before the Lord, especially after moments in which we’ve seen or experienced spiritual victory.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
4/28/2024 • 58 minutes, 49 seconds
1st Samuel 24:1-22
“Merciful Restraint” - a lesson on the importance of having a conscience that is governed by God’s will as revealed in God’s word.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
4/21/2024 • 1 hour, 19 seconds
1st Samuel 23:15-29
“What Friends Are For” - a lesson on the role that Christians play in encouraging one another to persevere in the faith and to continue acting in faith that God’s promises will all be fulfilled.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
4/14/2024 • 58 minutes, 50 seconds
Matthew 5:17-19
“The Christian and the Law” - a lesson on the place that the law and prophets has in the life of a Christian.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson band.
4/7/2024 • 56 minutes, 40 seconds
Matthew 27:50-54, 28:1-10
“Come and See, Go and Tell” - a lesson on the significance of the resurrection of Christ and its implications for the mission of the church.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
3/31/2024 • 50 minutes, 9 seconds
1st Samuel 23:1-14
“What is God’s Will For Me?” - a lesson on discerning God’s will for guidance in life and minimizing the troubles we face without compromising in our faith.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
3/24/2024 • 59 minutes, 1 second
1st Samuel 22:1-23
“Which King Will You Serve?” - a lesson on the importance of upkeeping a healthy walk with the Lord, and the consequences of allowing one’s heart to harden instead of returning from backsliding.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
3/18/2024 • 59 minutes, 57 seconds
1st Samuel 21:1-15
“A Backslidden Saint” - a lesson on the causes and consequences of not nurturing a steady and persistent walk with the Lord.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
3/10/2024 • 58 minutes, 16 seconds
Matthew 5:14-16
“You are the Light of the World” - a lesson on living our lives with zeal for the Lord, shining the light of Christ, in the midst of a morally- and intellectually-dark world.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
3/4/2024 • 59 minutes, 1 second
1st Samuel 20:24-42
“The Cost and the Covenant” - A lesson on the unshakable covenant promises of God, who is worthy of our highest allegiance, love, and trust, regardless of our circumstances.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
2/26/2024 • 56 minutes, 57 seconds
Hebrews 2:1-9
“So Great a Salvation” - Guest Preacher: Alex Nelson. A lesson on the believer’s need to keep the Gospel in focus.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
2/19/2024 • 49 minutes, 59 seconds
1st Samuel 20:1-23
“Covered by Covenant Promises” - a lesson on the way that God’s covenant promises unto His people give us hope and comfort in the midst of distress, and how they prevent fear from controlling us.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
2/11/2024 • 59 minutes, 38 seconds
Matthew 5:13
“Salt of the Earth” - a lesson on the manner in which Christians are to relate to the world around them.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
2/4/2024 • 51 minutes, 20 seconds
1st Samuel 19:1-24
“Insanity, Unbelief, and Common Grace” - a lesson on the way that God ordains things in such a way that His plans advance and His people are protected.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
1/29/2024 • 58 minutes, 13 seconds
1st Samuel 18:6-30
“Love or Hatred” - a lesson on the kind of irrational hatred and persecution that Christians face, and how to find contentment in God regardless of how the world feels about us or Him.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
1/21/2024 • 1 hour, 1 minute, 22 seconds
1st Samuel 17:55-18:5
“David and the Blessing of Covenant” - a lesson on the Christian attitude toward the blessing and success of others.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band.
1/15/2024 • 56 minutes, 55 seconds
Matthew 5:10-12
“Persecuted For the Sake of Christ” - a lesson on what persecution for the sake of Christ is and why we can rejoice in it.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
1/8/2024 • 54 minutes, 27 seconds
1st Samuel 17:41-54
“David and Goliath” - a lesson on the way that the battle between David and Goliath foreshadows the victory that Christ won for His people over their worst enemies.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band
1/1/2024 • 56 minutes, 59 seconds
1st Samuel 17:31-40
A lesson on zeal for the glory of God being our primary motivation for all that we do.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson band.
12/24/2023 • 57 minutes, 51 seconds
1st Samuel 17:1-30
“David’s First Challenge” - a lesson on standing firmly on God’s covenant promises during times of trial and affliction in our lives.
Music: “Take Me Deeper” by the Ken Ferguson Band