Biblical Talks with Elder Michael Tolliver Podcast

Deep Dive: God’s Love Isn’t Niceness; It’s Sovereign, Glorious, And Transforming

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2023978/fan_mail/new] This teaching by Elder Michael Tolliver explores the divine attributes of God's love, defining it as a sovereign and eternal reality rather than a fleeting human emotion. The text asserts that love is God’s very essence, inseparable from His holiness and glory, and remains entirely uninfluenced by human merit. By examining scriptural truths, the author illustrates how this love is immutable and infinite, providing a secure foundation for those within the Christian covenant. The discourse emphasizes that understanding this transcendent affection naturally leads to a life of obedience and transformation. Ultimately, the source presents sacrificial love as the essential trademark of a true believer and the primary evidence of a relationship with the Creator.   Each month, Elder Tolliver offers a spiritually encouraging book to help you in your walk with Christ for any size donation. Please go to biblicaltalks.com website to take advantage of this opportunity.  Support the show [https://biblicaltalks.com/donate/biblicaltalks.com] Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com [https://www.biblicaltalks.com/]

Biblical Talks Encouraging Word for the Week, with Rachel Tolliver: Start Your Day With Grace And Watch Your Joy Rise

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2023978/fan_mail/new] Biblical Talks Encouraging Word for the Week, I am Rachel Tolliver,  “If you want joy—real joy—not just a smile but a shout, don’t start your day with a complaint, start it with grace! Wake up and remember: you didn’t earn this breath, you didn’t deserve this mercy, but God gave it anyway. Grace woke you up. Grace kept you. Grace covered you. So instead of counting problems, start counting blessings! Like the old saints used to sing: ‘Count your blessings, name them one by one… Count your blessings, see what God has done!’ And if you count long enough, if you name them loud enough, you’ll be surprised—yes Lord!—you’ll be surprised at what the Lord has done!” For more encouraging, words please go to biblicaltalks.com or listen to biblical talks podcast on your favorite media app    Support the show [https://biblicaltalks.com/donate/biblicaltalks.com] Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com [https://www.biblicaltalks.com/]

Sermon the Week; John Piper: Faith That Moves: Hebrews 11 Explained

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2023978/fan_mail/new] Beloved, what is faith? What does it look like to live by faith in the promises of God? The book of Hebrews gives us the picture. Faith is drawing near to God with confidence. Faith is trusting the faithful promises of God just like the saints of old. And faith is fixing our eyes—steadfast, unblinking—on Jesus, the Author and the Perfecter of our faith. Faith is not vague. Faith is not passive. Faith is not wishful thinking. Faith moves. Faith leans in. Faith looks up. Hebrews calls us to come close to God, to stand on His promises, and to keep our eyes locked on the One who started our faith and the One who will finish it. That’s what it means to live by faith in the promises of God.   Each month, Elder Tolliver offers a spiritually encouraging book to help you in your walk with Christ for any size donation. Please go to biblicaltalks.com website to take advantage of this opportunity.  Support the show [https://biblicaltalks.com/donate/biblicaltalks.com] Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com [https://www.biblicaltalks.com/]

A Spotlight on the Scriptures: Proverbs 31:10: Seek the Woman Whose Faith Shapes Everyday Life

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2023978/fan_mail/new] This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures: Proverbs 31:10 An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.  Brothers, hear me. You can marry beauty. You can marry money. But don’t be fooled—many a man has chased elegance and ended up with emptiness. Because what glitters on the outside might be hollow on the inside. So, if God sends you a woman with wisdom in her mouth, holiness in her walk, and heaven in her heart—hold on to her. Don’t let her go. A virtuous woman? She’s not just fine—she’s faithful. She’s not just stylish—she’s spiritual. She knows how to reach up to glory and bring it down to grind. She grabs heaven and applies it to earth until everybody under her influence starts living better, loving deeper, and walking straighter. This is a Spotlight on the Scriptures  Support the show [https://biblicaltalks.com/donate/biblicaltalks.com] Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com [https://www.biblicaltalks.com/]

Deep Dive: God's Goodness "Nearness Is the Good"

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2023978/fan_mail/new] Elder Michael Tolliver presents the goodness of God as an essential, unchanging attribute that defines His very nature and all His actions. The text argues that true goodness is not found in material wealth or physical comfort, but is instead embodied in the person of God and His presence. By analyzing Psalm 73, the author illustrates how human perspective often falters when comparing the prosperity of the wicked to the trials of the righteous. Ultimately, the source contends that God’s benevolence is most perfectly revealed through the gospel of Jesus Christ and His sovereign grace. Believers are encouraged to recognize that even in times of suffering, nearness to God remains the ultimate definition of what is good.   Each month, Elder Tolliver offers a spiritually encouraging book to help you in your walk with Christ for any size donation. Please go to biblicaltalks.com website to take advantage of this opportunity.  Support the show [https://biblicaltalks.com/donate/biblicaltalks.com] Have a blessed day, and thanks for listening! Visit my website to learn more at https://www.biblicaltalks.com [https://www.biblicaltalks.com/]