God has given our tongues as a good gift—not for death, but for life. Yet it’s easy for all of us to fall prey to bad speech habits that hurt others. In this podcast, Scott Brown gives harmful patterns of communication to avoid, such as name-calling and giving the cold shoulder, followed by good behaviors to sweeten conversations such as carefully listening, monitoring your tone, asking questions, and more. His charge—be on a mission to bless others when you speak!

The tongue is a good gift from God—but it also can be a destructive troublemaker. In this podcast, Scott Brown discusses how the tongue can poison and devour, but also how it can be tamed to encourage others through singing, hearty counsel, thoughtful admonishment, and more. Not only can our tongue be used to bring praise to God, but it can give “beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life” to our friends, family, and others in need.

The number one objective of a real Christian is to become more holy. So, how do you accelerate your sanctification? Romans 6:11-14 gives five ways: (1) You reckon yourselves as dead; (2) you dethrone the tyrant; (3) You withhold the members of your body from sin; (4) You consecrate your whole body to the Lord; (5) and you stand in grace. The good news is this—you don’t have to stay trapped in your sin. God has given this vision of victory to overcome it!

Marriage is sacred space. It is consecrated ground. When you wed, you enter “The LORD’S holy institution which He loves” (Mal. 2:11). It's like going to the White House. You are on someone else’s property. You don’t get to do what you want. Similarly, when you dine with the Queen of England, you’re not free to eat any way you please. In this podcast, Scott Brown discusses the need for couples to set aside bad behaviors and honor marriage as the sacred space that it is.

“God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Cor. 9:7), but is this our heart when we bring our tithes and offerings to Him? In this podcast, Scott Brown explores the witness of Scriptures on giving, discussing various examples and principles. He shows that honoring God with our firstfruits is an act of worship that should be joyfully rendered, even as we use our abundance to help others in need.

Do you struggle over assurance of your salvation? The truth is, many people go through periods where they doubt their standing with Christ. They ask, “Am I good enough to be a child of God? What if my desire, at times, to read the Bible is weak?” In this podcast, Scott Brown explains that our salvation is not based on our inner-therapist. It is based on the objective work of Christ, accomplished through His death, burial, and resurrection. If we’ve repented of our sins, we must not obsess over our feelings, but rest in faith on His work of redemption, and “reckon [our]selves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 6:11).

Man’s greatest problem is original sin, passed down genetically through the human race since Adam’s fall. This genetic defect can’t be fixed by “self-improvement,” for it goes to the core of our being. This sobering truth is one parents should impress to their children, while also giving them the good news of salvation: Christ, the Second Adam, made a righteous sacrifice that can cure them. All those who come to Him in faith can receive this free gift of grace—a grace that is greater than all our sin!

When you stand in front of the mirror, you need to know what you’re doing when you dress yourself. The question is—what message does your clothing convey? In this podcast, Scott Brown explores the doctrine of clothing given in the New Testament, showing how clothing can be a trap for favoritism and an expression of pride. How we dress ourselves should, instead, humbly declare the glory and mercy of God in our salvation, as Jesus was stripped on our behalf to clothe us with His robes of righteousness.