Ian Thomas is one of my favorite preachers of old to listen to—his way of articulating the profound truths of Scripture in a simple way has been incredibly helpful to my understanding that Jesus wants to live His life in and through me.

In this stirring and powerful message, Ian Thomas shares that God wants to be God right now in you.

We as believers must remember that Christ is the secret to Christianity! It is not attempting to live the Christian life on our own in our own ability, strength, and wisdom for Him—but allowing Him to live His life in and through us.

• Read a bio-sketch on the life of Ian Thomas
• Read the transcript of this sermon

Major Ian Thomas books I highly recommend you to read:

• The Mystery of Godliness
• The Indwelling Life of Christ
• The Saving Life of Christ

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 356

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The Christian life should be marked by three C’s: content, character, and communication.

In this episode, Nathan discusses and explains the three C’s of the Christian life and why they are essential for the times in which we live.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 355

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It has often been joked that there are only two guarantees in life: death and taxes.

Yet, few of us want to ponder our end—it feels morbid, awkward, or only causes anxiety. Nevertheless, Scripture reminds us that life is short and as such we should "redeem" (buy up) the time. We should be intentional in how we live—for however long God gives us.

In this episode, we discuss what Scripture says about the shortness of life, why it is important to embrace and ponder our passing, and several practical ways to live boldly in light of our forthcoming death. Simply, to live with our end in mind will change how we live today.

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 354

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God used the life and ministry of Stephen Manley profoundly in my life.

My summer traveling with Stephen was a dramatic turning point in my life and the two decades of ministering alongside him has been a rich blessing and joy.

After a battle with brain cancer, Stephen Manley died this week on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

In this small tribute to his life and death, I reflect on Stephen's life and his desire to be known as a "Jesus Pusher."

Mentioned in the episode:

• 3 things Stephen Manley taught me that changed my life
• Read Nathan's bio-sketch of Stephen Manley
• Listen/watch Nathan's two favorite sermons by Stephen: Obsessed and The Unasked Question (the "blue" sermon)
• Watch an interview/Q&A Nathan did with Stephen

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 353

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As Christians we are to people of prayer.

In his little gem of a book The Hidden Life of Prayer, David M'Intyre talks about what the prayer life of a believer looks like and gives practical helps and tools to deepen in our intimacy and communion with God.

In this episode, Nathan gives seven takeaways that he gained from the book and gives an important warning at the end about reading books on prayer.

> See Nathan's seven takeaways and a list of all his favorite quotes from the book

Get your copy of The Hidden Life of Prayer (David M. M’Intyre)

• Free PDF download (the formatting is weird but it’s free)
• Physical Book
• Digital
• Audiobook (Audible | ChristianAudio)

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 352

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Ephesians is one of my favorite books in Scripture … and I've been preaching through it for years.

In this episode, we step back and gain a broad 10,000 foot view of Paul's epistle to the Ephesians, the reason he wrote it, the context surrounding it, and important things to take notice of.

• Listen to my other New Testament book overviews (soon to be available on YouTube)
• Join me in my study of Ephesians via your favorite podcast platform or watch on YouTube

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 351

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Every christian needs to be in a lifelong process of discipleship.

But it is also important to have seasons where we remove distractions and intentionally pursue the Lord Jesus Christ.

In this episode, I invite you to join me in a season of discipleship—whether online or in person.

Discipleship options mentioned in the episode:

• Sign up for Ellerslie Online (a go-at-your-own-pace online discipleship program). Registration is available for a donation of ANY amount and is open through March 7, 2025.
• Enter to win a full-ride scholarship to Ellerslie Discipleship Training. We are giving away ten full-ride scholarships to your choice of our weeklong or five-week discipleship programs this year. The scholarship giveaway ends February 19, so if you might be interested in joining Eric and Leslie Ludy, Philip Hartman, and myself in one of our discipleship programs, I encourage you to enter to win soon. Learn more about the Ellerslie discipleship programs.
• Watch the replay of my webinar: Grow spiritually through God’s Word

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 350

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Over the past several episodes, we've talked about ways that will help you grow spiritually, deepen your intimacy with Jesus, and practically live the authentic Christian life.

If you want to grow spiritually and mature in your faith, then you need to start taking sin seriously.

In the final episode of this mini-series, Nathan talks about how putting away sin allows you to grow in your faith and deepen your spiritual life. He also gives several helpful ideas on how to take sin seriously and to turn from it and embrace God’s desire for your life—a life marked by godliness, righteousness, holiness, purity, and truth.

• Learn more about John and Betty Stam's Seven Steps Upward and Seven Steps Downward

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Deeper Christian Podcast • Episode 349

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