God's Purpose for His People with Benjamin Gladd

God's Purpose for His People with Benjamin Gladd

From Journeywomen by Journeywomen Ministries

May 11, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

Dr. Benjamin Gladd discusses God's purposes for His people and how they relate to worship and identity in Christ.

Biblical Theology, Episode 05 Today Dr. Benjamin Gladd helps us explore the topic of God’s purposes for his people here on earth and his ultimate purpose for us in Christ. Our hope is that this episode will encourage you to worship your Creator as you live out those purposes day-in and day-out. Intro & Big Picture 0:01–12:20 Imaging God and Anti-Imaging 12:20–16:11 God’s Promise & the Hope for His People 16:11-28:20 Implications for Believers Today 28:20-40:40 How to Dig Deeper 40:40–end ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FULL SHOW NOTES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ journeywomen.org/episode/gods-purpose-gods-people DISCUSSION QUESTIONS How do you view the connection between Israel and the Church today? Is how you view the covenant family today different from what you previously believed? Describe some different examples of imaging God and anti-imaging God (or taking on the image of the serpent). What does it look like for you to rightly image God today in the specific circumstances in which God has placed you? How does knowing Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Jesus Christ himself are your covenant family affect how you view yourself? What words might you be listening to rather than God’s Word causing you to…

People in this episode

Guest: Benjamin Gladd

Topics covered

  • God's purpose
  • Biblical theology
  • Worship
  • Covenant family
  • Imaging God
  • Believers' implications

Keywords

  • God's purpose
  • worship
  • covenant
  • imaging God
  • Biblical theology
  • believers
  • Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Journeywomen Ministries

Books & works: God's Purpose for His People

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