Diane Ehrenpreis joins Kathryn Gehred to discuss a letter from Martha Jefferson to a Mrs. Madison dated August 8, 1780 in which Jefferson encourages women to join together and raise funds to support the Continental soldiers. This letter is one of only four known correspondences in Jefferson’s hand. In this episode, Diane and Katy discuss some of th…

Alex Schroeder | Proverbs | 1. The Perils of Pride (16:5) 2. The Honor of Humility (22:4)By Alex Schroeder

Ryan Kelly | Philippians 2:9-11 | 1. Christ's Exaltation (9) 2. Our Recognition (10-11)By Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Philippians 2:5-8 | 1. The Mind of Christ (5) 2. The Divinity of Christ (6) 3. The Incarnation of Christ (7-8a) 4. The Crucifixion of Christ (8b)By Ryan Kelly

Chase Jacobs | Proverbs | 1. Death before Death (14:12) 2. Life before Death (4:20-22) 3. Life after Death (3:13-18) 4. Life after Life (11:30)By Chase Jacobs

Ryan Kelly | Proverbs 4 | 1. Instruction for Life 2. Instruction about God and His Word 3. Instruction in the Gospel 4. Shepherding toward AssuranceBy Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Proverbs 22:6, 15 | 1. Training Needed 2. Training towards Obedience 3. Training with Discipline 4. Trained by GodBy Ryan Kelly

Dr. Emily Sneff joins Kathryn Gehred to discuss a letter from Polly Palmer to John Adams dated 4 August 1776, in which Palmer thanks Adams for sending her one of the earliest printings of the Declaration of Independence. In this episode, Gehred and Sneff explore Palmer and Adams’s lifelong friendship, their experience getting inoculated for smallpo…

Ryan Kelly | Proverbs 22 | 1. The Nature of Wealth 2. The Obtaining of Wealth 3. The Handling of Wealth 4. The Transfer of WealthBy Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Proverbs 6:6-11 | 1. The Goodness of Diligent Work 2. The Blessing of Legitimate Rest 3. The Redemption in Christ's WorkBy Ryan Kelly

Chase Jacobs | Proverbs | 1. Control Your Anger (15:18) 2. Consider Your Own Heart (21:2) 3. Cover an Offense (19:11) 4. Confront in Love (27:5-6) 5. Confess Your Sins (15:31-32) 6. Commit to Reconciliation (10:12) 7. Commend the Matter to the Lord (20:22) 8. Conclusion: It's All about the Gospel (16:1-7)…

Ryan Kelly | Proverbs 10 | 1. Words Are Powerful but Limited 2. Words Can Be Careless or Constrained 3. Words Can Hurt or Help 4. Words Reveal but Can RedeemBy Ryan Kelly

Dr. Cynthia Kierner joins host Kathryn Gehred to discuss a 1778 letter from Richard Henry Lee to his sister Hannah Lee Corbin. In a lost letter, Hannah previously expressed her frustrations that widows are being taxed without representation. In this response, Richard explains the cultural and legal barriers that prevent Hannah and other widows from…

Ryan Kelly | Proverbs 1:8-33 | I. The Parental Plea (8-19) II. The Public Plea (20-33)By Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Proverbs 1:1-7 | 1. The Source (1) 2. The Purpose (2-4) 3. The Invitation (5-6) 4. The Foundation (7)By Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Romans 7:13-25 | 1. Interpretive Options 2. A Personal Position 3. Shared ConvictionsBy Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Romans 7:1-12 | 1. The Illustration of Marriage (1-3) 2. The Purpose of the Law (5, 7-12) 3. The New Way of the Spirit (4, 6)By Ryan Kelly

Dr. Jacqueline Beatty joins host Kathryn Gehred to discuss The Petition of Belinda from 1783 in which Belinda Sutton petitions The Massachusetts General Court for the funds left to her by her enslaver Isaac Royall after he fled the colonies during the Revolutionary War. Beatty and Gehred discuss Sutton’s use of poetic language to describe her kidna…

Ryan Kelly | Romans 6:15-23 | 1. The Principle (16) 2. The Change (17-18) 3. The Charge (19) 4. The Outcome (20-23)By Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Romans 6:1-14 | 1. Hanging Questions (1-2) 2. New Realities (2-11) 3. New Responsibilities (12-14)By Ryan Kelly

Ben Hobbs | Psalm 77 | 1. An Unconsoled Heart (1-9) 2. An Unchanging God (10-15) 3. An Unexpected Path (16-20)By Ben Hobbs

Nathan Sherman | Philippians 3:4-14 | 1. The Goal of Change 2. The Motivation of Change 3. The Method of ChangeBy Nathan Sherman

Alex Schroeder | Romans 5:18-21 | 1. The First Adam (18-19) 2. The Second Adam (18-19) 3. The Mosaic Law (20a) 4. Abounding and Reigning Grace (20b-21)By Alex Schroeder

Ryan Kelly | Romans 5:12-17 | 1. One Man's Rebellion and the Devastating Results (12-14) 2. One Man's Righteousness and the Gracious Results (15-17)By Ryan Kelly

Chase Jacobs | Romans 5:6-11 | 1. Rejoice! We're Saved by Christ's Death (6-8) 2. Rejoice! We're Saved by Christ's Life (9-11)By Chase Jacobs

Ramin Ganeshram joins Kathryn Gehred to discuss excerpts from Janet Shaw’s Journal of a lady of quality; being the narrative of a journey from Scotland to the West Indies, North Carolina, and Portugal, in the years 1774 to 1776. Ganeshram and Gehred explore life under martial law in North Carolina and the fear and paranoia among white colonists bec…

Ryan Kelly | Romans 5:1-5 | 1. Three Results of Salvation (1-2) 2. Three Results of Suffering (3-4) 3. The Reason We Can Be Sure (5)By Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Romans 4:13-25 | 1. The Promise that Comes through Faith (13) 2. The Proof that It Rests on Faith (14-17) 3. The Pattern of Faith in Father Abraham (18-22) 4. The Power/Person We Trust in Today (23-25)By Ryan Kelly

Alex Schroeder | Romans 4:9-12 | 1. How Was It Counted? (9-10) 2. Why the Sign? (11a) 3. What's the Point? (11b-12)By Alex Schroeder

Mary Wigge joins Kathryn Gehred to discuss a letter from Lucy Flucker Knox to her husband General Henry Knox in which she describes how she spends her days during the Revolutionary War. Lucy, a wealthy Tory's daughter whose parents and siblings fled to England, expresses her loneliness and longing for Henry, who is with the army in Philadelphia. Wi…

Alex Schroeder | Romans 4:1-8 | 1. Accounting for Abraham (1) 2. Counted by Faith (2-5) 3. Counted Sinless (6-8)By Alex Schroeder

Ryan Kelly | Romans 3:27-31 | Justification through Faith Alone: 1. Demolishes Pride (27-28) 2. Welcomes All (29-30) 3. Affirms the Law (31)By Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Romans 3:21-26 | 1. God's Righteousness Revealed in a Person (21-22) 2. God's Righteousness Received through Faith (22-23) 3. Our Redemption Achieved in the Cross (24-25) 4. God’s Justice Displayed in a Substitutionary Sacrifice (25-26)By Ryan Kelly

In this bonus episode of Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant, Kathryn Gehred dives into the podcast's origin story. While working as an editor of the Papers of Martha Washington, Gehred became very familiar with how people wrote letters in the 18th and early 19th centuries. She noticed that people often abbreviated the closing of their letters whic…

Ryan Kelly | Romans 3:9-20 | 1. A Universal Charge (9) 2. The Overwhelming Evidence (10-18) 3. A Closing Argument (19-20)By Ryan Kelly

Dr. Maeve Kane joins Kathryn Gehred to explore Konwatsi'tsiaienni Molly Brant’s life during the American Revolution. Brant was a member of the Wolf Clan of the Mohawk Nation, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kane and Gerhred discuss Brant’s pivotal diplomatic efforts to maintain the Mohawk’s alliance with the British during …

Ligon Duncan | 2 Samuel 24 | David's sinful census leads to a severe consequence, yet through his repentance and an altar built to the Lord, God's mercy prevails.By Ligon Duncan

Ryan Kelly | 2 Samuel 9 | King David extends grace to Mephibosheth, the crippled son of Jonathan, showcasing God's unwavering kindness and the heart of a covenant-keeping king.By Ryan Kelly

Ligon Duncan and David Helm | Dr. Ligon Duncan and David Helm answer questions about the marvelous connections between David and his greater Son.By Ligon Duncan and David Helm

Ligon Duncan | 2 Samuel 7 | God establishes a covenant with David, promising that his throne will endure forever, revealing His faithfulness and setting the stage for the coming of Christ, the eternal King.By Ligon Duncan

David Helm | 2 Samuel 2:1-11 | David seeks the Lord's guidance before becoming king over Judah.By David Helm

Ligon Duncan | 1 Samuel 21 | David, fleeing from King Saul, seeks refuge and sustenance at Nob, where God's provision comes through the priest Ahimelech.By Ligon Duncan

David Helm | 1 Samuel 17 | In a remarkable testament to God's power, David, a humble shepherd, defeats the giant Goliath with faith and a single stone.By David Helm

David Helm | 1 Samuel 1:1 - 2:11 | In a display of divine faithfulness, God hears Hannah's heartfelt prayer for a child, granting her with Samuel, who will be dedicated to the Lord's service and play a crucial role in Israel's history.By David Helm

We are excited to announce that on October 29 Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant will be back with Season Four. This season, we're exploring revolutionary America through the words written by women. We'll follow along in letters as women questioned their loyalties, challenged authority, sought freedom, and aided and resisted revolutionary change. …

Chase Jacobs | Romans 3:1-8 | 1. The Just Judgment of Unbelieving Jews (1-4) 2. The Just Condemnation of Cheap Grace (5-8)By Chase Jacobs

Ryan Kelly | Romans 2:17-29 | 1. The Privileges of Having God's Word (17-20) 2. The Hypocrisy of Not Doing the Word (21-24) 3. The Inadequacy of Mere Rituals (25-27) 4. The Necessity of a Renewed Heart (28-29)By Ryan Kelly

Ryan Kelly | Romans 2:1-16 | 1. The Condemnation of the "Righteous" (1) 2. The Coming of Judgment (2-5) 3. The Criteria for That Judgment (6-11) 4. The Content on Which It's Based (12-16)By Ryan Kelly

Chase Jacobs | Romans 1:24-32 | 1. The Essence of Sin: Deserting God (25, 28) 2. The Judgment of Sin: Delivered Over 3. The Sentence of Death (32)By Chase Jacobs

Ryan Kelly | Romans 1:18-23 | 1. The Wrath of God Revealed (18) 2. The Revelation of God Rejected (18-21) 3. The Great Reversal of the Created Order (21-23)By Ryan Kelly