Advancing Word Podcast
Advancing Word weds a pastor's love for the people of God with a preacher's passion for the Word of God in powerful and practical sermons. T. D. Stubblefield believes that the Bible contains principles, perspectives and promises that satisfy and sustain those who place their trust in God. These inspirational messages are evidence that the Word of God is alive, powerful, and relevant to the times in which we live.
Episodes
281 episodes
The Other Side Of Death
Revelation 14:13 is a text that looks at the “other side of death.” What a powerful reminder of God’s promises as we move toward the celebration of Resurrection Sunday. Disease, death and the grave may be earth’s final words but not...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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25:36
Don't Be Satisfied With Substitutes
Psalm 115 is an apologetic or defense of the faith. The Jews responded to their pagan neighbors and contrasted their faith in the living God of Israel with the false, fickle and foolish infatuation they had with false deities. Israe...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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21:06
God's Overdraft Protection
In 2 Corinthians, Chapter 3, while engaging in an apologetic or defense of his ministry, the Apostle Paul affirms something that is true of every child of God. Our spiritual, intellectual, relational, emotional and material resources are ...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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21:14
Straight Talk On Straight Street
According to Acts, Chapter 9, Saul, who would later become the Apostle Paul obsessed with hatred and disdain for the followers of Jesus, had requested arrests warrants from the Sanhedrin to travel to Damascus, and bring Christians back to Jerus...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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25:40
Sheltered By The Shepherd
King David, wrote the Twenty-Third Psalm, a classic and enduring affirmation of his confidence in the LORD during a very straitened and stressful time in his own life. While consisting of only six stanzas and one hundred fifteen words, th...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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20:30
Failure Is Not Final
In Exodus 3, verses 1 -6, God speaks to Moses from a bush that burned but did not burn up! Moses is one of the most remarkable characters in the Bible. His life can be divided into periods of forty years each. The first forty ...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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20:16
Experiencing God's Presence
In Exodus, Chapter 39, four centuries before God leads Moses and the children of Israel out of Egyptian bondage, God manifested His presence in the life of a young Hebrew boy named Joseph who was sold into slavery, estranged from his family and...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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21:32
A Family God Favored
Though they have different last names - Tyus, Middleton, Reed, Simmons, Jarrett, Turner, Vasquez, Foster, Holloway, and Stewart, they are one family. Scattered in communities across this nation, this family has gathered every Saturday sin...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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22:43
Worship On Blast
The dictionary defines “blast” as a “gust of wind” or “strong rush of air.” Other definitions include “an explosion” or a “launch or takeoff with explosive force.” A blast is something that shakes and rattles us and those around us....
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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22:21
Wired For Worship - Part 2
From both the Old and New Testaments, we find affirmation that the church is called to be a community of worship. This calling extends to every person who is born again. Yet there are moments when it feels as though our worship has ...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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23:05
Wired For Worship - Part 1
The National Football League playoffs are in full swing this Divisional Weekend. NFL Films, known for wiring energetic players for sound, captures their lively commentary for later broadcast on major sports recap channels. In Psalm ...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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19:21
Kept
During the 2025 New Year’s Eve Worship Celebration at the First Baptist Church of Chesterfield, Missouri, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield, the first Pastor Emeritus in the church’s storied history, delivered an uplifting message to attendees from four a...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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31:06
Don't Look Back!
Lot's actions in Genesis, Chapter 19 is not only a warning to us of the dangers of dwelling on the past but a primer on what we must do in order to move forward and fulfill the purposes of God for our lives.
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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23:34
More Than Just A Man!
Anyone searching for a “nativity narrative” in the Gospel of John or the fourth Gospel, need look no further than John, Chapter One, verse 14. There is a compelling account of Jesus's nativity compacted in this one verse. It reaches...
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Season 6
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Episode 52
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23:45
A Woman Of Faith
There are two birth narratives in the four Gospels. Joseph is the focus of the narrative recorded in the Gospel of Matthew. Mary, the mother of Jesus is the primary character in the narrative in the Gospel of Luke. This messag...
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Season 6
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Episode 51
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20:37
A Man Of Conviction
The Gospel writer Mark is not alone in his portrayal of the pivotal role that John the Baptist plays as the forerunner of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist stood at the intersection of the Old and New Covenant; a true man of conviction ...
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Season 6
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Episode 50
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27:49
Let Jesus In!
During Advent, the nativity narratives in the Gospels remind us that God came into this broken world in the person of Jesus Christ. This “Messianic Migration” culminates in the Book of Revelation, Chapter 3, verses 20 – 21 where Jesus sta...
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Season 6
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Episode 49
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21:13
What Makes The Church So Special?
While preaching at the Ninety-Seventh Anniversary Celebration of New Salem Baptist Church in Decatur, IL, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield draws insights from 1 Peter 2:9-10, exploring the theme What Makes the Church So Special! The church...
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Season 6
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Episode 48
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30:16
What We Gain When We Give
British Prime Minister and prominent leader during World War II, Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get but we make a life by what we give.” He could have very well been gleaning truth from a passage that King Solom...
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Season 6
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Episode 47
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28:28
When The Faithful Fail
In Psalm 12, David feels isolated and marginalized as a man of faith amid a rising tide of wickedness in his world. The challenges he faced highlight a harsh reality that echoes across generations and speaks to our own era. Societie...
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Season 6
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Episode 46
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24:11
God's Presence In The Passage
Exodus, Chapter 13, verses 19-22 is one of many biblical passages that expresses truth about God’s presence. Further exploration of these verses reveal that geographically and experientially, a passage can be a road, a path, a course, tha...
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Season 6
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Episode 45
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35:27
What Faith Is Not Afraid To Do
In Chapter 11, verse one of the Book of Ecclesiastes, the biblical writer uses the merchant who stocks and sends ships out to sea as a metaphor for the life of faith. Faith is not afraid! It lives boldly, broadly, blindly and bounti...
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Season 6
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Episode 44
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24:53
The Pastor In Biblical Perspective
October is Clergy Appreciation Month. Once again, we share from our Legacy Collection a classic sermon by Dr. T. D. Stubblefield on the biblical office of Pastor -Teacher based on Jeremiah 3:15. “The elders who direct th...
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Season 6
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Episode 43
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27:31
The Burden And The Blessing Of Ministry
Listen as Dr. T. D. Stubblefield delivers a passionate and powerful message on the true character of Christian ministry, preached during the licensing service of his son, Charlton, as a Gospel Minister at the First Baptist Church of Georgetown,...
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Season 6
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Episode 42
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35:12
A Blueprint For A Blessing
Join the rapturous celebration of the Word of God as Dr. T. D. Stubblefield preaches at the Colossians Baptist Church, Newport News, Virginia during Annual Revival. Listen as he powerfully and passionately parse, punctuate, and proclaim t...
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Season 6
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Episode 41
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37:14