Scripture Matters Podcast
Scripture Matters is a Bible-focused podcast hosted by Jonathan Sanford and Cliff Thompson dedicated to exploring the truth, authority, and life-changing power of God’s Word. Each episode takes listeners deeper into Scripture, addressing honest questions about faith, doubt, and discipleship while demonstrating why the Bible remains the foundation for believing, living, and following Christ today.
Episodes
27 episodes
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E13 — Heaven Matters
What makes Heaven…Heaven?For many of us, Heaven has been described in terms of what it looks like—streets of gold, gates of pearl, beauty beyond imagination. Others think first about the people they hope to see again. But when Jesus spo...
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E12 — Hope Matters
What does Christian hope look like when life does not unfold the way we expected?In Season 2, Episode 12 of the Scripture Matters Podcast, Jonathan Sanford and Cliff Thompson explore the difference between ordinary wishful thinking and ...
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E10 — Providence Matters
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E10: “Providence Matters”Was that God—or was it simply coincidence?Sometimes a door closes that we desperately wanted open. A plan falls apart. Someone enters our life at exactly the right moment. A p...
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E9 — Peace Matters
Peace is something everyone wants—but biblical peace is far deeper than a quiet life or the absence of problems.In Season 2, Episode 9 of the Scripture Matters Podcast, “Peace Matters,” Jonathan Sanford and Cliff Thompson explore three ...
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E8 — Worship Matters
Scripture Matters Podcast — Season 2, Episode 8: “Worship Matters”We can prepare our clothes, gather the family, grab our Bibles, make it to the building on time—and still arrive without ever preparing our hearts to worship.In t...
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E7 — Prayer Matters
In Season 2, Episode 7 of the Scripture Matters Podcast — “Prayer Matters,” Jonathan Sanford and Cliff Thompson step into the difficult space between “Amen” and the answer.What does Scripture teach us about prayer when we cannot see God...
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E6 — The Church Matters
Can you be a faithful Christian and simply decide you don’t need the church?In Season 2, Episode 6 of the Scripture Matters Podcast — “The Church Matters,” Jonathan Sanford and Cliff Thompson move beyond the familiar definitions and ask...
Scripture Matters Podcast — S2E5 — Truth Matters
Season 2, Episode 5 — "Truth Matters"We live in a world that constantly tells us to "live your truth." But is truth something we create... or something God has revealed?In today's episode, Jonathan Sanford and Cliff Thompson exa...
Scripture Matters Podcast - S2E3 - Forgiveness Matters
Forgiveness is one of the hardest commands God has ever given.It is easy to talk about forgiveness in theory. It becomes much more difficult when the hurt has a name, a face, and a memory attached to it.In this episode of the Sc...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Season 2 Episode 2 - Marriage Matters
Marriage can feel fragile when the pressure piles up, but Scripture paints a clearer picture than most of what we hear from culture. We sit down to talk through God’s design for Christian marriage and why the Bible calls it a covenant, not a co...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Season 2 Episode 1 - Freedom Matters
Today's episode marks the beginning of Season 2 of the Scripture Matters Podcast, with co-hosts Jonathan Sanford & Cliff Thompson.Freedom is one of the most celebrated words in American life, but it can also be one of the most misun...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 16 (Final Interview: Jack Wilkie)
This is the 16th episode of the Scripture Matters Podcast, with hosts Cliff Thompson & Jonathan Sanford. In today's episode we conclude our review of the book published by Focus Press, and written by Jack Wilkie, "You Are Saved - A Christia...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 15 (Chapter 13 "Standing On The Promises")
This is the 15th episode of the Scripture Matters Podcast, with hosts Cliff Thompson & Jonathan Sanford. Currently we are reviewing the book published by Focus Press, and written by Jack Wilkie, "You Are Saved - A Christian's Assurance." Pl...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 14 (Chapter 12 "I Never Knew You")
This is the 14th episode of the Scripture Matters Podcast, with hosts Cliff Thompson & Jonathan Sanford. Currently we are reviewing the book published by Focus Press, and written by Jack Wilkie, "You Are Saved - A Christian's Assurance." Pl...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 13 (Chapter 11 "What If I'm Wrong?")
This is the 13th episode of the Scripture Matters Podcast, with hosts Cliff Thompson & Jonathan Sanford. Currently we are reviewing the book published by Focus Press, and written by Jack Wilkie, "You Are Saved - A Christian's Assurance." Pl...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 12 (Chapter 10 "Can I Fall?")
This is the 12th episode of the Scripture Matters Podcast, with hosts Cliff Thompson & Jonathan Sanford. Currently we are reviewing the book published by Focus Press, and written by Jack Wilkie, "You Are Saved - A Christian's Assurance." Pl...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 11 (Chapter 9 "Getting Repentance Right")
This is the 11th episode of the Scripture Matters Podcast, with hosts Cliff Thompson & Jonathan Sanford. Currently we are reviewing the book published by Focus Press, and written by Jack Wilkie, "You Are Saved - A Christian's Assurance." Pl...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 10 (Chapter 8 "The Helper")
What if the most exhausting part of your faith is not your weakness, but your assumption that you are supposed to be strong? That one belief can quietly turn Christianity into a solo project where you try harder, fail again, and then call it “l...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 9 (Chapter 7 "Born Again")
The moment that should anchor your confidence can become the moment you quietly interrogate for years. If you’ve ever laid awake replaying your baptism and asking, “Did I understand enough, was I sincere enough, did it actually work,” you’re no...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 8 (Jack Wilkie Interview)
This is our 8th episode of “Scripture Matters,” which marks the half-way point in our study of Jack Wilkie’s latest book, “You Are Saved - A Christian's Assurance." We sit down with the author and evangelist to gain further insight into his tho...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 7 (Chapter 6 "Help Our Unbelief")
A father watches his son suffer, runs out of options, and finally prays the words so many of us whisper when faith feels thin: “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.” That single sentence opens a doorway into Christian assurance, because it forces...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 6 (Chapter 5 "Amazing Grace")
This is our 6th episode of “Scripture Matters,” a podcast of the Watters Road Church of Christ. This podcast is featured on our Watters Road YouTube and Facebook pages along with ALL major podcast platforms. It will address some of the most pre...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 5 (Chapter 4 - "It Is Finished")
Three words at 3 p.m. on a dark hill changed the way we breathe, pray, and live: “It is finished.” We open with the weight of the crucifixion and ask a hard question many believers avoid—do we live like the cross is final or like our standing w...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 4 (Chapter 3 - “Grasping The Depth Of Our Sin”)
A hallway that won’t end, a shadow that won’t name itself, and a jump scare that gets you every time—fear thrives in the dark. We begin with that image to expose something many of us keep in the shadows: sin, and the way misjudging it either te...
Scripture Matters Podcast - Episode 3 (Chapter 2 - "God Wants You To Feel Sure")
A single question can expose a lifetime of doubt: are you saved? If your first instinct is I hope so, you’re not alone—but that reflex might say more about how you see God than you realize. We walk through Jack Wilkie’s Chapter 2, “God Wants Yo...