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
237 episodes
The Perfect Getaway
His life threatened, his kingdom in turmoil, in Psalm Twenty-Seven, David sought God's presence. In his distress, he wanted to "dwell in the house of the Lord". In this place, he experienced a perfect getaway. We can too! &nbs...
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Season 6
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Episode 21
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22:58
When Deserts Become Diners
This segment explores Psalm 78, examining the storied history of Israel and the profound question posed in stanza 19 of the psalm, "Can God furnish a table in the wilderness?" This question, fueled by doubt and skepticism, challenges God's abil...
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Season 6
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Episode 20
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19:22
Like A Good Neighbor
In the Gospel of Luke, Chapter Ten, verses 25-37, while teaching, Jesus was challenged by an expert in Jewish law. His primary motivation was to justify himself and indulge his own sense of self-righteousness. Jesus responds to this...
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Season 6
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Episode 19
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18:53
Barrier Belief
Do you ever feel like you are backed up against a wall? In 2 Kings Chapter 20, verses 1-11, King Hezekiah did! He faced a problem that seemed as large and looming as the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea which spans 133,000 square...
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Season 6
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Episode 18
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24:42
Casting Problems And Lasting Promises
In Psalm 55, stanza 22, after lamenting the disappointment that had resulted from the betrayal of a close friend, David expressed his unconditional faith in God who redeems. This sermon navigates the fertile ground between our problems an...
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Season 6
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Episode 17
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22:13
When A Setback Becomes A Setup
Setbacks happen—to all of us. But with God, they don’t have to be the end of the story. In this encouraging Resurrection message, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield looks at the life of Joseph to remind us that what feels like a setback can actually be a s...
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Season 6
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Episode 16
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29:19
The Story In The Stones
On Palm Sunday according to Luke Chapter 19, verses 36 – 40, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey amidst the applause and acclaim of the crowds that had gathered. When His enemies criticized the crowd’s response, Jesus said, “If the...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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26:51
The Perfect Match - Part 6
In Part 6 and the final sermon of The Perfect Match series, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield concludes with a focus on the last of four fundamental dynamics of biblical marriage based on Genesis Chapter 2, verses 18 – 25. Intimacy provides the phys...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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22:12
The Perfect Match - Part 5
In Part 5 of The Perfect Match, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield focuses on “unity”, the third dynamic of biblical marriage based on Genesis Chapter 2, verse 24. Like separation and permanence, in strong and vibrant marriages, unity and in...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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18:12
The Perfect Match - Part 4
God designed marriage to last! In the fifth sermon of The Perfect Match Series, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield explores the dynamic of permanence in marriage. Marital failure and fragmentation have reached pandemic levels—49% of marriages end ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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19:50
The Perfect Match - Part 3 Continued
In the fourth sermon of The Perfect Match Series, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield explores the first key principle of a successful marriage: separation. Based on Genesis 2:24a— “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother”—t...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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18:49
The Perfect Match - Part 3
In Part 3 of The Perfect Match sermon series, Dr. Stubblefield focuses on the significance of the word “therefore” in Genesis 2:24. This pivotal word serves as the bridge between God’s divine work and the blessing of biblical ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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15:16
The Perfect Match - Part 2
In Part 2 of The Perfect Match series, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield unpacks Genesis 2:21-23 under the theme The Design It Features. Biblical marriage is a reflection of the Divine Designer’s will and wisdom—crafted discriminately, d...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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27:54
The Perfect Match - Part 1
Genesis 2:18-25 is a foundational passage for any thoughtful and comprehensive discussion of biblical marriage. In this first installment of the sermon series The Perfect Match, Dr. T.D. Stubblefield explores The Desire That Fulfil...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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24:31
The Marks Of A Meaningful Ministry
One Family Church, one of the St. Louis region’s fastest-growing congregations, is committed to “bringing people and God together in love.” During their monthly Staff Chapel, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield delivers an inspiring message, seamlessly weav...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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29:46
Making It Through The Night
At some point in our spiritual journey, we are all destined to face what the ancient mystics and seers referred to as “the dark night of the soul.” This profound period of spiritual eclipse and desolation disrupts and distorts the divine light ...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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24:23
The Blessing In Believing
In Joshua, Chapter 17, verses 14-18, the descendants of Joseph, namely the tribes of Manasseh and Ephraim, approached Joshua with a grievance regarding the distribution of land in Canaan. This meeting transformed into a profound lesson, a...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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28:58
In It To Win It
Despite having different last names—Tyus, Middleton, Reed, Simmons, Jarrett, Turner, Vasquez, Foster, Holloway, Stewart, they are one family. They live in towns and cities across our country. Since October 2012, this remarkable grou...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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23:43
Four Assurances Of Saving Faith
Faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the foundation of the believer’s sense of well-being. This message based on Chapter 7, verse twenty-five of the Book of Hebrews, offers four assurances that encourages anyone who is facing a cr...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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26:24
A Promise To Remember
In this New Year, because of God’s perfect plan for our lives, we each are “pregnant with potential.” If you are truly a child of God, you are wearing spiritual maternity clothes because God has placed inside the womb of your very being s...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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14:43
Facing North When Life Is Going South
Do you feel like your life is moving in the wrong direction or things aren’t quiet working out as you imagined they would? The holidays have only exacerbated your disappointment. What can you do? You can do like Ruth did in th...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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22:43
The Message In The Music
Biblical scholars agree that an innumerable multitude of angels; indeed, an angelic army were singing in The Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2 verses 13 – 14 on the night Jesus was born. Their singing and majestic, moving and melodious music anno...
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Season 5
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Episode 52
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26:58
Learning From The Shepherds
In the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2, verses eight through twenty, shepherds watching their flocks in the field at night were summoned by the angel of the Lord to be witnesses of the birth of Jesus. Viewed as common laborers by some and ostra...
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Season 5
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Episode 51
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22:36
Seeking The Savior
The Gospel writer Matthew uses the story of the wise men in Chapter 2 and the Great Commission in Chapter 28 like conceptual bookends to sound a universal note in his Gospel. The birth of Jesus was not just a Jewish affair. Even as ...
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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21:25
What Makes Mary So Special!
The first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke narrates the events surrounding the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. There we meet Mary, the virgin mother of Jesus. She is a model of grace. Mary is special! This sermon reveals four reaso...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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25:00