Addiction

Does what you do with your life really matter to God? Standing beneath a sky of tens of thousands of stars, King David marveled at the heavens and asked, &quot;What is man that You are mindful of him?&quot; (Psalm 8:4). In this study of Psalm 8, Dr. Toby Holt sets the scale: God is not a little greater than us but infinitely greater — and yet this towering God stoops to care for creatures as small as us. He made us in His own image, crowned mankind &quot;with glory and honor,&quot; and gave us dominion over His works. The God who paints the stars cares for you &quot;in spite of who you are and what you've done.&quot;That is why your choices matter. Dr. Holt shows that because you bear God's image and were made for dignity and dominion, your life is not your own to waste. The God who made you with such honor cares deeply what you do with the days He has given — and for anyone tempted to throw that dignity away on a vice, Psalm 8 is a summons back to who you really are: known, valued, and made for more.Questions this study answers:1. Why would so great a God care about my choices? Because He made you in His image and crowned you with glory and honor. Your life carries God-given dignity, so what you do with it is not trivial to the One who made you.2. Does God still care for me after what I've done? Yes. David marvels that God is mindful of us at all; His care rests on His character, not our record. He cares for you in spite of who you are and what you've done.3. How should this shape the way I live? If you are made in God's image and valued by Him, you were made for more than the vices that degrade you. Your dignity in Christ calls you to steward your life rather than waste it.&quot;You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor.&quot; — Psalm 8:5 (NKJV)Speaker: Dr. Toby Holt is the President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, a Reformed seminary in Colorado Springs. He is known for clear, down-to-earth Bible teaching, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Listen and go deeper: This study is part of New Geneva Theological Seminary's teaching on addiction, temptation, and freedom in Christ. Find more verse-by-verse teaching across the Bible at newgeneva.org. To support this teaching ministry, visit newgeneva.org/give.

A Towering Yet Tender God

God Cares About Your Choices

Does what you do with your life really matter to God? Standing beneath a sky of tens of thousands of stars, King David marveled at the heavens and asked, &quot;What is man that You are mindful of him?&quot; (Psalm 8:4). In this study of Psalm 8, Dr. Toby Holt sets the scale: God is not a little greater than us but infinitely greater — and yet this towering God stoops to care for creatures as small as us. He made us in His own image, crowned mankind &quot;with glory and honor,&quot; and gave us dominion over His works. The God who paints the stars cares for you &quot;in spite of who you are and what you've done.&quot;That is why your choices matter. Dr. Holt shows that because you bear God's image and were made for dignity and dominion, your life is not your own to waste. The God who made you with such honor cares deeply what you do with the days He has given — and for anyone tempted to throw that dignity away on a vice, Psalm 8 is a summons back to who you really are: known, valued, and made for more.Questions this study answers:1. Why would so great a God care about my choices? Because He made you in His image and crowned you with glory and honor. Your life carries God-given dignity, so what you do with it is not trivial to the One who made you.2. Does God still care for me after what I've done? Yes. David marvels that God is mindful of us at all; His care rests on His character, not our record. He cares for you in spite of who you are and what you've done.3. How should this shape the way I live? If you are made in God's image and valued by Him, you were made for more than the vices that degrade you. Your dignity in Christ calls you to steward your life rather than waste it.&quot;You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor.&quot; — Psalm 8:5 (NKJV)Speaker: Dr. Toby Holt is the President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, a Reformed seminary in Colorado Springs. He is known for clear, down-to-earth Bible teaching, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Listen and go deeper: This study is part of New Geneva Theological Seminary's teaching on addiction, temptation, and freedom in Christ. Find more verse-by-verse teaching across the Bible at newgeneva.org. To support this teaching ministry, visit newgeneva.org/give.

What is your addiction? What is hurting you and your loved ones?

Are you exhausted by the endless cycle of addiction? Whether you are personally trapped in a cycle of substance abuse, or you are a pastor trying to help someone else, you need more than just behavioral management. You need biblical, theological help - which we find in the biblical passages examined in this podcast.

What is your addiction? What is hurting you and your loved ones?

Are you exhausted by the endless cycle of addiction? Whether you are personally 