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What is the Faithful Educational Option for Christian Parents?

| Heath Lambert |
We live in a world where Christians needing to educate their kids have a lot of options. I mean, there are a lot of options, there’s a number of di…

Should Christians Attend a Same-Sex Wedding?

| Heath Lambert |
Everybody asks me about whether they should attend a same-sex wedding. This is just one of the most overwhelmingly common questions I get asked the…

Does God Care About My Golf Swing?

| Heath Lambert |
At First Baptist, there are several families who recently have been concerned that I was working too hard and not getting enough rest and relaxatio…

Is There Blessing in Suffering?

| Heath Lambert |
All right, you are listening to this podcast in the last week of August. I am recording this podcast near the end of July, anticipating my recovery…

Is it Okay to be Sad in Your Suffering?

| Heath Lambert |
This is the third podcast that is dropping in August, that I am recording in July in anticipation of my third brain surgery on August 4th to reliev…

How Do I Deal with the Pain of Physical Suffering?

| Heath Lambert |
This week, on the podcast, I want to talk to you about the toil and the agony of physical suffering. As you might know, this is scheduled to be my …

Where is the Goodness of God in Suffering?

| Heath Lambert |
By the time you hear this podcast, it will be dropping on August 8th, the second week of August. And that will be just a few days after what is sch…

Can Christians Smoke Marijuana?

| Heath Lambert |
Over the last decade, there has been a surprising number of changes in the laws regarding marijuana. We’re seeing a growing trend in the United Sta…

What Should I Do if I Doubt My Salvation?

| Heath Lambert |
This week on the podcast, I want to talk about doubting your salvation. But I want to talk about doubting your salvation in a little bit of a diffe…

How Should Christians Think About Plastic Surgery?

| Heath Lambert |
We’re talking about Christians and plastic surgery on the podcast this week. About a week or so ago, my wife and I were walking through a crowd of …

Dr. Heath Lambert has been preaching at First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida since January of 2016, and became Senior Pastor in September of 2017. Serving First Baptist is the joy of Pastor Heath’s life. He is delighted to serve with the remarkable members and staff at this incredible church. Prior to serving at First Baptist, Pastor Heath served as the Executive Director of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC), and as a professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

He is the author of several books, including The Biblical Counseling Movement After Adams (Crossway, 2011), Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace (Zondervan, 2013), and A Theology of Biblical Counseling: The Doctrinal Foundations of Counseling Ministry (Zondervan, 2016).

Heath earned a bachelor of arts (B.A.) in biblical and theological studies and political science from Gordon College in 2002, a master of divinity (M.Div.) in Christian Ministry from Southern Seminary in 2005, and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in biblical counseling and systematic theology from Southern Seminary in 2009.

He is married to Lauren and they have three children: Carson, Chloe, and Connor.