Top 5 on Plain Bible Teaching in 2025

This year is quickly drawing to a close, and it will be 2026 before we know it. Before we get there, it is time for the annual “Top 5” post on Plain Bible Teaching, where we look back at the most-read articles, most-listened-to podcast episodes, and most-watched videos – not necessarily to see what was most “popular” but what was most helpful.

A couple of things I noticed that I thought were interesting:

• A book review made it in the Top 5 articles posted this year. I don’t think we’ve had that before.
• Three of the Top 5 Facebook posts were Restoration History articles.

If you missed these articles, podcast episodes, and videos when they were posted, be sure to check them out (and share them with others). They are divided into the top 5 articles (new and old), Facebook posts, podcasts, videos, and YouTube Shorts. Also, this year I started Plain Bible Teaching for Today on Substack to write articles on current events, social issues, and related topics. The Top 5 articles from there are at the bottom.

Top 5 new articles (posted in 2025):

1. Not Forsaking the Assembly (04/09/25)
2. Thoughts on Raising Money for a Church Building (04/23/25)
3. Book Review: The Sin of Empathy (04/10/25)
4. The Great Commission in the Book of Acts (03/19/25)
5. Why Did Jesus Die on the Cross? (02/05/25)

Plus, here are the top 5 older articles (posted in 2024 or earlier) that continue to generate interest:

1. Are the Jews Still God’s Chosen People Today? (02/11/11)
2. The Rise and Fall of the United States: A Biblical Perspective (10/11/12)
3. Understanding Romans 14 (01/03/18)
4. Contentment: What It Is and Is Not (08/19/20)
5. How Can People Know We Are Christians? (07/20/16)

Also, here are the top 5 articles posted on the Plain Bible Teaching Facebook Page this year (based on reach):

1. How Should Christians Dress for Worship Services? (11/19/25)
2. I.B. Grubbs’ Six Rules of Biblical Hermeneutics (06/16/21)
3. Thoughts on Raising Money for a Church Building (04/23/25)
4. What Does It Mean to Be Called to Preach? (04/02/25)
5. Pay Particular Attention to Your Children (07/16/25)

Here are the top 5 podcast episodes this year:

1. Offering an Invitation at Every Service? (11/27/25)
2. Building the Church Building (03/27/25)
3. Why People Want to Know When the End Will Be (10/09/25)
4. Cohabiting Young Adults and the Church (07/10/25)
5. Why Church Kitchens Are Going Away (03/13/25)

And the top 5 videos posted on the Plain Bible Teaching YouTube channel this year:

1. Why Church Kitchens Are Going Away (03/13/25)
2. Why People Want to Know When the End Will Be (10/09/25)
3. A Defense of Topical Preaching (05/01/25)
4. Having an A.I. Pastor (02/13/25)
5. Cohabiting Young Adults and the Church (07/10/25)

Related to that, here are the top 5 YouTube Shorts posted this year:

1. What It Means to Call on the Name of the Lord (05/04/25)
2. Show Mercy Like Jesus (04/25/25)
3. Be Prepared At All Times (10/19/25)
4. When God Binds Two People in Marriage (08/31/25)
5. A Problem with Expository Preaching (05/11/25)

Top 5 articles on Substack:

1. How Women Can Inspire Men to Be Better (11/03/25)
2. False Teachers at the Bible College (08/18/25)
3. Addressing the Problem of Antisemitism (11/10/25)
4. God and the Modern Nation of Israel (12/15/25)
5. Why the Local Church Matters (12/01/25)

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