The Gospel Rhythm

From the worship leaders at Exeter Presbyterian Church, Exeter, NH.

This year-long series of podcasts is built on a simple conviction: The health of the church is tied to its ability to confess sin honestly and receive grace joyfully.

Confession is not an interruption in worship; it is the moment when the gospel becomes personally and corporately real. By focusing each week on who God is, who we are, and what Christ has accomplished, these devotions create a rhythm of repentance and renewal anchored in Scripture and shaped by Reformed worship.

Four Themes That Shape the Heart

The series unfolds through 13 four-week cycles. Each cycle has one lesson (for a total of 13) from among the following themes:

The Holiness of God: We begin with God Himself. His holiness is not abstract majesty; it is a blazing light that reveals our sin and awakens our need. Setting our eyes on God’s glory reorders our worship and prepares our hearts for repentance.

The Depth of Our Need: We learn to name sin as Scripture names it: rebellion, idolatry, unbelief, pride, bondage. This is not to shame the church but to ground us in truth. We cannot confess what we will not acknowledge.

Christ Our Redeemer: Every confession is answered by Christ. These devotions lift up His person and work so that our repentance flows from confidence, not fear. The goal is not introspection but Christ-fixation.

The Gospel Applied (The Ordo Salutis): The final theme traces how God saves, keeps, and glorifies His people. Confession becomes a weekly reminder that salvation is God’s work from beginning to end.

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Episodes

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This week we reflect on conversion, not only as the beginning of the Christian life, but as the ongoing pattern of turning from sin to God in repentance and faith. In Acts 26, Paul describes the risen Christ opening blind eyes, turning sinners from darkness to light, and calling them to a life that bears fruit in repentance. As we prepare for confession, we consider where our repentance remains shallow, where our faith remains weak, and where Christ is calling us to turn again to Him.

Thursday May 07, 2026

This week's podcast explains how Christ’s miracles lead us to confession by revealing both what sin has broken and what Jesus came to restore. Focusing on Luke 7:11–17, we'll see Jesus as the compassionate Redeemer and reigning King who sees our sorrow, confronts death, and calls us to bring the broken places of our lives to Him in repentance and hope.

Week 18 - Sin as Deception

Wednesday Apr 29, 2026

Wednesday Apr 29, 2026

Before we can understand the beauty of the Gospel, we have to face the honesty of God’s diagnosis. In Jeremiah 17:9, we’re told that the heart is deceitful above all things. Today, we’ll explore what that means, how it connects to original sin, and why this difficult truth is actually the doorway to real hope.

Thursday Apr 23, 2026

God’s law is not arbitrary; it reflects His holiness. It is perfect, pure, enlightening, trustworthy, and true. When we encounter God’s law, we are encountering the character of God, and we are confronted with the reality of our own disobedience. The law revives the soul precisely because it shows us where we need mercy and cleansing.

Week 16 - Regeneration

Friday Apr 17, 2026

Friday Apr 17, 2026

Regeneration reminds us that salvation begins with God, not us. By His Spirit, He makes the spiritually dead alive, giving us new hearts that turn from sin and run to grace. This week, we confess not to become new, but because we are new. This weeks podcast is based on Titus 3:3-7.

Week 15 - When the King Speaks

Wednesday Apr 08, 2026

Wednesday Apr 08, 2026

When Jesus speaks, everything changes. His voice is not one among many. It carries authority, calls for response, and gives life. This episode explores how Christ's teaching confronts, calls, and transforms all who truly hear.

Week 14 - Sin as Lawlessness

Friday Apr 03, 2026

Friday Apr 03, 2026

On this week's podcast elder Stephen Leavitt talks about a word the world loves, freedom, but the world's freedom is truly lawlessness. It is sin. On this Good Friday episode we find hope in the reality that Christ has dealt with our worldly freedom and brought us from bondage to true freedom and faith in Himself, reconciling us to God through His work on the cross.

Week 13 - The Justice of God

Friday Mar 27, 2026

Friday Mar 27, 2026

Listen as Pastor Tom talks about worship, the opportunity before us to rest on God's grace. Through the finished work of Christ, the very justice of God, which once condemned us, now becomes the unshakable foundation, the Rock, of our forgiveness and eternal security.

Week 12 - Effectual Calling

Thursday Mar 19, 2026

Thursday Mar 19, 2026

Fred Kneisley discusses Effectual Calling. Paul explains that while some see the message of Christ crucified as foolishness or weakness, those who are called see it as the wisdom and power of God. Effectual calling is a gracious work by God! Hear what Scripture teaches us!

Thursday Mar 12, 2026

Think about a time when you tried very hard to meet an expectation but still fell short. What did that experience feel like? Why do people often feel the need to “prove themselves” or “earn approval”? Many people relate to God the same way. We assume that our standing before Him depends on our performance. But the gospel tells a very different story.
Listen as we go deeper on Romans 5:18-19.

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