2023 MINISTRY REPORT
To the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever.
JUDE 25
Remembering 10 years of
Behold Your God
In 2023, we celebrated the tenth anniversary of our flagship study, Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically.
The Lord has graciously allowed this study to reach thousands around the globe with the message of how to return to the God of the Bible.
This study is now being distributed in English, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Russian with current and potential upcoming translations in Portuguese, Lithuanian, and Swahili.
In 10 years, the Behold Your God series has been expanded to also include Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty, The Sermons of Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically, The Sermons of Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty, and Behold Your God: Seeking Him Early.
We praise God for how has been pleased to use Behold Your God and pray that He would continue to make His name great in every place through our weak efforts.
See the impact of Behold Your God
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“It was where I learned NOT to skim through the Old Testament because Jesus is right there…and because God has a reason for inspiring those writings. AND that ‘What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us.’ It changed everything for me and brought me so much closer to God and who He really is.” — Susan
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“Truly, this study changed my life. The Lord used this guide to show me His Holiness, pulled me out of the self deception of easy believism and saved me unto His self. The power of the Holy Spirit evident as desires of the flesh were finally conquered. Will always be a work in progress but now I know Him in relationship, not through religion/spiritual way, but He is living and active!”
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“Have you tried the latest fads in your church? Did it seem like the change in you was superficial and did not last? Could it be that you are dealing with the symptoms and not the actual source of the symptoms? We boast of being a church who knows God, but do we actually know Him? This is the finest study I’ve seen on the greatest need in the church, God.” — Justin
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“This devotional was the turning point in my Christian journey and a blessing, indescribable.” — Luke
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"I got saved while studying the ‘Behold Your God’ series.” — Alejandro
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“I’ve been watching ‘Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically’ and the second season as well and I have been tremendously blessed by John Snyder’s sermons on the biblical view of God! God has been leading me to Truth and out of 5 years of depression and then 5 years of recovery from false teaching.” — Enoch
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“I had been a Christian for almost 40 years and was in a deep pit of suicidal depression (off and on for 5 yrs.) when God led me to Behold Your God. This study saved my life and set my feet in the right direction — toward learning about our great God and away from the world.” — CJ
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“It is because of this work and the section in the workbook by Mr. Roberts about root and fruit sins, that I realized I wasn’t saved after thinking I was for about 30 years. I immediately got the matter settled and I now know and can see in myself that I am a new creature. Praise the Lord for using this work to open my eyes!” — Barb
Film, print, and media for the glory of Christ and for the good of His Church.
Christ has fully accomplished the redemption that the Father planned, and now the Spirit is applying that grace in time to the lives of God’s people all around the world. God has appointed certain “means” to serve as the channels through which the Spirit applies that grace.
The work we produce is meant to give aid to the church here and abroad as it fulfills the Great Commission by the use of those means.
a word from director John Snyder
Media Gratiae is largely funded by the support of individuals, families, and churches. We wanted to take some time and reflect on this past year and show you how your support has been used, what our plans for the near future are, and other pertinent news. In this update, John discusses the faithfulness of the Lord through our supporters, some upcoming projects, and other news.
See the impact of your support in 2023.
DIGITAL RESOURCES
You helped others study Scripture.
YOUTUBE
Views: 221k+
New Subscribers: 2.2k+
Watch time: 17.6k+ hours
APP
Impressions: 72k+
Plays: 4.3k+
Launches: 9.5k+
WEB
Visits: 82k+
Countries: 100+
SOCIAL
Instagram: 12.4K+
Facebook: 11k+
Twitter: 2.6K+
SUPPORTER TESTIMONY
A great and lasting impact…
“The Behold Your God study has had the greatest and most lasting impact upon me than any study I have ever went through. Because of that, I have purchased every study Media Gratiae has put out, and every one of them are equally impactful.”
— Michael
PODCASTS
You helped others hear the gospel.
In 2023, we were joined by hundreds of thousands around the globe as we studied Scripture, the character of God, Christian books, the sermons of Charles Spurgeon, our hymns of faith, the books that shaped Christianity, and more!
205K+ have been taught and edified by the Word.
In 2023, The Whole Counsel podcast climbed to nearly 700,000 lifetime downloads. This year, we have been joined by listeners around the globe to examine topics like revival, how to study Scripture, the puritans, following God late in life, and more. This year, we released never-before-seen interviews from Paul Washer, Conrad Mbewe, Richard Owen Roberts, and others from the Behold Your God series and were joined by guests including Stephen Yuille, Dan Pugh, Chuck Baggett, and more.
34K+ have gone through the sermons of Charles Spurgeon together.
Jeremy Walker leads the discussion of the sermons, week by week, to see the truth he preached about Jesus Christ and Him crucified come from Spurgeon's heart to ours. This year, those who are reading through the sermons of Charles Spurgeon with Jeremy Walker passed Spurgeon’s 1,000th sermon and Jeremy published a new compilation of Spurgeon’s sermons.
63K+ have been encouraged in this season of uncertainty.
In the midst of unease and unrest due to the global pandemic, Jeremy Walker, pastor of Maidenbower Baptist Church in Crawley, England, began making short devotions to warm our hearts to Christ and remind us of the certainty of God’s sovereignty.
8K+ have been guided through books that shaped Christianity
In 2023, we began a new quarterly podcast in which John Snyder is joined by guests to discuss some of the lesser-known books by formative figures in church history.
THE WHOLE COUNSEL
The content, depth, and richness of the teaching is unmatched…
The podcast has deeply fueled my pursuit of the Lord and my daily walk with Him. The content, depth, and richness of the teaching is really unmatched in the bulk of most Christian media content available out there.
CAREY
NAVIGATING THE CLASSICS
I paused and… purchased the book…
Great comments. Within 15 minutes I paused and went to Amazon to purchase the book. Loved your insights.
PHILIP
THE WHOLE COUNSEL
From a listener in Australia…
Heartfelt thanks for your work and ministry. I am an avid follower of The Whole Counsel and never miss and episode.
KRISTY, AUSTRALIA
MEDIA GRATIAE ONLINE
You helped others learn about God, Scripture, and Christian History.
3.1k+ Lifetime Global Students
Studied Scripture, the character of God, worship, the church, the Puritans, family worship, Matthew Henry, Charles Spurgeon, and Martyn Lloyd-Jones.
RESOURCES YOU HELPED MAKE
You made Behold Your God: Seeking Him Early possible
After years of labor, in 2023 we printed and released all three installments of Behold Your God: Seeking Him Early. In its entirety, this project comprises three distinctive teacher’s kits with manuals, posters, and more as well as three student workbooks. As we look back, we are overwhelmed with gratitude at the way the Lord provided for the production and release of this project through your gifts and support.
It is our firm belief that children are never too young to be introduced to the God of the Bible and how to know Him according to Scripture. Our prayer is that God would be pleased to use this tool to bring many young sheep into His fold.
You brought The Sermons of Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty to print
After releasing The Sermons of Behold Your God: Rethinking God Biblically in 2022, we have seen the truths of Behold Your God reach many in new ways. Because of this, we felt led to follow it with The Sermons of Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty.
The Sermons of Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty contains the transcripts of all 13 sermons from the video component of Behold Your God: The Weight of Majesty, adapted for readability. These chapters include an introduction offering guidance on how to study God's character followed by 12 chapters, each covering an attribute of God and how that can be applied in daily life.
You helped us produce a new study to be released in 2024
Christ, Our Treasure: Enjoying the Preeminence of Jesus in the Local Church is the second installment in our new series of mini-studies.
This 8-week multimedia Bible study will include a workbook and video component led by Jordan Thomas that invite you to to return to Scripture to behold the beauty of Christ, contemplate the role of the local church in the Christian life, and learn what God says about the purpose of each body of believers: to treasure Christ above all else, together.
After filming and writing in 2022, we prepared Christ, Our Treasure for release in 2023 and look forward to printing and distributing it early in 2024.
Your support enabled us to begin a new quarterly podcast
In 2023, we started a new quarterly podcast on the lesser-known books written by formative figures in church history.
“Navigating the Classics: A Modern Guide to the Books that Shaped Christianity” offers in-depth episodes highlighting the teachings of these books and the lives of the men who wrote them.
Coming in 2024
WE HOPE TO PUBLISH:
Christ, Our Treasure: Enjoying the Preeminence of Jesus in the Local Church Pastor Jordan Thomas
A mini-study by Ian Hamilton on the marks of discipleship
A mini-study by Conrad Mbewe on justification
A mini-study by Albert Bisson on knowing the gospel
A mini-study by Stephen Yuille on the book of Galatians
SUPPORTER TESTIMONY
“Thank you so much for all your resources. They are a continual source of encouragement and a guide to the great wonder of our Lord and King. I love your podcasts, I have so many that are book marked so that I can go over again and again.”
— Frank
The means of grace are in my hand,
The blessing is at God’s command
Who must the work fulfill;
And though I read, and watch and pray,
Yet here the Lord directs my way
And worketh all things still.
— JOHN BERRIDGE