After God’s Heart with Dr. Deron Biles

DEFENDING THE FAITH with Frank Harber

In this Episode of DEFENDING THE FAITH, Dr. Frank Harber interviews guest Dr. Deron Biles on being a person "after God’s heart.”

Throughout history, God has been looking for faithful men and women. In the story of David, we meet a man God found. Throughout David’s life, we learn about the riches of God’s grace, the heights of God’s love, the depths of His patience, the trauma of our sin, and the dependability of God’s Promises. David was a good man. But he was also a sinful man. He loved God, served God, obeyed God, and worshiped God. He also failed God … a lot. At times he sought God, and, at other times, he seemed to avoid Him. In the end, the hero of this story isn’t David. Maybe the times when David forgot that are the moments of his deepest failures. The story of David is a story about God. It’s a story about a seeking, loving, holy, and faithful God. God saw David. He saw David’s humility in his obscurity, and He saw David’s arrogance in his prominence. Through everything and despite everything, God loved David, sought David, chose David, and used David. Believers today can be encouraged that God wants to do the same for us. He loves you, is seeking you, is calling you, and wants to use you. The question you must answer is: What will it take for you to become a man or a woman after God’s heart?

Dr. Deron J. Biles and his wife, Jaye, have four sons and six grandchildren. Dr. Biles graduated from Howard Payne University in Brownwood in 1989 with a BA in Bible and History; received an MDivBL from Southwestern Seminary in 1992; and a Ph.D. from Southwestern in Old Testament in 1997.

Dr. Biles served as a Pastor for 15 years. He is currently the Pastor of Pastor of Sunnyvale FBC. He has also served as Interim Pastor in twelve Churches.

Dr. Biles is the author After God’s Heart: Becoming Who God is Seeking. He previously edited The Ministry of a Shepherd, published by Broadman and Holman. He is also the author of After God's Heart: Becoming the Man God is Seeking along with its companion volume entitled, After God’s Heart: Becoming the Man God is Seeking. A Forty-Day Bible Study. He is the co-author of the book, Seminary Education by Extension: Process, Principles, and Practices. In addition, he has written or co-written manuals for Pastor Search Committees, making resumes, Interim Ministry, and Associational ministry. He is currently writing on Church Revitalization.

Dr. Biles previously served as Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He previously served as the Minister/Church Relations Director for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention before coming to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in June 2006.

Dr. Biles and his wife reside in Sunnyvale Texas.