Why Voddie’s Powerful Preaching Had a Gospel Impact on So Many

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1

• Voddie Baucham’s legacy: a gospel preacher who made much of Christ, not himself.

• His words at Shepherd’s Conference remind us that preaching must center on Jesus.

• The loss of giants like Voddie raises a question: are we valuing our local pastors as we should?

Segment 2

• Voddie left strong opinions that challenged us, from Lord’s Supper to worship practices.

• His challenges forced believers to weigh Scripture over cultural norms.

• Regulative vs. normative worship — his teaching pressed Christians toward biblical clarity.

Segment 3

• Above all, Voddie loved proclaiming the gospel.

• His appearances on The Biggest Question alongside Ray Comfort and E.Z. captured his heart for evangelism.

• His passion was pointing people to Christ, not himself.

Segment 4

• Voddie’s teaching on righteousness: Christ’s robe covers us completely.

• He emphasized both Christ’s active and passive obedience securing our salvation.

• Repentance and faith remain central — essentials we too easily overlook today.

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0:00.0	Ritchard Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:09.1	I want to mourn the old tree and tell them that we loved us.
0:14.3	I've looked at clear cuts and burnt forest, and I felt outraged.
0:19.8	We are the crowning glory of God's creation and all of nature was made for us.
0:25.6	Nature is more productive because of us, not less.
0:29.6	It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Freel.
0:33.6	You are going to hear a rumor one day that Vody Walkim is no more.
0:39.3	Don't you believe it? Don't you believe it? Don't you believe it?
0:44.3	Because though I die, I will rise with Christ.
0:48.3	It will not be the end of me.
0:51.3	Because Christ is raised and I too will be raised with Christ. That is why he is
0:59.7	called the firstborn from the dead. Folks, you don't talk about a firstborn unless there's
1:05.0	others who are born after him. Don't you pity me. You pity the one who wants to hold on to Jesus without holding on to the resurrection.
1:14.2	You pity the one who has absolutely no hope because they have no resurrected Christ.
1:20.5	This is Wretched Radio, and that of course is the powerful voice of Dr. Vody Bacham,
1:26.5	who walked in rather rarefied air in a panoply of
1:31.5	greats, men who proclaimed the truth. And yet, it is my opinion. And of course, my opinion is
1:38.5	correct, because I'm a talk show host. My opinion is Vodibokum preached the gospel more than any of them.
1:50.0	Now, that doesn't mean that all of the men that we know who are magnificent expositors don't preach the gospel.
1:56.7	I'm just saying, the more I watch Vodibakum, the more I hear him preaching the gospel,
2:02.8	the more I hear him proclaiming sin and righteousness and wrath and Jesus dying for sinners,
2:10.1	and not just with a drive-by, but in an extended sort of way.
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