We continue our talks on meaning of words. Integrity is not used as much as it once was, and we need to think about what that matters to us warriors of God.

Bible Verse(s): Proverbs 10:9; Proverbs 11:3; Proverbs 4:25-27; 1 Peter 3:16; Philippians 4:8; 2 Corinthians 8:21

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Since we are talking about 3 words this time I decided to catch your attention this way LOL. Most of the time we only hear the words pride or vain, but have you ever seen the words: 1) Haughty, 2) Vain Conceit, or 3) Vain-glory? I hope this episode will help you out.

Bible Verse(s): Proverbs 16:18-19; Ezekiel 28:14-17; Acts 12:20-23; Titus 2:7-8

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We have been checking out words or phrases that are being used in our culture or we may not know the meaning. Long-suffering is one of those words, what does it mean?

Bible Verse(s): Ephesians 4:30-32; Matthew 18:21:35; 1 Peter 3:9; Ephesians 4:1-7; 2 Peter 3:9

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What does it me in Scripture about Judging? Are non-believers and believers using it correctly? This is to explain what judging means for you to understand why sharing the Gospel is at stake.

Bible Verse(s): John 3:16-21; Ephesians 4:14-16; Matthew 7:1-6; Matthew 18:15; James 5:19-20

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What does it mean to be Sober-Minded? It is not just about being sober from Drinking or Drugs as many of us think sober means. How are we suppose to be Sober-Minded?

Bible Verse(s): 1 Thessalonians 5:7-9; Titus 2:11-15; Proverbs 1:1-7; 1 Samuel 17; 2 Samuel 11; 1 Peter 5:6

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This is the 200th official episode of Warrior Within Christian Manhood, wow! This episode is about where our Destiny lies, God or the Darkness? Which one do you think you are on?

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 14:22-33; James 1:5-8; Psalm 56:1-4

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Can we be a Christian and a patriot for our country? I do believe there is a difference between being patriotic and a nationalist. I also believe Christians need to prioritize something more than patriotism, what do you think?

Bible Verse(s): Romans 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15; Colossians 3:1-4,12-17; Matthew 28:19-20 ----------------------------------------------------- Track: Jim Yosef - Samurai [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://NCS.io/Samurai⁠⁠⁠

We will be exploring Titus 1 a bit here because we as men may not all be Elders in the church, but we are to strive be to be godly men of God!

Bible Verse(s): Titus 1:5-9; Matthew 5:32; Proverbs 22:6; Proverbs 13:24; Ephesians 6:4; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 29:11; James 1:12-13; Proverbs 12:1; 1 Corinthians 9:25

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We continue to walk the Roman Road into Romans 3- all about faith and Righteousness. Jews may have had advancements of knowledge of the coming Messiah. Why is faith so important?

Bible Verse(s): Romans 3; Matthew 5:13-16; 1 Corinthians 15:22, 44-49

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Series on Romans and Paul's letters to the early church of Rome. It is a series on the Book of Romans, and also the connection to our lives today.

Bible Verse(s): Romans 1-2

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We ask God... where are you? The simple answer... He has never left. We seemed to create an expectation for God when things are good or bad. So why does it seem we struggle to see God when things are bad and when things are good?

Bible Verse(s): Ecclesiastes 9:2-6; Romans 15:4-7

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When we are in the valleys, how dark does it get? Where do we run to? Why does it seem I am so weak and lost? Check this episode out!

Bible Verse(s): Psalm 139:7-18; Isaiah 41:10-13; Psalm 23:4a; Ephesians 6:10-13; Isaiah 43:1-3; 2 Corinthians 4:7-12

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When we accept Jesus as Savior or return to following Jesus, there is a change and it will be seen. Saul is one example on how God can change people and it changes everything!

Bible Verse(s): Acts 9; Matthew 12:33-37; John 17:14-19

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Today is all about understanding surrendering. We have had some good discussions these last few episodes, but we also need to understand what it means to surrender.

Bible Verse(s): James 4:6-8; 1 Kings 2:1-4; John 15:18-25; Luke 9:23-27

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There needs to be a balance between the Heart and Mind because we have given Jesus our Soul. Why is it our link is broken? Do we use our Right Brain more than our Left Brain?

Bible Verse(s): 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Matthew 22:37; Mark 7:21-22; Mark 7:21-22; Romans 12:2; Romans 7:19-25; Hebrews 12:1-2; 2 Timothy 3:12-17

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Our hearts are a reflect of what we fill it. It is either filled with God truth or filled by the World. We may have gunk that fills it and that is why when things get tough and out of our control... those gunks come out.

Bible Verse(s): Proverbs 27:19; Matthew 5:8; Psalm 103:8-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16-20

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Last week we talked about Faith and Trust, and now this week we talk about God's Will for us. What does this look like? Why does it seem as if God does not show it to us?

Bible Verse(s): Psalm 32:8-11; Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 55:8-9; John 1:1-5; Matthew 22:37-40

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This is a battle for many Christians, and well men... us too. We struggle to understand faith and trust when things get rough. Why is it we struggle with understanding God's will for us when things are tough?

Bible Verse(s): Psalm 46:1-3; Psalm 55:22; 1 Peter 5:6-7; Psalm 56:3-4, 10-11; Jeremiah 29:11-13

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We need to be wary that if we stay quiet, do not work on our walk, and do not Obey God... Satan will take over. We need to understand that the Enemy is seeking ways to get into our lives, and if we are not willing to Step Up, Satan will take over.

Bible Verse(s): 1 Peter 5:6-11; John 8:44-47; James 4:7-10; Philippians 2:3-8

This episode is a call for all of you who believe God is asking you to do something and are allowing Fear to keep you from doing it. You will be surprised how Fear in many cases are excuses we use because we are afraid of the unknown or we use our current comfort in life to keep us where we are.

Bible Verse(s): Joshua 1:1-9; Psalm 27:1; Psalm 23; Deuteronomy 34:9; John 10:27-28; 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

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There are attributes of God we cannot ignore that makes what Jesus did even more important. There are Christians who just see God as LOVE, and nothing more. He has not changed, and we need to understand this... God loves us but He will judge this world.

Bible Verse(s): 1 Samuel 2:2; Genesis 3:24; Romans 5:12-19; 2 Peter 3:9-10

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Happy He Has Risen Day! Yesterday many churches celebrated it as Resurrection Day or Easter. Why was Jesus being risen on the 3rd day important? Let's have a talk!

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 27:62-66; Luke 24:1-12; Genesis 3:21; Hosea 6:1-2; Matthew 27:45-50

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This is all about 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 being the second set of verses for Warrior Within Christian Manhood. I hope this will reach out to those men just wanting to understand what it means to have an identity in Jesus, and why we need to be Watchful, stand firm in the faith, be strong, be a man of God, and do it all in love.

Bible Verse(s): 1 Corinthians 16:13-14; 2 Corinthians 5:16-19, 1 Timothy 6:3-6; Titus 2:11-15; 1 John 4:7-12

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I needed to do a podcast on the verses behind Warrior Within. It is almost 4 years since I started recording, and we have a lot of new men who have joined the podcast, and the Discord (you can email me through facebook for the link or email warriorwithin.christianmanhood@gmail.com.

Part I is on Ephesians 6:10-13

Bible Verse(s): Ephesians 6:10-20; 2 Corinthians 10:2-4; 1 John 3:4-10

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This is the last of the Armor II series- Toy Swords- I will be speaking on the Sword of Spirit in our lives. This one was something that really touched my spirit as it brought up a lot of how I was as a child versus today. Do we stand in faith with the Sword of Truth as we should?

Bible Verse(s): Luke 18:15-17; Hebrews 4:12; Galatians 5:16-26; Psalm 119:11-16

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Many times we keep thinking peace as the world would se it, but what is Biblical peace then? What takes the place of out boots if we do not have peace? Let's take a look into what we can learn together.

Bible Verse(s): Romans 16:19-20; Proverbs 3:5-8; Romans 12:17-21; Isaiah 26:3-4; 1 Timothy 1:7

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The Enemy will do cheap shots to disrupt our truth. We have the Holy Spirit that helps us to see the truth from the lies. We are going to have to battle over what is being taught and accepted that affects our truth. Let us talk about how to know the truth so we are not so easily influenced by anything more!

Bible Verse(s): 1 John 4:1-6; John 16:12-15; Proverbs 14:12; John 14:6

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Thi sis the 3rd of the series reflecting on the Helmet of Salvation and the battle we have with our minds on what is the truth, understanding our identity in Jesus, and awareness how the culture and other people will influence us. Do you struggle with your mind?

Bible verse(s): Romans 12:1-2; 1 Peter 1:13-16, 22-23; Titus 2

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We have the Armor of God, but what kind of battle come from it and what do we need to do to protect our hearts, where the armor is hit hard at, Breastplate of Righteousness. Will you protect your heart?

Bible Verse(s): Proverbs 4:20-27; Romans 3:22-26; Romans 8:5-9, 1 John 2:15-17

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Armor II series is going to be a sequel of sorts to the Armor of God to express the importance of the armor in our lives. Today is the main reason, Resist the Devil because he is a liar. The lies are going to look so good that we can be easily deceived if our Armor is weak. Will you resist the devil?

Bible Verse(s): 1 Peter 5:6-11; John 8:44; James 4:7-10; Ephesians 6:11; James 4:10 ----------------------------------------------------- Track: Jim Yosef - Samurai [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: Free Download / Stream: ⁠http://NCS.io/Samurai

What does effective prayer looks like? We say we pray in faith, but what does that really look like? Do we truly trust in who God is and when we pray do we truly seek His will?

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 6:9-15; Matthew 17:14-20; Hebrews 11:1-3; Mark 9:14-29

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We may realize it but we can be the masters of the Art of Staying Hurt. Is there anger, hurt, resentment, and victimization that we have not truly let go? If we are not careful it can become a right to revenge and become prideful.

Bible Verse(s): 1 Peter 3:8-17; Psalm 37:1-2; Ephesians 4:30-32; Romans 12:12-21

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Sometimes we think we need someone with "Skin On Them" over trusting in God and the Holy Spirit. This is why when leaders who believe they are what you "need" do their best to have you follow them over following Jesus. Do you struggle chasing after leaders over God? Then when God is speaking you cannot hear?

Bible Verse(s): 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; John 10:1-21, Acts 20:28-30; John 10:25-30

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How many people today think they are Christian, but really they are only Career Christians? They play the part, they appear holy, and they only "look" Christian when it counts! Pharisees lived the same way.

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 15:1-9; Matthew 7:15-20; Matthew 3:7-10; 2 Timothy 3:1-9

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How many of you wish you could reset life, choices, and change of the past? Why would God want me to go through all this? Let us have a talk about what is going on. What can God be teaching us?

Bible Verses: James 1:2-4; Gen 50:15-21; John 14:15-21

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I am Broken, people are just... Broken. Whether you sin or they sin... Sin breaks us. We can allow ourselves to be controlled by the identity by which we have created and not Jesus. Let's dive into this Identity Crisis we live in!

Bible Verses: 1 John 1:8-10; Psalm 51:16-17; Psalm 51:7-8; Galatians 2:19-21

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This one is all about how we once dreamed, but are they God's desires for us? We once dreamt what it should be like as a man, but as we grew up life got complicated... now what?

Bible Verses: 1 Corinthians 13:11; Matthew 22:36-40; Psalm 27:4; 1 Corinthians 2:6-16; Proverbs 3:5-6; Isa 55:8-9 ----------------------------------------------------- Track: Jim Yosef - Samurai [NCS Release] Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds. Watch: Free Download / Stream: ⁠⁠http://NCS.io/Samurai

Last week we mentioned how faith is hard... But we know that Job and Joseph had faith... Through Hardship. How do we live life? How can we have faith when it seems like there is no hope?

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When you have faith and yet things do not happen the way you expected... What do we do?

I will be out for 1 or 2 podcasts due to moving. We do not have a rental house yet, and this week until next will be super busy for my wife and I... please pray!

So I say that above because this weeks episode is about Doubting God... yeah... I am feeling overwhelmed and well this episode is about what we do when we doubt, like Doubting Thomas, trusting God through all the struggles in faith, trust, and OBEDIENCE!

Bible Verse(s): Psalm 27; John 20:24-29; Joshua 1:9

This is the last Be-Attitude episode. This is about understanding being persecuted to where people attack you. Not all persecution leads to death, but today's world they can use social media. Yet, what does this mean to be messengers of reconciliation? Does the gospel teach about judgment?

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; 2 Timothy 3:12-17; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Isaiah 1:18-20; Psalm 27:1; Romans 8:31-32; 1 Corinthians 16:13

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; Acts 21:13; Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Peter 4:12-19

Acts 9:23-24; 20:19, 23:12-14; 13:44-51, 14:19-20; 16:16-24, 19: 23-41

We continue the series of the Be-Attitudes. The Peacemaker is someone who wishes other well and lives a life that is upright and walking with truth as we live this life. What is a Peacemaker? Let's find out.

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; Romans 12:9-21; Galatians 5:22-24

We continue the Be-Attitudes Episodes- Pure Heart Seeing God. Pure hearts is such a big topic to talk about that you can spend hours preaching or teaching on it. What we gain from Matthew 5:8 is PURE Heart = SEES GOD. How does that work?

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; Ephesians 5:1-12; Psalm 24; Psalm 119:9-16

Sometimes life seems unfair, that things seem to happen for those who do not love God. I have struggled with that before, and the word UNFAIR always seems to show itself. It can be possible to give up on all morals, truth, and walking away from the faith to get all that this world could offer... the Turkish Delights (Narnia reference) of this world. At the end, what will that offer?

Bible Verse(s): Psalm 37; Proverbs 29:27

Mercy is something many men fail or struggle with as we are very competitive, and we want to win. That also means when we are treated badly... we want justice. Di not God show us mercy through Jesus?

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; Ephesians 4:30-32; Hebrews 4:16; James 2:13; 1 John 1:9

Being hungry for God means something has to break in our life to be willing to chase after righteousness. We have to stop chasing after this world, and start chasing after God. We need to truly put our satisfaction in God and stop seeing the Fog of War, the schemes of the Devil... He is there reaching out for you to come! Will you come? Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; Psalm 119:169-176; 1 John 3:4-10; John 16:33

What is Meekest? Do you struggle with Self righteousness or Hypocrisy? We can live our lives for God if we learn to humble ourselves to Him!
Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; Romans 12:3-7; Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 6:2

This one is a huge talk- How lightly do you treat sin in your life? In the Be-Attitudes it talks about Blessed are the mourning... did you know it is about mourning over your sin? We ALL struggle over sin, how much control does it have over you? Do you even fight it?

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; James 4:7-10; 2 Corinthians 7:2-16

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, what does it mean? Well this is the beginning of the series of the Be-Attitudes, and it is a great start for learning about humility.

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5; Luke 18:9-14; Ephesians 4:1-3

At the time of when we are hurt by others or by those who who have betrayed us we all want fairness. However, when we allow God to fight our battles it will not be as the way we would like it to be. This is a little on what happened to my wife and I a time back, but it is also about what God had taught me these last few months about forgiveness.

Bible Verse(s): Ephesians 6:10-12; 2 Samuel 18:9-15; 31-33; Romans 12:19-21

Episode 153– A Matter of Integrity

What does it mean to have moral integrity? Should men have integrity today? We are called to be godly and righteous, and being a man of integrity is taking on a moral principle of living as it is in Scripture to live. There are qualifications we can practice.

Bible Verse(s): 2 Peter 1:3-10; Romans 2:20-24; James 2:1-13

Lately God has been reminding me that I have been tunnel visioning His guidance. I have been trying to force a door open that God has not opened. How many of you are trying to understand God's direction and leading? How many of you feel confused, frustrated, and feel like you are failing? Check this episode out.

Bible Verse(s): John 16:12-15; Joshua 6, Romans 10:17; James 1:22-25; Matthew 7:24-27

David's Faith comes from somewhere? What is it that helped him see God as he did before Goliath? Maybe we are being called like David, but we allow fear or doubt to get in the way?

Bible Verse(s): 1 Samuel 17; Psalm 119:33-40; 1 Samuel 16; 13:14 Hebrews 11:6

We battle following God or following the World. We want to leave a mark in this world, a legacy worth remembrance. So we think by finding a mark to live by in the world is how we can reach the world. That mark becomes our VERSION of life. We never understood what it means to humble ourselves to God- Only Jesus- there is nothing that this world can offer that will matter once we are with Jesus. Will you humble yourself to Jesus?

Bible Verse(s): Romans 12:1-3; James 4:3-6; Micah 6:8; Philippians 2:3-4; Proverbs 3:34, 29:23

There are times where we begin to doubt God, doubt our faith, and doubt our worth. However is it because God left us? Are we focusing on the storms around us instead of Jesus? Or maybe we are trying to force doors open and not seeing the others He has opened?

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 7:7-11; Matthew 14:22-33; James 1:5-8; James 4:1-4

Progressive painting is all about how easy our foundational truth is painted enough to seem better. As Israel wanted to be like the other nations, our Christian Culture wants to be like the Culture. How are we to progress if we have not changed? We have not changed because our foundation is absolute/Solid Ground. Many progressive Christians want us to deconstruct the foundation to create a better painting of the original Art work.

Bible Verse(s): 1 Samuel 8; Gen 3; Ephesians 4:11-16; John 14:5-7; 2 Peter 2:1-3

This episode is much for myself as much as it is for you all. I can fail to remember sometimes that trusting God can be a lack of trust or forcing a will that is not of God. I had been trying to force this ministry to happen when I wanted and not allowing God to prepare it right... In His timing. Have you been trying to figure out the path He has for you? Do you struggle in trying to force things and nothing works out? If you want to know the path He has for you then this one is for you, just know that the path maybe a desert road, unkown, and nothing we have ever expected. God has the plan... are you ready to allow Him to lead and you follow?

Bible Verse(s): Proverbs 3:1-8; Isaiah 55:8-9; Colossians 2:8-10; Isaiah 58:11; John 4:13-15

Do you hold a grudge? This episode is all about that grudging anger inside that we hold against others and enemies... we say we forgive but we demand justice. As a Christian, forgiveness is not about making them pay the debt they deserve, but giving it to God. When we allow that Grudging flame to fester... it will turn into anger, bitterness, and then burn everyone... burn your life. We will be so focus on that flame that we will miss out on God's Peace, Love, and a life full of His will for us. Let Go!

Bible Verse(s): Psalm 37:8; James 1:19-20; Colossians 3:13-14; Ephesians 4:31-32; Romans 12:18-21

This was such a fun episode for me. Stepping in faith is hard, but if God is calling you to do something... are you obeying? Are you hiding? Ignoring? Using Excuses? This episode is about the passive men we have created in the Church Culture today. When God calls us to do something and we don't... He will give it to someone else.

Bible Verse(s): 1 Corinthians 16:13-14; Judges 4; Hebrews 5:11-14

Are we being like Israel with the judges, forgetting God? Are we going back to the gods of the inhabitants? What has happened that has caused this cycle to continue? This episode is about remembering what we were taught and teaching others.

Bible Verse(s): Judges 3; 4; 6; 8 2ndhalf- Judges 2; Judges 21:25; Titus 2:1-6; James 1:22-25

Is Chivalry Dying today? Can Chivalry be a way to live today? Did you know that Christians are suppose to have a Chivalrous perspective about how they live ands treat others? This is a bit long but with a lot of thought and concern all in one for men today in a world that does not want us to be chivalrous by any means.

Bible Verse(s): Proverbs 21, Proverbs 11; Galatians 5:13-15; 22-24; Colossians 3:12-17

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We continue to talk about being a Lion and Lamb- we are asked to be Strong and Courageous. It begins with a solid faith and understanding what happens as we do become strong and courageous. How is this possible? Why does it seem so hard to get there?

Bible Verse(s): Joshua 1; Romans 8:12-17; Psalm 23; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Philippians 4:5-7

Something that came to mind right after I downloaded the last episode. I hope this is encouraging!

We continue to talk about the series of Lion and Lamb for Christian manhood. Last week we talked about gentleness this week is about leading upright. Some of us mean believe we are never to be leader, but leading is a part of the Christian manhood. Leading our families, leading in the church, and in the community. it is not about being qualified in the sense of officership it is all about being qualified as we should be, even if we will never be a pastor, deacon, or elder of the church. What is keeping you from chasing such qualifications in Titus 1?

Bible Verse(s): 1Samuel 15 (King Saul’s rejection); Titus 1: 7-11; 1 Peter 5:6-11; Colossians 3:12-17

Grow Up, yeah this sounds harsh! We always got to practice growing up, and others still need to. So many young people have been taught to be young until 18 and then grow up suddenly. Now we have a spiritual immature adults. It is not about a certain generation- this ranges in many generations who have focused on the world over their walk with God. Sadly, our younger generations have been subject of the lack of Discipleship from the church and parents. Many of us will have weakness because of the lack of maturity while we also will have strengths that we can teach. Remember we are in a constant state of growth and teaching.

Bible Verse(s): Ephesians 4:11-16; Proverbs 25:28; Hebrews 5:11-14; 1 Corinthians 3:1-11; 16-17

Men need to start leading at home, church, community, and work. Do you struggle at leading? Do you sit back and let your wife lead? Are you single and want to better understand what it means to lead? Then this episode is for you all! It does have s light connection to last episode too!
Bible Verse(s): Gen 3:12; Romans 5:12-14; 1 Timothy 2:11-15; Proverbs 31:1-9; Matthew 18:15-20

Here it is! Many men struggle with Lust and Sexual Sin, where does it start? A glance? A moment YOU choose to conceive sin into your heart and mind to form an active sin (transgression). This Episode is all about the struggle that we men (even women) struggle in lust. That moment where we put ourselves in a position to allow temptation to fulfill our hearts desire of Lust.

Bible Verse(s): Psalm 101:3; James 1:13-16; Proverbs 27:20; Matthew 5:27-30; 2 Samuel 11; Genesis 39:11-12

I am hoping to have some podcasts on sexual sins and help, but we need to start with what is sin and laws. So many people struggle with understanding what Jesus seemed to do about sin and following the commands of God. Is it okay to continue to sin after knowing the truth of Grace?

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 22:37-40; Exodus 20; Romans 6; Joshua 1:7-8

This is the second talk on Spiritual Abuse. We will also talk about what someone in ministry should be doing- pastors, religious leaders, and members a like are all in ministry with different jobs. At the end I talk about the process of healing from those experiences. I pray this will help many of you to see abuse, stand up against it, walk away from it, do what you are suppose to do in ministry, and heal from it. Do you struggle with this?

Bible Verse(s): 2 Corinthians 11:12-15; 2 Peter 2:1-3; Ephesians 4:11-16

This will probably have to be another talk on dealing with it. I do believe this happens more than we think, and it can take us in many directions of examples and battles. Some are in it others are trying to deal with it. I am in the process of healing from it myself. This message is more on what it looks like or how it is used to exploit members and leaders... especially when the church is wrong towards people who are walking in truth.

Bible Vere(s): Matthew7:12-20; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13; Philippians 2:1-5

Do you want to have peace that passes understanding? Do you want to have that confidence to pray when things seem rough, no hope, or clear understanding? This episode is all about that peace... not what the World offers... but a peace that only God can provide.

Bible Vere(s): Isaiah 55:8-9; 1 Samuel 1; John 14:26-31; Philippians 4:4-7

Side Note: Sorry about my coughing, but it seems to happen when I get fired up... hmmm. Beside that the Allergies here in Texas is rough.

This is a late episode as I celebrated my 12th Anniversary. So this is a break from the prayer series. We are talking about the Tik Tok Christian, and how social media is teaching us about how to be a Christian today. How to be more tolerant and accepting to current social behaviors, ideology, and thinking. If we are not careful our younger generations will be Christians based on the social media versus the Bible (well it is already here). Are you willing to step up?

Bible Verses: Micah 6:6-8; Psalm 119:105-109; 2 Timothy 2:14-17

Did you know we are supposed to pray for our enemies? How can we forgive those who have abused, lied, false witnessed, bullied, or anything? This is podcast is about all that. If you are ready to listen  to this episode... pray before, and be ready to hear what God could teach you!

Bible Verse(s): Matthew 5:43-48; Romans 12:14,17-21; 1 John 4:20; 1 John 2:9-11

Do you want to pray better? Seeking Him, being in His presence, and Listening are a part of what helps us understand prayer. YET-- DO we know him? Really know Him? Understanding prayer requires us our all!

Bible Verse(s): 1 Chronicles 16:8-13; Matthew 6:9-13; Matthew 22:37-40
Verse for Asbury: 1 Thes 5:16-21

The He Gets US is about US not Jesus. This is a real talk about the campaign purpose behind on He Gets US as it pushes their agenda in the commercials. What  does that mean for us Men? What kind of Jesus are they describing? What is the real Jesus?

Bible Verse(s): Colossians 2:8-12; Philippians 2:6-8; Ephesians 2:1-5

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How many of you think or have been told that we need to be the providers? I do believe that this teaching/ideology has a different vibe when we hear it in the Culture or in the Christian Culture, yes? What does it mean for us to be providers... or how should it look like?

Bible Verse(s): Genesis 22; Matthew 6:30-33; Matthew 7:7-11

We get provision from God and we should be willing to give provision to others: Philippians 4:14-20

Did you put away the old self? Are you thinking this is about a self help episode? No, this is about sin... why did Jesus have to die, why do we still chase after our old self?

Bible Verse(s): Colossians 3:1-17; Romans 3:21-26; 6:20-23

On Temptation: James 1:13-18; Luke 11:4; Proverbs 7:25-26

What do I mean about Warriors? What Warrior are you? This is a talk on what it means to be Warriors. Warrior leaders-- what are we suppose to look like?

Bible Verse(s): Psalm 78:70-72; Proverbs 11; Philippians 2: 1-4

Thank you all for the support and prayers!

I know that making decisions can be scary and anxiety likes to get involved. I know that some decisions are hard while others may seem easier, but were they good decisions? How do we make wise decisions? Sometimes we can gain knowledge from others, sometimes when we help others... we discover our answers.

Bible Verses: Proverbs 1:1-7; Proverbs 19:21; Jeremiah 29:11-14; John 16:23-24

As we go into this year, are we doing as God as planned for us? Have you ever asked God? This is all about how paths may not be straight in our eyes, but it was God's plan all along, and we need to surrender, obey and trust. If we have sin... repent.

Bible Verses: Proverbs 3:5-7; Ephesians 2:8-10; Acts 7-8 (Saul first noticed and did his mission); Acts 9 (conversion); Acts 13 (his name is changed)

Welcome to 2023-- Let us become Men of the Year! Godly men who are 1) Praying Men 2) Obeying Men (through studying and obeying) 3) Trusting in God no matter what. Here is the challenge for this year! This podcast episode is about challenging us to make the a commitment to be godly men of God!

Bible Verses: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14; 1 Timothy 4:6-10; Galatians 1:6-10

This is about a quick look, long talk, about Husbands, Fathers, and yes you single & dating people. t is a thought on how we should be men of God, and take this season of Christmas to heart for the new year!

Are we obeying God, doing his purpose, and following his ways?

Verses: Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:42-51; Duet 6:6-9; Ecclesiastes 9:9

Are you arrogant? Does Pride rule you? Do you think you are to be King of your family? What are men of God  suppose to be? This is all about describing what a  Strong Man of God. Do you know who King Uzziah is? Why were the good kings good, and why were the bad kings bad?

Bible Verses: 2 Chronicles 26; Proverbs 16:18-19; Proverbs 29:22-23; Philippians 2:1-4

I felt I needed to do an Anxiety 2 on Casting All My Cares. I needed to clarify somethings but also really speak on this battle we all face. How do we truly give all our cares to God? How can we battle if we allow the devil to devour us? We rather believe in what we see than what God is doing in the unseen!

Verses: 1 Peter 5:6-11, Proverbs 3:5-7; Matthew 11:28-29

Lord take my anxiety, anger, and resentment... I cast my care into your hands!

We have been in churches and we have seen the good and bad. Why do we have a lot of "Fake Churches"? So many people think that church is about being perfect and only healed Christians can come. The church is about the community, Acts 2:42-47, as we see God's aweness change lives. There are a lot of broken people and broken Christians... where can they good if the church rejects them?

Bible Verses: 1 John 4:20-21; Acts 2:42-47; 1 John 1:8-10; Galatians 6:1-10; Titus 1:10-16

Happy Pre-Thanksgiving Day! We know how much we enjoy this time of the year. Food, Football, and Family! We need to make sure we remember how important it is that we understand what it really means to be thankful. I know the typical thing I see is the month challenge to be thankful for [insert thankful moment], but are we thankful? What does that really mean?

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Bible Verses: Psalm 95; Psalm 106; Psalm 51 (prayer from David about his Baby’s death) Colossians 4:2-6; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-22

We continue our series on Changing Minds... Let the Spirit move us sounds beautiful but it has a New Age spiritualists essence to it let alone the push to find Oneness with God is a view by the Emergent Church and their 4 Theologians they follow- Schleiermacher; Ritschl; Rauschenbusch; Tillich. We need to be very careful as what we say or accept as a tone of words when they may not think what you think they mean. Much of this Wordage is used in Worship to create the atmosphere of a Spiritual Flow or Wind that we may discover God so we can become ONE. If you are wondering what I am talking about listen to the podcast today!

Bible Verses: Romans 8; Ephesians 4:1-5; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Peter 3:8

Book: Understand Emerging Church Theology by Jeremy Bouma

COME AS YOU ARE- this is a common use today, but what do they mean when they use it? Many people are accepted without the desire of change in them. Come to the community we are all about LOVE! We need to understand that anyone is welcome, but Jesus loves you and you need to repent and change!

Bible Verses: Jude 1:4; John 6:63-66; 1 John 3:6-7; Galatians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Colossians 3:10

Love is Love seems to be a common tongue in the church today. We need to understand what Love is, and better yet... understand the Greek of Love. Love has a purpose... we want to be loving. So how does that look? #warriorwithinchristianmanhood #echolifeministries

Bible Verses: 1 John 4:7-12; 1 Corinthians 13; Luke 11:43; 1 John 2:15-16; Romans 12:1-2

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One clear thing about today's episode... God Never Changed. Today we see a lot of views coming out of the churches, Christian writers, and the Christian culture that should be a warning about what is being taught or declared. We are seeing a progressive view pushing in ideology that is removing the valuable foundations of our faith.  

Bible Verses: 1 Corinthians 2:15-16; 2 Corinthians 5:16-19; Malachi 3 

There are quite a few movements out there trying to create a Jesus of their agenda... Masquerading as CHOSEN special people for a "purpose" of their own. We need to be aware of how they are getting into the church. We are to be alert as the wolves and false teachers will try to change the church culture.

Verses: Acts 20:28-29; 1 John 4:1-6; Ephesians 1:4-6; John 15:15-16

Do we battle inside ourselves with issues, past, hurts, or fear that wants to go against God? Yes, we have a battle of the Flesh vs Spirit. We have a battle, and we have to remember who is our God, we accepted Jesus as Savior (or not- look at you all who do not know Jesus yet) need to know that even though we may not feel worthy of that love... He sent his Son for the Love he has for us! Now why do we have a Battle in Us?

Verses: Romans 6:23; 8:37-39; 7:7-25

We long for Power, the Enemy wants us to think we need our own, so we accept that "RING" of power from Sauron... I mean Satan. We are promised a power, the Holy Spirit, but it is not to give us power in the way Satan wanted it in Heaven or promised Eve (Adam). Do you wield the POWER of this world or are you willing to receive the promise of the Holy Spirit... humbly surrendering to the Lordship of the Creator?

Verses: Acts 1:8; Philippians 4:10-14; 2 Timothy 1:6-7

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CHALLENGE: 30 Minutes daily- Worship Music playing while praying!
*You may just need to sit there and worship, it is all about being in His presence. Also get a journal, and just write all your thoughts, concerns, troubles, praises, and love for God.

We are probably done with this series of the Battlefield of the gods for now, but I figured we should talk about ANGER- Spear Pinning Anger goes into the moment of King Saul's spear throw at David and what is a solution to deal with this anger. If you struggle with anger this is a good one to listen to!

Our series continues to deal with the Battlefield of the gods... Anxiety  is definitely a way the Enemy counters  us  on the battlefield. Anxious Minds is all about how we as men have anxiety that we have or thought we did not have... until it is revealed in our work life, family, marriage  (sex, relational, etc.), and even our health. Will you join me on this conversation as we seek out God's... Breakthrough?

Bible Verses: A- Psalm 55:22; 1 Peter 5:7   B- James 1:2-4; Philippians 4:6-7; Psalm 119:165

We continue the series on the Battlefield of the gods- Idols Everywhere. This is an important awareness episode to pay attention in your life. We have made MANY things an idol that has replaced God. Sometimes... it is good things that have replaced God. Do you idol worship and are unaware? Check out this episode.

Verses: Exodus 20:1-6; Luke 14:25-27; 1 John 5:18-21; Romans 1:21-23; 24-25