Every man aspires to be known & respected by his family and others. Join Noble Warriors’ Founder, Mike Young, & guests for wisdom & insights on how to follow Jesus’ example and live out Noble Manhood.
Episodes
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
“Be sure your sin will find you out.” Numbers 32:23
“I tried to hide it, but sin has repercussions in every area of life.”
This week on the podcast in The Noble Man has a Renewed Mind, you’ll hear a very raw and real testimony from Steve Etner of the The Purity Coach as he openly shares about his lifelong battle with porn, lust, and masturbation. It’s a story that affected him, his marriage, and the churches that he pastored for decades, but praise God that’s not where the story ends. Steve’s life is a living testimony to the redemptive work of Jesus Christ on the cross.
“Our Savior came to earth on a mission of redemption and reconciliation. You cannot do this on your own.”
After years of seeking help, God used a man, not a pastor or a counselor, but a man who loved the Word and pointed Steve to it daily. “He just began to open up the Word of God, and he showed me the God of the Scriptures, who was a God I never knew.” For anyone who has wrestled with the guilt of sexual sin, Steve offers scripture after scripture to dive into and memorize to renew your mind.
“You cannot change your behavior until you first change your heart.”
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 4:23 NIV
Resources for Help:
Steve’s recommended Bible reading: 2 Cor 10:5, Psalm 23, 25, 27, and 51.
Extreme Mind Makeover by Steve Etner
Steven’s workshop, Transforming Sinful Habits into God Pleasing Life Patterns – The Noble Man Virtual Event – Richmond
If you need help now, call Steve Etner at 574-360-1141, or seek a local counselor.
Join us next week on the podcast for The Noble Man Has Made a Covenant With His Eyes.
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode26
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Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
This week as we discuss how The Noble Man Pursues a PROVEN path to Purity, we hear from the Director of Outreach for Proven Men Ministries, Marshall Shank. Tragically, we now see evidence that the average age of first exposure to porn is 8 years old, and it’s imperative that we know how to equip our families and ourselves in this battle. Proven Men is on a mission to see a revival of sexual integrity among the entire bride of Christ. Join Mike and Marshall as they talk about creating an environment for sexual integrity in our homes.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do to guard our hearts, minds, children, and the gates of our homes.”
What is the PROVEN path?
“Freedom is found through an intimate and consistent relationship with Christ.”
Passionate for God
Repentant in spirit
Open and honest
Victorious in living
Eternal in perspective
Networked with other godly people
Resources:
ProvenMen.org – Encouragement Resources and 12-week study
Good Pictures Bad Pictures: Porn-Proofing Today’s Young Kids - Protect Young Minds
“Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.”
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode25
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Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
This week on the podcast, our guest, Mike, shares his transparent testimony with us about how a childhood tragedy and a chance stumble upon pornographic magazines kicked off a decades-long battle with grief and addiction. In this authentic and sincere conversation, Mike opens up about how he believed he was alone and unique in his struggle and even felt betrayed when he attempted to seek help, but he ultimately found freedom in Christ. His story is a great reminder that The Noble Man Knows He’s in a Purity Battle, and we can be victorious.
“There truly is hope for this addiction, and there is true freedom.”
Themes to Listen For:
- You are not alone – that is a lie the enemy wants you to believe.
- Sin progresses if we don’t seek help. Addictive behavior and repetitive patterns form, and it will become more graphic, more real, and more live.
- Know your triggers. When and where are you vulnerable? Don’t stay there when you trip and stumble, share it.
- Realize we can’t do it on our own. When we live in isolation we get into stinking thinking. We need help.
- He wants us to be in community. Sometimes it just takes picking up the phone.
- The church needs safe places for men to battle.
- No matter your experience with the church, Christ will never fail you.
Resources to Help:
Every Man's Battle: Winning the War on Sexual Temptation One Victory at a Time by Fred Stoeker
Promises to Stand On:
We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. (v. 6-7)
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (v. 1)
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode24
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Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
This week Mike has the privilege of introducing the Noble Warriors Board of Directors to you in Episode 23, The Noble Man Serves in the Kingdom. You’ll learn a little background on each of the men and how they became connected to the ministry. Just like in our 1 Quick Question survey this week, we asked these men how they have served in the Kingdom.
From making a joyful noise in the chorus, to serving in children’s ministry, these faithful men have served for years in the church as well as in their surrounding communities. Each of them recalls ways that other faithful men invested in their lives. Listen to their stories and be encouraged by their faithfulness.
Meet the Board of Directors:
Key Concepts:
- What is God telling you now and how are you to react?
- God is still working even in this season. Focus on what He wants you to do, and He can bless that.
- When God raises us up, it doesn’t make any difference where he puts us, we need to go to work.
- If we’re men that have been trained and appointed for some work, then you can’t sit idly by. You have to get involved, get your hands dirty, and be part of what’s going on in people’s lives.
- You’ve got to be comfortable with allowing God to do the leading and you riding shotgun.
- Don’t be afraid to expose yourself to leadership.
- It doesn’t make any difference how many men show up - never cancel. If one person shows up, give that person all you’ve got.
- God puts people in your path. Help with the practical stuff in life to help men live well and be honorable in the community.
We need to study 1 Timothy 3 to understand the qualifications for leadership in the local church, and we need to be open in areas where we need growth. If we are left to our own devices, we are going to go rogue.
We are grateful for these men who have heavily invested in the ministry and in Mike’s life. They are partners in the mission to serve churches as they equip men to walk with Christ and lead well. Noble Warriors has the tools to help in men’s ministry – just knock on the door.
Join The Noble Man Podcast in September as we dive into a key issue in men’s lives – sexual integrity. We’ll be discussing how we can walk and live in a way that honors the Lord with our sexuality and be found faithful in this area.
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode23
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Friday Aug 21, 2020
Friday Aug 21, 2020
Dr. LeRoy Hill, Jr. speaks wisdom on how The Noble Man Prioritizes Relationships this week on podcast. Dr. Hill is the Senior Pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Portsmouth, VA, established in 1865.
2 Timothy 2:1-3 launches our discussion. These verses have been a prominent theme at Noble Warriors lately, and they just so happen to be Dr. Hill’s defining verse. “I encourage all men to find themselves in a verse.”
“You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”
Becoming a “good soldier of Christ,” or you might say a Noble Warrior, involves teaching others who can teach others. In order to follow Paul’s command here we must have relationships with other guys. Listen to Dr. Hill’s own experience here on the ways he’s implemented this idea throughout his life and ministry.
Tips:
Go deep. We’re 300 miles wide but only 1 inch deep.
Create “bubbles,” a covenant relationship with 3 or 4 men who have “refrigerator rights” - the right to know my business and ask me anything.
Every Paul needs a Timothy, and every Timothy needs a Paul.
Selection is the method tap God uses to tap men. We need to model that – powered by prayer.
Humility, time, and intentionality are key.
If you’re going to have a friend, you have to learn to be a friend. Jesus modeled that.
Men need men.
Stop all the branding and be biblical.
Masculinity is not toxic, but sin is.
Men have a responsibility that holds the family, community, and church in balance.
Don’t underestimate the power of bringing your wives together.
Pastors can’t be the entire church’s best friend.
We need to have some friends that don’t look like us and have the same stories that we do.
Resources:
Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory by Tod Bolsinger
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode22
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Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Our guest is Pastor Steve Reynolds. He pastors Capital Baptist Church in Annandale VA and is the author of Bod4God: Twelve Weeks to Lasting Weight Loss.
Steve is a…
Son of God, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Son, Pastor, Author.
Well-being is…
- Honoring God
- Maximizing your life for God – We must be healthy to do this
- Living a balanced life in the physical, emotional, social and spiritual domains
Steve’s Healthy Life Testimony
- In first grade I weighed twice as much as the typical kid.
- I walked off the football field for the last time in November 1979 and vowed to never work out again.
- At 360 lbs. I had high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. I was a sick man.
- The Lord directed me to the Bible. I studied the word 'body' in the Bible.
- I’ve lost 130 lbs and kept it off. I’m 62 and I’m disease free.
- God healed me through the greatest health book in the world, the Bible!
- Ultimately, I did a sermon series called Bod4God.
The Movement
- This prompted a movement including a Losing to Live weight loss competition.
- Literally thousands of people have lost tons of weight.
Abundant Life
- My besetting sin, the issue I struggle with most is that I like to overeat and under exercise.
- Satan wants to steal, kill and destroy us physically. Jesus wants us to live an abundant, healthy, physical life.
- Food that is near you gets in you. Cut off the temptation at the grocery store.
Sabbath
- Do what you can do. Exercise is movement. Walking is one of the healthiest things you can do.
- God designed us to function in the rhythm of having a Sabbath… some sort of diversion.
- Twice in the Bible, Jesus pulled away from the crowds to rest, even though not everyone had been healed and not every need was met.
- Scripturally it’s a sin to not Sabbath.
- It’s helpful for us as we lead healthy homes, for us to understand how to help our families Sabbath well.
Final Thoughts/Comments
- Get Off the Couch – A Man's A.C.T.I.O.N Plan… It’s essentially a game plan for healthy living.
- Pastors struggle with health issues in large numbers. 76% are overweight.
- Bitterness is a huge health issue.
- If we change the men, we change the family. If we change the pastors, we change the church.
- Think about the force that could be unleashed for the Kingdom if God’s people were all healthy.
- Listen to last week’s podcast, The Noble Man Works for the Lord.
- Reach out to Steve through his website about launching the Losing to Live competition, or to have him speak at your events.
- Remember, Jesus said the gate to heaven is a ‘narrow gate’!
Links/Resources:
- PastorSteveReynolds.com
- Bod4God: Twelve Weeks to Lasting Weight Loss by Steve Reynolds
- Get Off the Couch: 6 Motivators to Help You Lose Weight and Start Living by Steve Reynolds
- The Healthy Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Health and Wellness by Steve Reynolds and Nelson Searcy
- Taking God to Work: The Keys to Ultimate Success by Steve Reynolds and David L. Winters
- Barna – Five Essentials to Engage Today’s Men
- BetterMan
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode21
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Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
“Who you work for is more important than what you do.”
This week, Mike unpacks some critical questions about work with Sebastian Traeger. Sebastian is married to Nikki, a father of four, an entrepreneur, Kingdom operative, and the author of The Gospel At Work: How Working for King Jesus Gives Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs
Check out last week's 1 Quick Question survey results for a list of listeners' first jobs… mowing grass, delivering papers, washing dishes, pumping gas, McDonalds, bagging groceries, farm helper, construction laborer, janitor, family business…
Fathering is my favorite job…
Highlights:
- A beach mission trip became a greenhouse experience to grow my faith. Being around a group of people who were passionate about the Lord and life made a difference for me.
- Who you work for is more important than what you do. – This one idea should shape your work and life.
- All my work is unto the King! What I’m doing is much less important than who I’m working for.
- You can start teaching your children a very practical theology of work early on. Part of what it means to be made in God’s image is to actually work. The default is not sitting on a couch playing on an iPad.
- Our work can consume us and become an idol for us or we can retreat from it and become idle.
- Christians are not called to live balanced lives. We are called to live sold out lives. We’re to live life sold out for King Jesus. This is our primary assignment. All other assignments God gives us are ways for us to live out the primary assignment.
- God is the one who gives us our assignments. I don’t understand why God gives some the assignment of being unemployed or underemployed or struggling business owner. I don’t understand why some are given the assignment of a perfect fit job or flourishing business. But, God is the one who gives those assignments, for His purposes.
- What does it mean or look like to be faithful to God as an unemployed person?
- Work hard. Work smart. Trust God.
- Hard work and smart work don’t always equal success. God controls the outcomes.
Resources:
- The Gospel At Work: How Working for King Jesus Gives Purpose and Meaning to Our Jobs by Sebastian Traeger and Greg D. Gilbert
- TheGospelatWork.com
- Barna Study – Five Essentials to Engage Today’s Men
- Winning at Work and Home – Men’s Fraternity Classic
- A Man and His Work – Authentic Manhood 33:The Series
- Taking God to Work: The Keys to Ultimate Success by Steve Reynolds and David L. Winters
Join us next week for Episode 21 – The Noble Man Lives a Balanced Life
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode20
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Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
We consistently wrestle with the question, “Who am I?”
Mike Young talks about identity this week on the podcast with Gary Freeman, Fatherhood and Family Program Manager of Care Net National. Gary walks us through his own search for identity as a man who “knew church but didn’t know Jesus.” During his years of playing college football, he came to Christ in a “Saul-to-Paul moment.” A gifted athlete, Gary had realistic hopes to join the NFL when a series of injuries took him on a different journey. He is “pro abundant life” with a passion to see lives saved, transformed, and living abundantly in Jesus Christ.
According to the Barna Journal Five Essentials to Reach Today’s Men, 80% of evangelical men say faith is the core of their identity. “We need to live that out, not just mark it on a survey.”
Questions About Identity:
What happens when my identity is ripped away?
Who is my true source - the created thing or the Creator?
Am I really going to trust God for Him to provide?
Am I striving for Christ or for myself?
Who do I really serve?
How do we use what we have to serve God?
Who is Christ in me?
Resources:
“The Role of Men in the Fight for Life” - The Noble Man workshop by Gary Freeman
The Five Essentials to Reach Today’s Men Barna study
The Kendrick Brothers' movie, Overcomer
Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work by Timothy Keller
Verses:
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode19
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Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Ok, ladies – this one’s just for you! Mike is noticeably absent in our “Ladies Only” podcast, The Noble Man is Encouraged by His Wife. Join the wives of Mike’s “Wise Guys” men's group (from Episode 15) as they discuss the power of their husbands’ small group and the positive ripple effect it has on their family.
Guys…
If you’ve ever wondered whether your wife would be ok with you joining a small group and adding one more thing to the calendar, this just might be the encouragement you need to hear.
Ladies…
If you’ve ever wondered if the extra time your man will be spending away from you to invest in small group will be worth it, don’t take my word for it. Listen to these women discuss the value of knowing their husbands have other Christian men in their lives. These are men they can be real, authentic, and open with; men who can encourage one another in the Lord and as a result, encourage one another in their marriage and family as well.
Benefits these wives discuss:
“He wants to talk more when he comes home.”
“It helps him become more attentive to me.”
“I feel more cherished.”
“He has guys to carry the load and share the burden.”
“I can be his encourager, but I’m not the only one who knows how he really feels.”
Resources that have helped these wives understand their husbands better:
- The Power of a Praying Wife by Stormie Omartian
- For Women Only by Shaunti Feldhahn (and For Men Only by Shaunti and Jeff Feldhahn)
- Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul by John Eldredge
- Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode18
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Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Mike Young is joined by a group of younger guys as they discuss the impact of men who have invested in their lives in this week’s podcast, The Noble Man Invests in Other Men.
As fathers, we are to be the primary disciplers in our children’s lives. As men, we need to seek to invest in younger men, come alongside them, and encourage them in their faith.
A broader perspective of discipleship includes modeling ideals and character traits such as:
- Consistency in church attendance
- Generosity
- Caring
- Availability to share time and advice
- Walking the talk
- Hospitality as a family affair
- Service
- Investing in others
- Studying the Word regularly
- Walking well with Christ
Discipleship can also happen in a moment.
“Standing in line at Walmart, we can have a spiritual conversation that encourages someone in their faith, and that’s a discipleship moment.”
“Never get to the point where you think no one is watching you. You can be a mentor and encourager to someone right behind you.”
Resources:
- The Noble Man is a Man of the Word [Podcast Ep. 11]
- MasterLife Curriculum
- Love & Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs by Emerson Eggerichs
- FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember (Use Group Name: NOBLEWARRIORS for discount)
- Point Man: How a Man Can Lead His Family by Steve Farrar
- Half Time: Moving from Success to Significance by Bob Buford
Qualifications for elders and deacons:
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode17
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Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
“Teach me how to be a man of God.”
Tom Gensler and Tom Cheshire of Relevant Practical Ministry for Men join us on the podcast this week to discuss how The Noble Man Seeks the Wisdom of Other Men. Gensler and Cheshire take the pressure off as they discuss how to “lower the bar” in discipleship. You’ll discover resources and practical tips to live out Paul’s example in 1 Corinthians 11:1, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.”
Resources:
- Relevant Practical Ministry for Men
- Real Life Discipleship by Tom Gensler and Tom Cheshire
Receive a free download of the Year-Long Discipleship Guide when you order from the RPMFM store. - Men’s Fraternity Series by Robert Lewis
“Robert Lewis taught me manhood from a DVD.”
Tips:
Live a life of thriving in Christ.
Information by itself is not transformational. Knowledge in the context of relationship points back to the source of truth, Jesus Christ.
Someone has to love us through the information and teach us how to apply that to our lives.
Sanctification is a lifelong process.
Be in the Word consistently, more often than you’re not.
Be HOT and FAT
Honest, Open, Transparent
Faithful, Available, Teachable
No guy has all the information figured out. We need folks who will walk with us through each of those seasons and remind us that God has answers for each challenge in each environment.
Super-effective evangelism is relational.
Scripture:
- 2 Timothy 2:2– Paul puts a qualifier on the men Timothy is to invest in: faithful men who will be willing to teach others also.
- Proverbs 4– Get wisdom.
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode16
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Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
“Every man needs wise men in his life pursuing God and encouraging others in that pursuit.”
Isolation is dangerous, so it’s more important than ever to stay connected.
Small group, accountability team, wise guys, it doesn’t matter what you call it. What matters is a safe place to go, learn from each other, and share life-on-life experience.
Just start. A 15-year dynamic doesn’t happen in the first month or even the first year. Keep going after it.
Be committed. That doesn’t mean perfect attendance, but it does mean intentionally staying the course over time.
It’s not imperative to have a formal Bible study, but stay rooted in scripture and use it as your guide and course corrector.
A high level of trust and privacy is crucial. Every member must know the group is a safe place to talk about what really matters.
“One of the things that would make our families, churches, the kingdom, and culture healthier is to see men who are willing to meet and be honest, open, transparent, and seek and value the wisdom of wise counselors.”
“Too many of us who claim the name of Christ who are trying to operate in the flesh. We are not sourcing the scripture.”
RESOURCES TO PRIME THE PUMP:
The Man in the Mirror by Patrick Morley
Point Man by Steve Farrar
Master Builders Bible for Men
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KEY SCRIPTURES:
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 “… but woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!”
John 15:1-5 “Abide in me, and I in you.”
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode15
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Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
This week on The Noble Man Podcast, Mike discusses how The Noble Man reads and studies the Bible. Listen as he walks through a timely example of how to apply the scriptures to every issue we face today, including racial injustice.
Key Lessons:
- The Bible is sufficient to speak to every situation. (Hebrews 4:12-13, 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
- We need to view culture through the lens of the Word rather than view the Word through the lens of culture. (Matthew 13:14-16, I Chronicles 12:32)
- Imago Dei - All humans are made in the image of God. (Genesis 1:26-27)
- ALL humans are broken and born with a depraved heart. Sin is crouching at the door. (Genesis 4)
Key Scriptures on Reconciliation:
Numbers 12 - Moses marries a Cushite woman. Did Moses Marry a Black Woman? by John Piper
Acts 8 - Philip ministers to the Ethiopian eunuch.
John 4:4 - Jesus went out of his way to minister to the Samaritan woman.
Galatians 2:11-21 - Paul confronts Peter’s hypocritical behavior with the Gentiles.
Luke 10:25-37 - Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan.
Micah 6:8 - Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly.
Rev. 7:10 - Every nation and all tribes, peoples, and tongues will be standing before the throne.
Challenges:
- Will you refuse to reject folks who don’t look just like you? (Numbers 12)
- Are you willing to engage spiritual conversations with image-bearers who don’t look like you? (Acts 8)
- Are you willing to go out of your way to serve and share the Living Water with those who don’t look like you? (John 4:4)
- Are you willing to see others as God sees them with no one superior or inferior?
- Live and act with integrity or be called out.
- Invest time resources or energy to help those in need.
- Are you willing to die to self to be a kingdom-minded carrier of the gospel to all?
Quotes:
“When God calls a man, he bids him come and die.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The ground is level at the foot of the cross.”
“Everyone wants to live the resurrection, but no one wants to go to the cross.”
“Live and love and lead like Jesus.”
“Let’s just do the Bible.”
View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/Episode14
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
As a Dad, how do I leave a legacy of loving and living the Word?
Listen in on this week’s Father’s Day edition of The Noble Man podcast as Mike talks with Dr. Brian Autry, personal friend, and Executive Director of the Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia. Join Mike and Brian as they discuss what it is like to be a son, husband, father, friend, and spiritual father, and how The Noble Man Shares the Word with His Family.
Highlights:
- Start where you are, and get in the Word.
- Model your faith in reading and responding to the Word.
- Respond to pastoral instruction.
- Don’t forsake assembling together with the brethren.
- Be available and present.
- Be honest. Dad’s, we’re not perfect, but don’t check out when you miss a day.
- Surround your children with other spiritual fathers.
- Talk about what you are learning about the Word with your children.
- Teach your children to study and apply the Word for themselves.
- Share resources.
- Recount the history of God’s faithfulness in your own lives and experience with your children.
Key Scriptures:
- Ephesians 1:3-6
- Deuteronomy 6:6-9
- 1 Corinthians 4
Quotes:
“If my limits become his ceiling then shame on me.”
“Is there someone God is speaking to you about investing in their life.”
“Not a day of your life has been wasted because the Lord has been preparing you for the work that God has given you to do.”
“We can continue to press on as earthy fathers because we have a Heavenly Father who is always with us.”
Chuck Lawless - “If I Were a Dad”
Answer This Week’s 1 Quick Question Survey and see the Roll Call of Spiritual Fathers here.
Be sure to join us next week as we explore how The Noble Man Reads and Studies His Bible.
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
What’s the short answer to questions like, “Where did the Bible come from?” and “How do we know it is reliable?” Get the scoop this week as Mike speaks with Daniel Stevens, PhD, Associate Director of the Scholars Initiative at Museum of the Bible.
Highlights:
- What’s so special about the Bible?
- What’s the difference between translation and paraphrase?
- Who wrote the Bible?
- Where was it written, and how did it get to us?
- How do we know it is true and accurate?
- How do I make sure the Bible continues to influence my life personally?
What can I tell my children about why we can trust the Bible?
- Theological
The person and work of Christ Himself – if Christ was raised from the dead, it’s all true, and that’s what matters.
- Fulfillment of prophecies
The Old Testament is proven reliable in the New Testament.
- Historical
Details mentioned of history, geography, etc. checks out with what we know.
- How it got to us (Transmission)
We have enough manuscripts to know the ways it changed and didn’t change, and we can check all of them to determine what is the most accurate reading.
Resources mentioned in today’s podcast:
- Museum of the Bible
- Daniel Stevens – The Lonesome Curator
- More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell
- Can We Trust the Gospels by Peter J. Williams
- Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism by Elijah Hixson, edited by Peter J. Gurry
- On Christian Doctrine by St. Augustine
- The Noble Man Podcast Ep. 11 and Show Notes for a recommended Bible
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Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Why should we still engage the word with a paper Bible, even with so many great digital resources available today? In this episode, Mike talks through some distinct advantages in using a physical copy of the word and gives some top recommendations.
Check out the show notes and resources here.
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Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
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Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
In Episode 9 of the Noble Man Podcast Mike is joined by his daughter and two of her friends to discuss how the Noble Man can delight in his daughter
Check out the related resource from Dr. Michelle Watson DAD, HERE'S WHAT I REALLY NEED FROM YOU
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Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
In Episode 8 of the The Noble Man Podcast Mike is joined on the phone by Dr.Tom Elliff to discuss how the Noble Man can cherish his wife.
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10 Questions to Ask Your Wife Every Year
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Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
In Episode 7 Mike Young is join by three experts, his wife Stacy, Noble Warriors Office Manager Laurie, Communications Director Christen, and Mike's Mom Vivian Young to talk about how a Noble Man honors his mother.
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