Cross Training Ministries Podcast

There is no other time of day like morning in terms of freshness of mind, availability before God, and stepping out into the day on the right foot. It's nearly impossible to recover after having missed the first part of the day.  Don't miss your opportunity to start your day with God. Redeeming the morning is one mark of being spiritually fit. Listen as Joe and Evan answer common questio...

How should Christian men think about sleep? Sleep is a gift from God, and a fundamental element of training in spiritual fitness. This week on the Cross Training Ministries podcast Joe and Evan encourage you to evaluate your bedtime routine. They talk about the benefits of a healthy sleep habit, and answer common questions and objections about sleep: 'What if I'm a Night Owl?' &apos...

Most guys think that memorization is for elementary school. Kids memorize, not adults. Unless there is a test, why memorize something?  The Bible paints a different picture. Memory is a practice. Memorization is a habit.  Guys who are spiritually fit memorize scripture - it's a fundamental part of their training. Listen as Joe and Evan guide you to become the kind of guy who is always memoriz...

The world around you is pushing you toward immoderate indulgence. Personal thresholds are the guardrails that keep you on the path of wisdom. In this episode, Joe and Evan answer these questions about thresholds: What does the Bible say about personal thresholds? Do thresholds rob us of our freedom? Are thresholds legalistic? What are examples of personal thresholds? What do I do if I am having tr...

Every man has seasons in which his prayer life feels rote. You feel stuck saying the same things over and over again, with little enthusiasm or emotion. It's not that you do not know how to express how you feel (just ask the guy sitting next to you while you watch football), but when it comes to your spiritual life you cannot seem to find the words to express what you're feeling.  Christ...

The theological education of most Christian men peaked when they were at Vacation Bible School. Part of the problem is that guys don't like to read books. Sure, there is a stack of books on their nightstand - but most of them remain unopened. There is an even bigger problem though: the books they have read they can't remember because they never really digested them. Men won't learn...

Attention is the backdoor of the human heart. Whoever wins the battle for your attention wins the battle for your heart. You can take ownership of your attention and steward it in ways that benefit your spiritual growth.  Start exercising your mind today at https://www.hymnworkouts.com/

To fight sin, you need to remember four words - detect, reflect, reject, and accept. https://www.xtrainingministries.com/ https://www.survivingthetrenches.men/

There will be times when we fight resolutely against sin and yet feel no relief or freedom from its oppression. We may even feel as if ground is being relentlessly lost – that the harder we fight, the further back we are driven. Such feelings are not a reason to despair. We need to remember the inscrutability of God’s purposes as we fight sin.  https://www.survivingthetrenches.men/ https://www.xtr...

Killing sin begins with the mundane, not the extraordinary. If a man wants to snuff the coals of lust or anger, the first step is not a silent retreat, but something far simpler: sitting under a faithful ministry of the Word, committing to a local fellowship, budgeting time for spiritual friendship and communal worship, and establishing personal routines of Word and prayer. https://www.survivingth...

If you're going to kill sin  you have to draw a circle around the whole of your life and label all of it the battlefield against sin. https://www.survivingthetrenches.men/ https://www.xtrainingministries.com/

The only way to fight any one sin, is to fight all sin. https://www.xtrainingministries.com/

To grow in holiness, we can't just be content with killing sinful behavior; growing virtue is as important as killing sin. https://www.xtrainingministries.com/

Killing sin requires killing sinful habits. https://www.survivingthetrenches.men/

In the battle against sin, we don't need to just play defense - we must learn to play even stronger offense. https://www.survivingthetrenches.men/

Don't be passive in fighting sin. In the battle against sin, you must play strong defense. https://www.survivingthetrenches.men/

You are dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:11). Understanding this gospel fact is the first step to fighting back against sin. https://www.survivingthetrenches.men/

No one has ever given you the training you need to fight back against sinful passions - we are going to change that. https://www.survivingthetrenches.men/

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