Fight in the Shade

Send us Fan Mail Shawn confesses his greatest worship challenge (sort of) as the guys run through the Lord's Prayer. Jesus knows lays out for us a beautiful pattern of prayer and just how simple it should be instead of the often clumsy attempts we make. Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Do you check yourself before you give to or help someone in need? Jesus warns of doing these things for the adoration of those watching. In this episode, Alan & Shawn get into Matthew 6 but stop just shy of The Lord's Prayer...next episode! Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Back in the studio, instead of the emergency room, Alan & Shawn finish Matthew 5 talking about how loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us requires more than a feeling. They also avoid a tempting reference to Ricky Bobby when if comes to being perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect. You had to be there! Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Oathkeeper! Let your yes be yes and your no be no.  The guys address the importance of integrity in our daily walk with Christ and what it means to keep our word to our brothers & sisters in Christ. Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Direct from ER Bay 4 at St. Francis Medical Center, Alan & Shawn discuss going the extra mile! Shawn had an emergency and received excellent care, thanks be to God! Alan popped by the ER to record an episode of this series on the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus calls us to go beyond the minimum requirements in hopes of witnessing to others and the guys got the assignment as they re...

Send us Fan Mail Adultery - Lust - Divorce Jesus and the Sermon on the Mount continues to challenge Christians and the culture of the day after 2000 years! Alan & Shawn close in on 100 episodes! Thank you for continuing to stay in the conversation with all of us at FITS. Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail MURDER! ANGER! Jesus offers no distinction and begins the call to the believer to examine their hearts more closely. The Sermon on the Mount continues to be one of the most significant teachings of Jesus. This episode takes on the first teaching of Jesus that expands the understanding of the Law of Moses. Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Skipping over the Beatitudes, Alan & Shawn discuss how Jesus expands the Law with His teaching on the Sermon on the Mount. If you are not familiar with the SOTM, it's easily one of the most foundational pieces of Jesus's teachings in the New Testament.  Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail The BONUS episode highlighting Good King Wenceslas!  Listener warning: ALAN SINGS! Alan & Shawn continue with their third Advent series with nod to a slightly irreverent Christmas movie searching for a redeeming twist. "Four Christmases" features a minor character who delivers big for Alan & Shawn. Pastor Phil, played by Dwight Yoakam, delivers a great performanc...

Send us Fan Mail Alan & Shawn continue with their third Advent series with nod to a slightly irreverent Christmas movie searching for a redeeming twist. "Four Christmases" features a minor character who delivers big for Alan & Shawn. Pastor Phil, played by Dwight Yoakam, delivers a great performance as a charismatic preacher inviting our unlikely heroes to participate in the Chri...

Send us Fan Mail Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum looks at the call to action found in The Little Drummer Boy.  Alan & Shawn continue with their third Advent series with nod to a slightly irreverent Christmas movie searching for a redeeming twist. "Four Christmases" features a minor character who delivers big for Alan & Shawn. Pastor Phil, played by Dwight Yoakam, delivers a great performance...

Send us Fan Mail Alan & Shawn continue with their third Advent series with nod to a slightly irreverent Christmas movie searching for a redeeming twist. "Four Christmases" features a minor character who delivers big for Alan & Shawn. Pastor Phil, played by Dwight Yoakam, delivers a great performance as a charismatic preacher inviting our unlikely heroes to participate in the Chri...

Send us Fan Mail Alan & Shawn kick off their third Advent series with nod to a slightly irreverent Christmas movie searching for a redeeming twist. "Four Christmases" features a minor character who delivers big for Alan & Shawn. Pastor Phil, played by Dwight Yoakam, delivers a great performance as a charismatic preacher inviting our unlikely heroes to participate in the Christmas...

Send us Fan Mail Fast forward with Alan & Shawn to the end of Revelation and walk through the promises of God in the vision of New Jerusalem. Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Being a people of the 8th day, Alan & Shawn finish their Sevenfold series with another 8th episode! Make it make sense! Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Laodicea! Thanks for taking this journey with us! Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Philadelphia - You will be given a new name! Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail All that glitters is not gold! Make sure listen to the very end! Stay in the Fight!

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Send us Fan Mail "But I have a few complaints against you." Imagine hearing or reading that from Jesus! How difficult would it be to cling to the amazing compliment He paid in the previous line. This underlines the nature of faithful vigilance in the life of the church. Pergamum maintains many good things but has also allowed a small foothold of evil within their ranks. Jesus calls us to...

Send us Fan Mail Will you endure the suffering to come? That's the question before the Church of Smyrna! Jesus acknowledged their suffering and poverty and all those who came against them and called on them to continue to endure for He is faithful and will gift them with the crown of life. The second letter, while short, packs a punch! Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Rolling into the letter to the church of Ephesus, Alan & Shawn celebrate the strength of faithful believers who do not tolerate evil. In the heart of this letter, Jesus uses one of the most heartbreaking lines any believer could ever hear, "But I have this against you, that you have left your first love." These letters contain words of affirmation and rebuke. Thanks...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of the series opener of Sevenfold calls us to lock in and call people to the reality of who God is! Jesus is the only thing...the Alpha & the Omega. Like John, we should want to call others to Christ as fellow followers who are blessed to share Christ. Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of the intro to Alan & Shawn's walk through the Seven Letters to the Seven Churches in Revelation. The guys lay some groundwork for the Revelation, as well as decode some of the symbols and terms used in John's writings.  These letters point us to the heart of what Jesus hopes to see from and in the body of Christ today.  Stay in the Fight!

Send us Fan Mail Some of the most memorable verses and images of the entire book can be found in Hebrews 11.  Stay in the Fight!