Man Alive

Everybody gets picked on. Everybody gets criticized. Everybody gets treated unfairly. The question is not whether it will happen, but what you'll do when it does. In this session, Jesus shows us how to stop letting small and even big offenses become big deals. Join Pat and discover a perspective that can free you from snark, criticism, hurt feelings, and the temptation to retaliate.

Are you married? Or do you hope to be someday? Join Pat Morley as we explore what Jesus taught the disciples about marriage, divorce, and covenant faithfulness. Discover or rediscover God’s design for marriage and practical insights to build and protect a vibrant marriage.

One of the most practical (and challenging) teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount is about lust. Join Pat Morley and learn or be reminded why lust is a heart issue, what Jesus meant when He said to remove the sources of temptation, and how men can take practical steps to stop feeding the fire and start walking in greater freedom and purity. It’s going to be a great day!

Are you getting away with murder? What if we are responsible not only for what we do with our hands, but the murder in our hearts? Since Moses, God commanded, “Do not murder.” But Jesus raised the bar and widened the conversation to include anger, contempt, and words that wound. No need for despair! Join Pat Morley as he explains how Jesus immediately offers two highly doable ways to deal with the...

Christians have long struggled to understand the relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Join Pat Morley as we look at how Jesus, in His own words, clears up the mystery once and for all! You’ll see how the Old Testament is the blueprint, Jesus is the building, and why many sincere people end up constructing a faith that doesn’t look much like the original plans. You’ll leave...

Join Pat Morley as we explore one of Jesus’ clearest descriptions of what a disciple is meant to be: salt and light. In a world that often feels dark, confused, and morally adrift, Jesus calls His followers to preserve what’s good, illuminate what’s true, and help people find their way home to God. We’ll talk about why many men slowly lose their distinctiveness, how we as disciples can influence t...

Join Pat Morley as we begin a new subseries on the Sermon on the Mount by exploring one of life’s biggest questions: What does it really mean to be happy, and where is happiness found? In the Beatitudes, Jesus turns the world’s definition of happiness upside down. He describes the kind of men who are truly “blessed”—not men driven by ego, image, anger, achievement, or performance, but men marked b...

Guest speaker Pastor Andy Searles will help us explore 1 Thessalonians 2:7–12 and uncover Paul’s powerful blueprint for investing in men through compassion, consistency, encouragement, and purpose. Men don’t simply need more advice—they need steady, godly men who will show up, walk with them, and call them higher. This timely study (considering Train Like the Twelve ) will equip you to make someon...

In the Sabbath encounters, Jesus unequivocally shows us that compassion trumps man-made rules and regulations--every time! And, in His school of discipleship, He wants His disciples—then and now—to do the same. Join us as we learn to lead others with compassion and courage.

I was out of commission and unable to teach a live session, so instead we held an open mic. We asked the local group men to share in 3–4 minutes what God has been doing in their life as a result of gathering with their small group and the teachings of Jesus in Train Like the Twelve. As we’re learning to let Jesus do for us what He did for the Twelve, I'd love to hear from you how God is working in...

Who is Jesus, really? Not the version shaped by culture, assumptions, or distance, but the Jesus who stands in John 5 and makes claims so clear and so bold that the religious leaders wanted Him dead. The issue was never a lack of proof. It was a heart that preferred human approval over the glory of God. Join Jim Angelakos tomorrow and let’s dig into one of the most defining passages in Scripture....

Join Pat Morley as we look at one of the most penetrating questions Jesus ever asked: “Do you want to get well?” We’ll explore why some men stay stuck, why others can’t yet see a way forward, and how Jesus meets both with compassion and power. You’ll also wrestle with a hard question: Can you trust God is working for you—even when it looks like He’s working for someone else?

Jesus was asked, “Why don’t your disciples act like our disciples?”Jesus answered with three word pictures—and disciples ever since have wondered, “What do a wedding, a torn patch, and exploding wineskins have to do with me?”Join Pat Morley and be challenged to recognize anything you’re clinging to that no longer works—even if it once did—and why. Then learn how to help yourself—or another man—gra...

This week in Train Like the Twelve, Jesus puts a stake in the ground. He calls Levi, a tax collector who “the good people” despised. What’s striking is what Levi does next—he immediately throws a banquet and invites his friends so they can meet Jesus too. Join us as we explore what the disciples heard and observed that day and what it means for you—a man who wants to become a disciple who helps ot...

A man is lowered through a roof. Everyone thinks they know the problem. He can’t walk. But Jesus shocks the room: “I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.” (Luke 5:24) Join Pat Morley and discover why this is the most important declaration Jesus has made so far—and why history pivots on it. By forgiving before He healed, Jesus revealed that the deepest human...

Jesus was constantly in motion—preaching, teaching, healing, casting out demons. Everywhere He went, there was another need, another demand, another person who wanted Him to stay. Yet He didn’t make decisions based on pressure; He made them based on priority. And He never frittered away His time on lesser things. Join Pat Morley as he reveals what guided Jesus’ decisions, shares the personal dashb...

Jesus walks into a place of worship, teaches with unmistakable authority—and then confronts a man possessed by an impure spirit. What happened next stunned everyone present. With a single command, the spirit obeyed. This was more than a dramatic moment. It revealed who Jesus is—and what happens when His authority collides with evil. Join Pat Morley as we explore what it means that Jesus has absolu...

Let’s face it. The better you do your work, the more people want from you. Demand increases. Pressure follows. And if you’re not careful, you can end up living on adrenaline instead of abiding. In this message, we’ll look at one short—but revealing—verse from the life of Jesus: “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:16) Why did Jesus pray so much? What problem was He solvi...

Right after calling the fishermen, the very next man Jesus “catches” is not an impressive leader, but a leper—a man whose hopes and dreams had been shattered, who came begging Jesus for help. Join Pat Morley as we feel the weight of what Jesus wanted His disciples to see—and understand. For us, this raises a searching question: Are we a place where broken men feel safe to come and ask for help? So...

A carpenter tells professional fishermen where to catch fish—an instruction that defied all logic, humanly speaking. Join Pat Morley tomorrow morning as we watch what happened next, and how one simple response—“At Your word”—opened their eyes to Jesus’ power and might. Do you feel it—that yearning to be part of something so big it’s doomed to fail if God’s not on it? Come feel the exhilaration of...

Jesus was a rising star. He returned to his hometown where He got invited to preach at His home “church.” Everyone was excited to hear what He had to say—until He said it. Join Pat Morley and observe the chaos that followed from the perspective of the disciples. The problem will be easy to understand, but what does it mean? And how does it apply to you? Join us and find out.

A man’s young son is about to die. In desperation, the father pleads with Jesus to heal him. When Jesus tells him his son will live, the man doesn’t wait for proof. He takes Jesus at His word and starts home in obedience. If you’ve ever struggled to obey before things make sense, and who hasn't, this one's for you. Join Pat Morley and let Jesus train you like He trained them.

A whole village of people was on their way to see Jesus. In fact, throngs of new people are searching for him every day. But the disciples were not yet trained to understand the bigger picture of what was going on. Jesus lovingly took them aside to open their eyes so they could see the bigger picture and guide the people. That’s training. Join Pat Morley and let Jesus train you like He trained the...

In the previous lesson, we were not surprised to learn that Jesus would meet with a top religious leader. This week’s lesson takes us 180 degrees in the other direction. You see, Jesus' next move was to seek out the kind of person that most people seek to avoid. The message is clear: Everyone matters to Jesus. And as we will also see, everyone can make a difference. But the Twelve were surprised—e...

Eavesdrop as Jesus explains His salvation for the first time ever recorded—to a good and respected man who was confident he already understood God.  Join Pat Morley as Jesus awakens His disciples—then and now—to understand the true nature of salvation via a late-night conversation with Nicodemus.