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After weeks of recovery from a stroke and a family medical crisis, Matt shares a quiet reflection on God’s sustaining grace. Inspired by 2 Corinthians 12:9 and a simple piece of wisdom from an old saint: “He owns both sides of the river.”

This Fireside Chat marks the first episode recorded after my stroke. Anchored in 2 Corinthians 12:9, we sit with a truth that doesn’t rush healing or offer easy answers. Paul asks for the thorn to be removed, and God responds with sustaining grace instead of relief. This episode is about weakness that remains, strength that’s borrowed, and the quiet faith of learning to be carried when control is...

In this episode of MTN.fire, Matt returns after a season of quiet to talk about something every believer needs but few protect: communication with God. Spiritual battles aren’t lost because we lack strength or passion. They’re lost when the signal breaks down. Drawing from Scripture, personal testimony, and the call to persistent prayer, this episode reframes prayer not as a religious habit, but a...

Before a soldier steps onto the battlefield, he steps into the Armory. In this episode, we break down the Armor of God piece by piece - not as metaphor, but as the daily discipline that forms warriors in the Kingdom. From the belt of truth to the sword of the Spirit, this is where believers learn not just how to stand, but how to stay standing. Matt shares a personal tie-in about healing, formatio...

In this Fireside Chat, I share how a random late night scroll through reels turned into a moment of truth. Between arrest videos, church bloopers, and a fitness coach who clearly targeted the wrong income bracket, a reel came up with three verses that hit me right where I was. These scriptures spoke about discipline, trials, and the training ground God uses to shape us. I wrote them down and wante...

In this Thanksgiving-week Fireside Chat, Let's slow down, breathe, and remember the goodness of God. Inspired by George Washington’s 1789 proclamation calling for “a day of thanksgiving and prayer,” this episode looks past the holiday noise and into the heart of gratitude - not as an emotion, but as a spiritual weapon. We talk about God’s faithfulness in a hard year, the tables that feel full and...

Not every season looks like a wildfire. In this encouraging Fireside Chat Matt reminds listeners that quiet faithfulness matters - even the smallest sparks God places in our lives can be fanned into lasting light. This episode calls you to notice the small victories, tend your ember, and trust God’s slow, steady work.

Before any battle is won outwardly, a war is raging inside. In Episode Two of Season Four -The Enemy Within - Matt digs into the quiet, relentless conflict between the flesh and the Spirit. This episode is for the ones who fight alone in the dark, who wrestle with thoughts that sound like their own, and who need the truth that freedom is found when obedience out-muscles impulse. We walk Galatians...

Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of mental health struggles, suicidal thoughts, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. It’s been one year since the night everything in my life shattered. In this episode, I share my journey through PTSD, anxiety, depression, and a suicide scare, leading to the day I received my diagnosis and the slow, powerful process of healing that followed....

Life’s storms aren’t always punishment - they can be God’s mercy in disguise. In this episode of Fireside Chats, Matt dives into the story of Jonah, a man who knew God’s callbut ran from it anyway. Trapped in the belly of a fish for three long days, Jonah finally cried out to God, and in those dark, silent hours, true surrender began. Matt reflects on what it means to face the storms in our own li...

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Before any battle is fought outwardly, it’s answered inwardly. In this opening message for season 4: Preparing for Battle, Matt explores what it means to prepare for spiritual warfare the right way - on your knees. Strength isn’t built in the spotlight; it’s forged in surrender.(Ephesians 6:10–11)

What if your faith was tested at the edge of eternity — would you stand unashamed? In this season finale of MTN.fire, Matt delivers a powerful message - a call to courage, conviction, and eternal perspective. From the prisons of Richard Wurmbrand to the sacrifice of the Groenewald family, this episode weaves together the legacy of believers who stood when the world bowed. Their stories end where a...

🎧 Fireside Chat #3 - Bedside PrayersWhen life slows down to the sound of hospital monitors, faith starts to sound different. In this Fireside Chat, Matt shares a personal moment from his dad’s recent health scare - a prayer whispered before surgery that reminded him where hope really comes from. God is the One who heals, who gives wisdom to doctors, who guides their hands, and who writes every br...

Fireside Chat #2 - “Making Heaven Crowded” Guest: HenleyThis one hits close to home - literally. In this special father-daughter Fireside Chat, Matt sits down with his daughter Henley for a real conversation about God, prayer, and what faith looks like through a child’s eyes. Together they talk about what it means to love Jesus, to pray when things are hard, and to keep the fire of faith burning f...

Kabul, Afghanistan - November 29, 2014.Werner Groenewald was a pastor and teacher living the GreatCommission in a war-torn nation. His teenage children, Jean-Pierre and Rodé, served alongside him. That morning, the Taliban stormed their compound. Gunfire. Smoke. Silence. Yet this is not a story of defeat - it’s a story of victory. The Groenewald family didn’t die for a cause; they lived for aKingd...

Welcome to Fireside Chats - the raw, unfiltered side of MTN.fire. This isn’t one of the usual episodes… it’s slower, more personal. No script, no schedule - just honest moments with God. In this first Fireside Chat, Matt shares where the idea came from, what’s been happening behind the scenes as Season 3 wraps up and Season 4 begins, and a short devotion from Psalm 37:7 about slowing down and trus...

Even in chains… it advances with power. Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned and tortured for preaching Christ under Communist rule - yet the Gospel never stopped moving. His story proves that faith doesn’t need freedom to flourish. In this episode of MTN.fire, Matt traces Wurmbrand’s unbroken witness through the darkness of a Romanian prison and into the light of revival - then shares how that same p...

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” Jim Elliot wrote those words before stepping onto a remote riverbank in Ecuador - a moment that would echo through eternity. Five men, armed only with faith, answered a call that didn’t promise safety, only obedience. What the world called a tragedy, Heaven called triumph. Their story became a flame that still burns today....

In a world gone quiet, one man refused to bow. Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood when others stayed silent, choosing the cross over compromise and conviction over comfort. His story reminds us that boldness isn’t a personality trait, it’s proximity to Christ. Through Paul’s words in 2 Timothy 1:7-8, we learn that courage isn’t the absence of fear but the presence of the Spirit: power, love, and self-contr...

Scripture: Matthew 10:32–33What does it really mean to stand unashamed for Jesus? In this powerful episode, we step into the fire with two ofthe early church’s most fearless believers - Polycarp, the elderly bishop who faced Rome’s flames, and Perpetua, a young mother who faced the arena and would not deny her Savior. Their courage wasn’t found in comfort - it was forged in faith. Their stories st...

When fear stares you in the face, what do you do? Stephen-the first martyr of the church-shows us what unshakable faith really looks like. As stones were raised against him, he lifted his eyes and saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God. In that moment, fear lost and faith won. In this episode, we step inside Acts 6–7 and walk withStephen through the clash between fear and faith. We’ll see wha...

Being unashamed of Christ isn’t optional - it’s the dividing line. Romans 1:16 calls the gospel “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” But in a world that celebrates silence and compromise, the question becomes unavoidable: If your faith was put on trial today, would there be enough evidence to convict you? In this season opener, we confront the cost of following Jesus, the ete...

When the fire clears, the smoke settles, and the storm passes, what comes next? The mountain. In this Season 2 finale of MTN.fire, Matt looks back at the journey so far, from testimony, trauma, and healing, to storms, anchors, and fire. And now, with the refining behind us, we set our eyes on the climb ahead. In this episode: The faithfulness of God through every season. How mountains in Scripture...

Fire doesn’t just destroy, it refines. Gold isn’t proven in comfort, it’s proven in the flames. In this episode of MTN.fire, we talk about what the fire takes, what it leaves behind, and why it’s proof, not punishment. I’ll share how God used the fire in my own life to burn away pride, isolation, and false identities, leaving behind a faith that can stand when everything else falls. And I’ll chall...