The Lions For Christ

What does real strength look like? Is it surviving five combat deployments? Winning Strongman competitions? Coaching championship athletes? Raising seven children through life's hardest seasons? Or is it choosing to serve others...again and again...even when life has taken its toll? In this unforgettable episode of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel sits down with William "Big Sarge" Hansen, a form...

Some people are told “you can’t” and spend the rest of their lives believing it. Michelle Steiner didn’t. In this powerful episode of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel welcomes Michelle Steiner, the heart behind Michelle’s Mission, for a testimony full of courage, faith, perseverance, and purpose. Michelle lives with an invisible disability, and throughout her life she heard the kind of words that...

This episode of The Lions for Christ is not soft, safe, or surface-level. Pastor Noel sits down with Nelson Seda for a powerful conversation about demons, deliverance, repentance, music, spiritual warfare, and the life-changing authority of Jesus Christ. Nelson’s story is a rescue story. Not a religious makeover. Not a self-help comeback. A real testimony of Jesus stepping into a man’s life, confr...

What happens when a child born into addiction, abandoned at four years old, surrounded by violence, drugs, and hopelessness encounters the life-changing power of Jesus Christ? In this powerful episode of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel sits down with Arthur Smotherman to hear a testimony that can only be explained by the grace of God. Arthur's early life was marked by brokenness. Raised in an en...

The Ugly Truth About Abuse: Healing Through Faith with Diane Perez In this powerful and deeply needed episode of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel sits down with Diane Perez, Christian Life Coach, mother of three, fur-baby mom, domestic violence survivor, and Founder/CEO of God’s Princess Life Coaching. Diane helps women come out of domestic violence situations, rebuild their mindset, rediscover t...

In this powerful episode of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel welcomes Jerry “J.” Higgins Jr., a former United States Marine, ordained Christian chaplain, author, husband, father, and founder of AnchorPoint Press. J shares his story of walking through childhood trauma, PTSD, and seasons of running from God, only to discover that Jesus was still pursuing him with grace, healing, and purpose. What p...

What does it actually look like for a young married couple to put God first in a world constantly pulling marriages apart? In this episode of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel sits down with Peyton and Chayton for a real and honest conversation about faith, marriage, work, sacrifice, and learning how to follow God together in everyday life. No fake perfection. No polished church answers. Just two...

Have you ever said something and immediately thought, “Who said that?” The words came out of your mouth. They had your voice, your tone, your attitude, and your fingerprints all over them. But the second they left your lips, you knew something deeper had taken over. Anger. Fear. Pride. Hurt. Shame. The old self grabbing the microphone. In this episode of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel takes a p...

In episode 45 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel takes an off-the-cuff but deeply meaningful look at the parable of the sower, found in Matthew 13. Most of the time, this parable is taught by focusing on the four types of soil: the hard path, the rocky ground, the thorny ground, and the good soil. And that’s right. Jesus was showing us how the condition of the heart determines how the Word of Go...

In Episode 44 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel asks two hard but necessary questions: What has life without Jesus already cost you? And what has your own way produced? This episode explores how a person’s faith can feel weak, dry, or distant not because God has failed them, but because the environment around them may be working against what God is trying to grow inside them. Using Jesus’ parab...

In Episode 43 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel takes on the Ninth and Tenth Commandments and exposes two sins that don’t always look dramatic on the surface, but can quietly rot a man from the inside out. This episode goes straight at false witness and coveting, not as small issues, but as deadly heart problems that wreck truth, poison relationships, and open the door to deeper rebellion. This...

In Episode 42 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel takes a hard look at the Seventh and Eighth Commandments and exposes a deeper truth many people miss. Adultery and theft are not just separate sins sitting in different corners of the Bible. They grow from the same poisoned root: a heart that wants to take what God never gave it. One reaches into covenant and grabs what was never offered. The othe...

In Episode 41 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel takes a hard look at the fifth and sixth commandments and shows why they still cut straight through the confusion of modern culture. This episode digs into what it really means to honor your father and mother without twisting that command into lifelong parental control, emotional manipulation, or guilt-driven family bondage. Pastor Noel also confr...

In Episode 40 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel dives into the third and fourth commandments and exposes two problems that still poison modern believers: treating the name of God too lightly and treating work, rest, and worship with shallow thinking. This episode cuts past surface-level religion and gets to the heart of reverence. What does it really mean to take the Lord’s name in vain? Is it...

In Episode 39 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel takes a hard look at the First and Second Commandments and shows why they still hit the human heart with force today. This is not just a lesson about ancient history or carved statues. This is about what takes first place in a person’s life, what quietly competes with God for loyalty, and how easy it is for people to reshape God into a version tha...

In Episode 38 of The Lions for Christ, we take an honest look at the difference between Christian entertainment that points people to Jesus and platforms that monetize in the name of the Lord. This episode was shaped by two very different experiences: attending a Life Surge event, where the strong push toward investment classes raised questions about motive and marketing, and seeing The Thorn, a p...

Episode 37 challenges the popular claim that daily marijuana use is a “healthy” answer for depression and anxiety. The culture sells THC as harmless, natural, and therapeutic, but this episode argues that the story breaks down when you zoom out and look at what’s happening to minds, habits, and lives over time. We start by exposing why this narrative spreads so easily. When someone is anxious, dep...

In Episode 36 of The Lions for Christ Podcast, we go straight to the heart of the gospel and the mission every believer is called to live out: bringing people to Jesus Christ. This is a motivating, celebratory episode designed to strengthen your confidence in sharing your faith, clarify what the Bible teaches about salvation, and challenge every listener to respond with bold obedience instead of d...

To Judge or Not to Judge: Confronting Sin Without Hypocrisy (Episode 35) is a bold, Scripture-grounded episode that tackles one of the most misused phrases in modern Christianity: “Don’t judge me.” In a culture that demands tolerance but rejects accountability, this message restores biblical clarity by showing that Jesus never forbade discernment or correction. He condemned hypocrisy, pride, and s...

The Art of Discernment: How to Tell the Difference Between Truth, Error, and Counterfeit Light In Episode 34 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel delivers a direct, biblical, and practical charge to Christian men: discernment is not optional, and it is not reserved for “advanced believers.” It is a survival skill for any man who intends to lead his home, guard his faith, and finish strong. In an a...

In Episode 33 of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel confronts one of the most overlooked threats to Christian men today: modern idolatry. Most people think idols are ancient statues and pagan temples, but Scripture exposes something far more personal and far more dangerous. An idol is anything that takes the place of God in your heart, your mind, your priorities, and your obedience. It is anything...

In this episode of The Lions for Christ, Pastor Noel delivers a direct, Scripture-grounded message on the importance of creating and maintaining Christian friendships—especially for men who are called to lead their homes, guard their minds, and stand firm in faith. In a culture that trains men to isolate, distract, and drift, this episode exposes a hard truth: spiritual strength does not remain st...

Here’s a detailed episode description you can use: In Episode 31 of The Lions for Christ Podcast – “When the World Shames Marriage: Standing Strong for God’s Design” Pastor Noel tackles a growing modern trend: younger generations being told that marriage is a trap, children are a burden, and family will ruin their lives. From viral influencers to comment-section mobs, the message is loud and const...

“Where Are the Men? Closing the Gender Gap in the Church” is a hard-hitting, hope-filled episode of The Lions for Christ Podcast that goes straight at one of the most uncomfortable realities in the modern church: the absence and passivity of men. Pastor Noel exposes the pattern we see in congregations across the country—more women than men, more moms than dads, more wives worshiping alone while hu...

Under the Juniper Tree: Depression, Burnout, and the God Who Sees Men is a raw, Bible-centered episode for Christian men who are exhausted, overwhelmed, and silently struggling with depression, anxiety, and ministry or workplace burnout. Walking through Elijah’s breakdown in 1 Kings 19, the deep cries of Psalms 42–43, and the hope of 2 Corinthians 1, this episode explores Christian mental health f...