The Men's Podcast

The New Testament tells us the story of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, and the spread of Christianity. This overview of its message will help you understand the New Testament. -- The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you’re looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small group at church, or a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Join...

The Old Testament tells us the story of the creation of the earth, the history of God's people, and God's plan to rescue the world. -- The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you’re looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small group at church, or a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Join us for new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Find resour...

In this conversation, Bryan and Ross discuss how to read the Bible effectively. They emphasize the importance of having a plan and choosing a starting point that is accessible for new believers. They introduce the SOAP method (Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer) and the CHARA method (Context, History, Author, Research, Apply) as helpful tools for Bible study. They also discuss the use of...

Today we’ll talk about how to overcome your shameful past to experience the freedom we can have in Christ. We’ll look at David’s example in the story of Bathsheba and Uriah. 2 Samuel 11:1-4 -- The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you’re looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small group at church, or a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Join...

The Bible is composed of 66 books, 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. It's not organized by date, but rather by genre - like a library. -- The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you’re looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small group at church, or a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Join us for new episodes every Tuesday a...

The Bible has been around for thousands of years, carefully translated and maintained for the benefit of people today. But where did we get it, and how do we know it's trustworthy? -- The PursueGOD Truth podcast is the “easy button” for making disciples – whether you’re looking for resources to lead a family devotional, a small group at church, or a one-on-one mentoring relationship. Join us for n...

This conversation explores the Israel-Hamas conflict and how Christians can think about and respond to it. The discussion covers the theological framework, the specific conflict between Israel and Hamas, the history of the conflict, and the objectives of Hamas. The revised charter of Hamas in 2017 is examined, highlighting their anti-Israel stance. The conversation emphasizes the spiritual battle...

In this episode, Bryan and John discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict from a theological perspective. They explore the concepts of dispensationalism and covenant theology and how they shape the understanding of the conflict. They dive into the promises made to Israel in Genesis 12 and the conditions attached to those promises. They emphasize the importance of praying for both Israel and the Palestinia...

We're done for 2023! In this episode Bryan reviews the year's episodes and gives you a sneak peak of 2024. Also, if you want to support pursueGOD with a year-end gift, click the donate link below! Thanks for listening, and join us next year for more great content! -- The PursueGOD Men's podcast helps guys apply God's Word to their lives to become full circle followers of Jesus. Join us for a new m...

We’re going to discuss 5 strategies to allow the Bible to transform us like Paul talks about in Romans 12:2. Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. We’re going to discuss hearing, reading, studying, memorizing, and meditating on God’s Word for breakthrough. -- The PursueGOD Men's podcast helps guys apply God's W...

Today we’re in week 4 of our breakthrough disciplines series where we’re looking to the ancient secret of spiritual disciplines to experience breakthrough in our everyday lives. We’ve covered some of the expected spiritual disciplines like prayer and fasting. Today’s  topic may be the one that seems most counterintuitive. Let’s talk about “pacing”. -- The PursueGOD Men's podcast helps guys ap...

Today we talk about the spiritual discipline of fasting. Very few Christians do this anymore, and they’re missing out! In this episode, John and Bryan share some of their own experiences with fasting – both blessings and challenges. -- The PursueGOD Men's podcast helps guys apply God's Word to their lives to become full circle followers of Jesus. Join us for a new men's episode every other Thursda...

Welcome back to week two of our Breakthrough Disciplines series. Today, we’re going to start with probably the most fundamental spiritual discipline. A discipline that’s so easy a three year old can do it, but is so rich and powerful that we’re still growing in it even when we’ve been a follower of Jesus for 50 or more years - the spiritual discipline of prayer. We’re going to talk about how to pr...

We’re launching a new series today on the podcast called Breakthrough Disciplines. We’re going to dig into some spiritual disciplines that have been used for centuries. Today is going to be more of an introduction to the purpose and benefits of spiritual disciplines and then beginning in the next episode we’ll dig deeper into 4 specific spiritual disciplines you can implement to experience breakth...

In Mark 11:27-12:12 the authority of Jesus is questioned by the Jewish religious leaders. The encounter uncovers the answer to a timeless question: Is spiritual authority a thing anymore? Q: Is Spiritual Authority a Thing Anymore? Today, we’re going to talk about authority. I’ll bet some of you bristled just at the mention of the word. We don’t like authority. We want to push back against it, and...

No conversation about leadership is complete without discussing Jesus. He was the most influential leader in the history of the world. He calls his followers to lead like he led. We’re coming to the last conversation in our leadership principles for men series, and we’ve saved the best for last. Today, we’re going to talk about how to lead like Jesus. This isn’t going to be a comprehensive convers...

In Mark 10:46-52 Jesus encounters a blind beggar without purpose in life. The interaction begs a question for every pursuer who has lost his way: What’s keeping you on the sidelines? -- About this episode: This is part of our Gospel of Mark series at pursueGOD.org. Find resources to talk about it with your family, small group, or mentor at www.pursueGOD.org/mark . -- Additional notes:

Intro We’re in the third week of our leadership principles for men and we’re taking a look at Jonathan. Jonathan is the son of King Saul, the first king of the nation of Israel. The first story we’re going to look at is at a time when Israel is at war with the Philistines. Saul has already disobeyed the Lord and has been reprimanded by the prophet Samuel and the army is in a tough spot. They’re ou...

Intro We’re going to look at a leader today who had big shoes to fill. Maybe you can relate to that. Joshua was stepping in for Moses. The man who led Israel out of Egypt and was the mediator between the people and Almighty God. I can only imagine the pressure he must have felt as he stepped into that role. Maybe you have a father-in-law that is a spiritual giant and you feel like you’ll never liv...

Intro Leading well is something every man should desire to do. God took a reluctant leader in Moses and used him to bring the entire nation of Israel out of slavery in Egypt. We’re starting a new series today on the podcast and the focus is going to be on leadership. We’re going to be looking at several characters from the Bible and lessons we can learn from them about leading well. I know some of...

We’re tackling a subject today that our granddads never really dealt with, our dads most likely didn’t deal with it, but it seems to be in our face and in the faces of our children on a daily basis - and that is the issue of gender. Are there two genders? Is gender just a social construct? Can I change my gender if I feel like I’m not really the gender that I was born as? These are questions that...

Intro We’re looking at sin #7 in our 7 Deadly Sins series today. Before we get into the specific sin of sloth, we recognize you might be feeling a little beat down by now. Maybe you’re recognized that you struggle with every sin we’ve covered in the series. I’d just remind you that conviction is good. Condemnation is not. Ask God to strengthen you in these areas where he has revealed sin in your l...

Today we’re talking about setting boundaries with the in-laws. Most of us love our families and feel most comfortable with our own. When we visit our spouse’s family, we realize how different our upbringings were and just the way things were done. It can cause conflict in the marriage if we don’t have the right boundaries in place.  Talk about it at https://www.pursuegod.org/boundaries/ . Men...

Outline: Intro Welcome back to the podcast. We’re coming to the tail end of our 7 Deadly Sins series. We have two more sins still to cover, and today, we’re talking about envy. And envy is the most miserable of the sins on this list. We say that because there is nothing fun or redeeming about envy. At least with some of the other sins you might experience temporary pleasure, but with envy, there i...

Intro We’re up to sin #5 in our Seven Deadly Sins series and today is one that most men can probably relate to - the sin of anger. For many people, anger is the substitute emotion to mask deeper feelings that you struggle to express. Identifying the real emotion that is underneath and understanding what triggered it is a key to victory over anger. This describes me to a T. I would say 90% of the t...