Why is temptation so tempting? In this episode, Pastor Joby Martin and his guests discuss how to overcome temptation to sin using the power of the Word of God. If you’ve ever wondered why you still struggle with the same temptations, you’re not alone. Satan uses his 3 basic lures to try to distract us and deter us from the mission. We see in Matthew 4 that Jesus modeled for us a way to defeat the enemy's temptations and experience his victory.

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Why do a father’s blessing land so deeply—and why does a “dad wound” shape how we see God? In this episode of Deepen, Pastor Joby and the guys talk through the weight of a father’s words, the life and ministry of John the Baptist, and why the call to repent is both urgent and hope-filled. They also unpack baptism—what it is, what it isn’t, and why obedience matters (without turning it into a work)—plus how the Holy Spirit fills believers for witness, surrender, and life change.

So what’s your next step: are you ready to stop being “Christian-adjacent” and follow Jesus in real obedience—starting with baptism?

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We begin our study of the gospel of Matthew, which makes the point that Jesus is the greater Moses and has fulfilled all that God intended for the people of Israel. Jesus had one clear message: “repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

In this episode Pastor Joby, Pastor Britt, and Pastor Vinke discuss the genealogy of Jesus and how it shows us the amazing reality that God can use anyone. They also explore the ways in which knowing the matanarrative (the big story) of the Bible helps us better understand each passage we read.

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Merry Christmas from Pastor Joby, Gretchen, JP & Reagan! 

In this episode, Pastor Joby Martin is joined by Pastor Ryan Britt and Pastor Jonathan Vinke to discuss the visit of the Magi in Matthew chapter 2.

King Herod, the religious scholars, and the magi all had the same information about Jesus; but only one group actually went after Jesus to offer their gifts in worship to him.

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What if the parts of your story you’re most ashamed of are actually the places God wants to show off His grace?

In this Real Men of Christmas Deepen episode, Pastor Joby sits down with Pastor One to walk through the shepherds of Luke 2—young, overlooked, often written off as “shady” and insignificant. They unpack why God chose them to hear “good news of great joy for all people,” and how that same good news still breaks into dark, messy places in our lives today.

As you listen, ask yourself: Where might God be interrupting my “normal” so I can take my next step of obedience and share what I’ve heard and seen in Jesus?

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• Mr. “Did We Get My Mom Anything?” Guy  

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• Real Men of Christmas Sermon Series Series 

• Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin 

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What does it mean to be a real man of Christmas in a culture obsessed with comfort and convenience?

In this episode of Deepen, Pastor Joby and Pastor Britt look at Joseph as one of the “Real Men of Christmas” in our Stand Firm and Act Like Men year. They unpack Jewish betrothal, Joseph’s costly obedience when he discovers Mary is pregnant, and how he reordered his entire life around Jesus at the center. As you head into this season, what step of faith is God asking you to take so you can lead and love like Joseph in your home?

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Culture is confused. Manhood is under attack. Too many men have traded responsibility for comfort, strength for passivity, and humility for pride. But the Bible gives us a different charge: “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love” (1 Cor. 16:13-14).

In this roundtable, pastors, athletes, hunters, authors, and leaders share raw stories of failure and redemption, fatherhood and faith, and what it really means to be a man in God’s eyes. From the dangers of extended adolescence to the daily disciplines of brotherhood, mentorship, and service, this conversation is a call to arms.

This is not about outdated stereotypes or cultural caricatures. This is about courage, conviction, humility, and responsibility. This is about becoming the kind of man your family needs, your community needs, and the kind of man God has called you to be.

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What if the most important thing about being a dad isn’t what you do for your kids, but whether you know God as Father?

In this final week of Stand Firm and Act Like Men, Pastor Joby Martin and author Charles Martin unpack what it really means to “be a godly dad” by first becoming a son who knows Abba Father. Through powerful stories of rescue, hospital nights, broken dreams, and fatherly hugs and kisses, they trace how our experiences with earthly dads can wound us, shape us—and ultimately be healed and redefined by the perfect love of our heavenly Father. They explore the intimacy of Jesus calling God “Abba,” the difference between living like a slave and living like a son, the weight and privilege of carrying the title “father,” and the hope available for men, women, and single moms who long for redemption in their family stories.

As you listen, where do you need to stop trying to muscle through on your own and finally look up and pray, “Father, would You please father me?”

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What does 1 Corinthians 13 actually look like after 25 years of real marriage, real sin, and real grace?

In this week’s Deepen podcast, Pastor Joby and his wife Gretchen sit down with Ali to talk through “the love chapter”—not as a pretty wedding reading, but as a gritty blueprint for covenant love that actually lasts. From learning to study your spouse over decades, to fighting irritability, resentment, and selfishness, they unpack what it means for love to be patient and kind, to bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, and endure all things. You’ll hear how Gretchen’s Stand Firm devotionals came together, why sacrificial love means saying “today isn’t about me,” encouragement for those walking through divorce or deep hurt, and the hope of being fully known and fully loved by God.

As you listen, where is Jesus inviting you to move from childish love to Christlike, sacrificial love—in your marriage, your friendships, and your everyday relationships?

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