We don’t tiptoe around gluttony—we call it out. We don’t turn a blind eye to comfort—we crush it under the authority of Christ. We don’t bow to the idol of laziness—we declare war on it, right here, right now.

Today’s episode? Consider the gauntlet thrown. Paul Neuberger walks into the battlefield that most pastors avoid: your body, your health, your stewardship. He looks at the sea of complacency and calls it what it is—sin, bondage, spiritual sabotage. America has a weight problem. The church is not exempt. Your body is a temple, not a trash can. We answer to the Lord, not to our cravings.

Will you honor God with your strength? Or will you let comfort win and purpose die?

Jesus is Lord—over your spirit, your soul, and your physical body. What will you choose when the wake-up call hits home?

Buckle up. This episode is raw, real, and rooted in gospel truth.

Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

Key Takeaway:

01:26 - We're going to talk about a topic that most pastors won't touch with a ten foot pole. Your body, your weight, your physical health, and how you're dishonoring God if you're fat, lazy, and careless with the temple that he gave you. Recently, I took my family to a local community pool for a little Independence Day fun. We had a blast, to say the least. But let me tell you, what I saw didn't make me feel very free. In fact, it almost kind of sort of felt like slavery. Slavery to food, slavery to comfort, slavery to sin. I looked around and just saw a sea of bloated bellies, rolls hanging over swim trunks, people barely able to climb out of the pool without huffing and puffing. It wasn't just shocking, it was heartbreaking. And it was downright unbiblical.

05:55 - You see, the lie our culture feeds us is this. It's your body. Do whatever you want with it. But first, Corinthians, chapter six immediately shuts that down. It says this. You are not your own. That's right. As a Christian, your body doesn't belong to you. It was bought with the blood of Christ. And when something has been purchased, that comes with a purpose. Your body was not given to you to satisfy your cravings. It was given to you to serve the King.

47:32 - James 4:17 says this: If anyone then knows the good they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them. That verse doesn't give any wiggle room if you know what God has called you to do. Honor your body, care for your health, be a steward of your strength, and you refuse to act. Guess what? You're living in sin, plain and simple. No more excuses. No more saying, it's just the way I'm built. No more it's too late for me. No more God looks at my heart. He absolutely, 100%, most assuredly does. And what he sees is a heart that's too often unwilling to change.

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