Where's the hardest place for you to man up? For most men, it's not the office—it's inside their own home, with their wife, their kids, the people who know the real them. In this episode, Chris Alessi brings the man-up challenge home. 

Drawing from Psalm 101:2, where David sets his own standard of conduct—not just as a king, but as a dad and a husband. Chris talks about walking with integrity of heart within your house. Work and hobbies are rubber balls; drop them, and they bounce back. But family? Those are glass balls—drop one, and it tends to break. Your family doesn't need you to be flawless, but they do need you to be there.

Verse of the Day

Psalm 101:2 (NIV) — "I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh, when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house."

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The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

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My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

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Does your faith clock out when you clock in? For a lot of men, Sunday is for God, and Monday through Saturday is just survival—you do your job, come home depleted, and work stops meaning anything beyond the paycheck. 

In this episode, Chris Alessi takes the Man-Up challenge into the place most men spend the majority of their time: work. Unpacking Colossians 3:23, Chris shows how Paul blows the divide between faith and work wide open: whatever you do, laying tile, running a sales meeting, driving a delivery truck, you’re working for Christ, not just a human master. That reframe changes your posture: less dependent on recognition, less derailed by difficult coworkers, less likely to cut corners when nobody's watching, because Somebody is always watching, and He's keeping the real record. 

Verse of the Day

Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV) — "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? 

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

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Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

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Who gets your first words of the day? 

For most men, it's email, the news, or social media—and by then, you're already reactive, living on someone else's agenda. In this episode, Chris Alessi joins the Men's Morning Devotional for the first time to map out the Man-Up challenge to the actual landscape of your life: your morning, your work, your home, your inner life, and your security in God. It starts here: the man who wins the morning wins the day. 

Looking at the example of David—a king with wars to fight, enemies to manage, and a family to lead—Chris unpacks what a disciplined man's morning actually looks like: bringing your voice to God first, then waiting expectantly like a watchman scanning the horizon. 

Verse of the Day: Psalm 5:3 — "In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly."

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? 

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOY

Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

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Every man leaves a legacy. The question is whether you'll choose it or default into one. 

Legacy isn't what you leave behind after you die, it's what you build while you're alive that outlives you.

And the people closest to you are watching right now, learning what manhood looks like from you.

In today's devotional, we wrap up Week One by tying it all together — identity, responsibility, courage, and brotherhood — and challenge you to live with intentionality, so the generation coming after you can walk in the blessing of your faithfulness.

Verse of the day: "We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord, his power, and the wonders he has done." Psalm 78:4

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? 

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOY

Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

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You can't become the man you're called to be alone. No man ever has. Yet men today are lonelier than ever, and that isolation is quietly costing them their mental health, their marriages, and their faith.

In today's devotional, we look at what it means for iron to sharpen iron and challenge you to stop settling for surface-level friendships, and start pursuing the kind of brotherhood where real truth is spoken.

Verse of the day: "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? 

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOY

Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

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Every man has fears. The man who says he doesn't is either lying or not trying anything worth doing. The real question isn't whether you feel fear, it's whether you let fear lead.

In today's devotional, we look at God's charge to Joshua on the eve of battle and challenge you to stop numbing your fears through distraction and isolation, and start holding fast to God in spite of them.

Verse of the day: "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? 

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOY

Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

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Are you making excuses, or are you making progress? From the Garden of Eden to today, men have had a habit of deflecting blame instead of owning their role. But real manhood isn't about pointing fingers; it's about standing firm and taking responsibility.

In today's devotional, we look at Paul's charge to the men of Corinth and challenge you to stop hiding from the areas of your life you've been avoiding and start leading with ownership.

Verse of the day: "Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong." 1 Corinthians 16:1

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? 

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOY

Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

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Welcome to the first ever episode of the Men's Morning Devotional! 

This podcast is here to help you man up in every way - your faith, your family, and your work - by helping you get into the Word before you face the world. 

These daily devotions will be hosted by leaders of the Goodfellas men's ministry of Metro Life Church in Miami, FL, pastored by Steve Alessi. In our church, we believe in raising up strong men who lead their families well and follow Godly principles in their homes, churches and workplaces. 

The Men's Morning Devotional will be a partner podcast to My Morning Devotional, a daily devotional podcast led by the ladies of the Alessi family which has reached millions of listeners worldwide. 

Every weekday, you’ll hear one of the men in our ministry family share a daily dose of wisdom, which includes a signature verse, devotional, prayer, and “Man-Up” challenge to help you become the man God made you to be. 

To start, we’re asking the question - Do you know who you are? The world has a lot to say about what it means to be a man these days. Friends, family, coworkers, even strangers all try to define you. But what does Scripture say about who you really are?

In today's devotional, we dive into God's word to see just what He has to say about who you are, and challenge you to become who you were always meant to be.

Verse of the day: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!" 2 Corinthians 5:17

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NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? 

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOY

Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

Get The Metro Life Studios app 

Are you ready to man up in your faith, your family, and your work? If so, you've come to the right place. 

Coming in July 2026, you're invited to join us in our new weekday podcast, Men’s Morning Devotional. A few minutes every morning to get into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

We’re here every weekday morning so make sure you follow and subscribe. Don’t let a single morning go by without putting on your armor.

Let’s get into God’s Word. It’s time to man up.

Send Us A Message!

NEW TO THE MEN’S MORNING DEVOTIONAL? 

Welcome!

The Men's Morning Devotional is a podcast to help you man up in every way - in your faith, your family and your work - by spending a few minutes getting into the Word before you face the world. 

Every weekday, you'll get a challenge and encouragement from Scripture that speaks to the pressures you carry as a husband, a father, and a leader. You’ll get truth you can take straight into your day. And you’ll know you’re not standing alone, because men everywhere are waking up to fight the same battle.

Your hosts are Steve Alessi, pastor of Metro Life Church of Miami, FL, along with his sons and other leaders of our Goodfellas men's ministry.

Join us every weekday to man up! 

MORE PODCASTS YOU'LL ENJOY

Find more podcasts about faith and family from Metro Life Studios, including:

My Morning Devotional

The Family Business with The Alessis

The Mary and Martha Show 

You can listen to all of these shows on our Metro Life Studios app here! 

Get The Metro Life Studios app