What if your faith was tested at the edge of eternity — would you stand unashamed?

In this season finale of MTN.fire, Matt delivers a powerful message - a call to courage, conviction, and eternal perspective.

From the prisons of Richard Wurmbrand to the sacrifice of the Groenewald family, this episode weaves together the legacy of believers who stood when the world bowed. Their stories end where all true faith begins - in victory.

The Gospel still advances with power.

Eternity is on the line.

🔥 Scripture:Revelation 12:11

“They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and bythe word of their testimony…”

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🎧 Fireside Chat #3 - Bedside Prayers

When life slows down to the sound of hospital monitors, faith starts to sound different. In this Fireside Chat, Matt shares a personal moment from his dad’s recent health scare - a prayer whispered before surgery that reminded him where hope really comes from.

God is the One who heals, who gives wisdom to doctors, who guides their hands, and who writes every breath of our story. Even when we don’t understand the why or the outcome, He’s still our hope.

This episode is a reminder that sometimes the fire has to wait - not because it’s gone out, but because God is still working in the quiet places, right beside us.

Fireside Chat #2 - “Making Heaven Crowded”
Guest: Henley

This one hits close to home - literally.
In this special father-daughter Fireside Chat, Matt sits down with his daughter Henley for a real conversation about God, prayer, and what faith looks like through a child’s eyes.

Together they talk about what it means to love Jesus, to pray when things are hard, and to keep the fire of faith burning from one generation to the next.

This episode isn’t scripted - it’s family. It’s love. It’s the reminder that the faith we live in front of our kids is the legacy they’ll carry.

💬 Topics:

📖 Verse: Proverbs 22:6 - “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.”

🎙️ “The fire God started in us isn’t meant to stop with us - it’s meant to be carried forward, brighter in the next generation.”

Kabul, Afghanistan - November 29, 2014.

Werner Groenewald was a pastor and teacher living the Great Commission in a war-torn nation. His teenage children, Jean-Pierre and Rodé, served alongside him. That morning, the Taliban stormed their compound. Gunfire. Smoke. Silence.

 Yet this is not a story of defeat - it’s a story of victory.

The Groenewald family didn’t die for a cause; they lived for a Kingdom. And even their final breath echoed eternity.

In this episode of MTN.fire, Matt shares a powerful message about faith under fire, the cost of obedience, and the hope that outlives death itself. 

🔥 Scripture: Hebrews 12 : 2 - “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith…”

 Takeaway: When your eyes are on eternity, death loses its power. The Gospel isn’t about avoiding risk, it’s about eternal reward. The Groenewalds remind us that courage isn’t loud. It’s steadfast.

Welcome to Fireside Chats - the raw, unfiltered side of MTN.fire.

This isn’t one of the usual episodes… it’s slower, more personal.
No script, no schedule - just honest moments with God.

In this first Fireside Chat, Matt shares where the idea came from, what’s been happening behind the scenes as Season 3 wraps up and Season 4 begins, and a short devotion from Psalm 37:7 about slowing down and trusting God’s timing.

Sometimes the fire isn’t about doing, it’s about becoming.

Pull up a chair.
Welcome to the fire.

“Even in chains… it advances with power.”

Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned and tortured for preaching Christ under Communist rule - but the Gospel never stopped moving.

In this episode of MTN.fire, we tell the story of a man who spent fourteen years in a Romanian prison for his faith. He lost everything but never lost his song. From tapping sermons through the walls to forgiving the guards who beat him, Wurmbrand’s story proves that the Gospel doesn’t need freedom to flourish - only faith.

Through Scripture and story, we see that what God starts in the dark… He always finishes in the light.

💬 Episode theme: Philippians 1 : 12-13
“What has happened to me has actually served to advance the Gospel.”

🎧 In this episode:
• The faith and fire of Richard Wurmbrand
• Worship and perseverance under persecution
• The reminder that even our personal chains can’t silence the Gospel
• How the fire of the early church still burns in us today

🌐 Read the companion post & explore more at: https://mtnfire.org

🔥 MTN.fire
Testimony. Truth. Fire.

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.”
Jim Elliot wrote those words before stepping onto a remote riverbank in Ecuador - a moment that would echo through eternity.

Five men, armed only with faith, answered a call that didn’t promise safety, only obedience. What the world called a tragedy, Heaven called triumph. Their story became a flame that still burns today.

In this episode, Matt dives deep into the cost of surrender and the beauty of living unashamed for the Gospel. This isn’t just about missionaries on foreign soil - it’s about every believer who’s ever faced fear and chose faith. Every heart that’s whispered yes when it didn’t make sense.

Because following Jesus will cost you something, but it will never leave you empty.
🔥 The world calls it loss. Heaven calls it victory.

In a world gone quiet, one man refused to bow.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer stood when others stayed silent, choosing the cross over compromise and conviction over comfort.
His story reminds us that boldness isn’t a personality trait, it’s proximity to Christ.

Through Paul’s words in 2 Timothy 1:7-8, we learn that courage isn’t the absence of fear but the presence of the Spirit: power, love, and self-control.

In this episode of MTN.fire, we explore the cost of obedience, the danger of silence, and what it means to carry unshakable faith when the world demands you fold.

🔥 Because the cost is temporary - but the impact is eternal.

Scripture: Matthew 10:32–33

What does it really mean to stand unashamed for Jesus?

In this powerful episode, we step into the fire with two of the early church’s most fearless believers - Polycarp, the elderly bishop who faced Rome’s flames, and Perpetua, a young mother who faced the arena and would not deny her Savior.

Their courage wasn’t found in comfort - it was forged in faith.
Their stories still ask us the same question: “Will you acknowledge Him?”

Matt brings this message home with a personal word on identity, purpose, and what it means to stand for Christ when everything around you shakes.

🔥 Highlights include:

“Faith hidden is faith starving. Confession feeds courage. Courage fuels witness.”

It’s not arrogance - it’s allegiance. It’s not noise - it’s loyalty. And it’s time to stand.

When fear stares you in the face, what do you do?
Stephen-the first martyr of the church-shows us what unshakable faith really looks like. As stones were raised against him, he lifted his eyes and saw Jesus standing at the right hand of God. In that moment, fear lost and faith won.

In this episode, we step inside Acts 6–7 and walk withStephen through the clash between fear and faith. We’ll see what it means to stand firm when the world throws stones, why Jesus stood for Stephen, and how the same power that filled him can fill us today.

From the courtroom to the crowd, from fear’s grip toheaven’s glory, this is more than a story of martyrdom-it’s a revelation of courage, vision, and victory through Christ.

Scripture Focus: Acts 6–7
Theme: Fear vs. Faith - The Standing Savior
Key Verse: Acts 7:55 – “But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed intoheaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.”