Have you ever lived in shame and guilt over a mistake you made?

Scripture tells us that those who are in Christ are no longer condemned but set free from our sins. In this episode, Brody walks through 8 truths we can learn from Isaac and Rebecca’s mistake-filled lives. God chose to preserve and protect this family regardless of Isaac’s mistakes.

You are going to make mistakes throughout your life. But the trajectory of our lives should be one of faithfulness and obedience to the Lord. God is greater than our ability to mess things up. Isaac became a testimony and witness to the Lord’s grace.

Let’s learn from the life of Isaac and rest in the grace and freedom of the Lord.

• Romans 8:1
• Genesis 26-27
• 1 Peter 2:12
• Be Strong Men's Conference
  
  
  

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A faithful pastor and shepherd is going to be obedient to the call of God. 

In this episode, Brody continues his conversation on what makes a Biblical pastor, by walking through 1 Peter 5, where Peter offers wisdom to help pastors shepherd well.

Jesus is the Chief Shepherd. Pastors are under-shepherds because the sheep belong to the Lord. Being a pastor requires labor and hard work. Let’s love one another well, pray for our leaders, and serve in our local churches. 

10 Distinctives of a Healthy Church:

1. Preaching
2. Biblical theology
3. Centrality of the Gospel
4. Conversion
5. Evangelism
6. Biblical church membership
7. Church Discipline
8. Discipleship
9. Leadership
10. Missions

Resources:

• 1 Peter 5

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What makes someone a good pastor? In this episode, Brody walks through 1 Peter, where Peter describes pastoral leadership, to show us what Biblical pastoral ministry looks like. Biblical church leadership is driven by a love for the Lord and a love for people.

God calls pastors to shepherd the church well, to be faithful to the Word, and to love the body well. Leaders are to be held accountable by the Word of God and other men in the church. Our hope and prayer is that you’re part of a church that strives to function biblically. 

Resources:

• Red Oak Church Sessions
• 1 Peter Commentary by Daniel Doriani
• 1 Peter 5

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How do we guard ourselves against deconstruction? Progressive Christianity starts by rejecting Jesus and creating a new idea of who Jesus is. In this episode, Brody breaks down how new ideologies can creep into our minds and how we should combat them.

We need to commit to studying Scripture to remind ourselves of the essential doctrines we hold to. The Bible is authoritative. Let’s surround ourselves with a godly community and find hope in the Gospel daily. 

Resources:

• Jude 17:23
• Colossians Bible Study | The Preeminence of Christ
• Rhett and Link (And the Apparant Deconstruction of Their Faith)

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It is easy to expect the Church to train our kids in discipleship. But as parents, we need to take the discipleship of our children seriously. We need to be an example to our children. In this episode, Brody speaks to parents of little kids and parents who have teenagers/adult children. He walks through how we can trust the Lord with our children in all the stages of their lives.

We need to be investing in the spiritual development of our families. Let’s pray for our children and trust and believe that the Lord is going to change their hearts.

Resources:

• 1 Samuel
• 1 Samuel 2
• Proverbs 22:6
• Don't Idolize Your Children - NSR Episode 

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Biblical masculinity is being attacked by our current culture. We need to pursue what the Bible has to say about being a godly man instead of listening to the world. This episode of NSR is from Snowbird’s recent Pure & Holy Retreat. 

Brody walks through 4 things a man of God is defined by and 3 masculine virtues. Let’s think about what is godly. The Word of God has a renewing power in our minds. We need to stop making excuses, fix our eyes on Jesus, and pursue holiness.

Resources:

• 1 Corinthians 13:11
• Genesis 2
• Be Strong Men's Conference
• Respond Women's Retreat
• It's Good to Be a Man by Michael Foster

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What is shaping the way you view relationships and sexuality? 

The world is pressuring students to figure out their gender identity. We need to seek Christ and show students how to fight sexual immorality. In this episode, Brody points out 4 things we can learn from Romans 12 that push us to commit to walking with Christ in this area of our lives.

Pornography and sexual immorality are heart issues. As we’re being conformed into the image of Christ, we’re going to make mistakes. But we can live in freedom because we have Christ’s Spirit living in us. 

Brody also sits down with Spencer Davis to discuss what renewing our minds practically looks like. If we walk by the Spirit, we won’t gratify the flesh. Let’s set our minds on things above and rest in the freedom we have in Christ. 

Resources:

• Romans 12
• Romans 7
• Snowbird Podcast Sessions
• The Griz Podcast

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Pornography poses many dangers to relationships, marriages, healthy sexuality, and spiritual formation in our lives. The enemy will use porn to attack believers and distract them from their callings. In this episode, Brody sits down with Jason George, host of The Griz Podcast, to walk through stats and data on how pornography negatively affects our lives. 

God’s guidelines are meant to guide and protect you. Sexual immorality is a sin against your own body and soul. Let’s fight sin and fight for holiness in our lives. 

Resources:

• The Griz Podcast 
• Covenant Eyes
• The Ballard Brief
• Genesis 3

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We live at a time where everything ordained by God is under attack in the world. The danger we face today is being influenced to embrace a new brand of Christianity that isn’t Christianity at all. In this episode, Brody continues to look at the life of Daniel and compare it to what is happening in today’s generation. 

Daniel and his faith outlasted the Babylonian empire; we will outlast this cultural current. God will always preserve a remnant that will outlast cultural ideologies. Let’s impact and equip this generation to be faithful in culture today. 

“Daniel was living in Babylon, but his eyes were fixed on Jesus. We are living in Babylon, and we must fix our eyes on Jesus.”

Resources:

• Daniel 1
• The Baker Compact Bible Dictionary by Tremper Longman III
• Contact Brody at: [email protected]
• Contact SWO at: [email protected]

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Today's culture does not want you to pursue God. In Daniel 1, we see how the Babylonians tried to stop Daniel from pursuing the Lord by influencing him through their culture. In this episode, Brody talks through the parallels between Daniel 1 and what is going on in society today.

God has called us to live at peace in the world but not with the world. Daniel resolved to stay faithful to the Lord even when no one around him was. Let’s be faithful and stand for what Jesus stands for.

Resources:

• Daniel 1
• 2 Kings 20
• Isaiah 39
• Resolve to be Faithful | 2021 College Retreat
  
  
  

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