#334 Spiritual Warfare Week 3 - Ephesians 6 - Fighting The Good Fight 6/9/22 by Solid Steps Radio Kurt Sauder Chad Russell

What can a guy learn as a dad in 2022 from a cup bearer to a king who lived nearly 2,500 years ago? Well, a lot. Manhood Journey’s founder Kent Evans talks about what we can learn as a dad from the book of Nehemiah including learning from our past without living in it, the power of prayer, humility and the need for confession in our lives.

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“I don’t  want to see you again until you’re sober.” What if these were the last words you said to your child? The next time you saw him, the first responder was zipping him up in a body bag behind the dumpster of an apartment complex after a drug overdose. What do you think you would do? Which direction would your life go? On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad continue their conversation with Trey Anson. The first part of their conversation (click here to listen to part 1  https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/7AuYJL7GiMc8giSR7 )  took the listeners from Indian reservations, to the Berlin wall, and to the life of an alcoholic, ending with 2 sons dying of drug overdose within 6 months of one another. This week, the guys continue to talk about going from the worst moment in Trey’s life that leads to the greatest moment of his life. From war to peace. From dark to light. From hopeless to hope. It’s a story that includes hunting for drug dealers, visiting Indian spirit guides, and seeing an old friend after nearly 20 years that lead back to one place and person: an apartment parking lot and Jesus.

Indian reservations, the Berlin Wall, and competitive Muay Thai boxing. This sounds life quite a life. As hard as those things sound, nothing could compare to the difficulty of watching your son be zipped up in a body bag after dying from a drug overdose. On this weeks show (1st of 2 week episodes), Kurt and Chad talk to Trey Anson, a man who’s life story needs to be told. It’s a story that involves struggle and pain, along with hope and peace. Little did Trey know that the worst moment of his life would be used by God to lead to the greatest peace he’s ever know. And the best is yet to come.

“Suicide is a disease for which prevention is the only acceptable treatment.”- Dr. Matthew Sleeth author of Hope Always: How To Be A Force For Life In A Culture Of Suicide. Suicide. It’s a cold, frustrating and gross word. When you hear it, someone comes to mind, someone personal. 130 people everyday will take their own life in America. About 5 an hour. Thats the highest percent per population - more than any other country. That’s not including accidental overdoses. “Hope Always is a guide for people who currently deal with, have dealt with, or will deal with suicide. It is for people who are struggling with suicidal ideation and the friends, family, colleagues, and church leaders who love them. At its core, this book is both an argument for life and a plan for preventing suicide. Throughout these pages, I will offer you a perspective not typically found in books about suicide. Here we will focus on why people did not commit suicide rather than on why they did. We will also examine the limitations of statistics and dig deeply into the role of faith in preventing suicide.” - Dr. Sleeth. Buy the book on Amazon.com (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

"The sport of kings.” A title given to the sport of horse racing. In Louisville, KY, the home of the Kentucky Derby, that title is a reality. But on a day-to-day basis, in the industry, there are more people involved than just “kings.”

On this weeks show, Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day and Churchill Downs Chaplin Joseph Del Rosario talk about working and ministering to an industry that is as diverse as our nation, from the hot walkers to the owners. All of them needing what only Jesus, the King of kings, can give. (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

Following Jesus cost this Jewish man his marriage, but he gained so much more. On this weeks show 92 year old Don Bloch (and his wife Anne) talk to Kurt and Chad about how a decision to follow Jesus, at age 40, cost him his marriage, but his commitment to Jesus gave him a life he never would have imagined. A journey of healing prayer for others, and for themselves.

“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell. Your world is falling apart, and it seems like everyone around you is abandoning or helping cause the problems. But there’s the one guy…the one who you want to be around and just listen to them talk. On today’s show, long time friends Barney Long and Steve Church talk about their relationship and how, when Steve was going in the wrong direction, Barney was there to help him go in another one, a direction that would save his life relationally and spiritually.

“They found the stone rolled away...They didn’t know what to make of this.” Luke 24: 2,4 “They” were Mary Magdalene and other women, and they were confused about the tomb being empty. That was 2000 years ago, and many people are just as confused today in this information rich, but knowledge hungry world. On this weeks show, Kurt and Chad welcome Pastor and seminary professor Brian Payne to talk about the power of the resurrection and how it is still is impacting lives to this day. Has it impacted you? (This is a repeat episode - enjoy!)

On air this weekend with author and Coach Rob McKinnon, talking about the 4 aspects of someone’s life that helps them maximize their leadership and influence. You’re influencing someone, good or bad. Self awareness of these 4 areas are nonnegotiable. (Hint: The the most influential person in history, Jesus of Nazareth, said we are to love the Lord God with all four areas of our life.)

This is a repeat episode - enjoy!