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If you keep praying for clarity while avoiding the step you already know God told you to take, this episode will hit hard. I share why prayer can become disobedience dressed in spiritual language, why comfort has become a counterfeit Christ for many believers, and what faith looks like when we cannot see how everything will work out.

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If you know you should be leading your family, but your habits are telling them a different story, Chris’s testimony will hit hard. He shares how he went from depressed, exhausted, and 260 pounds to losing 50–60 pounds, gaining muscle, renewing his faith, and finally leading his family from the front.

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Menopause can make us feel like our body turned against us overnight. In this masterclass, we'll explain what is changing and how nutrition, strength, sleep, and peace can help us rebuild the foundation instead of fighting our body.

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If you are a husband, father, or pastor who knows you need to change but still feels stuck, you need to hear this!

Brian was foggy, exhausted, overweight, a poor witness and unable to show up for the people he was called to serve. He lost 40 pounds. He's under 200 again, and leading his family from the front.

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Unforgiveness and trauma does not just affect the heart. It makes us sick too.

In this episode, Matthew breaks down self-forgiveness, bitterness, resentment, and how forgiveness can become a real path to healing.

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Website
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Chapters
00:00 Understanding Self-Forgiveness
02:37 The Impact of Unforgiveness on Health
16:11 The Process of Specific Forgiveness
19:19 Healing Through Forgiveness

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Insulin resistance does not just happen out of nowhere.

In this episode, Matthew sits down with Dr. Rachel Shuck to break down what insulin resistance and diabetes actually are, why we are seeing such a spike in them, and what people can start doing right now to move in a better direction. We talk about food, medications, stress, muscle, cravings, fasting, menopause, lab work, digestion, and why so many people are told they are “fine” while their metabolism is clearly struggling.

This is not another fear-based conversation about carbs. It is a practical conversation about what is really happening in the body. We talk about why ultra-processed food drives the problem, why medications can sometimes compound it, why muscle matters, why blood sugar swings make cravings worse, and why some people feel terrible even when their labs are called normal.

If you have been told diabetes runs in the family, if you have been stuck on the blood sugar roller coaster, or if you are trying to understand whether insulin resistance can actually be reversed, this episode will help you see the bigger picture and take practical steps.

Guest: Dr. Rachel Shuck
Website: https://www.drshuck.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.shuck

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Website
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Integrative Health and Nutrition
01:29 Understanding Insulin Resistance and Diabetes
03:31 The Role of Carbohydrates in Health
07:11 The Metabolic Process Explained
10:58 The Impact of Medications on Metabolism
17:32 Epigenetics and Family Health History
21:15 Cravings and Insulin Resistance
28:27 Lab Results and Health Management
30:19 Understanding Medical Limitations and Patient Care
32:59 Dietary Approaches: Carnivore vs. Mediterranean
36:10 Supporting Metabolic Health: Nutrition Strategies
39:43 Reversing Diabetes: Myths and Realities
42:01 Intermittent Fasting: A Double-Edged Sword
42:43 Menopause and Insulin Sensitivity
45:05 Practical Tips for Daily Health
50:31 The Role of the Nervous System in Digestion
54:32 Conclusion: Embracing a Holistic Approach to Health

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What does it mean to surrender your body to God?

In this episode, I breaks down why the body is not separate from spirituality and why so many Christians have disconnected their faith from how they eat, move, rest, and live. We talk about the connection between the body and the spiritual life, what it means to present the body to God, and why surrender becomes a path to freedom instead of bondage.

If we have been trying to grow spiritually while ignoring the body, or if we have felt trapped between legalism and neglect, this episode will help us see the body the way God intended and take the next step in freedom.

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Free Temple Keeper Guide
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Temple Keeper Academy
 https://thetemplekeepers.com/online-academy

Apply for 1-on-1 Coaching
 https://thetemplekeepers.com/one-on-one-coaching

YouTube
 https://www.youtube.com/@thetemplekeepers

Instagram Matthew
 https://www.instagram.com/godfoodguy/

Instagram Leah
 https://www.instagram.com/leah.headden/

Website
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Chapters
00:00 The Body and Spirituality: A Divine Connection
10:34 Surrendering the Body to God: A Path to Freedom

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The mind of Christ is deeper than asking, “What would Jesus do?”

In this episode, Matthew breaks down what it means to stop letting the flesh interpret our body, our cravings, our wounds, our worth, and our daily choices. We talk about recovered sight, healing old wounds, orphan thinking, identity, food lordship, surrender, and how the mind of Christ changes the way we see, respond, and live.

This is not about trying harder in our own strength. This is about Christ in us changing what gets to lead. If old wounds, fear, rejection, shame, or the flesh keep interpreting the moment, they will keep discipling us in the dark. But when the mind of Christ leads, even our food choices, movement, words, and pauses become places of surrender, wisdom, and worship.

If we have been reacting out of pain, agreeing with old identity, or letting one bad moment define the whole day, this episode will help us recover sight and take the next obedient step.

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Free Temple Keeper Guide
https://thetemplekeepers.com/guide
Temple Keeper Academy
https://thetemplekeepers.com/online-academy
Apply for 1-on-1 Coaching
https://thetemplekeepers.com/one-on-one-coaching

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@thetemplekeepers
Instagram Matthew
https://www.instagram.com/godfoodguy/
Instagram Leah
https://www.instagram.com/leah.headden/
Website
https://thetemplekeepers.com/

Chapters
00:00 Addressing Hardships, Trauma, and the Mind of Christ
02:10 Recovering Sight: Healing and Identity
05:13 Wounds and Their Impact on Identity
08:27 The Mind of Christ vs. the Flesh
11:54 Practicing the Mind of Christ in Daily Life
13:31 Community and Support in Transformation

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Spiritual formation is not self-improvement.

If we keep trying to fix ourselves, control everything, or only surrender until life gets uncomfortable, this episode will help us see what God may actually be doing. Matthew breaks down why formation is not behavior modification, why the Holy Spirit is the answer to the flesh, and how God often forms us by removing what does not belong.

We talk about surrender, food, movement, trials, stress, control, and the small daily choices where Christ is formed in us. This is not about becoming a better version of ourselves. This is about Christ being formed in us. It is formation over perfection.

If life has knocked us down, if our flesh keeps asking for control back, or if we have been mistaking the tension for punishment, this episode will help us see that God may be using the very place we want to escape to form something deeper in us.

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Free Temple Keeper Guide
https://thetemplekeepers.com/guide
Temple Keeper Academy
https://thetemplekeepers.com/online-academy
Apply for 1-on-1 Coaching
https://thetemplekeepers.com/one-on-one-coaching


YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@thetemplekeepers
Instagram Matthew
https://www.instagram.com/godfoodguy/
Instagram Leah
https://www.instagram.com/leah.headden/
Website
https://thetemplekeepers.com/

Chapters
00:00 The Art of Formation: Chiseling Away the Unnecessary
02:08 Surrendering Control: The Struggle of Letting Go
04:10 The Role of the Holy Spirit in Our Formation
06:30 Food and Movement: Practical Applications of Formation
08:34 Trials and Transformation: Finding Strength in Struggles
10:37 Seeing Differently: The Impact of Formation on Perspective

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A lot of Christians have left Jesus out of their health and don’t even realize it.

In this episode, I break down what it actually means to be a Temple Keeper. We talk about why the body is not separate from discipleship, why health is not vanity, why the weight is not the point, and how food, movement, sleep, stress, and daily stewardship become worship when they are surrendered to God.

If we have been stuck in the same cycle of starting over, chasing the scale, stress eating, or acting like this part of our life is optional, this episode will help us see health differently. This is not another diet. This is discipleship. This is a new way to worship.

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 Free Temple Keeper Guide: https://thetemplekeepers.com/guide
Temple Keeper Academy: https://thetemplekeepers.com/online-academy
Apply for 1-on-1 Coaching: https://thetemplekeepers.com/one-on-one-coaching
Instagram (Matthew): https://www.instagram.com/godfoodguy/
Instagram (Leah): https://www.instagram.com/leah.headden/
Website: https://thetemplekeepers.com/

Chapters
 00:00 The Body as a Temple
 03:07 Understanding Obedience and Stewardship
 06:09 The Role of Food and Movement
 09:05 Conviction vs. Shame
 11:19 Practical Steps for Temple Keeping
 14:42 A New Way to Worship

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