The Noble Man

We’re kicking off a new season of The Noble Man Podcast talking about mentorship. This short episode packs a punch as Mike answers some of the most frequently asked questions he gets about mentoring, including: 

• What’s the one thing every man wants and needs in his life? 

Ask yourself how to have the posture of someone who is being conformed to the image of Christ. Listen and take on the mentorship challenge.  

Noble Warriors Mentoring Resources 

What is Mentorship? 

Yet Jethro Mentored Moses 

Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman 

Just One Conversation by Chuck Lawless 

MasterLife: A Biblical Process for Growing Disciples by Avery Willis 

Master Builders Bible for Men 

Letters to an Apprentice by J. Taliaferro 

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode73

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We’ve all been going through a crisis for the last year and a half. Brian Autry, Executive Director of the SBC of Virginia, joined us at our Spring 2021 Tailgate Tour to remind us never to waste a crisis. We can say to our God, “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” 2 Chronicles 20:12b  

We dream of being the hero of the story, but we should be seeking the Lord. In focusing on Him, we find our hope. “For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 

Brian gives one of the coolest encouragements I’ve heard as he walks through what it would have taken for the children of Israel to cross the Red Sea and live in the desert. Did you ever think about what it took for them to get across in just one night? They’d have to march across 5,000 people wide, about a 3-mile-wide part in the sea! Not to mention the 11 million gallons of water, 750,000 quail, and 2 million gallons of manna they’d need daily – and so much more that God provided for them.

You’ve got to hear this faith-building breakdown of his faithfulness in the desert. 

Our God can handle your crisis. Tune in and listen as he gives the steps we can take to keep our eyes on Him. He is the one true hero that we hand the ball off to because the battle belongs to Him.  

Join us for our Fall Tailgate Tour! 

Brian Autry Executive Director • SBC of Virginia (sbcv.org) 

The Noble Man Shares the Word with His Family [Podcast Ep. 13 Father’s Day Edition] – Noble Warriors Podcast with Brian Autry 

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Practical Tips from Gary Wood: Finding Financial Hope During a Crisis – Part 2 – Noble Warriors 

Helpful Tools from Randy Rowekamp: Finding Financial Hope During a Crisis – Part 3 – Noble Warriors 

Leading Through the Coronavirus: 3 ‘L’s for Men [Podcast] – Noble Warriors 

April Wisdom: Joseph’s Way [Podcast Ep. 55 with Steve Hall] – Noble Warriors 

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“God has preordained all of us to achieve greatness in our life, but until we get ourselves cleaned up and hooked to the right power source, we’ll never be what he wants us to be.” 

We live in a time when people are hooked up to the wrong power source, anything other than God. 

“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 

From our Charlottesville Tailgate this past Spring, our friend Gordon Fields tells us how to maintain a strong connection to our power source. Gordon, a pastor for 30 years who now works with UVA Athletics graduate assistance through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, is dedicated to investing in young athletes, leaders, and coaches. He’s lived firsthand what it’s like to have “a good battery, but a weak connection.” 

What do you do when the corrosion of sin causes a clicking sound and a bad connection that keeps us from having a good connection with God? 

Hear one of the coolest ideas he walks through: the “Tailgate in Suffolk on September 25, or find out when we are coming to a city near you. Help us Connect the Dots on the map and connect other men by donating to offset Tailgate expenses. 

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (fca.org) – Gordon Fields 

Romans 10:17 

Romans 8:38-39 

John 3:16 

Matthew 11:28-30 

Psalm 23 

"Touch Some Grass" and Boost Mental Health: Resources for The Languishing Pastor - Noble Warriors 

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode71

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If you could get advice on how to make decisions from the wisest man who ever lived, would you take it? At our Waynesboro Tailgate this past Spring, Director of Church Planting for the SBC of Virginia, Josh Turner, gives us that advice from King Solomon out of Proverbs 4. 

“My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh. Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs 4:20-23 

The NIV states it this way, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” 

When something needs guarding, it’s because it is valuable. In the same way, we guard our hearts because “if we lose our heart, the potential is we might lose everything.” 

In this episode, Josh shares three ways we can begin to guard our hearts. 

Prayer and time with the Father is the work. We can’t live off yesterday’s blessings and time with God. 

“True freedom comes when we find our identity not in what other people think about us, not in how popular we are, but very clearly in Christ alone.” 

“Sin demands to have a man by himself.” Bonhoeffer 

Tune in to Josh to better understand how to make guarding your heart a priority in your life. Things can look good on the outside, but if you peer on the inside, we might be headed for disaster.

“Men fall in private long before they fall in public.” J.C. Ryle 

You can help point other men to Jesus by supporting our Fall Tailgate Tour. We are hitting the road this weekend for our kick-off in Roanoke, VA. Help us Connect the Dots on the map and connect other men by donating to offset Tailgate expenses. 

CONNECT THE DOTS WITH US – Noble Warriors  

Josh Turner | SBC of Virginia (sbcv.org) 

RESOURCES | Noble Warriors Inc  

Screen Accountability™ | Covenant Eyes 

Extreme Mind Makeover: How to Transform Sinful Thoughts and Patterns into God-Pleasing Habits by Steve Etner 

The Four Voices by Patrick Morley (maninthemirror.org) 

Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald 

When Men Think Private Thoughts: Exploring The Issues That Captivate The Minds Of Men by Gordon MacDonald  

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode70

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You can’t have it both ways. 

Dr. Ed Gomes, Director of Spiritual Development for Liberty Flames football and shoe-shiner extraordinaire, asks us to decide, “Have you been allowing the world to conform you, or are you allowing God to transform you?” 

It’s a contradiction. I can live my life the way I want to live it or the way God wants me to live it. I can do it my way and get wood, hay, and stubble, or do it God’s way and get the opposite. 

Dr. Gomes received his salvation at the age of 17, and from that time until now, at age 67, God gave him a new “want to.” He decided to follow Jesus no matter what, become a student of God’s Word, and allow it to transform his life. 

In Romans 12:1-2, Paul offers a negative and a positive admonition to believers. Dr. Gomes helps us see how we can make every day count, allow the Word of God to permeate our thoughts, and apply it to every situation. 

As we get closer to the end of our Tailgate Series on the Podcast, the end of one season marks the beginning of another. Connect the Dots with us on the Tailgate map across the region and help us hit the road. Help noble men connect! And check out our Fall Tailgate Lineup!

Dr. Ed Gomes | Liberty Flames 

More from Dr. Ed Gomes on Noble Warriors 

Discipleship for Student Athletes by Dr. Ed Gomes | Amazon

Building a Legacy: Student Guide by Dr. Ed Gomes | Amazon

Leaving a Legacy: Leader's Guide by Dr. Ed Gomes | Amazon

Romans 12:1-2 

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. 

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode69

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Sometimes we feel like a failure as a father or a husband. Josh Turner brings a message of redemption and restoration for a man who was a complete failure in God’s Word. 

He had no hope. 

He was in the darkest place. 

He lived in a cemetery 

He cut himself. 

If you’ve ever met anyone you thought was too far gone, or if you have ever felt like you are that guy, there is always, always, always hope in Jesus. There is no addiction, no chain too strong He can’t break. 

As you listen, think about who the guys are in your life right now that you are praying for or think they’ll never come to know Jesus. 

If God changed this guy’s life, He could change anyone’s life. People need the hope that comes only through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It only makes sense that we share that hope with all those around us and leave a Gospel legacy. 

Episode 68 is part of our Tailgate Series originally shared in Danville, VA. Josh Turner is a church planter and now Director of Church Planting for the SBC of Virginia.  

The Fall 2021 Tailgate Tour is kicking off soon, so help us hit the road and help Noble Men connect through our August campaign, Connect the Dots with Us. Thank you for helping us point men to Jesus and launch small groups all over the state! 

CONNECT THE DOTS WITH US - Noble Warriors 

RESOURCES | Noble Warriors Inc (square.site) 

Josh Turner | SBC of Virginia (sbcv.org) 

New Life Community Church | Home (newlifelouisa.com) 

Mark 5:1-20 | ESV.org 

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode68

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Do you have Genesis 3 syndrome? Gary Freeman speaks passionately about the role fathers play in the pro-life movement in Episode 67 of our Tailgate Series. Gary is the founder of Major League Dad, a ministry dedicated to investing in and equipping fathers. 

In Genesis 3, Adam was present while the serpent was lying to Eve. He knew what was going on, but he did nothing to protect her. “He knows what to do and he’s sitting on it.” 

Gary’s passion stems from his work at Care Net Pregnancy Center with the fathers of women who are considering or have had an abortion. He discovered that a key factor in an unplanned pregnancy going to term is a faithful man in the mother’s life. 

A Care Net study revealed that one in four women who had an abortion were involved in a church, yet 72% of those women felt like they couldn’t come to the church to find healing. 

Drawing on his experience as an ECU football player, Gary challenges us to pay attention to our playbook as Christians so we don’t get our heads knocked off! But we don’t have to do it in our own strength because Jesus is the way, truth, and life. (John 14:6) 

Get in the Word and see what God is calling us to do. If we know the Word better than all else we’ll see true transformation. 

Genesis 3 | ESV.org 

Home | Major League Dad 

Pregnancy Centers | Life Affirming Choices | Pro Abundant Life (care-net.org) 

Workshop Highlight 2020: Gary Freeman, Care Net - Noble Warriors 

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode67

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Next up in our Tailgate Series is Daniel Palmer, Senior Pastor of North Roanoke Baptist Church. It’s not every day you get a sermon delivered to a group of men from the book of Esther, so you know this is going to be good! Daniel gives a challenging and personal message, even sharing one of his own struggles. 

Esther 5 reveals a story on Haman, a high-ranking official who wanted to be recognized everywhere at all times for his nobility. He was a noble in the kingdom, but he was anything but a noble man. His pride was ultimately his demise. 

Too often, churches are full of guys like this who are not noble men but want to be treated like nobility. “My concern is men who are more impressed with themselves than with Jesus.” When we fall prey to this kind of pride, we could be standing in the way of God’s plans without even knowing it.  

Just like Haman needed real friends, noble friends, who would confront his pride, every man needs someone who can speak raw, hard truth to him. 

Listen in to learn three principles we need to employ to avoid being part of Satan’s work of undermining God’s plan to glorify his Son. 

North Roanoke Baptist Church

Staff - North Roanoke Baptist Church 

Pastoral Staff | lakeside (lbcva.com) 

Esther 5:9-14 | ESV.org 

Colossians 3:5 | ESV.org 

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode66

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Have you ever asked yourself, “How can I be used by God?” Dr. Ed Gomes, Director of Spiritual Development for the Liberty Flames Football team, brought home a message at our Roanoke Tailgate that helps answer that question.  

Good news! God desires to use us. He has something He wants to do that only you and I can do. 

First, Dr. Gomes addresses how a misunderstanding of who I am in Christ and an inability to think correctly about God, myself, and others can hold us back. “If we focus on the past we never focus on Jesus.” 

Next, he points out two character qualities in Joseph that demonstrate how God has you where you need to be. But we must pay attention to what’s happening around us and live right, or we will miss an opportunity to communicate truth to someone. 

It’s about looking for normal, natural ways to build a relationship, present the Gospel, and speak truth into their life. By building a relationship, we earn the right to speak into others’ lives. Dr. Gomes is a living example of servant leadership with his Shoeshine ministry. 

Dr. Ed Gomes | Football | Liberty Flames 

Shoe Shine Ministry with Dr. Ed Gomes - YouTube 

More on Ed Gomes from Noble Warriors 

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode65

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Next up in our Tailgate Series, Dr. Greg Beechaum, Pastor of Little Zion Baptist Church in Powhatan, VA, challenges us to see ourselves in the story of the Prodigal Son in Episode 64 of The Noble Man Podcast.  

Pastor Greg challenged himself first when he looked at his life over this pandemic year and felt like he could do more.

When we look at the Prodigal Son in Luke 15, we see a man who demanded his inheritance before the proper time.

But take a look at the father’s response. Before his son could even apologize, he runs out to meet him with hugs, kisses, a ring, a robe, and a feast. “He meets him right where he is.” 

The Father wants us to love others in the same way. The men of God need to stand up and say, “I’m going to meet you right where you are.” 

Listen in as Pastor Greg asks us to think about the one young man, neighbor, or coworker who needs renewal, restoration, and knowledge of the resurrection. 

LZHOME (lzchurch.org) 

Leadership (lzchurch.org) 

Home | Beyond Walls Ministries 

Dr. B | Beyond Walls Ministries 

More about Dr. Greg Beechaum from Noble Warriors:

Gregory Beechaum - Noble Warriors 

Workshop Highlight: Greg Beechaum, Beyond Walls Ministries

What If a Pastor Goes Where His Men Are?

The Noble Man Serves in the Kingdom [Podcast Ep. 23] 

View Show Notes: NobleWarriors.org/episode64

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