The Pursuit with James Griffin

In this episode of The Pursuit, James Griffin and Carlos Fernandez pick up where the weekend gathering left off in Acts 10 and dig into one of the most debated gifts in the Bible: speaking in tongues. James opens up about growing up in a church that taught him God doesn't do that anymore, and how he ended up praying in tongues privately every day.

What are the different kinds of tongues in the Bible? Is speaking in tongues real speech or just emotional babbling? Do you have to speak in tongues to prove you have the Holy Spirit? Why did Paul speak in tongues more than anyone but hold back when the church gathered? Are the gifts of the Spirit still for today, or did they end with the apostles? What should we make of Deion Sanders praying in tongues before a post-game interview? And why do entire families follow when a man goes first?

No matter what you were taught about tongues growing up, this conversation will help you see what the Bible actually says about every good gift God gives.

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In this episode of The Pursuit, Jacob Whitehead, Carlos Fernandez, and James Griffin open Acts 10. God sends an angel to Cornelius and then points him to a fisherman 30 miles away, because anytime God wants to save a person, He sends a person. Why wouldn't God just let the angel share the gospel? Does someone's eternity ride on whether you open your mouth? Why would God trust His message to nervous, inconsistent people? How can you tell He's already working on your coworker? What happens to people who have never heard the name of Jesus? How do you test a vision or impression, and what do you do with the people you've quietly decided aren't yours to reach?

If you've been waiting for God to send someone to the people around you, this one is for you.

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In this episode of The Pursuit, Jacob Whitehead, Carlos Fernandez, and James Griffin walk through Acts 9, where Jesus heals a man who spent eight years on a mat, and take on the question that story raises for anyone who has prayed for healing and watched it not come. They start with the first-century assumption that suffering meant God was punishing you, and show how many Christians still quietly believe it today.

Does God heal everyone who asks? What are the three ways Jesus heals, and why does the third one matter most? Is it true that you'd be healed if you just had more faith? What was Paul's thorn, and what does his no from God mean for yours? How do you keep praying when you're exhausted and nothing has changed? What does it mean to pray proactively and reactively? And how does the way you suffer make the gospel more believable to the people watching you?

If you're still waiting on a prayer God hasn't answered the way you wanted, this episode is for you.

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In this episode of The Pursuit, Jacob Whitehead, Carlos Fernandez, and James Griffin wrap up the Storm the Gate series by unpacking why Paul calls the church the pillar and buttress of the truth, then take on the lies culture won't let you challenge: abortion is healthcare, love is love, and progressive Christianity. They cover who actually gets to define love, why progressive Christianity isn't Christianity at all, how to spot false teaching before it pulls you in, and how to walk with someone carrying a decision they can't undo.

If you've ever stayed quiet at the dinner table because the truth felt too costly, this one is for you.

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In this episode of The Pursuit, James Griffin, Carlos Fernandez, and Matt Moody dig into 2 Corinthians 6:14 and dig into why believers shouldn't yoke themselves to people whose political ideologies contradict the Word of God. 

What does a yoke look like in 2026? Where does socialism directly contradict the law of God? Should you break up with someone whose politics run against Scripture? And what do you do if the yoke is already on?

If the people closest to you are shaping your future, this conversation will help you make sure they're pulling you toward Christ and not away from Him.

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Everybody wants a marriage that works. Almost nobody follows the design. In this episode of The Pursuit, James Griffin, Carlos Fernandez, and Jacob Whitehead discuss why there's no marriage in heaven, what submission actually means and what it never means, and what God requires of a husband beyond a paycheck.

If you're married, want to be married, or you've ever winced at the word submit, this one is for you.

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In this episode of The Pursuit, Matt Moody, Carlos Fernandez, and James Griffin dig into the part of 1 Corinthians 12 that gets skipped: rejoicing with someone who is being honored while life is going badly for you. The conversation starts by separating coveting from envy. 
From there the guys get practical about the diagnosis. How do you tell Godly ambition from selfish ambition when both feel like drive? What is the hidden idol sitting underneath the thing you say you want? What does it look like when envy is already working in you and you have not named it yet, and what do you do when someone is envious of you? 

The person you are struggling to be happy for is probably already in your head. This one is about what to do with that.

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Somebody in the church hurt you. Does that give you a reason to leave, or just an excuse to quit? In this episode of The Pursuit, James Griffin, Carlos Fernandez, and Matt Moody pick up the thread from this weekend's Storm the Gates message and preach the whole different sermon James promised: when leaving a church family is legitimate, and when it's abandoning the household of God.

If someone in a church family has ever hurt you, or you're carrying an offense you know you need to deal with, this one is for you.

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0:00 Intro
0:12 Welcome back: baby Rhodes and a preaching break
1:17 Free episode guide
1:38 The whole different sermon
2:16 For the person nobody called
3:52 Why Groups are the first responders
5:06 Have you ever been hurt by a church family?
7:43 Nobody talks about Chick-fil-A hurt
8:40 Quitting on the church vs. quitting on Christ
11:47 Why James didn't quit at 19
13:33 Why Moody stayed
15:03 Five legitimate reasons to leave a church
20:19 Leaving too quickly, staying too long
20:56 What quitting actually looks like
23:37 Don't bring those problems here
26:01 Problems become patterns
26:28 40 million people waiting on an invite
28:43 One invite can change an eternity
31:58 Two years of texts that changed a life
32:57 Leave your gift at the altar
35:09 Who goes first? Matthew 18
37:56 A reconciliation story from this weekend
42:58 Text, call, or face to face?
46:16 How to start the conversation
50:22 What if it makes things worse?
52:36 One thing to do in the next 48 hours
54:29 Closing

This message is from our third annual Act Like Men Conference, filmed on June 20, 2026. The Act Like Men Conference aims to define, understand, and live out biblical manhood. To register for next year's conference, visit actlikemen2027.com 
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What if the problem isn't that you want too much, but that you want it for the wrong kingdom? In this special episode of The Pursuit, recorded at Act Like Men Conference, James Griffin sits down with Ruslan KD, one of the most recognizable Christian voices online, to talk about ambition, purpose, and what it takes to stop living like the main character of your own story. Ruslan's path runs from a refugee childhood in Azerbaijan through gang life, an arrest at eleven, and hardened atheism, to a radical conversion and a platform reaching millions.

But this conversation is really about the two men sitting in every room: the lazy man doing just enough to get by, and the ambitious man crushing it while wasting it all on himself. Ruslan makes the case that both believe the same lie, and he lays out what Scripture actually says about godly ambition, why your job is your assignment and not your purpose, and how to know if your time, talent, and treasure are building God's kingdom or just your castle. If you've ever wondered whether your drive is honoring God or competing with Him, this one is for you.

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0:00 Intro
0:12 Welcome to Act Like Men with Ruslan KD
2:00 From Azerbaijan to America: refugee, fatherless, gang life
6:08 How growing up without a dad shaped him
8:36 From atheist to follower of Jesus
11:17 A word for the man who hasn't believed yet
15:04 More is caught than taught: walking with a skeptic
16:08 Why he fights for the Bride of Christ online
20:04 Where the church is most under attack today
22:46 How to discern which online voices to trust
24:41 Handling the outrage: thick skin, tender hearts
25:45 Why he wrote Godly Ambition
27:06 The two extremes: all ambition is evil vs. ambition as North Star
28:08 Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life
31:25 Time, talent, and treasure: godly or selfish?
36:08 A challenge for the lazy man
38:28 A challenge for the prideful man
40:53 You're not the main character
43:12 Ruslan prays for the men
45:14 Closing