The version of Jesus most people carry in their minds — gentle, passive, blonde-haired, blue-eyed — is not the Jesus of Scripture. The real Jesus turned over tables, carried heavy stone, wept publicly, welcomed the outcast, and went to the cross without flinching. This episode is a conversation with Derek Mack about what genuine biblical masculinity actually looks like when Jesus is the model instead of culture.

In this episode:
• Why our domesticated version of Jesus has produced a domesticated version of men
• The Greek word androzomai — play the man — and why Polycarp heard it from heaven before he burned
• Andrew Tate and why half-truths are more dangerous than outright lies
• The Peter Pan generation — living in Neverland, escaping into video games, avoiding the call to grow up
• Why the fatherless crisis is at the center of everything happening with men right now
• 1 Corinthians 16:13 and the call to be on guard, stand firm, be courageous, be strong, and do everything in love
• Stop waiting for permission to be strong

SPONSORS & SUPPORT
This podcast is a nonprofit. If you would like to support the work we are doing here, you can give at https://commissionedcollective.org/

This podcast is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation that we use when reading and studying the Bible, as well as for preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English and delivers the best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. With its easy to read and easy to understand language, the NIV is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

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Hosted by:
• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Derek Mack — https://www.instagram.com/derekmack_

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A good father does not correct a child he has given up on. He corrects the one he is still invested in — the one he delights in. This episode is a conversation with Preston Morrison about what God's correction actually is, why it is one of the clearest signs of His love, and how to respond when you feel that prompting that something is off.

In this episode:

• Proverbs 3 — the Lord disciplines those He loves, as a father the son He delights in
• Why correction from God sounds nothing like condemnation from the enemy
• What God's wrath in Romans 1 actually is — and why most people misread it
• What it feels like when the Holy Spirit corrects you — even in the smallest moments
• Why the faster you are grieved by what grieves God the closer you are to Him
• Don't run from correction — run toward it like the buffalo in the storm
• Repentance — teshuvah, metanoia, and what Jesus meant in Mark 1
  
  

SPONSORS & SUPPORT

This podcast is a nonprofit. If you would like to support the work we are doing here, you can give at https://commissionedcollective.org/

This podcast is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation that we use when reading and studying the Bible, as well as for preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English and delivers the best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. With it’s easy to read and easy to understand language, the NIV is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

Find an NIV Bible that’s right for you! https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

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Hosted by:

• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Preston Morrison — https://www.instagram.com/prestonmorrison
  
  

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Jesus did not die for followers. He did not die for servants. He died to restore our friendship with God — and we have to come back to the table. This episode is a conversation with Preston Morrison about what it looks like to re-dig the old wells, tear down what is competing with God, and return to the simple things that have always carried the presence of God.

In this episode:

• Preston's fostering and adoption story — why God told him this was not for Maxon, it was for him
• The pleasure of the Lord — what it is, what produces it, and why it becomes an addiction
• Idols defined — anything that occupies the part of your heart God alone was meant to occupy
• Why addressing idols is romantic not religious — the marriage illustration that reframes everything
• John 15 and friendship with God — why this has to be at the center of everything
• What the church needs to recover right now — worship, the Word, prayer, intercession, and patience
• Memorial stones — Joshua 4 and why we need to remember what God has done before we ask for what is next

SPONSORS & SUPPORT

This podcast is a nonprofit. If you would like to support the work we are doing here, you can give at https://commissionedcollective.org/

This series is brought to you with the support of the New International Version (NIV) — the Bible translation we use when reading, studying, and preaching. With more than 650 million copies distributed worldwide, the NIV is the most widely read Bible translation in contemporary English, delivering the very best combination of accuracy, readability, and clarity. It is true to God's Word and true to the reader.

📖 NIV Lectio Bible: Rediscover a contemplative method of reading Scripture with a seamless, minimalistic design. https://bibl.es/NIVLectioBible

📖 NIV Jesus Bible: Encounter the living Jesus throughout all of Scripture. https://bibl.es/NIVJesusBible

📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you! https://www.thenivbible.com/niv-bibles/

We are also supported by Logos Bible Software — the tool all three of us use when studying Scripture. Logos isn't just a Bible app, it is your whole study desk, your library, and your study partner in one place. Start your free trial and check out the Bible Study Pdcst bundles at https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst

📖 Visit https://logos.com/biblestudypdcst to start your free trial today

Hosted by:

• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Preston Morrison — https://www.instagram.com/prestonmorrison

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