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.

📖 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
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Derek Mack — https://www.instagram.com/derekmack_

#BibleStudy #Masculinity #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast #BiblicalMasculinity

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
  
  

#BibleStudy #HolySpirit #Conviction #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

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

#BibleStudy #Revival #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast #FriendshipWithGod

Spiritual formation is an intentional process of being transformed into Christ-likeness — for the sake of others. That last phrase is what the church has quietly dropped. This episode is a rich, theologically deep conversation with Pastor Michael Koulianos about what formation was always meant to be, why the self has become the center of so much Christian practice, and how the cross reorders everything.

In this episode:

• Why the current obsession with personality, calling, and passion is a sign of expressive individualism making its way into the church
• Find a church and stay there — Eugene Peterson's one line that reframes everything about how we approach community
• The vine and the branches — why severing anything God is doing from the Lord Himself turns it into an idol
• Pre-fall Adam was not self-aware — he was enamored with God, and that is what formation is recovering
• Why Jesus does not give life — He gives Himself, and in giving Himself He gives life
• Angela's honest testimony of being platformed before she was rooted and what kept her tethered to Jesus
• The Christian life includes you but it is not about you

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
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Michael Koulianos — https://www.instagram.com/michaelkoulianos/
  
  

#BibleStudy #Intercession #Prayer #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

Pastor Michael Koulianos has been in rooms where the Holy Spirit moved in ways that could not be explained, manufactured, or replicated. He has also been in rooms where everything was tried and nothing happened. This episode is a conversation about the difference — what revival actually is, what produces it, and why the church in the West is so hungry for something she has largely stopped making room for.

In this episode:
• The Holy Spirit is a person not a force — and that distinction changes everything
• You can grieve the Holy Spirit — what that means practically and why most of us do it without realizing
• Pastor Michael's personal story — how an encounter with the Holy Spirit redirected the entire trajectory of his life
• What it looks like when the Holy Spirit actually moves vs. when it is manufactured enthusiasm
• Revival is not an event — it is what happens when the people of God return to their first love
• What the church needs to recover right now and what Pastor Michael believes God is stirring
• How to position yourself and your community to make room for the Holy Spirit

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
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Michael Koulianos — https://www.instagram.com/michaelkoulianos/

#BibleStudy #HolySpirit #Revival #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast

The Lord's Prayer is not a prayer you pray — it is a school you attend. Every line is a classroom teaching you something about who God is, who you are, and what you actually need. This episode walks through the full framework of the Lord's Prayer alongside a practical theology of prayer for anyone who has ever wanted to pray more but did not know where to start.

In this episode:

• Our Father in heaven — why the opening two words reframe everything about how you approach God
• Hallowed be your name — what it means to treat God as holy before you ask for anything
• Your kingdom come, your will be done — praying in alignment rather than negotiation
• Give us today our daily bread — why Jesus taught us to ask for today's needs and not tomorrow's
• Forgive us our debts as we forgive — the uncomfortable condition built into the prayer
• Lead us not into temptation — what this reveals about our own vulnerability
• The six windows of prayer and how to find which one connects you most deeply to God

SPONSORS & SUPPORT

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

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

Hosted by:

• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Bill Dogterom — https://www.instagram.com/bdogterom

#BibleStudy #Prayer #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast #LordsPrayer

Making disciples does not mean getting people to pray a prayer and tick a box on belief. It means immersing them in the character of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit by the way you live — and then teaching them the patterns of life that flow out of believing the right things. This episode reframes the Great Commission from the ground up and makes the case that you are the only Jesus some people will ever see.

In this episode:

• Adrenaline vs. anointing — and how easily we confuse them
• Why the early church was seen as a philosophy not a religion — and why that distinction matters
• The prize is not a crowd — pizza gets people to show up, but that is not discipleship
• Jesus chose the shepherd as the primary metaphor for leadership for a reason
• Angela's experience of being thrown on stages before being rooted in a local church
• The only Jesus people will ever see is the one you represent — do they fall in love?
• What Matthew 28 actually means — soaking people in the character of the Trinity by how you live

SPONSORS & SUPPORT
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

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

Hosted by:

• Pastor Darren Rouanzoin — https://www.instagram.com/darrenr
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Bill Dogterom — https://www.instagram.com/bdogterom

#BibleStudy #Discipleship #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast #LocalChurch

Wearing your body down is not a badge of how hard you are working for Jesus. It is a sign that something has gone wrong. This episode makes the case that your body is a spiritual reality — not a machine to manage — and that how you sleep, eat, rest, and move is an act of worship just as much as anything that happens on Sunday morning.

In this episode:
• The Gnostic lie the church has inherited — physical bad, spiritual good — and why it is not biblical
• Why your body carries the weight of unprocessed emotion and trauma
• The three major factors of soul health relative to the body: diet, exercise, and rest
• Darren's story of bleeding internally at 29 — and what it took to realize his body was not the enemy
• Angela's story of panic attacks, disordered eating, and learning what her body was actually saying
• Why Sabbath is not about doing nothing — it is about learning to receive being loved for no good reason
• What it means to steward your body as an offering to the Lord rather than an idol to perfect

SPONSORS
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.

📖 Find an NIV Bible that's right for you at 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
• Angela Halili — https://www.instagram.com/angelahalili
• Pastor Bill Dogterom — https://www.instagram.com/bdogterom

#BibleStudy #SoulCare #ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #BibleStudyPodcast #BodyAndSoul