Most men take their pastor's word for what the Bible says.

In this episode of Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast, Steve Altmeyer opens Jeremiah 6 and traces how a church can drift so slowly that nobody in it notices. Bold and real like most won't talk about.

In this episode:
- Why you wouldn't notice if your church quietly stopped teaching something
- How Sunday school disappeared one month at a time, and what else went with it
- What one generation does in moderation, the next one does in excess
- Why a man's conscience can go quiet on something he once knew was wrong
- What to do when you realize the man teaching you isn't following the book

CHAPTERS
0:00 Why this one is weighing heavy
1:44 Jeremiah 6:16 — stand in the ways and ask for the old paths
3:55 Why so many people have no peace
4:54 Why there are fewer watchmen than ever
8:07 Jeremiah 23 — my heart within me is broken
9:43 It isn't just the people, it's the leaders
11:01 Comfortable in church, forsaking the word
13:51 The generation that knew not the Lord
15:24 The "Joshua generation" that wasn't
17:59 Micah, his mother, and the silver
21:08 Four hundred years without Passover
23:45 Right motives are not enough
26:54 What I've watched change in 71 years
31:11 What church looks like now
32:16 When did your church last call a fast?
36:39 One generation moderates, the next exceeds
37:00 How Sunday school quietly disappeared
42:01 What Moses asked for

SCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODE
Genesis 23 · Exodus 1:8–10 · Exodus 20:4 · Exodus 30:12 · Exodus 33:13–15 · Judges 2:8–10 · Judges 8:33 · Judges 17 · Judges 21:25 · 2 Samuel 6:1–7 · 2 Samuel 24 · 1 Kings 3:3–5 · 2 Kings 23:21–23 · Jeremiah 6:16 · Jeremiah 23:9–22 · Acts 7:22 · 1 Corinthians 11:23–26 · 2 Timothy 2:15 · 2 Timothy 3:16

ABOUT THE SHOW
Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast is turning the hearts of men toward God, fighting for marriage and family, and equipping men to lead with character, conviction, courage, and compassion. Steve Altmeyer has discipled thousands of men over 25 years. Here he shares the keys that have helped men overcome weakness and lead pure, healthy lives, wives, and families.

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Most men have not actually changed in years, even though they've been learning more. Steve and Kathy Altmeyer have seen these truths impact countless men and women who were willing to let the truths become part of their lives. We pray that, in your journey, the best is yet to come.

In this episode of Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast, Steve Altmeyer walks through 2 Peter 1 and asks men a question nobody asks out loud: are you actually growing, or have you just been standing still? Bold and real like most won't talk about.

In this episode:
- Why more Bible knowledge hasn't made you a different man
- The step almost every man skips, and why nothing works until he takes it
- Why you keep asking God for self-control you were already given
- What your wife's frustration might actually be telling you about God
- How to tell whether you've grown at all in the last five years

CHAPTERS
0:00 What kind of player are you?
2:20 Slow down, meditate, chew on the word
4:22 Have you ever suffered for Christ?
5:35 Hope doesn't mean "I wish" — it means an assured outcome
7:43 "I wish my wife would submit to me"
9:17 What God handed you the day you got saved
10:13 2 Peter 1:5 — the progression
11:26 Step 1: faith
13:05 It's possible to depart from the faith
14:04 Step 2: moral excellence
15:48 Until a man dies to his flesh, he will not grow
16:05 Step 3: knowledge, and the fear of God
16:37 The greatest crisis in the church today
18:04 Step 4: self-control
19:56 The $3,000 already in your pocket
21:17 Step 5: patience and endurance
23:01 Step 6: godliness
24:18 Do people look at your life and want what you have?
25:37 Step 7: brotherly kindness
27:01 Above all: love
29:42 What your suffering is revealing
33:18 How to actually add to your faith
35:22 Sitting at the feet of Jesus
37:54 Living with a thankful heart
38:54 Daniel, Darius, and giving thanks anyway
41:03 Make a choice today

SCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODE
Joshua 7 · Daniel 6:1-10 · Luke 22:42 · Romans 10:17 · 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 · Galatians 2:20 · Galatians 6:10 · Ephesians 4:32 · Colossians 3:14 · Hebrews 11:6 · 1 Peter 1:5 · 1 Peter 3:1-6 · 1 Peter 4:5, 4:8 · 1 Peter 5:1-5 · 2 Peter 1:3-11

ABOUT THE SHOW
Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast is turning the hearts of men toward God, fighting for marriage and family, and equipping men to lead with character, conviction, courage, and compassion. Steve Altmeyer has discipled thousands of men over 25 years. Here he shares the keys that have helped men overcome weakness and lead pure, healthy lives, wives, and families.

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The best church in the Bible did everything right — and God still told them to repent. But you don't have to miss the main thing...

In this episode of Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast, Steve Altmeyer opens Revelation 2 and names what the greatest enemy of a man's faith actually is. Bold and real like most won't talk about.

In this episode:
- Why the men doing the most for God are often the furthest from him
- What God said to a church that had the doctrine right and the work right
- Why comparing yourself to men who sin worse than you keeps you stuck
- The difference between working for God and actually knowing him
- How to tell whether it's gone — and what brings it back

CHAPTERS
0:00 Why men can't keep a kingdom focus
2:02 The greatest enemy of a man's change
4:44 Why good is the enemy of best
5:27 We measure success by performance
6:44 The lone ranger problem
7:23 Busy in the kitchen, missing the feet of Jesus
7:58 Everybody is in full-time ministry
8:49 You can do great things and miss the main thing
10:32 Repentance is more than changing your mind
11:07 Comparing yourself to men who sin worse
12:33 The one Bible character with no recorded sin
13:45 What Daniel confessed that wasn't his
15:51 The church at Ephesus — the best one
17:29 Paul's summary of his whole ministry
18:11 Preachers who hold back the full counsel
19:22 The last thing Paul said before leaving
20:51 Twelve years later, what God said to them
23:04 "You have left your first love"
23:45 The warning about the candlestick
25:07 Is the light dying in you?
25:46 My daughter and the two girls downtown
26:55 All the theology and none of the love
28:59 What it means to lose your first love
29:40 Remember how you were when you got engaged
30:37 The man who left his wife last week
32:28 How to tell if you've lost it
34:56 41 years of marriage and what Kathy wanted
36:19 Closing

SCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODE
1 Samuel 18:1–4 · Daniel 9:3–4 · Malachi 2:16 · Matthew 5:14–16 · Matthew 7:21–23 · Luke 10:38–42 · Acts 19:1–10 · Acts 20:17–35 · 1 Corinthians 7:12–14 · Galatians 5:22 · Revelation 2:1–7 · Revelation 21:23

ABOUT THE SHOW
Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast is turning the hearts of men toward God, fighting for marriage and family, and equipping men to lead with character, conviction, courage, and compassion. Steve Altmeyer founded Chosen to Lead in 2001 and has since reached over 2,000 men across more than 30 churches. Here he shares the keys that have helped men overcome weakness and lead pure, healthy lives, wives, and families.

Subscribe for more teaching on Christian manhood, biblical marriage, purity, fatherhood, and God's design for the home.

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