What does it mean to be a real man of Christmas in a culture obsessed with comfort and convenience?

In this episode of Deepen, Pastor Joby and Pastor Britt look at Joseph as one of the “Real Men of Christmas” in our Stand Firm and Act Like Men year. They unpack Jewish betrothal, Joseph’s costly obedience when he discovers Mary is pregnant, and how he reordered his entire life around Jesus at the center. As you head into this season, what step of faith is God asking you to take so you can lead and love like Joseph in your home?

📣Episode Mentions: • Scripture Passage: Matthew 1:18-25 • Hosts: Pastor Joby Martin, Ryan Britt and Jonathan Vinke

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week: • Mr. Secret Christmas Movie Lover • Joseph - Real Men of Christmas: Wk 1 • Joseph - Real Men of Christmas: Wk 1 (Full Service) • Real Men of Christmas Sermon Series Series • Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin

About The Church of Eleven22 The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://coe22.com/donate

Culture is confused. Manhood is under attack. Too many men have traded responsibility for comfort, strength for passivity, and humility for pride. But the Bible gives us a different charge: “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love” (1 Cor. 16:13-14).

In this roundtable, pastors, athletes, hunters, authors, and leaders share raw stories of failure and redemption, fatherhood and faith, and what it really means to be a man in God’s eyes. From the dangers of extended adolescence to the daily disciplines of brotherhood, mentorship, and service, this conversation is a call to arms.

This is not about outdated stereotypes or cultural caricatures. This is about courage, conviction, humility, and responsibility. This is about becoming the kind of man your family needs, your community needs, and the kind of man God has called you to be.

Order a copy of Stand Firm and Act Like Men: Becoming the Man You Were Created to Be Instead of Who the World Says You Are at jobymartin.com

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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: coe22.com/donate

What if the most important thing about being a dad isn’t what you do for your kids, but whether you know God as Father?

In this final week of Stand Firm and Act Like Men, Pastor Joby Martin and author Charles Martin unpack what it really means to “be a godly dad” by first becoming a son who knows Abba Father. Through powerful stories of rescue, hospital nights, broken dreams, and fatherly hugs and kisses, they trace how our experiences with earthly dads can wound us, shape us—and ultimately be healed and redefined by the perfect love of our heavenly Father. They explore the intimacy of Jesus calling God “Abba,” the difference between living like a slave and living like a son, the weight and privilege of carrying the title “father,” and the hope available for men, women, and single moms who long for redemption in their family stories.

As you listen, where do you need to stop trying to muscle through on your own and finally look up and pray, “Father, would You please father me?”

📣Episode Mentions: • Scripture Passage: Romans 8:14-15, John 12:49-50 • Hosts: Pastor Joby Martin, Charles Martin and Ali Parsons • Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week: • The Manliest Thing a Dad Can Do - Bill's Story • Be a Godly Dad - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 7 (Full Service) • Knowing God as Father- Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin S24E7 • Stand Firm and Act Like Men Sermon Series Series • Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin

About The Church of Eleven22 The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here.