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This is not about outdated stereotypes or cultural caricatures.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.

What does 1 Corinthians 13 actually look like after 25 years of real marriage, real sin, and real grace?

In this week’s Deepen podcast, Pastor Joby and his wife Gretchen sit down with Ali to talk through “the love chapter”—not as a pretty wedding reading, but as a gritty blueprint for covenant love that actually lasts. From learning to study your spouse over decades, to fighting irritability, resentment, and selfishness, they unpack what it means for love to be patient and kind, to bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, and endure all things. You’ll hear how Gretchen’s Stand Firm devotionals came together, why sacrificial love means saying “today isn’t about me,” encouragement for those walking through divorce or deep hurt, and the hope of being fully known and fully loved by God.

As you listen, where is Jesus inviting you to move from childish love to Christlike, sacrificial love—in your marriage, your friendships, and your everyday relationships?

📣Episode Mentions: • Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 • Hosts: Pastor Joby Martin, Gretchen Martin and Ali Parsons • Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin • Stand Firm With Gretchen Martin

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week: • The Impact of One Man’s Yes - Josh's Story • Love Is... - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 6 • Love Is... - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 6 (Full Service) • 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: http://coe22.com/donate

Do you feel like a godly husband? In this week’s episode, Pastors Joby Martin, Charles Martin, and Matt Carter unpack Ephesians 5:25-27 and what it looks like when men love first, sacrifice, and lead spiritually. With some extra wisdom for single women and single moms at the end.

📣Episode Mentions: • Scripture Passage: Ephesians 5:25-27 • Hosts: Pastors Joby Martin, Charles Martin, Matt Carter and Ali Parsons • Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week: • Story https://youtu.be/LDLRK-3Oly0 • Sermon https://youtu.be/72Pe5SV95X8 • Full Service https://youtube.com/live/vBFE5IwB2mU • Stand Firm and Act Like Men Sermon Series Series https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG692pIhVPaknAJCDYPL1GFeko_PMkVfU • Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG692pIhVPalAqqevl0Vj7-9hbAkvaxgD

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

What if strength isn’t what you think? In this episode, Pastors Joby Martin, Charles Martin, and Ali Parsons unpack Matthew 20:17–24, flipping worldly definitions of greatness upside down. From strong men and women living rightly ordered lives to guarding your “gold time” and leading your first church at home, this conversation cuts through cultural noise and calls us to stand firm.

📣Episode Mentions: • Scripture Passage: Matthew 20:17-24 • Hosts: Pastors Joby Martin, Charles Martin and Ali Parsons • Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin • Stand Firm with Gretchen Martin Devotional

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week: • Strength That Serves - Rick’s Story • Be Strong - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 4 • Be Strong - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 4 (Full Sermon) • Stand Firm and Act Like Men Sermon Series Series • Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin

🎙️What We Discuss: 00:00 - Welcome & Opening Conversation 00:18 - Redefining Greatness 07:20 - The Power of Strength and Tenderness 12:14 - When God Redefines Strength 19:39 - Strong Women, Rightly Ordered 25:18 - Living with Gospel Ambition 30:07 - Give Your Gold Time to What Matters 36:42 - The Rhythm of Fullness and Rest 39:00 - Leading at Home First 44:31 - Fills, Drains, and Living in Rhythm 53:56 - Servant Strength and Humility 55:45 - Strength That Prays 58:13 - Closing Prayer

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

When you walk into the room, does peace follow? In this episode, Pastors Joby Martin, Matt Carter, and Ali Parsons call men to wake up, armor up, and take their place on the front lines of faith. Through stories of prayer, protection, and perseverance, this conversation unpacks what it means to fight like Jesus: strong and kind, humble and fierce. From raising sons who protect to leading homes marked by peace, discover how godly men stand firm against the enemy and fight for what matters most: their families, their church, and their faith. Because when men stand firm, families flourish.

📣Episode Mentions:

• Scripture Passage: Ephesians 6:10-20, 1 Peter 5:8
• Hosts: Pastors Joby Martin, Matt Carter and Ali Parsons
• Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin
• Stand Firm with Gretchen Martin Devotional

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week:

• The Armor of God: A Father, a Fighter, a Faithful Man - Huck's Story
• Stand Firm - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 3
• Stand Firm - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 3 (Full Sermon)
• When Men Stand, Families Flourish - Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin 224E3
• Stand Firm and Act Like Men Sermon 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

There’s a lion on the prowl, and he’s not playing games. In this episode, Pastors Joby Martin, Charles Martin, and Jonathan Vinke call men to wake up, armor up, and fight back against the enemy that wants to take them out.

From humility that takes out the trash to rebellion that kills ministries, this conversation exposes how pride, comfort, and lust derail leaders—and how discipline, submission, and godly grit build them. Through stories of hunting lions, resisting temptation, and embracing discomfort, discover what it means to stand firm and act like men.

📣 Episode Mentions:

• Scripture Passage: 1 Peter 5:6-11
• Hosts: Pastors Joby Martin, Charles Martin and Jonathan Vinke
• Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin https://jobymartin.com/books/stand-firm
• Stand Firm with Gretchen Martin Devotional https://coe22.com/resources/devotionals/stand-firm-with-gretchen-martin/

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week:

• From Divorce to Redemption - Dave's Story
• Be Watchful - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 2
• Be Watchful - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 2 (Full Service)
• Stand Firm and Act Like Men Sermon Series
• Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin

🎙️ What We Discuss:

• 00:00 - Welcome & Opening Conversation
• 00:18 - When the Lion Charges
• 05:18 - The Danger of Treating Sin Lightly
• 08:41 - Humility Isn’t a Feeling, It’s a Fight
• 13:42 - Clothed in Humility Like Christ
• 18:32 - Finding Contentment in the Calling Ahead of You
• 23:08 - Rebellion Destroys Ministries, Submission Builds Them
• 28:33 - Going Out Swinging: Living the Kingdom Life to the End
• 34:40 - Numbed by Noise: How Distraction Kills Calling
• 40:11 - The Quiet Strength of a Humble Leader
• 46:26 - Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
• 51:46 - Discipline Yourself for Godliness
• 54:40 - When the Enemy Twists Desire
• 58:59 - Flee the Appearance of Evil
• 01:06:10 - Closing Thoughts & Prayer

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.