Is a Christian required to give exactly ten percent?

Episode 37 traces the tithe through the Old Testament, listens carefully to Jesus, and centers Christian giving in 2 Corinthians 9:6-8. Corey explains why the New Testament does not impose a fixed percentage, why generosity is still commanded, and how men can make a planned, proportional, cheerful giving decision without guilt, pressure, or prosperity promises.

Chapters

00:00 Does God Require Ten Percent?
01:38 What Second Corinthians 9 Says
03:45 What the Biblical Tithe Meant
06:02 What Jesus Taught About Tithing
07:55 The New Testament Pattern for Giving
09:59 Is Ten Percent Still Useful?
11:37 Choosing a Faithful Giving Percentage
13:49 Build a Grace-Giving Plan
15:56 Grace Transforms the Giver
17:13 The Final Answer
18:26 Closing Prayer

Most of us don’t plan to become stingy—we simply let every other expense get there first.

In this Equipped in 5 devotion, Corey opens 2 Corinthians 9:7 to show why biblical generosity should be decided prayerfully before financial pressure, appetite, and forgetfulness make the decision for us. We’ll consider the ten-percent question, the difference between a helpful benchmark and a biblical command, and how grace frees us to give willingly without guilt, manipulation, or neglecting our responsibilities.

This week’s challenge is to choose an honest, sustainable amount or percentage for regular giving and schedule it before the month spends it for you. We don’t give to earn God’s love; we give because, in Christ, we have already received love we could never buy.

Is the money we earn really ours?

Episode 36 opens Psalm 24:1 to show why God’s ownership changes how Christian men work, spend, save, provide, plan, enjoy, and give. Corey distinguishes stewardship from shame and prosperity formulas, then gives men an Open-Hand Review for one real financial decision this week.

Chapters

00:00 Is My Money Really Mine?

03:34 Earning Without Self-Made Pride

05:44 What Money Reveals About Trust

07:43 Marriage and Family Stewardship

09:58 Plan, Enjoy, and Give Faithfully

12:14 Faithfulness Is Not Wealth

14:17 The Open-Hand Review

16:05 Gospel Hope

Why do dependable men keep carrying work pressure, family responsibility, ministry needs, and private battles alone?

Episode 35 opens Nehemiah 4:6 to distinguish personal responsibility from self-sufficiency. Corey shows how trustworthy brotherhood, clear roles, concrete help, and wise boundaries equip Christian men to serve shoulder to shoulder without abandoning their own assignment.

Chapters

00:00 Why Men Carry Everything Alone

01:31 Nehemiah 4:6: Biblical Teamwork

04:05 Responsibility vs. Self-Sufficiency

06:12 Pride, Fear, and Male Isolation

08:12 Why Christian Men Need Brotherhood

10:33 Sharing Burdens Under Pressure

12:23 Biblical Brotherhood: Give and Receive Help

14:20 How to Ask a Brother for Help

16:01 Jesus Carries What We Cannot

Open Hands | Equipped in 5

We work hard for our money, make the payments, and carry the responsibility. But does earning it make it ours?

In this week’s Equipped in 5, we look at Psalm 24:1 and what it means to live as stewards instead of owners. Our money, work, possessions, and opportunities ultimately belong to God. We’ve been trusted to manage them faithfully.

This devotion challenges us to take an honest look at how we earn, spend, save, give, and make financial decisions, and ask one simple question:

Did this honor the Owner?

Faithful stewardship isn’t measured by how much we have. It’s measured by what we do with what God has placed in our hands.

Share the Load

Strength does not mean carrying everything alone. In this Equipped in 5 devotion, we look at Nehemiah 4:6 and what the rebuilding of the wall teaches us about responsibility, brotherhood, and humble dependence on others.

Godly men carry their part, but they do not pretend they have to carry the whole wall. This week, we are challenged to identify one burden we have been carrying alone and invite a trustworthy brother to help us take the next faithful step.

What does Romans 12:10 mean when it tells Christians to outdo one another in showing honor?

Episode 34 helps men distinguish biblical honor from flattery, comparison, silence, and unhealthy ‘honor culture.’ Corey gives practical examples for home, work, church, and brotherhood, plus one specific practice for strengthening a man this week.

Chapters

00:00 Why Men Struggle to Encourage Each Other

01:26 Romans 12:10: What Biblical Honor Means

04:11 Why Comparison Makes Honor Feel Scarce

06:04 How to See God’s Grace in Other Men

08:00 How to Give Specific, Meaningful Encouragement

09:49 Building a Culture of Honor at Home, Work, and Church

11:51 Biblical Honor vs. Flattery, Abuse, and Blind Trust

13:44 3 Steps to Honor a Man This Week

15:18 How the Gospel Frees Us From Comparison

How can Christian men lead without controlling people or backing away from responsibility? Episode 33 walks through Jesus washing His disciples’ feet in John 13 and shows why authority and service belong together. Corey addresses domination, passivity, marriage, fatherhood, work, church, brotherhood, healthy boundaries, and one practical way to go first in service this week.

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Chapters

00:00 Servant Leadership for Christian Men

01:22 What Jesus Teaches About Servant Leadership

05:10 Biblical Leadership: Authority and Service

06:50 Why Control Is Not Biblical Leadership

09:01 Why Passivity Is Not Biblical Humility

10:41 Christian Leadership in Marriage, Fatherhood & Work

13:16 Servant Leadership, Boundaries & Biblical Truth

15:08 How to Practice Servant Leadership This Week

16:25 The Gospel Changes How Men Lead