Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Today's shout-out goes to Mike Herndon from Lumberton, TX. Your commitment through Project23 helps deliver God's Word daily with clarity and conviction. This one's for you.

Our text today is Judges 13:24-25

And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. And the young man grew, and the Lord blessed him. And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.— Judges 13:24-25

Samson's birth was miraculous. His calling was unique. But notice how his story actually begins: quietly. A baby grows up. God blesses him. Nothing spectacular—until the text drops this line: "The Spirit of the Lord began to stir him."

It wasn't fireworks. It wasn't dramatic. Just stirrings. Subtle, almost hidden. A restless tug here. An unexplainable drive there. The Spirit was preparing him for what would come later.

And that's usually how God works in us, too. He doesn't always announce His plans with thunder. Often, He stirs first. A conviction that lingers. A burden that won't go away. A restlessness that keeps you awake at night. Those aren't random feelings. They're the Spirit's fingerprints.

The danger is brushing them aside, waiting only for the dramatic. But ignoring the Spirit's nudge means missing the very preparation for God's greater work. Samson's strength didn't just "happen" one day. It was preceded by stirring.

Pay attention to the small whispers. Don't dismiss the tugging in your spirit. That may be God preparing you for something bigger than you can see right now.

ASK THIS:

1. Where do I sense God stirring me today?
2. Have I been dismissing a conviction or burden as "nothing"?
3. What small step of obedience could I take to respond to His stirring?

DO THIS:

Instead of waiting for a dramatic sign, pay attention to the quiet nudge. Write down one area where you sense God stirring and take a single step of obedience toward it.

PRAY THIS:

Holy Spirit, don't let me ignore Your stirrings. Teach me to recognize Your whispers and trust Your preparation, even when it feels small. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Oceans."

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Today's shout-out goes to Dave Hassall from Palmetto, FL. Your commitment through Project23 helps deliver God's Word daily with clarity and conviction. This one's for you.

Our text today is Judges 13:21-23

The angel of the Lord appeared no more to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord. And Manoah said to his wife, "We shall surely die, for we have seen God." But his wife said to him, "If the Lord had meant to kill us, he would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering at our hands, or shown us all these things, or now announced to us such things as these." — Judges 13:21-23

When the angel of the Lord vanished in the flame, Manoah panicked. "We're going to die—we've seen God!" That was his gut reaction: fear. But his wife had a different perspective. She saw the signs of God's grace—He accepted their offering, revealed His plan, and promised them a son. She reasoned, "If God meant to kill us, He wouldn't have done any of that."

Two responses. One moment. Fear looked at the problem. Faith looked at the promises.

This is our daily battle. Fear exaggerates. Faith steadies. Fear says, "This is the end." Faith says, "God isn't done yet." Fear locks onto circumstances. Faith holds onto God's character.

We all have Manoah moments—panic at the unknown. A bad diagnosis. A financial setback. A broken relationship. Fear screams louder than faith. But like Manoah's wife, we need to pause and reflect on what we know to be true. God has already shown us His grace. He's already proven His faithfulness. He's already made His promises. Fear doesn't fit the facts.

Don't let fear have the loudest voice in your life. Drown it out with faith in God's promises. Fear may shake you, but faith will steady you.

ASK THIS:

1. What fear is gripping me right now?
2. What promises of God directly answer that fear?
3. How can I rehearse God's past faithfulness when panic rises?

DO THIS:

When fear shows up today, don't stay silent. Speak God's truth out loud. Write down one promise from Scripture and put it where you'll see it—your desk, dashboard, or phone lock screen. Let faith talk back to fear.

PRAY THIS:

Lord, fear often feels louder than faith. Quiet my panic with Your promises. Remind me of what You've done and give me faith to trust what You will do. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Promises."

You can't do ministry alone. Great leaders don't just lead—they build other leaders.
In this lesson, you'll learn how to train a wingman—a brother who stands with you, grows with you, and eventually leads with you.

Jesus did it. Paul did it. Jonathan and David did it.
Now it's your turn.

In this video you'll walk through:
• How to identify F.A.T. men (faithful, available, teachable)
• How to go deeper in brotherhood
• How to equip a wingman using K.M.S. (knowledge, modeling, skills)
• How to call out his God-given gifts
• How to give him the mission and bring him with you
• Why praying together locks hearts and strengthens courage
• How to train him to multiply and raise up his own wingman

This is how men grow into leaders—side by side, shoulder to shoulder.

"Every man needs a brother, and every brother needs a mission." — Vince Miller
1 Samuel 18:3 • 2 Timothy 2:2

What if the greatest transformation in a man's life happens because you stepped in?

In Lesson 6 of the Men's Leadership Training series, Vince Miller unpacks K.M.S. — Knowledge, Modeling, Skills — the same pattern Jesus used to build His disciples. This framework gives you a simple, repeatable path for discipling and mentoring men with clarity and confidence.

In this session you'll discover:
✔ Why knowledge forms conviction and anchors a man's life
✔ Why modeling matters more than another lesson
✔ Why skills are formed only through real-life practice
✔ How Jesus used KMS to transform ordinary men into world-changers
✔ A simple weekly challenge you can do to start shaping men right now

If you want to build men with depth, conviction, and the ability to lead others… this is your blueprint.

Most men's groups rise or fall on what happens between meetings. You can run a solid 60-minute gathering, but real brotherhood, real transformation, and real momentum are built in the six days that follow.

In this leadership training, Vince shows you the simple system he uses with every men's group he leads—touchpoints, connections, encouragements, and invitations that keep men engaged and moving spiritually. These steps are simple. Repeatable. Transferable. Any man can do them. But when you apply them consistently, you build a group that grows deeper, lasts longer, and multiplies faster.

What You'll Learn:

• The Weekly Touchpoint rhythm

• How to build trust with quick daily connections

• The power of celebrating obedience and action

• The "Who's your one?" invitational mindset

• How to build anticipation that keeps men showing up ready

Strong groups don't happen by accident—they're built by leaders who lead every day, not just meeting day.

Great quotes for this lesson:
"Momentum is built in the gaps, not just the gathering." — Vince Miller
"Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time." — John Maxwell
Men who interact outside the weekly study are 3x more likely to stay engaged long-term.
And 80% of men join because one man invited them.

If you want stronger meetings… lead stronger between meetings.

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Today's shout-out goes to Gary Weaver from Goodyear, AZ. Your commitment through Project23 helps deliver God's Word daily with clarity and conviction. This one's for you.

Our text today is Judges 13:15-20

Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "Please let us detain you and prepare a young goat for you." And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "If you detain me, I will not eat of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the Lord." (For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.) And Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name, so that, when your words come true, we may honor you?" And the angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?"

So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering, and offered it on the rock to the Lord, to the one who works wonders, and Manoah and his wife were watching. And when the flame went up toward heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar. Now Manoah and his wife were watching, and they fell on their faces to the ground. — Judges 13:15-20

Manoah offered to prepare a meal, but the angel refused. The only fitting gift wasn't food for a guest—it was worship to God. And so Manoah laid down the offering. Then it happened: the angel rose in the flame, and the altar blazed with holy fire.

In that moment, Manoah and his wife hit the ground. The God of wonders had revealed himself as the God who consumes.

God doesn't just want part of us. He wants to consume all of us. Just as fire devoured Manoah's sacrifice, God calls us to place our whole lives on the altar—our thoughts, our time, our ambitions, our relationships. He consumes our sin in judgment, but he also consumes our lives in love, drawing us fully to himself.

Too often, we give God scraps: leftover energy, half-hearted prayers, or casual attention. But he is a "consuming fire." He's not interested in being added to our schedules—He wants to be the center.

Let the Lord consume you today. Not just your Sunday, but your Monday. Not just your words, but your heart. Worship is more than a song—it's offering your whole self to the God who consumes.

ASK THIS:

1. What areas of my life am I holding back from God's consuming fire?
2. Do I worship God with leftovers, or with all of me?
3. What would it look like to place my whole life on the altar today?

DO THIS:

Take one area you've been holding back—your time, money, or hidden struggle—and consciously offer it to God as worship. Don't give Him scraps. Let Him consume it all.

PRAY THIS:

Lord, You are the God who consumes. Burn away my pride, my distractions, and my half-heartedness. Take all of me, and let my whole life be a living sacrifice to You. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Consume Me."

If a man wanted to repeat what you do… could he?
Most leaders say yes.
Most men can't.

This lesson shows you the system that changes that.

Today Vince breaks down the simplest, strongest discipleship method he's ever used — a method any man can learn fast, lead fast, and multiply fast. It's built around one rule: SRT — Simple. Repeatable. Transferable.

You'll learn:

• Why confusion kills momentum

• Why clarity creates leaders

• How to pick ONE discipleship rhythm

• How to lock in a structure that builds confidence

• How to guard the process so the system produces leaders

• How to multiply men at Week 12 just like Paul instructs in 2 Timothy 2:2

If you're tired of meetings that stall… this system gives you movement.
If you're tired of doing everything yourself… this gives you leaders.
If you want multiplication… this is how you get it.

Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day.

Today's shout-out goes to Roger Lemasters from Mt. Carmel, TN. Your commitment through Project23 helps deliver God's Word daily with clarity and conviction. This one's for you.

Our text today is Judges 13:6-14

Then the woman came and told her husband, "A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name, but he said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and eat nothing unclean, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.'"

Then Manoah prayed to the Lord and said, "O Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us and teach us what we are to do with the child who will be born."

And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her. So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, "Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me." And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to this woman?" And he said, "I am." And Manoah said, "Now when your words come true, what is to be the child's manner of life, and what is his mission?" And the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Of all that I said to the woman let her be careful. She may not eat of anything that comes from the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, or eat any unclean thing. All that I commanded her let her observe." — Judges 13:6-14

After hearing the angel's message, Manoah's wife ran to tell him. This was big news—life-changing news for their family and nation. But instead of rushing forward, Manoah did something vital: he prayed. He asked God to send the messenger again, to teach them how to raise the child.

That's powerful leadership. Manoah didn't assume he knew best. He didn't sprint ahead with his own ideas. He stopped. He prayed. And God answered, sending the angel back to confirm the call and lay down clear boundaries for Samson's anointing.

We all face the temptation of rushing ahead of God. We want quick answers. We want control. We want the whole plan mapped out. But rushing often leads to regret. Faith calls us to pause, pray, and wait.

Manoah shows us the better way. He slowed down and sought God's guidance. That's what leaders do. That's what fathers and mothers do. That's what faithful followers of Christ do. They wait for God to speak before they move.

When you rush, you risk missing God's wisdom. But when you pause and pray, you put yourself in a position to receive it. Don't sprint ahead—let the Lord lead step by step.

ASK THIS:

1. Where am I tempted to rush ahead of God right now?
2. Do I pray for clarity—or just act and hope for the best?
3. How would slowing down and seeking Him first change my next decision?

DO THIS:

Before you make your next move, stop. Pray. Ask God for clarity in His Word, and wait for His leading before you take action.

PRAY THIS:

Lord, guard me from rushing ahead of You. Teach me to trust Your timing, listen for Your voice, and move only when You lead. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Wait On You."