Faithbridge Men

The Bible is foundational to our faith. The Bible contains the core claims of the gospel, including the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. But why should we trust the Bible? Scot Pollok joins us for the finale of our summer FAQs podcast series to answer this critical question. We also answer listener-submitted questions about how do we know we have included all of the right books and about how Christians relate to the Old Testament laws.

Our mission is to make more and stronger disciples of Jesus Christ who make more and stronger disciples of Jesus Christ. The primary way to do that is through evangelizing, sharing the Good News, the gospel. But how do we do that?! Joe Hutchinson, Associate Movements Pastor at Woodsedge Community Church, joins us on the podcast today to equip us to live on mission in the everyday rhythms of life using the acronym BLESS. As a reminder, if you have a question about life, faith, or the Bible that you would like us to answer in a future podcast episode, please go to faithbridge.org/men.

Suffering is a universal aspect of the human experience. Which is why another universal aspect of the human experience is wrestling with the "problem of evil." In today's episode in our Summer FAQs podcast series, Dallas Theological Seminary professor Sten-Erik Armitage joins us to answer the question, "How Can A Good God Allow Bad Things?". As a reminder, if you have a question about life, faith, or the Bible that you would like us to answer in a future podcast episode, please go to faithbridge.org/men.

Most men spend more waking hours at work than anywhere else so in this episode of our Summer FAQs series, Executive Pastor of Ministries Wayne Risher shares from his decades of experience following Jesus and working in the corporate world to help us answer the question, "How Should Our Faith Influence Our Work Life?" As a reminder, if you have a question about life, faith, or the Bible that you would like us to answer in a future podcast episode, please go to faithbridge.org/men.

This summer, we are tackling the real questions that real men are asking head on. And our first episode in our FAQs series certainly fits that description. Join us as George Watson and Mark Frazier share from their pastoral and personal experience to answer the question, "How do I overcome pornography?" If you have a question about life, faith, or the Bible that you would like us to answer in a future podcast episode, please go to faithbridge.org/men.

We are so excited for our summer podcast series: FAQs! We are going to tackle real questions that real men are asking head on. To submit a question (anonymously, if desired), go to Faithbridge.org/men.

Today, we have a special BONUS episode in our Fight the Good Fight season! In this episode, Jason shares his story of coming to Jesus after discovering that Jesus is better than anything that the world has to offer. And then he shares where following Jesus has led him, the incredible work he and his team are involved with at Care Net Pregnancy Center of Houston, and how you can be involved with saving lives and encouraging dads. If you would like to hear more about this amazing opportunity, email Jason at jason@carenetnw.com.

After growing up in a cultural Christian home, Mace rejected Christianity because he didn't think it was true and he didn't think he needed it. And that worked ... until it didn't. By God's grace, Mace became convinced that Christ is real and Christ is amazing. And his faith in Christ has helped him overcome addiction to pornography and carried him through intense trials. Now he wants to devote his life to helping others come to know Christ is real and Christ is amazing. If you would like to support Mace and his family and their mission to make disciples, multiply churches, and send missionaries, go to faithbridge.org/perezfamily.

Busyness. Men wear it like a badge of honor. But it is one of the greatest threats to men Fighting the Good Fight. Listen as Pastor Ken Werlein teaches the men of Faithbridge how to overcome busyness.

What does it mean to be a Kingdom Man? How do we raise our sons to be Kingdom Men? In this episode of our Fight the Good Fight season, we are joined by Brian and Joshua McGown who share their experience in a father/son small group. They share how the Lord grew their relationship with the Lord, with each other, and with other Kingdom Men, all thanks to a man at Faithbridge who took the initiative to invite them.

In today's episode, we are continuing to highlight the stories of the men of Faithbridge who are Fighting the Good Fight. Dustin grew up going to church and believing in God, but he eventually found himself dissatisfied in life and angry so he pushed God away. But God never stopped pursuing Dustin. Through a series of events and connections that only God could have orchestrated, God broke down the walls Dustin had put up. And now instead of dissatisfaction and anger, Dustin's life is marked by peace.

Shawn grew up going to church and attended Faithbridge for years as a non-believer. But God! Listen to Shawn share his powerful story of how he came to Believe the True Gospel and is Being Transformed by the Gospel.

Your Best Life is ... Later. The false teachers in Ephesus were preaching a "Your Best Life Now" gospel. We likewise are bombarded by this message all the time. But if you want to Fight the Good Fight all the way until the final bell rings, you have to Fight for your Best Life Later, in the resurrection. In this episode, which comes from the final session of our Fight the Good Fight, Paul is going to encourage Timothy and the church at Ephesus to do just that.

We continue our interview series with the men of Faithbridge Fighting the Good Fight. In today's episode, we get to hear our Care Pastor, George Watson, share his story of understand what it truly means to follow Christ and how his faith helped him find hope and peace in the midst of pain thanks to some key men in his life.

We are in a pandemic. No, not talking about the COVID pandemic. We are in a loneliness pandemic. But it shouldn't be this way. The church is a family. So in this episode from Session 5 of our Fight the Good Fight study of 1 Timothy, we are going to be inspired, encouraged, and challenged to Fight to Care for One Another.

This episode comes from Session 4 from our Fight the Good Fight study of 1 Timothy. In this section of the letter, Paul expounds on what it means to be a good leader. We will learn how to rightly receive God's gifts, how to pursue godliness through the habits of grace, and how to use what we have been given to serve the local church.

FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT // In this episode, we continue our series of conversations with the men of Faithbridge who are fighting the good fight. Mace sits down with Faithbridge Missions Pastor, Dylan Lucas, to hear his story of how he came to believe the true gospel and how he has been transformed by the gospel.

This episode comes from Session 3 of our Fight the Good Fight study of 1 Timothy. In this section of the letter, Paul describes to Timothy the qualifications for godly leaders in the church to combat the false teachers. And what we will find is that this chapter gives an inspiring and challenging description of what true, mature manhood looks like.

In this episode, Pastor Ken facilitates a conversation between Faithbridge Men's Discipleship Coordinator, Mace Perez, and Dean of Truett Seminary, Dr. Todd Still, presenting varying interpretations of a difficult passage: 1 Timothy 2:9-15. In this conversation, we will experience thoughtful engagement with the Scriptures and, just as importantly, charitable dialogue between Christians on theological Persuasions.

In session 2 of our Fight the Good Fight study on 1 Timothy, we begin to discover what it looks like practically to Fight the Good Fight. Fighting the Good Fight starts with praying for all men, preaching the gospel to all men, and pursuing peace with all men.

FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT // In our first episode of the new year, Mace is joined by faithbridger Rich Forrest to discuss what it mean to "fight the good fight" and truly be transformed by the gospel.

In week one of our first Timothy study, we discover that the apostle Paul is writing to his protégé Timothy because false teachers are trying to preach a false gospel in the church at Ephesus. Paul encourages Timothy to fight the good fight, to believe the true Gospel and be transformed by the gospel. We likewise need to keep fighting the good fight as we are bombarded with the false gospels of our day.

Our Fight the Good Fight season kickoff comes from our spring 2022 Shop Talk event. In this episode, planting and lead pastor of Seven Mile Road Houston, Jeremiah Morris, gives us 2 tools for our tool box that will help us persevere in the fight and be able to say at the end of our lives that we have fought the good fight.

Join us for a 6-week, on-campus Bible study specifically for men as we learn how we can fight the good fight of faith from the book of 1 Timothy. Begins Tuesday, February 1.

NAVIGATING THE HOLIDAYS // Part 5 – Faithbridge Business Administrator Michael Sullivan joins Mace to reveal the significance of pointing our neighbors and local communities to Christ during the holiday season.