The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson
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The Daily Blade, hosted by Pastor Joby Martin of the Church of Eleven22 and Kyle Thompson of Undaunted.Life, is a short-form devotional show that equips Christians to apply the Word of God to their everyday lives. --- Connect with us at communication@coe22.com Want to support this podcast and other work of The Church of Eleven22? Text DONATE to 441122 or visit https://coe22.com/donate---Don't miss the chance to join Pastor Joby & Kyle in person at the 2025 Men's Conference in Jacksonville, Florida — grab your seat at http://mensconference.com

  1. 2d ago

    #408 - Joby Martin // Unshakeable Freedom

    We camp in Philippians 1:18–26 and watch Paul choose joy while sitting in confinement because the gospel still advances. We challenge ourselves to live with the same freedom, where Christ is the prize and eternity is more real than our circumstances.  • rejoicing when the message of Jesus spreads, even through mixed motives  • refusing shame and choosing courage so Christ is honored in our bodies  • “to live is Christ, to die is gain” as the definition of real freedom  • naming the “handles” the enemy grabs, like pride, lust, ego, insecurity, comfort  • letting the reality of eternity reshape fear, ambition, and daily decisions  • embracing our purpose to help others grow in joy and faith  Before you go, if you want to help equip other men for the fight, share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review.  Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

  2. 3d ago

    #407 - Joby Martin // Rejoicing Anyway

    We work through Philippians 1:15–18 and face a hard reality: some people proclaim Christ with good motives, and some do it with envy and selfish ambition. We choose Paul’s path of joy by focusing on gospel outcomes, refusing to police motives, and trusting God’s sovereignty over people we do not like.  • Paul’s contrast between goodwill and selfish ambition in preaching Christ  • Rejoicing when Christ is proclaimed even when motives are mixed  • Asking whether we default to negative judgment or look for the good  • Resisting the urge to assume motives without the full story  • Letting go of comparison and coveting as enemies of joy  • Trusting God with judgment and praying for people with bad intentions  Share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review.  Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

  3. 4d ago

    #406 - Joby Martin // Gospel Over Comfort

    Paul’s prison story in Philippians 1 exposes how God uses hard circumstances to advance the gospel. We challenge ourselves to choose a Great Commission mindset over the mission of comfort, then put our lives under an honest audit.  • Paul’s imprisonment as proof that God advances the gospel through suffering  • A heavenly perspective that values mission above comfort  • The Great Commission as the Christian’s top priority  • A practical audit of calendar, bank account, and prayer requests  • How unexpected hardship can expand influence and boldness in others  Share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review  Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

  4. 5d ago

    #405 - Joby Martin // If Love Is Real It Requires Truth

    We keep marching through Philippians and let Paul’s prayer in 1:9-11 correct the way we talk to God about the people we love. We ask for love that grows with knowledge and discernment, rooted in faith in Jesus and proven by the fruit of righteousness.  • Paul’s prayer for the church at Philippi and what it reveals about spiritual priorities  • The difference between praying for people and praying about people  • Why vague prayers miss the point and specific prayers shape discipleship  • Love as action and sacrifice rather than a feeling  • Knowledge as truth about God and discernment as applying truth to real life  • Approving what is excellent and preparing for the day of Christ  • Root of righteousness as faith in Jesus and fruit of righteousness as a transformed life  share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review.  Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

  5. 6d ago

    #404 - Joby Martin // Mat Carriers

    We keep walking Philippians verse by verse and land on Paul’s deep affection for the church in Philippi, a bond forged through shared grace, shared suffering, and shared gospel work. We challenge you to find and become the kind of “mat carrier” friend who serves shoulder to shoulder, prays with purpose, and stays when life gets hard. • Paul’s language of affection and what it reveals about real Christian friendship • Why men need mat carriers and foxhole brothers to live the Christian life • How friendships form through serving together and suffering together • Shoulder to shoulder mission over forced circle-style connection • Practical steps to find these friends by being this friend first • The difference between praying for, praying with, and praying over your brothers Before you go, if you want to help equip other men for the fight, share this podcast around and leave us a five star rating and review. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

  6. Jul 17

    #403 - Kyle Thompson // God’s Plan A

    A sealed tomb can feel like the final word, especially when you’re staring at betrayal, suffering, and loss. But the empty tomb flips the whole story and it flips ours too. We walk through Luke 24:1–7 and zoom out to the bigger spiritual battle, asking what Saturday must have looked like from Satan’s perspective and why Sunday morning exposes the truth: he never had the upper hand. We connect the resurrection to God’s sovereignty and the claim that changes everything: there was no Plan B. The cross was not God scrambling for control after things went sideways; it was the purpose from the start. We tie in Genesis 3:15 to show how the serpent bruises the heel but gets crushed in the end, and we look ahead to Revelation 20 where Satan’s story closes with judgment and no comeback. If you care about Christian theology, spiritual warfare, and the real meaning of the resurrection, this conversation puts sturdy footing under your faith. Then we bring it home to the week you’re actually living. If you’ve gotten a hard diagnosis, been betrayed, lost your job, watched a kid go prodigal, or felt the weight of bills you can’t yet pay, we keep repeating one line until it sticks: because God is sovereign over all, we can trust Him. If you’ve never trusted Jesus, we lay out the invitation to receive grace. If you do believe, we ask the question you may be avoiding: what’s keeping you from sharing your faith? Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a five-star review to help equip more men for the fight. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

  7. Jul 16

    #402 - Kyle Thompson // Talking Past Judas

    A piece of bread gets dipped, passed across a table, and everything changes. At the Last Supper in John 13, betrayal doesn’t start with a sword or a shout, but with a quiet moment between friends and a line of Scripture that reaches all the way back to Genesis. We slow down the scene, from Jesus washing filthy feet to the shocking announcement that one of his own will turn on him, and we ask what it reveals about evil, authority, and the plan of God.  We’ve been zeroing in on the sovereignty of God and the reality of spiritual warfare, and this passage brings both into sharp focus. Judas takes the morsel, and the text says, “Satan entered into him.” Then Jesus says, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” Most people assume Jesus is speaking to Judas. We make the case that he’s speaking past Judas directly to Satan and that changes the whole tone of the moment. The Messiah isn’t caught off guard, bargaining for time, or losing control. He’s issuing a command inside God’s decree, showing the enemy never moves without permission.  From that table, we follow the steps toward Gethsemane, arrest, false trials, denial, the roar of a crowd, the nails, the tomb, and the enemy’s assumption that the cross is checkmate. Then we come back to the question every Christian eventually asks: why would God allow Satan to make war against his saints? The answer is simple, weighty, and strangely steadying: the dragon is on a leash, and God is working a plan that evil cannot derail. If this strengthened you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a five-star rating and review. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

  8. Jul 15

    #401 - Kyle Thompson // The Dragon in the Garden

    One sentence can dismantle a life of trust: “Did God actually say?” We start at the very beginning, where the first man and woman live in Eden with one clear boundary, and where a crafty enemy doesn’t lead with a command but with a question that turns obedience into a debate. We walk through Genesis 3 and the serpent’s deception, including the striking detail that the original Hebrew can point to a “dragon,” echoing the great deceiver seen later in Revelation. We talk about why temptation so often targets our confidence in God’s Word, how the pull to “be like God” is the same pride that fueled Satan’s fall, and how sin instantly produces shame, hiding, and blame. Then, in the middle of the wreckage, we slow down at Genesis 3:15, the protoevangelium, the first promise of the gospel: the offspring of the woman will crush the dragon, even as he suffers. From Eden, we jump to Job 1 and 2 to wrestle with the sovereignty of God and suffering. Satan accuses Job’s motives, and God’s response is both sobering and clarifying: permission with a boundary. Job’s losses are real, his grief is real, and yet nothing happens outside the limits God draws and enforces. That sets up the burning question we end on: why would God allow Satan to make war against His saints, and how does that fit inside God’s plan? Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs sharper truth, and leave a five-star rating and review so more men can be equipped for the fight. Support the show Want to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

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The Daily Blade, hosted by Pastor Joby Martin of the Church of Eleven22 and Kyle Thompson of Undaunted.Life, is a short-form devotional show that equips Christians to apply the Word of God to their everyday lives. --- Connect with us at communication@coe22.com Want to support this podcast and other work of The Church of Eleven22? Text DONATE to 441122 or visit https://coe22.com/donate---Don't miss the chance to join Pastor Joby & Kyle in person at the 2025 Men's Conference in Jacksonville, Florida — grab your seat at http://mensconference.com

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