The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

#326 - Joby Martin // What If Your Words Reveal Your Real Allegiance

We open Galatians 5 and listen to Paul’s frustration as false teachers confuse the church and soften the offense of the cross. Then we measure our own speech by Ephesians 4:29 and challenge ourselves to use words that fit the moment and give grace. • Paul’s warning about being hindered from obeying the truth • Why adding works to salvation removes the offense of the cross • Paul’s toughest language aimed at leaders who mislead • The difference between treating wounded sheep and confronting wolves • Ephesians 4:29 as a test for whether our speech corrupts or builds up • Why truth alone is not permission to speak • How occasion, intent, and meaning shape what our words do • A practical audit of our language at work, with friends, and at home 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 showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

#325 - Joby Martin // What If Your Faith Is Quietly Becoming A Transaction

We dig into Galatians 5 and Paul’s blunt warning that adding anything to Jesus turns grace into a dead end. We remind ourselves why the gospel has to stay simple because it leaks out of our minds and we drift back to earning. • Judaizers in Galatia teaching Jesus plus circumcision • why adding any requirement implies Christ’s work is unfinished • “severed from Christ” and the seriousness of law based justification • faith as whole trust in Christ’s cross and resurrection • modern works based righteousness through baptism, communion, tongues, confession, penance, or performance • obedience as evidence of salvation rather than a prerequisite • a self check for where we are believing a false gospel • Jesus plus nothing equals everythingSupport the showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

#324 - Joby Martin // Christ Sets You Free So Stand Firm

We open Galatians 5:1 and press the question of whether we’re actually living free in Christ or still trapped in a yoke of slavery. We talk about surrender, standing firm, and fighting the pull of sin, self-righteousness, and a culture that sells self-rule as freedom.• reading Galatians 5:1 and defining gospel freedom• Jesus setting us free from sin not just forgiving sin• why self-determination is not the same as freedom• “stand firm” as a fighting posture in the Christian life• rejecting works-based righteousness and performance faith• resisting the bait of the world, the flesh, and Satan• freedom from the penalty, power, and presence of sinBefore 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 showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

#323 - Kyle Thompson // From Death to Life: By Grace Through Faith

We honor Uncle Kevin’s memory with Psalm 23 and Psalm 116, then share what his life taught us about serving without needing the spotlight. We connect his example to Jesus’ words on greatness and end with a clear invitation to trust Christ by grace through faith. • Reading Psalm 23 and Psalm 116 at a bedside goodbye • Remembering a man who serves through actions, not talk • Choosing to eat last and make sure others are cared for • Seeing everyday humility in work, family, and lifestyle • Hearing Jesus redefine greatness in Mark 10 • Explaining salvation by grace through faith from Ephesians 2 • Urging listeners to give their life to Christ today 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 showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com

#322 - Kyle Thompson // From Death to Life: The Death of His Saints

We read all of Psalm 116 and sit with the line that has carried us through fresh grief: “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.” We talk about why God values his people in life and in death, and why Christian sorrow can still be held by real hope. • dedicating the week’s devotionals to Uncle Kevin • reading Psalm 23 and Psalm 116 at a hospital bedside • walking through Psalm 116 and its movement from anguish to trust • focusing on Psalm 116:15 and what it reveals about God’s covenant love • naming the tension between pain for loved ones and joy for the believer • connecting Psalm 116 to Romans 14:8–9 and belonging to Christ 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 showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com