We Fight From Victory - S21E1
Episode · 1 hr 3 min · June 9, 2025
About this episode
The resurrection isn’t just a doctrine—it’s the foundation of our hope. In this episode of Deepen, Pastor Joby, Pastor Britt and Pastor Vinke kick off our new series In the Arena by unpacking why the resurrection matters and how it fuels our fight to follow Jesus. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 15, they explore why Paul
calls this the “most important thing,” and what it means to live like the empty tomb actually changes everything. You’ll hear how the gospel confronts the lies of relativism, how the resurrection breaks the cycle of sin and death, and why being “in Christ” isn’t just about going to heaven—but walking in power right now. If you’ve ever wrestled with doubt or wondered what it means to get in the arena with Jesus, this conversation is for you. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” — Theodore Roosevelt Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910 👉 Take Your Next Step: Ready to surrender your life to Jesus? Text SURRENDER to 441122 to take your next step and connect with someone from our team. 📣 Episode Mentions: The Toxic War On Masculinity by Nancy R. Pearcey The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin From Death to Life - Greg's Story 📌 Supplemental Series Resources: In The Arena Sermon Series Podcast Season
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