Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Josh Livingston unpack yesterday's blowouts and lopsided defeats in the NFL...and discuss how we can be encouraged when we feel overwhelmed and outmatched in life.

Today's Questions:

1. What biblical truths can help you find strength and encouragement in hardships?

2. How can self-reliance lead you to experience more feelings of defeat as you follow Jesus?

3. How can you overcome your sins and mistakes to walk forward in God's grace?

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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Ed Uszynski unpack the rash of injuries across the NFL and consider why they are happening…and how the situation parallels our struggles with temptation and sin.

Today's Questions:

1. What can we do to avoid specific life challenges and difficulties?

2. Why do we experience the trials and tribulations that we do?

3. Can we turn to Jesus for grace after we have sinned in a big way or for a long time?

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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Brian Goins unpack Troy Aikman's enduring competitiveness and how it relates to finding contentment as we follow Jesus.

Today's Questions:

1. How can the traits that bring us success also be the same traits that lead us to a lack of contentment?

2. How do we balance giving our best in all things with being content no matter how things turn out?

3. What are some of the underlying roots that can lead us to discontentment?

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Bryce Johnson unpacks how six 0-2 teams got a spark to win their first game of the year…and how we can experience a spiritual spark when we need one.

Today's Questions:

1. What practical steps can we take to get replenished in our faith life?

2. How could our need for a spiritual spark be caused by idolatry?

3. How is gratitude an essential component of experiencing a spiritual spark?

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Bryce Johnson unpacks how sports envy and jealousy affect sports fans…and how and why we must fight against envy in all areas of our lives.

Today's Questions:

1. What is often at the root of the envy and jealousy that we experience?

2. What other sins do we often fall into when dealing with unresolved envy?

3. How do we practically eliminate the envy and jealousy we experience as we follow Jesus?

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Bryce Johnson unpacks the patience needed for many of the teams that lost in the NFL…and how we must exercise patience in our lives.

Today's Questions:

1. How could the impatience we experience be a result of unreasonable expectations?

2. Does being patient with others mean that we can never wisely distance ourselves from others?

3. How do we practically go about developing patience in our lives?

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This week's special episode includes Bryce Johnson’s recent sermon, “Let’s Go,” at The Pointe Church in Belmont, NC. Bryce unpacks why we serve others, what it means to be on a team, and how God has designed us with unique gifts. He gives a different perspective on the story of David and Goliath, shares a story about his first time on the radio, and uses the sports parallel of being in the tunnel before taking the field.

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Bryce Johnson and guest co-host Bob Schindler unpack the Harbaugh brothers' approach to football…and how we must emphasize the fundamentals of the Gospel in our approach to a Christ-centered life.

Today's Questions:

1. Why is it important for believers to regularly preach the gospel to themselves?

2. What benefits come from us taking time to meditate on how sinful we truly are?

3. How can embracing simplicity actually help us better live for Jesus?

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Chapters

• 0:00 Teaser
• 0:32 Intro
• 4:32 Bob Schindler
• 4:44 John and Jim Harbaugh
• 7:42 Ravens and Chargers
• 9:09 Brotherly Rivalry
• 10:43 Bryce and His Brothers
• 14:09 Understanding the Fundamentals of Football
• 16:48 Team Over Individual Mindset
• 20:24 What are the Fundamentals of the Faith?
• 24:35 Playing Your Part in the Team
• 26:41 Preach Yourself the Gospel Everyday
• 28:27 Scripture
• 32:15 Reminding Ourselves of Our Brokenness
• 39:39 Final Thoughts on the Harbaugh Brothers
• 41:38 Outro

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