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The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson
Hosted by Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson · EN
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.
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#404 - Joby Martin // Mat Carriers
Yesterday00:06:07Summary readyWe 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 brothersBefore 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
Summary#403 - Kyle Thompson // God’s Plan A
4d ago00:07:13Summary readyA 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 showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
Summary#402 - Kyle Thompson // Talking Past Judas
5d ago00:05:45Summary readyA 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 showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
Summary#401 - Kyle Thompson // The Dragon in the Garden
6d ago00:06:04Summary readyOne 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 showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
Summary#400 - Kyle Thompson // The Anointed Cherub Who Wanted More
1w ago00:06:36Summary readyA funeral song for an arrogant king turns into something far stranger and far older and it forces a real question: what if the Bible is pulling back the curtain on the origin story of Satan? We start with the framing that God’s Word is the sword of the Spirit, then follow the thread from the troubling reality of demonic torment in Scripture to the bigger doctrine underneath it all: the sovereignty of God. We walk line by line through Ezekiel 28, where the passage begins as a judgment against the king of Tyre and then suddenly shifts under our feet. Eden shows up. “Created” shows up. The holy mountain of God shows up. That language doesn’t fit an earthly ruler, and it points to an anointed cherub who was positioned near God’s throne until unrighteousness was found in him. Then Isaiah 14 spells out the motive with brutal clarity: the “I will” pride that tries to rise, rule, and be “like the Most High.” Revelation 12 adds the battlefield view: war in heaven, Michael’s victory, the dragon thrown down, and a deceiver cast to earth with his angels. The takeaway is both theological and personal. Lucifer’s expulsion is not a surprise to God, it’s proof that rebellion is seen, permitted, and judged under God’s rule. And the warning lands close to home: if pride could topple the most magnificent creature, it can topple us too. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a five-star rating and review.Support the showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
Summary#399 - Kyle Thompson // A Harmful Spirit FROM the LORD
1w ago00:06:36Summary readyA king sits in the dark with a spear, locked on murder, while a young man plays music a few feet away trying to calm the room. That image is haunting on its own, but the Bible’s explanation is even more startling: “The Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him.” We slow down long enough to actually hear what 1 Samuel is saying, without softening it or blaming it on spiritual “loopholes.”We trace Saul’s story from Israel’s demand for a human king, to Saul’s early wins, to the disobedience that begins his collapse. Then we follow the secret anointing of David, the Spirit of the Lord rushing on him, and the repeated scenes where Saul rages with a spear in hand while David plays the lyre. Along the way, we talk leadership, jealousy, fear, and how sin doesn’t stay private for long.The big question we put on the table is sovereignty: if the text says the harmful spirit is “from the Lord,” what does that mean about spiritual warfare, God’s rule, and the limits of demonic power? Our takeaway is simple and weighty: darkness does not operate outside God’s authority, and that changes how we read Scripture and how we stand firm when life feels spiritually intense. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a five-star rating and review so more men get equipped for the fight.Support the showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
Summary#398 - Joby Martin // Assurance That Holds
2w ago00:06:06Summary readyAnxiety loves the question, “What if I don’t make it?” Philippians 1:6 answers with something sturdier than mood or momentum: God completes what He begins. We lean into Paul’s confidence, not as hype, but as a deep promise for anyone who has put their faith in Jesus Christ and wonders if their messy story disqualifies them.We wrestle honestly with the fear behind “Can a Christian lose their salvation?” and we reframe it to the real issue: can Jesus lose someone He saves? From there, we talk about sanctification as a long journey instead of a single snapshot, why believers grow in different orders, and how perseverance functions as evidence of saving faith rather than a prerequisite. If you’ve ever looked at a rough season and assumed it proved you were never real, this conversation brings clarity and calm.Then we get practical and personal: sometimes you need to let yourself off the mat. Conviction of sin can actually be proof the Spirit of God is at work in you. We share a picture every parent understands, a child learning to walk, to remind you that heaven celebrates forward steps even when you feel unsteady. We also unpack “propitiation” from 1 John 4:10, why the cross fully satisfies God, and what that means when you’re tempted to believe God is disappointed in you.If this helped you breathe again, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a five-star rating and review so more men can get equipped for the fight.Support the showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
Summary#397 - Joby Martin // What Would Change If God Said Yes
2w ago00:05:47Summary readyAre you actually praying for people, or just praying about them in a way that sounds holy but hides frustration? We sit with Paul’s words in Philippians 1:3–5 and let his joy-filled intercession expose how small and self-focused our prayer habits can get. Then we ask the two questions that don’t let you stay comfortable: who are you praying for, and who is praying for you? We talk about why intercessory prayer is more than name-dropping, and how it reshapes marriages, friendships, and leadership when you stop asking God to “fix” people for your convenience and start bringing their real needs to Him with love. We also go to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus asks Peter, James, and John to watch and pray with Him, and we press the point: if Jesus didn’t walk into the crushing alone, you shouldn’t either. Brotherhood matters because spiritual battles are real and you need men who will carry you in prayer. We close with a practical gut check: if God said yes to every prayer you prayed last week, how would the world look different? That question reveals whether we’re praying bold, faith-filled prayers or just rehearsing safe routines. If you want a stronger personal prayer life, deeper Christian discipleship, and a band of brothers who fight with you, hit play, share this with a friend, and subscribe, rate, and review so more men can get equipped.Support the showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
Summary#396 - Joby Martin //You Cannot Have Peace Without Jesus Christ
2w ago00:05:21Summary readyMost of us say we want peace, but we keep trying to buy it, earn it, or outrun it. Today we slow down in Philippians 1:2 where Paul offers two words that sound simple until you actually let them define your life: grace and peace. We treat Scripture like it matters, because it does, and we refuse to skim past the “greeting” as if God didn’t mean every word. We unpack grace as God’s unmerited favor and redemption at Christ’s expense, then follow that thread straight into the gospel. If we’re honest about what we deserve apart from Christ, we’re not talking about a bad day or a self-help reset, we’re talking about judgment. The good news is that Jesus takes our sin and we receive His righteousness, what theologians call double imputation. That means a real right standing before God, adoption into His family, and an identity that doesn’t rise and fall with your performance. Then we turn to peace and the trap of chasing happiness. Happiness depends on happenings, and life will eventually expose how temporary that is. Paul writes about grace, peace, and joy from prison, which forces the question: what kind of joy survives when your circumstances collapse? We believe you will never have the peace of God until you are at peace with God, and that only comes through faith in Jesus Christ. If you’re hungry for a clear Bible study, Christian theology you can actually apply, and a stronger foundation for spiritual battle, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more men can stay sharp.Support the showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
Summary#395 - Joby Martin // In Christ First
2w ago00:05:38Summary readyYour identity is never neutral. It either starts “in Christ” or it starts somewhere else, and that starting point quietly decides how you treat people, how you handle politics, and how you show up at church. We open day two of the Daily Blade by lingering on one short line in Philippians 1, and it hits harder than most long arguments: Paul writes to the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with overseers and deacons. The order matters, and it exposes what we really pledge allegiance to first. We break down three loaded words that many Christians assume they already understand. “Saint” in the Bible is not an award for spiritual heroes; it is the clean-and-made-right status of every person who has put faith in Jesus. We also talk about the visible church and the invisible church, why church attendance does not automatically equal saving faith, and how that reality should sober us and steady us. Then we clarify church leadership: overseers and elders as qualified shepherds who govern and guard the local church, and deacons as servants by function, not power brokers chasing influence. Then we bring Philippians straight into today’s political climate. When ideology becomes your lead identity, opponents stop being neighbors to love and become targets to crush. We push for a better foundation: Christian first and foremost, shaped primarily by Scripture, not by cable news, political podcasts, or the latest echo chamber. We close with practical next steps for real discipleship, including reading the Word, gathering with the saints in person, listening to gospel-centered preaching, and building community that keeps you grounded. If this challenged you, share it with a friend, subscribe for the daily sharpen, and leave a five-star rating and review so more men get equipped for the fight.Support the showWant to connect? Email communication@coe22.com
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