Beyond Sunday - Empowered to Lead

Contend for the faith: why every believer is called to lead when peacetime is over.

Pastor Stephen Martin, Pastor Nathan Brown, and Pastor Josh go deeper on the final message of the Unstoppable Church series. They unpack why Jude urged believers to contend for the faith, why a church that only builds and never defends fills up with nice people who change nothing, and why leadership is doing for someone else what was done for you. For anyone leading a family, church, or community who wants to contend for the faith with courage and love.

You'll Learn:

✅ How to preach the gospel and contend for the faith at the same time

✅ What Nehemiah's sword and trowel teach about building and defending

✅ How the fear of God frees you from the fear of man

📖 Jude 3, Acts 1:8, Acts 8:1, Nehemiah 4:17–18, Isaiah 6:1–8

Resources mentioned: The Sword and the Trowel (C. H. Spurgeon), Reveal: Where Are You? (Willow Creek study), Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), Logos Bible Software, Vintage Church website

Pastors and church leaders: you don't have to do this alone. Join the American Pastors Guild: https://www.americanpastorsguild.org/

Follow the show and leave a rating, then answer this question in the comments: Which do you need to pick up this week to contend for the faith, the sword or the trowel?