Be Strong - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 4

The Church of Eleven22

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🗓️ 9 November 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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What if strength isn’t what you think it is? In Week 4 of Stand Firm and Act Like Men, Pastor Joby Martin shows how Jesus redefines what it means to be strong. Strength isn’t measured by status, control, or success—it’s revealed in surrender. A strong man is one who rests in Jesus, perseveres through pain, walks humbly under God’s authority, and uses his strength to serve others. When we stop striving for worldly greatness and start depending on Christ, we discover that real strength isn’t about power—it’s about purpose. When you are weak, He is strong. So what would it look like for you to become that kind of man? 📣 Episode Mentions:• Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Matthew 20:17-28• Preacher: Pastor Joby Martin 📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week:• Strength That Serves - Rick’s Story • Be Strong - Stand Firm & Act Like Men: Wk 4 (Full Sermon) • Strength Redefined - Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin S24E4 • Stand Firm and Act Like Men Sermon Series Series • Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin About The Church of Eleven22The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://coe22.com/donate

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0:00.0	Amen and amen and amen.
0:05.0	Hey, if you got your Bibles that I hope you do,
0:08.0	we're gonna be in Matthew chapter 20 in just a second.
0:11.0	And what an incredible video.
0:13.0	And at the end of this service,
0:14.0	I think we're able to take up an offering
0:16.0	and get Rick an extra large t-shirt.
0:18.0	What do you think?
0:20.0	If you got bigger arms in mind, you got to wear a hoodie
0:22.3	around here. All right. Actually, Rick is serving right now at our newest campus in Palacca.
0:28.7	Would you welcome the church of 1122 in Palacca? Welcome, welcome, welcome. That's happening.
0:34.5	Praise God. We are in week four of this series, San Furnerman,
0:39.9	Act Like Men, and it really turns a corner on this week, okay? We've been talking about what
0:44.8	it means to be a man, and you don't have to guess, because the Bible tells us how men are
0:50.7	to act like men. Week one, we talked about the reality that manhood was God's idea so we don't have to apologize for it. But something has gone terribly wrong, and what has gone wrong is sin. And we will never be able to stand up and act like men until we bend our knee to the God man Jesus and say, God, the only way I can do this is you living through me. Then week two, we said that we got to be watchful or be on watch, be on guard.
1:13.9	Because we have an enemy that wants to steal, kill, and destroy.
1:16.6	And if we are supposed to provide and protect, if we are taken out by the enemy,
1:21.5	then those that we were sent here to defend will, by definition, be defenses.
1:26.1	Then last week we talked about the reality that we've got a fight, that our battle is not against flesh and blood, that we were called to be in a fight. This week we're going to talk about what the Bible says in 1st, Corinthians 16, 13, be strong. It says, be watchful, stand firm in the fake, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
1:46.1	And by the way, if you're new here, if you've got to miss the first three weeks, we've got
1:50.1	these sand fern bracelets that we're inviting men to put on so we can identify one another.
1:54.1	We've also got these pledges by the power of the Holy Spirit. We're asking for God to help us
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