The Greatest Human Need!
The 9941 Podcast
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4.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
In this powerful episode of the 9941 Podcast, Granger Smith, Tyler Smith, Parker Smith, and special guest Amber dive into one of life’s most formative seasons—middle school—and the lasting impact of fatherhood, identity, and faith.
The conversation explores how early experiences shape confidence, character, and belief systems, especially through the influence (or absence) of a father. Amber shares a deeply personal story about growing up without feeling fully seen or loved by her dad, while the group reflects on how God’s design for fatherhood points us back to our ultimate Father in Heaven.
This episode tackles real-life struggles—parenting teenagers, balancing discipline and empathy, and navigating unmet desires—through a biblical lens. Anchored in Scripture like Matthew 7 and Ephesians 6, the discussion challenges listeners to rethink what we want versus what we truly need, emphasizing contentment, trust in God, and spiritual growth over temporary fulfillment.
Whether you’re a parent, a young adult, or someone wrestling with faith, this episode offers encouragement, conviction, and clarity. It’s a reminder that even through pain, God is working for a greater purpose—drawing us closer to Him.
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| 0:00.0 | What's up? I'm Granger. I'm Amber. I'm Tyler. I'm Parker. And this is the 99 for one podcast. |
| 0:06.1 | You might be wondering where is Ant Man and why is Amber here? Well, Ant Man's not feeling well. |
| 0:10.3 | He's fired. Yeah, we love Ant Man, but he's not feeling well. And Amber is a somebody I wanted, |
| 0:18.6 | I wanted you to be on this podcast anyway. So it seemed like it worked out really well to have you. |
| 0:23.1 | So thanks for being with us. |
| 0:24.6 | The purpose and the name of this podcast is the purpose is to seek the one and equip the 99 to do the same. |
| 0:30.4 | This comes from a parable. |
| 0:32.0 | And the gospel of Luke where Jesus said, |
| 0:34.2 | how many of you that had a hundred sheep would not leave the 99 for the one |
| 0:38.0 | if there was one loss? Wouldn't you go after the one? And that's what we try to do with this |
| 0:43.4 | podcast. We have seen enough in our lives, all four of us, where we don't, we aren't craving |
| 0:51.6 | to be the clickbait, get all the views, get all the listens type podcast. |
| 0:57.0 | I think we would rather tackle things that are a little less popular so that maybe one person needs to hear it. |
| 1:05.3 | The topic today, as we've been diving in and just kind of discussing here, we're talking about, we have a, Amber and I have a 14-year-old daughter, and so we're talking about middle school and all the things that go with middle school. And we were kind of going around the circle talking about, did anyone have a good experience in middle school? And I don't think any of it. Tyler thought that he did, but then the more he thought about it, he remembered some guy that punched him all the time. |
| 1:28.3 | Yeah, it wasn't without blemage. Yeah, I had a great middle school. |
| 1:32.3 | But yeah, I hear all the time people like, I hate, I hated middle school or high school. |
| 1:36.3 | I had great experiences at both. |
| 1:37.9 | So we were talking about how formative middle school can be. |
| 1:42.4 | But up and beyond the the formation of school or that age is the |
| 1:52.1 | idea of the formation of fathers. And I think as we think back through middle school, |
| 1:59.2 | just and I and now I'm on this side of it, you know, |
| 2:01.9 | I grew up with a father, you know, as I was in middle school that was forming me. And now I am the |
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