When the Brook Dries Up - S22E1

Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin

Pastor Joby Martin

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

4.9 • 549 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Ever felt spiritually stuck or dry—even when you're doing all the right things? This episode will challenge and comfort you. In a culture chasing comfort, what if God uses discomfort to develop you? In this season opener of Deepen, Pastor Joby Martin and the team unpack Elijah’s hidden preparation and what happens when the brook dries up. Whether you're leading a family, a ministry, or just trying to follow Jesus faithfully in a chaotic world—this conversation will strengthen your resolve to keep showing up, even when it’s dry. If you’ve ever felt far from God, confused by your season, or tired of waiting—this one’s for you. 📣 Episode Mentions: Scripture Passage: 1 Kings 17:1-7 📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week: When God Closes the Door - Justin's Story Running on Empty - Elijah: Wk 1 Elijah Sermon Series About The Church of Eleven22 The 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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0:00.8	Welcome to deepen with Pastor Jobi Martin.
0:04.0	The Church of 1122 is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ.
0:10.6	And we're praying this message helps you deepen your relationship with him.
0:15.2	Now let's dive in.
0:18.1	A brand new series studying the life of a prophet.
0:22.2	And can we start at the end?
0:25.0	And we'll come back to the end.
0:26.3	Okay.
0:27.2	The end of what we studied this weekend or the end of the end?
0:32.6	It's a circle.
0:34.2	It's a circle because we ended by talking about the brooks dry and then what do you do? You pray. You press through. You, you're looking for living water. So we'll get back there. But I had somebody, I made me think of this. I had somebody this week who's just like, man, you're a pastor. Do you ever have dry seasons with the Lord?
0:55.4	I literally was like, ha ha ha, laughed.
0:58.6	Nope.
0:59.6	So what does a dry season look like for you to pastors?
1:05.6	And then what do you do?
1:07.9	Would you say, and would you say it happens often or sporadic or?
1:11.6	It's happened in every relationship I've ever been in.
1:16.6	So this one is no different.
1:19.6	There are times when I'm very close to my children and times where it seems very different.
1:24.6	There are times when G and I are just firing on all cylinders,
1:28.4	and there's times where we're just kind of roommates.
1:30.7	Mm-hmm.
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