Where Have All the Good Men Gone? - Stand Firm and Act Like Men: Wk 1

The Church of Eleven22

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🗓️ 19 October 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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What happened to godly masculinity? In this powerful kickoff to the Stand Firm and Act Like Men series, Pastor Joby Martin challenges the cultural narrative and calls men back to their God-given purpose. From Genesis to 1 Corinthians 16:13–14, we see that manhood isn’t about muscles, money, or machismo — it’s about being a prophet, priest, king, provider, and protector. God designed men to work with purpose, obey with courage, and love with sacrifice. But sin has distorted that calling, leading to passivity, confusion, and brokenness. This message is a wake-up call to rise up, reject the lies, and return to the design of the Creator. If you’ve ever wondered what it really means to be a man of God, this sermon is for you. “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:13–14 📣 Episode Mentions: Scripture Passage: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14, Genesis 3:1-24 Preacher: Pastor Joby Martin 📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week: The Call to Biblical Manhood Where Have All the Good Men Gone? - Stand Firm and Act Like Men: Wk 1 (Full Service) Are You Living Safe Or Standing Firm? - Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin S24E1 Stand Firm and Act Like Men Sermon Series Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin 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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0:00.0	Like men. Let's go. Let's go, let's go. Amen and amen and amen. Hey, if you got your Bibles and I hope you do, this ought to be easy for you, even if you're new to Bible study. We're going to go to Genesis. You can find it. It's in the beginning. Got it? Go there. I hope you're ready to stand firm and act like men. We have been here all weekend. It is so good ladies to see you in this room, I'm telling you. I mean, it's great to have 3,000 men in this place, but I ain't a lie. I started smelling like beef and cheese last night, all right? So it's really good to see you all here. And I know we got a bunch of folks that are visiting that came to the conference and you're still hanging out, man. I'm super glad that you were here. We got a brother from Dillon, South Carolina right back there. Can you believe that? Praise God. Here's what's crazy. He's going back. That's what's crazy. Also, my guy Drew Parker sitting over here on the front row.
0:58.0	You know Drew, hopefully, big-time country music artist.
1:02.0	I've been disciplining that cat for about, I don't know, a year or something like that, and
1:06.0	he felt called of God to walk away from his regular country music career, walk out of his contract and everything,
1:12.0	and only write country music that just preaches the gospel and gives glory to Jesus.
1:17.1	And that song, Blame Jesus that you heard is his.
1:19.9	It just released this week.
1:21.5	And so I want every one of you to get out your phone and download the song by Drew Parker called
1:27.2	Blame Jesus. Do It Right Now.
1:29.1	Let's blow this thing up, all right?
1:31.0	And let's get the whole world listening to some good grown men country worship music.
1:34.8	Praise God.
1:35.3	Amen.
1:37.2	All right, for the next seven weeks, we're going to talk about what it means to stand firm and act like men.
1:44.1	And I know some of you may be asking,
1:48.3	well actually I haven't had one woman at our church
1:50.4	go, well, what about us?
1:51.3	You know why?
1:52.5	Because godly women don't ask what about me.
1:54.2	Godly women ask, how can we help?
1:56.5	And you guys have been so incredibly helpful.
1:59.3	But let me tell you what I do need from you and what I don't need from you over the next seven weeks. All right? I'm here to help. I promise. Single ladies, I'm here to help. All right? I'm going to try to, I'm hoping and praying. Somebody's asked me what my goal is in this series. One of my goals is that one year from now, we've got a bunch of men
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