Ep 21 - The Cost of Compromise

Ep 23 - How Do I Avoid Making Work An Idol?

How do we keep work from becoming an idol? Work is a good gift from God, but it was never meant to take God’s place. In this episode, we talk about how men can work hard, provide well, and pursue excellence without finding their identity, security, or worth in their work. We’ll look at what Scripture says about ambition, success, rest, family, and seeking first the kingdom of God. Work hard. Provide well. Lead strong. But don’t bow down. Be strong. Lead well. We would love to hear from you on how this episode has helped or challenged you. You can email us at equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com [equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com]. We’d love to hear your story. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr [https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr] Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EquippedtoLeadPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@EquippedtoLeadPodcast]     Chapters 00:00 How Do I Avoid Making Work A Idol? 06:12 Work Is Good, But Work Is Not God 06:21 No One Can Serve Two Masters 08:17 No One Can Serve Two Masters 10:51 Seek First the Kingdom 13:04 Martha, Mary, and the One Thing Necessary 14:53 Unless the Lord Builds the House 16:44 Signs Work May Be Becoming an Idol 19:29 Practical Steps to Avoid Work Idolatry 24:46 Faithfulness First, Fruitfulness When We Can 27:08 Recap

Ep 22 - Is My Work Meaningful To God?

Is my work meaningful to God? In this episode, Corey answers that question from Colossians 3:23–24 and shows how ordinary work can become worship when it is done for the Lord. Work is not just a paycheck or a title — it is a place where our faith is tested, our character is shaped, and Christ is honored. Men, Monday matters. The hidden things matter. Because it is the Lord Christ whom we serve. We would love to hear from you on how this episode has helped or challenged you. You can email us at equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com [equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com]. We’d love to hear your story. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr [https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr] Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EquippedtoLeadPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@EquippedtoLeadPodcast]   Chapters 00:00:00              Is My Work Meaningful To God? 00:02:21              Work is Not A Curse 00:04:53              Why Your Work is Meaningful to God 00:06:29              Whatever You Do 00:08:04              Work Heartily 00:12:11              Work Reveals and Shapes Us 00:14:26              Excellence, Integrity, and People Matter 00:18:24              How We Work as Worship 00:22:05              Rest Matters Too

Ep 21 - The Cost of Compromise

Compromise rarely looks dangerous at first, but small compromises can become strongholds that affect our hearts, homes, leadership, and walk with God. In this episode, we look at Joseph in Genesis 39 and his powerful question: “How then could I do this great evil and sin against God?” We’ll talk about what compromise really costs, how it grows in small steps, and how men can draw the line, fight temptation, and choose obedience by God’s grace. Be strong. Lead well. We would love to hear from you on how this episode has helped or challenged you. You can email us at equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com [equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com]. We’d love to hear your story. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr [https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr]   Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EquippedtoLeadPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@EquippedtoLeadPodcast]   Chapters 00:00:00          Intro 00:01:25          The Cost of Compromise 00:03:37          Sin is First Against God 00:07:18          Compromise Cost More Than You Gain 00:12:27          Proximity to Temptation Demands Active Resistance 00:16:35          Compromise Happens in Small Steps 00:19:38          Your Integrity Precedes Your Promotion 00:22:43          What Compromise is Costing You Right Now 00:25:04          How We Fight Compromise Practically 00:28:13          For The Man Who Has Compromised

Ep 20 - Overcoming Anger With Grace

Anger can rise fast — in our homes, marriages, work, and everyday pressure. In this episode of the Equipped to Lead Podcast, we look at James 1:19–20 and talk about what it means to become men who are quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. This is not about being passive. It is about bringing our reactions, words, and leadership under the lordship of Christ. By God’s grace, we do not have to be ruled by anger. We can lead with strength, speak with grace, and reflect Christ under pressure.   Watch on  YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@EquippedtoLeadPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/@EquippedtoLeadPodcast] We would love to hear from you on how this episode has helped or challenged you. You can email us at equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com [equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com]. We’d love to hear your story. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr [https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr] Chapters List 00:00 Overcoming Anger with Grace 04:14 Anger Reveals Our Faith 05:36 Distinguish Between Righteous and Personal Anger 10:51 Anger Sabotages God's Work 13:42 The 3 Step Solution: Listen, Pause, Calm 17:19 Grace is The Antidote 19:38 Real-Life areas Where Men Need This 22:47 Practical Ways to Fight Anger 25:24 Encouragement in The Fight

Ep 19 - Winning the War for Purity

In this episode of the Equipped to Lead Podcast, we’re talking about a battle every man faces but not every man talks about — the battle for purity. From Job 31:1, we look at what it means to make a covenant with our eyes and fight for purity with conviction, courage, and the grace of God. Purity is not passive. It is not accidental. It is something we decide before temptation comes. In this episode, we talk about guarding our eyes, renewing our minds, setting real boundaries, bringing hidden struggles into the light, and becoming clean, faithful men before God. This is not a message of shame. It is a call to honesty, repentance, strength, and freedom in Christ. We would love to hear from you on how this episode has helped or challenged you. You can email us at equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com [equip2leadpodcast@gmail.com]. We’d love to hear your story. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr [https://www.facebook.com/share/18DULFgn6z/?mibextid=wwXIfr]   Chapters 00:00 WINNING THE WAR FOR PURITY 03:21 PURITY BEGINS WITH INTENTIONAL BOUNDARIES 06:40 THE EYE IS THE GATEWAY TO THE HEART 10:35 PURITY SERVES A GREATER PURPOSE 13:49 HOW MEN LOSE THIS WAR 16:43 ACTIVE RESISTANCE, NOT PASSIVE AVOIDANCE 19:55 HOW WE FIGHT PRACTICALLY 24:28 ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE MAN WHO FEELS STUCK