Courage My Lads Podcast


Episode 28: Year 6 “Wilderness: Am I Even Called?!”
Book Recommendations George Seaton Christ’s Doctrine of the Atonement The Apostles Doctrine of the Atonement

Bonus Episode: “9 Marks of a Healthy Church” by Mark Dever
Book 9 Marks of a Healthy Church Church planters who are fat on missiology and starved on ecclesiology are on the path to burn out. It’s just a matter of time.

Episode 27: Year 5 “MLJ, Word-Spirit, I’m Not A Multi-Site Guy”
Check out the work of Matthew Robinson and Media Gratiae Here Also, you can watch the film on Martyn Lloyd-Jones “Logic on Fire” on Amazon Prime Instant Video. Book Recommendations “Joy Unspeakable” By Martyn Lloyd-Jones “Gospel Wakefulness” by Jared C. Wilson

Bonus Episode: With Jordan Sparks “Family Day”
In this bonus episode, I get to interview my wife Jordan. This was a lot of fun and think you will enjoy it!

Episode 26: Year 4 “Submission to Authority”
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Bonus Episode: Doug Wilson & Dr. Paul C. Maxwell
Big shout out to my son Ransom Sparks for being the first guest on The Shepherd’s Crook Podcast;) Luke 9:26 “For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the

Episode 25: Year 3 “Marriage and Work”
This is part three in a ten-part series on “The Importance of a Decade”. Marriage Find a woman who 1. Loves Jesus 2. Looks good 3. Likes you. 4. Knows what it means to be a woman. Work The workaholic pastor gets praise from everyone except his family and Jesus.

Bonus Episode: Planting From Revival not For Revival
Thanks for listening. Here is the link to the “Pastors Talk” Podcast episode with Mark Dever, Jonathan Leeman, and Matt Chandler. Go give it a listen. Planting from revival is better than planting as a strategy for revival.

Episode 24: Year 2 “Get Mentors”
This episode is part-2 of a ten-part series on “The Importance of A Decade.” We all need mentors and sages. Sometimes, we are blessed to have older men approach us, but most often we have to find them and invite ourselves into their lives. In my second year of ministry,

Episode 23: Year 1 “The Word of God and The Grace of God”
This episode in on year 1 of a ten-part series on “The Importance of a Decade” Thanks again for listening. I continue to need your help. If this resource has been helpful to you, please share it with friends and leave a review/rating on iTunes. I am wanting to help

Episode 22: The Importance of A Decade
Merry Christmas! I hope this Christmas season is going well for you! This episode introduces a ten-part series I am going to be doing on lessons from a decade.