Following Jesus doesn’t chain us, it frees us. In this powerful conversation, Pastors Joby Martin, Michael Olsen, and Jonathan Vinke unpack Romans 7:4–8:2 through the lens of the hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. From the battle between grace and struggle to the myth of freedom without boundaries, this episode calls us back to the fountain of every blessing, Jesus Christ Himself.

📣 Episode Mentions:

Scripture Passage: Romans 7:4-8:2
Hosts: Pastors Joby Martin, Michael Olson and Jonathan Vinke
Hymns Album
Stand Firm and Act Like Men by Joby Martin

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week:

🎙️ What We Discuss:

00:00 - Welcome & Opening Conversation
01:23 - The Fountain of Every Blessing: Gratitude Over Entitlement
06:24 - Living Water in a Dry Land
10:00 - Tune My Heart to the True Standard
14:38 - When Grace Meets the Struggle
20:08 - You Don’t Bring Merit—You Bring Need
25:02 - Truth in the Inward Being: Honest Before God
31:47 - When Discipline Replaces Delight
34:32 - The Misery of Sin and the Loss of Joy
38:32 - Meeting People Where They Are
41:17 - The Evidence of God in a World That Denies Him
43:07 - Half-Baked Beliefs and the Renewal of the Mind
50:26 - Bound by Grace, Freed by Christ
54:07 - Freedom Found in Faithfulness
1:01:57 - The Shepherd Who Leads Us Home
1:04:15 - Closing Thoughts & Prayer

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.

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