The Daily Blade: Joby Martin & Kyle Thompson

#224 - Josh Howerton // Be Watchful

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Nov 10, 2025
Josh Howerton, a passionate voice in Christian manhood and pastoral ministry, joins to encourage men on their watchful responsibilities. He delves into Paul's call from 1 Corinthians and Ezekiel’s watchman role, urging men to guard their hearts, families, churches, and culture. With practical steps, Josh highlights the importance of prayer and active engagement in community, while emphasizing the need to resist cultural lies with truth and mercy. He challenges listeners to take responsibility and lead with courage.
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ANECDOTE

Promise Keepers Memory

  • Josh recounts attending Promise Keepers with his dad and hearing Tony Evans deliver a life-changing chain of influence from man to continent.
  • That story motivates his conviction that changing a man can change a family, neighborhood, city, state, country, and continent.
INSIGHT

Fivefold Mandate For Men

  • 1 Corinthians 16:13–14 packs five linked commands that explain why male leadership matters in flourishing communities.
  • Josh links
INSIGHT

Why Paul Addresses Men Directly

  • Josh argues Paul addressed men specifically because male leadership (or its absence) shapes whether churches flourish or burn.
  • He interprets 1 Corinthians 16 as a corrective to male abdication in Corinth's disorder.
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