HeyJaredThrive in the Decline with Pastor Josh Cougle
Josh is a pastor who loves technology, stats, apologetics, politics and more who talks about faith deconstruction, the motives behind the leftward move of the church, generational shifts, racism and human sexuality and how to thrive while our culture is in decline...
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Antiheroes - Week 1 (opens the original)
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Who decides what is good and evil? We all have moral standards, but our feelings, experiences, politics, and culture can quietly reshape them. Drawing from the disturbing final chapters of Judges, this message explores what happens when everyone does what seems right in their own eyes. It examines why understanding someone’s pain doesn’t excuse wrongdoing, why our hearts aren’t reliable moral compasses, and how culture can eventually call evil good and good evil. Most importantly, it challenges
Wisdom for Real Relationships - Week 5 (opens the original)
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Everything happening in our relationships eventually leads upstream to the heart. Anger, bitterness, jealousy, destructive words, and broken relationships are often symptoms of something deeper. Proverbs tells us to “guard your heart above all else.” This message explores what we allow into our hearts, what pressure reveals about us, and why ultimately we need more than behavior change—we need Christ to give us a new heart.
Wisdom for Real Relationships - Week 4 (opens the original)
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What does it really mean to be faithful when relationships become difficult? This sermon explores the kind of loyalty that survives changing seasons, moves toward people in trouble, protects vulnerability, values shared history, and makes others stronger. Through Scripture and the remarkable story of Alvin York, we discover that faithful relationships are about more than simply staying. Ultimately, our faithfulness grows from knowing Jesus—the faithful Savior who stays with us even when we fail
Wisdom for Real Relationships - Week 3 (opens the original)
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Conflict is inevitable. But what happens next is a choice. Proverbs offers surprisingly practical wisdom for those moments when you’re criticized, offended, misunderstood, or just plain angry. Learn when to speak, when to let something go, how to lower the temperature, and why winning an argument can sometimes cost far more than it’s worth.
Wisdom for Real Relationships - Week 2 (opens the original)
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What if the people closest to you are quietly rewriting who you become—one conversation, one laugh, one compromise at a time? Today's sermon unpacks the power of friendship to shape your character, your faith, and your future. Discover how walking with the wise builds wisdom, why the right companions sharpen you like iron, and how guarding who gets your ear protects your heart. Packed with real stories, hard data, and timeless truth from Proverbs, you’ll leave ready to choose—and become—the kind
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