ManUp Moment - Jay Cookingham
311 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingManUp Moment is a daily two-minute radio broadcast dedicated to encouraging men. Husband of one and father of seven, host
Jay Cookingham offers Christian insight on marriage, parenting and other family topics. Challenging, thought provoking and mixed with a sense of humor, it's a two-minute shot of encouragement.
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What do you choose?
March 20, 2024 18:21 - 1 minute - 2.66 MBJesus sat down and ate with betrayers and deserters… with men who fell asleep when He needed them to pray. Knowing all this, Jesus still wanted to be with them, such was His love for them.
What do you remember?
March 20, 2024 18:18 - 1 minute - 2.52 MBJesus had not yet died on the cross when he told His disciples to eat and drink “in remembrance of me.” There must be more that Jesus wants us to remember
Are you acting up?
March 20, 2024 18:15 - 1 minute - 2.68 MBWhen we act like Jesus, we are not only living up to our God-given potential, but we are also helping to break down the destructive stereotypes of masculinity. We are showing the world that there is a better way to be a man.
Are you into restoration?
March 20, 2024 18:14 - 2 minutes - 2.81 MBSonship is God the Father restoring sons to His original design. When we are restored (through redemption) to a deep relationship with God, sonship is our new identity.
How good are you at finding stuff?
March 20, 2024 18:12 - 1 minute - 2.67 MBGod’s design of restoring a man's heart is so much more than a simple repair job. It's a complete restoration!
Do you think God has a playful side?
October 18, 2023 19:35 - 2 minutes - 2.78 MBIs God playful? Is it hard for you to imagine a playful God? Well, Does He enjoy His creation? Does He enjoy you? Does He enjoy your playful side? You have one you know; you’re made in His image. If He has one, so do you!
Holiness will warm you up!
October 18, 2023 19:34 - 2 minutes - 2.86 MBHoliness is warm and inviting… because God is! He’s warm and irresistible! So, it’s more than just choosing a life of holiness… it is choosing Him!
Enjoying God is relational
October 18, 2023 19:32 - 2 minutes - 2.8 MBThe Westminster shorter catechism says, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever.” Maybe the wording “enjoying God” sounds too playful or not serious enough when it comes to our relationship with God. Afterall, we’re supposed to fear God… aren’t we?
Ready to be taught a lesson?
October 18, 2023 19:30 - 1 minute - 2.71 MBCharles Simeon, a pastor in England during the mid-1700’s once said this about enjoying God. “There are but two lessons for the Christian to learn: the one is, to enjoy God in everything; the other is, to enjoy everything in God.” This is so true… I feel that Christians struggle with this still
What are you looking for?
October 18, 2023 19:27 - 2 minutes - 2.78 MBI believe, there is a born-in longing for the presence of God. A deep longing… not for blessing, not for rescue… not for healing… just a yearning, a hunger, an ache for Him. An overwhelming, passionate desire to enjoy Him. The question is… Do we enjoy the things God provides more than we enjoy Him?
You are valuable!
May 03, 2023 17:41 - 1 minute - 2.7 MBThis is probably the simplest economic concept to understand… What someone will pay for something determines its value. Simple right? Ephesians 1:7 speaks to this. “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.”
What spirit motivates you?
May 03, 2023 17:39 - 1 minute - 2.54 MBAn orphan/slave spirit is always looking for proof, a sign, something they can use to control or leverage for their own benefit. They need something to hold on to, something that will give them a sense of security and belonging. This can be anything from a physical object to a promise of love. But no matter what it is, the orphan/slave spirit will always look for more.
I hope you have a good hiding spot!
May 03, 2023 17:37 - 1 minute - 2.69 MBSo, if our life hides itself in Christ, then our identity looks like Jesus, who came to show us the way to relate to the Father as a son. He did this by focusing on the things above. Things like His Father’s will, His Father’s purposes and fulfilling His Father’s mission.
Who’s leading you?
May 03, 2023 17:35 - 1 minute - 2.41 MBRomans 8:14 “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.” First God gets a hold of us, then comes with us, and leads us. I love the fact that God leads us into sonship, and that He goes with us on this journey of becoming more like His son, Jesus.
Time to cry out!
May 03, 2023 17:33 - 1 minute - 2.51 MBRomans 8:15 For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” Adoption is the extreme makeover of people into sons and daughters. When we accept Jesus as Messiah, God’s adoption rescues us from our sin, sets us free from our bondage, restores our identity, and gives us a purpose.
Brothers, you need to know who you are!
March 02, 2023 19:24 - 2 minutes - 2.91 MBWhen God says He wants to be our Father, our Abba Father (dear father), He means it! He wants to place us as sons in a desperate world needing them.
Let’s run free!
March 02, 2023 19:21 - 2 minutes - 2.91 MBWild animals do not like being in a cage. They pace around a cage, full of bottled-up energy, with no way to release it. They’re confused, frightened, not understanding their lost freedom. However, if you keep an animal caged too long, they forget what kind of animal they were, they lose their aggressiveness. The cage becomes too comfortable and sometimes… they die in captivity.
How did Jesus speak?
March 02, 2023 19:20 - 2 minutes - 2.91 MBDid you ever wonder what Jesus sounded like? In John 7:46 we read this incredible statement about Jesus. The chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest Jesus, but they returned empty-handed… they heard a frequency from Jesus… that kept them from arresting Him. They told their bosses when they returned without Him in custody. “The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!”
Brothers, it’s time to sound off!
March 02, 2023 19:18 - 2 minutes - 2.91 MBJesus calls for our hearts to be on the same frequency as His, sounding off with His love, touching other people’s lives, with good works motivated by mercy!
Brothers, what’s your frequency?
March 02, 2023 19:16 - 2 minutes - 2.91 MBThere is a frequency to our lives… this is crazy cool, all human beings have a frequency. Everyone, everything on planet Earth… gives off a frequency. However, we humans have a noise problem… a noise pollution problem. There are far too many voices speaking at once in our head. Voices of doubt, uncertainty, confusion, and fear… that distract and fog up our thinking.
You are being called out
January 06, 2023 23:50 - 2 minutes - 2.78 MBJesus calls us every day to follow Him… to follow Him in the wild places. Jesus is always calling us out.
Time to take a walk
January 06, 2023 23:48 - 1 minute - 2.7 MBThere is a very old Africa saying in the form of a question… a question with a deep intimate longing… the saying is… “Will you walk with me?” Will you walk with me? Not around the block, not across the street… will you enter my life, my world and journey with me? This is the call to follow Jesus, to enter the world of the Messiah and journey with Him, not at a distance but up close and personal.
You’re a chosen one!
January 06, 2023 23:47 - 2 minutes - 2.84 MBWe are chosen to be followers. The Greek word for follow means to… to join someone as a disciple and it means to be in the same way with… implying intimacy, going the same way, living the same way as the Master!
It’s time to live wild
January 06, 2023 23:44 - 2 minutes - 2.74 MBAmong you it will be different… what will? Life will be different… following Jesus changes the way we see life.
Remember your story!
January 06, 2023 23:42 - 2 minutes - 2.87 MBRemember the first time you realized that God, the creator of everything, was real and loved…you?
The Word before the world
July 20, 2022 15:17 - 1 minute - 2.29 MBWe need the Word before the world. We must filter the news, the events, the conspiracies… everything the world presents as “truth” through the TRUTH of God’s Word.
You need to wait
July 20, 2022 15:16 - 1 minute - 2.59 MBWaiting on God is an active faith seeking to be with Him, what a blessing it is when a waiting son or daughter and a waiting God meet… power is released.
We need to remember to forget
July 20, 2022 15:14 - 1 minute - 2.56 MBThe act of forgetting is a sacred sacrifice where we shake off every hindrance, everything that keeps us running the race with freedom.
God doesn’t call us to go backward
July 20, 2022 15:12 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBThe truth is that we are not called to safe, ordinary lives. We called to follow, pursue, and chase after a Holy and powerful God.
What are you stuffing yourself with?
July 20, 2022 15:09 - 1 minute - 2.38 MBYour hunger… your appetite is satisfied by what you feed it… Sounds obvious right? If we are not hungry for the presence and purposes of God, then you can be sure we are hungry for something else.
Do you worship like a warrior?
March 22, 2022 17:38 - 1 minute - 2.58 MBWorship is a life that is centered on God’s heart, and what He thinks is good.
Do you stand like a warrior?
March 22, 2022 17:37 - 1 minute - 2.52 MBWarriors bow our knee to only one King, the one who can make us free. God’s redemptive power frees us to stand when others retreat, and to lead with others shrink back.
Do you heal like a warrior?
March 22, 2022 17:36 - 1 minute - 2.56 MBFather God did not battle for our hearts to turn us into slaves or worker drones. He didn’t leave us as orphans.
Do you fight like a warrior?
March 22, 2022 17:34 - 1 minute - 2.71 MBOne of the greatest battles a man faces is his past. We often allow those past events that haunt us… our mistakes; our failures and sins… affect our choices and decisions.
Surprised by Grace
February 04, 2022 22:34 - 2 minutes - 2.77 MBI love being completely surprised by grace.
You need a wake up call!
February 04, 2022 22:32 - 2 minutes - 2.77 MBThis Scripture tells us that joy comes in the morning but doesn’t say that my troubles would disappear overnight. It’s not a formula that promises that you’ll feel happy at sunrise.
It’s time to leave
February 04, 2022 22:31 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBHenry David Thoreau had this to say about our past “Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” The Apostle Paul said this way in Philippians 3:13 “No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead.”
Put some clothes on!
February 04, 2022 22:28 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBOne of my best days as a parent came when all my kids could dress themselves. The day they could purposely put articles of clothing on was… freedom. I didn't care if those articles of clothing matched or inside out… I was just glad they were on! Thankfully... throughout Scripture, God has laid out our wardrobe.
Mourning is not bad
February 04, 2022 22:26 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MBSince I lost my wife Christine to cancer in 2019, this verse in Matthew 5:4 has been huge in my moving forward. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” You can mourn and celebrate at the same time; one does not negate the other. In fact, I believe mourning IS a form of celebration, solemn for sure, but an active honoring of the lost loved one.
Time to punch back!
May 27, 2021 15:22 - 1 minute - 1.3 MBWhen life or the enemy punches us in the mouth… we must learn how to counterpunch.
Are you living a blessed life?
May 27, 2021 15:20 - 2 minutes - 1.39 MBThe blessed life is all about knowing God, about having a relationship with Him that is so deep that it doesn’t matter if He blesses us or not.
Time to get hungry!
May 27, 2021 15:18 - 1 minute - 1.32 MBDo you ever wonder… What will it take for revival to come?
Are you stuck up?
May 27, 2021 15:16 - 2 minutes - 1.44 MBCould it be… that the moment we’re “stuck in” is the exact moment God is teaching His greatest lesson.
Time for Victory
May 27, 2021 15:14 - 1 minute - 1.29 MBWhat does victory look like when life is full of pain and hardship? When death stings? (and it does). When the words of the worship songs we sing don’t feel true… When stories of miracle and healings conflict with stories of horrible loss?
All is NOT Lost
October 07, 2020 15:36 - 2 minutes - 1.16 MBI feel there is something far greater at stake than electing a President soon. It comes to me in the form of a question… Who will hold your heart after the election?
Has anyone ever said… you were full of it?
October 07, 2020 15:34 - 1 minute - 1020 KBI’m sure most all of us have heard this once or twice before and normally… this wasn’t a compliment was it? But as sons and daughters of God I think we’re called to live a life… full of IT… and that IT stands for Intentional Thankfulness.
Let’s talk about soul hunger
October 07, 2020 15:32 - 2 minutes - 1.16 MBHave you ever felt restless? Unsettled… but you didn’t know why?
You have been invited!
October 07, 2020 15:30 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBSpiritual hunger is a huge invitation to experience God in a deeper, fulfilling way.
You are what you eat!
October 07, 2020 15:28 - 2 minutes - 1.2 MBYou are what you eat… so what you consume not only fills you but also FORMS you. It forms what you look like, how healthy you are, your mobility, you ability to think and how you live. And believe it or not, it’s the same with our spiritual diet.
Time to live questionable lives!
October 10, 2019 20:52 - 1 minute - 876 KBMy speech, my actions and the way I love my family, my community… all should invite questions… and I should be prepared to answer them.