ManUp Moment - Jay Cookingham
311 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months 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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Do you want to be adopted?
September 23, 2013 14:32 - 1 minute - 1.19 MBIt brings God great joy to bring to us into His family. God’s adoption of us is a rescue of every creative part of our mind, body and soul.
Are you mature?
August 01, 2013 08:13 - 1 minute - 1.36 MBI think maturity is nothing more than realizing the need to be free as the Father defines freedom.
What makes you say WOW?
August 01, 2013 08:09 - 1 minute - 1.3 MBIn Acts 4:13 we read about a WOW moment… Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13
Do you have a King?
August 01, 2013 08:05 - 1 minute - 1.34 MBI have to admit to not seeing one episode of the HBO series Game of Thrones and I plead ignorant to the value of its viewing gratification. Although I have no desire to watch it, I find the title intriguing. Except…it’s no game.
Are you an epic failure?
August 01, 2013 07:55 - 1 minute - 1.39 MBI am a failure… but, before you rush to my defense, hear me out. There were times I choked under pressure and bailed big time when situations were tough. There were too many days when my heart vacated when it was needed most and just because my mind was filled with selfish thoughts, I chickened out.
Do you believe in street justice?
August 01, 2013 07:51 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBMy heart is torn and perplexed with difficult thoughts today. I wonder what would happen if George Zimmerman or Trayvon Martin's family decided to pay my small town church this coming Sunday. How could I minister to their hurts, fears and sorrow... to their sense of loss? Then a harder question comes to mind... What if they both showed up?
Do you like long sermons?
August 01, 2013 07:46 - 1 minute - 1.31 MBI thought I try to encourage you with a few laughs today. Here is one of my famous Top Ten Lists...hopefully it will bring a chuckle or two to your face...which I pretty sure, needs one. BTW, I’m a pastor so I’m free to poke fun at myself! You know a long sermon is coming when...
Do you make promises?
August 01, 2013 07:39 - 1 minute - 1.37 MBWhen I first became a dad 26 years ago, I never realized that I would become a dad of seven… or that God would use these wonderful people to change my life. So I came up with this list of promises to help me remember how important my fathering is to them. I called it… Seven Promises from your Dad
Do you like transitions?
August 01, 2013 07:35 - 1 minute - 1.42 MBIn Exodus 17:1-7 the nation of Israel is in a desert, they were thirsty and in a very bad mood. At the core of Israel’s grumbling about the lack of water was simple, they doubted His goodness.
Did you do that on purpose?
August 01, 2013 07:32 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBFatherhood is a challenge...to be the dad your kids need as they grow up is an exercise that will stretch us daily. Fathering has to be intentional… something done with purpose. So how do we blend the roles of coach, mentor, and role model into our relationships with our kids? It's not easy but here are 5 quick tips that may help you navigate that path.
Are you ready to live dangerously?
August 01, 2013 07:29 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBImagine you’re at your place of work…at the office, construction site…wherever. One day this guy shows up…he stops by your cubicle or the coffee shop…he looks like he might just be passing by but he stops and says… Come, follow me
Men, do you have a hero?
June 12, 2013 18:08 - 1 minute - 1.29 MBI do…that hero is my wife. This woman, with such a depth of character and beauty, has turned his heart into a beating frenzy of compassion. Warming the coldness that once resided there with absolute acceptance and belief he could be the hero she saw in him.
What does being a disciple really mean to you?
June 12, 2013 18:02 - 1 minute - 1.3 MBThat's a question that has been working on me for over 50 years now.... C.S. Lewis says this… Until you have given up yourself to Him you will not have a real self - C.S. Lewis
Brothers… who’s your daddy?
June 12, 2013 18:00 - 1 minute - 1.21 MBDoes that question make you squirm a bit? It doesn't have to. We are redeemed from sin to become the person Father God wants us to be. His plan is personal, strategically designed to produce sons and daughters.
Are you as free as you would love to be?
June 12, 2013 17:54 - 1 minute - 1.39 MBFreedom is not about doing whatever you want, whenever you want and however you want. Freedom is about becoming the person you were meant to be.
Brothers do you like joy rides?
June 12, 2013 17:52 - 1 minute - 1.24 MB1st Chronicles 16:27 give us a destination… Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are where he is. This joyride is first and foremost about the friendship and shared experiences we can have with Father God.
What’s love got to do with it?
June 12, 2013 17:47 - 1 minute - 1.36 MBA father’s expression of love delivers a message of value and relational closeness.
Men…you need to hang in there!
June 12, 2013 17:45 - 1 minute - 1.31 MB2nd Corinthians 4:1 reminds to do just that! Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way, we never give up.
Are you ready to swing away?
June 12, 2013 17:37 - 1 minute - 1.33 MBI love baseball and believe or not the Apostle Paul has something to say about baseball. In 2nd Corinthians 4:17 he writes… For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison.
How's Your Connections?
June 12, 2013 17:34 - 1 minute - 1.22 MBJoshua Harris says this about connections… “Every relationship for a Christian is an opportunity to love another person like God has loved us.”
Do you hear voices?
June 12, 2013 16:49 - 1 minute - 1.28 MBOur words have a tremendous impact on people. It's important to communicate with wisdom and meaning.
What are you holding on to?
May 16, 2013 19:54 - 1 minute - 1.26 MBChances are if you haven’t forgiven someone…your hands are full and so is your heart. But none of it is any good. What we need is a heart like Jesus. 1 Peter 2:23 says this about Jesus… “He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.”
What are you doing now?
May 16, 2013 19:50 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBWhen God uses NOW, it’s an invitation. Salvation was a NOW moment that God used to rewrite out spiritual DNA to look like His. Salvation offers an opportunity to mirror the Father’s heart. NOW… is that moment when God invites you into the miracle of forgiveness.
Men, do you like a challenge?
May 16, 2013 19:48 - 1 minute - 1.29 MBThe disciples found forgiving like Jesus challenging….in Luke 17 we read about it. 4 Even if that person wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, you must forgive.”
Men, do you encourage your kids to be wild?
May 16, 2013 19:45 - 1 minute - 1.26 MBIn her book…Out of Africa, Karen Blixen wrote this “You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions.” Dads have this wonderful paradox living inside them. On one hand, we strive to help our children grow up, to become men and woman of character and then…You encourage them to walk through the door of adventure.
What kind of hero are you?
May 16, 2013 19:42 - 1 minute - 1.32 MBWho the Father is making me into is stands in complete opposition to what the world would like me to be. I refuse to be domesticated, tamed by a world system that devalues and destroys life. God is using my life collage to send a message counter to that system.
Brothers, how’s your eyesight?
May 16, 2013 19:38 - 1 minute - 1.23 MBMatthew 5:8 says this… God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. WOW…Jesus is saying we get to see God! Not just when we get to heaven…now!
Do you have a father ache?
May 16, 2013 19:32 - 1 minute - 1.23 MBToday I ache all over. It’s a deep feeling, one that stays with you, not necessary a pain but it does hurt a bit. It tends to keeps me up at times (OK, a lot of times) and distracts me in other ways I can’t really explain. I ache for my children
Do you like your name?
May 16, 2013 19:29 - 1 minute - 1.31 MBGeorge McDonald, a Scottish minister in the late 1800’s, said this about our name. “Who can give a man this, his own name?” - George MacDonald
Do you question God?
May 16, 2013 19:24 - 1 minute - 1.32 MBI question God all the time…it usually sounds like this. God…what are you doing? In my mind there are two ways to ask this question. One is a fear-controlled response to an unpleasant situation or the other way is with childlike faith.
Brothers, its showtime!
May 16, 2013 18:34 - 1 minute - 1.41 MBI recently made a remarkable discovery about myself. It seems that for 50 years now I’ve been in show business…yep…show business. April 23 marked my 57th year on this planet and 50 years of following the Messiah. Titus 2:7-8 talks about showtime
Are you a touchy guy?
March 23, 2013 08:08 - 1 minute - 1.42 MBIn basketball and football games the outcome is often determined by the number of “touches” the key players have in a game. Dads, we need to have significant “touches” in the lives of our children. Here are five areas of needed touches to give as key players:
Brothers…are you a patient man?
March 23, 2013 08:05 - 1 minute - 1.34 MBPatience gives muscle to understanding our family. It takes time to build healthy connections in a family, that’s not a big secret. Yet, our kids need to know that we understand them or are willing to make the effort to do so.
Are you a Peacemaker?
March 23, 2013 07:58 - 1 minute - 1.43 MB“Blessed are the peace makers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9 To be a peacemaker means there has to be a war going on someplace. Often there are small skirmishes or large-scale battles going on in our home. Restoring peace in the family atmosphere is huge and it falls to us Dads to be that agent of peace.
Do you need career advice?
March 23, 2013 07:51 - 1 minute - 1.49 MBActually the Bible has lots of career advice In 2 Timothy, chapter 2 we’re given 3 examples to model
How’s Your Grip Today?
March 23, 2013 07:45 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBIn Galatians 5 we read about the fruit of gripping. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Gal 5:22-23 The Greek word for self-control means “to get a grip on oneself.” Simply put, Discipline is extreme self-control.
How did you wake up this morning?
March 23, 2013 07:40 - 1 minute - 1.52 MB"You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest." ~ Robert Brault Proverbs 14:12 puts it this way. "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." Proverbs 14:12
Are you a showoff?
March 23, 2013 07:35 - 1 minute - 1.51 MBYou know…Scars are strange. I still brag about one received from trying a jump, on my bike, off a Jerry-rigged ramp in my friend’s backyard when I was 13. I wear it like a badge of honor, a tribute to youth’s, (somewhat stupid), adventurous spirit. Basically…Scars are showoffs.
Ready for a special mission?
March 23, 2013 07:27 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBLately I've been thinking about forgiveness…and the Green Berets. The Green Berets are some of the toughest men on the planet…they are the “special” of special ops. Their training, their dedication, the sacrifice is off the charts.
Are you ready to forgive?
March 23, 2013 07:19 - 1 minute - 1.52 MBAlexander Pope (the author of the poem, An Essay on Criticism) penned one of the most quoted lines of poetry. “To err is human, to forgive divine.” Alex caught the essence of the Bible' message in that one line. Forgiveness is the core of the Gospel. Scriptures are dripping with forgiveness. Depending on what version you read, there are up to 700 verses containing the word forgive and its variants. God is serious about forgiveness
What Burns You?
March 23, 2013 07:13 - 1 minute - 1.56 MBLast night I got angry…ticked off…spitting mad and this quote by Leonard Ravenhill mirrored my heart. Many of us are hunting mice - while lions devour the land. - Leonard Ravenhill The enemy of our soul is unashamed about wrecking havoc in the lives of people all around us…he lies, he steals and is pumped about destroying anything precious to the Father. This burns me! Why do we (the Church) seem so accepting of this?
Are You Ready to Man up?
March 07, 2013 14:18 - 1 minute - 1.24 MBAre you ready to love your wife, your children and your neighbors, the way they need to be loved?
Do you know the way?
March 07, 2013 14:16 - 1 minute - 956 KBDo you know the way? My heart's desire is to present God's love and truth through my journey as husband, father and son...what I consider the three pillars of my life.
Are you feeling flat out?
March 07, 2013 14:13 - 1 minute - 1.16 MB‘Flat out’ is a phrase suggesting maximum effort and speed, but in Australia it usually means flat out on your face as in the expression “He’s flat out, like a lizard drinking.” When I think of my failures…I feel flat-out…
Are you a betting man?
March 07, 2013 14:10 - 1 minute - 1.08 MBAn over-under or over/under bet is where people wager that the actual number in the game will be either higher or lower than a score posted by some “legal” gambling institution. However, that is not what I’m talking about.
Do you feel…spoiled?
March 07, 2013 14:07 - 1 minute - 1.26 MBYou see, I started to feel that way this past week, even though it was a great week. I left something far too long in the cold, dark part of my heart…and it needed to come out. I needed to remember this verse in John 10:10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. John 10:10
Are you a dreamer?
March 07, 2013 14:03 - 1 minute - 1.04 MBFor a visionary guy like me; disappointments seem to be a close companion to the whole casting vision thing.
Are you a problem?
March 07, 2013 13:58 - 1 minute - 1.15 MBDuring my time of prayer and reflection I asked God a question. Father…what’s wrong with me?
Are you a noble man?
March 07, 2013 13:50 - 1 minute - 1.14 MBI love the movie Braveheart and in my opinion the movie is a powerful metaphor for spiritual warfare.
Are you good at making things up?
March 07, 2013 13:47 - 1 minute - 1010 KBI am! One vacation, Father God impressed on me a new word. That word was Foregivegracefulness. This new lingo of mine is the blending of forgiveness and grace, the wonderful ability to look beyond faults, intent, character flaws and forgive.