Vince Miller Podcast

Beyond Your Messed Up Family | Galatians 3:29

And if you are Christ's, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to promise. — Galatians 3:29 CALL OUT: I want to give a shout-out to Mark Robinson from Slidell, LA, who is using our book 30 Men Who Lived With Conviction with his men. Thanks for leading men. We need men of conviction in the world today. Thanks for being that man. Yesterday, we learned how to exegete the previous verse more accurately than many do. We learned that our spiritual oneness in Christ is a status rece...

Exegesis Over Eisegesis: Spiritual Unity | Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. — Galatians 3:28 CALL OUT: I want to give a shout-out to Chris DeBoer in Peachtree, GA, who is a new monthly partner. I am thankful for you, Chris, and all who support us monthly and faithfully. So many people have taken this text entirely out of context. They use it to leverage ideological positions that this Scripture does not endorse. Let me be clear: This...

The Sacred Significance of Baptism | Galatian 3:27

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. — Galatians 3:27 CALL OUT: I want to give a shout-out to all the staff who follow me at Dekalb Mechanical in Illinois. This is for you today. If you read this text without reading the preceding and succeeding text, you will miss something so important. In the preceding text, Paul has established salvation by faith alone. In the succeeding text, he establishes that through faith, we are born as heirs into a family. Sand...

Stop Acting Like Children | Galatians 3:24-26

So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian, for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. — Galatians 3:24-26 CALL OUT: I want to give a shout-out to Todd Hansen, our Prayer Team Leader, who is presently in Panama, MX. Thanks so much for your partnership in the Gospel. Which reminds me, if you need prayer, please reach out here: The Prayer Wall. The word "g...

Convicted by Sin, Freed by Faith | Galatians 3:22-23

But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. — Galatians 3:22-23 CALL OUT: I want to give a shout-out to Colin Steen from Brandon, SD, who purchased numerous copies of 30 Men Who Lived With Conviction. This is one of the easiest books we have for leading men through some great biblical convers...

The Divine Logic of God's Grace | Galatians 3:21

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. — Galatians 3:21 CALL OUT: I want to give a shout-out to Will Newcomb from Dover, DE, who watches our devotionals before his 4:00 am workout each day. Here's a spiritual workout for you today. One of the most reasonable and logical arguments against salvation by works is the argument, "If you could've done it, you would've done i...

What’s The Purpose of the Law? | Galatians 3:19-20

Why then the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the offspring should come to whom the promise had been made, and it was put in place through angels by an intermediary. Now an intermediary implies more than one, but God is one. — Galatians 3:19-20 CALL OUT: I want to give a shout-out to Robert Colbert from Hickory, NC, who purchased some of our leather journals. Thanks, brother! Paul asks a rhetorical question here, "What is the purpose or function of the Law?" In context,...

Faithful In A World That Reidentifies Men | Daniel 1:6-7

GET THE BOOK: Daniel: A Strong Man Is Faithful here: https://amzn.to/3ToZqOk When masculinity is under attack, do you find refuge in your identity in God? Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego. — Daniel 1:6-7 The four young men in this text, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, wer...

Threads of Faith | Galatians 3:17-18

This is what I mean: the law, which came 430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to make the promise void. For if the inheritance comes by the law, it no longer comes by promise; but God gave it to Abraham by a promise. — Galatians 3:17-18 CALL OUT: Shout out to Chase Shrum from Houston, TX, who graciously encourages men to check out our resources and daily devotionals. I cannot thank you enough. I know sometimes texts like this one, read exclusiv...

The Meticulous Sovereignty of God’s Promises | Galatians 3:15-16

To give a human example, brothers: even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, “And to your offspring,” who is Christ. — Galatians 3:15-16 CALL OUT: Shout out to Adam Wallace from Chesapeake, VA, who is launching his own independent group for men in his community. We love and support you and we are praying fo...

Redeemed You Are Bought Back Better | Galatians 3:13-14

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.— Galatians 3:13-14 CALL OUT: Shout out to Pastor Mark Roberts, from Crawfordsville, IN, who shares these devotionals with all the men of his church. "Redeemed" is such a good word. It's a marketplace term that means "to...

The Only Two Ways To Salvation | Galatians 3:11-12

Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.” But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.”— Galatians 3:11-12 CALL OUT: Shout out to Mark Lerom, who is hosting me at Men's Advance this year. I am excited to be with you, 700+ guys. Let's see what God does! These verses may sound a bit cryptic if you only read them once, but if you read them multiple times, Paul is saying there are two ways to s...

Live Under The Curse or Blessing | Galatians 3:10

For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.” — Galatians 3:10 CALL OUT: Shout out to Resolute, all my current Board Members, and those who've journeyed with us over the past decade. Today marks our tenth anniversary since our inception. Looking ahead to the next decade, I'm eager to expand our reach, deepen discipleship, and offer even more valuable resources and...

Proof-Texting Abraham | Galatians 3:6

Just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”? Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham. And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.” So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. — Galatians 3:6-9 CALL OUT: Call out to Mike Gole from Broken Arrow, OK, who joined us for leadership...

Trusting in the Spirit’s Power | Galatians 3:5

Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith. — Galatians 3:5 CALL OUT: Call out to Don Parker from Smithfield, RI, who is taking some men through our book Called To Act. I am excited for you and your men, and make sure they take that 35-Day Challenge! With each one of these questions here, you can almost feel Paul's intensity building. His question could be reduced to five simple words: "What more do you want?" G...

Faithful In Unfaithful Times | Daniel 1:1-2

GET THE BOOK: Daniel: A Strong Man Is Faithful here https://amzn.to/3ToZqOk  Will you be faithful in unfaithful times? In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with some of the vessels of the house of God. — Daniel 1:1-2 As we begin, I want to highlight a few characters in this text because we need to know them to understand Daniel’s story of fait...

The Gospel Stands Alone | Galatians 3:4

Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?— Galatians 3:4 CALL OUT: Call out to Randy Cook from Mendota Heights, MN, who is taking some big steps of faith by reconciling some issues of the past. This is what men do. This is what we all need to do. Step into something hard today. Remember, Paul poses several questions in Galatians 3:1-6. With each, he builds a list of logical fallacies against the reasoning of the false teachers. This one points to the fact that livin...

Faith Perfected | Galatians 3:3

Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh? — Galatians 3:3 CALL OUT: This is to all the men who use these daily devotionals to disciple others. It's pretty simple: share the devotional with another man, and then use the questions below to spark a quick discussion. I know many men use these daily devotionals for weekly small group meetings as a discussion guide for their time, and you can, too. If you read this in context, you will see Paul p...

Spiritual Recalibration | Galatians 3:2

Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? — Galatians 3:2 CALL OUT: Today, our callout goes to Darwin Saunders at Next Step Recovery Home in Houston, TX. Thanks for serving men in this way. I would love to find a way to give group homes and recovery homes biblical resources this coming year. If you know a director at these homes across the country, please contact me. The rhetorical question posed to the Galatians is meant to challe...

Beware Bewitched Believers | Galatians 3:1

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified. — Galatians 3:1 CALL OUT: Today, our callout goes to the 3 men I baptized last weekend in Ocklawaha, FL. I am so proud of you for taking this step of obedience. It's easy for believers to go from being a brother (Galatians 1:11) to being bewitched (Galatians 3:1). "Bewitched" is a word found nowhere else in the New Testament. It means "to give the evil eye" or "to ...

Nullifying Grace | Galatians 2:21

I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose. — Galatians 2:21 CALL OUT: Today, our callout goes to Shawn Wilson from Fruit Cove, FL, a new member of the website. Thanks for your partnership with us. Returning to yesterday's devotional, we learned that we live by faith. Faith in Jesus both saves and sustains us. Paul's follow-up today is that thinking that we can add anything to Jesus's accomplished work other than faith al...

The Liberation of Living by Faith | Galatians 2:19-20

For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. — Galatians 2:19-20 CALL OUT: Today, I'd like to call out Chuck Peter from Roseville, MN, who yesterday marked his third year using our devotionals for his weekly Zoom meeting with his guys. It's my privilege to be a part of ...

Living in the House He Built | Galatians 2:17-18

But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. — Galatians 2:17-18 CALL OUT: Call out today to all the Leaders from Forged, our leadership training event in Florida. What a powerful group of men's leaders. The point of this text is so simple and yet so profound. Paul is saying that it is not my work that matters. It's Jesus's work....

From Dilution to Devotion | Galatians 2:15-16

We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. — Galatians 2:15-16 CALL OUT: Call out today to Bret Hoover from Allentown, PA, who is going to be baptized on March 17. A shirt is coming your way! The following seven ...

Guarding Against Spiritual Hypocrisy | Galatians 2:13-14

And the rest of the Jews acted hypocritically along with him, so that even Barnabas was led astray by their hypocrisy. But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, “If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?” — Galatians 2:13-14 CALL OUT: Call out today to Christopher Raynolds from Kingsport, TN, who is using the tools on our website for himself and othe...

Fear Of What Others Think | Galatians 2:12

Correcting a Brother | Galatians 2:11

But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. — Galatians 2:11 CALL OUT: Call out today to Joey Johnson from Woodbury, MN, who is leading a group using our easy-to-use resource 30 Men Who Lived With Conviction. Antioch is an essential city during Paul's time. Today, this is Antakiya, located in Turkey. However, during the Roman Empire, Antioch was the third largest city in the empire, with about half a million people. It was the capital city of S...

The Perils of Perceived Veneration | Galatians 2:9-10

And when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. Only, they asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. — Galatians 2:9-10 CALL OUT: Call out today to Jim from Dayton, IA, a friend of Steve Pinkley, the Director at Hidden Acres Camp. I was pumped to hear you shared your testimony, and you mentio...

One Gospel Many People | Galatians 2:7-8

On the contrary, when they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been entrusted with the gospel to the circumcised (for he who worked through Peter for his apostolic ministry to the circumcised worked also through me for mine to the Gentiles), — Galatians 2:7-8 CALL OUT: Call out today to Brian Lydick from Belpre, Ohio. Thank you for sharing your testimony and God's divine intervention in your wife's life. Paul's point here is very positive...

Stand or Yield: Making Tough Choices in Conflict | Galatians 2:5-6

To them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you. And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me. — Galatians 2:5-6 CALL OUT: Call out today to 8 Men Baptized in Big Sandy, MN. I am excited about your big step to proclaim your new life in Christ. In conflict, we have choices, don't we? There is that...

The Spy Who Doesn’t Love Me | Galatians 2:4

Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery — Galatians 2:4 CALL OUT: Call out today to Derrick Bressel and the team from Fresno, CA. Thanks for your friendship and partnership in the Gospel. If you think woke theology in the church is a new problem, well, you're wrong. Paul is writing this letter because false teachers in his day were sneaking in their own version of woke...

Certainty In Godly Counsel | Galatians 2:2-3

Do you have enough masculine strength to be vulnerable and seek counsel from God and others? — A devotional by Vince Miller.

God’s Grace Glorified In Me | Galatians 1:21-24

Everyone's conversion experience is different. But there are some of us who need more perseverance in grace. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Standing Alone: 4 Stages of Faith Development | Galatians 1:18-24

Are you maturing through the stages of faith, or is your spiritual life a little stagnant? — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Retreat To The Gospel Of Grace | Galatians 1:15-17

Discover what Paul did to know and understand the greater story in his life and God's great grace. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Shame To Victory | Galatians 1:13-14

Are you tired of the cycle of shame? Then maybe you need to see what Paul sees as former. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

The Gospel: Not Man's, But God's | Galatians 1:11-12

The Gospel is a message about Christ and from Christ. It does not belong to you, but it's for you. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Unmasking Motives | Galatians 1:10

Will you live exposed before God and let your motivations for the Gospel be seen by all? — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Cursed! The Loving Warning. | Galatians 1:6-7

Are you speaking up when you see others you love heading toward an eternally dangerous situation? — A devotional by Vince Miller.

The Deadly Danger of Desertion | Galatians 1:6-7

Addition or subtraction to or from the Gospel is always desertion and departure, which makes it apostasy. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

The Grace You Want & Need | Galatians 1:3-5

If you are desperate for grace in an ungracious world this text might contain the message you need to hear. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Paul & His Band of Brothers | Galatians 1:1

It's time for you to have a band of brothers like the apostle Paul had because you cannot live without them. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

The Testimony & Task of Great Believers | Galatians 1:1

Have you been under attack for a falsehood and struggled to know how to respond? — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Feeling Stuck? Find Freedom! | Galatians 1:1

Preserving Spiritual Leadership | Nehemiah 13:28-31

Leave a long and lasting impact on others, but always do it the way God wants it done. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

The Passionate Pursuit of Purity | Nehemiah 13:23-27

If you are passionate about your purity then you will stand up and say something about it. — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Staying Committed: Locking Out Temptations | Nehemiah 13:19-22

Are you taking the right preventative measures to keep temptations out of your house? — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Playing the Tape Forward | Nehemiah 13:15-18

Have you played the tape all the way forward of your commitments and lack thereof? — A devotional by Vince Miller.

Faith Over Frugality | Nehemiah 13:10-14

Are you trusting only in what is reasonable or in unreasonable faith and getting God-like results? — A devotional by Vince Miller.

The Danger of Small Compromises | Nehemiah 13:4-9

Compromise in leadership is fatal. Uncover the path to unwavering integrity. #Leadership — A devotional by Vince Miller.