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The know God coach huddle for February 23, 2026 · knowGodcoach huddle

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  Hello. Welcome to the No God Coach
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  Hollow for February 23rd, 2026. A
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  two-minute call from God's playbook to
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  know him better so we can love and obey
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  him more. Let's hear today's play from 2
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  Corinthians 11. Are they servants of the
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  Messiah? I'm talking like a madman. I'm
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  I'm a better one. I've worked much
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  harder. Been imprisoned more often,
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  suffered more beatings, been near death
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  over and over. Five times I received 40
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  lashes less one from the Jews. Three
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  times I was beaten with rods. Once I was
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  stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. I
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  spent a night and a day in the open sea.
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  In my many travels I've been exposed to
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  danger from rivers. Danger from robbers.
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  Danger from my own people. Danger from
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  Gentiles. Danger in the city. Danger in
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  the desert. Danger at sea. Danger from
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  false brothers. I've toiled and endured
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  hardship, often not had enough sleep,
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  been hungry and thirsty, frequently gone
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  without food, been cold and naked. Then,
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  let me ask you something today. If you
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  had to defend your faith, what would you
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  point to? Your church attendance, your
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  giving, your service hours, your Bible
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  knowledge? Paul did it differently in 2
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  Corinthians 11. He lists beatings,
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  imprisonments, shipwrecks, hunger, cold,
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  and danger. That was his resume. Not
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  numbers, not crowds, not applause,
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  scars. Why? Because suffering reveals
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  commitment. Anyone can follow Jesus when
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  it's easy. Anyone can serve when it's
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  comfortable. But sacrifice proves
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  sincerity. Paul could have talked about
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  churches planted and souls saved. He had
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  plenty of fruit, but he focused on the
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  cost. Because fruit can be
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  misunderstood, but suffering can't. It
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  says this matters more than any comfort.
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  This matters more than my reputation.
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  This matters more than my life. That's
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  disciplehip. And most of us, if we had
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  to list our suffering for Christ, what
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  would we say? A donation, a busy
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  schedule, a volunteer shift, good
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  things, costly for many of us, not much.
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  And that should humble us. Jesus said,
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  "Whoever loses his life for my sake in
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  the gospel will find it." Disciplehip is
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  costly by design. Sometimes that cost
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  looks like persecution, but more often
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  it looks like sacrifice. I met a man who
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  meant a job, loved a job that he had. He
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  only worked hard to earn, but he his son
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  eventually said to him, "Dad, I saw you
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  on TV, but I haven't seen you at any of
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  my games." And so what did he do? He
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  gave up his income. He gave up his
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  status. He gave up his recognition to
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  disciple his family. That's suffering
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  for Christ. That's leadership. That's
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  obedience. The goal isn't pain. The goal
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  is glory. We don't chase hardship, but
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  we chase faithfulness. And if obre
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  obedience brings hardship, then so be
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  it. Jesus is worth it. True disciples
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  push everything to the center of the
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  table. Time, money, gifts, dreams,
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  plans. All yours, Lord. Use it anywhere,
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  anytime, with anyone. Men, too many of
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  us are playing Christianity, attending,
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  consuming, observing, but not
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  surrendering. Jesus didn't die to make
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  us comfortable. He died to make us
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  faithful. Run today's play. Ask
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  yourself, what is following Jesus cost
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  me? Reorder your priorities. Put Christ
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  before career, before comfort, before
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  reputation. Sacrifice for your family.
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  Be present. Be intentional. And offer
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  God everything. Mean it, then live it.
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  Boast in faithfulness. Boast in
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  obedience. Boast in the cost. And lay
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  down your life so others can find Jesus.
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  If this huddle helps you know God better
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  so you love and obey him more, share it
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  with a friend and write a comment that
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  helps other men find their way into the
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  huddle.