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The know God coach huddle for January 15, 2026 · knowGodcoach huddle

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  Hello. Welcome to the No God Coach
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  Huddle for January 15, 2026.
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  Your twominut call from God's playbook
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  to know him better so we can love and
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  obey him more. But pedal up and hear
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  today's play from Acts 16, which says,
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  "When her owners saw what had come out
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  was any further prospect of profit, they
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  seized Paul and Silas and dragged him to
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  the market square to face the
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  authorities. After giving them a severe
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  beating, they threw him in prison,
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  charging the jailer to guard them
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  securely.
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  Acts 16 shows a powerful collision. The
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  gospel versus profit, obedience versus
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  comfort. Paul and Silas cast out a
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  spirit from a slave girl, and
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  immediately the marketplace reacted. Not
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  because justice was broken, but because
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  profit was threatened. her owner seized
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  them, dragged them before the
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  authorities, and had them beaten and
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  imprisoned. Sound familiar? Our world
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  hasn't changed. Christian men today face
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  the same tension. The culture often
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  says, "You can't speak the truth. You
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  can't stand for God's design, morality,
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  or biblical values. It's unprofitable
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  and unpopular." When Christians
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  compromise for money, comfort, or
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  approval, we betray God's calling. Jesus
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  warned us, "No one can serve two
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  masters." You cannot love God and money
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  without abandoning one. Paul and Silas
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  didn't soften the gospel they suffered.
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  Yes, the scripture shows their suffering
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  as faithfulness and not failure. And
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  this is the model for us. Men of God in
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  business, in the church, in the home, be
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  ready to stand firm even when it costs
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  you comfort, influence, or profit. The
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  reward of men fade. The reward of God is
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  eternal life, abundant and secure. And
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  Jesus warns those ashamed of him now,
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  what he will be ashamed of later. Run
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  today's play. Identify where comfort,
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  approval, or profit pressures you to
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  compromise with truth and then refuse to
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  back down. Stand firm in God's word.
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  Lead your family, your workplace, and
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  your church with courage and conviction.
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  Remember obedience now brings reward
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  later. Don't fear man. Be fear being
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  unfaithful to God. Men, faith over
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  profit, courage over compromise.
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  Suffering for Christ is investment, not
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  loss. Stand firm today. Stand firm
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  forever. If this huddle helps you know
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  God better so you can love and obey him
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  more, leave a quick review and share
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  with a friend. That helps other men find
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  their way into the huddle.