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Man Alive
Welcome to Man Alive, a podcast where men from all walks of life gather to explore the deeper meanings of their spiritual journey. Whether you're just beginning to seek spiritual truths, looking to reconnect with your faith, or aiming to strengthen your spiritual resolve, this show offers guidance and inspiration. Hosted by Patrick Morley, renowned author and teacher, each episode dives into practical, Scripture-based teachings designed to inspire and guide you. Here at “Man Alive,” we…
Episodes
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Lesson 6 | Growth: The Habits of Men Who Become Fully Alive
Why do some men keep growing spiritually while others seem to stay in the same place? Why do some men keep growing spiritually while others seem to stay in the…
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Lesson 5 | God’s Will: What it is. How to Find it.
What if finding God’s will is less mysterious than you think? Most of us have faced decisions where we’ve prayed, “God, if You would just tell me what You want…
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Lesson 4 | Faith: For This Life as Well as the Next
What happens when the problem keeping you awake at night seems to contradict what you understand about God? You love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and…
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Lesson 3 | Stop Striving. Start Abiding
Do you feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world? It’s 2:00 a.m. and you’re wide awake. The bills still need to be paid. The problem at work is still…
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Lesson 2 | Grace: Why You Don't Have to Earn God's Love
What are you still trying to prove to God? Even though many of us believe we're saved by grace, we still spend years trying to prove we're worthy of God's…
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Lesson 1 | The Most Important Thing a Man Can Do
If someone asked you, “What is the single most important thing you can do in your relationship with God?” how would you answer? With so many good things…
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Lesson 38 | Simple Solutions for Temptation and Sin
What if sex isn’t your biggest temptation? Are money, sex, and control really our biggest temptations? Sure they’re big, but what’s the deeper temptation that…
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Lesson 37 | Why We Need to Receive and Offer Forgiveness
The more we understand God’s grace toward us, the more gracious we can become toward others. We all need forgiveness, and we all need to forgive. Of course…
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Lesson 36 | Daily Bread: What Can I Count on God For?
Jesus taught us to pray, “Give us today our daily bread.” But what exactly can we count on God to provide, especially when we don’t know what tomorrow will…
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Lesson 35 | What are God’s Kingdom and Will?
Why keep praying what billions of people have prayed for centuries? Jesus taught us to pray, “Your kingdom come, Your will be done.” But what exactly are God’s…
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Lesson 34 | How to Start Your Prayers and Why
Jesus shows us how to start our prayers by greeting God in a certain way. Join Pat Morley for a better understanding of why that is, and how to do it in the…
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Lesson 33 | The Father Son Connection
The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ sets us free as men to become real men. But manhood training begins with what our heavenly Father builds into our life as…
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Lesson 32 | There Is Freedom in Forgiveness
Forgiveness is one of the hardest things God asks us to do. When someone has deeply wounded us, holding on to the hurt can feel justified. But Jesus offers us…
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Lesson 31 | How Jesus Doesn’t Want You to Pray
What are you longing for Jesus to do for you in prayer? This week we start a sub-series on The Lord’s Prayer. Interestingly, Jesus starts by teaching His…
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Lesson 30 | How To Impress The Father
In another of His searching teachings, Jesus reveals that it's possible to do all the right things for all the wrong reasons. God not only cares about what we…
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Lesson 29 | Love Like Our Father Loves
Everybody loves people who love them back. There’s nothing remarkable about that. Jesus calls us to something far more difficult and far more beautiful. He…
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Lesson 28: Don’t Turn It Into Such a Big Deal
Everybody gets picked on. Everybody gets criticized. Everybody gets treated unfairly. The question is not whether it will happen, but what you'll do when it…
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Lesson 26 | The Marriage God Has in Mind
Are you married? Or do you hope to be someday? Join Pat Morley as we explore what Jesus taught the disciples about marriage, divorce, and covenant…
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Lesson 25 | How to Stop Feeding the Fire of Lust
One of the most practical (and challenging) teachings of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount is about lust. Join Pat Morley and learn or be reminded why lust is a…
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Lesson 24 | The Murder In Our Hearts
Are you getting away with murder? What if we are responsible not only for what we do with our hands, but the murder in our hearts? Since Moses, God commanded…
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Lesson 23 | Jesus Reveals the Scriptures As Originally Intended
Christians have long struggled to understand the relationship between the Old Testament and the New Testament. Join Pat Morley as we look at how Jesus, in His…
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Lesson 22 | What Salt & Light Can Do
Join Pat Morley as we explore one of Jesus’ clearest descriptions of what a disciple is meant to be: salt and light. In a world that often feels dark…
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Lesson 21 - What Is Happiness, and How Do You Get It?
Join Pat Morley as we begin a new subseries on the Sermon on the Mount by exploring one of life’s biggest questions: What does it really mean to be happy, and…
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More Than Advice | Guest Speaker Andy Searles
Guest speaker Pastor Andy Searles will help us explore 1 Thessalonians 2:7–12 and uncover Paul’s powerful blueprint for investing in men through compassion…
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Lesson 19 | Jesus Is Lord of Everything
In the Sabbath encounters, Jesus unequivocally shows us that compassion trumps man-made rules and regulations--every time! And, in His school of discipleship…
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What is Jesus doing in your life right now?
I was out of commission and unable to teach a live session, so instead we held an open mic.We asked the local group men to share in 3–4 minutes what God has…
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Lesson 18 | Jesus, Son of God
Who is Jesus, really? Not the version shaped by culture, assumptions, or distance, but the Jesus who stands in John 5 and makes claims so clear and so bold…
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Lesson 17 | A Man Who Was Ill For 38 Years
Join Pat Morley as we look at one of the most penetrating questions Jesus ever asked: “Do you want to get well?” We’ll explore why some men stay stuck, why…
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Lesson 16 | A Wedding, A Torn Patch, and Exploding Wineskins
Jesus was asked, “Why don’t your disciples act like our disciples?”Jesus answered with three word pictures—and disciples ever since have wondered, “What do a…
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Lesson 15 | Is There Anyone Jesus Won't Welcome?
This week in Train Like the Twelve, Jesus puts a stake in the ground. He calls Levi, a tax collector who “the good people” despised. What’s striking is what…
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Lesson 14 | Only God Can Forgive Sins
A man is lowered through a roof. Everyone thinks they know the problem. He can’t walk. But Jesus shocks the room: “I want you to know that the Son of Man has…
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Lesson 13 | How Jesus Made Decisions
Jesus was constantly in motion—preaching, teaching, healing, casting out demons. Everywhere He went, there was another need, another demand, another person who…
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Lesson 12 | Jesus Has Authority Over Evil
Jesus walks into a place of worship, teaches with unmistakable authority—and then confronts a man possessed by an impure spirit. What happened next stunned…
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Lesson 11 | A Biblically Rhythmic Life
Let’s face it. The better you do your work, the more people want from you. Demand increases. Pressure follows. And if you’re not careful, you can end up living…
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Lesson 10 | The Kind of Men We Catch
Right after calling the fishermen, the very next man Jesus “catches” is not an impressive leader, but a leper—a man whose hopes and dreams had been shattered…
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Lesson 9 | The Jesus Boat Story
A carpenter tells professional fishermen where to catch fish—an instruction that defied all logic, humanly speaking. Join Pat Morley tomorrow morning as we…
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Lesson 8 | How Jesus Went From Hero to Zero
Jesus was a rising star. He returned to his hometown where He got invited to preach at His home “church.” Everyone was excited to hear what He had to say—until…
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Lesson 7 | Learning to Take Jesus at His Word
A man’s young son is about to die. In desperation, the father pleads with Jesus to heal him. When Jesus tells him his son will live, the man doesn’t wait for…
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Lesson 6 | The First Great Awakening
A whole village of people was on their way to see Jesus. In fact, throngs of new people are searching for him every day. But the disciples were not yet trained…
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Lesson 5 | Jesus and Messy People
In the previous lesson, we were not surprised to learn that Jesus would meet with a top religious leader. This week’s lesson takes us 180 degrees in the other…
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Lesson 4 | The Necessity of Being Born Again
Eavesdrop as Jesus explains His salvation for the first time ever recorded—to a good and respected man who was confident he already understood God. Join Pat…
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45th Annual Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast
Instead of our regular Man Alive Bible Study, we recently hosted the 45th Annual Thanksgiving Prayer Breakfast—a long-standing Orlando tradition! I'd like to…
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Lesson 3 | The Original Marketplace Ministry
Picture it: You go with Jesus to “church,” and the next thing you know, He’s making a scene—flipping tables, scattering coins, and shouting Scripture. Not the…
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Lesson 2 | First Day of Training
Like the Twelve, you’ve been recruited to join Jesus in His school of discipleship. You believe in the cause, so you enlisted. You made the team. Now it’s the…
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How To Be A Person of Peace In A World of War | Andy Searles
Guest Speaker: Orlando City Chaplain Andy Searles In a world of constant tension, conflict, and distraction, how do we become men of peace—anchored, steady…
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Lesson 1 | Come & See
For three years, twelve ordinary men walked with Jesus—and they were never the same. Can you imagine what that would have been like to be personally discipled…
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Fatherless No More | Guest Speaker Tim Johnson
This week, we get to hear Tim Johnson’s inspiring story. Tim knows the heights of athletic success—winning a national championship with Penn State in 1986 and…
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Chapter 10 | How To Have A Deepening Relationship With God
Join Pat Morley as we discuss practical steps for how you and the men you serve can best have a deepening relationship with God, including making Jesus the…
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Chapter 9 | How to Become A Christian
This week, we’ll clarify what becoming a Christian really is—not a self-improvement project or a willpower sprint, but embracing the story of Jesus: who He is…
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Chapter 8 | How Can You Stake Your Entire Life on Believing the Bible Is True?
This week we’ll explore one of the most important and controversial questions in Christianity: Is the Bible actually true—and can you stake your life on it?…
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Chapter 7 | If God Is Good, Why Is There So Much Suffering
This week we tackle one of life’s deepest questions: If God is good, why does He allow so much pain, evil, and futility in the world? From personal tragedies…
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Chapter 6 | Shouldn't Science Rule Over Theology
Many men feel tension between what science teaches and what Christianity claims. But what if that tension isn’t necessary? What if both disciplines are…
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What not to do when you don't want to do what you're told to do
You’ve probably heard the saying, “The enemy of best is settling for good.” Sometimes we settle because we don’t want to risk failure. Other times, fear keeps…
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Loving People Like Jesus
This week, we’re diving into what it truly means to love others—and why it’s central to our faith. Scripture reminds us that love isn’t just a suggestion; it’s…
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Chapter 5 | Is the Idea of God Logical
This week, we’ll examine whether belief in God is actually the most rational conclusion—not a leap into the dark, but a step into the light. Join Pat Morley as…
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Chapter 4 | Understanding the Christian Belief System
This week, we’ll look at how many people—perhaps even people you love—have rejected Christianity not because they understand it, but because they’ve only been…
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Chapter 3 | Secular, Moral, and Religious Belief Systems
This week we’ll explore the three major belief systems most men follow—secular, moral, and religious—and why all of them, ultimately, break down. Join Pat…
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Chapter 2 | What Do You Believe
Join Pat Morley as we examine four belief systems—secular, moral, religious, and Christian—and explore why so many of them fail us. We’ll also look at how…
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Chapter 1 | Why Am I Still So Restless?
Some men are restless because life hasn’t worked out like they hoped—dreams delayed, plans derailed, purpose unclear. Others are restless because it did work…
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Chapter 24 | How Can a Man Change?
You already know this: if you could have made that change on your own, it would have happened by now. On the other hand, we’ve all watched men’s lives…