Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin

What happens when following rules becomes more important than following Jesus?

In this conversation through Matthew 12, Pastor Joby Martin and the Deepen team unpack the difference between religion and the gospel. Legalism says God will love you if you change. The gospel says God changes you because He loves you.

Jesus confronts the Pharisees for valuing rules over people, sacrifice over mercy, and performance over relationship with God. This episode dives into spiritual pride, fear, control, repentance, and the freedom found in the grace of Jesus.

Supplemental Resources From This Week:

• Religion Couldn’t Heal What Faith Did - Kerry's Story
• Legalism Kills: Where’s Your Faith?- Old to New - Matthew S4E5
• Jesus Is Greater Than Religion - Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin: Matthew S4E5
• Legalism Kills: Where’s Your Faith?- Old to New - Matthew S4E5 (Full Service)
• Matthew Season 4

About The Church of Eleven22

The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://coe22.com/donate

John the Baptist boldly declared Jesus as the Messiah, but later, sitting in prison, he wrestled with doubt. What do you do when following Jesus does not go the way you expected?

In this conversation through Matthew 11, we see that doubt does not disqualify your faith. It invites you to bring your questions to Jesus. Even in suffering and uncertainty, He is still who He says He is.

Jesus does not promise an easy life. He offers something better, Himself.

Supplemental Resources From This Week:

• One step. One decision. One declaration. - Max's Baptism Story
• Sovereign Savior or Circumstances: Where’s Your Faith?- Old to New - Matthew S4E4
• Sovereign Savior or Circumstances: Where’s Your Faith?- Old to New - Matthew S4E4 (Full Service)
• Matthew Season 4

About The Church of Eleven22

The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://coe22.com/donate

Jesus didn’t just save you from your sin, He sent you into the harvest. In Matthew 9-10, Jesus declares the gospel, demonstrates His power through miracles, and then calls His followers to go. The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Faith isn’t just believing facts about Jesus, it’s trusting Him enough to move. We are called to pray earnestly, live boldly, and step into the work God has placed in front of us. Following Jesus means more than learning what He taught. It means doing what He did.

Supplemental Resources From This Week:

• A New Heart Physically and Spiritually - Jackie's Story
• Harvest is Plentiful, the Laborers are Few - Old to New - Matthew S4E3
• Harvest is Plentiful, the Laborers are Few - Old to New - Matthew S4E3 (Full Service)
• Matthew Season 4

About The Church of Eleven22

The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://coe22.com/donate

What does real faith actually look like?

In Matthew 9, we see two desperate people come to Jesus, not with pride or perfection, but with need. A father believing for his daughter. A woman reaching in faith after years of suffering. And Jesus meets both of them right there.

This message reminds us that it’s not about how much faith you have, but where you place it. When your need outweighs your ego, you’ll finally surrender. 

Desperation isn’t weakness, it’s the starting point of faith. Because it’s not over until Jesus says it’s over.

📖 Scripture References:
• Matthew 9
• Malachi 4
• Numbers 15
• Ephesians 2

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week:
• Woman with the Issue of Blood - Old to New - Matthew S4E2  
• From Pain to Purpose - Lisa & Tiffany's Story
• Woman with the Issue of Blood - Old to New - Matthew S4E2 (Full Service)
• Matthew Season 4
 
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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.
 
To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://coe22.com/donate

This episode dives into Matthew 9 and the calling of Matthew, highlighting how Jesus meets us right in the middle of our sin and calls us to follow Him.

Through personal stories of salvation, repentance, and transformation, we see that faith becomes real when the gospel moves from something we’ve heard to something we personally receive.

The conversation emphasizes that we are not the ones searching for Jesus, He finds us. Just like Matthew in the tax booth, we are often outsiders, stuck in sin, yet still pursued by grace. It also challenges us not to minimize sin, but to recognize our deep need for a Savior, because the weight of the cross shows just how serious sin really is.

At its core, this message shows that salvation begins with need, is shaped through daily surrender, and is seen in a life transformed by Jesus. 

📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week:

• Old To New - Matthew Season 4 Trailer
• Jesus, the Friend of Sinners - Old to New - Matthew S4E1
• Jesus, the Friend of Sinners - Old to New - Matthew S4E1 (Full Service)
• Matthew Season 4

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The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas.

To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here.