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Bible, Bros & Brew
by David McIntyre & Phillip Rich
Bible, Bros, & Brew is all about helping you navigate your relationship with God in practical, real-life ways. Hosts David and Phil dig into scripture—'chopping up the word'—and bring it to life with insights you can actually use every day. And while they’re at it, they share their favorite 'brews'—don’t worry, it’s not booze! Just a solid lineup of classic coffees and teas to keep the conversations flowing.
Episodes
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How Does Temptation Turn Into Sin? James 1:14-15 Explained | Bible, Bros & Brew
According to James chapter 1, verses 14 and 15, temptation turns into sin in stages. First, a person is lured and enticed by their own desire. Then desire conceives and gives birth to sin. Finally, sin, when fully grown, brings forth death. Being tempted is the pull; sin happens when desire is...
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Where Does Temptation Come From? What James 1:14 Says About Desire and Sin | Bible, Bros & Brew
Temptation comes from our own desires, not from God. James chapter 1, verse 14 says each person is tempted when their own desire lures and entices them, and James chapter 1, verse 13 says God cannot be tempted by evil and tempts no one. The Greek word behind "lust" means a longing for what is...
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Does God Tempt Us? What the Book of James Says About Where Temptation Comes From | Bible, Bros & Brew
No, God does not tempt anyone. James chapter 1, verse 13 says God cannot be tempted with evil and does not tempt any man. James chapter 1, verse 14 explains that temptation begins when we are drawn away and enticed by our own desires, much like a fish taking bait. God may test and strengthen our...
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What Is a Double-Minded Man in the Bible? | Bible, Bros & Brew
In James 1:8, a "double-minded man" is someone whose loyalty is split between God and everything else, leaving him "unstable in all his ways." David McIntyre and Phillip Rich unpack this through Matthew 6:24 and Romans 12:2, showing the cure is consistently choosing God over the pull of…
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What Does the Bible Say About Doubt? | Bible, Bros & Brew
When you ask God for wisdom, James chapter 1, verses 5 through 8 says you must ask in faith without doubting. God gives wisdom generously to everyone who asks, without finding fault. Doubt makes a person "double-minded" and unstable, like a wave of the sea blown by the wind — but doubt doesn't...
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What Is Biblical Wisdom? | Bible, Bros & Brew
Wisdom isn't just information — Scripture says it's clarity. In James 1:5, we're told that if you lack wisdom, you simply ask God, who gives generously to everyone without finding fault. In the original Greek, the word for wisdom (Sophia) means "clear," which reframes what we're really asking for...
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Why Do Trials Make You Stronger? | Bible, Bros & Brew
Trials make you stronger because, according to James 1:2–4, testing your faith produces steadfastness — and letting that steadfastness finish its work makes you spiritually mature and complete. Scripture frames trials as proof of genuine faith rather than a sign that something has gone wrong.…
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Is My Pastor Abusing His Authority? | Bible, Bros & Brew
A pastor is abusing his authority if he leads through control instead of humility — demanding attention, hiding finances, avoiding accountability, or letting money shape what he will and won't preach. Scripture calls leaders to shepherd "the flock of God," not build a following of their own, and…
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How Do You Know If a Church Leader Is Abusing Spiritual Authority? | Bible, Bros & Brew
A church leader is abusing spiritual authority when they lead through fear, control, or manipulation instead of humility and service, per 1 Peter chapter 5. Godly authority shepherds "among you, not underneath you" — it produces safety and growth, not fear and silence. Hosts David McIntyre and...
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What Does the Bible Say About Spiritual Authority in the Church? | Bible, Bros & Brew
Biblical spiritual authority is delegated power — authority God gives His people to act, guided by faith in His revealed word, for the purpose of building others up, not tearing them down. In Matthew chapter 28, verses 16 through 20, Jesus tells His disciples that all authority in heaven and on...
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What Does the Bible Say a Good Pastor Should Look Like? | Bible, Bros & Brew
A good pastor leads the way Jesus described in Mark chapter 9 and Mark chapter 10: as a servant, not a celebrity. First Peter chapter 5 says a true shepherd leads willingly, never for personal gain, and by example rather than control. Ezekiel chapter 34 warns against leaders who feed themselves...
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Why Do We Put Pastors on a Pedestal? | Bible, Bros & Brew
Putting pastors on a pedestal happens when believers connect to a preacher's personality instead of Christ's mission. Paul confronts this in 1 Corinthians 1 and 3, calling the Corinthian church's factions a sign of spiritual immaturity. David McIntyre and Phillip Rich break down why the...
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When Preachers Become Celebrities: What Does the Bible Say? | Bible, Bros & Brew
The Bible speaks directly to celebrity preachers and celebrity Christians in Matthew chapter 23, verses 1 through 12, where Jesus warns religious leaders against seeking honor, control, and public praise, and in 3 John chapter 1, verse 9, where the apostle John confronts a man named Diotrephes…
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What Does the Bible Say About Spotting a False Teacher? | Bible, Bros & Brew
The Bible teaches that you identify a false teacher by their fruit — their character and conduct — not their charisma or credentials. Scripture in Acts chapter 20, First Timothy chapter 4, Second Timothy chapter 3, and Matthew chapter 7 warns that false teachers exploit people for personal gain,...
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How Do You Become Difficult to Deceive by False Teachers? | Bible, Bros & Brew
You become difficult to deceive by false teachers not by hunting down every false prophet, but by growing so rooted in Scripture that error stands out on its own. David McIntyre and Phillip Rich lay out practical steps: study the Bible daily like the Bereans in Acts 17:10-12, build the virtues of…
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How Can You Tell If a Preacher Is a False Teacher? (Bible, Bros & Brew)
You can identify a false teacher by testing what they say against Scripture and watching their fruit over time. Matthew 7:15–20 says false prophets come in sheep's clothing but are known by their fruit. Second Peter 2:1–3 warns that false teachers secretly bring in destructive heresies, deny...
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Going to Church vs. Being the Church: What's the Real Difference? | Bible, Bros & Brew
Going to church means attending a building or event, while being the church means living out your identity as a believer — the body of Christ and the temple of God — every day, in every relationship. Scripture (1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 1, 1 Peter 2:9) teaches that believers are not just...
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What Is the Church, Really? It's Not the Building. | Bible, Bros & Brew
The church is not a building — it's the body of Christ. According to 1 Corinthians 12:27 and Ephesians 1:22-23, every believer who has accepted Jesus is joined into one living body with Christ as the head. Believers are also called the temple of God in 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, since the Holy Spirit...
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Did a Pastor Really Say Jesus Would Bless Abortion? Reacting to a Dangerous Pulpit Claim | Bible, Bros & Brew
A clergy woman claimed that if Jesus were preaching the Sermon on the Mount today, he might also say "blessed are those who end pregnancies." David McIntyre, Phillip Rich, and Jon Dzyuba push back — not with condemnation, but with Scripture. Psalm 139:13–16 says God knit each person together in…
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Should Christian Artists Be Held to a Higher Standard? | Bible, Bros & Brew
Christian artists who build faith-based platforms are held to a higher standard — and Scripture backs that up. This episode of Bible, Bros & Brew digs into why, drawing on Romans 14, First Corinthians 10, Colossians 3, and James 3. David McIntyre opens with a personal correction and a vulnerable...
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Did Your Favorite Christian Artist Lie to You? A TikTok Reaction | Bible, Bros & Brew
When Christian artists publicly deconstruct their faith or reverse the values their music once proclaimed, listeners are left asking a real question: were they ever telling the truth? In this episode of Bible, Bros & Brew, David McIntyre, Phillip Rich, and Jon Dzyuba react to Avalon's "Testify to...
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Why Are People Really Leaving the Church? (The Answer Will Surprise You) | Bible, Bros & Brew
According to the Public Religion Research Institute and Pew Research, the number one reason people leave the church — cited by 51–67% of respondents — is that they simply stopped believing. Hosts David McIntyre and Phillip Rich of Bible, Bros & Brew argue this is not a programming problem. It's a...
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React Series: Is Jesus Metaphysical? What the Word Actually Says About John 14:6 | Bible, Bros & Brew
In this episode of Bible, Bros & Brew, Dave, Phil, and John continue their React series by responding to a WOKE preacher who claims John 14:6 — "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" — should be interpreted metaphysically rather than literally. The guys break down the full context of John 14,...
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Stop Faking It With God: The Prayer You’re Afraid to Pray | Bible Bros & Brew
Theo Vaughn prayed something most Christians are afraid to say out loud — that even as he asked God to help him stop a behavior, he knew part of him was probably going to do it again. He asked God to get into that part of him too. The broken part. The part that doesn’t even want to be fixed.…
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There Is No Spiritual Maturity Without Love | 1 Corinthians 13 | Bible, Bros & Brew
What does a spiritually mature Christian actually look like? The Bros have spent weeks unpacking the signs of spiritual immaturity — and now they’re flipping the script. In this episode, David, Phil, and Jon dig into one of the most quoted yet most misunderstood passages in Scripture: 1…
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The Immature Christian: What Spiritual Maturity REALLY Looks Like | Bible, Bros & Brew
Let’s be honest — nobody wants to think of themselves as spiritually immature. But what if you’ve been saved for years and you’re still sitting in the same place you started? No growth. No depth. Just… stuck. The writer of Hebrews had some pretty pointed things to say about that situation nearly...
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The Immature Christian: Stalled Growth, Solid Food, and the Path to Maturity | Bible, Bros & Brew
Is being an emotional Christian the same thing as being an immature Christian? Sounds like the same thing — but it’s not. In this episode, David, Phil, and Jon break down what spiritual immaturity actually looks like according to scripture, and why stalled growth is a bigger problem than most...
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The Emotional Christian | Staying Grounded in Truth | Bible, Bros, & Brew
Emotions are a God-given element of the human experience. It's unrealistic to think that you can go through life without feeling anything, but at the same time, being governed by your feelings is a guaranteed recipe for disaster. So what should we do instead? This is where God's Word comes into...
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The Emotional Christian | Feel It. Don’t Follow It. | Bible, Bros, & Brew
Feelings are easier than discipline — and that is exactly why so many Christians end up emotionally led instead of Word-led. If your faith rises and falls based on how you feel on any given day, this episode is for you. David, Phil, and Jon break down the four real reasons believers drift into...
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The Emotional Christian | Grown in the Word. Not the Noise. | Bible, Bros, & Brew
Spiritual immaturity is subtle. It does not announce itself. One day you are chasing every new wind of doctrine, falling for signs and wonders, getting moved by whoever speaks with the most confidence — and you do not even realize it is happening. Paul warned us about this in Ephesians 4. He said...
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The Emotional Christian | Fed or Just Hyped? | Bible, Bros, & Brew
Feelings are easier than discipline. They always have been. If we are really keeping it real, many of us have built our entire faith life on how we feel on any given day. The problem? Feelings lie. They are fickle, they shift with the weather, and Jeremiah 17:9 already warned us that the heart is...
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I’m Over It | Biblical Keys to Overcoming Discouragement and Despair — Series Finale | Bible, Bros & Brew
Everyone hits a low place eventually. The question is not whether discouragement will come — it is whether you have anything solid to stand on when it does. If you are in that place right now, this conversation is for you. David, Jon, and Phil close out the I’m Over It series with one of the most...
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I’m Over It | What God Actually Thinks About Complaining — Numbers 11 Unpacked | Bible, Bros & Brew
Complaining might be the most socially acceptable bad habit there is. It feels harmless — just venting, just blowing off steam, just being honest about how hard things are. The problem is that Scripture has a lot to say about it, and spoiler alert: God does not view it the way most of us do.…
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I’m Over It | The Danger of Forgetting What God Has Done — A Lesson From the Wilderness | Bible, Bros & Brew
It is easy to do. Life gets hard, things do not go the way you planned, and before you know it, you are so locked in on what went wrong that you have completely lost sight of everything that went right. That shift in perspective is more dangerous than most people realize. The Israelites in the...
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I’m Over It | What Your Anger Is Really Telling You — A Biblical Look at Jonah | Bible, Bros & Brew
Ever feel a slow burn of anger underneath everything — and you cannot even explain where it is coming from? You are not losing your mind. You are probably dealing with something deeper than anger itself. Many mental health professionals consider anger a secondary emotion — a surface reaction to...
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I’m Over It | What the Bible Says About Spiritual Exhaustion and How to Fight Back | Bible, Bros & Brew
You know the feeling. The fire that used to drive you feels more like smoke. You are still showing up, still going through the motions — but something inside has gone quiet. Spiritual exhaustion is real, it is common, and if you do not deal with it, it will deal with you. David, Phil, and Jon dig...
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I’m Over It | Walking Away From God | Bible, Bros & Brew
Has someone in the church hurt you? If you are being honest — really honest — that wound might be quietly reshaping how you see God. It happens more than anyone wants to admit, and it is one of the most dangerous domino effects in a believer’s life. David, Phil, and Jon dig into the reality of...
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I’m Over It | Hope for When You’re Running on Empty | Bible, Bros & Brew
Tired. Checked out. Running on fumes and wondering if any of it even matters anymore? Yeah. Us too. This isn’t a weakness thing — it’s a human thing and if we’re being honest, it might be the most important conversation we have all year. We’re kicking off I’m Over It by putting a name to the…
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Looking Back on 2025 | A Bible, Bros & Brew Retrospective
It's been an awesome year! As the Christmas holiday approaches and 2025 comes to a close, we thought it would be a good idea to take some time and reflect on the many conversations and topics we've covered on the Bible, Bros & Brew podcast this year. We also share some lessons learned and…
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The Difference Between Gratitude and Thanksgiving | Bible, Bros & Brew
As we've journeyed through the scriptures regarding the importance of being grateful, a thought-provoking idea has emerged: Is there a difference between gratitude and thanksgiving? Armed with the Bible and a healthy supply of coffee, David & Phil tackle this intriguing question, and the...
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The Power of Practicing Gratitude | Bible, Bros, & Brew
In Psalm 50:14, the Bible encourages us to give God an offering of thanksgiving, which is explained in practical terms as the "fruit of our lips giving thanks to His name" (Hebrews 13:15). Scripture is replete with these types of encouragements, and if we're wise enough take heed to them, we'll...
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The Art of Gratefulness | Bible, Bros, & Brew
In life, we can always find something to complain about, but how about redirecting your focus toward finding things to be grateful for? That's what this episode is all about. With a healthy dose of java on hand, David & Phil explore the scriptures to tackle the topic of being grateful, an...
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The Missing Piece of Humility: Why Repentance Unlocks Spiritual Growth
As we’ve journeyed through our series on pride and humility, a powerful, often-overlooked theme has emerged: repentance. What does the Bible really mean when it calls us to repent? And why is repentance inseparable from true humility? Simply put, repentance is the decision to turn around — to…
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Why Submission Gets a Bad Rap and What the Bible Really Says | Bible, Bros & Brew
The word “submission” gets a bad rap in today’s culture — and for good reason. Many have misused it as a tool for control, dominance, or manipulation. But the Bible paints a very different picture. In Scripture, submission is not weakness, inferiority, or becoming someone’s doormat. It is a...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Bible, Bros, & Brew is all about helping you navigate your relationship with God in practical, real-life ways. Hosts David and Phil dig into scripture—'chopping up the word'—and bring it to life with insights you can actually use every day. And while they’re at it, they share their favorite 'brews'—don’t worry, it’s not booze! Just a solid lineup of classic coffees and teas to keep the conversations flowing.
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