Under God | with Pastor Stephen Martin

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The Cross as Victory: Understanding Atonement on Good Friday | Under God Ep 289 Apr 03, 2026

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This Good Friday, Pastor Nate Brown and Pastor Keegan Sidhu walk through 2,000 years of how the church has understood the cross — from Christus Victor and ransom theory to satisfaction theory and penal substitutionary atonement. Listen as they trace what the earliest church fathers believed, how later theologians shifted the conversation, and why understanding the cross correctly changes how you see God entirely.

You'll Learn:

✅ The major atonement theories and where each one came from in church history

✅ Why Jesus had to take on human form to defeat death

✅ How a wrong view of the cross leads to deconstruction

✅ Why the cross was a victory — and how to live from that victory every day

Whether you're driving to a Good Friday service tonight or just starting your day, this episode will reframe the cross in a way that fills you with hope and confidence. Hit follow so you never miss an episode — new episodes drop every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 AM CT.

The Cross and the Crescent Part 2: The False Prophet and The True Messiah | Under God Ep 288 Apr 01, 2026

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Are Muhammad and Jesus really just two men offering different paths to the same God? In Part 2 of this 10-part series, Pastor Daniel Hayworth examines the historical fruit of both men's lives — and the contrast couldn't be more clear.

Listen as Pastor Daniel walks through the documented record of Muhammad's life using Islam's own sources, then shifts focus to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This episode will equip you with the biblical confidence to understand why the empty tomb changes everything.

Perfect for your commute, workout, or morning drive — this is the truth Christians need to hear right now.

You'll Learn:

✅ What Islam's own records reveal about Muhammad's life and legacy

✅ How Muhammad's death fulfilled his own prophecy about false prophets

✅ The side-by-side contrast between Muhammad's fruit and the fruit of Christ

✅ Why the resurrection is the ultimate proof that separates Jesus from every other figure

✅ What it means to be an expectant church in the face of spiritual darkness

New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 AM CT. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode of this critical 10-part series.

Islamification of America Part 7: Jihad & Expansion | Under God Ep 287 Mar 30, 2026

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What does jihad really mean — and why does the answer matter for every Christian in America right now? In this episode, Pastor Daniel Hayworth and Pastor Nate Brown walk through the real definition of jihad, the critical distinction between "greater" and "lesser" jihad that's being used to mislead the West, and the four-phase conquest strategy that Islam has used for 1,400 years.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the "inner struggle" translation of jihad doesn't hold up

✅ The four phases of Islamic expansion — from victim status to full conquest

✅ Where the United States currently sits in that timeline

✅ What Europe's experience reveals about what's coming if we don't act

✅ What the Quran and Hadiths actually teach about violence

This is essential listening for Christians who want to understand the spiritual and political threat at our doorstep. Listen on your commute, at the gym, or wherever you start your day — and share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Hit follow so you never miss an episode — new episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 AM CT.

Discernment, Honor, and the Headlines That Matter This Week | Under God Ep 286 Mar 27, 2026

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This Friday Culture Review covers it all. Listen as Pastor Stephen Martin, Pastor Nathan Brown, and Pastor Daniel Hayworth walk through the week's biggest headlines with biblical clarity — from Joe Kent's stunning betrayal in the Charlie Kirk case to Trump's strategic genius deploying ICE to airports, the SAVE Act voter ID battle, and why James Talarico's version of Christianity isn't Christianity at all.

You'll Learn:

✅ How to exercise biblical discernment with the media voices you trust

✅ What Romans 13 says about the role of government and the sword

✅ Why honor culture has disappeared and how believers can reclaim it

✅ Trump's Iran strategy and what "unconditional surrender" actually means

✅ How progressive churches manufacture politicians who twist the gospel

📚 Books Mentioned: The Fourth Turning | The Accidental Superpower

Perfect for your morning commute, workout, or daily reset — this episode will sharpen your biblical worldview and equip you for every conversation this week. Subscribe and never miss an episode every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 AM CT.

The Cross & the Crescent Part 1: The Gospel of Death. Mar 25, 2026

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What if the greatest threat to the Christian church isn't new at all — but 1400 years old? Listen as Pastor Daniel Hayworth launches The Cross and the Crescent, a powerful 10-part series laying the biblical and historical foundation for understanding Islam's ongoing war against Christianity.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why cities like Ephesus, Nicaea, and Jerusalem are no longer Christian

✅ The biblical case for two kingdoms — and why they cannot coexist

✅ Who Muhammad really was and how the Quran was written

✅ Key Islamic terms every informed Christian needs to understand

✅ How this 1400-year conflict is arriving on American doorsteps today

This episode is perfect for your commute, workout, or study time. Pastor Daniel grounds every point in Scripture — from Deuteronomy 6 to Ephesians 6 — so you walk away equipped, not just informed.

Part 1 of 10 in The Cross and the Crescent series. Hit follow so you don't miss the next episode dropping this week.

Islamification of America Part 6: Islam vs Christianity. Mar 23, 2026

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What does a faith actually produce—in individuals, in societies, in history?

In this episode, Pastor Daniel Hayworth and Pastor Nate Brown trace the historical fruit of Christianity and Islam. Beginning with Jesus's teaching in Matthew 7—that you'll know a tree by its fruit—they walk through the striking contrast between two belief systems and what each one produces when it takes root in a culture.

Listen as they examine:

✅ Christianity's expansion through sacrifice, service, and the gospel

✅ The Islamic Caliphate system and its foundation in military conquest

✅ The fruits of Christianity: hospitals, universities, and human flourishing

✅ The realities of life under Islamic rule, historically and today

✅ What this civilizational conflict means for Christians in America right now

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Culture Review: Iran, the SAVE Act, a False Prophet in Texas, and the War on Fraud | Under God Ep 283 Mar 20, 2026

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This week's Culture Review covers four of the most urgent stories shaping America right now — and Pastors Stephen Martin and Daniel Hayworth are not holding back.

Listen as they unpack the civil war fracturing the political right over Iran, why the SAVE Act is stalling in the Senate and what Christians must do about it, how to identify politicians like James Talarico who weaponize the language of Scripture to push a godless agenda, and what JD Vance's appointment as Fraud Czar means for the country's future.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why America First is not America Only — a biblical perspective on foreign policy

✅ How Joshua 5 exposes politicians who bend God to their politics

✅ Why Christian despair is a sin in this political moment — and what to do instead

✅ What JD Vance as Fraud Czar signals about the 2028 political landscape

Books Mentioned: The Fourth Turning · The Art of the Deal

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The Armor of God and the Strength of the Church | Under God Ep 282 Mar 18, 2026

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God has already equipped you for every battle you'll face — but are you wearing the armor? In this series finale on Ephesians, Pastor Daniel Hayworth walks through each piece of the Armor of God from Ephesians 6, unpacking both the biblical depth and historical context behind every weapon God has given his church.

You'll Learn:

✅ How God's authority covers your personal life, family, church, and work

✅ What the Belt of Truth, Breastplate of Righteousness, and Shield of Faith actually mean and how to apply them

✅ Why the church is designed to fight together — not alone

✅ The difference between logos and rhema in Scripture

✅ How prayer activates every piece of the armor

This is Part 6 of 6 in our series through the book of Ephesians. Subscribe so you never miss an episode — new content every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 AM CT.

Islamification of America Part 5: Two Men, Two Models: Muhammad and Jesus. Mar 16, 2026

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Is Islam simply another path to God? Pastors Nate Brown and Daniel Hayworth say no — and they make the case from Scripture, history, and logic.

Continuing their series on Islam in America, the pastors place the lives of Muhammad and Jesus side by side using C.S. Lewis's well-known framework of Liar, Lunatic, or Lord. The contrast is stark and the theological implications are urgent for the church today.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why Islam is a political ideology, not a religion — and what that means legally

✅ What the American founders actually meant by religious liberty

✅ How Muhammad's life of raids, conquest, and submission by the sword defines Islam today

✅ Why the Quran cannot compare to Scripture's historical reliability and covenantal continuity

✅ How Jesus alone stands at the fulfillment of a prophetic storyline no human could have manufactured

This one is essential listening for any Christian trying to understand the world around them. New episodes every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7 AM CT. Subscribe so you never miss one.

Islam in New York City, the Iran War, and the Texas Senate Race | Under God Ep 280 Mar 13, 2026

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This week, Pastor Daniel Hayworth and Pastor Nate Brown walk through the headlines every Christian needs to understand — and they do it with biblical clarity and zero sugarcoating.

Listen as they break down two weeks of the Iran conflict, explain what's really happening with NYC Mayor Mamdani's Islamic prayer gatherings inside City Hall, analyze the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and John Cornyn, and close with encouraging news from the persecuted church around the world.

✅ Operation Epic Fury — strategic objectives, polling, and what Christians should think

✅ NYC Mayor Mamdani's three-phase Islamization campaign — explained

✅ Ken Paxton's SAVE Act ultimatum and what it means for election integrity

✅ James Talarico: the fake Christian politician Texas Christians need to know about

✅ Rwanda church persecution and Franklin Graham's 90,000-person Peru revival

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