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Cultivating Private Integrity | Rooted Ep. 1
Podcast Series: Warriors of Grace – Rooted: Becoming Men of Unshakable Faith Episode: 1 Speaker: Dave Jenkins Date: August 5, 2025This post is based on Episode 1 of the Warriors of Grace podcast’s new series, Rooted – Becoming Men of Unshakable Faith. In this opening message, Dave Jenkins explores the foundation of lasting spiritual strength: cultivating private integrity.True character is formed not on the stage, but in the secret place—through prayer, obedience, and holiness when no one is watching. This episode calls Christian men to pursue godliness in their hidden life with God.🎧 Listen to the Episode
📖 Episode Summary
In this first episode of Rooted, Dave Jenkins calls Christian men to cultivate private integrity—the kind of character that’s built in the unseen places of life. Drawing from Matthew 6 and Philippians 4, he reminds us that the hidden life is where spiritual strength is forged.Whether you lead your family, serve in ministry, or simply want to grow deeper in your faith, this episode will help you lay the foundation of a life rooted in God.📲 Listen & Subscribe
Don’t miss the next episode: In Episode 2 of Rooted, we’ll explore resilience during seasons of spiritual dryness and how to walk with God when He feels distant.
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024).
You can connect with Dave on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, YouTube, or subscribe to his newsletter.
When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
