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Friendship and Brotherhood in Christ | Warriors of Grace with Dave Jenkins
📅 November 18, 2025 • 🎙️ Series: Challenges Men Face Today
Show Summary
In this episode of Warriors of Grace, Dave Jenkins explores an often-overlooked pillar of Christian manhood: friendship and brotherhood in Christ. From Proverbs 27:17 and Hebrews 10:24–25, we learn why men were never meant to walk alone and how intentional, Christ-centered friendships cultivate holiness, courage, accountability, and perseverance.📖 Scripture
Proverbs 27:17 — “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.” Hebrews 10:24–25 — “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
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Episode Notes
🔎 The Challenge of Isolation
- Pressure to be self-sufficient.
- Hiding struggles out of fear of seeming weak.
- Numbing with work, hobbies, or media instead of cultivating relationships.
✝️ Biblical Brotherhood
- Encouragement: Speaking truth and hope.
- Accountability: Loving confrontation and correction.
- Support: Bearing burdens in prayer and action (Gal. 6:2).
- Sharpening: Calling one another to holiness and growth.
🌱 Cultivating Brotherhood
- Show up consistently in your local church.
- Be honest and appropriately vulnerable with trusted brothers.
- Invest in others, not just yourself.
- Forge friendship through prayer, Scripture, and shared mission.
🛡️ Practical Steps for Men of Grace
- Find a few faithful brothers to invest in deeply.
- Meet regularly for prayer, encouragement, and accountability.
- Speak the Word—let Scripture shape the conversation.
- Be honest about struggles and victories.
- Persevere when friendship is hard.
🙏 Application
You were not saved into isolation but into the body of Christ. Ask, “Who sharpens me, and whom am I sharpening?” Pray for brothers like that—and take steps to build with them.🔔 Conclusion
Real strength is not independence but interdependence in Christ. Men of grace sharpen one another as they follow Jesus together.🔔 Next Episode: Contentment vs. Covetousness For more from Warriors of Grace please visit our page at Servants of Grace or at our YouTube.
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is 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 find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
