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The Washington Defender PodcastDDD: It Is Finished: Walking Boldly into the Public SquareGive me 7+ Minutes on your drive into work today
What if sharing Jesus in the public square wasn’t hard at all—because God is already at work before you even speak? You don’t have to climb to heaven or dig into the depths to find Him; the word of God is already near, in your mouth and in your heart. Discover how “It is finished” frees you from striving and sends you out with confidence, not pressure.
Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 10 and Deuteronomy 30 to show that righteousness comes by faith, not by our works...
2026-02-2410 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Righteousness By Faith: Stop Trying to Earn What Jesus Already FinishedGive me 7+ Minutes on your drive into work today
If righteousness could come by perfectly keeping God’s law, every one of us would already be disqualified—but that’s exactly why the gospel is such good news. Today we’re going to see why trying to live like Egypt or Canaan will crush you, how Abraham’s faith came before Moses’ law, and why only faith in Christ can free you to actually live a holy, set‑apart life in today’s lawless culture. Stay with me, because once you see the order—faith first, righteousness flowing out of it—yo...
2026-02-2310 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Christ, Israel, and the Fulfillment of the LawGive me 7+ Minutes on your drive into work today
Are you trying to be “good enough” for God, while the Bible says one stumble makes you guilty of it all? In a world demanding perfect politics and perfect people, discover why only Christ’s righteousness—not human laws, not Israel’s record, not the church’s performance—can ever fulfill the law and save a nation or a soul.
Pastor Brian Noble walks listeners through Romans and Matthew to show that Christ is the fulfillment of the law and the only source of true righteousness. You explain th...
2026-02-2210 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Righteousness That Changes Nations: Living God’s Standard in the Public SquareGive me 7+ Minutes on your drive into work today
What if God’s righteousness is not just a doctrine you affirm, but a standard that reshapes your tone, your choices, and even our laws? In this devotional, we’ll uncover how the gospel reveals God’s righteousness and how you can walk into the public square today with justice, mercy, and humility—without compromising truth.
Pastor Brian Noble in this devotional explores what God’s righteousness really is: His holy, just, covenant-keeping character, fully revealed in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Drawing from Romans 10, Psalms 11 and 145, and...
2026-02-2109 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: When Your Zeal For God Is Aimed The Wrong WayGive me 7+ Minutes on your drive into work today
Have you ever been on fire for God, only to realize later your passion was pointed in the wrong direction? In Romans 10, Paul warns about a zeal for God “not in accordance with knowledge,” and on the road to Emmaus we meet two disciples who loved Jesus, walked with Jesus, even talked about Jesus—yet didn’t recognize that the risen Christ was right there with them. In this devotional, we’ll ask: Is your heart burning, but your eyes still closed? Learn how to recognize Jesus walking with you i...
2026-02-2010 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Israel: The Apple of His Eye in a Shaking WorldA Devotion for your drive into work:
In a world fixated on headlines about Iran, Gaza, and the West Bank, have we forgotten what God says about Israel? Scripture calls Israel the apple of His eye—His treasured possession, protected and loved with an everlasting covenant. When nations touch Israel, God says they are touching the pupil of His own eye. In this devotional, we open Romans, Deuteronomy, Zechariah, and Jeremiah to rediscover God’s heart for the Jewish people, why their salvation still matters to the church today, and how you and I can boldly pray for the...
2026-02-1910 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: When Faith Gets SqueezedA Devotion for your drive into work:
“In a culture obsessed with performance, many Christians are quietly burning out, trying to ‘do enough’ for God in the public square. In today’s Washington Defender devotional, we’ll discover why Scripture says true righteousness is never achieved by our works, but overflows as a natural byproduct of faith in Jesus Christ. If you’ve ever felt crushed by expectations, listen in and learn how, when your life is squeezed, faith—not frustration—can be what comes out.”
Pastor Brian Noble contrasts Israel’s pursuit of righteousness by the law with the Ge...
2026-02-1810 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: You Are the Remnant God Is Counting OnA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the coworker you least expect is the very person God is calling into His family today? The Jews have not been replaced, but God is building His bride from every nation—and He wants to use you in that story before the day is over
Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 9:27–29 and Isaiah 10:20–22 to show that God always preserves a remnant among Israel and the Church, even as many fall away. Listeners are challenged to see themselves as that remnant in Washington’s public square—standing firm on God’s Word...
2026-02-1709 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: From “Not My People” to Sons and Daughters of GodA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the coworker you least expect is the very person God is calling into His family today? The Jews have not been replaced, but God is building His bride from every nation—and He wants to use you in that story before the day is over
Pastor Brian Noble unpacking John 3:16 and Romans 9 to show that God has not replaced Israel but is adding Gentiles to His bride, calling those who were “not my people” to become His people. Listeners are encouraged to see coworkers and neighbors as pote...
2026-02-1609 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Choose Life: Vessels of Wrath, Vessels of MercyA Devotion for your drive into work:
Today, you’re standing at a crossroads between life and death, blessing and curse—discover how God’s patience, mercy, and sovereign call invite you to choose life, repent, and boldly release His truth in the public square.
Pastor Brian Noble opens a Washington Defender Daily Devotional by grounding listeners in Romans 9 and related passages, contrasting “vessels of wrath” who suppress God’s evident truth with “vessels of mercy” who receive His gracious call. He explains that God’s sovereignty and patience are aimed at bringing people to repentance, not con...
2026-02-1510 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Who Do You Think You Are? The Potter, the Clay, and God’s Sovereignty in Public LifeA Devotion for your drive into work:
Where are you secretly arguing with God about how he runs your life, your calling, or this nation? Today’s devotional confronts the lie that we are the potter and God is the clay, and invites us to lay down our complaints and let the true Potter shape our lives, our state, and our public witness.
In this devotional Pastor Brian Noble eunpacks Romans 9:19–21, where Paul uses the potter-and-clay image to challenge our impulse to question God’s justice and sovereignty. Drawing on the stories of Jacob and Esau an...
2026-02-1413 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Pharaoh, Politics, and the God Who Won’t Be IgnoredA Devotion for your drive into work:
When rulers harden their hearts and treat God’s word as irrelevant, God doesn’t step back from the public square—he steps in and exposes the limits of their power, just like he did with Pharaoh. Today, as our own systems groan under crisis, the real question is not “Who is in office?” but “Do we have soft hearts before the sovereign God who raises up and brings down leaders?”
In this devotional Pastor Brian Noble explores how God demonstrates his sovereignty over rulers through the story of Pharaoh, con...
2026-02-1320 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: God Is Never Unjust: Justice, Mercy, and the God We QuestionA Devotion for your drive into work:
When life feels unfair and even God’s decisions seem harsh, what if the real question isn’t “Is God unjust?” but “Can I trust the Judge of all the earth to do what is right?”
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble walks through Romans 9 and the story of Sodom and Gomorrah to show that God is never unjust, even when his sovereign choices stretch our understanding. It highlights how God investigates evil, distinguishes the righteous from the wicked, provides rescue before judgment, and ultimately gives either justice or mercy—but n...
2026-02-1123 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: When God Draws His Sword: Judgment, False Security, and the Only Safe KingA Devotion for your drive into work:
Today I want to remind us that when God unsheathes His sword, neither our religion nor our nation can protect us—only running to the crucified and risen King can.
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble walks through Ezekiel 21, where God’s “unsheathed sword” exposes Judah’s sin, strips away false security, and announces certain judgment just before Jerusalem’s fall. It traces four scenes: the sword drawn against all flesh (including the sanctuaries), the sword sharpened and polished for slaughter, the sword in Babylon’s hand as God’s instrument...
2026-02-1022 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: God’s Sovereign Choice and Our Humble ResponseA Devotion for your drive into work:
In a world obsessed with performance and power, what if your security didn’t rest on how strong you are, but on how sure God is—He foreknew you, gave you real free will, and still chose to hold your future in His hands?
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble explores God’s purpose in election by looking at Jacob and Esau, Israel and the church, and the story of Job, showing how God’s sovereign foreknowledge and our real choices work together to destroy pride and deepen trust. It ca...
2026-02-0921 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Not By Heritage: Why Only God’s Promise Makes You FamilyA Devotion for your drive into work:
Today I want to challenge the quiet lie that God’s word has failed—because in your life, in Washington State, and in our public square, His word is still working, still cutting, and still accomplishing exactly what He sent it to do.
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble wrestles with Paul’s question in Romans 9: if many Israelites have rejected Christ, has God’s word failed? It answers with a resounding no, explaining the idea of a believing remnant and using Isaiah 55:10–11 to show that God’s word is as pu...
2026-02-0817 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Has God’s Word Failed? Or Is It Preparing You for This Moment?A Devotion for your drive into work:
Today I want to challenge the quiet lie that God’s word has failed—because in your life, in Washington State, and in our public square, His word is still working, still cutting, and still accomplishing exactly what He sent it to do.
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble wrestles with Paul’s question in Romans 9: if many Israelites have rejected Christ, has God’s word failed? It answers with a resounding no, explaining the idea of a believing remnant and using Isaiah 55:10–11 to show that God’s word is as pu...
2026-02-0720 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Jesus: The Jewish King Who Fulfills Every PromiseA Devotion for your drive into work:
Today I want to remind us that our Savior is not generic—Jesus is a Jew, the promised Son of David, who fulfilled the prophecies of Israel so that every nation could know the one true King..
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble continues the series on Israel, the church, and God’s sovereignty by focusing on Jesus as the Messiah who comes specifically through Israel. It walks through Romans 9:1–5 and then traces Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew and Luke to show His legal and biological connection to David, Abraham, J...
2026-02-0617 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Israel’s Six Unshakable Gifts From GodA Devotion for your drive into work:
Today I want to show you six powerful reasons Israel still holds a unique place in God’s heart—and why that should change how we pray, how we think, and how we stand in the public square.
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble explores Romans 9 and unpacks six unique gifts God gave Israel: adoption as sons, beholding His glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple service, and the promises. It traces these themes through the Old Testament, showing that Israel remains God’s specially chosen n...
2026-02-0519 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Sacrificial Love: Would You Give It All Away?A Devotion for your drive into work:
How much do you really love the people around you—enough to risk comfort, reputation, even your life with God as you know it? In Romans 9, Paul says he could wish himself “accursed, separated from Christ” for the sake of his fellow Israelites, echoing Moses’ shocking prayer, “Blot me out of Your book” if God will not forgive His people. This devotion unpacks that kind of costly, sacrificial love and asks whether we in Washington are willing to move beyond virtue signaling into truth-telling, risk-taking love that longs for our neighbors, le...
2026-02-0422 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: For My Name’s Sake: God’s Faithfulness in Ezekiel 20A Devotion for your drive into work:
If God’s people keep rebelling, why doesn’t He finally give up on them—and on us? In Ezekiel 20, God walks Israel’s elders through a painful history of idolatry, judgment, scattering, and restoration, and He keeps repeating one shocking reason for His mercy: “I acted for the sake of My name.” Today we’ll see how God’s steadfast love for Israel, the land He calls “the glory of all lands,” becomes a living billboard of His faithfulness to His nation and to His bride, the Church, and why that should drive...
2026-02-0322 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Paul’s Sorrow, God’s Heart: Loving Israel and the LostA Devotion for your drive into work:
What breaks your heart spiritually—anything at all? In Romans 9 and 10, Paul is crushed with unceasing grief for his own people, Israel, and today we’re asking: who makes you grieve like that, and are you praying for them by name? In a world of rising antisemitism and confusion, we’ll rediscover God’s everlasting love for Israel, the calling of the Church as His bride, and how a Christ-like burden for both Jews and Gentiles can reshape our prayers, our politics, and our everyday conversations.
In this devotiona...
2026-02-0223 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Nothing Can Stop God’s Love for YouA Devotion for your drive into work:
“Tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, war, even death itself—Romans 8 says none of it can tear you out of the love of God in Christ Jesus. What would change in your courage, your leadership, and your presence in the public square if you truly believed that absolutely nothing could separate you from His love?”
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 8:35–39 to declare that no circumstance—tribulation, distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, or sword—can separate believers from the love of God in Christ. Pastor Brian connects Paul’s argument to P...
2026-02-0118 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Jesus Is Interceding: You Are Not Praying AloneA Devotion for your drive into work:
“Right now—this very second—you are not the only one praying about your life. Jesus Himself is at the right hand of the Father interceding for you, and the Holy Spirit is praying for you with groans too deep for words. What if you walked into your hardest meeting, your driest season, or this legislative session knowing heaven’s courtroom is already in session on your behalf?”
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 8:33–34 and John 17 to show that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are actively interceding f...
2026-01-3119 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Justified: When Jesus Ends Your Need to Self‑DefendA Devotion for your drive into work:
“Are you exhausted from trying to explain yourself, defend your name, and prove you’re right? Today I want to show you why Romans 8 says no accusation can stick to you when God Himself is the one who justifies—and how that truth can set you free to lead, love, and stand in the public square without defensiveness.”
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 8:33–34 to show that only God, through the blood of Jesus, can truly justify us, not our own efforts or reputation‑management. Using the lawyer, t...
2026-01-3019 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: If God Is For You: Walking Into Hard Places With Unshakable ConfidenceA Devotion for your drive into work:
Headed into a meeting you’re dreading, a committee where you’re outnumbered, or a day that feels overwhelming? Discover why, if God is for you, no one and nothing can truly stand against you
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 8:29–32, showing that God foreknew, predestined, called, justified, and glorified believers so they can walk into the public square as men and women shaped into the image of Christ—bold as a lion yet gentle as a lamb. It anchors courage in the cross, explaining that God’s gif...
2026-01-2921 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: God Meant It for Good: Joseph, Injustice, and the Goodness of GodA Devotion for your drive into work:
Have you been sold out by family, falsely accused at work, or forgotten by friends? Today, walk with Joseph from the pit to the palace and discover how God can turn every injustice into good.
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 8:28 through the life of Joseph, tracing his journey from betrayal, false accusation, and imprisonment to God’s strategic promotion in Egypt, where his forgiveness and eternal perspective preserve many lives. It calls listeners to be convinced of God’s goodness amid injustice, to forgive without deman...
2026-01-2821 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: When Rulers Go Wrong: Why Leadership Matters to GodA Devotion for your drive into work:
Does it really matter who sits in the governor’s office, who fills that school board seat, or who holds the gavel in D.C.—or is it all just political noise? What if Scripture says every ruler is a minister of God, that righteous leaders make people rejoice, wicked leaders make people groan, and that unjust laws actually bring a “woe” from heaven on those who write them? In this message, we lay a biblical foundation for civil government from Romans 13, Proverbs, Isaiah, Daniel, and Ezekiel 19, showing why rulers matter, h...
2026-01-2735 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: When You Don’t Know What to Pray: The Holy Spirit Steps InA Devotion for your drive into work:
Have you ever stared at a situation in your family, your church, or in Olympia and thought, “Lord, I honestly have no idea how to pray about this”? What if, in that exact weakness, the Holy Spirit Himself was already stepping in—searching the deep things of God, knowing your heart, and carrying Spirit‑breathed prayers to the Father that are perfectly aligned with His will for Washington? In this devotional, we are going to trade prayer paralysis for Spirit‑empowered confidence, and walk into the public square knowing we never enter...
2026-01-2619 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Redeemed Bodies, Unshakable Hope: Waiting Well in a Broken WashingtonA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if every ache in your body, every headline from Olympia, and every policy setback was not the end of the story, but a reminder that something far better is already on the way? What if the doctor can only remodel the tent, but the King of kings has promised you a brand‑new, resurrected body patterned after the glory of Jesus Himself? In this devotional, we are going to groan honestly, hope stubbornly, and learn how to live as firstfruits of the Spirit—stewarding our bodies, families, churches, government, and w...
2026-01-2521 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Groaning for Glory: When Creation Reminds You This Isn’t Heaven YetA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the constant breakdowns in your day—the glitches at work, the weeds in your plans, the tension in Olympia—were not proof that God has abandoned Washington, but proof that this world is not your final home? What if every frustration, from busted budgets to broken relationships, was actually creation itself groaning and reminding you that heaven is real, better, and coming? In this devotional, we will stop expecting utopia on a cursed earth, reset our expectations, and learn to steward creation without worshiping it, as we eagerly wait...
2026-01-2421 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Adopted, Fearless, and Free: Crying Out “Abba Father” in WashingtonA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if you walked into work today absolutely certain you were wanted, chosen, and fiercely protected by God Himself? What if every looming bill, every hostile hearing in Olympia, every tense school board meeting had to bow to the reality that you are an adopted son or daughter of the King of kings? In this devotional, we are going to step out of spiritual slavery, lay fear down, and step into the fearless confidence of those who can look to heaven and cry, “Abba Father.”
This devotional from Pasto...
2026-01-2321 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Not Obligated to the Flesh: 7 Requirements God Still Expects from His PeopleA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the Christian life isn’t just about what Christ did for you, but also about what He now expects from you? In a culture that tells you to obey every feeling and follow every desire, God says something radically different: you are not obligated to your flesh anymore. In this devotional, we’ll walk through seven clear obligations every believer has—things like walking by the Spirit, living holy, pursuing purity, renewing your mind, and loving people you honestly don’t even feel like loving. If you’re ready to stop bei...
2026-01-2219 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: You Are Not Fleshly: Living by the Resurrection Power WithinA Devotion for your drive into work:
Before you step into the public square today, you need to know this: a mind set on the flesh is death, but a mind set on the Spirit is life and peace—and your mindset is preaching louder than your words. If your thoughts are locked on politics, conflict, and distractions instead of the Holy Spirit, you will miss the power, peace, and witness God intends for you today.
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble in the “I Am Convinced” series unpacks Romans 8:9–11 to emphasize that believers are “not in the...
2026-01-2122 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Where Is Your Mind Set? Life, Death, and Your Daily DecisionsA Devotion for your drive into work:
Before you step into the public square today, you need to know this: a mind set on the flesh is death, but a mind set on the Spirit is life and peace—and your mindset is preaching louder than your words. If your thoughts are locked on politics, conflict, and distractions instead of the Holy Spirit, you will miss the power, peace, and witness God intends for you today.
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble in the “I Am Convinced” series unpacks Romans 8:5–8, showing that where you set your mind—...
2026-01-2023 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Free From the “Condemned” Label: Are You Fully Convinced You’re In Christ?A Devotion for your drive into work:
We’re living in a day where lawlessness is increasing, love is decreasing, and everyone feels judged—by others, by themselves, and by God. But if you are in Christ Jesus, the “condemned” label has been ripped off your life, and you can walk truly free from guilt, shame, and the fear of judgment.
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 8:1 to declare there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus and urges listeners to be fully convinced of Christ’s finished work on the cross. Using the i...
2026-01-1921 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Winning the War Within: How to Fight the Battle in Your SoulA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you quietly suiting up on the field of sin while telling yourself you’re just “struggling,” or are you stepping onto the field of righteousness—even if you strike out a thousand times—because you belong to Jesus?
This devotional from Pastor Brian Nobleunpacks Romans 7 and related passages to explain the internal war between a born-again spirit and a still-fallen body and soul, showing that believers are fully new in Christ inwardly while their mind, will, and emotions are being sanctified over time. It walks through Galatians, Colossians...
2026-01-1822 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Which Field Are You Practicing On?A Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you quietly suiting up on the field of sin while telling yourself you’re just “struggling,” or are you stepping onto the field of righteousness—even if you strike out a thousand times—because you belong to Jesus?
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 7 and 1 John 3 to distinguish between practicing sin and struggling against it as a born-again believer. Using the image of a baseball field, it asks which “field” you keep showing up to: the field of sin, or the field of righteousness.
The message emphasiz...
2026-01-1722 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Victory Over Sin: No More Excuse ChapterA Devotion for your drive into work:
Have you turned Romans 7 into your “I’m only human” permission slip? Discover why Paul never gave you a license to sin—and how you can actually walk in real victory, not cheap grace.
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 7 in the context of chapters 6 and 8 to dismantle the idea that believers are doomed to keep sinning as a “normal” Christian life. Instead, it calls Christians to see sin as “utterly sinful,” reject using Romans 7 as an excuse, and embrace their true identity in Christ as Spirit-filled, se...
2026-01-1622 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Sin Deceives, Then It Kills: Stop Dancing with DelilahA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the temptation you keep flirting with is quietly plotting your destruction—and you are handing it the scissors to cut off your strength? In this episode, Pastor Brian unpacks how sin first deceives, then kills, and shows from Scripture how to stop “dancing with Delilah” before you wake up spiritually blind and in chains.
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble continues the “Sin in My Life” series by teaching from Romans 7:9–12 that sin uses God’s good law as an opportunity to deceive and destroy. He...
2026-01-1521 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: How Sin Hijacks God’s Good Law (And WHO Sets You Free) A Devotion for your drive into work:
Let's unpacks how sin twists even God’s good commands into opportunities for rebellion—and how union with Christ sets believers free to bear real spiritual fruit
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble explores Romans 7:4–12, explaining that believers have “died to the law” through Christ so they can be joined to Him and bear fruit for God rather than for death. Using the picture of a 20-mph school zone, he shows how God’s holy law exposes sin, while sin “takes opportunity” through the commandment to stir up covetin...
2026-01-1419 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Blinded by Our Own Sin: Seeing What We Don’t Want to SeeA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the biggest barrier to your spiritual growth isn’t the culture, the government, or the people around you—but the sin you refuse to see in yourself? This message confronts the blind spots we all carry, exposing how subtle compromise hardens the heart, grieves the Spirit, and keeps us from the freedom and joy God intended.
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble explores how believers often minimize, justify, or ignore their own sin while remaining keenly aware of everyone else’s. Drawing from Scriptur...
2026-01-1322 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Joined to Jesus, Bearing Fruit That LastsA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you still living like you’re “married” to religion and impossible standards instead of to the risen Christ? In this episode, Pastor Brian walks through Romans 7 and John 15 to show how dying to the law and being joined to Jesus changes everything—your identity, your joy, and your impact in Olympia and beyond.
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble Pastor Brian opens the first day of Washington’s legislative session with a devotional calling believers to move from mere religious duty to a living union with...
2026-01-1223 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Freed From Sin, Chained to GloryA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the shame of your past isn’t meant to crush you, but to prove you’ve actually been changed—and to turn your ordinary Sunday into a living taste of eternity?
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble walks through Romans 6:21–23, asking what “benefit” sin has ever really given us besides shame and death, and then contrasts that with the freedom, sanctification, and eternal life found in Christ. It emphasizes that true conversion always brings real change, that believers are not just freed from sin but joyfully...
2026-01-1121 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: You Are Righteous: Breaking Free from Sin’s Grip in WashingtonA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you truly righteous—or just hoping you squeak into heaven someday? In this Washington Defender devotional, Pastor Brian confronts comfortable sin, exposes false grace, and shows how the same passion once poured into impurity can be redirected into a Spirit-powered life of real righteousness that changes both your heart and the public square
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 6:19–20 by asking, “Are you righteous or unrighteous?” and stressing that only those made righteous by Jesus’ blood inherit God’s kingdom. Pastor Brian contrasts slav...
2026-01-1022 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Slave to What? Walking Free From SinA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you “under grace” but still living like sin is the boss of your life? Let's expose the lie of cheap grace, willful disobedience, and let's examine how Christ sets believers free to become joyful slaves of righteousness in every sphere—home, work, and even the halls of government
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 6:15–18 to confront the idea that grace gives Christians permission to keep sinning. He explains the difference between stumbling in weakness and living in willful rebellion, emphasizing that every person is...
2026-01-0920 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Instruments of Righteousness: Why Sin Is Not Your MasterA Devotion for your drive into work:
Tired of feeling like a victim to your past, your temptations, or this culture? Discover how Romans 6 turns you from a broken instrument of sin into a powerful instrument of righteousness in God’s orchestra.
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 6:12–14, calling believers to stop “letting” sin reign in their bodies and instead present every part of their lives to God as instruments of righteousness. Using vivid band and orchestra imagery, he contrasts victim thinking with the victory believers have in Christ, emphasizing that sin is no longer...
2026-01-0819 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: I Am Dead: The Freedom of Dying Before You DieA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the key to fearless, fruitful Christian living is realizing you’re already dead—and that’s the best news you could ever hear? Because if you are dead - then you just might be resurrected.
Pastor Brian Noble unpacks what it means to be “crucified with Christ,” exploring how dying to self brings freedom from fear, offense, and people-pleasing. Drawing from Scripture and honest personal reflection, it calls believers to embrace their identity as already dead and fully alive in Jesus, so they can walk in boldness, o...
2026-01-0719 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: God’s Faithfulness on Display: Ezekiel 17, Israel, and YouA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if Israel’s modern story, ancient prophecy in Ezekiel 17, and the chaos of today’s politics are all preaching the same message to your heart—that God keeps every promise and weighs every oath you make before Him?
Drawing from Ezekiel 16, Pastor Brian Noble traces the prophetic cycle—blessing, infidelity, judgment, and redemption. God finds Jerusalem abandoned, rescues and blesses her, but she falls into greater idolatry than Sodom. Still, God’s covenant is everlasting: though judgment brings humiliation, repentance brings forgiveness and restoration for Jerusalem, Israel, and all sin...
2026-01-0619 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Freed From Sin: Walking in Newness of LifeA Devotion for your drive into work:
If your old habits and history still feel like they own you, let me show you why, in Christ, your “old self” is crucified, buried, and gone—and how to actually walk in resurrection power at work, in government, and in everyday life.
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 6:3–7 to show that believers are spiritually baptized into Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, meaning their old self and “body of sin” have been done away with. Pastor Brian ties the full gospel—Christ’s death, burial, resurrection, and a...
2026-01-0515 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Buried with Christ, Free from SinA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you tired of feeling like sin still owns you? Discover why, if you’re in Christ, you never have to crawl back into the grave of your old life—and how God’s overflowing grace empowers real freedom today.
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble walks through Romans 6:1–3 to confront the cultural lie that there is no such thing as sin and to show that Scripture clearly names and defines sin in many forms, from idolatry and sexual immorality to pride, gossip, greed, and unbelief. Pastor Brian explains t...
2026-01-0415 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Rebuilding Hope: Nehemiah, Washington State, and the Walls of Our CultureA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the broken walls of ancient Jerusalem are a mirror of Washington State today—and God is calling a remnant to rise up, repent, and rebuild with the bible in one hand and courage in the other?
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble walks through the book of Nehemiah, showing how God used a praying civil servant to rebuild Jerusalem’s broken walls in just 52 days while facing mockery, threats, internal injustice, and spiritual compromise. Pastor Brian connects each chapter to Washington State’s moral and cultural ruins—ab...
2026-01-0320 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: David’s Hope: Holding Fast in a Hostile CultureA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the grandson of your enemy was the very person God called you to bless? Discover how David’s kindness to Mephibosheth can reshape how you engage a hostile culture with uncompromising truth and courageous love.
In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks 2 Samuel 9 and David’s kindness to Mephibosheth to show how Christians can hold fast to hope, love perceived “enemies,” and protect the vulnerable in a spiritually hostile culture. He connects David’s covenant faithfulness to practical action in Washington State—calling believers to assemble, pray, speak t...
2026-01-0219 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Hope Spies in the Land: Choosing God’s Report in a Giant-Filled StateA Devotion for your drive into work:
When ten voices shout despair over Washington’s “giants,” will you join the fearful report—or stand with Joshua and Caleb and declare an unshakable hope in God’s promises for 2026?
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble uses the story of the twelve spies in Numbers 13 alongside Hebrews 10 to call believers in Washington State to reject defeatism about politics and culture and instead adopt Joshua and Caleb’s God-centered report, placing their hope in God’s promises rather than the size of today’s “giants” in government, courts, a...
2026-01-0115 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Hope on Holy Ground: Your Burning Bush Calling in WashingtonA Devotion for your drive into work:
Feeling small, outnumbered, or tongue-tied in a hostile culture? Step into Moses’s burning-bush moment and discover how God calls ordinary believers in Washington to confront modern “Pharaohs” with unstoppable hope.
In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Exodus 3–4 and Hebrews 10:23–25 to show how God meets his people in the ordinary, calls them by name, and sends them into a broken state with hope and holy courage. Listeners will be challenged to see their personal calling to Washington, trust God’s presence in their weakness, speak truth in...
2025-12-3123 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Hope Rising in a Dark Culture: Moses, Midwives, and the God Who Still DeliversA Devotion for your drive into work:
When rulers rage, babies are targeted, and culture feels lost, discover how God used midwives, a desperate mother, and a crying baby in a basket to ignite unstoppable hope—and what that means for Washington in 2026.
This Washington Defender Daily Devotional with Pastor Brian Noble dives into Exodus 1–2 and Hebrews 10:23–25 to show how God births hope in the darkest cultural moments. Through Moses’s story, you’ll learn five practical ways to hold fast, fear God over man, trust God’s hidden providence, cling to his covenant love, and courageousl...
2025-12-3018 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Hope in Turbulent Times: God Is Faithful in 2026A Devotion for your drive into work:
As wars, cultural chaos, and political tension rise, where do you actually anchor your hope—government, the economy, or the God who never breaks covenant with Israel or the church?
This devotional with Pastor Brian Noble launches the “Hope” series for the transition from 2025 into 2026, using Hebrews 10 and Jacob’s dream in Genesis 28 to show that God’s covenant faithfulness to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is still active toward Israel and the church today. It challenges believers to reject antisemitism, stand with Israel biblically, stay planted in the local churc...
2025-12-2817 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Hope Without Wavering in 2026A Devotion for your drive into work:
Feeling the pressure of politics, war, and cultural chaos? Discover why this could be Washington’s year of unshakable hope—and how God’s covenant faithfulness to Israel and to you changes everything..
This devotional with Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Hebrews 10 and the story of Isaac to show that God’s covenant promises are still faithful, from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to modern Israel and the church today. It calls believers in Washington State to unwavering hope in Jesus—not government or circumstances—pressing into repentance, bold gospel witness, and...
2025-12-2716 min2025-12-2213 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: 5 Prophecies That Prove Christmas Was Never Plan BA Devotion for your drive into work:
Hear how five ancient prophecies—spoken centuries before Bethlehem—line up with laser precision in the birth of Jesus, showing that Christmas is not a cute tradition but God’s unstoppable plan to save the world.
Pastor Brian in this Christmas devotional walks through five key Old Testament prophecies about the coming Messiah and shows how each one is fulfilled in Jesus’ birth, life, and mission. It highlights details such as his lineage, birthplace, and divine role, helping listeners see that the nativity story is anchored in long-promised scripture...
2025-12-2115 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: When Grace Grabs the Reins: Walking Toward the Promised LandA Devotion for your drive into work:
Discover how the Ten Commandments are not a dead list of rules but a living plumb line that exposes sin, awakens your conscience, and points you straight to Jesus—where grace doesn’t just forgive you, it actually takes the reins and leads you into a life of righteousness in today’s cultural wilderness.
Pastor Brian unpacks Romans 5:20–21, explaining how the law (especially the Ten Commandments) reveals sin, closes every excuse, and shows the deep need for a Savior rather than a self-improvement plan. It contrasts the reign of sin an...
2025-12-2019 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Obedience of the One: Walking in Righteousness in a Rebellious AgeA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if every choice you make today is either training your heart as a slave to sin or a servant of righteousness? In this episode, Pastor Brian Noble contrasts Adam’s disobedience with Christ’s perfect obedience and calls believers in Washington to obey God rather than men as they step into the public square.
This devotional unpacks Romans 5 and 6 to show how Adam’s disobedience brought condemnation to all, while Jesus’ single act of righteousness opens the door for every person to be justified by grace through faith. Pa...
2025-12-1915 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Raised to Justify: Living the Resurrection Life in the Public SquareA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the resurrection is not just proof that Jesus died, but the very power that makes you truly forgiven and fully alive right now? let's unpack how Christ’s death paid for sin and His resurrection applies justification, holiness, and new life to every believer stepping into the public square today
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble explores Romans 4:25 and 5:18 to show that Jesus’ resurrection is not merely evidence of His death, but a decisive action that secures believers’ justification and living union with a risen Savior. Drawing...
2025-12-1816 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Breathed Into Life: Shining Christ’s Light in a Dark DecemberA Devotion for your drive into work:
In a culture rushing through Christmas on empty, what if you remembered that the very breath that formed Adam now lives in you—and that the eternal life of Jesus is meant to shine through you today, not someday in the distant future?
Pastor Brian Noble walks through Romans 5:12–17, Genesis 2:7, Job 33:4, John 1, John 3:16, and Jesus’ words about being the light of the world to show how Christ’s breath turns spiritually dead people into living, justified saints who carry His life into every sphere. The episode contrasts Adam’s sin and t...
2025-12-1714 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Redeemed: God’s Everlasting Covenant and Unfailing GraceA Devotion for your drive into work:
If God rescues the helpless, remains faithful despite betrayal, and promises everlasting restoration, how should that shape your response to failure and your hope for others in exile or despair?
Drawing from Ezekiel 16, Pastor Brian Noble traces the prophetic cycle—blessing, infidelity, judgment, and redemption. God finds Jerusalem abandoned, rescues and blesses her, but she falls into greater idolatry than Sodom. Still, God’s covenant is everlasting: though judgment brings humiliation, repentance brings forgiveness and restoration for Jerusalem, Israel, and all sinners. The devotional urges believers to grasp this...
2025-12-1613 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Grace Greater Than Sin: The Unmatched Power of God’s Free GiftA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the solution to guilt, shame, and striving isn’t in your performance but in a gift you simply receive? Unlock the life you’ve been searching for—one that starts not with what you’ve done, but with what Jesus freely gives.
In this devotional from Romans 5:12–16, Pastor Brian Noble powerfully contrasts the consequences of Adam’s sin with the “free gift” of justification that comes through Jesus Christ. Listeners will hear how human effort and condemnation only lead to death, while acceptance of God’s unearned grace deli...
2025-12-1513 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: When One Man Fell: How Adam’s Sin Set the Stage for RedemptionA Devotion for your drive into work:
Did you know that one man’s choice thousands of years ago still echoes in every conflict, every struggle, and every hope for freedom today? Discover how your story fits into a cosmic rescue mission where Jesus rewrites what Adam lost.
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 5:12 and the Genesis account to show how sin entered the world through Adam—a single act that impacted all humanity. Contrary to the notion that humanity started low and evolved upward, the message points out that we began "very good"...
2025-12-1416 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Enemy No More: Living Reconciled by Radical GraceA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the greatest miracle in your life happened while you were God’s enemy, not his friend? Discover how reconciliation is more than just forgiveness—it’s a new identity and unstoppable hope that changes your story forever.
This devotional by Pastor Brian Noble explores Romans 5 and the astonishing truth that believers receive reconciliation through Christ "while we were yet enemies." The message unpacks how Jesus’s sacrifice transforms our status from adversaries to beloved children, restoring our spiritual "bank account" and giving us a new identity no shame...
2025-12-1315 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Marked by Mercy: The Power of Christ’s Blood in Everyday BattlesA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the mark that separates you from fear and defeat isn’t just a belief—but a bold banner of Christ’s blood that changes how you face life’s toughest moments? Discover why this truth can empower you to stand strong when the world pressures you to back down.
This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble dives deep into Romans 5, teaching that believers are justified, protected, and empowered by the blood of Jesus. Echoing the historic image of blood on the Israelites’ doorposts, the message draws a parallel to...
2025-12-1215 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Right On Time: Finding Hope When You Need It MostA Devotion for your drive into work:
Ever notice that breakthroughs, peace, or direction seem to arrive just when things feel impossible? Discover how God’s perfect timing transforms your lowest moments into new beginnings that you can’t afford to miss.
In this powerful devotional, Pastor Brian Noble explores Romans 5 and the incredible truth that “Christ died for the ungodly at the right time.” With stories about personal adversity, cultural challenges, and the hope available to believers, Brian emphasizes that God’s intervention never comes too early or too late. Listeners are challenged to release pas...
2025-12-1115 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Proven Character: When Hope Grows Stronger in TrialsA Devotion for your drive into work:
Discover how challenges aren't setbacks, but stepping stones toward an unshakeable faith—learn the secret sauce to a character that stands firm when the world shakes.
This devotional episode, hosted by Pastor Brian Noble, launches a new series on Romans chapter five, exploring what it means to be "justified by faith." Through real-life application and encouragement for those navigating adversity, the message unpacks how tribulations lead to perseverance, which in turn develops proven character and—ultimately—an enduring hope. Drawing from the gospel and the reality of the Holy Sp...
2025-12-1015 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Change My Heart: Repentance, Restoration, and Public ImpactA Devotion for your drive into work:
Will the Church go into the world as just another compromised voice—or as a purified, humble bride recently returned to Christ through repentance and heart change?
Drawing from Ezekiel 16:23–43, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks the “prophetic cycle” of blessing, infidelity, judgment, and redemption. Jerusalem is pictured as an unfaithful wife who uses God’s gifts for idolatrous purposes and, as a result, faces exposure, loss, and discipline. But God’s purpose, even in His anger, is to bring about repentance and restoration—so the bride may once again be holy, devote...
2025-12-0913 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Believe It: The Gospel in Every Square InchA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if the gospel Abraham believed is the exact message you carry into your neighborhood, your workplace, and every sphere of influence—right now? Discover how ancient faith and modern courage collide when you stand for Jesus without compromise.
This devotional lays out Paul's gospel from 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 4:22, demonstrating its continuity from Abraham to the present. Pastor Brian Noble emphasizes that true belief means receiving the gospel by faith, standing firm amid opposition, and sharing Jesus through humility and boldness in every area of life. The message urg...
2025-12-0815 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: For Their Sake: Your Faith on DisplayA Devotion for your drive into work:
What if your faith could help unlock someone else’s eternity? Step into the public square with a light that refuses to dim—and discover why your visible walk with God matters more than you think
Pastor Brian Noble unpacks the powerful doctrine of “righteous credit,” showing how faith in God's promises resulted in righteousness being credited to Abraham—and now to every believer in Christ. The devotional contrasts living in willful disobedience versus walking in newness, stressing that God not only forgives but sanctifies, redeems, and imputes purity to t...
2025-12-0713 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: "Righteous Credit: The Ultimate Spiritual ExchangeA Devotion for your drive into work:
Imagine a heavenly account statement—what shows up when God credits righteousness to you, just like He did for Abraham? Discover how faith, not works, unlocks an eternal line of credit in Christ.
Pastor Brian Noble unpacks the powerful doctrine of “righteous credit,” showing how faith in God's promises resulted in righteousness being credited to Abraham—and now to every believer in Christ. The devotional contrasts living in willful disobedience versus walking in newness, stressing that God not only forgives but sanctifies, redeems, and imputes purity to those who trust...
2025-12-0615 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Fully Assured: Unshakeable Faith in a Shifting WorldA Devotion for your drive into work:
What does it look like to have a faith so fully assured that nothing in culture, science, or society can shake your confidence in God's promises? Discover the bedrock truths Pastor Brian Noble refuses to compromise—and why they matter for your public witness today.
This powerful devotional explores the unwavering convictions drawn from Genesis, Romans, and the Abrahamic story, inviting listeners to consider the non-negotiable truths that anchor their faith amidst cultural confusion. Pastor Brian Noble boldly affirms God’s role as Creator, the reality of two gende...
2025-12-0514 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: God Is Faithful: Anchoring Life on Unchanging PromisesA Devotion for your drive into work:
If God unfailingly fulfilled every promise to Abraham—despite years of waiting, setbacks, and impossibilities—will He not also keep every promise He’s given you in Christ?
Pastor Brian Noble traces the concrete promises given to Abraham: a land, a nation, blessing for all nations, and a relationship through covenant obedience. He affirms that the same faithful God offers believers freedom, forgiveness, daily provision, peace, and eternal life in Christ. The application: cling to God’s proven track record in history; confess sin boldly; pray for provision, protectio...
2025-12-0413 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Without Wavering: Standing Firm in Faith Despite RealityA Devotion for your drive into work:
When promises clash with circumstance, will you contemplate your limitations or God’s ability—can you stand firm, refuse to waver, and glorify God even before the answer comes?
Pastor Brian Noble teaches that biblical faith means conviction and assurance about God’s word, not a denial of reality. Abraham acknowledged his body and Sarah’s womb “as good as dead,” yet he stayed confident in God’s faithfulness. Faith, defined as assurance of things hoped for and evidence of things unseen, pleases God and activates miracles. The practical lesso...
2025-12-0314 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: The Harlot Bride: God’s Grace, Our LoyaltyA Devotion for your drive into work:
If God rescued, adorned, and loved us before we could do anything to earn it, why do we so quickly use His gifts for selfishness or compromise, instead of surrender and worship?
Pastor Brian Noble reviews Ezekiel 16, showing how Jerusalem was helpless, abandoned, and spiritually dead, yet God rescued her, entered into an everlasting covenant, and lavished her with royal blessing. Tragically, Jerusalem (and by analogy, believers) then played the harlot—forgetting her origin, devoting God’s blessings to idols, and losing sight of God’s calling. Yet God’s c...
2025-12-0212 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Hope Against Hope: Abraham’s Unwavering Faith in Impossible CircumstancesA Devotion for your drive into work:
Even when your reality shouts “impossible,” true faith clings to God’s promise and praises Him before the answer comes.
Pastor Brian Noble breaks down Romans 4 and Hebrews 11, describing Abraham’s “hope against hope”—his refusal to let circumstances shape his faith. Abraham considered his body and Sarah’s womb “as good as dead” but chose to believe God’s word over visible evidence, resulting in strength, joy, and the crediting of righteousness. The lesson invites believers to realistically acknowledge difficulty without weakening in faith, to pray for miracles, and to give p...
2025-12-0112 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: One Family, Many Nations: Abraham’s Multitude in ChristA Devotion for your drive into work:
Abraham was promised both a great nation and a multitude—so the gospel in Christ breaks every wall and gathers every ethnic group into one spiritual inheritance.
Pastor Brian Noble traces Genesis 12 (great nation/Israel) and Genesis 17 (multitude of nations/global church) and shows, with Galatians 3–4, that God deliberately broadened Abraham’s covenant to welcome Gentiles into one spiritual family. The promise is received by faith alone—not by law, ethnicity, or ritual. Paul argues every believer is a child of Abraham and an heir, whether Jew or Greek, sl...
2025-11-3017 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: In Accordance with Grace: Powered by the Holy SpiritA Devotion for your drive into work:
What force is driving your daily choices—fear, anger, old lusts, or God’s unseen grace that animates all true faith and purpose?
Pastor Brian Noble uses vivid metaphors from daily life to illustrate “in accordance with grace”: just as gravity enables cycling and electricity powers appliances, so grace invisibly empowers faith, hope, and kingdom living. Drawing from Romans, Ephesians, and public square application, the teaching calls believers to base their confidence, fruitfulness, and courage on God’s grace, not their past, abilities, or reputation. The prayer closes with a call...
2025-11-2912 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Law Brings Wrath: From Conviction to ChristA Devotion for your drive into work:
If the law only reveals sin, not salvation, what will free you from guilt and bring real transformation—rules or a Redeemer?
Drawing deeply from Romans 4:13 and passages in Matthew, Galatians, and Corinthians, Pastor Brian Noble shows that the promise to Abraham is fulfilled “not through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.” The law acts as a mirror, reflecting each person’s true spiritual condition and pointing to the impossibility of self-justification. Its purpose is not salvation, but conviction that leads to Christ. The call is practical...
2025-11-2814 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Heir of the Promise: Representing God in the Public SquareA Devotion for your drive into work:
What does your daily life say about your inheritance? Discover how living as God’s heir transforms both your family and your witness in the world
Pastor Brian Noble deeply examines what it means to be an heir in both biblical and everyday terms, tracing the concept through stories of Abraham, New Testament teachings, and public life. Listeners are invited to reflect on the responsibilities and privileges of heirs: being adopted into God’s family by grace and living as true representatives of the Heavenly Father. Pastor Brian draws...
2025-11-2714 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Faith Before the Law: Abraham’s Promise and GraceA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you living by faith or by works? Discover how Abraham’s faith unlocked the promise for all nations especially the Jewish nation of Israel —long before any law was written.
Pastor Brian Noble centers on the faith of Abraham and how the promise given to him was based on faith, not law. Drawing from Genesis and Romans 4 and 9, Pastor Brian explains that Abraham’s righteousness came by trusting God before any religious rules were established, and that grace is what guarantees the promise to all descendants. He emphasi...
2025-11-2613 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Feeling Fruity? Bearing Fruit in the Public SquareA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are your daily decisions and influence yielding spiritual fruit—or is your life more like a dried-up vine, impressive in appearance but spiritually empty
Drawing on Ezekiel 15, John 15, Zechariah, and Lamentations, Pastor Brian Noble explains that only those “grafted” into the Vine (Jesus) produce fruit truly valuable to God; mere religious tradition, family heritage, or impressive works are not enough. God disciplines and prunes every unfruitful branch—our role is to abide in Christ, allow the Holy Spirit to cultivate gospel fruit, and keep faith even in discipline and hards...
2025-11-2513 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Following in Abraham’s Footsteps: Faith That Transforms the Public SquareA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you ready to step out in faith, be set apart, and make a difference in your community—just like Abraham did?
Pastor Brian Noble explores the journey of Abraham, highlighting how faith precedes religious rituals and obedience, and how Abraham’s choices resonate with believers today. The episode draws lessons from Abraham's story in Genesis and Romans 4, urging listeners to embrace faith, obey God’s call to be set apart, and act boldly in the public square. Pastor Brian connects Abraham’s journey to everyday activism, encouraging believers...
2025-11-2413 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Abraham: The Faith Credit Connecting Old and New TestamentA Devotion for your drive into work:
Why does the New Testament call Abraham its “father of faith” over seventy times, and what does that mean for you—grafted in, credited, and called to believe with the same conviction?
Pastor Brian Noble reviews many New Testament passages—Matthew, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, Galatians, Hebrews, James—showing that Abraham is repeatedly cited as the example of faith, justification, blessing, and covenant. Scripture teaches that the “faith covenant” came before law or circumcision, welcoming all who believe to be spiritual heirs. Romans, Galatians, and others stress that neither works n...
2025-11-2315 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Hiding Place: Covered by Grace, Filled with JoyA Devotion for your drive into work:
Do you run from God when you sin, or run to Him as your hiding place, trusting that confession leads to forgiveness and the joy of new life??
Pastor Brian Noble quotes David and shows that the blessing of being “credited with righteousness apart from works” is a theme of both Old and New Testaments. From Abraham and David to believers today, true joy comes not from merit or ritual, but from confessing and receiving forgiveness by grace in Christ. “Blessed is the one whose lawless deeds are forgive...
2025-11-2215 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Credited: Infinite Righteousness Assigned by Faith AloneA Devotion for your drive into work:
If God credits your account with endless righteousness—beyond zero, beyond balance, beyond your own merit—how will you spend that account for God’s glory today?
Pastor Brian Noble conducts a word study of “credited” in Romans 4, explaining that Abraham believed God and “it was credited to him as righteousness.” This crediting is not just removing debt, but adding the infinite positive value of Christ’s righteousness to the believer’s account—apart from works or ritual, but solely by faith. The transfer is irreversible, unconditional, and available to both Jew...
2025-11-2115 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Wages or Faith: Grace Is Not Earned, It’s Received.A Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you calculating what God “owes” you, or trusting Him to lavish grace on those with no claim, so your work overflows in gratitude rather than grumbling?
Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 4:4–5 and the parable of the vineyard laborers, showing that wages are paid for work, but righteousness is credited solely through faith, just as Abraham believed God and was counted righteous. The devotional warns against entitlement and reminds believers that God—like the generous landowner—does not owe rewards to any, but graciously gifts faith and blessing even to tho...
2025-11-2015 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Believe: Counted Righteous, Entrusted with ReconciliationA Devotion for your drive into work:
Are you living by works or belief? Abraham saw only the stars yet trusted God’s impossible promises, and was credited with righteousness—what would happen if you fully believed God today?
Pastor Brian Noble draws from Genesis 15 and Romans 4 to show that faith—apart from law or personal effort—has always been the basis of righteousness. Abraham was justified decades before the law existed, foreshadowing salvation by faith in Christ for all people. Believers, credited as righteous, receive the “ministry of reconciliation”: bringing others to peace with God through C...
2025-11-1914 minThe Washington Defender PodcastDDD: Your Own Faith: Why “Momma’s Faith” Can’t Save YouA Devotion for your drive into work:
Is your assurance with God rooted in personal trust in Jesus, or are you relying on family tradition and someone else’s spiritual life to deliver you? Your momma's faith ain't going to save you!
Drawing from Ezekiel 14:12–23 and the examples of Noah, Daniel, and Job, Pastor Brian Noble explains that even the greatest saints’ righteousness only saves themselves; “momma’s faith” cannot save a person, nor can church attendance, denominational identity, or inherited religious customs. Biblical salvation is always individual, accomplished only through faith in Jesus Christ, whose death a...
2025-11-1813 min
Buzzed with BrianEp. 074 - Brewery Special feat. Noble Roots Brewing Co.Welcome to Buzzed with Brian! Brian enjoyed recording out in the snowy oasis at Pour Another Round’s Outdoor Winter Beer Fest in Green Bay, WI. Thank goodness the snow is all gone now though! Joining him on the mic was, Co - Founder and Brewer, Alex Falish, of Noble Roots Brewing Company. Alex shared his journey with beer, starting with a mess in his parents kitchen, then moving to the garage, and finally establishing a real production space. Alex also talks a little more detail on Noble Roots’ current expansion plans. Sit back, relax, and raise a pin...
2023-05-1844 min
Experiencing Data w/ Brian T. O’Neill (AI & data product management leadership—powered by UX design)114 - Designing Anti-Biasing and Explainability Tools for Data Scientists Creating ML Models with Josh NobleToday I’m chatting with Josh Noble, Principal User Researcher at TruEra. TruEra is working to improve AI quality by developing products that help data scientists and machine learning engineers improve their AI/ML models by combatting things like bias and improving explainability. Throughout our conversation, Josh—who also used to work as a Design Lead at IDEO.org—explains the unique challenges and importance of doing design and user research, even for technical users such as data scientists. He also shares tangible insights on what informs his product design strategy, the importance of measuring product success accurately, and the im...
2023-04-0442 min
Drama School DropoutEp 113. 'Zack's Theory' with Brian Thomas SmithThis week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing Brian Thomas Smith. We chat about Ingram’s dreams of LA, the world of self tapes, losing and gaining jobs because of COVID, winning best actor in High School, throwing great parties, illegal drinking, letting your authenticity shine, pretending to be sizzling bacon, sniffing bums in class, booking a one time guest slot on The Big Bang Theory that turned to a repeating guest role, what Kaley Cuoco said to him while they were filming the series three finale of The Big Bang, the spin off Brian wr...
2022-12-0847 min
Drama School DropoutEp 55. 'You're Tacky and I Hate You!' with Brian FaldutoThis week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing Brian Falduto. We chat about our trip to Broadway, the reopening of HadesTown, Brian forcing his family to finish their dinner to watch him perform in the living room, the line that cemented his place in the hall of iconic movie quotes, the ten step audition process for The School Of Rock, being one of the only forms of LGBT representation in the early 2000’s, struggling with the pressures of the media, how great Jack Black is, his new single, his journey with music, his upcoming album, hi...
2021-11-2432 min
The Noble ManTailgate Series: Where Do You Focus Your Eyes When Facing a Crisis? (Guest: Dr. Brian Autry) | Episode 72We’ve all been going through a crisis for the last year and a half. Brian Autry, Executive Director of the SBC of Virginia, joined us at our Spring 2021 Tailgate Tour to remind us never to waste a crisis. We can say to our God, “We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” 2 Chronicles 20:12b
Where do you focus your eyes when you have a problem?
We dream of being the hero of the story, but we should be seeking the Lord. In focusing on Him, we find our hope. “For whatever was written in f...
2021-09-2224 min
Amateur Tarot Pod: A Mystical Comedy Advice Show: Remastered and RereleasedBen Noble's Indie Tarot Takedown Best Cat Deck For Your Money Seal of Approval by Ben NobleSend us a textThis week, we look back on a century and realize that we need a historian.You’re listening to the Amateur Tarot Pod. Originally recorded starting at the end of 2016, there’s a lot of growth to be found in the production quality and in the confidence and skillsets of your hosts. Please note that any phone numbers, emails, or social accounts are no longer active. You can contact the creators of the show by reaching out to brian@zenironman.com.You’re listening to the Amateu...
2018-12-1635 min