As Grace City Church steps into 2026, Pastor Josh McPherson launches a six-week series called The Consecrated Life—a call to pause, realign, and return to what matters most before charging the next hill. Teaching from Revelation 2, Pastor Josh warns that a church can work hard, endure opposition, and do good deeds—yet still drift from its first love. This message calls believers to stop being busy for God while growing distant from God, and instead embrace a life of consecration. Consid...

Pastor Josh McPherson exposes how Satan builds strongholds in your life through inner vows, lies, fear, and anxiety—and how you may be helping him without knowing it. Learn how to spot these hidden footholds, tear them down with truth, forgive those who hurt you, and walk in the freedom Jesus already won for you. This isn’t spiritual theory—it’s war. And it’s time to take back ground. Support the show Thanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

In this powerful Advent sermon, Pastor Josh McPherson continues the “Art of War” series by unveiling ten ways Satan works to destroy your Christmas—from stirring division in families to fueling unrealistic expectations, selfishness, and spiritual distraction. Pastor Josh exposes the enemy's schemes to ruin your holidays with dysfunction and ungratefulness. This message is both a warning and an encouragement, calling believers to walk in the Spirit, guard their homes, and intentionally make Ch...

If your holidays are stressful, tense, or full of “dysfunction,” you are not alone. In this special holiday episode, Pastor Josh McPherson and his wife, Sharon tackle real questions like: - “We’re a newly married couple from broken homes—how do we plan our first holidays?” - “Should we go to family gatherings where people openly affirm sin?” - “What if family members refuse to repent and pretend nothing ever happened?” - “Is it wise to invite people who mock our faith into our home for C...

“Can I come home?” That’s all Graham Allen could bring himself to text his wife after walking out on her while she was pregnant with their third child. He was a combat veteran, a serial drinker, a “degenerate husband” by his own words… and a man on the brink of repeating his father’s story. In this raw, unfiltered conversation with Josh McPherson, Graham shares: How a heavy metal concert on Bourbon Street confronted him with the pain he was about to cause his own kidsThe night he sat hidd...

In this message, Pastor Josh McPherson continues the spiritual warfare series with a clear call to “Know Your Enemy.” From Job 1–2 and Genesis 3, he shows that Satan is real but limited—a created, defeated enemy who still works through lies, distortion, and deception to destroy lives, families, churches, and nations. Josh explains 10 truths about who Satan is and 4 key tactics he always uses: disguise, distortion, deception, and devastation. The real danger isn’t Satan’s power but believers’ ...

Pastors Josh McPherson and Kyle McMullen ask what it really means for a country to be a “Christian nation,” starting with the Pilgrims’ original motives. From there, the hosts contrast a constructive Christian vision for nations, family, and masculine responsibility with destructive revolutionary impulses, engaging critically with Nick Fuentes’ rhetoric, his views on women, Jews, history, and “America First.” They also respond to Tucker Carlson’s comments about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and just w...

Pastor Josh McPherson and Pastor Kyle McMullen unpack Josh’s new Art of War sermon series on spiritual warfare—why Christians must “wake up to the war,” how Satan schemes against individuals, churches, and nations, and why pastors can’t ignore cultural and political battles. What is going on with Islam in our nation right now? They also react to modern fascination with mediums, and why Scripture calls these things spiritual deception, not harmless entertainment. Support the show Thanks for...

In this first message of our new series, “The Art of War,” Pastor Josh McPherson sounds the alarm: there is a spiritual war, and you are in it—whether you recognize it or not. Pastor Josh presses us to stop treating Christianity like a social club and to embrace our calling as soldiers of the cross. We’re invited to declare war on our own sin, refuse compromise with the world’s value system, and stand firm against a real enemy who hates our union with Christ. Listen till the end for an exciti...

What if the secret to raising great sons isn’t tips and hacks—but becoming a better man? In this episode of the Stronger Man Nation podcast with Pastor Josh McPherson and Pastor John Lovell, they unpack a fatherhood framework rooted in Scripture: be a good man, spend quality and quantity time, and love their mother openly. They hit education beyond the classroom, nightly read-alouds, worship, parlor nights, and modeling repentance. Support the show Thanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerMan...

What does God do with people who are faithful with “a little”? In this Vision Sunday message, Pastor Josh McPherson unpacks how faithfulness, stewardship, and family-first discipleship form our long game: be fruitful. You’ll hear updates on Be Fruitful, Garden City Academy (K-12), our church plant in Rome, Georgia, and Phase Four construction—plus a powerful salvation story that will stir your faith to pray for one more. Support the show Thanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com ...

John Lovell (Warrior Poet) joins Pastor Josh McPherson on the Stronger Man Nation podcast to unpack why playful jabs actually forge trust, how to argue without being a jerk, and why love on display is the most effective apologetic. John shares the gut-punch story behind his vigilante novel Lions of Mercer (honoring a fallen friend), why the book shows evil without reveling in it, and how publishers tried to avoid the topic. They dive into worldview basics, John’s “ambush” conversion before b...

Is spiritual warfare running through family lines? How should dads protect their homes without falling into fear or superstition? Today on the Stronger Man Nation podcast, Pastor Josh McPherson, Pastor Adam James, and Pastor Kyle McMullen tackle your toughest questions on demons, guardian angels, generational patterns, and why the fastest way to beat darkness is to flip the light—exalting Jesus’ lordship in your home. Stay for a powerful father–daughter moment and a bedtime hymn rooted in Psa...

Is the “paranormal” real—or just a twisted version of the supernatural? In Week 4 of The Unseen Realm, Pastor Josh McPherson builds a simple, biblical grid to discern everything from zombies, vampires, witches, ghosts and UFOs to fortune telling and “haunted” spaces. Big Ideas God / not God: Creator vs. created—no third category. One reality, two realms: Seen and unseen under God’s rule. Only two sentient beings: Angels and humans (with fallen angels = demons). What God creates, Satan c...

In this episode Pastor josh McPherson is joined by Virginia delegate and homeschool dad Nick Freitas. They do a deep on education, parenting, and why responsibility for your child’s formation can’t be outsourced. They explain how university teacher training reframes classrooms through critical theory, why “salt & light” isn’t a strategy for six-year-olds, and the real mechanics behind school boards, unions, zoning, and school choice. Most importantly: a one-generation plan that any fami...

In this episode Pastor Josh McPherson, Pastor Adam James, and Pastor Kyle McMullen tackle your biggest questions on the unseen realm—demons, spiritual authority, generational sin, deliverance, sleep paralysis, and whether Christians should participate in Halloween. This is a practical, Bible-anchored conversation: no formulas, no theatrics—just faith in Jesus, house-level wisdom, and real stories of freedom. Support the show Thanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for mor...

In Week 3 of our Unseen Realm series, Pastor Josh McPherson tackles demonology—not to stir fear, but to build faith. He exposes two errors (denying demons or obsessing over them), outlines what Scripture says about their limits, and shows how they harass, deceive, and accuse—yet remain decisively defeated by Jesus. The call is simple: submit to God, resist the devil, pursue holiness, and rejoice not merely that demons submit to Christ’s name, but that your name can be written in heaven. Suppo...

Today Pastor Josh McPherson hosts a special guest on the Stronger Man Nation podcast: former Green Beret, Virginia House Delegate, and viral “coffee mug” commentator Nick Freitas. Pastor Josh & Nick swap Lovell banter, talk marriage and keeping it holy (and hilarious), unpack what Green Berets really do, and tackle hot topics like “Christian nationalism,” church & state, raising sons and daughters, and whether young men should still join the military. Check out our free resource...

Angels are real—so why doesn’t the Bible ask us to obsess over them? In this episode, Pastors Josh McPherson and Kyle McMullen continue the Unseen Realm sermon series to talk about angels. Josh shares a powerful story of angelic protection surrounding a tough sermon weekend, and Kyle maps out the biblical difference between angels (created servants) and the Holy Spirit (Creator God). We’ll hit Ephesians, spiritual warfare, and why God often works through “means”—including your prayers. ...

Pastor Josh McPherson dives into the unseen world of angels—who they are, what they do, and why it matters. From real-life stories to biblical truth, discover the powerful reality of God’s heavenly teammates: worshipers, warriors, messengers, and protectors. The unseen is real. God’s world is bigger than you think. And He’s for you—so live boldly. Got questions you want answered about the Unseen Realm? Ask a question for Josh to answer in his weekly podcast throughout this series: https...