What do wrestling and following Jesus have in common?
Hosts Aaron and Jake are two wrestlers who had devoted their lives to being the best in the world. In the pursuit of gold medals, they encountered someone so much more worthy of their devotion.
Join us as we explore the many parallels between faith in Jesus and the sport of wrestling.
0:26 - Trent introduction
2:36 - How God has used wrestling in Trent's faith journey
6:46 - Meekness is not weakness
8:30 - Loving your enemies in wrestling and life
12:33 - The story of the breakfast that changed so many lives
18:54 - How to use wrestling to give people the ultimate gift
28:20 - Fostering a Christlike environment on a D1 team
38:16 - Coaching and wrestling in light of eternity
42:41 - Final thoughts from Trent
14 Aug 2026
Focus, Discipline, Consistency ft. Kyren Butler
1:16 - Kyren's testimony
12:48 - The importance of consistency
19:11 - Prayer is the work
23:24 - How to wrestle with a greater purpose
32:51 - Using wrestling in service for Jesus
31 Jul 2026
The pit, the prison and the palace ft. Jesse Rappazzo
2:15 - What are pit, prison and palace seasons?
6:17 - Redefining how we view success
8:42 - Living on mission
11:04 - Finding God in different seasons of life
17:00 - The maturing of our gifts
19:46 - Jesse's shift in calling
22:58 - Jake shares about his current season
28:36 - Aaron shares about his current season
34:36 - Closing thoughts and Jesse's invitation
Jesse's contact info
(443)686-2080
jesserap2028@gmail.com
17 Jul 2026
Our great heavenly coach
0:57 - How God is like a coach
2:44 - A loving coach promotes suffering
7:32 - Divine love looks different than human love
10:35 - Submitting to the discipline of the LORD
15:57 - God wants to break us
18:20 - Jesus crushed like an olive
21:13 - Coachability and individuality
25:41 - The uniqueness of the coach-athlete relationship
30:49 - A lesson from Dan Gable's daughter about being unbreakable
3 Jul 2026
Grace upon grace
0:16 - The role of grace in our Christian walk
1:57 - We can't sanctify ourselves
7:35 - The real meaning of "going the extra mile"
16:12 - How does grace help us endure suffering?
26:17 - Trusting in your training
28:23 - Counting everything as loss for Jesus
32:05 - The danger of looking at works of Christian leaders
17 Jun 2026
Sowing and Reaping
0:15 - Intro
0:46 - Jake's first wrestling lesson
5:09 - Sowing and reaping biblically
10:06 - Losing the "earn it" mentality
14:51 - Examples seen in nature
17:18 - True freedom and joy found in sacrifice
19:22 - Suffering and glory
11 Jun 2026
Wrestling is a Gift
0:16 - Introduction
1:45 - What does "Pinning the Flesh" mean?
5:24 - Wrestling is a gift from God
9:30 - When a gift turns into an idol
11:24 - How have you seen wrestling as a gift?
17:05 - How to pursue excellence while glorifying God
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