One quality makes a man worth following. They'll remember at your funeral.
Release Date: 08/12/2026
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God is warning those who are doing it all right.
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The best church in the Bible did everything right — and God still told them to repent. But you don't have to miss the main thing... In this episode of Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast, Steve Altmeyer opens Revelation 2 and names what the greatest enemy of a man's faith actually is. Bold and real like most won't talk about. In this episode: - Why the men doing the most for God are often the furthest from him - What God said to a church that had the doctrine right and the work right - Why comparing yourself to men who sin worse than you keeps you stuck - The difference between working for God and...
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One quality makes a man worth following. They'll remember at your funeral.
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God doesn't use the word hate often. There's four things he hates in the Bible - and they hold a key that can change a man's life. In this episode of Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast, Steve Altmeyer opens with a question he turns on himself first: if you got one thing said about you at the end of your life, what would you want it to be? Bold and real like most won't talk about. In this episode: - The four things God says outright that he hates - Why the man God chose to spotlight wasn't famous, rich, or a pastor - The three things men most often trade their word for - Our childhood, our children -...
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info_outlineGod doesn't use the word hate often. There's four things he hates in the Bible - and they hold a key that can change a man's life.
In this episode of Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast, Steve Altmeyer opens with a question he turns on himself first: if you got one thing said about you at the end of your life, what would you want it to be? Bold and real like most won't talk about.
In this episode:
- The four things God says outright that he hates
- Why the man God chose to spotlight wasn't famous, rich, or a pastor
- The three things men most often trade their word for
- Our childhood, our children - this changes everything
- What Steve has seen in 40 years of men's mentorship
CHAPTERS
0:00 If you got one thing said about you, what would it be?
1:27 Search me, O God — he already knows your thoughts
3:44 Why this is at crisis level right now
5:13 The foundation of God's throne is truth
6:50 The man God spotlighted wasn't famous
8:25 What the Bible's word for integrity actually means
9:56 What really upsets God
11:26 Four things God hates: a lying tongue
11:57 What to do when your kids lie
12:55 A false witness
14:32 Breaking a vow
16:31 A mouth that opposes the truth
17:22 "I'm an honest guy" — let's look closer
18:45 Why most men sell it: money
19:58 Where I've seen the least integrity
20:49 Telling the pastor "great sermon" when you disagree
21:38 "I'll pray for you" — and you never do
22:57 Why young people are walking away from the faith
25:02 The two boys and the uniforms
28:25 Why they didn't listen
30:34 What men trade their word for: money, food, being liked
32:49 Saul and David — how each one took correction
35:46 Nobody can correct a man about his wife or his kids
36:39 Some men won't make it, and it'll surprise us
40:08 What God says about liars
43:21 The man who lost his head over telling the truth
44:53 Closing
SCRIPTURE IN THIS EPISODE
Genesis 25:29–34 · Deuteronomy 19:15 · Joshua 7 · Judges 16:4–21 · 1 Samuel 15 · 2 Samuel 12:1–13 · Job 1:1, 2:3, 2:9 · Psalm 139:23–24 · Proverbs 6:16–19 · Proverbs 8:13 · Malachi 2:14–16 · Matthew 11:11 · Matthew 26:14–16 · Matthew 28:11–15 · Mark 6:17–18 · John 3:30 · Romans 2:4 · Romans 5:8 · 1 Corinthians 7:12–14 · 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 · Ephesians 2:8–9 · Ephesians 6:4 · Revelation 21:27 · Revelation 22:14–15 · 1 John 5:11–13
ABOUT THE SHOW
Chosen to Lead Men's Podcast is turning the hearts of men toward God, fighting for marriage and family, and equipping men to lead with character, conviction, courage, and compassion. Steve Altmeyer has discipled thousands of men over 25 years. Here he shares the keys that have helped men overcome weakness and lead pure, healthy lives, wives, and families.
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