Hot Takes & Holy Things

Maybe You Should Question Your Salvation w/ Jimmy Muir

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Episode 04: Maybe You Should Question Your Salvation w/ Jimmy Muir

Have you ever wondered if you should question your salvation? Today on Hot Takes and Holy Things, we welcome one of our dear pastors, Jimmy Muir, to discuss whether or not you should question your salvation. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about the differences between healthy questions versus harmful doubt and why we think you should question your salvation in a healthy manner. We delve into why fear and anxiety surrounding faith need to be substituted with the word of God (truth), before discussing where you can learn about this issue in the Bible. Pastor Jimmy goes on to share why he believes wrestling with these issues of salvation actually brings you closer to God and reminds you what your salvation is actually dependent on. Finally, our guest leaves listeners with some words of wisdom about the importance of facing your difficult questions. Thanks for listening!

Key Points From This Episode:

Our highs since the last time we recorded.
Introducing today’s amazing guest, Jimmy Muir.
Today’s Word of the Day: ‘Jestermaxer’.
Our Student Shoutout: Students who went canvassing.
Providing spiritual clarity about whether you should question your salvation.
Helpful questions versus harmful doubt and the differences in the fruit each produces.
The importance of substituting fear and anxiety with truth.
Where students can go to answer some of their questions about salvation.
What your salvation is dependent on: God’s love and grace.
Why you shouldn’t ignore the questions that come up on this topic.
Today’s challenge: Put the phone away!

Quotes:

“If you’re a student [who] wrestles with this [question of salvation], it’s not an abnormal thing to question and wonder.” — @JimmyMuir [0:16:13]

“I think the fact that you’re concerned about [salvation] and this is on your radar is a very, very, very good sign that the Holy Spirit is at work in your heart and in your mind.” — @JimmyMuir [0:16:58]

“You are worth saving because you are made in the image of God, He loves you, and He wants to save you. And that’s what your salvation is dependent on, not on your ability to live up to it.” — @JimmyMuir [0:17:59]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Romans 7

Ephesians 2:8-9

‘Jestermaxxer’ Meaning

The Spiritual Playbook for Student Athletes

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Episode 03: The Spiritual Playbook for Student Athletes

What if you’re physically in your prime and winning on the field, but spiritually exhausted and running on fumes because you’ve prioritized physical conditioning over the spiritual training and armor you need for the real battle? Today’s episode of Hot Takes and Holy Things explores the intersection of athletics and faith. Hosts Jarvis Koyate, Cole Bearden, and Jake Kimbrell dive into the reality of being physically strong but spiritually drained when sports take priority over your relationship with Jesus. They unpack the tension student athletes face and why it often leads to a struggle balancing faith and sports commitments. The hosts break down supporting scriptures to help students find their true center, Jesus, share three key questions, and offer a challenge to set up a personal faith training program, showing how Jesus can transform their lives.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Story time with Uncle Jarvis: a sports story.

• The great debate: Apple Music or Spotify?

• Today’s Student Shoutout: reigning girls’ soccer state champions.

• Student athletes: in shape physically but exhausted spiritually.

• We see the tension our student athletes are feeling.

• The struggle of balancing our faith and sports commitments.

• What the bible teaches us about our faith in sports commitments.

• Jesus calling us to surrender.

• Training plans: three questions to ask yourself to see if you are training your faith.

• Today’s challenge: creating your training plan.

Quotes:

“Today's hot take is our student athletes are in shape physically but exhausted spiritually.” — Jarvis Koyate [00:08:37]

“Our students physically, they’re in their prime, but spiritually, they're running on fumes.” — Jarvis Koyate [0:09:34]

“Our students, they're out there grinding for a starting spot, grinding to be as successful as they can in their sports, but we're not really doing the things to guard our hearts. And so maybe you would say that our student athletes are physically winning, but spiritually they're fading.” — Jake Kimbrell [00:09:46]

“And here's the truth. Faith was never meant to be squeezed in or around sports. Faith is meant to be the foundation that shapes how you play, why you play, and who you become through your sport. It's not about choosing between faith and sports, it's about choosing who sits at the center.” — Cole Beardan [00:11:16]

“Our students, while they're in shape physically and they're physically strong, they're fading spiritually because they're going into a war unarmed.” — Jake Kimbrell [00:14:10]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

1 Timothy 4:8 NIV

Ephesians 6:8-10 NIV

Family Church Network

Does God Care About My Spotify Playlist? w/ Sidney Rushing

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Episode 02: Does God Care About My Spotify Playlist? w/ Sidney Rushing

Music is an incredibly powerful tool for worship, but what if the music we listen to is encouraging us to worship the wrong things? Today, we welcome our very first guest to Hot Takes and Holy Things, Sidney Rushing. Sidney is a four-time NBA champion who leads worship at Family Church Tequesta, and he is here to discuss today’s hot take. In this episode, we begin with a new segment called Word of the Day, where we guess the meaning of a new word (or words) in every episode. We then delve into our hot take of the day: all music is worship music! Sidney tells us all about what it means to actually worship something and why we need to realign our identities to our true purpose, to worship God. He goes on to explain the power of music in shaping our thoughts and feelings, and as a tool of worship, before we help students get practical in assessing the type of music they’re exposing themselves to. Finally, listeners will be challenged to participate in a ‘playlist purge’ in order to figure out what the music we listen to is pointing our hearts towards. Thanks for tuning in!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Welcoming Sidney Rushing to the show.

• Today’s Word of the Day: ‘City Boy’.

• A shout-out to Crew Edwards from Family Church Tequesta.

• Today’s hot take: all music is worship music.

• What it means to actually worship something.

• The importance of redirecting worship back to God.

• Why music is particularly powerful in our lives and worship.

• Asking yourself if the music you listen to aligns with God’s truth and design.

• Today’s challenge: the playlist purge.

Quotes:

“Worshiping something is ascribing it value, either rightly or wrongly, and then responding in that manner.” — Sidney Rushing [0:10:06]

“I think all of us are made to worship – God, but because of the fall, we don’t know who or what to worship.” — Sidney Rushing [0:10:33]

“Both in life and in the Bible, there’s a trend that music has a way of connecting to us emotionally. It connects to our minds and our hearts and bridges them together.” — Sidney Rushing [0:13:00]

“It is wise to notice what messages you’re constantly feeding your mind and your soul because, over time, what you listen to will shape what you think about. And what you think about – shapes what you love.” — Sidney Rushing [0:16:49]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Romans 12:1

Philippians 4:8

Luke 6:45

What Real Friendship Actually Looks Like

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

Episode 01: What Real Friendship Actually Looks Like

Welcome to the first episode of Hot Takes and Holy Things, a new podcast for the students of Family Church in South Florida that tackles real questions students are asking and answers them through the lens of God’s Word. In this debut episode, hosts Jarvis Koyate, Cole Bearden, and Jake Kimbrell introduce the heart behind the show and its format of sharing bold “hot takes” and grounding them in Scripture. They begin with their first hot take: many students today don’t actually know what real friendship is. In a world shaped by group chats, social media streaks, and surface-level connections, it’s easy to mistake convenience and popularity for meaningful relationships. Today’s conversation explores why so many friendships feel shallow and temporary, and how Scripture paints a very different picture. Looking at passages like Proverbs 17:17 and Proverbs 27:17, our hosts unpack what real friendship looks like: consistent, truthful, sacrificial, and rooted in a desire to help one another grow closer to Christ. They also challenge students to stop waiting for better friends and start becoming the kind of friend the Bible describes. If you have ever wondered what real friendship should actually look like, this conversation is a great place to start!

Quotes:

“Our students don't have real friends. I would even say it like this: our students don't know what real friendship actually is.” — Jake Kimbrell [00:09:23]

“We live in a world today that is creating shallow, temporary, and convenient friendship.” — Jarvis Koyate [0:10:01]

“I think of a real friendship. I think of someone who's committed. It’s truthful, it's sacrificial, [and] it actually costs you something.” — Jarvis Koyate [0:13:39]

“Real friends don't just make you laugh. They make you better. They push you closer to who God is calling you to be.” — Cole Bearden [00:14:49]

“The way that you get [a real friend] isn't by waiting around, it's by becoming a real friend yourself.” — Cole Bearden [00:17:38]

“For us as friends, we actually have to learn what it looks like to put other people's needs above our own.” — Jake Kimbrell [00:18:23]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Proverbs 17:17

Proverbs 27:17