The MAG Episodes

Men, we have it backwards. What if real power doesn’t look like winning—but serving?  In this week’s message, Pastor Jim Ramos unpacks one of the greatest paradoxes of the Kingdom of God: If you want to become the greatest, you must become...

Everywhere we turn, society continues to downplay the critical role of fathers. But let’s make one thing clear: that’s flat-out wrong.   In this week’s message, Pastor Jim Ramos brings to light some shocking statistics about the devastating...

What’s the one verse that drives your life and shapes your faith journey? Men, we need a verse to call our own that challenges us to live purposefully. In this week’s message, Pastor Jim Ramos introduces the idea of a 'death verse'—a...

Can storytelling really shape the future of your family and community?  Storytelling isn’t just about preserving history— it can empower your tribe and strengthen your leadership. In this week’s message, Pastor Jim Ramos emphasizes the...

What "weeds" do you find yourself continiously battling in your life? How do they affect your spiritual growth? What practical steps can you take today to start rooting out sin and planting seeds of love, joy, and peace? In this week’s message,...

What does it mean to be a father who stands strong yet flexible in the face of life's challenges?  It can be difficult to be present and supportive, no matter their age, and foster strong, lasting relationships with your children. Today, Pastor...

Men, we’re called to lead, protect, and provide. But what do we do when things don’t go as planned? What’s our true role in God’s eyes? In this week’s message, Pastor Jim Ramos takes us deep into the historical context of households during...

Death Ground. Alexander the Great famously burned his ships to eliminate his troops' option of retreat, compelling them to fight with everything they had.  Today, Pastor Jim Ramos challenges us to read a common passage with a new perspective....

Do you feel tethered to your past failures, hurts, and insecurities? Men, we are called to show grit and push past our shortcomings to let the world feel the full force of who we are in Christ.  In this message in the “Take Courage” series...

Do you struggle to say YES to the things God places on your heart? It’s a struggle for many of us, including Jonah in the Bible. Today, Pastor Jim Ramos teaches from the story of Jonah and the power of saying YES to God’s will and the dangers of...

Are you married? Your wife is greater than your kids. Remarried? Still true! The Bible shows us that your wife is greater than your kids, even in the tricky situation of remarriage. In this message at the MAG, Pastor Jim Ramos lays out the biblical...

Did you know courage is a character trait developed over time? Like weightlifting, men have to practice, struggle and persevere to build the “muscles” of courage until it becomes who we are. The good news: God wired men to be courageous. Like...

Strength and courage. Can you have one without the other? These words are used over and over and commonly paired up in the Bible. In this message, Jim teaches the importance of why these words are often paired together, and what it means when you only...

How can a coward get courage? It’s not a commandment, it’s not a mosaic law, it’s not a fruit of the spirit and it’s not a Spiritual gift. So what is courage? Today at the MAG, Pastor Jim Ramos covers the first attribute of courage and also...

Did you know that the Bible talks about your wife's "big O"? It does! What does a Christian man look like in the bedroom? In this week's message, pastor Jim Ramos and the guys from The MAG talk about what the Bible has to say about your O, hers, and...