The Washington Defender Podcast

A Devotion for your drive into work:  Let's unpacks how sin twists even God’s good commands into opportunities for rebellion—and how union with Christ sets believers free to bear real spiritual fruit In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble explores Romans 7:4–12, explaining that believers have “died to the law” through Christ so they can be joined to Him and bear fruit for God rather than for death. Using the picture of a 20-mph school zone, he shows how God’s holy law exposes sin, while sin “takes opportunity” through the commandment to stir up coveting and rebellion in the human heart. Pastor Noble calls unbelievers to repentance for salvation and urges believers to let Scripture regularly expose and cleanse remaining sin, praying for renewed holiness in Christians and for God to change legislators’ hearts and policies in Washington State. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  What if the biggest barrier to your spiritual growth isn’t the culture, the government, or the people around you—but the sin you refuse to see in yourself? This message confronts the blind spots we all carry, exposing how subtle compromise hardens the heart, grieves the Spirit, and keeps us from the freedom and joy God intended. In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble  explores how believers often minimize, justify, or ignore their own sin while remaining keenly aware of everyone else’s. Drawing from Scripture, it shows how unconfessed sin distorts our perception, damages our relationships, and weakens our witness. The episode calls listeners to honest self-examination, genuine repentance, and renewed dependence on God’s grace so that personal holiness becomes a lived reality rather than just a theological idea. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  Are you still living like you’re “married” to religion and impossible standards instead of to the risen Christ? In this episode, Pastor Brian walks through Romans 7 and John 15 to show how dying to the law and being joined to Jesus changes everything—your identity, your joy, and your impact in Olympia and beyond. In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble Pastor Brian opens the first day of Washington’s legislative session with a devotional calling believers to move from mere religious duty to a living union with Christ that produces real, lasting fruit in the public square. Drawing from Romans 6–7 and John 15, he explains how believers have died to the law, become the bride of Christ, and are now called to abide in Jesus so that their lives overflow with love, joy, peace, and bold gospel witness. The episode ends with focused prayer for revival in Olympia, for legislators across party lines, and for listeners to bear eternal fruit by sharing the gospel and defending biblical values today. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  What if the shame of your past isn’t meant to crush you, but to prove you’ve actually been changed—and to turn your ordinary Sunday into a living taste of eternity? In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble walks through Romans 6:21–23, asking what “benefit” sin has ever really given us besides shame and death, and then contrasts that with the freedom, sanctification, and eternal life found in Christ. It emphasizes that true conversion always brings real change, that believers are not just freed from sin but joyfully enslaved to God, and that everyday obedience lets people around us “taste heaven” as we live out the gospel in our homes, churches, and the public square. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  Are you truly righteous—or just hoping you squeak into heaven someday? In this Washington Defender devotional, Pastor Brian confronts comfortable sin, exposes false grace, and shows how the same passion once poured into impurity can be redirected into a Spirit-powered life of real righteousness that changes both your heart and the public square In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble  unpacks Romans 6:19–20 by asking, “Are you righteous or unrighteous?” and stressing that only those made righteous by Jesus’ blood inherit God’s kingdom. Pastor Brian contrasts slavery to sin with slavery to righteousness, urging believers to pursue holiness as intensely as they once pursued impurity, and to live out that righteousness in Washington’s public square through truth-telling, prayer for leaders, and active engagement. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  Are you “under grace” but still living like sin is the boss of your life? Let's expose the lie of cheap grace, willful disobedience, and let's examine how Christ sets believers free to become joyful slaves of righteousness in every sphere—home, work, and even the halls of government In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 6:15–18 to confront the idea that grace gives Christians permission to keep sinning. He explains the difference between stumbling in weakness and living in willful rebellion, emphasizing that every person is a “slave” either to sin, which results in death, or to obedience, which results in righteousness. Believers, he stresses, have been freed from sin’s mastery and are now slaves of righteousness, called to live holy, obedient lives in every industry and vocation as representatives of God’s kingdom. The episode closes with a pastoral prayer for revival in Washington State, for freedom from willful disobedience, and for courage to defend and advance biblical values in the public square. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  Tired of feeling like a victim to your past, your temptations, or this culture? Discover how Romans 6 turns you from a broken instrument of sin into a powerful instrument of righteousness in God’s orchestra. This devotional from Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 6:12–14, calling believers to stop “letting” sin reign in their bodies and instead present every part of their lives to God as instruments of righteousness. Using vivid band and orchestra imagery, he contrasts victim thinking with the victory believers have in Christ, emphasizing that sin is no longer our master because we are under grace, not law. He applies this to real-life battles—sexual sin, addiction, anger, identity, and compromise in public life—urging listeners to walk into their day as those “alive from the dead” and to shape culture by first letting God reshape their own hearts. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  What if the key to fearless, fruitful Christian living is realizing you’re already dead—and that’s the best news you could ever hear? Because if you are dead - then you just might be resurrected. Pastor Brian Noble unpacks what it means to be “crucified with Christ,” exploring how dying to self brings freedom from fear, offense, and people-pleasing. Drawing from Scripture and honest personal reflection, it calls believers to embrace their identity as already dead and fully alive in Jesus, so they can walk in boldness, obedience, and unshakable peace. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  What if Israel’s modern story, ancient prophecy in Ezekiel 17, and the chaos of today’s politics are all preaching the same message to your heart—that God keeps every promise and weighs every oath you make before Him? Drawing from Ezekiel 16, Pastor Brian Noble traces the prophetic cycle—blessing, infidelity, judgment, and redemption. God finds Jerusalem abandoned, rescues and blesses her, but she falls into greater idolatry than Sodom. Still, God’s covenant is everlasting: though judgment brings humiliation, repentance brings forgiveness and restoration for Jerusalem, Israel, and all sinners. The devotional urges believers to grasp this grace—living and witnessing as rescued, restored, and radically loved people, who spread hope, humility, and faithfulness in the public square. The prayer concludes: “Lord, thank you for your everlasting covenant and redemption. Let us walk as people set free and sent to testify of your mercy and truth.” We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  If your old habits and history still feel like they own you, let me show you why, in Christ, your “old self” is crucified, buried, and gone—and how to actually walk in resurrection power at work, in government, and in everyday life. In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Romans 6:3–7 to show that believers are spiritually baptized into Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, meaning their old self and “body of sin” have been done away with. Pastor Brian ties the full gospel—Christ’s death, burial, resurrection, and appearances—to the believer’s identity, emphasizing that Christians are no longer slaves to sin but united with Christ to walk in newness of life right now, not just in the future. Listeners are urged to reject half-gospel living, stop seeing sin, fear, addiction, and people-pleasing as their masters, and step into Spirit-empowered obedience that brings glory to God in homes, workplaces, and the public square. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  Are you tired of feeling like sin still owns you? Discover why, if you’re in Christ, you never have to crawl back into the grave of your old life—and how God’s overflowing grace empowers real freedom today. In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble walks through Romans 6:1–3 to confront the cultural lie that there is no such thing as sin and to show that Scripture clearly names and defines sin in many forms, from idolatry and sexual immorality to pride, gossip, greed, and unbelief. Pastor Brian explains that while sin is real and serious, God’s grace abounds even more, yet that grace is not a license for willful disobedience because believers have been “baptized into Christ’s death” and are truly dead to sin. Listeners are urged to humbly examine their hearts, receive God’s sufficient grace, live as people no longer mastered by sin, and carry this gospel hope into the public square to see transformation in families, leaders, and communities. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  What if the broken walls of ancient Jerusalem are a mirror of Washington State today—and God is calling a remnant to rise up, repent, and rebuild with the bible in one hand and courage in the other? In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble walks through the book of Nehemiah, showing how God used a praying civil servant to rebuild Jerusalem’s broken walls in just 52 days while facing mockery, threats, internal injustice, and spiritual compromise. Pastor Brian connects each chapter to Washington State’s moral and cultural ruins—abortion, family breakdown, confused identity, and compromised churches—and calls believers to hopeful, prayer-soaked civic engagement that blends repentance, biblical worldview, and public courage. The episode ends with a passionate prayer for state leaders, churches, and citizens to return to God so that Washington can once again shine with the joy of the Lord as its strength We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  What if the grandson of your enemy was the very person God called you to bless? Discover how David’s kindness to Mephibosheth can reshape how you engage a hostile culture with uncompromising truth and courageous love. In this devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks 2 Samuel 9 and David’s kindness to Mephibosheth to show how Christians can hold fast to hope, love perceived “enemies,” and protect the vulnerable in a spiritually hostile culture. He connects David’s covenant faithfulness to practical action in Washington State—calling believers to assemble, pray, speak truth without slander, advocate for just laws, and treat political opponents as image bearers for whom Christ died. The episode ends with a pastoral prayer that listeners would defend and advance biblical values in the public square with both conviction and compassion. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  When ten voices shout despair over Washington’s “giants,” will you join the fearful report—or stand with Joshua and Caleb and declare an unshakable hope in God’s promises for 2026? In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble uses the story of the twelve spies in Numbers 13 alongside Hebrews 10 to call believers in Washington State to reject defeatism about politics and culture and instead adopt Joshua and Caleb’s God-centered report, placing their hope in God’s promises rather than the size of today’s “giants” in government, courts, and society, and entering 2026 as a people who spread hope, repentance, and bold public-square faith instead of despair. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  Feeling small, outnumbered, or tongue-tied in a hostile culture? Step into Moses’s burning-bush moment and discover how God calls ordinary believers in Washington to confront modern “Pharaohs” with unstoppable hope. In this Washington Defender Daily Devotional, Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Exodus 3–4 and Hebrews 10:23–25 to show how God meets his people in the ordinary, calls them by name, and sends them into a broken state with hope and holy courage. Listeners will be challenged to see their personal calling to Washington, trust God’s presence in their weakness, speak truth in the public square, and walk out a bold, Spirit-empowered obedience in 2026 We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  When rulers rage, babies are targeted, and culture feels lost, discover how God used midwives, a desperate mother, and a crying baby in a basket to ignite unstoppable hope—and what that means for Washington in 2026. This Washington Defender Daily Devotional with Pastor Brian Noble dives into Exodus 1–2 and Hebrews 10:23–25 to show how God births hope in the darkest cultural moments. Through Moses’s story, you’ll learn five practical ways to hold fast, fear God over man, trust God’s hidden providence, cling to his covenant love, and courageously gather and encourage believers as we head into 2026. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  What if the betrayals, false accusations, and political turmoil you’re facing are not the end of the story, but the very setup God is using to position you for His purpose in 2026? This devotional in the “Hope” series roots itself in Hebrews 10 and Genesis 15, tracing how God foretold Israel’s 400 years in Egypt and then used Joseph’s betrayals, false imprisonment, and delays to fulfill His covenant to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It applies that pattern to Washington State, urging believers to see present setbacks—whether in personal life, school boards, or government—as part of God’s foreseen plan, remain unwavering in faith, stay planted in church community, and pray for leaders like Governor Ferguson to come to a saving knowledge of Christ so that hearts and public policy are transformed. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  As wars, cultural chaos, and political tension rise, where do you actually anchor your hope—government, the economy, or the God who never breaks covenant with Israel or the church? This devotional with Pastor Brian Noble launches the “Hope” series for the transition from 2025 into 2026, using Hebrews 10 and Jacob’s dream in Genesis 28 to show that God’s covenant faithfulness to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is still active toward Israel and the church today. It challenges believers to reject antisemitism, stand with Israel biblically, stay planted in the local church, and enter 2026 with unwavering hope in Christ’s presence, protection, and promises—not in government systems—while praying for salvation and repentance across Washington’s leaders and families. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

A Devotion for your drive into work:  Feeling the pressure of politics, war, and cultural chaos? Discover why this could be Washington’s year of unshakable hope—and how God’s covenant faithfulness to Israel and to you changes everything.. This devotional with Pastor Brian Noble unpacks Hebrews 10 and the story of Isaac to show that God’s covenant promises are still faithful, from Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to modern Israel and the church today. It calls believers in Washington State to unwavering hope in Jesus—not government or circumstances—pressing into repentance, bold gospel witness, and prayer for leaders like Governor Ferguson and all parties to come to salvation so that transformed hearts lead to transformed public policy. We are transforming our hearts so we can shape the public square. If you're interested in starting a public square ministry, check out these free resources - https://fpiw.org/public-square-ministry Donate Today - https://fpiw.bndlr.co/

Abraham's Story - hope in 2026