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Making men MEN again. The David Alliance will help you slay your giants.
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Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
If I sit here and talk about all the people I have prayed for and have seen healed, people God has given me words of knowledge for, people I have led to Christ… it can make you think I am bragging…Hold that thought.
*if we were sitting in a group and I told you about all the weight I lost and showed off my abs…what would you think?
**what if I was sharing about all my exploits in war and all the men and women I saved and the battles I was in.
****What if I told you how much I benched, squatted deadlifted…
**-**-**What if I told you about all the times I tithed and didn’t have money to tithe but I did, and how God has blessed me and how important it is to tithe….
***what If told you about all the stories about my kids
(Would these conversations irk you, bother you, fire you up, bore you?)
THE RESPONSE GIVEN BY INDIVIDUALS IN ANY OF THESE SITUATIONS DEPENDS ON THE CIRCLE I AM IN.
- If im at a weight watchers you would get excited and marvel
- If I was at a Vietnam vet reunion
- If Im sitting at Westside Barbell you would all add your own stories and think cool… no but no biggy
- If Im with other business people, groups of entrepreneurs who all have sacrificed and seen God bless them… fire us up
- with other parents, we would laugh and share pictures and stories
Are there circles that make you uncomfortable?
WHO PUSHES YOU?
You have heard it said “show me your circle and I will show you your future”. It will also show you your money habits, your marriage, your spiritual depth or lack of, your kids attitudes, your health… etc…
Right CIRCLE:
* Encourage your goals, not mock them.
* Challenge you to grow, not settle.
- Celebrate your success, not envy it.
- PUSHES YOU SPIRITUALLY
Wrong CIRCLE:
* Normalize mediocrity or bad behavior.
* Drain your energy and blur your values.
* Distract you from your purpose.
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Do you remember Bob Hayes, the man who was named "World's Fastest Human"?
He was a hero of 1964 Olympics, bringing home the Gold Medal in the 100 meter run, and being clocked at incredible 8.5 seconds in the final 110 yards of 400
meter relay run. After the Olympics, he became an all-pro wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. His college coach said that if there had ever been a kid he wished was his, it
was Bob Hayes. Then, in April 1979 Bob was convicted of selling narcotics to an undercover agent. He received two 5-year prison sentences. He went from the pinnacle of
success to prison. Then terrible health issues due to drug abuse and the wrong lifestyle. According to Hayes, and those who cared most about him, his downfall was caused by his inability to choose the right circle.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33: "'Bad company corrupts good character’”.
- Company - not just friend, but group of friends- your circle
Mark 2
2 Jesus returned to Capernaum, and a few days later the news went out that He was at home. 2 So many people gathered together that there was no longer room [for them], not even near the door; and Jesus was discussing with them the word [of God]. 3 Then they came, bringing to Him a paralyzed man, who was being carried by four men. 4 When they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above Jesus; and when they had dug out an opening, they let down the mat on which the paralyzed man was lying. 5 When Jesus saw their faith
**Thats the whole sermon right there!!
Let me see your friends faith - That will tell me everything I need to know!
ITS NOT ABOUT THE CHOICES YOU MAKE… ITS ABOUT THE CIRCLE YOU MAKE!
You don’t need the right friends you need the right circle.
You can’t choose your family - but you can choose your circle. You can’t always choose your classmates, coworkers, neighbors or those who share your pew at church - but you can always choose your *circle of influence*.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WITHOUT KNOWING…
**I was training a young man in my gym. He came in one day all concerned. He said he thinks he has a skin disease… something is really wrong with his hands. - They were callouses. But it happened so slow he did not realize it.
The work of our circle is slow at first… but in time it becomes who we are.
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Sunday Nov 16, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
- 1 Corinthians 15:33: "'Bad company corrupts good character’”.
- Company - not just friend, but group of friends- your circle
Not a bad friend, but bad company.
Ever ask someone the question “so what kind of company do they hang with?”
Oh don’t mess with them, they hang with some bad Mamma Jamma’s.
That woman there keeps the wrong kind of company… she’s broke dried up and used.
That Dude… the kind of company he hangs with … they are all super successful or there all gear heads or they are all musicians…
*Corrupts = waste away, shrivel up… to square ones potential.
- ** Character = life-style (moral habits, behavioral patterns
So it means the people you circle yourself with can shrivel up your potential because they instill in you poor life habits and patterns…
Verse 34 which leads to sin!
THEN THE OPPOSITE IS ALSO TRUE: GOOD COMPANY CAUSES CHARACTER TO THRIVE!
A FRIEND WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY PLAYER… HIS BROTHER EVEN BETTER - WOULD OUT PERFORM THE OTHER STARS ON THE ICE… BUT HAD THE WRONG CIRCLE.
JUST THE OPPOSITE FOR HIMSELF: He was average at best, but loved Hockey. He knew he had to get into circles that pushed him beyond what he thought was capable of himself.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WITHOUT KNOWING…
**I was training a young man in my gym. He came in one day all concerned. He said he thinks he has a skin disease… something is really wrong with his hands. - They were callouses. But it happened so slow he did not realize it.
The work of our circle is slow at first… but in time it becomes who we are.
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Rog and surround sound… he had watched the movie a million times, but now with Surround sound he was going to really enjoy it… it was the bats in the background of the movie… He finally heard what was really going on.
" "Then Moses climbed the mountain to meet with God. God shouted to him at that.."(Exodus 19:3)
- He calls out to remind us of what he has said and what he has done… that we may not forget and that it may build our faith.
There are miracles that I have happen in my life that I routinely remember knowing God still does miracles today.
-God still calls out to people today.
MAYBE YOU don’t hear from God because you simply do not believe that he still wants to talk to you today. If you don’t expect it you won’t be listening for it and you won’t hear it.
-He calls each one of us to come closer and to be with Him.
-God is not finished with us yet – it is not over.
-Respond with a willing heart and be ready to hear what He has to say.
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Tuesday Nov 11, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Psalm 103
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
3 Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who heals all your diseases,
3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion, 5 who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.…
-God redeem our life from destruction .
Gives us more than what was taken from us.
-God crown us with loving kindness… people see us coming. Crowns are noticeable, they are gaudy, they are beautiful, they are a sign that we are royalty!
-God tender us in mercies… he does not just give in… oh fine I forgive you, you can have a second piece of cake… NO NO NO he WANTS to show us mercy.
-who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.…
Ever feel down in the dumps, discouraged, dissapointed… and a gift is dropped into your lap. Or a financial blessing? Or a great relationship… and it changes your state of mind, your head space… you feel better, more energy, you feel young again. This is what God does.
A youthful eagle… competitive intensity of their high-energy lifestyle. Overall, a young eagle's energy level is like a high-octane engine in overdrive—voracious, explosive, and transformative, turning a fragile hatchling into a majestic predator in just months. This is adapted from observations of bald and golden eagles, the most studied species.
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Psalm 139:7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol- the grave, You are there. 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, 10 even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.…
No matter what gets thrown at us.
No matter where we end up in life.
No matter the ups and the downs the ins and the outs.
No matter how backwards things end up or how the ending greatly and vastly is different from the beginning…
He is always there.
If we end up as far from home as we could possibly be, if we are hopelessly alone, separated from family, friends, loved ones… if our job ends up being the worst thing in our life, or our marriage or our health. If everything we dreamed of, expected and even put our time and energy into… if it all blows up in our face and actually goes completely backwards from what we had planned… God is there.
You know what happens sometimes in life is that life happens sometimes. It happens to all of us. We tend to think that if bad things happen it was God who let it happen and if he let it happen then he surely can’t be there with us… right? He is punishing us so why would he stick around to comfort us - what a terrible lie to believe in.
God took the punishment of sin and shame on the cross and he took it so that not only do we not need to take the brunt of it, but he took it so that he could comfort us during those times. I love this Psalm - much like I love Romans 8:35-39. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. But Psalm 139 says it like this - surprise im here. You find yourself in your bosses office losing your job and God says - hey Im here. You hear the dread words You have cancer… God says Im here! God is already there - more than you might realize. I remember (and I’ll admit this probably a terrible example) but an old corny horror flick when I was in High School where this woman kept seeing the eyes of a demon everywhere she went. Her day job, her car, her kitchen, her kids soccer game… they were everywhere… I know stupid, but thats God. He is actually waiting on you in your bosses office when you lose your job. The worst thing going on in your life…he is waiting there for you… he knows when it will take place and he is there just waiting. So don’t forget to reach out to him. He is there!
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
1 John 4:4 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, 3 and every spirit that does not confess [a]that Jesus [b]Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world.
4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 5 They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. 6 We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
1 Thess. 5:21 Test all things and hold on to what is good.
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
ADORE YOU
(Written and arranged by Garth Heckman, Spirit Drop Music)
Your bonds are my delight
Your death is my new birth
Your Love my only escape
Hopelessly in love with you
Your grave is now empty
Your throne a flame of fire
Your love my only escape
Hopelessly in love with you
Pre Chorus:
My only desire
My only request
My only response
This Holy unrest
My hearts deepest hunger
My souls deepest thirst
All that Im craving
My minds only verse
Chorus:
To know you Daddy
To know you more
To know you Father
Whom I adore
Bridge:
I adore you
I adore you
I adore you
I adore you
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
Tuesday Nov 04, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
Mark 7:13
13 And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.”
Colossians 2:8 8 Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. 9 For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
If you become captured by empty philosophies bad things happen?
Notice the way this verse states it… you allow yourself to get captured. How… you quit staying vigilant - you quit seeking the voice of God. You fail to realize that the best way an enemy captures you is not with Bombs and bullets but by voices of compromise.
When you listen to compromising voices what happens?
Fosters Complacency: Relying on the voices in your circle - be it social media, politicians, friends… etc… erodes motivation to increase in intimacy.
Hinders Personal Growth: It traps people in comfort zones - what do I mean? One of the keys of knowing Gods voice is that it grows in clarity, focus and detail. But we don’t need to grow or act as disciples if we choose the voices outside of the Holy Spirit.
Damages your soul with a lack of joy from obedience, testimonies and will ultimately produce a spirit of comparison that will rob you further.
Now if it is you that is canceling the word of God you are doing so at the peril of practicing idolatry. You have set yourselves up as God.
Monday Nov 03, 2025
Monday Nov 03, 2025
Garth Heckman
The David Alliance
When you read the gospels it is so clear that Jesus is just going to do what he is called to do: Promote himself as the messiah, teach, heal, deliver, feed and challenge the religious elite. And he is only going to do what God the father tells him to do… in a sense what I say all the time MGLG make God look Good.
And the disciples are going to tag along… they are going to doubt, argue, question, become arrogant, act confused… because they are.
How did this relationship dynamic work exactly. God seems to expect a lot from the disciples… who continue to underwhelm in their attempts to be disciples.
At what point do the disciples see their 92nd miracle and think “you know… he might actually be the Messiah”. How many times did the religious elite come to trap Jesus… the disciples know all about these guys.. they are not to be messed with- they are smart, well connected and large and in charge… and Jesus continue to make them look like fools, even chastising them. Do you think the disciples ever said… well if he can handle pharisees, the Sadducees and the temple priests… maybe he is the Messiah.
When he wakes up from the bottom of the boat and wipes the sleep from his eyes in the middle of a tempest and almost acts annoyed… he commands the waves and the sea to calm IMMEDIATELY, and it does. Do you think the disciples finally looked at each other in the boat and whispered “this guy’s gotta be the Messiah”. NOPE, they look at each other and actually ask “who is this guy”.
**I find great comfort in the disciples actions. How many times I have seen God at work in my life and in the lives of others and seconds later I doubt God. I think it is human nature and yes we can mature out of it to some degree… but here is what I think the secret is to the disciples. THEY HAD ALL THESE QUESTIONS, ALL THESE GUESSES, ALL THESE HOPES, ALL THESE UNSPOKEN THOUGHTS… But they kept following him. A disciple follows Christ - not up until a question can’t be answered… they follow at all times. They may not understand all there is to know about Jesus… but they keep following.
In Mark 6:6 It says Jesus was amazed at the peoples lack of faith. These were the people in Jesus city that he grew up with…
The CEV version says he was appalled at their unbelief.
That actual word there - many translate it “amazed” actually has the connotation of “Wonder” - as in after them watching miracles and they doubt him… he says “really, even after all that… you still disbelieve…hmmm wow - amazing”.
But he never says that about the disciples… he chastises them for their little faith, their lack of faith… but never for their disbelief.
So what’s the distinction I am trying to make? Well disbelief does not continue to follow God. But a lack of faith can still follow God. A little bit of faith can still follow God… we may fail, we may be confused, we may feel like we are the worst disciples ever… but the promise is in not giving up. Continue to follow him… what Does Jesus say in Matthew 24:10 - many will turn away.
Be encouraged today… you don’t have to be perfect, you don’t have to have all the answers, you don’t have to have massive faith… all that will come as long as you don’t quit following Jesus.