# Pastor Exposes DEMONIC Strategy to Replace YOU as a Parent | Live Free with Josh Howerton

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Podcast: [Live Free with Josh Howerton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/live-free-with-josh-howerton-6006431)
Published: 2026-08-10T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Who is shaping your faith—and whose faith are you helping shape? Spiritual maturity requires more than consuming sermons and Christian content. It grows through relationships with faithful believers who can model, correct, encourage, and walk alongside us. Pastors Josh, Carlos, and Paul unpack the relationship between Paul and Timothy, explain how to find or become a spiritual parent, and examine whether apostles still exist in the church today. They also respond to cultural ideas about parental authority and show why Christians must use Scripture as the lens through which they understand the world. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why your heroes and influences shape your spiritual direction What Paul and Timothy teach us about spiritual fathers and sons How to find a mature Christian who can help you grow How to become a spiritual mother or father to someone else The difference between the original apostles and apostolic ministry today Why parents carry primary responsibility for discipling their children How to recognize cultural arguments that conflict with biblical truth Stand firm. Think biblically. Live free. 💬 This week’s giveaway: Comment HAT 🧢 Want a Live Free hat of your own? Visit LiveFree.shop 📲 Looking to grow deeper in your faith? Check out the Lakepointe App to access our Discipleship Guide, daily Bible reading plan, and more. Text APP to 20411 to download

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