Austin City Life

Fight Club isn't perfect, because we aren't perfect. Fight club will not cause your walk with the Lord to take off. Sometimes they won't follow through and sometimes you won't follow through. During difficult times, you will hurt because the truth hurts. In my experience, we held our cards close to our chests for several months after forming our fight club. Fortunate for us, we all cling to a perfect Christ, and it's His gospel that changes. As we seek His truth together, we are transformed.

During the last eighteen months, we have been through just about everything a man can go through. Though not perfectly, we've asked, “How does the gospel address this area of my life?” We've found that the gospel addresses everything a man can go through. We've searched the scriptures together, committed to fight sin together, and encourage one another. The men I fight with ask questions that cut through the deceitfulness of my own heart, and we point one another to the perfect Christ who has the ultimate power to change and heal.

During our fight club meetings, we focus on a passage in the Bible that speaks to our lives. The theology of that text shapes our understanding of who God is to us, and this is how His word plays out in our lives. Our discussion of the text changes our hearts and compels us to service. We encourage each other, pray for each other, and in humility worship the one true God.

Steve Cota // Partner of Austin City Life