The Collection for the Lord’s People (Session 1: A Man’s Charge-“Act Like Men” by James MacDonald
13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 14 Do everything in love.
Don’t act like this..
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“Men don’t run from the battle but they run towards it”
Welcome Back, Duke
From the ashes of Sept. 11 arise the manly virtues. OPINION
October 12, 2001 By PEGGY NOONAN online.wsj.com
“…I believe this quite literally. But then I am experiencing Sept. 11 not as a political event but as a spiritual event.
And, of course, a cultural one, which gets me to my topic.
It is not only that God is back, but that men are back. A certain style of manliness is once again being honored and celebrated in our country since Sept. 11. You might say it suddenly emerged from the rubble of the past quarter century, and emerged when a certain kind of man came forth to get our great country out of the fix it was in.
I am speaking of masculine men, men who push things and pull things and haul things and build things, men who charge up the stairs in a hundred pounds of gear and tell everyone else where to go to be safe. Men who are welders, who do construction, men who are cops and firemen. They are all of them, one way or another, the men who put the fire out, the men who are digging the rubble out, and the men who will build whatever takes its place.
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1 Timothy 3 -Now the overseer is to be “(life) above reproach”..-Session #2 by Dr Crawford Loritts
“…faithful to his wife (see marriage, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, 3 not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. 4 He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full[a] respect. 5 (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) 6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. 7 He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap…
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One of the questions that was asked during a video was-“When does a boy become a “real” man?
“11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.”–1 Corinthians 13
Q: What are some of your childish ways (e.g. complaining, pornography, anger, etc..)
Session #3: A Man’s Challenge-“Accept Responsiblity” by Robert Lewis
Man is to [Genesis 2 ]..
1. Obey
2. Lead and love a woman
3. Work (Garden)
4. Serve and better their community (e.g home)
Q: How do you prevent your teenage son skip the “foolishness” of life?
A: Spend time with your son
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Michael Vick shares first-ever testimony, POSTED Saturday, Feb. 6. bpnews.net
“Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Tony Dungy listens while a fan congratulates Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick on turning his life around after spending 23 months in Leavenworth Prison for dog-fighting. Dungy told the Super Bowl Prayer Breakfast earlier that he and Vick spoke at least once a week during Vick’s incarceration. ..
New International Version (NIV)
Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel
“2 You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine. 2 Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
…6 Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. 7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 8 and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. ..
Session #4: A Man’s Commissiion-“Help Other Men be Men” by Dennis Rainey
“2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”–2 Timothy 2
Q: Who was your hero growing-up?
In a study, 1/3 “parent(s) 1/3 “no one” 1/3 “me”
40% boys born to “wedlock” mothers
After each session, we were challenged to ask God the “action plan” (2 minute meditation) on what we do next after hearing the message after each session.
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This is what I have been thinking about recently. How do I be the man God wants me to be. My grandmother always says, Trust and obey for there is no other way to be happy in Jesus (old hymn).
Thanks for sharing Eric! Yes, trust and obedience grows over time through a persevering-growing personal relationship (e.g. daily talking with Him via prayer whether asking or thanking) with Heavenly Father. I decided to search that hymn online and found this site.. http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh467.sht
1. When we walk with the Lord
in the light of his word,
what a glory he sheds on our way!
While we do his good will,
he abides with us still,
and with all who will trust and obey.
Refrain:
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey….