Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Closeness to the Creator Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a Man is born with a desire for closeness to our Creator. Man also has a need to build. It didn’t take long for man to try and […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Good Pride/Bad Pride “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Proverbs 16:18 We all have pride. Be sure to not label all pride as bad. There is good pride in good things (being proud of your kids for example). The warning of pride here is the empty kind. A haughty […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Big responsibility Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in faith and purity – 1 Timothy 4:12b Paul saw that with young Timothy that they could be an example to both the older people and the younger people. As men we look up to someone that is older and wiser, behind […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Positive Affect Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 Influence: The power to cause changes without direct force. By the definition, as Christian men, we should be having a positive affect on the lives of others that is affecting change. For men, this should be seen in every […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Christ in the center For those who exalt they will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. – Matthew 23:12 Who do we praise? That is a loaded and uncomfortable question. Often times, our praise and focus is on what is at the center of our lives. It could be our […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Extinguish a prideful fall Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall – Deuteronomy 6:5 Pride is such a big topic. It is so big the sub-topics are endless. Why is that? It is one of the tools that Satan goes to the most. Pride can get us into trouble so fast […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Words on a page For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart – Hebrew 4:12 I admit I am not a “reader”; I can count the number […]
Fri // Steel:: Passion
Title: Number 1 Passion Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 Today we use the word passion at the drop of the hat. We say we have passion for our work, our hobbies our wants and needs. The passion in […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Respond Offer your bodies as the living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship – Romans 12:1b First, note that worship is a verb or action word; it’s something you do. Worship is a response to God. God initiated the relationship and we are to respond. God does […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Live Free Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free – John 8:32 Freedom is fought for, it is talked about and we are wired to want it. We want to live free from so many things, but the kind of freedom Jesus is talking about is the freedom […]