Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Totally sold out Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deut 6:5 I was in the US Navy, but I have always admired my brothers in the Marine Corps. They understand what it means to be faithful to a cause. Semper […]
Thur // Warrior :: Courage
Title: A Big God Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 The world is frightening, not knowing what the immediate future holds, and that can be very scary. But courage is leadership. We must have the direction to face the future and the unknowns. Showing courage in this difficult time is not easy, but we have a big God. We […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Mission statement As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15We have a class we do for men at Grace Chapel called Spiritual Leadership Course. One thing we cover is creating a mission statement for your family. Every man in the course works on a mission statement and values they […]
Tue // Fuel :: Wisdom
Title: Reflect and anticipate Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse. – Proverbs 2:12 We’re coming to the middle of the year and we can reflect on the past and anticipate the future. I imagine you’ll do both. As you reflect, can you say that you […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: God knows best This has been my practice: I obey your precepts – Psalm 119.56 To obey is to submit. The idea of obeying or submitting to someone more significant than ourselves is lost. When something inside, say’s “Nobody tells me what to do!” we might have a bit of a pride issue. A precept is a commandment, often a moral or conduct-related directive. You have to consider […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Exalt
Title: Posture for Worship Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. – Psalm 99:5 Most men gravitate to places, circumstances, and relationships where they can stand tall and strong, which isn’t all bad. There can be a healthy expression of pride and personal confidence that can serve and inspire others. […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: Never Stop the Encouragement Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a It’s the season for many guys when we see our kids graduate from high school or college and start looking to build their future. Letting go of adult children, even as Christian parents, is challenging. It […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Pursuing Jesus Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b What example are you setting? It’s a simple question that has enormous implications for the way that you live. What are the words you use? How do you live your life? […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: The Battle is won For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c I like watching wildlife documentaries, which give great insight into how animals behave and why. I noticed that the cat family has similar tactics. They stock the prey, and then they attack, and it always ends up with […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Follow the steps And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, Heb 12:1c The first part of Hebrews 12:1 talks about the previous chapter and how the author describes all these people who set examples of perseverance and trusting God. Then he asks us to put our sins aside, and […]