Sat // Build :: Authentic
Title: Honor and Respect Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up. – Ephesians 4:29a Recently our church staff revisited several core values that shape our work environment. To function as a unified team, the need for unanimous “buy-in” on several fundamental values […]
Fri // Steel :: Integrity
Title: The Test I will not deny my integrity. – Job 27:5b My son looked over my shoulder and asked: “What is integrity?” Have you ever tried explaining it?It took me a bit to line up my thoughts. I told my son, “Something with integrity won’t break easily, so if we are talking about a […]
Thu// Warrior:: Weapons
Title: Stand up “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take a stand against the devil’s schemes” Ephesians 6:11 God has called us as men to stand up. He’s given us everything we need. He has taught us what is right in His word. Previously in this letter to the Ephesians, Paul […]
Wed // Grit :: Influence
Title: Men of Example Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 Most of us probably don’t see ourselves as men, of example, but we can’t think that way. We are examples that are visible every day, whether we accept it or not. I remember a sports news story that […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Prayer is the connection Pray Continually. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 What fuels you? Is it work? Sports? Family? Friends? Coffee? We all have things that fuel us to get up in the morning. I am guessing most of us struggle from time to time. We likely find ourselves finding false fuel to help us. What would it look […]
Mon // Surrender :: Control
Title: Hurt my Pride Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; – Proverbs 3:5 I was in an unfamiliar grocery store looking for coffee. Usually, it’s somewhere close to the cereal and other breakfast stuff, but it just wasn’t there. I must have taken five or six […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Stand
Title: Work in progress Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. – 1 Corinthians 15:58 When I think of sacrifice, I think of what am I giving up for lent, or my New Year’s resolution. Well to tell you how I have done with that, my last resolution was to not make any resolutions, I finally achieved one. This is a work in progress […]
Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Obedience to God Whatever you do, work at it with all your hearts, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23 Men, we can get caught up in the work cycle. We may get frustrated; we may lose our tempers. For the past year and a half, between work and trying […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Stoke the fire Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. – Deuteronomy 6:5 We have all shown a passion for something. When I do an internal check, do I see that same passion in my walk with Jesus? Do I see it […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: Stand up Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.Eph 6:10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor known for his outspoken feelings toward Hitler and Nazi Germany. Bonhoeffer had courage because he stood up for something he believed in, which, because of his thoughts and ideas, ultimately led him to his […]