Fri // Steel :: Example
Title:Godly Example 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 huge implications for the way that you live. What are the words you use? How do you live your life? How […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: Won because God was guiding For the battle is not yours, but God’s, 2 Chronicles 20:15c Can you imagine what it would be like to fight without God? Maybe you can’t or maybe you have tried. If you have tried you have probably found out the hard way that it’s extremely difficult. It’s like […]
Wed // Grit :: Resolve
Title: Real Men lead their families As for me and my household, we will serve the LORD. – Joshua 24:15 We 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 […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: He has yet to fail me Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… Hebrews 12:1c Typically, I abstain from corporate motivational posters. The one exception: A majestic sunrise, underscored with, “PERSEVERANCE: Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising each time we fall.”Honestly, there are moments I […]
Tue // Fuel :: Spirit
Title: Fuel Up So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. – Galatians 5:16 We all have our own personal Spiritual fuel tanks and we pick and choose what goes in the fuel tank. We all know what happens if fuel (petrol) gets contaminated. It effects […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Grabs our allegiance Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 What exactly is an “idol”? Is it an image carved out of wood or stone that people bow down to and worship? Could an idol be something more? Like work or sports or family or […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Called to live for something greater Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1b I’ll admit it, I want glory. If I am honest, seeking glory for myself is the greatest motivating factor that influences my behaviors and decisions daily. […]
Sat // Build :: Kingdom
Title: Who’s kingdom? But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well – Matthew 3:13a As men, we feel like kings of our domain; we are in control of our sphere. This is dangerous thinking and we should step back and concentrate on some key […]
Fri // Steel :: Truth
Title: Live the Truth Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. – John 8:32 Sometimes the truth hurts. Like a steel pan slapped upside your head. Sometimes that might be exactly what you need to wake you up after it rings your bell.Lies are snares. They enslave us. We […]
Thu // Warrior :: Engage
Title: Believe in a Spiritual Battle and Pray For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. – Ephesians 6:12 As boys, how many of us were convinced at times […]