When does a boy become a man?
The has failed men.
have failed the church.
The church has failed the culture.
“Many of today’s cultural problems can ultimately be traced back to the failure of a man.” – Patrick Morley
“Almost every single nonprofit that has ever been started could be traced back to the fact that men did not do what God has called men to do.” – Joby Martin
“If you disciple men, marriages will improve, then families, then the church, and finally, the world.” – Patrick Morley
Manhood is God’s idea and .
Read Genesis 1:26-27
If God created men, maleness, and manhood, then what it means to be a man comes from God and not the world.
The world wants men to believe that what makes a man is on the outside, but God’s Word teaches us that what makes a man is on the inside.
Read 1 Samuel 9:1-2
Read 1 Samuel 16:7
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What is God looking for in the heart of a man that makes him a man?
Read Matthew 11:29
Read Philippians 2:5-8
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Humble submission to God
Manhood isn’t something you achieve. It is something bestowed upon you by God.
Manhood looks like Jesus. A life of surrender; a life of dependence; a life of active obedience to God.
“The sheep baptize the shepherds and then My Spirit will fall upon My Body, My Flock, My Sheep!”