Mon // Surrender :: Confess
Title: Formal Confession Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. – James 5:16 I remember how formal confession was growing up as a Catholic, a formal day of the week, and you were not allowed […]
Mon // Surrender :: Idols
Title: Self Idol Those who cling to worthless idols turn away from God’s love for them. – Jonah 2:8 Do you want what you want when you want it? That’s our flesh, not the Spirit. Are you envious of what someone else has, feeling you deserve the same thing? If so, that’s our flesh. They […]
Wed // Grit :: Committed
Title: Committing 24/7 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this… – Psalm 37:5 Committing a life with Jesus is 24/7. No easy task for men considering earthly distractions. This is a much harder level of commitment than most men anticipate. Coming from a military career, you may think this […]
Mon // Surrender :: Pride
Title: Blinding PridePride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. – Proverbs 16:18 NIV ⁃ Pride – a powerful word that gives us satisfaction from our own achievements, or the achievements of those we closely associated with. “Warning” pride is born out of humiliation and rejection, it protects our hearts from pain. As men […]
Tue // Fuel :: Prayer
Title: Alone time Pray Continually. – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 A transformation for me was learning to start and end each day in prayer and scripture. When do we pray vs. how should we pray? Summary. Jesus taught, “When you pray, do not pray standing in the churches and on the street corners, but when you pray, […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Rest
Title: Take time Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Mat 11:28 Ah yes, some R&R, flop on the sofa with remote in hand for Sunday sports, NOPE. For me, a time to worship, a time for family, and a time for reflection. I find […]
Sat // Build :: Encouragement
Title: The Gift of Encouragement Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” – Hebrews 3:13a Encouragement is a gift of a unique ability to inspire others to reach their full potential. As Husbands, Parents, and Christian Men, we must do so by challenging, comforting, and guiding in a way that people […]
Sun // Sacrifice :: Worship
Title: Biblical times are now Offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. – Romans 12:1bPlagues and bad weather. A lot of unrest. We read this in scripture, and we believe and discuss it in small groups. Yet it’s happening in our lives today, […]
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 […]
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 […]