Why Men’s Ministry? Men’s Ministry in the church is…
Why Men’s Ministry?
Men’s Ministry in the church is almost an oxymoron to be honest – calling something that is many times filled with anything but real men. Ask any minister who has attempted to go down this road and they will tell you that it is the most difficult ministry to start up in a church and the quickest to die. There is a deficit of men in the church – at best we have boys with pubes of all age groups. Whether they’re wispy candy-floss fluff adolescents, mangled barb wire forty somethings or dull greying sixties – they’re struggling as ‘boys with pubes’ to break free!
Sociologists will tell you that adolescence or the ‘teenager years’ can flow in the late twenties or even thirties, sometimes much longer. It’s a creation of modern society [on urbanisation] which emerged in the 1920’s as a force of it’s own… Read the rest
Men, How To Do Life With Confidence
John says: ”Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was going to God.” [Jn 13:3]
John reveals three keys from the life of Jesus: What He had, Who He was and Where He was heading! Breaking this down for where live today it looks like this: Power. Position. Purpose.
You have to know your power – your talents, gifts, abilities and powers that lie within you. What power has God put in you and placed your hands?
You have to know your position – who you are in Christ which includes where you come from!
You have to know your purpose – where are you going – your visions and dreams – the reason for your existence.
Knowledge of your power, position and purpose allows you to do life with confidence. This is Godly security. People’s opinions no… Read the rest
7 Actions for the Times God is Silent
Elijah had been used of God to hold back rain from the people for over 3 years, because of their sins. Obviously, he was not well liked as a preacher. I can only imagine the stress he experienced during those years. Something struck me recently, however, that seemed to further complicate Elijah’s situation.
Consider 1 Kings 18:1 “After a long time, in the third year, the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.”
According to a couple NT passages, this “After a long time” was actually 3 ½ years. The famine was 3 ½ years long. For 3 ½ years, the people apparently continued to sin, Elijah continued to hold on by faith, but God said nothing. God was apparently inactive, not speaking, even to His great servant Elijah.
Have you ever been there? Has the… Read the rest
Three Easy Parenting Principles
From RonEdmondson.com:
I am asked dozens of questions about what we did or didn’t do as parents. I am amazed that God has allowed us to raise the two young men we have in our house, but there were a few principles we practiced consistently.
Here are three principles for parenting I think all parents should consider:
Be intentional – Parenting is hard work. Don’t try it without a plan. It’s amazing how we tend to plan for everything in life, but seldom for our parenting. I know men who have a plan to improve their golf game, but nothing to help them grow as a father. If you want to be a great parent, you must be intentional about that role. Have an overall plan for your parenting and an individual plan for each child, depending on their needs at the time.
Shape the heart – The Bible… Read the rest
Marriage Matters, Part 3
The follow article was sent to us by John Berriman, from the Jimmy Edwards and the MarriageToday.org email list. You can read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.
Marriage Matters
If you are married to a normal, healthy man, his greatest need in life is honor and esteem.
Men and women are equals-the Bible says we should serve one another-but one way a wife can serve her husband is by living out Ephesians 5:22. It says “Wives submit to your husbands as to the Lord.”
Submitting to your husband means honoring him. Honor and respect are like oxygen to a man. He gravitates toward it. He is invigorated by it.
Likewise, he’ll move away from a place where he doesn’t receive honor. Too many of the failing marriages I’ve seen have been rooted in a wife’s inability to honor her husband. That’s not the only reason marriages fail, of… Read the rest
Marriage Matters, Part 2
The follow article was sent to us by John Berriman, from the Jimmy Edwards and the MarriageToday.org email list. You can read Part 1 here.
Marriage Matters
What are strong marriages built on? There are few better foundations for a marriage more than a sacrificial spirit – a spirit that enables a husband or wife to look at their spouse and say, “You are more important than me.” Want to protect your marriage against divorce? Put your spouse’s needs ahead of your own.
Every great relationship is a sacrificial relationship. Sacrifice is an ancient concept, going all the way back to the ancient Israelites and their relationship with God. He made a covenant with them – sacrifice for remission of sins – and then Jesus gave us a new covenant through his blood. He became the ultimate sacrifice.
Paul describes that covenant in Philippians 2, which starts off with two verses that married couples should have underlined and highlighted… Read the rest
He Saved The Day 2010 Brochure Spotted in the Wild!
A brochure for He Saved The Day 2010 has been spotted at the Touch 10 Conference this evening!
For any husband whose wife has been at The River Dream Centre for Touch 10 this weekend, you’ll be getting one of these when she arrives home. The rest of you – stay tuned – we’ll have He Saved The Day information in your hand soon!
Registration for He Saved The Day 2010 opens on Friday 15th July. This years conference is on Friday 15th and Saturday 16th October.
Marriage Matters, Part 1
The follow article was sent to us by John Berriman, from the Jimmy Edwards and the MarriageToday.org email list:
Marriage Matters
In the parable of the sower, Jesus discusses how the Word of God hits some people’s hearts. Some people bear fruit for God as a result. But others do not bear fruit because they exhibit “thorny soil”–soil that is choked out by the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desire for other things. (Mark 4:1-20)
The issue of bearing fruit doesn’t only apply to the individual lives of believers, but also to marriages. Some men and women love God but their marriages are never great because they never bear fruit. Why not? For the exact reasons Jesus gave.
In this Marriage Builder, I want to single out the first main fruit-killer which Jesus mentioned, because it is one that affects almost all of us.
This marriage killer is stress, or as Jesus describes it,… Read the rest
Men of God UNITED together around their Saviour enables Him to do amazing things in and amongst them.
Determine men ready to invest into their lives leave changed for the better, empowered to become more that God has predestined them to be. Join me for the 2010 He Saved The Day Men's Conference.
If you are a man who seeks to develop a deeper walk with God, journey further into your purpose - and the purposes of God - then why not join us!
Registration is now open - you can register here
Hope YOU can make it!
Michael and Marion
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