Men's Breakfast

Men’s Secret Business

Ephesians 5:3-14 “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God’s holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a person is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is…”

Limo looking for the best driver

Male Stoicism

Partial Testimony

Understanding my Dad’s brokeness

What society thinks of us - Middle aged, white male, Heterosexual, Christian

We can feel like a catcher in teeball

Stats on males, suicide, porn, violence, accidents, higher risk of death due to their jobs,

We are all broken without God

Males - the only thing different between Danger and Anger is the lettr ‘D’

Gospel is the cycle breaker in my life and in yours

We reflect God’s character - love, strength, protection, nurture, to lead, be a good dad/rolemodel and to show Christ,

God values and loves you, singing warrior, runs after the wayward son, prays for us (John 17),

Losing a generation to the war of impurity!

PORNOGRAPHY

The Changing Character of Spiritual Warfare It is as though we have devised a form of heroin 100 times more powerful and addictive than before, usable in the privacy of one's own home and injected directly to the brain through the eyes. It's now available in unlim- ited supply via a self-replicating distribution network, glorified as art and protected by the Constitution."

Research by security technology company found that 'one in 10 visitovrs to porn sites is under 10 years old'. Children are not watching what we would imagine as normal porn, they are consuming some of the most degradıng and violent imaginable. Rapes have doubled for 17 years old and younger, more violence and de-humanizing of women than ever before.

Depression

Depression is a raging epidemic in men and boys and also a side effect of consuming porn. (Any time a person] spends much time with the usual pornography usage cycle, it can't help but be a depressing, demeaning, self- loathing kind of experience," says Dr. Gary Brooks, a psychologist who has worked with porn addicts for the last 30 years'." it is easy to see the correlation between the increase in porn use in boys and the increase in suicide. We are indeed in a health crisis.

Degrading of women

Increase in sexual attacks of the most heinous nature, not from the patriachy or toxic masculinity but from the increase in pornography and frequency of watching and more disturbing. like a drug the addict needs a stronger hit more often.

Depression rates in Men - Movember

he Australian Longitudinal Study of Male Health report found mental ill-health remains high among Australian men. Up to 25% experienced a diagnosed mental health disorder in their lifetime, and 15% experienced a disorder in any 12-month period.

Suicide rate amongst aussie men

Blokes make up an average seven out of every nine suicides every single day in Australia. The number of men who die by suicide in Australia every year is nearly double the national road toll.

Work Place Deaths

Every 2 days an aussie male dies at work. According to Work Safe Australia: 1 in 4 men who die at work under 35 years old I in 3 men are aged 35 to 54 2 in 5 are aged 55 and over

Road Toll

One satudy showed that there were more male deaths (84,588) than female deaths (76,712),

Numbers 1:16 These are they who were called of the congregation, the leaders of their fathers’ tribes; they were the heads of divisions of Israel.”

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ. Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.

1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

1 Timothy 2:12 I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.

Ephesians 5:25 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her”

Ephesians 6:1-4 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—“so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”

Zephaniah 3:17 “The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.””

Galatians 2:20 ESV / 13 helpful votes I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

1 John 4:16 ESV / 12 helpful votes So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

1 John 4:7 ESV / 12 helpful votes Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 3:1 ESV / 12 helpful votes See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 12 helpful votes And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

1 John 4:18 ESV / 11 helpful votes There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Ephesians 3:17-19 ESV / 11 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.