Godly Men Not Allowed!

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Today we are going to continue with our Bait of satan series with the message

Godly Men Not Allowed

satan hates godly men

satan wants to kill

steal

and destroy families

why

because families were established by God

one male

one female

married

leaving their mother and father and becoming one flesh

having children

teaching those children the ways of God

That is God’s design for the family

our society hates that because it hates God

our society hates strong men

our society hates Godly men

men who do what God calls them to do regardless of the sacrifice or cost or consequence

Today I want to wrestle with what a godly man looks like

the characteristics of a godly man

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Men on Wednesday nights we are going to begin Be A Godly Man a 5 week discipleship series as we transition from a Men’s Bible study to a true discipleship group

Still focused on God’s Word but more from the angle of how do we as men live out that Word

Our sole focus will be Jesus and God’s Word but from a discipleship perspective

I challenge each man here today to make an excuse to commit to discipleship

I don't care if you are 18 or 118 commit to being discipled and discipling others today

Wednesday nights is a place to do both

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Back to this morning

This morning I want to look at. I will be reading out of the ESV this morning

II Timothy 3:16-17

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“All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”

I want to pull 4 truths for men found in this scripture....ladies they also apply to you

1. Must Stand on Word of God

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Look at verse 16

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God....”

All scripture given by God’s inspiration

The Bible is not just a book

It is not just a collection of letters

It is not open for debate

It is not something that you can pick and choose what you accept and reject

It is the inspired Word of God

Written by men indwelled with the Holy Spirit

It is perfect

It is flawless

It is GOD’S WORD

you must stand on God’s Word and God’s Word alone

There are may scriptures that I could have used here but I felt led to this one

Psalm 37:23

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“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way;”

1st we must remember the words of Jesus in

Mark 10:18

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“And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.”

That means Psalms refers to a godly man or woman

A Christian

One who as truly accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior

I was over at Mom and Kenny’s the other day playing hand and foot with them and Melody and Kenny asked what percentage of your church is true believers

He said he read a statistic that said most churches have a very small percentage like 20% that are true Christians

That got me thinking so I did some quick research online and found an article from Sept 2021 about a survey and this floored me

“Today, 176 million Americans claim to be Christians—69% of the population. Yet, only 6% of U.S. adults—which is 9% of those identifying as Christians—possess a biblical worldview, believing the Bible to be accurate and reliable, among other convictions.”

Are your steps ordered by the Lord?

If you are not a true Christian then no they are not

If you are not in the Word of God then no they are not

For your steps to be ordered by God

you must actively listen to Him

You must actively seek Him

You must surrender

You must submit

You must humble yourself to the Lordship of Jesus Christ!

Do you truly delight in God’s Way?

9% of those identifying as Christians believe the Bible to be accurate and reliable

Are you part of the 9%?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

One way to know is your attitude towards prayer

How many have a vibrant....

active....

all consuming prayer life?

That is the minimum by the way…God says to pray without ceasing

What is your attitude towards church and bible study and discipleship?

I found another statistic that only about 20% of those who identify as Christians attend church every Sunday.

How do you react when God calls an audible and changes your plans?

He says help that person on the side of the road or

help that person mentioned in the groupme message

all while when you are on the way to go golfing or fishing or are in a hurry

Do you allow the Lord to order your steps?

Do you truly delight in His Way?

Look at verse 24 when you fall you will not be destroyed if the Lord orders your steps and you delight in His Way!

This is difficult for us as humans

It is simple but hard

Do you really allow God to order your steps or do you present your agenda and schedule to God for approval?

2. Allow the Word of God to Perfect You

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I don’t know if allow is the correct term here

God doesn’t need you to allow Him to do anything

He is God and you are not

Because of disobedience you can stop yourself from becoming perfect and complete

Look at the last part of 16 back in II Timothy 3

and is profitable for doctrine

for reproof

for correction

for instruction in righteousness

Again to be a godly man you must stand upon God’s Word

I want to make sure we are all on the same page in terms of what is listed here

Doctrine-Greek noun meaning instruction or learning or teaching or doctrine

Websters 1828 defines doctrine as

In a general sense, whatever is taught an example they gave was

The doctrines of the gospel are the principals or truths taught by Christ

The truth of God’s Word is doctrine

The only place you get true doctrine is from the Word of God

Reproof Greek noun meaning proof or conviction or evidence

Websters 1828 defines reproof as Blame expressed to the face; censure a fault

Taking a fault or error to someone

1st God reproofs you in and through His Word

He may call you to reproof others

family

those you are in a discipleship relationship with

friends

co-workers etc

Correction Greek noun meaning straightening up again; reformation

This is more than reproof…bringing up or pointing out error

This is helping straightening out the error and problems associated or caused by the error

God corrects you through His Word

Instruction Greek noun meaning education or training; disciplinary correction or chastising

Righteousness Greek noun meaning righteousness

Websters 1828 defines righteousness as Purity of heart; conformity of heart and life to the divine law

Education or training in how to conform to God’s Word with a pure heart is what instruction in righteousness means

Again you must be in God’s Word

You must be applying God’s Word

You must be a doer of the Word as we read in James 1:22

Stand on God’s Word

3. Flee from Temptation and Snares

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I Timothy 6:9-12

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“But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs. But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”

God through Paul is instructing Timothy to teach about relying on money for security or identity because it leads to destruction and many sorrows

Then in 11-12

“O man of God flee these things

Flee from temptations and snares that the unrighteous fall into

Look at the things God says to follow after

Righteousness

Godliness

Faith

Love

Patience

Meekness

Do these things mark you?

Do these things come through in all you do?

If not you are following temptations and snares not fleeing from them!

Fathers what you do or don’t do will be followed by your kids and grand kids

your spouse

your friends

your co-workers

your church family

4. Please God and Not Men

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This is not directly in II Timothy 3 but it applies here

Most men struggle with trying to please people

Your Bride

Your kids

Your grand kids

Your boss

Your co-workers

Your church family

even strangers

When you try to please people you miss out on pleasing God

First you need to make sure your wisdom comes from the right place

I Corinthians 2:5

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“so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”

Where does your faith truly lie?

When things go well where do you turn?

facebook to post about it or to your knees to pray a prayer of thanksgiving and gratitude?

When things go wrong where do you turn?

Friends and family for advice, self-help books.....by the way there is now self-help, our hearts are wicked how in the world could we help ourselves?

Maybe you are one of those who turns to social media for advice.....you know....post a question for anyone to answer.......you should only be taking advice from Christians who base that advice on God’s Word......seeking the world for advice is seeking advice from satan himself!

or

Prayer seeking God’s will and strength and endurance to face these problems in a manner that brings God glory?

Seeking your pastor or elders for prayer and counsel?

James 1:5

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“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”

If you lack wisdom ASK

It goes deeper

James 3:13-18

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“Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”

What is your wisdom

evil

or from God

If you have bitter envying and strife your wisdom is not from God

Your hearts matter

Your love matters

Your attitude matters

Your foundation matters

Does James 3:17-18 define your thinking and lifestyle?

Men don’t just write this off as another sermon

God is speaking to you this morning

God sent Jesus to die for you

Pay for your sins

Cover your sin

Shed His blood in place of your blood

Pay your price

All while you were His enemy

Our world is full of chaos and pain and evil and sin and YOU have the answer......JESUS!

If you refuse to live as God calls you to live

If you refuse to stand on God’s Word

If you refuse to seek after and follow godly wisdom

Nothing will change

You will not change

Your bride will not change

Your kids will not change

Your world will not change

The enemy will continue to draw them further and further away from God

Men where you stand matters

Make no mistake you have to stand

Not standing is standing for satan

Men I implore you to make God and His Word

First

Middle

Last

In your life

satan wants to, and is having great success in, destroying the roles that God created when He created men and women

satan wants to, and is having great success in, destroying marriage and the family as God designed it

satan wants to, and is having great success in, pushing godly men out of the mainstream of society and everyone is paying the price

Men statistics don’t lie the following is directly from Burgess Owens, who is a US Representative, Utah’s Fourth Congressional District’s website

There is little doubt that America is experiencing an unprecedented fatherless crisis. Approximately 80% of single-parent homes are led by single mothers; therefore, leading to nearly 25% of our youth growing up without a father in the home.

This staggering statistic has not only destroyed the nuclear family but has devastated communities across the nation. For example, 85% of children and teens with behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes, and over 70% of all adolescent patients in drug and alcohol treatment centers originate from homes without fathers.

Fatherless youth eventually become adults who, without the structure of a two-parent household, struggle to gain their footing in the world.

As America deals with a rise in crime, substance abuse, incarceration, decreased social mobility, and economic strains, we must acknowledge the impact that fatherlessness has had on all these issues. We must recognize how we, as fathers, empower, teach and develop our children plays a direct role in their well-being, mental health and ability to persevere through adversity.

Shocking numbers and remember of that only 9% of confessing Christians are true Christians so the number of children being raised in a true godly home is far less than these

God is no dummy

He designed us to be raised first by Him the perfect Father

But also designed earthly fathers to be heavily involved in raising their kids

These statistics are only part of the problem

What about fatherless homes where the father still resides in the home

What are you talking about pastor Josh?

Just because a father is in the home doesn’t mean it is not fatherless

Fathers can focus on

money

careers

hobbies

hunting

fishing

golfing

racing

camping

be so busy outside the home that when they are in the home they are non-existent

they do not pray with their kids

they do not read the Bible with their kids

they do not instruct their kids in righteousness because they themselves are not being instructed in righteousness by God

they are too busy for the secret place

the do not make prayer is a priority

they are not being discipled

they are not discipling others

their brides are also neglected

they are not prayed with and over

they don’t read the bible with their brides

their brides are not loved as Christ loved the church

Fatherless homes where a father lives but is not engaged!

Where are you this morning?

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