LA Football Devotional

Football Coaches’ Job:

Turn Individuals into a Team

Win Football Games

I’d Bet that’s Not Their Primary Goal

Want You to Become Men

Qualities of a Real Man:

Galatians 5:22–23 (NASB95)

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

These are What a Man is to Be

1 Specific Quality of a Man

World Says it’s Feminine, Not Masculine

“Gentleness” or “Meekness”

“Gentleness & Masculinity Don’t Mix”

That’s a Lie!

Gentleness = Power Under Control

The Ability to Crush/Destroy…

But the Discipline to Build/Create

The Strength to Hurt…

But the Willpower to Heal

The Power to Kill…

But the Self-Control to Protect

Dangerous…

But Kind, Compassionate, Gentle

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Specialist:

“When I was Young, I would Fight”

“Now that I Know How to Fight, I Talk”

(Deescalate)

“Meekness = Weakness”

That’s a Lie!

“If You Think Being Meek is Weak…”

“Try Being Meek for a Weak”

There’s Nothing More Masculine…

Than Being in Control of Yourself

If You Follow Every Urge You Feel…

You’re a Slave to Your Desires/Urges/Feelings

That’s Weakness & Surrender

True Strength is Discipline & Self-Control

When Angry, You Desire to Lash Out/Violence

A Real Man Remains Calm/Chooses Peace

When Tempted to Lust, You Desire Pornography/Sex

A Real Man isn’t Controlled By Those Urges

When in a Tight Spot, You Desire to Lie

A Real Man Choose to Speak the Truth…

Regardless of the Consequences

Meekness/Gentleness/Humility…

Takes Extreme Self-Control/Discipline

It’s Counter Cultural

But it’s What a Real Man is

Best Example of a Real Man = Jesus

He has the Power to Create the Universes

But He’s Gentle Enough to Hold Children

He has the Power to Destroy Ever Wicked Person

But He Chooses Patience so They May Change

He had the Power to Call Thousands of Angels to Rescue Him from the Cross

But He Chose to Suffer & Die…

So a Bunch of Boneheads like You & I could Be Saved

Jesus is a Real Man

He’s Powerful, But Gentle

He’s Dangerous, But Kind/Compassionate

He could Destroy All of Us, But He Wants to Save Us

He could’ve had Anything He Ever Wanted

But He Disciplined Himself (Self-Control)

Never Once Sinned…

Or Gave into His Urges

Jesus is a Real Man

And He Wants All of You to Be Real Men Too