Men’s Night 2.27.24 (Dude’s Guide - Final)

Tarantino movies

‘Clark Kent is Superman’s critique on the whole human race’ (Bill)… Judging by Superman’s choice, he doesn’t exactly have a high view of humans.

p. 144

There’s something in us that makes us want to be the hero.

We want to be the fixers of everything/one we come into contact with.

We have been made to be heroes—to sacrifice ourselves for others and to be unrelenting in our pursuit of goodness, justice, and truth.

Not only do we want to be heroes, we want heroes.

Avengers: His son wanted to be Hawkeye.

“My son knows that he’s not Hawkeye and that he falls short of the ideal. But that doesn’t stop him from trying, even if he’ll never get there.” p. 148

Who are the guys in your life that are “heroes”?

If you ask those guys how they got there, they’ll likely chuckle because they know their own imperfections.

“I was just doing my duty” or “I was just doing what anyone would’ve done.”

The most genuine heroes don’t recognize their heroes because they’re aware of their faults.

We need a hero who did more than His duty.

Gospel

“If there ever was a model for manhood, it’s Jesus” p. 150.

Look at this book as a whole: (pp. 150-153)

Ch. 1 - The Determined Man

Jesus had major opposition His whole earthly ministry

His first sermon came from a confrontation with Satan.

Despite every obstacle, Jesus remained focused on our good and His glory.

Ch. 2 - The Coachable Man

Jesus was the perfect teacher, but He was led by the Holy Spirit and did whatever His Father did.

He modeled humility inn make it clear that He was under the authority of God, the Father.

Ch. 3 - The Disciplined Man

Jesus’s life operated on a schedule.

How many times did He tell someone, “It’s not yet my time”?

He worshiped according to the Jewish calendar.

He did whatever He needed to as each day came, knowing that everything was going to lead Him to the cross and that everything in Scripture had to be accomplished.

Ch. 4 - The Working Man

Jesus was a known carpenter.

He hung out with fishermen, and had friends who were wealthy businessmen.

More than this, He knew what His job was—to die for the sins of the world and to proclaim the message of repentance and faith in God!

Ch. 5 - The Content Man

Jesus had all He could possibly imagine before He became incarnate.

He was in heaven, filled with glory.

But He humbled Himself and relinquished it all.

Jesus wasn’t content in material, but in the eternal.

His ongoing relationship with the Father was the ultimate. He didn’t need more than that.

Ch. 6 - The Family Man

When Jesus was on the cross, He entrusted the care of His mother to His disciple, John. He was aware of His responsibility as a son and ensured that His mother would be cared for.

More than that, Jesus’s identity as the Son of God was the basis of His entire life.

He began a new family, the church, called Christians.

Ch. 7 - The Devoted Man

The Bible calls Jesus the groom of His Church.

God is a faithful husband to His people.

He could’ve left us to our own devices, yet He came to us and forgave us.

He is deeply devoted to His people and cares for us.

Ch. 8 - The Connected Man

Jesus opened the door to His disciples to become more than followers.

He tells us He calls us friends, to be equal with Him in His work, His rest, and in Him we receive all the benefits and joys that He does.

Ch. 9 - The Emotional Man

Jesus experienced every emotion we do.

Jesus wept over Lazarus

Jesus felt holy indignation/anger when the Temple was taken over by money.

He wasn’t ruled by His emotions, but He didn’t deny them either.

He felt things deeply, but rightly.

Ch. 10 - The Fighting Man

Jesus won the war to end all wars—Sin and death.

He stared death in the face and overcame it.

He is victorious, always triumphant, and glorious in His strength.

All of this is to say that Jesus is the perfect Savior.

Repent and Believe

Living as a Forgiven Man