Man Down?
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What I want them to know? What do I want them to do?
"man down" = a phrase to use in battle which means that a soldier in your group is lying on the ground.
In my opinion, their has been an a secret war that has being raged against not only men but especially God fearing men.
TV shows over the years that have portrayed Dad’s / Men as bumpkins. I get it, it is entertainment but why is it that the mom is always the voice of reason. Never the Dad?
It is time for God’s men and his church to push back in a God honoring way.
Bruce Lee movie “the dragon” if you touch me I will touch you back!
As a church we can not just stand by and watch society denigrate and tear down men.
Candace Owens receives huge back lash over a statement she said on twitter. Do you know what she said?
There is no society that can survive without strong men. The East knows this. In the west, the steady feminization of our men at the same time that Marxism is being taught to our children is not a coincidence. It is an outright attack. Bring back manly men.
Do you agree with her? I am not talking about her politics. Her view that there is an attack on men being men.
What does the bible have to say about manhood?
God is more interested in men being Godly men, than men being manly men.
So what does a biblical God fearing and God honoring man look like?
13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Be watchful: Stay awake. Be alert, like a guard on watch. For the church, our families, and self.
13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Stand firm in the faith: Means to have mature stability in your faith.
13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.
Act like men: He is telling the Corinthians to grow up. Stop being immature.
With the slow erosion of manhood young men are having a failure to launch.
Getting a job and working is not a priority. I can’t find a job that I like. Dave Elliot (target)
23 All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Man down, we stopped teaching men hard work. (Driscoll, ill: A man is like a truck, the more weight it carries the straighter men drive, less weight the truck carries the back end slides all over the place.
Act like men: Letting young boys play with sticks (swords and guns)
Speak to toxic masculinity. What is it exactly?
Toxic masculinity: a set of attitudes and ways of behaving stereotypically associated with or expected of men, regarded as having a negative impact on men and on society as a whole.
Micah 6:8 (ESV)
8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Society bombards us with constant affirmation that we don’t need men.
Single mom that told me her boy did not need a father. Let the men of the church help raise him.
Women are the weaker vessel, friend got mad, Dad taught me not to hit a women by hitting a man.
7 In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered.
God calls men to a high standard.
When Christian husbands don’t treat their wives the way they should 1 Peter says it will hinder our prayers.
Men are not social like women and don’t usually seek friendship. I would rather just be alone.
Church stat on health churches have healthy men in it.
A study from Hartford Seminary found that the presence of involved men was statistically correlated with church growth, health, and harmony. Meanwhile, a lack of male participation is strongly associated with congregational decline.
Call them forward to be prayed over.