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Spiritual Disciplines Pouring In Pouring Out Study Obedience Solitude Fellowship Silence Speaking Prayer Activism Sabbath Work Worship Evangelism Journaling Service Fasting Feasting Spiritual Disciplines for Regular Guys: Silence and Speaking We live in the noisiest time in human history Outside….

Spiritual Disciplines  Pouring In Pouring Out Study Obedience Solitude Fellowship Silence Speaking Prayer Activism Sabbath Work Worship Evangelism Journaling Service Fasting Feasting Spiritual Disciplines for Regular Guys: Solitude and Fellowship  Grace and I – early marriage & ministry disagreement Introverts…

If you want to be good at something, put in the work No shortcuts, it’s about healthy habits Malcolm Gladwell’s 10,000-hour principle Every man has natural strengths to teach & weaknesses to learn Spiritual Disciplines Make Spirit-Filled Disciples 1 Timothy…

Young men today: Physically weaker: Journal of Hand Therapy – grip strength (good test overall strength) sons less father 2007 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism – men’s avg testosterone levels dropping by 1% every year since 1980 27% of…

-FATHER: Jesus Revolutionary Word – 65X Matt-Lk; 100+X John -God – Father             XN’s – sons/children of God Father -BIBLE: “father” 1600+ 1200+ men named (many fathers) = 2800 31,102 verses = 9% What is covenant marriage and family?  Malachi 2:10,13-15…

Christian marriage =1 man and 1 woman in a consummated covenant NOT gay marriage.                 NOT polygamy.                       NOT cohabitation. Success Sequence slide (Bradford Wilcox) Millennials (born 1981-1996) – largest, most diverse, most educated generation record 55% having children before marriage…

Would never move family into a home that was not architected & inspected Most budgets & schedules not architected & inspected Vision retreat started w/vacation drive home (work in vs on life) What is a steward? God is the owner….

ME – Blue collar. Sports. Academics. Arts. Beauty. Personal creative w/studios. God is both Creator and Beautifully Creative Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…” Merism – above & below “created” – artists, tradesmen, God…

Section 1 – Background/Introduction Personal – grew up in ministry, baseball, meeting Chloe, marriage, student director Trinity Students – weekly, disciple gen z, growing, 20 baptisms, winter camp sponsor Section 2 – Overview 1 Corinthians looks a lot like Gen…

?Your Jobs?: lawns, 7-11, longshore, hotels, newspapers, churches, ministries, writing/spkng = Your view of God determines your view of everyone/everything else Marxist Atheism – no God, utopia = we make our own heaven, hardship/struggle is because of oppression/injustice, & gov’t…

-1 Ki. 3 – God granted Solomon 1 wish = asked for wisdom -God so pleased gave it, along with long life, honor, incredible wealth THESIS: Men, especially young men, have more information/education & less wisdom = Unprepared. Uncertain. Unskilled….

-Like Father, like son  -What is true with our physical fathers is true with our spiritual father  God and Satan are Fathers with Sons 1 John 3:10 it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the…