Men of valor- today's true man

INTRODUCTION

IDENTITYWho is a man?Is today’s man lost?

HEADSHIP Meaning of headship Headship as a husband Headship as a father

MISSION Why am I a man? Man is God’s plan for missions.

CONCLUSION

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

IDENTITY

HIS IDENTITYWho is a man?

God’s foundation for the human family

A foundation that supports the entire family

First doesn’t mean better, but

responsibility

Is today’s man lost? At home they are not around At work they are cheating, stealing,

falsifying documents etc. At church they are the least.

At restaurants, bars and spots, they have the ,many empty bottles on their tables.

Today’s man has lost his self worth

HIS IDENTITY

HEADSHIP

HEADSHIP AS A HUSBAND Headship is the position/place of service where

responsibility is key. Headship : servant leader, Chief servant, servant

master

Gen 39: 4…Joseph was put in charge(head) of all that Potiphar (except the wife)

Eph. 1: 22…Christ Jesus is the head over everything

HEADSHIP AS A HUSBANDHusband is the head of the wife and

Christ is the head of the Church… Eph 5: 23

Husbands love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Col 3:19

Young Adults learn to love their wives as they see their father’s do.

in God’s presence that is Eden, working, cultivating, protecting everything and who knew the word of God.

Eve met a man, who was

Therefore the right man for you as a lady is the man who is in right standing with God.

HEADSHIP AS A FATHER• Father – Hebrew (‘Abba’), Greek (‘pateer’) meaning originator, sustainer, protector, teacher.

•Fatherhood starts from the womb…but does it really end?

•Young Adults are the most confused group of people.

Others have gone ahead of them, so they must do better

Pressure from peers to try new things.Fears within and without because of past mistakes

HEADSHIP AS A FATHERHow to father a young Adult?

Be a distant authority.

Offer positive models of manhood and confirm his manhood.

Applaud your son / daughter…I love you, I trust you,

They are like wet clays, mold them now before the sun dries them up.

MISSION

WHAT IS YOUR MISSION?Why am I a man?

You are God’s choice to raise a family.You are called as a leader and a carrier of

light.Doing nothing is perilous .

Man is God’s plan for missions.Save a dying generation Rescue the lost

Let my heart be broken with the things that

break God’s heart. [Bob Pierce ]

God uses men who are feeble enough to lean on Him. [Hudson Taylor]

HIS MISSION?

CONCLUSIONMan is hewn from GOD. Like rocks from a mountain

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