I love to use my physical strength to I love to use my physical strength to move things, to playfully fight with my move things, to playfully fight with my male friends, to defend someone. male friends, to defend someone.
Marine: I can get dirty, fire guns, jump Marine: I can get dirty, fire guns, jump out of airplanes, and do dangerous stuffout of airplanes, and do dangerous stuff
I can build stuff, and I can blow it upI can build stuff, and I can blow it up The coolest thing about being a guy, we The coolest thing about being a guy, we
could go to war and do it legal like.could go to war and do it legal like. We get to use power tools We get to use power tools ““Why boys are more better than girls”Why boys are more better than girls”
““Man is. . . Man is. . . the image and glory of God”the image and glory of God”
1 Corinthians 11:71 Corinthians 11:7
Glory: the best part of something
Masculinity shows us the best part of God
STRENGTH – AUTHORITY – POWER
KingKing
God: “King of God: “King of Kings”Kings”
Jesus is destined to Jesus is destined to rule with all power rule with all power and authorityand authority
Man: Adam given Man: Adam given dominion over dominion over creation (Gen. creation (Gen. 1:28)1:28)
The Heart of a KingThe Heart of a King
A heart that provides A heart that provides for othersfor others
Looks aheadLooks ahead Watches overWatches over Provides order, mercy, Provides order, mercy,
justicejustice He is authorityHe is authority He is leaderHe is leader In man, the king is In man, the king is
under a higher under a higher authorityauthority
WarriorWarrior
Jesus: returning on Jesus: returning on a white war horse, a white war horse, in a blood-spattered in a blood-spattered robe, with a sword robe, with a sword in His mouth and a in His mouth and a rod of iron in His rod of iron in His hand (Rev. 19:11-hand (Rev. 19:11-16)16)
Man: called to Man: called to engage in spiritual engage in spiritual warfare (Eph. 6)warfare (Eph. 6)
Heart of a WarriorHeart of a Warrior
Protective heartProtective heart Shields, defends, Shields, defends,
stands between, stands between, guardsguards
ProtectorProtector Wants to fight Wants to fight
against evil against evil
MentorMentor
God: Teacher of lifeGod: Teacher of life
Men: followers of Men: followers of Jesus are to “teach Jesus are to “teach others also”others also”
Heart of a MentorHeart of a Mentor
Teaching heartTeaching heart Knows and wants Knows and wants
others to knowothers to know Models, explains, Models, explains,
trainstrains A man is supposed A man is supposed
to know thingsto know things Men are supposed Men are supposed
to teach lifeto teach life
FriendFriend
God: “God is love” God: “God is love” Calls us His friendsCalls us His friends Man: We are to Man: We are to
love God and love love God and love othersothers
Heart of a FriendHeart of a Friend
Loving heartLoving heart Caregiving heartCaregiving heart CompassionateCompassionate ““I will be with you.”I will be with you.” Commitment Commitment
maker, a promise maker, a promise keeperkeeper
Puts others firstPuts others first
InitiatorInitiator
The bottom line of masculinity is The bottom line of masculinity is being an initiator: the one who takes being an initiator: the one who takes the leadthe lead
Leads in:Leads in:– ProvidingProviding– ProtectingProtecting– MentoringMentoring– BefriendingBefriending
InitiatorInitiator
Take the lead . . . Be the first to: Take the lead . . . Be the first to: – apologize apologize – seek forgiveness seek forgiveness – say “I was wrong”say “I was wrong”– reach out to someone on the fringesreach out to someone on the fringes– stand up to a bullystand up to a bully– speak out against wrongspeak out against wrong
A Real ManA Real Man
A real man is kind.A real man is kind.A real man is caring.A real man is caring.A real man walks away from silly macho fights.A real man walks away from silly macho fights.A real man helps his wife.A real man helps his wife.A real man helps his kids when they are sick.A real man helps his kids when they are sick.A real man doesn’t run away from his problems.A real man doesn’t run away from his problems.A real man sticks to his word and keeps his A real man sticks to his word and keeps his
promises.promises.A real man is honest.A real man is honest.A real man is not in trouble with the law. A real man is not in trouble with the law. --16 year old whose father left when he --16 year old whose father left when he
was 8was 8
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