BE MEN OF GOD

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BE MEN OF GOD

• Who will, if you wont?

Fathers Day 2005
Pastor Dave Martin Cross Creek Community Church
June 19, 2005
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Godly Men...

• 1. Understands Their God given Authority.
• To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase
  your pains in childbearing with pain you will
  give birth to children. Your desire will be for
  your husband, and he will rule over you."

Genesis 316
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• Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
  For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ
  is the head of the church, his body, of which he
  is the Savior. Now as the church submits to
  Christ, so also wives should submit to their
  husbands in everything. Husbands, love your
  wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave
  himself up for her

Ephes. 522-25
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Authorities...

• Everyone must submit himself to the governing
  authorities, for there is no authority except
  that which God has established. The authorities
  that exist have been established by God. 2
  Consequently, he who rebels against the authority
  is rebelling against what God has instituted, and
  those who do so will bring judgment on
  themselves.

Romans 131-2
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All Authority comes from God...

• Govt Rulers have Authority over people.
• Church Leaders have Authority over Congreg.
• Husbands have Authority over Wives.
• Parents have Authority over Children.
• Employers have Authority over Employees.

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Godly Men...

• 2. Are Aware of the Seriousness of the Problem.
  
• You adulterous people, don't you know that
  friendship with the world is hatred toward God?
  Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world
  becomes an enemy of God.

James 44
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Those with Bible-Based Beliefs...

• Builders 1927-1945 65
• Boomers 1946-1964 35
• Busters 1965-1983 16
• Bridgers 1984-Later 4
• The Bridger Generation by Thom S. Rainer

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Two World Views...

• Gods Standard
• Bible Truth Moral Absolutes Spiritual
• Worlds Standard
• Media Lies Amoral Relativism Secular

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Godly Men...

• 3. Engage the Enemy in Being a Gatekeeper.
• He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and
  for his children it will be a refuge.
• ...choose for yourselves this day whom you will
  serve... But as for me and my household, we will
  serve the Lord."

Proverbs 1426
Joshua 2415
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Godly Men...

• Love
• Protect
• Provide
• Serve
• Train
• Lead

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Godly Men...

• 4. Make a Difference by Spiritual Example.
• I applied my heart to what I observed and learned
  a lesson from what I saw
• Follow my example, as I follow the example of
  Christ.

Proverbs 2432
1 Cor. 111
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Godly Men will...

• Commit to Pray!
• Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and
  thankful.
• Be Men of God
• Who will, if you wont?

Col. 42
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Happy Father's Day!