IF YOU WERE TO IMAGINE A TRUE IMAGE OF OLD-SCHOOL AMERICANA WHAT OR WHO?
WHAT’S THE SYMBOL THAT COMES TO MIND?
The type of man you think of when you hear proud to be an American
OLD WWII VET
MARLBORO MAN
JOHN WAYNE
JOHN RAMBO
YOUR DAD
The standard for masculinity and missional manhood
GOD-FEARING
- ”The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!“Psalm 111:10
- ”Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!“Psalm 128:1
FAMILY-CENTERED
- ”But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.“ 1 Timothy 5:8
- ”He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church? 1 Timothy 3:4-5
PURPOSE-DRIVEN
- ”For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.“. Ephesians 2:10
- ”Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.“. Proverbs 19:21
MEEK-MINDED
- ”for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.“. 2 Timothy 1:7
- ”Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.“. Matthew 5:5
TENDER-HEARTED
- ”Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.“. Ephesians 4:32
- ”Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.“. Proverbs 28:14
