In our sixth episode, we reflected on the various topics covered in the first 5 episodes and shared in which area we want to grow as men of God.
A man is an image bearer and son of God entrusted with power and the responsibility to create, cultivate, care and defend, for God's glory and the good of others.
In the opening dialog a recommended Quiet Place to get away is the Tahquamenon Rivermouth campground in the Upper Peninsula - great for kayaking, biking, camping, and sunrises on Lake Superior.
Quiet time scriptures we reviewed:
We discussed what area we want to put more effort into living intentionally in one area in the next month. Our commitments are:
Scott - Cultivate.family, Adult children. Cultivate conversation about where God is in your life.
Chad - Cultivate. Adult children. Finding ways to connect on a regular basis to continue/ renew building relationships more intentionally.
Justin -Cultivate(1) Spend intentional time with guy friends (2) Intentional time with his wife, no phone after 8:00 PM, spend time with his wife
Richard - Defend Intentionally Praying with his kids, over the kids for protection.More often, more consistently (which ideally at times would also be with his wife praying protection with him)
We plan to follow up in a month to see how we did in following up on our plans to invest in being a more intentional, purposeful man of God in these areas.
FINAL THOUGHTS
Some final reflections on the definition we have been discussing highlighted the key aspect of what we do is for God's glory and the good of others. This is Biblical and counter-cultural, so requires intentionality to be in focus for us as men of God. Everything we do is for God's glory, everything!
Bottom Line
Our hope is that this encourages you to think about the areas of being a godly man we have been discussing on this podcast where God wants YOU to grow.
The purpose of our podcast is to help each other be better leaders, husbands and fathers for God's glory. Our discussions are based on elements from the Men's Ministry at Hillcrest Christian Reformed Church in Hudsonville, MI. For more information about us, check our website and hillcrestcrc.org.
"Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Do everything in love.."
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 ESV
