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Episode Summary: Most men get impatient with too much debating, analyzing, and risk aversion. They just want to do it! This comes out in our walk with the Lord. “Jesus, just tell me what to do, so I can do it. Give me the mountain to be taken, and it will be done by tomorrow.” This podcast can’t promise to make life simple; but we are committed to helping you have a concrete picture of what your mission from Jesus is. Today we look at our calling as agents of reconciliation, a phrase used by Paul and described by Jesus in the last two beatitudes, “Blessed are the peacemakers—those devoted to restoring relationships broken by sin—and those who, in the process of restoring rightness, suffer because of taking a stand for such righteousness.”  

 For Further Prayerful Thought:

1.  How is understanding our responsibility to be agents of reconciliation—peacemakers—enriched by understanding peace as SHALOM—the flourishing that results from harmony in all four foundational spheres of relationships—with God, self, others, and creation?
2. Which aspects of being a peacemaker are the hardest for you? 
3. How can we overcome a desire to be liked by people that is stronger than a desire to stand for truth?  

Feedback to the Host: Pease feel free to contact me at gyagel@forgingbonds.org with push back, questions about resources, other resources or additional ideas about how to help Christ’s men better be equipped for their mission.

This Week’s Past Series Highlight: 

Anchoring Our Kids to Biblical Truth About Gender 

• Christian Men, The Equality Act & the Resurrection S2 E #22 4/4/21
•  Wisely Protecting Your Child from Gender Confusion S2 E #23 4/11/21
• 2 Requirements for Steering Teens Towards Godly Sexuality S2 E #24 4/18/21
• Help Loved Ones Celebrate God’s Design of Male & Female S2 E #25 4/25/21
• Guide Your Teen to Embrace a Biblical Sexual Identity S2 E #26 5/2/21

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