| Take it like a man - Week 1 - Stop Chasing, Take a Knee |
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| Written by Larry Loucks | |
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Take it like a man
Week 1 - Stop Chasing, Take a Knee
The Big Picture:
God’s dream for a man is far bigger and more powerful than the cultural stereotype of a real man. God’s dream for you isn’t something you chase; it’s something you become.
[God to Abraham]“I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you . . . This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised” (Genesis 17:7,10 NIV).
When you came to Christ, you were circumcised, but not by a physical procedure. It was a spiritual procedure—the cutting away of your sinful nature (Colossians 2:11 NLT).
. . . for you have stripped off your old evil nature and all its wicked deeds. In its place you have clothed yourselves with a brand-new nature that is continually being renewed as you learn more and more about Christ, who created this new nature within you. In this new life, it doesn't matter if you are a Jew or a Gentile, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbaric, uncivilized, slave, or free. Christ is all that matters, and He lives in all of us
(Colossians 3:9-11 NLT).
_circumcise__my heart
The Little Picture:
___Stop Chasing__ , take a Knee
Pride leads to disgrace . . . (Proverbs 11:2 NLT).
Pride ends in humiliation . . . (Proverbs 29:23 NLT).
Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had. Though He was God, He did not demand and cling to His rights as God. He made Himself nothing; He took the humble position of a slave and appeared in human form. And in human form he obediently humbled Himself even further by dying a criminal's death on a cross. Because of this, God raised Him up to the heights of heaven and gave Him a name that is above every other name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Philippians 2:5-11 NLT).
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and in His good time He will honor you (1 Peter 5:6 NLT).
. . . but with humility comes wisdom (Proverbs 11:2 NLT).
. . . while humility brings honor (Proverbs 29:23 NLT).
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