[by ron halbrook]. 2 introduction 1.a real man, a godly man! 2.ezek. 22:26-30 a man to stand in the...
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[By Ron Halbrook]
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• Introduction
1. A real man, a godly man!
2. Ezek. 22:26-30 A man to
stand in the gap!
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Ezek. 22:26-30
26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. 27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
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Ezek. 22:26-3028 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken. 29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
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Ezek. 22:26-30
30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
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3. Jer. 5:1 Look high & low —
God values such a man!
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Jer. 5:1
1 Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.
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4. Godly man defined by his
character & service to God
5. We can be such men
today!
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I. God Seeks a Man Who Joins Strength & Love.A. 1 Cor. 16:13-14 Outline What God Expects of a Man
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1 Cor. 16:13-14
13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 14 Let all your things be done with charity.
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I. God Seeks a Man Who Joins Strength & Love.B. Watch Ye!
Alert like a sentinel
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I. God Seeks a Man Who Joins Strength & Love. C. Stand Fast in the Faith!
Stand firm, hold your ground
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I. God Seeks a Man Who Joins Strength & Love. D. Quit You Like Men!
Be brave, courageous
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I. God Seeks a Man Who Joins Strength & Love. E. Be Strong!
Show unflinching strength— no retreat, no surrender!
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I. God Seeks a Man Who Joins Strength & Love.
F. Let All Your Things
Be Done with Charity! Soldier’s spirit tempered with unselfish love
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
A. Humble Spirit
Lowly mind, defer to others
Phil. 2:8 Jesus
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
A. Humble Spirit
Keynote of God’s kingdom: Matt. 5:3; 18:4; 20:20-28
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
A. Humble Spirit
Phil. 2:3 Often taught, & missed
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
A. Humble Spirit
Ja. 4:10 The way up is down
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
A. Humble Spirit
God’s greatest servants trust in God, not self
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Belief, assurance of the truth
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Jn. 2:13-17 Jesus
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction The truth: treasure of treasures! Prov. 23:23; Matt. 13:44
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Jn. 8:31-32 Truth: the teaching of Jesus
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Uphold the truth & all who teach it 1 Tim. 1:3; 4:1; 2 Tim. 1:7-8
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Uphold the truth & all who teach it: Dangers from
the world
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Uphold the truth & all who teach it: Dangers among
God’s people
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Josh 24:15 Lead family to serve God
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Josh 24:15 Lead family Acts 2:42
Public worship
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
B. Deep Conviction
Josh 24:15 Lead family Rom. 12:1-2
Daily life
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
C. Tender Heart Compassion Jesus Matt. 11:27-30; 23:37; Jn. 11:35-36
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
C. Tender Heart
Show care, concern Rom. 12:15; 1 Thess. 4:14
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
D. Unselfish Love
Jesus Jn. 13:34-35
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II. God Seeks a Man Who Reflects the Character of Jesus Christ.
D. Unselfish Love Love finds 1,000 ways to help Acts 20:35; 1 Cor. 16:13-14,15 Gal. 6:10; Ja. 1:27 Heb. 13:1-2
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
A. As a Christian
Acts 11:26 One who belongs to Christ
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
A. As a Christian
Lk. 9:23; Jn. 14:6 Sacrifice all to follow him as the only Savior
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
A. As a Christian
Commitment to follow Christ guides every other commitment
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
B. As a Husband
Matt. 19:4-6 Vow & covenant of marriage under God’s law
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
B. As a Husband
Eph. 5:25, 28 Love his wife as Christ loves the church
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
B. As a Husband
1 Pet. 3:7 Consider needs & nature of his wife
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
C. As a Father
Eph. 6:4 Give affection & training to each child
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
C. As a Father
A spiritual leader, not a stumbling block!
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
D. As a Citizen
Rom. 13:1-7 Duty to civil government
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
E. As an Employee
Col. 3:22-23 Diligent, trustworthy on the job
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III. God Seeks a Man Who Serves God & His Fellowman.
F. As an Active Member of the Local Church
Phil. 1:1 All members: talents & duties
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IV. God Seeks a Man to Spend Eternity with Him in Heaven. A. Reward: Eternal Life in Heaven with God
1 Pet. 1:3-5 Raised & rewarded
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IV. God Seeks a Man to Spend Eternity with Him in Heaven. A. Reward: Eternal Life
in Heaven with God
2 Tim. 4:6-8 All who love & serve Christ to the end rewarded!
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IV. God Seeks a Man to Spend Eternity with Him in Heaven. B. Man Created to Have Fellowship
with God!
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• Invitation
1. Cannot be a real man, a godly man, living in sin— God forgives & makes a new man 2 Cor. 5:17
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2. Christian who falls away restored:
repent, confess sin, pray
Acts 8:22
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2. Sinner in the world saved when:
believe, repent, confess Christ, baptized
Acts 2:38