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Notes: 5 Pieces of Advice for the Men's Study
Valor Study
September 23, 2014
First Night of study
Pastor Mike Jonker
Our format should be, come in after a long day, get coffee, talk to friends. Come in at 7 we will worship for 20 to 25 minutes, then break into the same group each week.
Group leaders are all solid men following Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
[7] For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
5 Pieces of Advice
1. Don't be afraid of the structure.
It's a 6 day study.
2. Don't be afraid of the time commitment.
Give the Lord at least 15 minutes a day.
It is an eight month study.
The structure was part of what kept Mike committed to the study, when he first started going to the men's study he wasn't sure if he could commit.
Mike thought of himself as a free spirit Christian, but the study got him involved in the church.
We all have responsibilities but if God lays this on your heart, you will find yourself wanting to show up.
3. Don't be afraid of the men in your group.
Let down your guard and share with each other. As you get into Gods word, it will speak to your hearts and then God will have you apply it daily.
It doesn't matter if you are a rookie, there is no need to know the bible well enough to participate
Iron sharpens iron.
4. Take the 15 minutes and commit to it every day.
If you commit to that 15 minutes to invest in Gods word, God will work in your life.
Don't let your recreation rob you of what God wants to pour into your heart.
5. Come ready to give.
You may have the nugget of information and encouragement that someone in your group needs.
Pastor Mike is giving a short intro on the book of Acts.
He says Acts is like the second Gospel of Luke.
Luke 1:1-4 NKJV
[1] Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, [2] just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, [3] it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, [4] that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were
Acts 1:1-3 NKJV
[1] The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, [2] until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, [3] to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Acts covers about 33 years of time.
He writes the book of Acts as a record. In the book of Acts we see the Holy Spirit working in the lives of Christians.
Acts 1:8 NKJV
[8] But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Mike says Acts is like an unfinished book, that we are suppose to be continuing to write today.
Acts is a book talking about power, the power the Holy Spirit working in Christian lives.
For us as believers, there is definitely a distinction of when the Holy Spirit is working on our lives.
Luke 24: 46-43
46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” 50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
God wants us to experience how the Holy Spirit can work in our lives, as husbands, fathers, brothers and followers in Jesus.
We can't be the fathers, husbands or anything that God has called us to be apart from the power of the Holy Spirit.
Let's finish this commitment to God and the world around us.
Valor Study
September 23, 2014
First Night of study
Pastor Mike Jonker
Our format should be, come in after a long day, get coffee, talk to friends. Come in at 7 we will worship for 20 to 25 minutes, then break into the same group each week.
Group leaders are all solid men following Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
[7] For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
5 Pieces of Advice
1. Don't be afraid of the structure.
It's a 6 day study.
2. Don't be afraid of the time commitment.
Give the Lord at least 15 minutes a day.
It is an eight month study.
The structure was part of what kept Mike committed to the study, when he first started going to the men's study he wasn't sure if he could commit.
Mike thought of himself as a free spirit Christian, but the study got him involved in the church.
We all have responsibilities but if God lays this on your heart, you will find yourself wanting to show up.
3. Don't be afraid of the men in your group.
Let down your guard and share with each other. As you get into Gods word, it will speak to your hearts and then God will have you apply it daily.
It doesn't matter if you are a rookie, there is no need to know the bible well enough to participate
Iron sharpens iron.
4. Take the 15 minutes and commit to it every day.
If you commit to that 15 minutes to invest in Gods word, God will work in your life.
Don't let your recreation rob you of what God wants to pour into your heart.
5. Come ready to give.
You may have the nugget of information and encouragement that someone in your group needs.
Pastor Mike is giving a short intro on the book of Acts.
He says Acts is like the second Gospel of Luke.
Luke 1:1-4 NKJV
[1] Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative of those things which have been fulfilled among us, [2] just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word delivered them to us, [3] it seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write to you an orderly account, most excellent Theophilus, [4] that you may know the certainty of those things in which you were
Acts 1:1-3 NKJV
[1] The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, [2] until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen, [3] to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Acts covers about 33 years of time.
He writes the book of Acts as a record. In the book of Acts we see the Holy Spirit working in the lives of Christians.
Acts 1:8 NKJV
[8] But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."
Mike says Acts is like an unfinished book, that we are suppose to be continuing to write today.
Acts is a book talking about power, the power the Holy Spirit working in Christian lives.
For us as believers, there is definitely a distinction of when the Holy Spirit is working on our lives.
Luke 24: 46-43
46 He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” 50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.
God wants us to experience how the Holy Spirit can work in our lives, as husbands, fathers, brothers and followers in Jesus.
We can't be the fathers, husbands or anything that God has called us to be apart from the power of the Holy Spirit.
Let's finish this commitment to God and the world around us.
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