WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.480 Sing, children, sing of the goodness of the Lord. 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:18.800 Lift up your voice and glorify His name. 00:00:18.800 --> 00:00:18.879 ! 00:00:30.000 --> 00:00:42.480 Hear and sing, no tongue can ever tell. 00:00:42.480 --> 00:00:58.480 The depths of Jesus the Lord, but everyone can see. 00:00:58.479 --> 00:01:08.479 His endless mercy, His endless mercy. 00:01:08.479 --> 00:01:15.959 Sing, children, sing of the goodness of the Lord. 00:01:15.959 --> 00:01:24.039 Lift up your voice and glorify His name. 00:01:24.040 --> 00:01:31.040 Sing, hallelujah to our great and mighty King. 00:01:31.040 --> 00:01:36.040 Sing, children, sing, children, sing. 00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:53.040 No heart can comprehend why He should come to die. 00:01:53.040 --> 00:02:02.040 But we can thank Him now. 00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:17.040 With grateful praises, with grateful praises, the voice can catch the song. 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:19.039 O y'all, theemy and the whole... 00:02:19.039 --> 00:02:20.039 A great and large one. 00:02:20.039 --> 00:02:21.039 A great and large one. 00:02:21.039 --> 00:02:22.039 A great and large one. 00:02:22.039 --> 00:02:23.039 A great and large one. 00:02:23.039 --> 00:02:24.000 A great and large one. 00:02:24.000 --> 00:02:24.039 A great and large one. 00:02:24.039 --> 00:02:25.000 A great and large one. 00:02:25.000 --> 00:02:25.799 A great and large one. 00:02:25.799 --> 00:02:26.099 A great and large one. 00:02:26.099 --> 00:02:26.799 A great and large one. 00:02:26.799 --> 00:02:27.019 A great and large one. 00:02:27.019 --> 00:02:27.299 A great and large one. 00:02:27.299 --> 00:02:27.699 A great and large one. 00:02:27.699 --> 00:02:27.859 A great and large one. 00:02:27.859 --> 00:02:28.019 A great and large one. 00:02:28.019 --> 00:02:28.259 A great and large one. 00:02:28.259 --> 00:02:28.539 A great and large one. 00:02:28.539 --> 00:02:28.819 A great and large one. 00:02:28.819 --> 00:02:29.099 A great and large one. 00:02:29.099 --> 00:02:29.280 A great and large one. 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:29.479 A great and large one. 00:02:29.479 --> 00:02:29.659 A great and large one. 00:02:29.659 --> 00:02:29.799 A great and large one. 00:02:29.799 --> 00:02:29.959 A great and large one. 00:02:29.959 --> 00:02:30.079 A great and large one. 00:02:30.079 --> 00:02:30.219 A great and large one. 00:02:30.219 --> 00:02:33.780 I can sing. 00:02:34.120 --> 00:02:36.659 Redemption's glory. 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:40.620 Redemption's glory. 00:02:43.120 --> 00:02:45.620 Sing, children, sing, 00:02:45.620 --> 00:02:50.460 All the goodness of the Lord. 00:02:50.680 --> 00:02:56.319 Lift up your voice and glorify His name. 00:02:56.319 --> 00:03:05.319 Sing hallelujah to our great and mighty King. 00:03:05.319 --> 00:03:08.319 Sing, children, sing, 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:15.319 Children sing. 00:03:15.319 --> 00:03:17.319 Take your hymnal. 00:03:26.319 --> 00:03:38.319 I have one deep supreme desire 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:46.319 That I may be like Jesus. 00:03:47.319 --> 00:03:55.319 To this I fervently aspire 00:03:55.319 --> 00:04:04.319 That I may be like Jesus. 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:13.319 I want my heart His throne to be 00:04:13.319 --> 00:04:22.319 So that a watching world may see 00:04:22.319 --> 00:04:31.319 His likeness shining forth in me 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:40.319 I want to be like Jesus. 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:59.319 O perfect life of Christ my Lord 00:04:59.319 --> 00:05:08.319 I want to be like Jesus 00:05:08.319 --> 00:05:16.319 My recompense and my reward 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:25.319 That I may be like Jesus 00:05:25.319 --> 00:05:34.319 His Spirit fill my humbling soul 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:43.319 His power all my life control 00:05:43.319 --> 00:05:47.319 My deepest prayer 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:52.319 My highest goal 00:05:52.319 --> 00:06:03.319 That I may be like Jesus 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:07.319 Amen 00:06:07.319 --> 00:06:25.319 Well, I would like to conclude tonight 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:26.319 The lesson we began this morning 00:06:26.319 --> 00:06:29.319 The lesson we began this morning to men 00:06:29.319 --> 00:06:32.319 We're not basically talking to fathers 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:34.319 We're talking to men 00:06:34.319 --> 00:06:36.319 I would remind you that the Bible usually speaks 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:39.319 In men's terms 00:06:39.319 --> 00:06:42.319 Even when it's speaking about mankind 00:06:42.319 --> 00:06:45.319 But there are places in the Word of God 00:06:45.319 --> 00:06:46.319 That speak directly to men 00:06:46.319 --> 00:06:48.319 That have no application 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:50.319 At least in its primary source 00:06:50.319 --> 00:06:53.319 To anyone other than men 00:06:53.319 --> 00:06:56.319 I'd ask you tonight to turn, of course 00:06:56.319 --> 00:06:57.319 To Ephesians 5 00:06:57.319 --> 00:06:59.319 Now I'm going to start there 00:06:59.319 --> 00:07:00.319 But while you turn 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:02.319 I'm going to review for a second 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:06.319 The Bible does designate 00:07:06.319 --> 00:07:08.319 That Christian men, believing men 00:07:08.319 --> 00:07:09.319 Have some qualities 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:10.319 Have some traits 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:12.319 Have some character 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:13.319 And some conduct 00:07:13.319 --> 00:07:16.319 That unbelieving men do not have 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:19.319 I'll not take time this evening 00:07:19.319 --> 00:07:21.319 To repeat my introduction 00:07:21.319 --> 00:07:24.319 Maybe some of it will be reviewed 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:25.319 As we go along 00:07:25.319 --> 00:07:27.319 I would remind you this morning 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:29.319 We only looked at three scriptures 00:07:31.319 --> 00:07:34.319 Two of them dealt with the subject of manliness 00:07:35.319 --> 00:07:37.319 When David was charging Solomon 00:07:37.319 --> 00:07:39.319 He said, be strong 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:41.319 Act like a man 00:07:41.319 --> 00:07:44.319 In other words 00:07:44.319 --> 00:07:46.319 In the time of David 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:49.319 In the environment in which he lived 00:07:49.319 --> 00:07:50.319 There was a designation 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:52.319 Called manliness 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:56.319 Reminds you that the word man 00:07:56.319 --> 00:07:57.319 In original language 00:07:57.319 --> 00:07:59.319 Especially in the Latin language 00:07:59.319 --> 00:08:01.319 Transferred also to the Hebrew and Greek 00:08:01.319 --> 00:08:03.319 Starts with the word V-I-R 00:08:03.319 --> 00:08:04.319 V-I-R 00:08:04.319 --> 00:08:08.319 From which we get our English word 00:08:08.319 --> 00:08:09.319 Virtuous 00:08:11.319 --> 00:08:13.319 Whatever is virtuous 00:08:13.319 --> 00:08:14.319 Is manly 00:08:15.319 --> 00:08:16.319 In fact 00:08:17.319 --> 00:08:18.319 Those phrases 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:19.319 Or words 00:08:19.319 --> 00:08:20.319 Which we usually 00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:21.319 Associate 00:08:21.319 --> 00:08:22.319 In the English language 00:08:22.319 --> 00:08:23.319 With women 00:08:23.319 --> 00:08:24.319 The Bible associates 00:08:24.319 --> 00:08:25.319 With men 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:27.319 What is virtue? 00:08:28.319 --> 00:08:31.319 We talk about virtuous women 00:08:33.319 --> 00:08:35.319 We looked in Philippians 4-8 00:08:35.319 --> 00:08:36.319 Whatsoever things are true 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:38.320 Whatsoever things are honest 00:08:38.320 --> 00:08:40.320 Whatsoever things are pure 00:08:40.320 --> 00:08:42.320 Whatsoever things are lovely 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:44.320 Whatsoever things are good report 00:08:44.320 --> 00:08:46.320 If there be any virtue 00:08:46.320 --> 00:08:48.320 Think on these things 00:08:49.320 --> 00:08:51.320 What does God expect of Christian men? 00:08:51.320 --> 00:08:53.320 He expects them to be virtuous 00:08:53.320 --> 00:08:54.320 Number one 00:08:54.320 --> 00:08:55.320 He expects them to be honest 00:08:57.320 --> 00:08:58.320 Number two 00:08:58.320 --> 00:08:59.320 He expects them to be honorable 00:08:59.320 --> 00:09:01.320 That's a word we ought to think about a lot today 00:09:02.320 --> 00:09:04.320 Number three 00:09:04.320 --> 00:09:05.320 Number three 00:09:05.320 --> 00:09:06.320 He expects them to be pure 00:09:06.320 --> 00:09:07.320 It's a very interesting thing 00:09:07.320 --> 00:09:08.320 We talk about pure women 00:09:08.320 --> 00:09:10.320 We very seldom talk about pure men 00:09:10.320 --> 00:09:11.320 Paul wrote to Timothy 00:09:11.320 --> 00:09:13.320 Keep thyself pure 00:09:14.320 --> 00:09:17.320 A Christian man ought to be pleasing 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:20.320 The word is lovely in our New Testament 00:09:21.320 --> 00:09:23.320 A Christian man ought to have a good reputation 00:09:24.320 --> 00:09:25.320 These are virtues 00:09:27.320 --> 00:09:28.320 David said to Solomon 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:29.320 Solomon 00:09:29.320 --> 00:09:30.320 Be a man 00:09:32.320 --> 00:09:33.320 Same thing is true 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:34.320 In 1 Corinthians 16 00:09:34.320 --> 00:09:35.320 When Paul is saying 00:09:35.320 --> 00:09:36.320 To the children at Corinth 00:09:36.320 --> 00:09:37.320 And they were babies 00:09:37.320 --> 00:09:38.320 You remember 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:41.320 They acted like children 00:09:42.320 --> 00:09:43.320 He said be strong 00:09:44.320 --> 00:09:46.320 Be vigilant 00:09:47.320 --> 00:09:48.320 ! 00:09:49.320 --> 00:09:50.320 Quit you like men! 00:09:50.320 --> 00:09:51.320 What was he saying to the Corinthians? 00:09:51.320 --> 00:09:53.320 There is some characteristic about men 00:09:53.320 --> 00:09:55.320 That sets them apart 00:09:55.320 --> 00:09:56.320 As an illustration 00:09:56.320 --> 00:09:58.320 When you are trying to show maturity 00:09:59.320 --> 00:09:59.320 00:10:00.320 --> 00:10:01.320 Like a man 00:10:02.320 --> 00:10:04.320 Now from that little introduction 00:10:05.320 --> 00:10:06.320 What I am doing 00:10:06.320 --> 00:10:07.320 You all know 00:10:09.320 --> 00:10:11.320 A believing man 00:10:12.320 --> 00:10:13.320 Is to be 00:10:14.320 --> 00:10:15.320 Now to that phrase 00:10:15.320 --> 00:10:16.320 I am adding words 00:10:16.320 --> 00:10:17.320 Right? 00:10:17.320 --> 00:10:18.320 A Christian man 00:10:18.320 --> 00:10:22.320 Is to be virtuous 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:23.320 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:25.320 A Christian man 00:10:25.320 --> 00:10:26.320 Is to be a man 00:10:27.320 --> 00:10:29.320 The one I added on this morning is 00:10:30.320 --> 00:10:31.320 A Christian man 00:10:31.320 --> 00:10:32.320 Is to be 00:10:33.320 --> 00:10:34.320 Understanding 00:10:35.320 --> 00:10:36.320 And our text was 00:10:37.320 --> 00:10:38.320 1 Corinthians 14 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:41.320 Be not children in understanding 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:43.320 But in understanding 00:10:44.320 --> 00:10:44.320 00:10:45.320 --> 00:10:46.320 Men are to understand 00:10:47.320 --> 00:10:48.320 How many times 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:50.320 Has your wife said to you fellas 00:10:50.320 --> 00:10:51.320 You just don't understand 00:10:54.320 --> 00:10:55.320 How many times 00:10:55.320 --> 00:10:55.320 00:10:55.320 --> 00:10:56.320 Who said to you 00:10:56.320 --> 00:10:56.320 00:10:57.320 --> 00:10:58.320 You just don't understand 00:10:58.320 --> 00:10:59.320 Now fellas 00:10:59.320 --> 00:10:59.320 00:11:02.320 --> 00:11:03.320 Christian men 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:04.320 Are to understand 00:11:05.320 --> 00:11:06.320 It is a mental term 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:07.320 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:08.320 Are to think 00:11:10.320 --> 00:11:12.320 Now no man can think 00:11:12.320 --> 00:11:13.320 Without the Holy Spirit 00:11:13.320 --> 00:11:14.320 No man can think 00:11:14.320 --> 00:11:15.320 Without being saved 00:11:15.320 --> 00:11:16.320 It is impossible 00:11:17.320 --> 00:11:18.320 All right 00:11:19.320 --> 00:11:20.320 That is the second thing 00:11:21.320 --> 00:11:22.320 I add to you 00:11:22.320 --> 00:11:22.320 00:11:23.320 --> 00:11:23.320 00:11:23.320 --> 00:11:24.320 And it is awful hard 00:11:24.320 --> 00:11:25.320 To talk to men 00:11:25.320 --> 00:11:26.320 Without going to the passages 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:27.320 On husbands 00:11:28.320 --> 00:11:29.320 It is almost impossible 00:11:30.320 --> 00:11:30.320 00:11:31.320 --> 00:11:33.320 You know Ephesians 5 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:34.320 Right? 00:11:34.320 --> 00:11:35.320 Look at verse 25 00:11:36.320 --> 00:11:37.320 And I pick up the next thing 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:38.320 I want to add to our little phrase 00:11:39.320 --> 00:11:41.320 Believing men are to 00:11:41.320 --> 00:11:42.320 Are to 00:11:42.320 --> 00:11:43.320 And the phrase is 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:44.320 Love 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:47.320 Now it reminds you of something 00:11:48.320 --> 00:11:50.320 Or you should be aware 00:11:50.320 --> 00:11:51.320 Maybe you aren't 00:11:52.320 --> 00:11:54.320 That when the Bible talks about love 00:11:55.320 --> 00:11:57.320 It is more often designated to men 00:11:58.320 --> 00:11:59.320 Than it is to women 00:12:00.320 --> 00:12:01.320 Did you know that? 00:12:02.320 --> 00:12:07.320 You are aware that God is always in the masculine tense 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:08.320 00:12:08.320 --> 00:12:09.320 Aren't you? 00:12:11.320 --> 00:12:12.320 Christ was a man 00:12:14.320 --> 00:12:16.320 God who is rich in mercy 00:12:17.320 --> 00:12:18.320 And his grace wherewith he 00:12:19.320 --> 00:12:19.320 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:21.320 Love is a man's term 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:23.320 Now we don't use that term 00:12:23.320 --> 00:12:24.320 Now they as men 00:12:25.320 --> 00:12:26.320 It is probably because 00:12:27.320 --> 00:12:28.320 Love has gotten a balance 00:12:29.320 --> 00:12:33.320 You will notice here 00:12:33.320 --> 00:12:34.320 That he says in verse 25 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:36.320 Although speaking to husbands 00:12:36.320 --> 00:12:38.320 I think I can stretch the point 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:39.320 To give it to men 00:12:39.320 --> 00:12:41.320 Husband love your wife 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:43.320 That is an interesting phrase 00:12:44.320 --> 00:12:45.320 Men are to love 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:52.320 Now of course you come back to the designation of love 00:12:53.320 --> 00:12:53.320 00:12:55.320 --> 00:12:58.320 Christian men are to love 00:12:59.320 --> 00:13:01.320 Now all of you know 1 Corinthians 13 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:04.320 When we taught this paragraph in Ephesians 5 00:13:05.320 --> 00:13:06.320 As a result of the filling of the Holy Spirit 00:13:07.320 --> 00:13:09.320 I turned you to 1 Corinthians 13 00:13:11.320 --> 00:13:13.320 No human man can ever love 00:13:14.320 --> 00:13:16.320 Apart from the Lord Jesus Christ 00:13:17.320 --> 00:13:18.320 And the possession of the Holy Spirit 00:13:19.320 --> 00:13:20.320 Not on a biblical basis 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:20.320 00:13:23.320 --> 00:13:25.320 It is not natural for men to love 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:26.320 00:13:26.320 --> 00:13:27.320 Did you know that? 00:13:29.320 --> 00:13:31.320 Basically it is not natural for women to love 00:13:32.320 --> 00:13:34.320 I think I am going to stop for a second 00:13:35.320 --> 00:13:36.320 And turn you to 1 Corinthians 13 again 00:13:37.320 --> 00:13:38.320 Because I think men ought to read it 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:41.320 Men are to love 00:13:42.320 --> 00:13:43.320 Believing men are to love 00:13:44.320 --> 00:13:45.320 Okay that is what he says 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:49.320 Did you ever read 1 Corinthians 13 men? 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:51.320 And when I get on this subject 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:53.320 I know I am going to get into trouble 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:55.320 I am going to get in trouble when I get home 00:13:56.320 --> 00:13:58.320 I am always in trouble 00:13:59.320 --> 00:13:59.320 00:14:00.320 --> 00:14:05.320 Because women do not look at love like men do 00:14:06.320 --> 00:14:07.320 Now some men don't look at love biblically 00:14:08.320 --> 00:14:15.320 I would remind you that the idea we have in the 20th century for love is 00:14:16.320 --> 00:14:18.320 That love gets and gets and gets and gets, right? 00:14:19.320 --> 00:14:23.320 That is 20th century love 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:27.320 That is not biblical love towards a man 00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:32.320 When Christ is trying to show us something manly 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:34.320 He begins with love 00:14:35.320 --> 00:14:36.320 For God so loved 00:14:37.320 --> 00:14:38.320 Even in a masculine tense 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:40.320 I won't read all of 1 Corinthians 13 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:42.320 But look at verse 4 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:45.320 Interesting phrase, isn't it? 00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:47.320 Love suffers long 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:49.320 I reminded you this morning 00:14:49.320 --> 00:14:52.320 That everything we Americans identify with women 00:14:53.320 --> 00:14:54.320 The Bible identifies with men 00:14:55.320 --> 00:15:00.320 We talk about virtuous women 00:15:01.320 --> 00:15:02.320 The Bible talks about virtuous men 00:15:03.320 --> 00:15:05.320 We talk about honesty 00:15:06.320 --> 00:15:07.320 We expect ladies to be honest 00:15:07.320 --> 00:15:08.320 But men can lie 00:15:10.320 --> 00:15:12.320 We talk about ladies being lovely 00:15:12.320 --> 00:15:13.320 Lovely 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:14.320 But God says men are to be lovely 00:15:15.320 --> 00:15:16.320 We talk about ladies being pleasing 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:18.320 The Bible talks about men being pleasing 00:15:19.320 --> 00:15:20.320 We've got our terms mixed up, people 00:15:21.320 --> 00:15:22.320 Look what he says 00:15:23.320 --> 00:15:24.320 Love suffers long 00:15:25.320 --> 00:15:26.320 That's a word for bearing 00:15:26.320 --> 00:15:28.320 The worst patients they tell me are men 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:35.320 Most wives when a man gets sick at home says 00:15:35.320 --> 00:15:36.320 Oh, I can't take much more of this 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:41.320 Kindly notice this 00:15:42.320 --> 00:15:44.320 In the areas of practicality 00:15:44.320 --> 00:15:45.320 In which we deal 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:47.320 As servants of God 00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:48.320 And trying to help people 00:15:49.320 --> 00:15:50.320 It is never very often 00:15:51.320 --> 00:15:52.320 The man that forbears anything 00:15:55.320 --> 00:15:57.320 It is the picture of the dear 00:15:57.320 --> 00:15:58.320 Little Christian wife 00:15:59.320 --> 00:16:00.320 Who is always meek 00:16:01.320 --> 00:16:02.320 Who is manifesting love 00:16:03.320 --> 00:16:05.320 Look at the second phrase 00:16:06.320 --> 00:16:07.320 Love is kind 00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:08.320 You remember what David said to Solomon 00:16:08.320 --> 00:16:09.320 After he gave him that charge 00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:10.320 Be strong 00:16:10.320 --> 00:16:11.320 Act like a man 00:16:11.320 --> 00:16:12.320 Keep the amendments of God 00:16:12.320 --> 00:16:13.320 Then he said 00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:15.320 Be kind to Barzillai 00:16:20.320 --> 00:16:21.320 Love is kind 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:22.320 Now you are aware 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:25.320 That men have a problem of being kind 00:16:26.320 --> 00:16:27.320 In the way they manifest it 00:16:28.320 --> 00:16:30.320 Some of you ladies ain't too smart 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:39.320 You know ladies identify with actions by how they act 00:16:40.320 --> 00:16:41.320 Now get in trouble by saying this 00:16:43.320 --> 00:16:47.320 The only reasons we have misunderstandings and problems is because 00:16:48.320 --> 00:16:50.320 We don't act the way people want us to act, right? 00:16:50.320 --> 00:17:00.320 We have ideas that if somebody does this then this takes place and if it doesn't there's something wrong 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:05.320 That's exactly what happens in our homes 00:17:07.320 --> 00:17:10.320 Kindness is not always giving in is it? 00:17:10.319 --> 00:17:11.319 Is it? 00:17:13.319 --> 00:17:24.319 But biblical love which is a man's responsibility a believing man is to love is kind in his own atmosphere and his own personality and his own way 00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:27.319 Look at the third phrase 00:17:28.319 --> 00:17:29.319 Love is not jealous 00:17:30.319 --> 00:17:31.319 That's hard 00:17:32.319 --> 00:17:34.319 Love does not vaunt itself 00:17:34.319 --> 00:17:37.319 In other words love does not boast 00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:41.319 Christian men are not proud 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:46.319 Love is not puffed up 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:48.319 It's not arrogant 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:49.319 It is the opposite of humility 00:17:52.319 --> 00:17:55.319 Love does not behave itself improperly 00:17:56.319 --> 00:17:57.319 Now our attitude in America is 00:17:58.319 --> 00:17:59.319 It's the woman that has to act right 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:01.319 I would remind you in the Bible 00:18:01.319 --> 00:18:03.319 It's the man that's to act right 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:05.319 If he's truly lovely 00:18:08.319 --> 00:18:09.319 Men gall me 00:18:10.319 --> 00:18:10.319 00:18:11.319 --> 00:18:14.319 Look fellas 00:18:15.319 --> 00:18:21.319 There is such a thing as being improper 00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:24.319 Men are normally vulgar 00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:27.319 And the moment you accept Christ 00:18:28.319 --> 00:18:33.319 Some of that hard thing ought to rub off and get away from yourself 00:18:34.319 --> 00:18:39.319 A man does not talk improperly 00:18:40.319 --> 00:18:42.319 He does not dress improperly 00:18:43.319 --> 00:18:51.319 Love does not behave itself as it says here 00:18:52.319 --> 00:18:53.319 Unseemly 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:55.319 It doesn't act unsavory 00:18:56.319 --> 00:18:58.319 Over the centuries 00:18:59.319 --> 00:19:01.319 Men were supposed to be bold and arrogant 00:19:02.319 --> 00:19:03.319 And all this stuff 00:19:03.319 --> 00:19:04.319 And that makes them manly 00:19:05.319 --> 00:19:06.319 That is not what makes a biblical man 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:08.319 Go on 00:19:09.319 --> 00:19:11.319 Love does not seek her own 00:19:12.319 --> 00:19:13.319 Love does not seek self 00:19:14.319 --> 00:19:14.319 00:19:15.319 --> 00:19:18.319 How about you as a Christian? 00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:24.319 Is it your point with biblical love to do all you can for others 00:19:25.319 --> 00:19:27.319 Or expect others to do all for you? 00:19:28.319 --> 00:19:29.319 My wife will not like this 00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:36.319 But I think all of you men ought to go through a time when your wife is sick and put in the hospital 00:19:36.319 --> 00:19:39.319 I'm serious about that 00:19:40.319 --> 00:19:42.319 My family and I learned a lot 00:19:43.319 --> 00:19:45.319 When she was in the hospital 00:19:46.319 --> 00:19:51.319 I found out that I could go back doing things I did 30 years ago 00:19:51.319 --> 00:19:52.319 I could cook 00:19:52.319 --> 00:19:52.319 00:19:52.319 --> 00:19:52.319 00:19:52.319 --> 00:19:52.319 00:19:52.319 --> 00:19:54.319 I could do all these things 00:19:54.319 --> 00:19:56.319 I could do all these things 00:19:57.319 --> 00:20:00.319 If I could do them when she's sick, why can't I do them when she's well? 00:20:00.319 --> 00:20:01.319 Huh? 00:20:01.319 --> 00:20:02.319 I could do all these things 00:20:02.319 --> 00:20:03.319 I could do all these things 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:05.319 I could do all these things 00:20:05.319 --> 00:20:07.319 I could do all these things 00:20:07.319 --> 00:20:10.319 If I could do them when she's sick, why can't I do them when she's well? 00:20:11.319 --> 00:20:12.319 Huh? 00:20:13.319 --> 00:20:15.319 You got the idea, fellas, you see 00:20:16.319 --> 00:20:20.319 That we are to be waited on 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:22.319 Where do we get that idea? 00:20:22.319 --> 00:20:24.319 What did I say to you this morning? 00:20:24.319 --> 00:20:31.319 A brute lives for today 00:20:32.319 --> 00:20:34.319 A man lives for the future 00:20:35.319 --> 00:20:40.319 It is not being satisfied right now that proves you're a man 00:20:41.319 --> 00:20:44.319 Look what he says 00:20:45.319 --> 00:20:47.319 Love is not quickly irritated 00:20:49.319 --> 00:20:50.319 Isn't that interesting? 00:20:50.319 --> 00:20:55.319 Love does not think any evil 00:20:56.319 --> 00:20:57.319 Look at verse 7 00:20:57.319 --> 00:20:58.319 You all can quote this 00:20:58.319 --> 00:21:00.319 Love bears all things 00:21:00.319 --> 00:21:01.319 Few men do 00:21:05.319 --> 00:21:07.319 Love believes all things 00:21:07.319 --> 00:21:08.319 Few men do 00:21:08.319 --> 00:21:09.319 Love hopes all things 00:21:10.319 --> 00:21:11.319 Love endures all things 00:21:13.319 --> 00:21:16.319 Believing men are to love 00:21:16.319 --> 00:21:19.319 If you read Ephesians 5 00:21:19.319 --> 00:21:20.319 25 far enough 00:21:20.319 --> 00:21:21.319 You'll find that it says 00:21:22.319 --> 00:21:23.319 The love which this produces 00:21:24.319 --> 00:21:26.319 Will always produce sacrifice 00:21:29.319 --> 00:21:30.319 Did you know that? 00:21:32.319 --> 00:21:33.319 The Christian man 00:21:34.319 --> 00:21:36.319 Because he manifests biblical love 00:21:37.319 --> 00:21:38.319 In his own concept 00:21:38.319 --> 00:21:41.319 Not in the concept that you think he has to do it 00:21:41.319 --> 00:21:46.319 Is always willing to sacrifice 00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:51.319 I like what brother Bryant said this morning 00:21:52.319 --> 00:21:53.319 I think some of you people missed the boat 00:21:54.319 --> 00:21:55.319 You know very little about Jews, right? 00:21:56.319 --> 00:21:58.319 What did he say? 00:21:59.319 --> 00:22:01.319 Never tell a Jew you love him 00:22:02.319 --> 00:22:04.319 Show him you love him 00:22:05.319 --> 00:22:06.319 Huh? 00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:07.319 Huh? 00:22:09.319 --> 00:22:10.319 Okay 00:22:12.319 --> 00:22:14.319 Believing men understand 00:22:17.319 --> 00:22:19.319 Believing men love 00:22:20.319 --> 00:22:22.319 To the place that it produces 00:22:23.319 --> 00:22:24.319 Sacrifice 00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:27.319 Go with me to Timothy 00:22:27.319 --> 00:22:28.319 1 Timothy chapter 2 00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:31.319 Now we come to one 00:22:32.319 --> 00:22:35.319 That really concerns me 00:22:36.319 --> 00:22:40.319 You are aware 00:22:40.319 --> 00:22:41.319 When we taught ladies on Mother's Day 00:22:42.319 --> 00:22:43.319 We use 1 Timothy 2 00:22:43.319 --> 00:22:45.319 And we only had two things to teach ladies 00:22:46.319 --> 00:22:47.319 You see we have six things to teach men 00:22:52.319 --> 00:22:54.319 Ladies are to be taught how to dress 00:22:55.319 --> 00:22:58.319 And ladies are to be taught what a meek and quiet spirit is 00:22:59.319 --> 00:23:02.319 But to men 00:23:02.319 --> 00:23:04.319 Notice verse 8 of 1 Timothy 2 00:23:04.319 --> 00:23:05.319 You got it? 00:23:05.319 --> 00:23:08.319 I will therefore that men 00:23:09.319 --> 00:23:10.319 What's the next word class? 00:23:11.319 --> 00:23:14.319 Now kindly notice this is not mankind 00:23:15.319 --> 00:23:18.319 This does not include women 00:23:19.319 --> 00:23:25.319 Because verse 9 singles out likewise women 00:23:26.319 --> 00:23:28.319 So verse 8 is separate from verse 9 00:23:28.319 --> 00:23:31.319 And verse 9 is separate from verse 8 00:23:32.319 --> 00:23:34.319 He is talking about men as men 00:23:35.319 --> 00:23:38.319 Not human nature or not humankind or mankind 00:23:39.319 --> 00:23:40.319 He's talking about men 00:23:40.319 --> 00:23:42.319 Kindly notice believing men are to pray 00:23:43.319 --> 00:23:48.319 And I believe this with all my heart when I say it 00:23:48.319 --> 00:23:53.319 That one of the greatest weakness of believing men 00:23:54.319 --> 00:23:55.319 Is prayer 00:23:59.319 --> 00:24:02.319 One of the greatest neglects of Christian men 00:24:03.319 --> 00:24:04.319 Is prayer 00:24:05.319 --> 00:24:09.319 All you have to do 00:24:10.319 --> 00:24:12.319 Is to go to any Bible believing church 00:24:12.319 --> 00:24:13.319 Where they have a prayer meeting 00:24:13.319 --> 00:24:16.319 And see what the majority is 00:24:16.319 --> 00:24:20.319 The majority is women 00:24:21.319 --> 00:24:27.319 And the Holy Spirit knew that men would have trouble praying 00:24:28.319 --> 00:24:30.319 Let's be honest 00:24:31.319 --> 00:24:34.319 Most of you ladies sitting here tonight come to prayer meeting 00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:35.319 Do most of you men? 00:24:37.319 --> 00:24:38.319 Do most of you men? 00:24:41.319 --> 00:24:44.319 I can take you to every church in the country 00:24:44.319 --> 00:24:45.319 That teaches the word of God 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:46.319 And has a prayer meeting 00:24:46.319 --> 00:24:48.319 And it will have more women in prayer meeting 00:24:49.319 --> 00:24:49.319 00:24:50.319 --> 00:24:51.319 And it will have women coming 00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:53.319 Whose men are fine Christians 00:24:54.319 --> 00:24:56.319 Who are there Sunday morning and Sunday night 00:24:56.319 --> 00:24:58.319 But they never come to prayer meeting 00:24:59.319 --> 00:25:00.319 Why? 00:25:01.319 --> 00:25:05.319 Because we've gotten the idea 00:25:06.319 --> 00:25:08.319 And the Bible is contrary to all of our philosophies 00:25:09.319 --> 00:25:11.319 That prayer is women's work 00:25:13.319 --> 00:25:14.319 And Paul says 00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:18.319 I will therefore that men pray everywhere 00:25:19.319 --> 00:25:25.319 The work of praying is really designated to men 00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:31.319 Are you aware that except in the privacy of their homes 00:25:32.319 --> 00:25:33.319 In the Old Testament 00:25:33.319 --> 00:25:34.319 Jewish women never prayed? 00:25:36.319 --> 00:25:38.319 Prayer in the Old Testament was left up to men 00:25:39.319 --> 00:25:42.319 Do you ever wonder why the Pharisee and the publican 00:25:43.319 --> 00:25:44.319 Were in the temple in the afternoon hour? 00:25:45.319 --> 00:25:46.319 There were no women there praying 00:25:46.319 --> 00:25:47.319 The men went there to pray 00:25:48.319 --> 00:25:53.319 Believing men pray 00:25:53.319 --> 00:25:58.319 And of course Paul gives us some instructions here 00:25:59.319 --> 00:26:01.319 I will therefore that men pray everywhere 00:26:02.319 --> 00:26:03.319 Lifting up holy hands 00:26:03.319 --> 00:26:05.319 Now he doesn't say to pray with your hands in the air 00:26:05.319 --> 00:26:07.319 He has given us the conduct of purity 00:26:08.319 --> 00:26:11.319 And Paul has already done that in Philippians 4 00:26:12.319 --> 00:26:13.319 Whatsoever things are pure 00:26:13.319 --> 00:26:17.319 I sometimes would ask 00:26:17.319 --> 00:26:18.319 And would be interesting in the answer 00:26:19.319 --> 00:26:24.319 Why fine, Christian, loving, faithful, intelligent, biblical men 00:26:25.319 --> 00:26:26.319 Are not interested in praying 00:26:27.319 --> 00:26:28.319 ! 00:26:32.319 --> 00:26:34.319 Christian men are to pray 00:26:34.319 --> 00:26:36.319 And Paul adds 00:26:36.319 --> 00:26:37.319 Without wrath 00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:37.319 00:26:37.319 --> 00:26:40.319 That happens to be meaning with kindness 00:26:40.319 --> 00:26:42.319 And without doubting 00:26:42.319 --> 00:26:44.319 That means with some faith 00:26:46.319 --> 00:26:48.319 Let's stop for a second review men 00:26:49.319 --> 00:26:51.319 How many of you are biblical men tonight? 00:26:51.319 --> 00:26:57.319 How many of you have the virtues laid down in the word of God 00:26:57.319 --> 00:26:59.319 For a Christian man? 00:26:59.319 --> 00:27:04.319 How many of you men as godly men try to understand 00:27:05.319 --> 00:27:06.319 Use your head 00:27:07.319 --> 00:27:08.319 Grow in maturity in your mind 00:27:09.319 --> 00:27:10.319 How many of you love? 00:27:14.319 --> 00:27:16.319 You know it's easy to say I love you 00:27:17.319 --> 00:27:19.319 But that doesn't mean it's true 00:27:19.319 --> 00:27:23.319 Biblical love produces sacrifice 00:27:26.319 --> 00:27:29.319 How many of you men are interested in praying? 00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:33.319 I don't know why it is 00:27:34.319 --> 00:27:37.319 But God seems to want men to pray 00:27:38.319 --> 00:27:39.319 And it's the weakest area of our life 00:27:40.319 --> 00:27:42.319 It's the neglected area of our life 00:27:43.319 --> 00:27:44.319 Turn to Titus chapter 2 00:27:44.319 --> 00:27:48.319 Now when Paul writes to Titus 00:27:49.319 --> 00:27:50.319 He does some marvelous things 00:27:51.319 --> 00:27:55.319 And we'll just stay here for a few minutes 00:27:56.319 --> 00:27:57.319 And that's the end, okay? 00:27:59.319 --> 00:28:00.319 Paul by the Holy Spirit 00:28:01.319 --> 00:28:03.319 Writes to different age groups 00:28:04.319 --> 00:28:05.319 When he writes Titus 00:28:06.319 --> 00:28:07.319 It's interesting to me 00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:09.319 Start with me at verse 2 00:28:09.319 --> 00:28:15.319 That the aged men be sober 00:28:16.319 --> 00:28:20.319 Now all of these listings are characteristic of a believing man 00:28:22.319 --> 00:28:24.319 Now soberness is not a facial expression 00:28:26.319 --> 00:28:28.319 Has nothing to do with a facial expression 00:28:29.319 --> 00:28:30.319 Really the word should not be sober 00:28:31.319 --> 00:28:32.319 The word is self-discipline 00:28:32.319 --> 00:28:37.319 It is a word that you find later on in this verse 00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:39.319 Which is temperate 00:28:40.319 --> 00:28:42.319 The word sober should be the word temperate 00:28:44.319 --> 00:28:46.319 It's the same word that's used in the fruits of the Spirit 00:28:47.319 --> 00:28:48.319 Galatians 5, 22 and 23 00:28:49.319 --> 00:28:51.319 Now you pick all of these traits up men 00:28:52.319 --> 00:28:55.319 A Christian man is to be self-disciplined 00:28:56.319 --> 00:29:00.319 Now here you attach it to the aged men 00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:02.319 I'd remind you of something 00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:08.319 The elderly men are supposed to be more spiritual than the younger men 00:29:09.319 --> 00:29:12.319 Look at the second thing he does 00:29:13.319 --> 00:29:16.319 He picks up a word which we found in Philippians this morning 00:29:17.319 --> 00:29:19.319 The aged men are to be grave 00:29:20.319 --> 00:29:21.319 That's again the word honorable 00:29:22.319 --> 00:29:28.319 The Greek language uses it in the essence of being able to keep a promise 00:29:28.319 --> 00:29:31.319 To carry out what you say 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:33.319 To do what you say you'll do 00:29:34.319 --> 00:29:35.319 What you promise to do is honorable 00:29:36.319 --> 00:29:40.319 In the American culture it started out with the judges 00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:41.319 00:29:42.319 --> 00:29:42.319 00:29:43.319 --> 00:29:44.319 The honorable judge so and so 00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:47.319 You remember politicians are always introduced as honorable 00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:48.319 00:29:48.319 --> 00:29:49.319 That's a lie 00:29:53.319 --> 00:29:55.319 But in the American environment when it was first started 00:29:56.319 --> 00:30:00.319 Those who were judges and those who were in high office were honorable 00:30:01.319 --> 00:30:01.319 00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:04.319 That's the word he uses 00:30:05.319 --> 00:30:06.319 He's not talking about unbelievers 00:30:07.319 --> 00:30:07.319 00:30:08.319 --> 00:30:08.319 00:30:09.319 --> 00:30:12.319 Here you have in your King James Bible the word temperate 00:30:12.319 --> 00:30:15.319 Basically this is the word discreet 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:20.319 It happens to be a mental word for sound mind 00:30:21.319 --> 00:30:24.319 I've pointed this out so many times you get tired of listening to it 00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:28.319 In Mark 5 when the demoniac was healed 00:30:29.319 --> 00:30:31.319 We find him sitting 00:30:32.319 --> 00:30:33.319 Clothed 00:30:33.319 --> 00:30:47.319 There to have a foundation 00:30:48.319 --> 00:30:49.319 They are to lead 00:30:50.319 --> 00:30:54.319 Now you come to the fourth one in verse 2 which interests me 00:30:55.319 --> 00:30:57.319 It says men you're to be sound 00:30:58.319 --> 00:31:01.319 The word is healthy 00:31:01.319 --> 00:31:03.319 Healthy 00:31:04.319 --> 00:31:05.319 What are you to be healthy in? 00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:06.319 Well three things 00:31:07.319 --> 00:31:08.319 Healthy in faith 00:31:12.319 --> 00:31:13.319 How many women you know have more faith than men? 00:31:17.319 --> 00:31:18.319 Let me ask you a question tonight 00:31:19.319 --> 00:31:22.319 How many families 00:31:23.319 --> 00:31:26.319 Would have no spiritual leadership if it wasn't for the mother? 00:31:27.319 --> 00:31:36.319 How many families would have no spiritual leadership if it wasn't for the mother? 00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:39.319 How many? 00:31:40.319 --> 00:31:42.319 It is mother that packs the kids off to church 00:31:43.319 --> 00:31:45.319 It's the mother that encourages them to go to Sunday School 00:31:45.319 --> 00:31:49.139 It's the mother that leads them and tries to show them the Christian example. 00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:50.480 The father is too busy. 00:31:53.359 --> 00:31:58.099 Paul never wrote that aged women are to be healthy in faith. 00:31:58.299 --> 00:32:00.000 He wrote it to aged men. 00:32:00.119 --> 00:32:03.500 It is the man who is healthy when it comes to faith. 00:32:05.879 --> 00:32:09.879 It's no wonder we don't have boys that are interested in spiritual things 00:32:09.879 --> 00:32:13.039 because there are few fathers interested in spiritual things. 00:32:15.319 --> 00:32:21.679 If someone's going to come to church on Sunday night, it's usually the mother. 00:32:21.679 --> 00:32:24.980 And then the father says, well, the kids can stay home with me. 00:32:28.059 --> 00:32:28.539 Why? 00:32:31.759 --> 00:32:35.119 If anyone's going to bring the kids to Sunday school, it's the mother. 00:32:35.220 --> 00:32:36.480 The father comes to church. 00:32:36.779 --> 00:32:38.139 She doesn't come to Sunday school. 00:32:38.960 --> 00:32:43.119 Then he wonders why the boys are not interested in Sunday school or Bible school 00:32:43.119 --> 00:32:45.079 after they get to a certain age. 00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:50.439 It is the father who is to be stable. 00:32:50.639 --> 00:32:52.720 He's to be healthy in faith. 00:32:52.879 --> 00:32:56.220 Secondly, he's to be healthy in our word, which we just studied Ephesians 5. 00:32:56.299 --> 00:32:57.720 He's to be healthy in love. 00:32:58.500 --> 00:33:01.319 And he's to be healthy in endurance or steadfastness. 00:33:02.059 --> 00:33:03.159 He's the foundation. 00:33:05.059 --> 00:33:07.619 Drop down, if you will, to verse 6. 00:33:09.679 --> 00:33:12.539 He goes from aged men to young men. 00:33:12.539 --> 00:33:19.019 It's interesting to me that young men have a great responsibility. 00:33:20.920 --> 00:33:24.659 Young men, likewise, exhort to be sober-minded. 00:33:24.859 --> 00:33:25.819 There's our word again. 00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:28.680 Self-disciplined. 00:33:29.460 --> 00:33:30.720 Able to think. 00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:32.879 The man. 00:33:32.880 --> 00:33:36.220 Then you come to something that interests me. 00:33:36.300 --> 00:33:37.240 In all things. 00:33:37.340 --> 00:33:38.260 Did you ever see that phrase? 00:33:39.780 --> 00:33:40.820 In all things? 00:33:43.180 --> 00:33:44.620 Not just in some things. 00:33:46.280 --> 00:33:47.600 In all things. 00:33:48.840 --> 00:33:49.640 Now he's going to add. 00:33:50.500 --> 00:33:54.680 Showing thyself a pattern, an example of good works. 00:33:55.780 --> 00:33:56.380 Did you ever read that? 00:33:56.380 --> 00:34:01.020 Doesn't say the mother is to be an example. 00:34:03.180 --> 00:34:05.980 Says men are to be example. 00:34:07.180 --> 00:34:08.180 That's what he's after. 00:34:09.019 --> 00:34:10.360 Now I'm interested in something. 00:34:11.619 --> 00:34:14.800 What are the good works he's to be an example of? 00:34:16.300 --> 00:34:17.220 In doctrine. 00:34:17.219 --> 00:34:21.219 The word is teaching. 00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:24.399 I'm going to stretch a point. 00:34:25.779 --> 00:34:28.759 Men are to be interested in the Bible. 00:34:33.599 --> 00:34:35.379 That's where doctrine comes from. 00:34:36.500 --> 00:34:43.919 Christian man, if I take your wife and you and set you side by side and give you a biblical quiz, who would pass the best? 00:34:45.500 --> 00:34:45.679 Huh? 00:34:47.219 --> 00:34:49.419 Most generally the woman, right? 00:34:50.839 --> 00:34:51.399 Why? 00:34:55.439 --> 00:34:58.759 Because of the fact we are not being biblical. 00:34:59.759 --> 00:35:02.579 You are to show your pattern of good works in teaching. 00:35:02.799 --> 00:35:08.059 Showing uncorruptness, soundness, gravity or honor, sincerity. 00:35:08.059 --> 00:35:17.880 All I can see across this page is the man is to be stable in spiritual things. 00:35:19.460 --> 00:35:21.619 Now he says something that interests me. 00:35:22.900 --> 00:35:24.460 Sound speech. 00:35:29.179 --> 00:35:30.279 Sound speech. 00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:37.080 A Christian man talks the way he's supposed to talk. 00:35:37.079 --> 00:35:41.619 Isn't that interesting? 00:35:41.619 --> 00:35:41.699 Sound speech. 00:35:43.299 --> 00:35:45.440 Speech that cannot be condemned. 00:35:45.440 --> 00:35:49.559 Let me ask you, Christian man. 00:35:49.639 --> 00:35:50.700 How do you talk? 00:35:52.659 --> 00:35:53.760 How do you think? 00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:57.220 How much interest do you have in the Bible? 00:35:57.480 --> 00:35:59.119 Oh, I know what men say to me. 00:35:59.200 --> 00:36:01.460 Pastor, I'm so tired when I get home. 00:36:01.460 --> 00:36:03.179 I can't even read the Bible. 00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:07.740 Usually when someone says that to me, I ask them a question. 00:36:08.780 --> 00:36:09.920 Do you read a newspaper? 00:36:12.500 --> 00:36:13.579 Do you read a magazine? 00:36:13.579 --> 00:36:16.679 Do you watch TV? 00:36:18.299 --> 00:36:20.519 You're not too tired to do that, right? 00:36:22.299 --> 00:36:23.279 No, that's not right. 00:36:27.619 --> 00:36:30.579 Men are to be examples. 00:36:32.659 --> 00:36:34.139 Examples in teaching. 00:36:34.679 --> 00:36:35.920 Examples in thinking. 00:36:36.380 --> 00:36:37.679 Examples in faith. 00:36:38.019 --> 00:36:39.340 Examples in stability. 00:36:39.960 --> 00:36:42.079 Examples in interest in the word of God. 00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:44.679 Examples if they will in intelligent things. 00:36:45.099 --> 00:36:46.840 Examples in how they talk. 00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:50.739 Men, Christian men, are to be examples. 00:36:51.920 --> 00:36:53.019 What did Paul write to Timothy? 00:36:54.739 --> 00:36:57.279 But be thou an example of the believer. 00:36:58.819 --> 00:37:00.319 He didn't write it to a woman. 00:37:01.579 --> 00:37:05.500 He wrote it to a young man who was trying to lead older people. 00:37:06.840 --> 00:37:08.860 Be thou an example of the believer. 00:37:08.860 --> 00:37:12.180 In word, in charity, in conduct, in spirit. 00:37:14.500 --> 00:37:16.079 We don't believe these things today. 00:37:18.780 --> 00:37:21.240 May I remind you that as I said this morning, 00:37:21.960 --> 00:37:25.519 a Christian man stands out as a man. 00:37:25.519 --> 00:37:31.619 When you go to work tomorrow morning, fellas, how will you act? 00:37:34.480 --> 00:37:37.940 When you go home tonight, how will you act towards your family? 00:37:41.159 --> 00:37:42.900 Some man said to me not too long ago, 00:37:42.980 --> 00:37:44.539 well, pastor, I know what I should do, 00:37:44.960 --> 00:37:46.699 but if I went home and acted that way, 00:37:46.759 --> 00:37:47.820 there'd be shots of shock. 00:37:47.920 --> 00:37:49.039 They'd think I was sick. 00:37:51.840 --> 00:37:52.679 Well, shock them. 00:37:52.679 --> 00:37:56.819 Shock them. 00:37:58.639 --> 00:38:02.919 The hardest people to move today are men. 00:38:04.259 --> 00:38:06.980 And unless the Holy Spirit moves them, 00:38:07.519 --> 00:38:08.639 no preacher can. 00:38:10.659 --> 00:38:13.299 Because men are difficult to change. 00:38:15.000 --> 00:38:17.119 So let me just review for you as I close. 00:38:17.119 --> 00:38:21.000 Men are to understand. 00:38:23.380 --> 00:38:25.059 Men are to love. 00:38:26.199 --> 00:38:27.739 Men are to pray. 00:38:28.839 --> 00:38:30.179 Men are to think. 00:38:31.059 --> 00:38:32.619 Men are to be examples. 00:38:33.319 --> 00:38:38.480 Men are to be the stable factor in regards to the home. 00:38:38.960 --> 00:38:40.579 Men are to lead. 00:38:40.579 --> 00:38:43.819 I know what some of you ladies are saying. 00:38:44.679 --> 00:38:46.279 My husband won't do this. 00:38:47.019 --> 00:38:49.659 How can I force him to do what he's supposed to do? 00:38:49.739 --> 00:38:50.659 You can't! 00:38:54.460 --> 00:38:56.460 But he's a Christian, you can ask him to. 00:38:58.199 --> 00:38:59.840 If you're a man here tonight 00:38:59.840 --> 00:39:03.600 that hasn't accepted his responsibility, 00:39:05.220 --> 00:39:07.380 I wonder if you wouldn't think about it. 00:39:08.180 --> 00:39:12.380 God expects us to be his men. 00:39:13.539 --> 00:39:14.480 Gracious God, 00:39:15.480 --> 00:39:18.220 thank you for the time in the word today. 00:39:18.219 --> 00:39:23.299 It is the word which speaks to our heart. 00:39:25.419 --> 00:39:28.079 And apart from you, we can do nothing. 00:39:29.000 --> 00:39:32.019 Everyone here tonight has studied the word of God. 00:39:32.439 --> 00:39:34.119 Most of them certainly know you. 00:39:34.339 --> 00:39:35.639 Every man here tonight 00:39:35.639 --> 00:39:39.519 has certainly heard the verses we've looked at tonight before. 00:39:40.759 --> 00:39:43.059 And apart from the Holy Spirit, 00:39:44.419 --> 00:39:46.239 nothing will take place. 00:39:48.219 --> 00:39:50.000 We thank you for the word of God 00:39:50.000 --> 00:39:51.519 which is a lamp to our feet 00:39:51.519 --> 00:39:53.199 and a light to our path. 00:39:53.699 --> 00:39:55.939 We pray for each man that's here tonight, 00:39:56.099 --> 00:39:57.579 those that know Christ. 00:39:58.539 --> 00:40:00.859 There may be a man here that has a problem. 00:40:01.099 --> 00:40:02.139 He may have a burden. 00:40:02.599 --> 00:40:05.179 He may vacillate between the word of God 00:40:05.179 --> 00:40:06.179 and his own thinking. 00:40:08.019 --> 00:40:10.099 He may give in to his feelings. 00:40:10.359 --> 00:40:12.559 He may give in to the conduct of others. 00:40:13.119 --> 00:40:13.379 Lord, 00:40:14.899 --> 00:40:16.399 if it would honor you, 00:40:16.399 --> 00:40:17.959 may that man tonight 00:40:17.960 --> 00:40:19.639 trust the Holy Spirit 00:40:19.639 --> 00:40:20.760 who indwells them. 00:40:22.380 --> 00:40:24.619 Help us as men to be biblical, 00:40:25.220 --> 00:40:26.760 to act like men. 00:40:28.559 --> 00:40:30.139 Help us to understand. 00:40:30.599 --> 00:40:31.920 Help us to think. 00:40:32.179 --> 00:40:33.460 Help us to pray. 00:40:36.059 --> 00:40:37.460 And most of all, 00:40:38.800 --> 00:40:41.420 help us to be the stable example 00:40:41.420 --> 00:40:43.099 that we're supposed to be. 00:40:43.099 --> 00:40:46.079 thank you for your presence. 00:40:47.079 --> 00:40:47.900 Encourage us 00:40:47.900 --> 00:40:50.000 because we've been in the house of God 00:40:50.000 --> 00:40:52.319 and fellowshiped with the saints. 00:40:54.199 --> 00:40:56.019 For we pray in Christ's name. 00:40:56.960 --> 00:40:58.480 And God's people will say together, 00:40:59.039 --> 00:40:59.619 Amen. 00:40:59.859 --> 00:41:01.059 I'd like to close the day 00:41:01.059 --> 00:41:02.000 by singing a hymn. 00:41:02.000 --> 00:41:31.980 Thank you. 00:41:32.000 --> 00:42:01.980 Thank you.