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Our philosophy is to challenge men to think about who they are in Christ when they are away from church.
We believe there must be an emphasis on becoming spiritual leaders in our homes and families. This emphasis shifts the pendulum from what our traditional approach to men's ministry has been, from only getting men involved in ministry activities, to challenging men to become the spiritual leaders in their homes and churches. To do this, it is important that men be engaged in a lifetime of discipleship development and training. The sad fact is that very few men, including pastors, have had effective discipling by men who were fully discipled themselves. It's also intended that we would equip, motivate, and challenge men who are fathers to improve their fathering skills and become godly fathers. Most family problems come from father failure, and may be neutralized by strong paternal leadership. Unfortunately, in the United States since 1900, fathers have been emotionally focused on the marketplace instead of the home. While men have become very competent businessmen, many have made terrible fathers. With two-income families the norm, not the exception, children do not receive the character training and role modeling they need.
Here are four important principles that men need to live by which come from the Word of God.
- In John 5:23, Jesus declares that to honor Him is to honor our Father who is in heaven.
- In Matthew 15:4, the Lord also said that we are to honor our father and mother; and in this statement laid down a principle for honoring our families.
- And then the apostle Paul, in 1 Timothy 5:3, said we are to make provisions for those who are in need.
- In 1 Peter 2:17, the apostle Peter says we are to honor those who are in authority over us.
We feel it's very important to provide fellowship activities such as paintball, enduro car, Men's Advance and motorcycle riding.
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