Men,
Have you ever
thought you were a model builder?
I'm not talking
about gluing and painting a plastic replica of a car or
plane together, I'm talking about being someone who builds
his life to model Jesus. If we are to model him
effectively we need to build on one of his key
foundations. Discipleship. Simply put, discipleship is
being a part of leading another to maturity in Christ. In
Jesus model with his disciples it means being part of a
band of brothers. Being part of a community of fellow
believers who share their lives and their walk with the
Lord as a team.
I see the Lord
building this among us in so many ways and you are a big
part of that. Do you sense it? More and more of you are
reaching out, opening up, getting more involved, getting
more transparent. One key in all of this is part of what's
involved in our new focus starting June 1 at CMBC. It's
moving us from a church that is purely academic to a
church that is expanding by actively pursuing Christ
together. David Murrow addresses this in his book, "Why
Men Hate Going to Church". In in he writes, "We
cannot expect men to come to maturity in Christ in a
classroom environment. Although they can help, these
academic exercises cannot penetrate to the hidden places
in a man's heart. But discipleship can, because it's
teaching by example. Men are changed by what they
experience, not necessarily by what they are told."
And that's the
model Jesus gave us isn't it? He didn't just teach his
disciples, he challenged them and through it they grew.
That's the model building I believe you and I want to be
apart of at CMBC. That's the model building I sense the
Lord starting among us. We are men who want to challenge
and be challenged by the Lord and each other.
Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love
and good deeds
(Hebrews
10:24)
Let's be good
model builders.
Ron
Many of you at the
men's breakfast asked me to pass along the three nuggets
our speaker Al Egg shared with us. Here they are:
1) Never be afraid
to trust an unknown future to a known God
2) God will never create a life for you that makes Him
unnecessary
3) Enjoy what is and do not dwell on what is not.
Let's return to
our habit of praying together on Sunday at 10:35 a.m. in
the Prayer Room.
