Session 3 MEN OF FAITH ARE THANKFUL
FOR GROUP PARTICIPATION These elements of the study are best used with others in a group setting.
How Did It Go Last Week? Share your successes and trials with the group. (10 minutes) • What did last week’s time change about your posture toward tenderness as a man? • What action points are you implementing into your life that make you an ambassador of Jesus Christ each day? How can you represent him specifically in the category of justice? How about in the category of mercy (kindness)? How about in the category of humility? • What does it mean to be a man of humility? Can you think of some areas of change that need to happen in your life as you intentionally move toward a life of humility? If so, what are those areas? • How are the values of God reflected in your personal values as well? And God Said… Read aloud 2 Peter 1:3–9 . 3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 4 by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. 5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. What is the Point? Read these statements aloud and keep them in mind during the video.
• Thankfulness changes your focus. • Thankfulness changes your agenda. • Thankfulness changes your harvest. Petition Pray this together aloud.
Father, I recognize that people may not describe me as a man who overflows with thankfulness in his heart, and that drives me to your throne of grace. It’s difficult to live a life of thankfulness when there is so much that distracts me from a posture of gratitude each day, so Lord, would you help me to see and name things that I can be thankful for even when I’m not feeling quite so thankful?
Session 3
MEN OF FAITH
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