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The Choice for Manhood

June 18, 2023 • Steve Hinton • 1 Peter 5:8, 2 Samuel 23:12, Joshua 1:9, 1 Corinthians 16:13–14, 1 Corinthians 13:11

1 Corinthians 16:13-14 - "Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love."

 

While We are Created as Male and Female, Manhood is a Choice.

 

1. Be Manly

 

1 Corinthians 13:11 - When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.

 

2. Be Watchful

 

1 Peter 5:8 - Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

 

2 Samuel 11:1 - In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.

 

3. Be Firm

 

2 Samuel 23:12 - But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.

 

4. Be Strong

 

Joshua 1:9 - Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

 

5. Be Loving

 

John 15:13 - Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.