Act Like Men: Being Watchful and Prayerful

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Act Like Men: Being Watchful and Prayerful

Nick Hendrix | Part 1 | 2021 Men's Retreat

October 18, 2021 • Nick Hendrix • 1 Corinthians 16:13

Are you diligently watchful in prayer? Paul said in 1 Corinthians 16:13 that we need to, "Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong."

0:00 - Introduction and opening prayer.
1:56 - Start of sermon.
6:08 - Considering the phrase "act like men".
12:12 - Consider the characteristics.
16:10 - What does it mean to be watchful and prayerful?
21:36 - We need to be watchful men.
32:31 - We need to be prayerful men.
40:49 - Why do people fall into prayerlessness? Approaching prayer like a law of Moses.
42:59 - We have every reason to go boldly to the Lord!
45:22 - How would you react if God took the access to pray away?
47:35 - You have unlimited access to God?
48:57 - Conclusion and recap.
53:13 - Closing prayer.

Humbled in Conversion, Humbled in Ministry

December 22, 2021 • Aaron Osuna

If there's any work of God that should characterize every person's conversion, it should be the destruction of that person's pride. We're proud by nature and God has to break our pride in saving us. And not only at conversion, but also in the Christian life as a whole, and especially in preparation for ministry. The last person the Church needs in ministry is a person with pride.

Manny Will Be Back, He Gets Religious From Time to Time

December 17, 2021 • Manny Lucas

One of my friends told another friend, "Don't worry, Manny will be back, he does this (gets religious) from time to time. We've seen him go through these little Jesus highs." Brethren, it breaks my heart so much that I stained the name of Christ so much, as an unbeliever, claiming to know Him but walking in ungodly sin, staining the name of Christ.

Act Like Men: Standing Firm In The Faith and Conduct

October 20, 2021 • Nick Hendrix

Believer, if you are standing firm in the faith and believing solid doctrine, it will affect your conduct. To be Biblically strong does not come from ignorance about God but having your mind gripped with the truth of the Gospel and it leads to godliness. 0:00 - Reading text and opening prayer. 2:05 - What will our focus be? 4:01 - Titus 1:1, godliness is tied together with knowledge of the faith. 8:19 - Often, the problem is not a lack of knowledge, but rather the knowledge does not change who they are (Titus 1.16). 9:47 - First, stand firm in the faith. 14:53 - Sometimes, there is almost a shunning of biblical knowledge, making ignorance appear the humble path. 18:43 - We need steadfast men. 21:02 - Ephesians 6 - stand firm 22:48 - "Play the man." 24:06 - Second, knowledge must produce godly conduct. 25:06 - Young men, how is your conduct? Do people imitate it or despise you for it? 27:33: - Be dignified - worthy of respect. 32:12 - Be self-controlled - don't be mastered by anything. 36:36 - Better to speak properly in the first place than having to always apologize. 38:46 - Self-control in the realm of purity. 40:07 - How to be more godly? Exhortations on being godly often lead people to try harder to be holy in their own strength. 46:04 - Sanctification is not by the law but by faith. 51:29 - My point? The power comes from the Spirit alone, so cast yourself upon the Lord for help. 54:34 - Closing prayer.