Father’s Day “In the Father’s Image”
Pastor Phil Vance
Highlights
Sometimes our liberty to color outside the lines is not creativity, but carnality.
Masculinity finds its definition in God alone.
Sin has damaged the reflection of ideal masculinity.
Jesus is the perfect, divine depiction of manhood. He defines true masculinity.
Eight pillars of masculinity.
A man submits to a greater authority.
A man commits to sacrifice.
A man commits to joyful obedience.
A man commits to spiritual discipline.
A man commits to growth.
A man carries out God’s mission.
Commits to love others faithfully.
Discussion Questions
In your life, who would you consider to be a good man? What about them makes them an example of true masculinity? Is it easy or difficult for you to name such a man and why?
In your opinion, what pillar of masculinity is our world most in need of today and why?
What does authentic masculinity do to promote authentic femininity?
Key Scriptures and Quotes
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
1 Corinthians 9:24 NIV
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
Hebrews 12:1 NIV
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
Proverbs 24:16 NIV