SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: The Rat Race is the conflict between who I am created to be and who I am tempted to be. The proverbial questions of the rat race--"What's it all about?" and "Is this all there is?"--have tortured us all at one time or another. So let's kick off this new series [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: It is for a lack of discipleship that men lead unexamined lives. We all want the same things--something we can give our lives to that will make a difference, someone to share our lives with, and a belief system that makes sense of why life is so hard. Christianity and secularism [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: No matter how men get stuck in cultural Christianity, the only solution is to disciple them out. When you look around it's obvious that a lot of men are stuck. Some are stuck because they have yet to experience the freedom of being in Christ. Others have professed faith, yet they've [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: The Rat Race is the conflict between who I am created to be and who I am tempted to be. The proverbial questions of the rat race--"What's it all about?" and "Is this all there is?"--have tortured us all at one time or another. So let's kick off this new series [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: I will feel most alive, most useful, and most significant when I am doing what God created me to do. It's just a fact of life. Most men don't know their purpose in life, or their purpose is too small. Sincerely ask a man, "What is the purpose of your life?" [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: The secret of job contentment is not getting what I want, but redefining what I need. What do you want from your job, and are you getting it? It turns out that most men are not content in their work. In fact, according to Gallup's 2013 "State of the American Workplace" [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: If you don’t have enough time for your family, you can be 100% certain that you are not following God’s will for your life. Let's be honest. Work can be intoxicating. It can also be a place to escape unpredictable emotions and whiny kids. Yet no amount of success at work [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Encourage children by fathering their hearts, not fathering for performance. Who hasn't heard a sobering story about a Dad who alienated his kids? To be a great Dad isn't a given. Like any worthwhile skill, there are principles to learn and time to invest. Join us to learn the valuable distinction [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: After God, but before all others, make your wife your top priority. Sigmund Freud said, "Despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, I have not yet been able to answer that great question...What does a woman want?" Too bad Freud didn't believe in Christianity, because for Christians the [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Three 2:00 AM friends can make up for a multitude of disappointments. Sooner or later we all realize that friendships are a beautiful thing. We realize that we need some other men who walk in our same shoes--who share similar problems and life experiences. But adult male friendships are difficult to [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Don’t buy the lie that money will do what it won’t, and that God won’t do what He will. Many Christians cling to the illusion that money will make them happy. Of course, money is important. Especially if you don't have enough. When the 10th of the month rolls around, your [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: The greatest source of financial wisdom about earning, saving, sharing, and debt has always been and will forever be the Bible. What should be your financial aspirations as a Christian man? Does the Bible have clear cut principles to guide how we think about money? Yes, and in this lesson we’ll [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: The goal is always to bring my will into alignment with God’s will. Most of us will only make a handful of truly major decisions in the course of a year. "Do I change jobs, move, get married, have children, take on a personal ministry, buy a car, lower my lifestyle," [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Priorities help me manage the pressures that would otherwise manage me. We are all under a lot of pressure. Work pressures, marriage pressures, parenting pressures, money pressures, health pressures. Taking some time for yourself sounds good, but then who's going to meet that deadline? How do you decide? You have far [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Move from “Plan, then pray” to “Pray, then plan.” Each of us wants to lead a productive life. God wants that too. "Producing a crop" is a big part of His will for us. Yet adding a bunch of rules and regulations to "make it happen" doesn't really help much, does [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner. The Bible says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble." But what about feeling proud of our son's grades or getting a promotion? Is that wrong? Actually, that's a different kind of pride--let's call it Pride Type I. Pride Type II, [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: I pledge not to sin when I get angry, but openly confess I can't do it on my own. Studies show that 75 - 90% of all doctor's office visits are stress-related, and the most destructive form of stress is anger. Anger is not a sin--Jesus got angry, but anger can [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Don’t “make” it happen, “let” it happen. Men want to be in charge--to call their own shots. And God has given us a lot of freedom. But freedom is not the same thing as autonomy. Yet we're all tempted to think we can be in control of our lives. It might [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Suffering compels us to seek the God success makes us think we don’t need. What is making you suffer? Do you think God knows what you're going through? If He knows, does He care? If He knows and cares, can He do anything about it? And if He can, why doesn't [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: I have far too much at stake to risk it by cutting any little corner anywhere, no matter how small, insignificant, or inconsequential it may at first appear. I want to be known for “scrupulous” integrity. What made men like Peter, Paul, David, Moses, Gideon, Samson, Jonah, and Job so different [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: I will make it my ambition to live “one life, one way.” Most of us would be embarrassed if our families, friends, or colleagues knew what went on inside our heads. Here's the good news: You're not crazy. A secret thought life is normal. However, you can live your "invisible" life [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Accountability: To be regularly answerable to qualified people for each of the key areas of our lives. None of us ever planned to fail. So how do we get off track? What makes us stumble? And why do some of us even fall away? One of the biggest reasons is that [...]
SynopsisTranscriptDownloadsSynopsis The Big Idea: Discipleship (food, water, friends) = Changed Life What is something you really want to change about your life, but haven't been able to? You already know this, but if you could have made that change on your own, it would have happened by now. On the other hand, we've all watched [...]
