Why Recovering God's Manhood Script Matters

Episode Summary: Jesus closed his most famous message, the Sermon on the Mount, with the warning that those who ignore his words build their lives on the worst possible foundation—sand. Our sons, daughters, and grandchildren who build their marriages and families by ignoring God’s design of created gender differences and assigned gender roles build on a foundation that is bound to collapse, sand. In contrast, said Jesus, are those who build their lives on obedience to his Word, which would include God’s delineation of created gender differences in Genesis and assigned gender differences in responsibility in their marriages and homes. This group builds their family on a foundation as solid and secure as rock. This month’s series, Men Helping Sons Embrace Biblical Manhood, explains a tool by that name. It is a five-week study for high school sons led by dads, youth leaders or men’s ministries, which you can use or help promote. Today we examine six reasons from this resource that helping our sons follow God’s “manhood script” matters.For Further Prayerful Thought:It is hard to overstate the prominence that God gives to his manhood and womanhood scripts in the first two of 1189 chapters of his revelation. Why do you think Christians today don’t think more about those scripts?What do you think of the statement, “Healthy males want to develop their masculine identity?” How is the identity of a male Christian like the identity of a female one and how is different?Which of the six reasons given that God’s “manhood script” should matter to high school guys most stood out to you? Link to the first chapter of Men Helping Sons Embrace Biblical ManhoodLink to order Men Helping Sons Embrace Biblical ManhoodTo Mention Men Helping Sons Embrace Biblical Manhood on FacebookHere is sample wording:  “A Christian ministry I support is celebrating Fatherhood Month by letting the Christian community know about a new 5-week journey to biblical manhood for highs school guys they have published. Designed for fathers, youth leaders, and men’s ministries to lead, it is Men Helping Sons Embrace Biblical Manhood.”Here is the link to take you to the blog version of this episode which contains  the the link to our bookstore and the jpg picture of the front cover of the book to post to Facebook. For the printed version of this message click here.For a summary of topics addressed by podcast series, click here.For FREE downloadable studies on men’s issues click here.To make an online contribution to enable others to hear about the podcast: (Click link and scroll down to bottom left)