Camo, a four-wheel-drive truck, and a black belt won't make you a man.
To stand up like a man, you first have to bend your knee to Jesus Christ.
Maybe you hunt, fish, lift, or never miss a game. Maybe you're the guy with the truck and the tattoos. None of that is wrong, but none of it makes you a man.
Masculinity is in crisis. Culture tells men they're either the problem or they just need to toughen up, and a generation of guys is stuck between boyhood and manhood. Yet more men than ever are opening their Bibles and looking for something real.
Stand Firm & Act Like Men answers that search with Paul's charge in 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. In six no-nonsense sessions, Pastor Joby Martin shows that manhood isn't about stacking up masculine traits. God designed it, so God's Word, not culture, gets to define it.
You'll learn how to:
- Recover God's original design for men: work to enjoy, a will to obey, and people to love
- Spot the five traps the enemy uses to take men out (pride, anxiety, laziness, isolation, and lust) and fight back before you're sucker-punched
- Armor up for a real war and fight from victory, not for it
- Redefine strength the way Jesus did, because "if serving is beneath you, then leadership is beyond you"
- Love like a grown man, with patience and kindness instead of passivity or aggression
- Live as a son the Father already delights in, free to swing for the fences for God's glory
Whether you're finding your footing, carrying the weight of a family, or think you've already blown it, you don't have to "man up" alone. Drop the "I got this." You need Jesus, and you need brothers who will carry you to Him.
So, gather your brothers, bend your knees before Jesus, and learn to STAND FIRM together.
This study guide includes:
- Individual access to six streaming video sessions
- Video notes and a comprehensive structure for group discussion time
- Personal study for deeper reflection between sessions
- A guide to best practices for leading a group
Streaming video access included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2032. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.
