The Cross Church | Band of Brothers

NEXT MEETING will be SATURDAY, February 5th, 2012
- 7:30AM @THE CROSS CHURCH in The Loft.

As we have been studying about the characteristics of a godly leader, we have focused on seven different areas:

1. Fear God – not man.
2. Love God – hate sin.
3. Crave the Word – not the world.
4. Christ exalting – not self-empowering

a. live with integrity
b. serve with humility
c. give with generosity
d. witness with fidelity

5. Accept and Reflect Your Regeneration
6. The Power of Words – Learning to control our tongues (James 3)
7. The Power and Freedom of Forgiveness (repentance the key word)

And then this morning number eight: “Fighting Spiritual Warfare with Spiritual Weapons.”

This is one of the most explosive and misunderstood areas of the Christian life. Are we to live our lives fighting Satan and chasing demons? Or are we to live daily submitting to God and His Word, living for Christ, in the power of the Holy Spirit?

Prepare your hearts by reading Ephesians 6 and 2 Corinthians 10. May we be men that stand; and having done all to stand… stand!

Pastor Steve
Acts 20:24

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D - Devoted. Ministry to our families is a daily thing we do with joy in obedience and love to the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 4:17-22).

U - Understanding. Live with your wives in an understanding way (1 Pt 3:7) and not provoking our children to wrath (Eph 6:1-3)

D - Doctrinal Doxology. Read God’s Word together as a family and then lead them in worship through prayer to the Lord in response to what you’ve just read (Col 3:16-17).

E - Example. By God’s grace, live out these truths before your family exemplifying in real life the godly principles of His Word (Psalm 119:10-17, Psalm 19:7-9).

S - Servants. This is the belt that wraps all the others together. Be a servant to those you love considering their needs more important than your own (1 Cor. 4:1, Phil 4:1-5).

This is how to begin to be a man (a “dude”) after God’s own heart at home!

“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men,
be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.”
1 Corinthians 16:13-14

We need men of God today to stand strong in the Lord and lead with humility, grace, charity and boldness. IOW, to be servants of Christ to their families, church, co-workers, neighbors, and community. Band of Brothers is an exciting new ministry for the men of The Cross Church to be real in relationship and friendship; to encourage one another in love and good works for His glory and for His divine purposes.

We want to encourage men to: