THE CHOICE AND THE CHALLENGE
(TEACHING 4 – Point Two)
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Video
Text Of Teaching
(below)
Goal
Becoming Mature In Christ
Distinguishing Good From Evil
But Solid Food Is For The Mature
Who By Constant Use Have Trained Themselves To Distinguish Good From Evil
Hebrews 5:14
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A Name Of Our God:
Our God Is Our Father
I Will Be A Father To You
And
You Will Be My Sons…
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Point Three
Walking In Our Inheritance
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Spiritual Fathers
Even Though You Have
Ten Thousand Guardians In Christ
You Do Not Have Many Fathers
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Spiritual Fathers
First And Foremost
- Spiritual Fathers Are Men Who Are Walking In Their Inheritance
- They Are Motivated By Their Love For God
- They Model A Godly Life
- They Themselves Understand That It’s About Walking In Self Control
- They Are At A Place Were They Control Their Own Bodies And Not Their Bodies Controlling Them
- They Themselves Should Be
Satisfied
Fulfilled
And
Content With Their Own Sexuality
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Spiritual Fathers
See The Whole Picture
Not Just The Instant Momentary Pleasure That Masturbation Brings
Nor Just The Statement
Don’t – Don’t – Don’t
But All The Consequences As Well
– They Understand The Relationship Between Masturbation And Sexual Fantasy
– Masturbation Is A Sin If Tied To Matthew 5:27-28 (Lusting)
– It Can Become Habit Forming – An Addiction That Is Extremely Difficult To Break
– It Can Greatly Influence How A Young Man Thinks About Sexual Activity
– It Often Ends In Feeling
– Of Emptiness
– Of Guilt
– Of Shame
– Of Condemnation
The Reality Is That Adolescent Boys And Young Men Who Struggle
With The Issue Of An Out Of Control Sex Drive
Often Need
Spiritual Fathers
To Help Them Bring That Sex Drive Back
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Spiritual Fathers
Their Goal Should Be
- To Nurture And Disciple Adolescent Boys And Young Men
- To See Them Growing In Their Inheritance As A Christian
- Always Pointing Them To Our Heavenly Father and to The Cross of Jesus
It Is Spiritual Fathers Who Have The Most To Impart
To These
Adolescent Boys And Young Men
How
The Prayer Of A Righteous Man
Is Powerful And Effective
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Spiritual Fathers
Play A Vital Role In Being
- An Encourager
- An Intercessor
- A Trusted Confident
- A Friend
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Speaking of friendship, What the world calls “Accountability,” Scripture calls; “TRUST,” which must be earned. Trust is always a place of “Safety.” When this is done properly the Spiritual Father will be establishing a life long bond with the adolescent and/or young man.
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Concerning Masturbation
Spiritual Fathers Understand That
It’s All About Grace (For adolescent boys.)
But Challenging the young man into a lifestlye of purity and holiness
Concerning Grace Here Are Two Good Quotes About Grace
Whether
We Try To Abuse God’s Grace
Or
Refuse God’s Grace
The Consequences Are Equally Grim
Grantly Morris
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As We Grow In The Grace Of God
It Will Be The Grace Of God
That Causes Us To Grow
Bob Hoekstra
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Spiritual Fathers
- Understand That It’s About Growing Into Maturity
- It Is God’s Will That We Mature
- That We Develop In Christ Likeness
- It’s All About Growing – About Maturing In Christ
Another excellent quote by Victor Hugo.
Men Do Not Lack Strength –
They Lack Will
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Spiritual Fathers
Understand That
- It’s About Our Inheritance
- This Inheritance We Must Take
We Must Actively Take It
Our inheritance does not come to us passively, we must make right choices, we must exercise our will continuously.
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What Is Our Inheritance
But The Fruit Of The Holy Spirit Is
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Gentleness
Faithfulness
Self-Control
Self-Control
Self-Control
Self-Control
Self-Control
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I Write To You Fathers
Because
You Have Known Him
Who Is From The Beginning
Knowing God
As Their Own Father
Knowing
His Character
His Attributes
His Nature
And
His Ways In Their Lives
Experiencing His
His Peace
His Healing
His Victories
His Freedom
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Point Three
Walking In Our Inheritance
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Goal
Becoming Mature In Christ
Distinguishing Good From Evil
But
Solid Food Is For The Mature
Who By Constant Use Have Trained Themselves
To Distinguish Good From Evil
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Pray
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I Will Be A Father To You
And
You Will Be My Sons…
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