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A Men Reaching Men Celebration!
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The Big Idea: It takes a man to teach a man to be a man. Men are often frustrated because they know “what” needs to be done, but not “how” to do it. That’s why in this series we focused on proven, easy-to-execute ideas to reach other men. And it’s working! You guys have gone…
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How Men Deny Jesus and What We Can Do About It
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The Big Idea: Men deny Jesus when they value something else more than they value knowing Him. Peter hit rock bottom after having perhaps the worst 24 hours in history. While we may not face the drama he did, all of us are tempted to deny Jesus in big and small ways. We may not…
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What Jesus Wants Us To Know About His Kingdom
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The Big Idea: Every form of truth requires some form of faith. From his verbal exchange with Pilate, we learn something explicit about the nature of Christ’s kingdom we would otherwise not know. Join us as we delve into why some men are so conflicted about the truth, what we know that’s true about the…
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The Empty Tomb: What (Else) Is Missing?
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The Big Idea: Jesus defeated death and sets me free from my sin. The story of Jesus’ execution, burial, resurrection and bodily existence post-execution is a public narrative. Literally dozens of people saw him die and saw him alive again. In this message, Man in the Mirror vice president Brett Clemmer looks at the Bible’s…
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Did Jesus Actually Rise From The Dead?
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The Big Idea: What changed their minds then is what will change our minds now. Long before we get to the “meaning” of the Resurrection, the bigger issue for most of us was, or is, “Did it actually happen?” It’s natural to have doubts. But whatever they are, they’re probably mild compared to the doubts,…
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Jesus, The Tender Warrior
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The Big Idea: Jesus wants to heal our most broken places so we can be completely His. Jesus fights for his friends. In John 21, Jesus renews and restores the disciples so they can live the great adventure he set before them. In this message, we’ll learn how He can do the same for us.…
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Guilt-Free Disciple Making
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The Big Idea: Our work for God (making disciples) will always be a reflection of our walk with God. Why do we feel so much pressure—and guilt— when we hear Christ’s command to “go and make disciples?” Actually, you’re probably already doing a lot more than you think! In today’s lesson we’ll explore what Jesus…
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Why Knowing We Should Make Disciples Isn’t Enough
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The Big Idea: The more consciously you witness in the power of the Holy Spirit, the more consistently you will see lives change. In His final messages, Jesus told the disciples to carry on His mission—to go and make disciples. But Jesus apparently knew that wouldn’t be enough. I agree. In a career that spans…
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The Gospel Shaped Life
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The Big Idea: The hallmarks of a gospel shaped life are love and truth. In Paul’s letter to his protégé Timothy, he starts off the letter exhorting Timothy to have a talk with “certain people.” Who were those people? They were people who were adding something to the Gospel. The Gospel plus anything else is…
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The Rat Race
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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 by…
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Biblical Christian or Cultural Christian?
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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 been…
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Joshua: The Principle of Mission Success
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The Big Idea: God will not give you a mission without also equipping you with everything you need succeed. If God has ever called you to a great (or small) mission, then you know the ecstasy of getting started and the astonishment of finding out how hard it is to follow through. You feel like…
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Money: A Biblical Point of View
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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 mortgage…
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The Four Pillars of Financial Strength
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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 zero…
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What Warriors Pray [Pete Alwinson]
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Christ following men need to know who they are, and the Bible tells us–we are sons, leaders and warriors. While our core identity is as sons of God because of Jesus and His cross, we are also leaders of our families and therefore workers and providers as well. What does it mean for us to…
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It All Comes Down to Jesus
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The Big Idea: Christianity is not a belief system, it’s belief in a person. “It all comes down to Jesus.” It seems obvious to say this at Christmas. But who Jesus really is, is revealed in the Christmas story in ways that are easy to overlook. Take a break from the Christmas hustle and join…
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How To Roll Like Jesus
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The Big Idea: Figure out the equivalent of washing feet and do that. The more you’ve learned about Jesus, the more you’ve grown to love Him, right? And the more you’ve grown to love Him, the more you want to be like Him, right? So what does that look like in practice? How did Jesus…
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How To Be An Outrageously Successful Disciple
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1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Matthew 25:14, 21, 23 Can you give a good definition of “Christian success?” By the end of this lesson, you will have no doubt about the answer! It will be crystal clear in your mind. And you’ll have a GREAT way of explaining Christian success to others. PLUS, the Big Idea will…
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Remembering and Proclaiming Jesus
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The Big Idea: Only Christians would think to find strength by meditating on the death of their leader. You’re having a tough month, or a tough year. You are starting to feel like God has abandoned you. You know in your heart that’s not true, right? But that’s sure not what it feels like, is…
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Words of Comfort for Troubled Hearts
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The Big Idea: Telling a person about Jesus will help them a lot more than telling them how to fix themselves. When you’ve been knocked off balance, the last thing you need is for someone to explain why you got it wrong. When your faith is under attack, the last thing you need is for…
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What It Means To Really Know Jesus
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The Big Idea: Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God, all of God in a human body. By the time we arrive at today’s text, Jesus had spent 3 ½ years teaching his disciples about himself, his plan, and their mission. Yet after 3 ½ years there was still a lot of confusion.…
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What Are The Prayers That God Will Answer?
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The Big Idea: It’s 100% that Jesus will give you what you ask when it’s to do what He wants done. We’ve all asked for something in the name of Jesus that we did not receive–something important and precious, perhaps something for which we were desperate. But Jesus said, “Whatever you ask in My name,…
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How You Can Obey Jesus Without Becoming a Legalist
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The Big Idea: Obedience is the trademark of a biblical Christian. Who hasn’t heard a sad story from a man who grew up in a legalistic home or church where he always felt either a) the shame of never being good enough, or b) the pride of thinking he was better than everyone else because…
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7 Things Jesus Said About the Holy Spirit
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The Big Idea: The Holy Spirit is doing even more for us now than Jesus did for the disciples then. The Christian life is difficult, but not impossible. However, try to imagine what it would be like today if Jesus had called, equipped, and sent men to be disciples in their own strength. Disaster! But…
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The Secret To Bearing a Lot of Fruit
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The Big Idea: Bearing a lot of fruit is easily sustainable by abiding in Christ. Who doesn’t want his life to count, to make a difference? Who doesn’t want to do something significant with his life? We all want to make a lasting contribution. That’s just how we’re wired! But some men appear to do…
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What Should You Expect If You Make Disciples?
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The Big Idea: Half the people in the world are not going to like you anyway, so it may as well be for the right reason. Every Christian man knows he’s supposed to share his faith and make disciples. Yet not many follow through. Why is that? It couldn’t possibly be a lack of knowing…
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What Does the Holy Spirit Do, and How Does He Do It?
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The Big Idea: The Spirit will make Jesus known to you in every way you need to know Him. The Bible says, and Christians often encourage each other, “God will never leave you or forsake you.” But of course, the human Jesus did leave. So the Bible means that the personally indwelling Holy Spirit will…
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How Jesus Describes The End Times
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The Big Idea: Why be surprised that everything is happening just like Jesus said it would? Here’s a surprisingly relevant topic. Are we living in the last days? Can we know for sure? If so, then what should we expect to happen? When will the end come? And how should we live in the meantime?…
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What Does It Look Like To Be A Faithful Man Today?
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The Big Idea: God calls us to be faithful, not successful. Who doesn’t want to hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” But what does it look like to be a faithful man in this day and age? Join us and find out why the “if you really love God, you need to prove it”…
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Jesus: The Principle of Abiding in Christ
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The Big Idea: Meno is the one thing that will most lead to a vibrant relationship with Jesus. What is the one thing that will most lead to a vibrant relationship with Christ? Wow! Is it even possible to answer that question? Actually, it is. And you will feel a lot more confident about how…
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The Principle of the Power of the Holy Spirit
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The Big Idea: To walk in the power of the Holy Spirit is the one thing that will most accelerate the fulfillment of your mission. Do you sense God calling you to a great mission? If so, you’ve no doubt found yourself feeling compelled to act, yet not always sure about what comes next. Sometimes…
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The Principle of Discerning God’s Will
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The Big Idea: Don’t assume you’ve missed God’s will just because it’s hard. Do you have a major issue or decision that keeps you up at night? Maybe you know what to do. But what if you’re not so sure–even confused? Is there a way to be sure? There is. And that’s what we’re going…
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The Principle of Reproducing Yourself
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The Big Idea: Making disciples is God’s designated way to release the power of His gospel on every problem we face. Everyone knows we have a “men problem.” The collateral damage among women and children has been staggering–with no relief in sight. I know you care. Yet if you’re like most of us, you can’t…
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Ezekiel: How God Makes Men So They Can Complete Their Mission
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The Big Idea: God will never give you a mission without also giving you everything you need to be faithful. We live in a broken generation because, for the most part, people have been doing what seems right in their own eyes. They have exchanged the truth of God for lies, and the glory of…
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What Does It Look Like To Follow Jesus in Practice?
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The Big Idea: What does it say about us if we don’t help a person in need when it is in our power to act? Imagine how the world would respond if every Christian man fully lived out his faith in Jesus simultaneously for the next 30 days. The results would be nothing short of…
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Why Are We Still Talking About Jesus?
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The Big Idea: My worst day with Jesus has been infinitely better than my best day without Him. We’ve been in the series “Hanging Out With Jesus” for over five years now! We’ve taken our time and carefully worked through 70% of the four gospels in chronological order. So why are we still talking about…
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How To Do Something Great For God
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The Big Idea: A man can make a real contribution once he gets over wanting to be a somebody. Virtually every morning I wake up with a joyful ache to do something great for God. I’ll bet you do too. Yet I’m amazed at how easily an unselfish desire to serve God can morph into…
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They Gave You What For Christmas?
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From our guest speaker Brett Clemmer… 2,000 years ago, a baby was born to a poor family in a small town in the Israeli countryside. The gospel of Matthew tells us about a group of magi who came looking for him a couple of years later. After paying a diplomatic call on the government leaders,…
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Do You Know What God Expects From You?
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The Big Idea: What is my agenda? What is God’s agenda? Are we working on the same agenda? You have an agenda that animates you—a plan, goal, career, mission, vision, or a set of priorities. It’s why you get out of bed in the morning. God has an agenda too. It’s why He gets you…
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Nehemiah and His Not So Crazy Dream
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The Big Idea: A servant isn’t thinking, “What do I want?” He’s asking, “What does the Master need?” There are two ways to go. The first is to get bogged down insisting you know best, trying to control the situation, exerting your will, trying to get your own way, and coming out on top. Filled…
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Small Beautiful Things You Can Do For Jesus
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The Big Idea: Since no encounter is ever random, no good deed is ever wasted. If you’re like me, the more you get to know Jesus, the more you ache to do things that show how much you appreciate and revere him. But how can average guys like us do things that honor Christ and…
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Jesus Gets Flash Mobbed!
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The Big Idea: I am part of a carefully choreographed mission to bring Jesus to the people over whom He weeps. Chances are you have wept over someone you love who doesn’t believe in Jesus. You’ve wracked your brain about how to get through, but nothing seems to work. Jesus went so far as to…
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Jesus Explains How Prayer Works
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The Big Idea: Let God “edit” your prayer to something you can really believe. Every one of us has prayed for something very important that hasn’t happened. Maybe you prayed that cancer would be healed, but the person died. Maybe you prayed to not lose your house or business, but you did. Maybe you pleaded…
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The Only Approach That Really Draws Men To Christ
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The Big Idea: It is the story of Jesus—His life, death, and resurrection—that always has and always will draw men to salvation. Someone you really care about is walking in darkness. You’ve talked to them until you’re blue in the face. Given their resistance, what can you do that will really make a difference? The…
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What Can I Say That Will Make You Believe?
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The Big Idea: No matter what you say or how well say it, some won’t believe. But some will, so we speak. We’ve all had it happen. You’re talking to someone about the Christian faith. But they just don’t get it. They’re giving you nothing but grief. And you’re wondering, “What in the world do…
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How To Answer Questions About Jesus
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The Big Idea: Let’s win souls, not arguments. Christianity is so messy because it’s so much more inclusive that any other religion. In Christianity, we don’t reject sinners until they get their act together. Instead, we actually encourage them to get involved. We love sinners—the more the better! However, this takes a special kind of…
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Abraham: The Principle of Believing God Anyway
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Big Idea: God makes men by showing us how we can believe Him anyway in the face of what seem like impossible circumstances. We’ll be looking at 10 epic stories, 10 proven principles, and one huge promise for your life. First up… What is God calling you to trust Him for that makes you say,…
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Peter: The Principle of Making Disciples
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The Big Idea: God makes men by a process of calling, equipping, and sending us so we can call, equip, and send others. We all know the problems–divorce, fatherlessness, domestic abuse, the explosion of pornography, racism, metal detectors in schools, rampage shootings, Wall Street corruption, apathy, the normalization of sin on TV, and poverty, to…
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Joseph: The Principle of a Greater Good
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The Big Idea: God makes men by orchestrating even the toughest circumstances of our lives for a greater good. Nothing is more painful than feeling like you’ve been abandoned by God. You pray and pray, but nothing ever changes. In fact, things often get worse, not better. Who hasn’t thought, “If God loves me He’s…
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Gideon: The Principle of the Unexpected Leader
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The Big Idea: God makes men by turning our weakness into strength in such a way that only He can get the glory. Has God presented you with a calling, task, or mission so daunting that it raises all kinds of doubts and fears? What you may not have realized is that these nerve- wracking…
Spiritual Leadership
Explore the core tenets of spiritual leadership, where faith meets action. This series covers how Jesus describes the end times, addresses the challenges of faith used for personal gain, and delves into the nature of God’s goodness. Join speaker series with influential leaders like Connor Jones and Brooks Cluxton, and dive into spiritual disciplines such as witnessing. Enhance your leadership by understanding spiritual truths and applying them to your life and community.