Making of a Man Bible Study Guide: How Men and Boys Honor God and Live with Integrity - Softcover

Brown, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052911304X ISBN 13: 9780529113047

Verlag: HarperChristian Resources, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

What Does It Take to Be a Godly Man? Every young boy dreams about what he wants to be when he grows up. Some have goals of becoming an astronaut, or a fireman, or a professional athlete. But what does it take to be a man? How does a young person get there?

In this six-session video-based curriculum (DVD/digital video sold separately), NFL All-Pro, sports analyst, and businessman Tim Brown uses experiences from his life to teach men the principles and priorities he has learned for leading a life that honors God. Through his stories of struggling with God, overcoming temptations, and discovering what it takes to be a good husband and father, he shares what true manhood is all about and what guys must do to attain it. These principles have helped Tim lead a life of honor and integrity that has made him one of the most respected men in the world of sports.

The Making of a Man will not only inspire men of all ages but also challenge them to measure their lives and success by a higher standard.

Designed for use with The Making of a Man Video Study (sold separately).

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Tim Brown is one of the greatest wide receivers to ever play in the National Football League. Notre Dame's Heisman Trophy winner in 1987, and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015, Tim played  sixteen seasons for the Los Angeles and Oakland Raiders, earning nine Pro Bowl selections and setting numerous team and league records. He has served as a television analyst for Fox Sports, NBC, ESPN, and Sirius XM Satellite radio, and devotes his time and efforts to numerous charitable causes.

 

 

Judson Poling is coauthor of the Walking with God series and general editor of The Journey: A Study Bible for Spiritual Seekers.

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The Making of a Man

How Men and Boys Honor God and Live with Integrity

By TIM BROWN, Judson Poling

Thomas Nelson

Copyright © 2014 Tim Brown
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-529-11304-7

Contents

How to Use This Guide, 7, 
Session 1 A Man Uses His Talents, 11, 
Session 2 A Man Overcomes Temptation, 29, 
Session 3 A Man Takes Responsibility, 47, 
Session 4 A Man Forgives Others, 63, 
Session 5 A Man Has His Priorities in Order, 77, 
Session 6 A Man Builds a Godly Legacy, 95, 

CHAPTER 1

SESSION 1

A Man Uses His Talents

GET TOGETHER

If the men in your group are just meeting each other for the first time, be sure to go around the circle and introduce yourselves to each other. Have each group member complete the following icebreaker sentence:

As a boy, I wanted to grow up to be a _____ [Your Response] _____, because ___________ [Your Response] _______________________ ______________________________________________.

GET THINKING

Watch the video for session one. Use the outline provided to note any thoughts or concepts that stand out to you.

NOTES

Tim Brown made the transition from being a Heisman Trophy college star to playing in the NFL. A 97-yard kickoff return in his first game boosted his confidence — though he quickly discovered that the professional players he encountered were faster, stronger, and more talented than in college.

[Your Notes]

After his first season, Tim was named to the Pro Bowl as a kick returner. When he returned home, his parents welcomed him with a big banner across the porch to congratulate him. However, his mother told him to leave the "big head" outside and just be "Timmy" when he got inside!

[Your Notes]

We all have talents, but we need to use our skills and abilities for God's glory, not our own.

[Your Notes]

Jesus told a parable about a man who gave his three servants bags of gold to use in his absence. The first two used theirs well to increase their master's wealth. The third one foolishly did nothing with the treasure entrusted to him. The point is clear: God wants us to use the talents He has given us and not hide them away.

[Your Notes]

You may think God can't use your abilities for Him, or you may not know what your God-given skills are. However, when you're in tune with God, and are reading the Bible and praying, you're in a position to get the answers you need.

[Your Notes]

You may not have the talents others have, but that's okay. Maybe you have the ability to listen well, or multitask, or find solutions to complex problems. God has entrusted you with those skills, and He wants you to use them for His glory.

[Your Notes]

GET TALKING

Tim Brown points out that we men are on a journey to understand what we need to do to make ourselves into the men that God wants each of us to be. Our search for understanding manhood begins early in life. As boys, we received ideas from a variety of sources: television, movies, books, sports figures, and, of course, our dads. Sometimes, we learned what we didn't want to become by watching men. Most of us can identify a man — in real-life or someone whom we learned about — who stood out, who impressed us, and whom we wanted to be like.

1. Share with the group members a man who was a hero for you growing up. What was it about him that made him your hero?

[Your Response]

2. Without naming names, describe a bad example of manhood you encountered in your formative years. How has that man continued to affect you — for good or bad — even now?

[Your Response]

3. If someone was your hero, he no doubt had some skills or special abilities he used to make the world a better place. He may have only affected those in his immediate family, or he may have been famous and changed history. In addition, heroes are almost always men of exemplary character, not just talent. All of our abilities vary, but true heroes live with integrity, compassion, and a drive to make a difference. What is it about a person who has talent without character that makes him unworthy to emulate?

[Your Response]

4. Given that "bad" men do so much harm, what do you think fuels our society's fascination with men who flaunt their destructive lifestyles and live with lax morals?

[Your Response]

GET INSIGHT

Because we are all human and made in God's image, we all have a longing for fulfillment and to find a purpose that can carry us through the ups and downs of life. We all want love and respect and to be treated fairly by others. We all feel emotions: sadness when something valuable is lost; angry when we are blocked from something we want; fearful when threatened; and happy when good things come our way. We also all have faculties of reason to help us solve problems and make good decisions.

The same God who made us to have so much in common also made us to have differences. Other than twins, no two people have ever had the same genetic code; and even identical twins are never exactly alike in temperament, interests, and abilities. These differences among us don't make one person better than another — in fact, quite the contrary, for they make us interdependent. When we recognize our differences as being God-given, it instills a sense of respect and of valuing one another.

5. Read Psalm 139:13 – 14. When are you most likely not to respect yourself or others as "fearfully and wonderfully made" by God?

[Your Response]

6. Although you may feel like you are bragging as you answer this question, what God-given abilities do you possess that you feel responsible to use well?

[Your Response]

Why is accurately knowing and faithfully using your God-given talents so important?

[Your Response]

7. Read Matthew 25:14 – 30. In the Parable of the Talents (mentioned by Tim in the video), the foolish servant did nothing productive with the money he was given. It kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it? Why would someone do such a wasteful thing?

[Your Response]

8. The problem wasn't that the man thought he could "get away with it" or that the master wouldn't hold him accountable for making good investments. The real reason is quite different. What was the servant's assessment of his boss? What kind of man and leader did the servant believe his master was?

[Your Response]

9. It's obvious that the master represents God and the servants represent us and our varied responses to God. The foolish servant's problem was not that he was lazy; it was that he didn't believe his master had legitimate rights over him, nor did he believe he was just and worthy of loyalty. That being the case, how do you think a wrong view of what God is like — believing He is a tyrant and unreasonable — will affect a person's fruitfulness and willingness to serve Him?

[Your Response]

In what ways do you think your view of God affects how you use — or don't use — your gifts?

[Your Response]

GET GOING

What are your strengths? How might God want to use them for His work?

Marcus Buckingham has noted that strengths are not just things you do well but things that, when you do them, make you feel strong. Defining strengths that way makes an important distinction: you might be good at doing something, but if it...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HarperChristian Resources
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 052911304X
• ISBN 13: 9780529113047
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 112
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