“I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.” 1 Jn. 2:14b
Strength can be a scary thing. I had a football coach who was built like an M1A1 tank. He loved to do ‘blow out’ work-outs in the weight room. His biceps were as big as my thighs and he had that crazy look in his eyes and a smirk on his face. His strength was a bit scary.
But worse than a intense football coach, the combination of strength and foolishness can be deadly. This is why it is young men who fill our prisons and cause most of the problems in our country. Young men are strong because God created them to be so. And most are fools because it takes a lot of work to pound the fool out of a boy and no one seems to have time to do that anymore (except for the military). Therefore, most of our young men are growing up to be strong fools who wreak havoc on schools, cities, families, women and children. Or they are ego-maniacs who stare at their abs in a mirror all day but never do anything worth while or productive.
Strength is not evil. Strength which is combined with wisdom and courage can be an awesome weapon for good in the kingdom of Jesus. Life Church MUST have Strong, Wise, Courageous Young Men because there are so many strong fools all around us. This is why I am thrilled to see young men playing strategic roles in our church. My prayer is that Life Church will be a boot-camp in godly masculinity and that young men will be sent out from here to fight against the forces of darkness all over the world.
So young men, pay close attention to the verse above. We need you to be strong and to be FILLED with God’s word, and to fight to overcome the evil one. Use your God given strength for GOOD and for the Gospel. Put down the remote, the video game controller, the newspaper, the porn magazine, the whiskey bottle – and pick up your bible. It is a sword. Read it, study it, learn it, believe it – then gather some courage and take that sword into battle against the forces of darkness.
Pastor Jason Wolfe
Strength can be a scary thing. I had a football coach who was built like an M1A1 tank. He loved to do ‘blow out’ work-outs in the weight room. His biceps were as big as my thighs and he had that crazy look in his eyes and a smirk on his face. His strength was a bit scary.
But worse than a intense football coach, the combination of strength and foolishness can be deadly. This is why it is young men who fill our prisons and cause most of the problems in our country. Young men are strong because God created them to be so. And most are fools because it takes a lot of work to pound the fool out of a boy and no one seems to have time to do that anymore (except for the military). Therefore, most of our young men are growing up to be strong fools who wreak havoc on schools, cities, families, women and children. Or they are ego-maniacs who stare at their abs in a mirror all day but never do anything worth while or productive.
Strength is not evil. Strength which is combined with wisdom and courage can be an awesome weapon for good in the kingdom of Jesus. Life Church MUST have Strong, Wise, Courageous Young Men because there are so many strong fools all around us. This is why I am thrilled to see young men playing strategic roles in our church. My prayer is that Life Church will be a boot-camp in godly masculinity and that young men will be sent out from here to fight against the forces of darkness all over the world.
So young men, pay close attention to the verse above. We need you to be strong and to be FILLED with God’s word, and to fight to overcome the evil one. Use your God given strength for GOOD and for the Gospel. Put down the remote, the video game controller, the newspaper, the porn magazine, the whiskey bottle – and pick up your bible. It is a sword. Read it, study it, learn it, believe it – then gather some courage and take that sword into battle against the forces of darkness.
Pastor Jason Wolfe
