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Preparation for Men’s Group – June 6th

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💪 General Theme Reminder for Everyone

You don’t get stronger spiritually by accident—spiritual discipline comes only through seeking God daily with intentionality.


🗣 “Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather TRAIN yourself for godliness…” – 1 Timothy 4:7–8

📖 Leigh – Beginning of Matthew (Ch. 1–4)

Focus: Jesus’ origin, obedience, and preparation before ministry
Challenge: Reflect on Jesus’ preparation in the wilderness as your training ground.

  • 🏋️ Reflect on an area in your life where you feel the Spirit is “driving” you into discomfort to prepare you.
  • 🔥 How are you responding? How did Jesus respond when he was in preparation in the wilderness being tempted.

📖 Key Text: Matthew 4:1-11 – The Temptation of Jesus

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”

📖 Jordan & Jay – Beginning of John (Ch. 1–3)

Focus: The Word, Identity, Calling
Challenge: Practice identity-based discipline — you follow Christ because you know who you are.

  • 💥 Are your habits shaped by your identity as “a child of God”? Or by old labels the world gave you? Or more importantly the labels we give ourselves (the names we call our self – the repeated stumbles).
  • 🙏 What spiritual habits help you remember who you are in Christ—daily?

📖 Key Text: John 1:12–13

“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God…”

📖 Derrik – Beginning of Hebrews (Ch. 1–3)

Focus: Jesus is Supreme – Stay Faithful
Challenge: Stay disciplined by staying anchored—don’t drift.

  • 🧭 What is spiritual drift? How might it be different than just losing faith? (Hebrews 2:1)?
  • 📌 How is discipline keeping you from spiritual apathy or compromise this week?

📖 Key Text: Hebrews 2:1

“Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it.”

⏳ Group Closing Challenge

If your soul was your body, what condition would it be in right now—shredded, weak, underfed, or well-trained?

Let’s be prepared to share our thoughts on this and the challenges we had going to the spiritual gym each day this week.

… and as always remember to pray daily for your brothers!

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