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Week 18 – April 26, 2026 through May 2, 2026
This Week:
Brothers,
Some weeks the call to follow Jesus feels big and dramatic. Other weeks it looks like a quiet choice in the middle of an ordinary Tuesday. This week’s prayer from Ephesians 4:1 reminds us that the Lord cares deeply about those ordinary steps: “I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.” That is not a call to spiritual perfection, but to a life that actually matches the grace we say we believe.
“Worthy” in Scripture has the idea of “weighty,” like something that balances the scales. God is not asking you to earn your calling; He already called you in Christ by sheer mercy. He is asking whether the weight of your daily conduct reflects the weight of that mercy. How you respond to your wife, how you handle frustration at work, how you fight temptation when nobody is watching all of that is part of this “walk.”
As we continue in this year’s focus to “Renew Your Mind,” Ephesians 4 pushes us to see that renewed thinking always shows up in renewed living. A renewed mind does not just produce new ideas, it produces a new walk. So as you read and pray this week, ask the Lord to close the gap between what you confess on Sunday and how you live on Monday through Saturday, trusting that “he who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it” (1 Thessalonians 5:24).
Prayer:
Father, help me to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which I have been called. (Ephesians 4:1)
Ephesians 4:1 – I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
Meditation:
“Worthy” means “weighty” or balancing the scales. Does your daily conduct balance the weight of the profession of your faith?
Quote:
Colossians 1:10 exposition referencing Ephesians 4:1 (biblehub.com) “A ‘walk’ in Scripture speaks of a day‑by‑day lifestyle. Worthiness isn’t about earning salvation—Ephesians 2:8–9 makes that clear—but about living in a way that reflects the worth of the One who saved us.”
Events:
Thursday – April 30, 2026
- Morning Bible Study – 6am thru 7:15am
- At the Church in The Loft
- Continuing our new series “Everyday Wisdom: Walking with Christ & One Another through the Book of Proverbs”
- This weeks topic – “Sins of the Tongue” facilitated by Cleve Powell
Saturday – May 2, 2026
Morning Bible Study – 7am
- This week we are continue the study of Leviticus. We’re covering Chapters 8-9.
- Study Guide “Week 5”.
Book Recommendation:
Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification – Sinclair B. Ferguson
Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification is a book every man should read because it offers a clear, weighty, and deeply practical vision of what it actually means to live a holy life in the real world. In a culture that either mocks holiness or reduces it to a set of tips and life hacks, Sinclair Ferguson patiently shows that true holiness is devotion to God—rooted in the gospel, powered by the Spirit, and worked out in ordinary obedience over a lifetime.
First, the book is worth reading because it is relentlessly Christ‑centered and gospel‑driven. Ferguson never treats sanctification as self‑help; he continually brings you back to who Christ is, what he has done, and who you are “in him,” so your growth flows from grace rather than guilt. This makes the call to holiness both attractive and realistic: you are summoned to change, but always on the solid ground of what God has already accomplished for you in Christ.
Second, any man who wants to lead—himself, his family, or his church—needs a robust theology of sanctification, and this book is one of the clearest modern guides available. Reviewers note that it combines deep exegesis with pastoral warmth, giving “blueprints” from key New Testament passages that you can return to again and again as a framework for Christian living.
Finally, Devoted to God is profoundly practical without being shallow. It addresses real sins, real discouragement, and real spiritual conflict, while offering concrete help on killing sin, cultivating new habits, and persevering over the long haul. For men who feel stuck, distracted, or spiritually thin, this book is a rich, steadying call back to a life wholly given over to God.
New Blog Posts This Week:
- A.C.T.S. Prayer Method
- The Nicene Creed: Ancient Lines Every Man Needs Today
- Divine Training: The Warrior’s Path in Psalms 18 and 144
- Rethinking Accountability: Recovering Holy Conversation for Men
Coram Deo,
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