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Week 25 – June 14, 2026 through June 20, 2026
This Week:
Brothers,
As we head into week 25, I’ve been thinking about how noisy life is for most of us. Phones buzzing, deadlines pressing, expectations stacking up. In the middle of all that, Jesus still means for your life to be seen. He has placed you where you are so that “your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” (Matthew 5:16, ESV). This is not about polishing your image or building your brand. It is about quiet, steady faithfulness that makes God look as good as he really is.
Our focus this year on renewing the mind is not just an internal project. A renewed mind eventually shows up in renewed habits, renewed priorities, and renewed motives. Over time, the Spirit takes ordinary things you do as a man work done with integrity, conversations seasoned with grace, hidden acts of service at home and uses them as light that points away from you and toward Christ. The question for this week is simple but searching: in the places God has put you, are you building a kingdom for self or for God?
Prayer:
Lord, let my light shine before others, so that they may see my good works and give glory to You. (Matthew 5:16)
Matthew 5:16 – In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Meditation:
The goal of our works is God’s glory, not our reputation. Check your motives: are you building a kingdom for self or for God?
Quote:
John Piper
“The saltiness of the salt and the brightness of the light is not good deeds in the abstract. Lots of unbelievers do good deeds. It is the deeds done joyfully for Christ’s sake in the face of opposition that taste salty and shine brightly and cause people to glorify God.”
Events:
Wednesday – June 17, 2025
- Evening Classes starting with Dinner at 6pm.
Thursday – June 18, 2026
- No study (officially)
Saturday – June 20, 2026
Morning Bible Study – 7am
- This week we are continue the study of Leviticus. We’re covering Chapters 19-20.
- Study Guide “Week 12” and “Week 13”.
Book Recommendation:
The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World – Sinclair B. Ferguson
Men should read Sinclair B. Ferguson’s The Sermon on the Mount: Kingdom Life in a Fallen World because it offers a clear, searching picture of what mature Christian manhood actually looks like under the rule of Christ. In a culture confused about masculinity, Ferguson takes you straight to Jesus’ own “manifesto” for life in His kingdom, showing that real strength is found in poverty of spirit, meekness, purity, mercy, and courage under pressure. Rather than giving abstract ideas, he walks through the concrete demands of the Sermon—sexual integrity, truthfulness, enemy‑love, generosity, leadership in the home and church that prizes God’s approval above human applause.
Many men wrestle with anger, lust, anxiety, and the pressure to perform, yet feel stuck at the level of tips and techniques. Ferguson exposes those struggles at the heart level and then applies the comfort and challenge of Christ’s words with pastoral clarity. He shows how the Fatherhood of God frees men from slavery to worry about money, reputation, and success, and invites them into a life marked by prayerful dependence and sacrificial service.
Because the book is brief, crisp, and readable, it fits busy schedules while still pushing men to serious self‑examination and growth in holiness. For husbands, fathers, church leaders, and younger men alike, this book is a powerful tool for aligning everyday decisions with Jesus’ own description of a life well‑lived before God.
New Blog Posts This Week:
- Five Negative Thoughts That Keep Men Stuck
- Ten Strategies Satan Uses Against Men—and How to Fight Back Biblically
Coram Deo,
GraceMen
