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A couple of great videos speaking to the need for real men, not boys in the church:

Biblical Manhood - Genesis 1 & 2 Man before the Fall

  

Biblical Manhood

These are the notes from last night.  If you need me to help you fill in the blanks, let me know! 

Genesis 1 & 2 – How it was all meant to be.  God’s design for the roles of men and women is found in the creation account.  You can’t understand the rest of the Bible’s teachings about manhood if you don’t understand Genesis 1 & 2.

Genesis 1

1.       In the beginning ________ created the heavens and earth.  Gen 1:1

a.      The creator makes ____ ___ _____ ________.

2.      

      Gen 1:26-27 ESV  Then God said, "Let ___ make man in our image, after ___ likeness. And let them have ____________ over the _____ of the sea and over the ______ of the heavens and over the ____________ and over _____ the earth and over _____ ________ thing that creeps on the earth."  (27)  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

a.      Who said?  What is he like? 

b.      If man is made in the image of a Trinitarian God, what does that tell us about him?  Man is made for  __________   with others.

c.       What does being made in the image of God mean?

                                                              i.      We are a __________ of God.

                                                           ii.      We are made to have perfect ________ relationships.

                                                         iii.      We __________ God in our  qualities as originally made.

                                                          iv.      We have certain qualities that set us apart from all of the other animals.

d.      Why is man given dominion over the creation?

                                                              i.      He is made in the _____ of God.

                                                           ii.      Being made in the image of God equips him to lovingly care for creation as God’s agent.

3.     

      Adamic Covenant part 1 - Gen 1:28 ESV  And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be _________ and _______ and ________ the earth and ________ it and have _______ over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."

a.      Make ______ and ________ the Earth well.

b.      God’s original plan was that the whole Earth would be populated and governed by people who knew and loved him and who would manage it as he would.

4.      

      Gen 1:29-31 ESV  And God said, "Behold, I have given you every _____ yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every _____ with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for ______.  (30)  And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.  (31)  And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was ______  ______. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Genesis 2

1.  

          During creation in chapter 1, God called six things “good”:

a.      Light

b.      Earth & Seas

c.       Vegetation

d.      Sun, moon, and stars

e.      Sea creatures and birds

f.        Beasts of the earth, livestock, and creeping things

g.      At the end of day 6, he called everything “______  good” and created day 7 as the Sabbath (Gen 2:3).

2.      

      Remainder of Chapter 2 gives us a close up view of the creation of man on day 6.

3.  

           Gen 2:7-9 ESV  then the LORD God formed the man of _____ from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the _____  ___  ______, and the man became a living creature.  (8)  And the LORD God planted a ________ in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.  (9)  And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up ______ tree that is ________ to the sight and ______ for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of _____ and _____.

4

  .      Adamic covenant part 2  - Gen 2:15-17 ESV  The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to _____ it and _____ it.  (16)  And the LORD God commanded the ____, saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,  (17)  but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

a.      Productive work is part of God’s creative order

b.      Adam was to protect and sustain the garden, be a good steward

c.       Who did God command not to eat the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

5.      

      Gen 2:18-20 ESV  Then the LORD God said, "It is _____  _______that the man should be alone; I will make him a ______ fit for him."  (19)  Now out of the ground the LORD God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and _________ them to the man to see what he would ____  them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.  (20)  The ___ gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was ____ found a helper fit for him.

a.      Sharp contrast to all of the creation being good

b.      Being alone is a poor reflection of the trinity

c.       God wanted Adam to have a helper

d.      Adam’s authority, leadership role, and dominion over creation was demonstrated in naming the animals

e.      A helper is one who supplies strength in an area that is lacking in the helped.  Is not an inferior role.

1.  

           Gen 2:21-23 ESV  So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ____ and closed up its place with flesh.  (22)  And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a _____ and brought her to the man.  (23)  Then the man said, "This _____ is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be _____ Woman, because she was taken out of Man."

a.      Woman made from man

b.      Adam is thrilled to have a helper fit for him!  He sings.

c.       Adam accepted the woman God gave him.

d.      Adam named her Woman demonstrating his authority over her

2

 .        Gen 2:24-25 ESV  Therefore a man shall ____his father and his mother and hold ____ to his ____, and they shall become ____ _____.  (25)  And the man and his wife were both ____ and were not ___________.

a.      Men must quit being mama’s boys

b.      Men must be dedicated to their one wife

c.       Men don’t marry dudes or animals

d.      Nakedness with your wife is good and holy!!!!!!

Genesis 1 & 2 summary

God’s creative order describes Adam as:

1.       Created in God’s Image

2.      Responsible to fill the Earth and exercise dominion over it

3.      Responsible to work and protect the Earth

4.      In benevolent authority over earth, animals, and his wife

5.      Responsible to enjoy, work, and eat all of the garden except the animals and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

6.      Responsible to Love and Protect his Wife

7.      Responsible to be fruitful and multiply

8.     Naked and unashamed with his wife

Men's Monday Night Bible Study

I have had the privilege of leading a Men's Bible Study with my friend Dave for the last few years.  We break in the summer and just started up again this fall.  It is in Dave's wood shop - a real manly place, where men can be men.  We have had groups from 8 - 30 + at times, with some men only being with us for a short time during crisis and others hanging in there, living life together during it's ups and downs.  We laugh, we challenge, and we pray for one another.  

We're exploring the Bible's teachings about Biblical Manhood over the next few months.  We feel there's no higher priority than learning what God's word teaches us to be and do in our families, church, and communities.

I'm going to start something new - posting my notes I teach from on this blog.  If you can't make it, or want to follow from afar, tune in and follow us here!

Jim