The Man in the Mirror – Ch 3, Biblical Christian or Cultural Christian? (1/26/2008)

The Man in the Mirror, Solving the 24 Problems Men Face: Chapter 3 – Biblical Christian or Cultural Christian?

The Big Idea: To be a Cultural Christian is to love this life more than the next life.

1 John 2:14-15, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Matthew 13:12-23, Revelation 2:2-5 & 3:15-20

1. Today the following picture of a cultural Christian was presented:

• He loves the world and the things of this world
• He is attached to things
• He produces limited fruit
• He has lost his first love
• He is lukewarm
• He reads his Bible for comfort, but his Forbes for direction
• He follows the God he underlines in his Bible
• He is a Christian on his own terms
• He seeks the God he wants

How prevalent do you think these characteristics are among Christian men you know personally?

2. How do men become cultural Christians?

3. Are you a biblical Christian or a cultural Christian, and why? If you have been a cultural Christian, did you pray the prayer constructed from Revelation 2:5 and 3:19,20?

Video Study:  Click here to see Patrick Morely teach this chapter (Running time 40 mins, 54 secs)

- Courtesy of www.ManInTheMirror.org, where audio versions and downloads of these studies are available too!

The Man in the Mirror – Ch 2, Leading an Unexamined Life (1/26/2008)

The Man in the Mirror, Solving the 24 Problems Men Face: Chapter 2 – Leading an Unexamined Life

The Big Idea: The unavoidable result of an unexamined life is to end up Christian in spirit but secular in practice.

Colossians 2:8, Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 13:5

1. Most men have not carefully chiseled their worldview by a scrupulous search for truth and obedience to God.—an estimated 105 million of 113 million men in the U.S. alone. They have succumbed to the threat mentioned in Colossians 2:8. As a result, many men are Christian in spirit but secular in practice. How do you see this playing out in the circles where you run?

2. What does it mean to “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” as mentioned in Romans12:2?

3. How well are you “synced” up with Christ? How often do you sync? Are you satisfied with the results? Is there anything you want to do differently?

Video Study:  Click here to see Patrick Morely teach this chapter (Running time 41 mins, 38 secs)

- Courtesy of www.ManInTheMirror.org, where audio versions and downloads of these studies are available too!