Becoming A Godly Man

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Becoming A Godly Man

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Main Idea:

The life of Caleb offers us several lessons about being a man of God.

He is faithful, consistent, courageous, and determined…

And God is calling men everywhere into a similar example by faith, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer:

“Lord, thank you for the many Godly examples we have in our lives.

Give us the strength and courage to answer the call, to be Godly men,

and to lead in our homes, churches, and communities.”

Scripture: Numbers 13:1-2, 18-19, 26-33; Matthew 6:33

(All text has been taken from the NIV unless otherwise noted)

Introduction

Welcome church! Today we look to honor and encourage the men in our midst to step into the calling that they have been given.

Being a man in our day and age is no easy task.

It’s even more difficult if you’re hoping to be a man after God’s heart in the midst of this increasingly godless culture.

But the reality is that many of us hope and dream of making a difference.

We dream of being the hero in our favorite movies.

We dream of being successful in our work.

We dream of being used by God and having a lasting impact on our communities.

What I just said seems like an impossible task to many of the men in the room, the reality is that it takes a life of intentionality.

Becoming a man of God doesn’t happen by accident.

Story idea:

Pastor Jack Hayford was a Godly man!

He not only impacted my life, but he also impacted many others as well.

What I admired about him most, was he loved his and family.

In our men’s retreats, he share with us, how to love our wife's.

He showed us how a Godly Man should love his wife & Family.

Pastor Jack was called a Pastor’s Pastor, because of his loving spirit he demonstrated to all that knew him.

He was a man that allowed the Holy Spirit to use him as an example to what Jesus should look like in our life.

He live a life of obedience to Jesus intentionally?

Today, as we think about the men of God in our lives, we’re going to look back to the book of Numbers to learn more about some of the biblical qualities found in a man of God.

Main Teaching

Read: Numbers 13:1-2, 18-19, 26-33.

By this time in Jewish history, God had used Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.

He had led them through the Red Sea and then closed it behind them to destroy the army following them.

Moses had led them to Mt. Sinai, where God gave them the 10 Commandments, and now, Moses had led them to the Jordan River.

On the other side of the river was their new home, the promised land.

They had dreamed about this moment for centuries as they worked as slaves in Egypt.

But before God allowed them to enter the land, He told Moses to have 12 men, leaders of the 12 tribes, to go into the Promised Land as spies and to bring back a report.

The spies checked out the land for 40 days.

When they came back, 10 of them said the land was filled with giants, and they reported that there was no way they could beat them.

But 2 of the men, Joshua and Caleb, shared a different story.

They told the people to trust God and that God would be faithful to deliver them into the land He had promised.

Now, at this moment in the story the people of God have a choice to make.

Caleb and Joshua have delivered an honest report with a faith-filled response to the potential dangers.

They could have simply fallen in with the rest of the spies, but instead they chose to stand firm, and to be bold.

What inspired these two men? And what can we learn from them?

What makes the difference in the life of a man of God?

A Man Of God Has Divine Resources

Read:Numbers 14:24

Verse 24 says Caleb was different because he had a different spirit in him.

Have you ever noticed how some people complain about every setback and difficulty that comes his or her way?

While others seem to take it in stride and go on with life?

Have you noticed how some people work and try to get ahead while others are always looking for an easier way or a shortcut to success?

What makes the difference?

It’s what’s inside that makes the difference.

Think for a moment of 2 balloons. One filled with water.

It sits on the ground, weighted down and unable to rise.

The other, filled with helium, pulls at its cord.

It is always straining to rise toward the heavens.

It’s what’s inside that makes the difference.

The same is true of men.

The thing that makes the difference between a man always straining toward heaven, and the one who is content to call this world his home, is the spirit that’s within him.

In order to be a man of God, you must have God’s Spirit in you.

That’s why Jesus told Nicodemus so long ago, “You must be born again,” and why Paul commanded us to be filled with the Spirit.

As long as you continue on, trying to do your best without accepting Jesus Christ, you will never be all you can be, you will never achieve what you were meant to achieve, you will never stand where you could have stood, for the Holy Spirit is the divine resource of a Godly man.

Let me ask you today, “Are you filled with the Holy Spirit?”

A man of God has divine resources, and a man of God acts differently than others.

A Man Of God Acts Differently Than Others

Read: Numbers 14:24 (again)

Caleb followed the Lord completely, and in becoming a man of God you must learn to follow the Lord completely.

There was no hypocrisy in Caleb.

He was not willing to follow the Lord only when things were safe, or only at church when people who believed as he did surrounded him.

No! He followed the Lord completely, even when it meant going against the testimony of his brothers.

Oh Lord, send us more men who are willing to follow you completely.

Men who know what is right, who know what is wrong and who are willing to stand up and be counted.

Give us men who will say, “As for me and my house, we serve the Lord.”

And did you notice that Caleb was willing to do whatever needed to be done?

Whatever the Lord called him to do, he did it.

When the spies were returning from Canaan, Caleb wasn’t too proud to carry a bunch of grapes.

He didn’t think manual labor was beneath him.

No! He put his shoulder to the job at hand, and let me tell you, Christian, if you are too important to do some lowly job for Jesus, if you are too good to serve in some position, then you might just be too good for God to use.

"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much…” - Luke 16:10

If you’re only interested in positions with titles, let me remind you that Jesus washed the disciples’ feet.

A man of God follows the Lord completely. A man of God also acts differently because he follows the Lord cheerfully.

Caleb followed the Lord cheerfully, and in becoming a man of God you must learn to follow the Lord cheerfully.

It amazes me, the number of people in our churches today who act like, or at least look like, they’ve lost their last friend.

It amazes me the number of people who pout when they put their tithes on the plate.

It breaks my heart when I see people working in the church who act like it is an obligation or a chore they have to do.

Story idea: Share about a time or a season when you felt obligated to serve. Try to connect with the story personally, and share what helped you get out of that season.

Let me tell you, if you are just serving out of obligation, if that’s the way you feel, then don’t do it.

God doesn’t need slaves to serve His throne.

He is the Lord of the empire of love.

He wants men, women, and children who serve Him cheerfully because they love Him and because they’re grateful for all He’s done for them.

Jesus said He would build His church and He can do it without the complainer’s labor and the miser’s money.

On the other hand, if you want to be a man of God, then learn to serve cheerfully. Practice having a heart of gratitude and contentment for all that God has given you.

Being a man of God means that you act differently than others do.

You follow the Lord completely, you follow the Lord cheerfully, and you follow the Lord constantly.

Read: Joshua 14:10-11

Caleb followed the Lord constantly, and in becoming a man of God you must learn to follow the Lord constantly.

From the day Caleb first began following the Lord until his death, he followed the Lord constantly.

45 years after he had first gone as a spy, Caleb was still following the Lord.

In all those years, he never once joined the complainers, and he never quit asking what God wanted him to do.

At age 85, you don’t find Caleb sitting in a rocking chair, watching the world go by and talking about the good ol’ days.

No, he was still working in God’s kingdom, looking forward to the next challenge.

Men of God act differently because they follow the Lord constantly.

Caleb followed the Lord faithfully, and in becoming a man of God you must learn to follow the Lord faithfully.

Now when I say faithfully, I mean that he followed God with faith.

When Caleb and the other spies returned from the Promised Land and gave their reports, the others talked of giants and walled cities.

They wanted to return to Egypt and the things they were missing out on by following God.

Not Caleb.

When he looked back, he remembered the chains and bondage of Egypt and the miracles of God, and he had faith.

He said, “If God could pull us through those difficulties, if He worked in the past, then He will continue to do so now.”

Caleb had faith.

Men, if you want to be used by God, you must follow with faith.

When difficulties arise, when finances a tight, when sickness strikes your home, when trouble comes, when opportunities arise, you need to speak up, remembering how God has provided and protected in the past and reminding others that the God we serve is not some wimpy little pretend god we give lip-service to, but that He is the Faithful, Almighty, Miracle-working, loving God.

In difficulties, a man of God has faith and that makes him act differently than other people.

A man of God has divine resources. A man of God acts differently than other people, and a man of God enjoys rewards that others miss.

Read:Numbers 14:24, 36-38

A Man Of God Enjoys Rewards Others Miss

The first reward you will enjoy as you give your life to God is that your life will be saved.

The verses we just read tell us that the 10 who rebelled against God died, but Joshua and Caleb lived.

When you give your life to Christ, you become a new creation. You are “saved.”

Read: Matthew 6:33

You will be honored.

Not only will God save your life, but He will also bring you honor.

In the beginning, people made fun of Caleb.

They wanted to stone him and Joshua.

He had no respect and no honor.

By the time the Israelites got to the banks of the Jordan River again, all the older men were dead except Joshua and Caleb.

Their carcasses littered the wilderness.

Now, however, Joshua and Caleb were held in high honor at the council meetings.

I imagine they asked him, again and again, to tell them about the miracles God did in Egypt.

He was honored among men, for they saw that he was different.

They saw that he was God’s man.

You will be remembered.

Because of the life Caleb lived, he was put on the most difficult jobs.

If there was a task no one else could handle, it was given to Caleb.

There were 3 huge warriors in Mt. Hebron.

No one would try to kill them, no one would even face them but Caleb.

Those giants with 6 fingers on each hand and 6 toes on each foot needed to be driven out so God’s people could possess the land.

Who would do it? I know, let’s get Caleb.

Caleb faced the giants and defeated them, so the land was safe for God’s children.

As you walk with God, you will be given difficult tasks.

You will be given difficult jobs. In John 16:33 Jesus warns us, “In this life you will have trouble…”

So we know the difficulties are coming.

But as you walk through life in faith, trusting God through every trial and season, you will be remembered!

You will leave an inheritance for your children.

I envy any man who will leave a godly inheritance for his children.

What did Caleb leave his children?

He left them the blessing of a nation who knew the Lord.

He left them the example of a godly father and grandfather.

Caleb was faithful, bold, courageous, and determined.

Caleb was a man of God worth imitating and modeling our lives after.

Just as the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 11:1, “Follow my example as I follow the example of Christ.”

Conclusion

Men, the Lord has issued the call for godly men.

He is looking for men who will take up the cross and follow Him.

He is looking for men who will walk with Him constantly, who will take a stand for right, and who will invest their lives in something that will last for generations to come.

He’s looking for Godly leaders willing to lead others.

He is looking for those who’re willing to become Godly men.

Are you that kind of man?

Is something stirring in you today that you haven’t felt in awhile, maybe ever?

Is today the day you answer the call?

If anything I’ve said today has resonated with you, please take some time to think and pray about it.

Take some time this week to consider the life you’ve been living and honestly ask yourself, “Is this the life God has called me to? Is this the legacy I want to leave behind?”

And if you’re struggling, please let us know.

Please ask for help, for prayer, and for fellowship.

Moses didn’t send the spies into the promised land alone, he sent them together.

Jesus didn’t send the disciples out alone, he sent them in pairs.

We are a spiritual house, being built by living stones, one on another and none of us can thrive alone.

Let’s pray together.

Salvation:

The Word of God says in:

John 3:16 (NKJV)

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Romans 10:13 NKJV

13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

If you’d would like to receive Jesus today, please pray this prayer with all of us:

Lord I believe that Jesus is the son of God, and that He died On the cross for my sins and His resurrection from the dead gives me eternal life. I ask forgiveness of my sins, and I accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior. Amen.

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