Men's Small Group: The Dangerous Duty of Delight
Village Bible Church || Sugar Grove, IL
Men's Small Groups
What happens when we as men pause our lives for one and a half hours a week and come together to study the Bible, pray, and hold each other accountable? CHANGE!!! When men connect in life-changing ways, a powerful ripple effect touches families, workplaces, and the church. Deeper connections with God and with other men inspire participants to connect more meaningfully in all facets of their lives. They climb beyond the walls of isolation and aspire to a biblical viewpoint marked by integrity, boldness, and compassion.
You have the opportunity to experience a change by joining one of the men's Bible studies being offered. Come and be ready to experience the change that God has ready for your life.
Love and Respect: This study is based on Ephesians 5:33 - “Every husband must love his wife as he loves himself, and wives should respect their husbands.” The premise is that communication between a husband and wife is often frustrated because of the vastly different ways in which men and women perceive love. Women are wired to need unconditional love, while men need to feel unconditionally respected. This study has the potential to revitalize the love in your marriage if you take it seriously and put God’s Word to work. You could reap the benefits of marriage that God intended!
• Fridays, 6:00-7:15 am @ Yorkville Panera
A Man"s Guide To Work: Half a man's life is bound up in his work, but few men ever learn a biblical framework, or "theology of work", to help think correctly about all those hours, weeks and years they invest in their job. Patrick Morley, author of The Man in the Mirror knows that men everywhere want their lives to count, to make a real difference. He has written a book for men in the workforce who want to integrate their faith and work. Whether a businessman, construction worker, salesman, lawyer, accountant, or plumber, men will be introduced to principles which provide a better understanding of themselves and how to be most effective and valuable in their chosen career.
• Thursdays @ 6:00 am @ Panera on Orchard
The Dangerous Duty of Delight:
"The radical pursuit of joy in God may cost you your life. . . . But it will be worth it."
The world has an inconsolable longing, which it tries to satisfy with anything but God. Scenic vacations. Sexual exploits. Ascetic rigors. Managerial excellence. Sports extravaganzas. We have turned our back to the breathtaking beauty of God and fallen in love with our shadow.
To delight in the Light is a dangerous duty indeed. It may cost you your friends. It may cost you your reputation. It may cost you your life. But it will be worth it. Because the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life (Psalm 63:3)!
• Wednesdays @ 9:30 am @ Church
The Quest for Authentic Manhood
This study focuses on our core identity as men. We will deal with various identity issues by looking back at past wounds and other things that may have distorted our idea of biblical masculinity. We will learn how to clearly define manhood and to give a succinct and passionate answer to the questions, "What is a man?" and "What am I living to be?"
• Sundays, 6:00 pm @ VBC
Winning at Work and Home
This study focuses on the two areas that are central to our lives as men: career and family. We will begin to build the walls of manhood through study dealing with these chief responsibilities as we explore how we can enjoy and engage our work and relate to our wives in a whole new way.
• Thursday, 7:30 pm @ VBC
The Great Adventure
In this study, we will explore our world beyond the everyday as we put the roof on the house of masculinity and create a vision for our future and destiny as men. We will rediscover the adventure in life through a greater understanding of who we are as men and will uncover the uniqueness we have as men and discover a satisfying life focus as we consider: "Who am I?", "What are my life dreams?" and "Do I have the courage to pursue those dreams?"
• Saturday, 7:00 am @ VBC
Men's Fraternity is a series of three one-year-long studies, beginning with The Quest for Authentic Manhood, followed by Authentic Manhood: Winning at Work and Home, and concluding with The Great Adventure series. More than just a rally or a Bible study, Men's Fraternity provides men with an encouraging process that teaches them how to live lives of authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus Christ and directed by the Word of God. Men's Fraternity is designed to help men come together and strengthen each other through weekly sessions that combine biblical teaching and small group interaction. Through this powerful series, men learn to reject passivity, accept responsibility, lead courageously, and expect God's greater reward.Feel free to jump into any of the studies, even if you haven't completed prior ones.
