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June 21, 2026
<p><strong>Title</strong>: Real Men, Follow Him <strong>Text</strong>: Luke 9:23-25</p><p> </p><p><u><strong>Opening (Problem, Facts, Hypothesis)</strong></u></p><p>The “solution” to many of our problems within this shattered world, in which we all share, sits in this room RIGHT NOW!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What if</strong> we took the call of Jesus to “Follow Him (Daily)” seriously in every detail of our lives? <strong>Then</strong> we would be the spark of change this world needs, based on the most basic and fundamental call of discipleship from Jesus (Follow Him). </p><p> </p><p><u>Three Marks of a Man Who Follows Jesus</u></p><p><strong>1. Let God Be Your Direction (v23)</strong></p><p>"If anyone wants to come after Me..."</p><p><br></p><p><strong> 2. Pick Up Your Cross Daily (v23-24)</strong></p><p>"...deny himself, take up his cross daily..."</p><p> Sin says, "My will be done." Discipleship says, "Your will be done." The first sin in Eden was humanity attempting to occupy God's throne (Genesis 3:1-7). The first step of discipleship is climbing off that throne.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>3. Be a Dad Worth Celebrating (v25)</strong></p><p>"...what good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose themselves?"</p><p><br></p><p><u><strong>The Context Provides The Prescription</strong></u><strong> (Revisit, THEN, Luke 9:22)</strong></p><p>Jesus doesn’t ask us to do anything He hasn’t already done Himself. He lived in the same way and same temptations of this life in the incarnation, and yet He was without sin.</p><p>The Christian life is not merely admiration of Jesus. It is participation in the pattern of Jesus.</p><p>Cross before crown. Death before resurrection. Surrender before glory.</p><p> </p><p><u><strong>Challenge</strong></u></p><p>Today we are giving every man three gifts. Each gift represents a challenge.</p><p>First, a Compass. – <strong>Let God be your direction.</strong></p><p>- Stop following the crowd.</p><p>- Stop following culture.</p><p>- Follow Jesus.</p><p>Second, a Cross. – <strong>Pick up your cross daily.</strong></p><p>- Choose surrender over selfishness.</p><p>- Choose obedience over convenience.</p><p>- Choose Christ every day.</p><p>Third, a Trophy. – <strong>Be a dad worth celebrating.</strong></p><p>Not because you are perfect. Because you consistently point your family toward Jesus.</p>
June 14, 2026
<p><strong>WEEK 4 — “LIVING WITH A SOUND MIND” Reflect – </strong>“How do I become a witness of healing?”</p><p><strong>Series Core Text: </strong>2 Timothy 1:7 <strong>Primary Text: </strong>Philippians 4:4–9 <strong>4 Questions of a Sound Mind</strong></p><p><strong>Big Idea: </strong>A sound mind becomes visible through a transformed presence.</p><p><strong>TENSION QUESTION: </strong>What does a healed life actually look like?</p><p><strong>1. Rejoice</strong> (v4) [present imperative, not momentary but a posture of life]</p><p>- Joy comes from the Lord</p><p>- The Lord’s joy is a double share (rejoice…again I say rejoice)</p><p><strong>2. Gentleness</strong> (v5) [Possessing power, but possessing more restraint]</p><p>- Grace, mercy and kindness has been given to us, we are to likewise extend it</p><p><strong>3. X-Anxiety</strong> (v6) [Putting an X in anxiety]</p><p>- Anxieties(worries) will come and go, do not be consumed by anxiousness</p><p>- Prayer and Petition</p><p>- Thanksgiving</p><p>- Turn all our worries over to God</p><p><strong>4. Guard</strong> (v7) [Military metaphor, in a Roman Military Colony]</p><p>- God’s peace transcends human understanding</p><p>- Guard your <strong>heart</strong> – affections and desires</p><p>- Guard your <strong>mind</strong> – thoughts and reasoning</p><p>- The Lord is protector and provider for the whole man</p><p><strong>5. Virtuous</strong> (v8) [Characteristics of Christ-likeness]</p><p>- <strong>True</strong> - Aligned with reality as God defines it.</p><p>- <strong>Noble</strong> - Worthy of respect and dignity.</p><p>- <strong>Right</strong> - Morally upright according to God's standards.</p><p>- <strong>Pure</strong> - Free from corruption and impurity.</p><p>- <strong>Lovely</strong> - That which awakens affection for goodness.</p><p>- <strong>Admirable</strong> - That which deserves commendation.</p><p>- <strong>Excellent</strong> - Moral excellence.</p><p>- <strong>Praiseworthy</strong> - Worthy of celebration before God.</p><p><strong>6. Practice</strong> (v9) [Paul’s Quadrilateral of Discipleship]</p><p>- <strong>Learned</strong> – Learned from experience (formal teaching)</p><p>- <strong>Received</strong> – Lived out in community (Apostolic tradition)</p><p>- <strong>Heard</strong> – Sought out by listening (verbal instruction)</p><p>- <strong>Seen</strong> – Watched in real-time (embodied example)</p><p>o I do, you watch. We do it together. You do, I watch. You do, I support (we train others.)</p><p><strong>Full Circle Moment</strong> - The God of <strong>Peace</strong> (v7) – The <strong>Peace</strong> of God (v9)</p><p><strong>FINAL CONCLUSION: </strong>A sound mind is not the absence of storms. It is the presence of Christ in the storm.</p>
June 7, 2026
<p><strong>Sound Mind Week 3 – “The Small Things Change Everything“</strong></p><p><strong>Theme: Reorder – “</strong>What Practices Reshape My Life<strong>”</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/1-7.htm"><strong>7</strong></a>For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.</p><p><strong>2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Big Idea:</strong> A sound mind is not built by winning tomorrow's battles. It is built by faithfully surrendering today's moments to God. (If you don’t win today, there is no tomorrow.)</p><p> </p><p><u><strong>The Space Race</strong></u></p><p>It began in 1957 when the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching Sputnik 1, the first satellite in space. The Soviets followed with several early victories, including sending Yuri Gagarin into orbit in 1961. In response, President John F. Kennedy challenged America to land a man on the Moon before the decade ended. </p><p>Many years ago, the great British explorer George Mallory, who was to die on Mount Everest, was asked why did he want to climb it? He said, “Because it is there.” </p><p>Well, space is there, and we’re going to climb it, and the moon and the planets are there, and new hopes for knowledge and peace are there. And, therefore, as we set sail we ask God’s blessing on the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked. </p><p>- JFK (on going to the Moon) “We choose to go to the Moon” Rice University 9/12/1962</p><p>The race culminated in 1969 when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon during the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.</p><p>July 20, 1969 4:17pm EST “The Eagle has landed!”</p><p>Why was it significant? Because it wasn't really about space. It was a global demonstration of which system—communism or democracy—could win out. The same rocket technology that launched astronauts could also launch nuclear weapons, so success in space was seen as evidence of national power and security. When the United States reached the Moon first, many viewed it as a symbolic victory in the broader Cold War struggle.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Transition: </strong>It's only your greatest battle, until you hand it over to God.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Teaching Point 1: A Sound Mind Begins With Rest</strong></p><p><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/6-30.htm"><strong>30</strong></a>The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. <a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/6-31.htm"><strong>31</strong></a>Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”</p><p><strong>Mark 6:30-31 NIV</strong></p><p>“Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”</p><p>When life feels out of control:</p><ul><li>Stop.</li><li>Rest.</li><li>Sit with Jesus.</li></ul><p><strong>If you don't come apart and rest, eventually you'll come apart from stress</strong>.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Teaching Point 2: A Sound Mind Focuses On God’s Assignment</strong></p><p><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/6-33.htm"><strong>33</strong></a>But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. <a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/6-34.htm"><strong>34</strong></a>Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.</p><p><strong>Matthew 6:33-34 NIV</strong></p><p>“Seek First His Kingdom”</p><p><strong>God gives grace for today, not previews for tomorrow</strong>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><u>How a Janitor helped land a man on the moon.</u></p><p>1962, JFK is visiting the NASA Space Center. He happens to take a few wrong turns and get himself lost in a service corridor. Here he sees a janitor mopping. Seeming so out of place in the spaces JFK has found himself, he stops.</p><p> </p><p>He walked over to him and said “Hi, I’m Jack Kennedy. What are you doing?” The janitor responded, “Well Mr. President, I’m helping put a man on the moon.”</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Sometimes it is the unexpected, seemingly mundane, moments that when lived in surrender; change our entire lives.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/21-3.htm"><strong>3</strong></a>And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. <a href="http://biblehub.com/revelation/21-4.htm"><strong>4</strong></a>‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”</p><p><strong>Revelation 21:3-4 NIV</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Honest Reflections: </strong>Asbury and my first EV VBS</p><p> </p><p><strong>Takeaway: </strong>A sound mind is built when we stop carrying tomorrow and start surrendering today.</p>
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For questions or prayer request please contact Pastor Kaleb Lamb (kaleb@eastviewbc.com).
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