Man Alive

Do you have a clear sense of purpose? Are you moving in the right direction? Or does life sometimes feel random—or even pointless? Nothing fuels a man’s soul like knowing his purpose, and nothing drains him more than not knowing.

What is a man’s greatest need in this world? Women share this need too, but for men it tends to be all-consuming—#1. Yet many men are not able to name it, much less tell you how to satisfy it. And among those who can name it, too many are trying to satisfy their greatest need apart from Jesus, including Christians. They’re unaware of or deliberately ignoring God’s principles in their quest.

Would your family and friends say you lead a vibrant life in Christ? Or do you find yourself vacillating between the values of this world and the values of Jesus? A lot of men you know—maybe you—feel stuck in spiritual mediocrity. They have become cultural Christians rather than biblical Christians. And they hate it! Obviously, no one wants to be lukewarm.

We all want the same things—something to give our lives to that will make a difference, someone to share our lives with, and a belief system that makes sense of why life is so hard. Christianity and secularism both offer solutions to these problems but with dramatically different results. This week, join Pat Morley to explore why leading an unexamined life is so dangerous, how it happens, and what...

We’re excited to kick off a new series on  The Man in the Mirror  book. In this message, Pat Morley is tackling the “rat race”—the endless pursuit of a moving target that so many men are caught up in. For many of us, that includes the man staring back when we look in the mirror! But any good business plan begins with a description of the current environment, so we’ll start by identi...

Tomorrow we're wrapping up our series on how God speaks to men by exploring how He wants to speak through  us .    We'll consider how we can apply everything we've learned so far in order to become His messengers, and why that matters for millions of men—men like Pat Morley, who became a follower of Jesus because a few men simply invited him to tag along and watch how they lived.&nb...

There’s a certain reassurance in watching the steady rise and fall of the ocean’s tides, isn’t there? The rhythm reminds us that, no matter how unpredictable life feels, something greater is holding it all together. In the same way, the sovereignty of God—His supreme authority and control over all things—offers us a profound comfort. Although the world may seem chaotic and broken, God’s hand is ne...

For our annual Christmas message, join Patrick Morley for a brainstorm about how Jesus might have described coming to earth as a baby, the details of how it happened, and how he made sure his story was preserved for us. Merry Christmas! How Jesus Might Describe His Birth Luke 2:1-16, 3:23-38; Matthew 1:1-218 QUESTIONS: 1. What is most interesting, perplexing, or troubling to you about the way in w...

If you are a father, you know how much you pray, hope, and even ache for the wellbeing of your children in every area—their faith, relationships, emotions, career, finances, health, sense of identity and purpose, ability to overcome destructive behaviors or conquer loneliness, and so much more.  That’s what our heavenly Father wants for His children too. We are made in His image. So why, then...

There is a comfort to driving by a little, creaky, still-standing country church on a Sunday morning, wouldn’t you agree?   In a way it's like us. For reasons we can only imagine, the body of Christ— His  church—though deeply flawed and far from perfect, is and always has been God’s primary and most effective voice to share the hope of the gospel to a wary but watching world.  &nbsp...

It takes a man to teach a man how to be a man. Jesus knew this. That’s why He gave us such a highly reproducible model of the way He taught men, and the Apostle Paul totally got the message—we need  equippers.  Join us as we explore Paul’s explanation of the crucial role equippers play in God’s process of building strong, spiritually mature men who are fully alive in Jesus.   Pat Mo...

What is the condition of your prayer life? Are you weary of praying but not getting the answers you want—or not getting any answers at all? Are you tempted to take matters into your own hands? Whether now or in the past, we’ve all been there, haven’t we?   Join Pat Morley to not only rehabilitate your theology of prayer but also how you pray. We’re going to look at the best practices—and resu...

If you’ve been through a hurricane or tornado and lost power, then you know one thing for sure: It’s better to have power than to not have power. Whatever question, problem, struggle, challenge, or opportunity you’re facing, did you know God promised to provide the power you need for it through His Holy Spirit? The Spirit is our Power, Helper, Intercessor, and Guardian. Join us and get the help yo...

Have you ever been somewhere out of the ordinary and run into someone who, surprised to see you there, asked, “What are you doing here?”   Imagine, though, that you were someplace you shouldn’t be—someplace you wouldn't want to be seen by anyone you know. Now that question, “What are you doing here?” takes on a completely different meaning!   Elijah the prophet was a man who found himsel...

What do we learn from Jesus that we would otherwise not know?   In the equivalent of a mere seven sermons, Jesus gave us the defining guidance we all seek for essentially every aspect of our life—identity, family, relationships, work, money, health, justice, mercy, compassion, forgiveness, suffering, service, true happiness, abundant life, building His kingdom, and eternal salvation.   T...

In your vehicle you have a dashboard with gauges—some big, some small—that communicate various things to you. These gauges are vital to ensuring you can get to where you want and need to go.   But what if you had a  spiritual  dashboard that could speak to you as clearly as the one in your vehicle? In this new series, Pat Morley is going to help you build a dashboard for your soul w...

We have all felt the agony of wanting to hear from God.   Yet, in our hearts, don’t we intuitively know the problem isn’t that God has a speech impediment, but that we have a hearing impediment?   In this first message of our new series, How God Speaks to Men, Pat Morley will show you how God speaks to us through the world He has made. Referred to by theologians as “general revelation,”...

The need for Man Alive has never been greater. Men are hurting. They need help and we have answers. That’s why our slogan has always been: “Investing in men who will invest in other men.”   But where did we come from? Where are we today? And, more importantly, where are we going? In this message, Pat’s going to share our Bible study's origin story and the surprising reason we’re still thrivin...

At times, life seems to strike like arrows aimed at our every emotion, or it can hit like an earthquake shaking our very foundation—even, sometimes, the most critical foundation: our faith. And it certainly doesn’t help when everyone is yelling, “Run!”    What should we do—what  can  we do, what  must  we do—in such times? Where do we put our trust when life is overwh...

You’ve made it. You’re an official cycle breaker. You’re hopeful and sense that you’re going to be okay. But millions of other broken boys are still baffled by the destructive behaviors that keep dragging them down. They’re our friends, neighbors, coworkers, fathers, and brothers. Who will rescue these men? Don't be surprised if you find yourself drawn to help them break the cycle. The people most...

Pat Morley writes, “When Patsy and I brought, Jen, our daughter and firstborn child home from the hospital, all three of us were exhausted. I lay down and cradled our precious Jen on my chest. The warmth of that tiny body—a living person I helped create—and the thump, thump, thump of her acorn-sized heart will always be a top-ten memory for me. “If you’re like me, nothing is more important than gi...

When the world gets to be too much, who do you take it out on? If you’re like most men, it's your wife. In fact, the number one place where the residual symptoms of your childhood wounds flare up is your marriage (or it will be if and when you get married).   Do any of these sound familiar? You regularly overreact—or underreact—to your wife. You’re prickly when she suggests you might be wrong...

When men try to put into words what’s holding them back, many say something like, “No matter how hard I try, I just can’t overcome the destructive behaviors that keep dragging me down.” Christian men are not exempt—and no matter how much a man loves God, it’s especially hard to move forward if he's stuck in his past.   The good news is God has a plan for men to get unstuck, including you and...

All of us who have ever been broken boys will have flare-ups because, to some degree, we all live with the residual pain of what happened to us. We all have an emotional limp.   Join Patrick Morley and learn how to evaluate how much pain you’re still in, some examples of what residual pain looks like, and where you are today compared to when you started this journey. Understand God’s larger p...

We have been talking about how to honestly assess our family relationships and approach them with the mind of Christ. Now it's time to explore how we can actually communicate with our parents. Join Pat Morley and learn a tension-reducing way to start an awkward but crucial conversation. Whether your family's level of dysfunction is low, moderate, serious, or severe, we've got you covered.   W...