Every Man Ministries

THE WONDERFUL UNKNOWN Big journeys require big courage and faith. Think Columbus. Think Lewis and Clark. Think the astronauts of Apollo 11. What they all have in common is that their starting point and their finishing point required a certain tolerance of the unknown. There were so many factors they could never predict or control. And, yet, they all said "yes." In the same way, our truest identity...

Have you ever been in a situation where you were stuck and no solution was anywhere in site? Maybe you get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere ...and your cell phone is dead. Let's turn it up a notch...imagine that you have survived a shipwreck and you are marooned on some remote island with no ability to communicate. Not a good feeling. Or how about a real world problem - human trafficking - hel...

Have you ever heard a man say "That was a game-changer for me?" Maybe you have said that yourself.   Looking back, something powerful happened that shaped or reshaped his perspective on a person or issue in a profound way.  Ask a medal of honor "survivor"  - those are the people who lived because someone else chose to sacrifice their own life save them.  They are forever changed in a specific way...

MADE FOR MORE #4 Ask any room full of men this question: How many of you owned super hero clothes or toys growing up as a boy?  What will you see? Almost every hand will be raised. Ever wonder why the Marvel and DC comic movies like Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America, and Batman do so well?   It’s because that little boy - the one who wants to be great, do great things, have special powers, bring...

They are 18 inches apart. They oversee major organization. They re working every day and night for you until you die. They are mission critical to your relationships with God and people’. They have to work together. Do you know what they are? I am talking about your head and your heart - the two CEOs of your life. But sometimes even when we want things e “know” to get to the place we sense inside...

As men, we are naturally embedded with the desire for greatness. We want to save the day and be the hero. But what what do we do if that desire and dream for greatness begins to fade? Culture and reality can slowly decay our God-given desire for greatness. Today, we want you to know that it’s not too late. When you can find your purpose and meaning in Christ, you can still find greatness.

Part 2- There is the life we expect to live. Then life has a way of bringing unscripted things into our lives that were never a part of our plan. At Every Man we know that some of you out know exactly what I am talking about. You didn’t plan to lose a family member. You didn’t expect to have a health issue that sidelined you. You didn’t expect to be single again. When unplanned thing interrupt our...

Jesus made an audacious claim regarding anyone who believed in him. He said "whoever believes" ... "will do" the things he did and "even greater things" than he did. A normal response to that would be... Really? Was he serious? What does it look like? And, perhaps most importantly... am I accountable for that? As we will see in today's study the answer to that question is YES. Just like a farmer w...

Session 5 - OBEY ANYWAYS   Over the last four sessions we have been coming to face to face with the reality that the life of following Jesus involves a tension.  It's the pressure of feelings pushing against the purposes of our faith.  It's what we see in our circumstances versus the unseen purposes of God being worked out in the midst of those circumstances.  It's culture trying to tell us what a...

The Different World of Generosity When it comes to the topic of generosity most people's thoughts track toward the financial dimension. In contrast to this natural response, the Bible says that when a Christian hears the word "generosity" there thoughts should naturally gravitate toward God - the one who is described in the Bible as the "one who will withhold no good thing" and who, in Christ, lav...

Not sure if you have noticed but around the world masculinity is under attack because men who have been given responsibility, power, and influence and are using it selfishly causing others to suffer versus using their strength to serve others. Against this dark backdrop in culture, Jesus is calling for a new movement of men to rise.  Men who know how to go against the culture and their impulses to...

In part 1 and 2 of this series we have been learning that faith in Jesus means that you will be going against how you feel, what you see happening, or the "consensus" opinion in order to realize God's purpose and experience God's power.  Today's explores the challenge of being called to love others the way Jesus has loved you.  I think we can all agree that this is easier said than done, especiall...

All of us, at one time, were little men.  And the odds are that when you were a toddler - you probably wore your feelings on your sleeve. That's what we expect from toddlers. They flop on the ground. Have tantrums.  They listen to their impulses.  Got the picture? Their emotional "filter" is not yet developed.  So why take you back in time?  Here's why.  We expect impulse in a child but - in a man...

The theme for Part Four of Maximum Faith is "Going the Distance."  Versus what?  Coming short, giving up, or quitting in the middle because things got hard.  Ultimate faith is always willing to pay the ultimate price.  No man in history modeled this like Jesus Christ.  When his feelings were pulling hard his faith pulled back harder and triumphed.  In watching Jesus go the distance for us we see a...

The theme for Part 3 of Maximum faith is "you gotta believe."  At some point, beliefs about God are expressed in the open as actions for God.  Call it what you want:  the proof in the pudding, the rubber hitting the road, or - for our purposes - where faith actually begins.  Words about God are not the same as actions which express true trust in God - we know the difference but more importantly Go...

The theme of Part Two of Maximum Faith was "God's Bigger." When God demands our trust and calls us forward in faith, he says we do so with the assurance and confidence that His personal power and presence are WITH US. When God makes a promise like that we risk more trust and take more actions in faith versus retreat. In fact, because God has made that promise to us he puts his men into situations...

Part One Many times a man doesn’t know what he is capable of until someone pushes him. A coach, a mentor, or a friend says “you could do even more” or “you could beat that number” or, more personally, “that’s not your very best and you know it.” Most men sell themselves short, or worse, play it safe because they have fallen into a mindset and routine where nobody challenges them or pulls more out...

#4 - Moral Conflicts   Hey guys it’s Jeremy and I want to welcome you to this morning’s worldwide live stream study. If you pay attention to the news at all you see very well-known or famous people making decisions as adults that make you scratch your head and say why did they do that? People who seem to have it all-beautiful wife, a great job,  lots of money in the bank, and if they are super ble...

#3 - Spiritual Conflicts  How many of you enjoy being told how to live, what to do, where you can go, and when you have to say no or yes?  It’s not a trick question and the answer is not tricky either.  The Bible says that every man is at war inside over which voice will control his actions - his voice - his conscience or his conscience & God. Let’s face it - no man likes to surrender control of h...

#2 -  Emotional Conflicts  Hey guys - it’s Jeremy -  thanks for joining the EveryMan worldwide live stream study.  To get us ready for this morning study let me ask you a question: “Have you ever made an emotional decision in the moment that you ended up regretting?“  You were angry and said words. You were afraid and you acted too early. You were alone and sad and chose to make yourself feel bett...

We spend a lot of energy as human beings trying to avoid, minimize, or escape conflict and the pressures that come with it. Good luck. The Bible promises conflict in our broken world and how we respond to it reveals who we really are and what we really believe. The Bible teaches that inner conflicts, while unwelcome, are loaded with God’s purpose and blessing. In fact, when a man wins the inner ba...

Part 4 – Jesus v Posers Have you ever experienced this before? A Christian with good intentions ends up doing more harm than good with the very people he is trying to influence for his faith by acting overly religious. Have you ever bumped into one of those people? They look goofy. They act goofy. They become goofy. And there’s nothing goofier than a goofy Christian. Well, in today’s study we are...

Part 3 – David v Saul Taking responsibility is a sign of maturity. Avoiding responsibility - well – that’s the stuff of boys. In fact, you probably remember your parents or a teacher or coach putting you in a corner at some point in your life and saying, “Well, what do you have to say for yourself?” The first two Kings of Israel were men just like us – their names were David and Saul. One man is f...