Men Ministry Joshua 24 15 And if it

Men Ministry

Joshua 24: 15

And if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and house, we will serve the Lord.

Goal To make disciple of the men of the local church: • To walk with God humbly • To shepherd their families responsibly • To relate to one another honestly • To share Christ passionately • To support mission field needs willingly

Theme Get It Right

I. To Walk with God Humbly

Why ?

1. Reality of God • • • God is God He Is personal He Is Holy He Is Blameless He Is Omniscient He Is Omnipotent He Is Omnipresent He Is Immutable He Is Eternal

2. It Is All about Jesus • The Universal Plan of God • It Is by Him and for Him • Ownership and Glory

3. It Is about Blessing and Curse The 10 Commandments (Exod. 20: 3 -17)? 1. Thou shall not have other gods before Me 2. Thou shall not make for thy selves idol 3. Thou shall not worship idol 4. Thou shall not take name of God in vain 5. Thou shall keep the Sabbath holy 6. Thou shall honor thy father and mother 7. Thou shall not murder 8. Thou shall not commit adultery 9. Thou shall not bear false witness 10. Thou shall not covet

4. It is the responsibility of the man to subdue the world • His family • His community • His society • World

5. The Problem of Man • Sinner • Pride • Self Glory • Shame • Guilt • Integrity

II. To Shepherd the Family Responsibly

Why ?

1. If God is personal, holy, just, and will judge then you got a big problem 2. No one can go to heaven but through Jesus 3. Salvation is personal and individual 4. Blessing and curse is in the hands of the man of the house

How can that be ?

• • • Need Role Relationship Accountability Responsibility

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Nkaug yig tub yim mob / tsi xaav hloov Reality • Kalatas 5: 16 -25 • Loos 12: 12 Lub nkaub khoojtswv

III. To Relate to One Another Honestly

Relationship Between Men A B

• Saab huv zoo le caag saab nrau zoo le ntawd • 1 John 1: 6; 2: 4 -6 • Mark 7: 20 -23

• Yog peb xaav paub saib koj yog leejtwg, peb tshaum koj lub sab theem tub tes paub • Tug tseeb ntawm koj yog tug saab huv, tsi yog tug saab nrau

Koj Cwjpwm Values Sab

Khu saab huv tes tau saab nrau

• Saib saab nrau hab tshuaj saab huv • Peb ib leeg ntshaw ib leeg A B

DISC

Golden Rules 1. Matt. 7: 12; 19: 19; 22: 39 2. Matt. 19: 19 3. Luke 10: 27 4. Galat. 5: 14 5. Rom. 13: 9 6. Lev. 19: 18 7. Rom 12: 3 -8

• Integrity • Tug saab huv hab tug saab nrau yog tuab tug

IV. To Share Christ Passionately

V. To Support Mission Field Needs Willingly

Acts 1: 8

• Lost people mater to God and He them found • Number of gentiles in Heaven is specific • The Hmong matter to God and have a number • It is an urgent ministry and message

Basic information on various religions Religion Date Founded Sacred Texts Membership 4 % of World 5 Christianity Islam Hinduism 30 CE 622 CE 1500 BCE The Bible Qur'an & Hadith Bhagavad-Gita, Upanishads, & Rig Veda None The Tripitaka (consisting of the Vinaya, the Sutras, and the Abhidharma) 2, 039 million 1, 570 million 32% (dropping) 22% (growing) 950 million 775 million 390 million 13% (stable) 12% (dropping) 6% 350 - 1, 600 million (2) 6% (stable? ) Oral tradition None Various Guru Granth Sahib Torah, Tanach, & Talmud 232 million 150 million 103 million 23. 8 million 14. 5 million 12. 6 million 7. 4 million 6. 3 million 4. 3 million 2. 7 million 1. 1 million 0. 5 million? 4% Hmong: 2% 2% <1% <1% <1% No religion (Note 1) Chinese folk 270 BCE Buddhism 523 BCE Tribal Religions, Shamanism, Animism Prehistory Atheists No date New religions. Sikhism 1500 CE Judaism Note 3 Spiritism Baha'i Faith 1863 CE Confucianism 520 BCE Jainism 570 BCE Zoroastrianism 600 to 6000 BCE Shinto 500 CE Taoism Note 4 550 BCE Other Various Wicca Note 5 800 BCE, 1940 CE Notes: Alkitab Alaqdas Lun Yu Siddhanta, Pakrit Avesta Kojiki, Nohon Shoki Tao-te-Ching Various None Hmong World Population: Hmong World Christians: 11, 000. 07% Hmong. 07% 770, 000 11 million

Universal Plan of God Specific Number (Rom: 1125) Bible Man The Nations , History , religions New Heaven & Earth Hmong

Hmong Civilization

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“Chi You” log Txiv Yawg kws yog Moob tug fuabtais Unknown Author

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5000 xyoo dlhau lug Moob ua tau dlaabtsi lub txhawb Moob lub neej?

• Innovation • Innovator • Invention • Inventor

Hmong Worldview & Social Civilization Clothing, languages, artifacts Resistance Social Norms (Taboos) Attitude or Behavior Moral Principle & Values) Animism Influence Satan

Taboos Hmong Society Clans Hmong Kins Hmong Religion (Animism) Satan Hmong Leadership Relativism

Ephesians 4: 1 -6 God Values / Bible Holy Spirit Hmong Christian s Hmong Society

In Conclusion To walk with God humbly To Shepherd their families responsibly To related to one another honestly To share Christ passionately To support mission field needs willingly To make God the God of the Hmong people • To do things that will bring blessing and not curse to the family, church, community, and people • It is the responsibility of the man • • •