Men’s Bible Study – Fall 2024

Stonebriar Community Church

Politics is a messy business—it always has been. People vie for power, often in unscrupulous ways. Rulers abuse power for their gain. Tomorrow’s political corruption can be found as a mere repetition of the depravity found in the dusty pages of the Old Testament.

The story of 1 and 2 Kings chronicles how the kings appointed by God ultimately used their political might to rebel against the One who gave them their position. God’s response was to raise up His own mouthpieces or prophets, armed with miraculous signs and wonders, to proclaim condemnation for Israel’s idolatry and grace-filled messages of hope. While the nation divided and both sides eventually fell into enemy exile, the prophets of God proclaimed His wondrous glory with a promise of a coming King of all kings.

What are Christian men called to?

In our Western world of rugged individualism, Christians tend to think of God’s call on their lives as personal and even private. We often equate our job or training with God’s call – He made us nurses or designed us for sales. While some believers speak with vivid assurance of God’s personal call, others struggle because they haven’t had any spiritual eye-opening direction and feel they are living without purpose or fulfillment.

The Bible shows us that the call of God is corporate and communal. Every person has an individual role to play within the community of believers—the church. But how are we to live out our faith in this way? What is our reason for living, the goal of the church, and the ultimate intent of salvation? Where do we belong in God’s purpose and plan, and how do we fit into the Biblical story? God’s Word is rich and clear in answering these questions and is the foundation for this men’s Bible study.