Men's Group

CBCC Men's Group

Overview of May’s Mens Breakfast.

May 1, 2010

Mark Sickmiller, Speaker

Mark asked us to consider the “Biblical Purpose of a Man” and to answer that question in light of Matthew 11:11-12 which includes these words: “the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.”

We realized that what we faced as the men of Crossbridge was no different than men marching into war and the preparation necessary, except that ours was a supernatural war. We are men from another kingdom. We are pilgrims, sojourners, strangers passing through…
“Finally, my brothers, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:10-12

We acknowledged that not only are we kingdom men in a supernatural war, but that our enemy, the devil, wants us to take this all very lightly…but we musn’t. We refuse! God’s house shall be called a house of prayer. Therefore we covenant, with God’s strength, to fight in this war for our families, our church, our community, and ourselves.

We also were pressed to understand the power of our enemy was such that this cannot be a matter of willpower. “Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil…dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said ‘The Lord rebuke you!’” Jude 9
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds…” 2 Corinthians 10:4

Finally, by faith we claimed the victory…knowing the promises of God. We covenanted to ask boldly and believing for great things! “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works that these he will do, because I go to my Father. And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father my be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.” John 14:12-14

Practically, we decided to develop our first two war strategies:
1) Sunday morning prayer warrior: Every Sunday morning a man will cover the campus and the classrooms with prayer, and then battle in prayer during the worship service in the sanctuary sideroom.
2) Weekly ‘secret service agents’ for our pastors. Every day during the week, two men will protect our pastors and their families with prayer, acting as secret service agents protecting our leaders.

More information will be coming soon.