Holy Man Podcast

Holy Man Podcast

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Holy Man Podcast episodes

  • Holy Man Episode 50 – Self Centeredness

    Life Group Questions

    1. What is your favorite part of the week of Thanksgiving? What are you most thankful for at this time in your life?
    2. Without being specific, can you describe men you know who are self-willed/self-centered? How do these men affect you and others they associate with closely?  If others were asked this question about you, how might they answer?
    3. What is one part of your life in which you tend to be selfish/self-centered/self-willed? What turmoil or destruction happens when your selfish tendencies show up?
    4. Read Philippians 2:1-4. What principals does Paul present that can help with our self-centeredness?  If we specifically apply those principals to our struggles in Question 3, how could it help?  
    5. Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-7. Verses 1-3 tell of great things being accomplished, but with self-centeredness.  Come up with some present-day examples of this.  Now look over verses 4-7, discuss how each “Love is…” counters selfishness.  What is one step you will take to move away from selfishness this week?
      6. 28 min
    6. Holy Man Episode 49 – Being Moderate

      Life Group Questions Episode 49:

      1. What is a food that is very easy for you to over-indulge? Or, tell about a time when you ate more than you should have and paid the consequences for it.
      2. Read Ephesians 5:15-20. What is at the heart of this section, and what does practically living it out help us accomplish for the Kingdom?  Could we replace “Don’t be drunk with wine” with any other excessive behaviors and apply the principal?  (Food, fantasy football, video games, porn, etc) Explain.
      3. How can Christians avoid rationalizing engaging in behaviors that may indeed be sinful?
      4. Read 1 Corinthians 6:12 and 10:23-24. Paul was speaking about sexual immorality and eating food sacrificed to idols, but how can this principal be applied to excessive drinking, or other excessive behaviors? How can Christians avoid using their Christian liberty/freedom in ways that cause others to stumble and fall into sin?
        5. 26 min
      5. Holy Man Episode 48 – Communicating Sensitively – Paul Lehman

        Life Group Questions: Holy Man Episode 48

        1. Tell about a good teacher/mentor in your past. What qualities made that person a good teacher/mentor?
        2. What is one thing you feel comfortable teaching others about? What is the scariest part of you being the one to communicate/teach/mentor others about Jesus?
        3. Tell about a communication/teaching/mentoring experience you had that was challenging or threatening? What was the outcome? How do the other character traits we already discussed in earlier chapters help us?
        4. Read 1 Peter 3:8-18 one verse at a time. Each verse has at least 1 principal and/or thought that could help you to teach/mentor/communicate with others. 
        5. What is one way you plan to get better at presenting/communicating so that you can better share that you know Jesus with the people around you?
          6. 38 min
        6. Holy Man Episode 47 – Hospitable – Sharing our Resources

          Life Group Questions

          1. What is the best meal YOU(not your wife) could/would make if someone came to your house for a meal?
          2. Tell about a time when you were blessed by someone else’s hospitality. Besides the food/drink, what made it a blessing?
          3. Read Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-35 to see a glimpse of hospitality and generosity in the early church. What are some of the attributes of hospitality/generosity we see?  In what ways is the present Church comparable?  In what ways have we changed? 
          4. Read Romans 12:9-13. What barriers do you/we face and have to overcome in applying what Paul says into our lives, especially practicing hospitality?
          5. What are some ways you and/or your family are hospitable? Can you think of something you’d like to do immediately to begin to develop this Spiritual quality in your life?
            6. 19 min
          6. Holy Man Episode 46 – Respectable

            Life Group Questions – Episode 46

            1. Other than looks, what attribute in others do you find most attractive? What attribute in others do you find to be the most unattractive?
            2. What area of your life outside the church building do you find the most difficulty in living out your Christian walk? Why is that? 
            3. Read Ephesians 5:1-2. What is an attribute of God that you would love Him to help you “imitate?”
            4. To understand what Paul means by “imitating God”, read Ephesians 4:25-32 and/or Ephesians 5:3-8. If God changed us in any of these areas, how would that make us more “Respectable” to other people?   If you perfectly lived out these verses, what one attribute of yours would it change in your life?  What’s stopping you?
              5. 33 min
            5. Holy Man Episode 45 – Prudent

              Life Group Questions:

              1. Tell about something in life that you had to learn the hard way.
              2. Who is someone that you would consider to be prudent(living wisely)? What is it that makes you think that?  Do you feel anyone looks at you that way? Why or why not?
              3. What is an area of life in which you could use some practical life wisdom? Do you believe that God could/would help?  Read James 1:5-8.  3:13-18  What message does James share with us about God’s wisdom?  What does it look like?  If we grow in it, in what ways will it bless us?
              4. Read Proverbs 2 in small sections. Verses 1-4(what we are called to do) ; 5-8; 9-11; 12-15; 16-19; 20-22; In each section: What does it tell us about God?  What are the benefits of us gaining Godly wisdom?  
              5. Each person share what step(s) they are taking/will take to grow in God’s practical life wisdom.
                6. 21 min
              6. Holy Man Episode 44 – Temperate

                Life Group Questions:

                1. What are some things that can get you worked up? Why do they? (Politics? Driving? Sports? Home life? Others?)
                2. Why would Paul tell Timothy that being “Temperate” is an important quality for a mature Christian? What benefits could it bring into your daily life?
                3. Read Philippians 4:4-9; What are some practical ideas or principals that Paul shares that can help us to be more temperate in life?
                4. Gene Getz, out of 1 Thessalonians 5:1-8, shares that to grow in the attribute of being temperate, we need to grow in faith, hope and love. (Faith – Trusting God in how to live. Hope – a perspective that life on earth is short compared to eternal life.  Love – Sacrificing self for others.)  Which one of these needs to grow more in your life to help temperance grow?  What step(s) will you take to help that growth?  
                  5. 37 min
                5. Holy Man Episode 43 – Maintaining Moral Purity

                  Life Group Questions: Maintaining Moral Purity

                  1. If “Moral Purity” is only having “one wife”, how old were you when you started to struggle with this one? In other words, at what age did you begin to notice and want to connect with girls?  In what ways have you struggled over the years? (TV, magazines, online images, relationships, etc…)
                  2. Last week we talked about a good reputation; why do you think Paul followed up that attribute with “one wife” or moral purity? Why is this attribute so important? 
                  3. If you are married, how is the communication with your wife in regards to your struggle with moral, sexual purity? How can we be honest with our wives without them feeling threatened?
                  4. Read 1 Tim 6:11-16. Practically speaking, how could Paul’s suggestions work in this area of life?  What are some things that have worked for you in maintaining moral purity?  What are some things that have NOT worked for you?
                  5. Why do you think some men have more difficulty maintaining moral purity? What can your Life Group do to walk alongside those men in your group moving forward?
                    6. 34 min
                  6. Holy Man Episode 42 – Building a Good Reputation

                    Life Group Questions: Building a Good Reputation

                    1. If we asked 5 people who went to High School with you, what would they say you were known for? What was your reputation?
                    2. What about if we asked that same question to people who are in your present circle(s)? Including immediate family?  People at work?  In your Life Group?  In the community?
                    3. What are some things for which Jesus had a reputation? Come up with a list.  Read Matthew 9:9-13  Was this a good thing, or a bad thing for his reputation?
                    4. Thinking back to questions 1 and 2. Do you have the reputation of being a Christian, or follower, or imitator of Jesus?  Why or why not?
                    5. Read 1 Peter 2:11-17. What does Peter say to Christians about our reputations?  What are some ways we can apply those suggestions to our lives?
                      6. 22 min
                    6. Holy Man Episode 41 – Becoming a Faithful Man

                      Life Group Questions: Becoming a Faithful Man

                      1. What are the 3 most important qualities when choosing a restaurant? A hotel?
                      2. If you were hiring a new person for a business, other than the skills to do the job, what are the 3 most important qualities you would look for in that person?
                      3. What does being a Godly man, a man of faith, or a faithful man mean? Are they sinless?(no)  What are some characteristics?
                      4. Read 1 Timothy 3:1-10. Titus 1:6-9.  Is this only a list for Pastors and Church Boards, or should this be a list we all strive for in life?  Why, or why not?

                        5. The List of Attributes:

                        • Becoming Faithful
                        • Good reputation
                        • Eyes only for your wife
                        • Temperate
                        • Prudent
                        • Respectable
                        • Hospitable
                        • Able to teach/mentor
                        • Not addicted to wine
                        • Not self-centered
                        • Not quick-tempered
                        • Not pugnacious
                        • Gentle
                        • Peaceable
                        • Free from the love of money
                        • Manages household well
                        • Loves what is good
                        • Just
                        • Devout
                        • Self-controlled
                          1. Which things on the list are strengths for you? Why?  What are the biggest growth areas?  What factors are holding back growth in those areas?
                            2. 22 min

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