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GCC Men is a ministry of Gospel Community Church in Lynchburg, VA that helps to connect, grow, and mentor men through a focus on Jesus Christ, such that we become followers of Jesus who live on biblical mission at home, work and the community around us.

08/29/2026

“To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭9‬:‭22‬-‭23‬ ‭ESV‬‬

In these verses, and the preceding verses, the apostle Paul is describing his Jesus-assigned mission, his sacrificial obedience to that mission, his uber focused drive to win people over to faith in Jesus, and the joy he has in Christ and sharing the gospel with others.

If I’m being honest, I wish I had half that ambition and intentionality to share the gospel and win people to Jesus!

Often, I’m distracted, inconvenienced, lazy or flat-out choose not to engage for a host of reasons I use to justify why “now is not the right time.”

Granted, Jesus hasn’t positioned us all to be apostles, but in Matthew 28, He has commissioned us all to…”Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭19‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Therefore, as those who have received the gift of faith in Jesus Christ, we too have a responsibility to share the “Good News” that is the Gospel of Jesus with those in our circle of influence - our spouse, significant other, children, parents, neighbors, coworkers, and pretty much everyone who crosses our path!

For anyone who has considered this, you know it can be uncomfortable, intimidating, and downright scary in some cases, but here is the thing that Paul knew and drew upon, and so should we…

“…And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Friend, Jesus is with us! That should give us all the confidence we need to take the bold step He is asking us to take in sharing the gospel with others!

Father, help me to engage in sharing the gospel of Jesus with those you put in my path. Remind me of your presence and equip me with both desire and courage to step into those conversations as you lead me! I love you Father, and want to glorify your name! In Jesus name, amen!

Have a blessed rest of your week!

08/20/2026

“Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness,” and again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.””
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Last time, for the Christian, we learned that upon our conversion from “non-believer” to one who wholeheartedly believes in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, the Holy Spirit will indwell us as a “helper” to guide us into the truth of God’s Word, and how to live a holy and righteous life that is pleasing to God.

Today, we see that the posture of our thinking can be either be a reflection of the Holy Spirit’s work in us or a reflection of this world.

Isn’t it easy to gravitate towards the logic, philosophies and wisdom of this world, especially as an American?

We are taught from a young age to seek knowledge, fitness, power, money, a great job, the perfect family. We must strive to be #1, work, hard never give up, and outperform those around you, so that you can “be successful”.

In some respects, these things are not necessarily bad, but when we pour ourselves out making these our primary focus we will inevitably squeeze God out of our life, and find ourselves immersed in our own “wisdom”.

In fact, we will find ourselves suppressing the very truths of God that the Holy Spirit was send to prop up in our lives, so that we become all that God has planned for us.

Do you see the foolishness in this?

So often we exchange the eternal riches of God that produce love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control in our lives for the things of this world that are hollow, temporary, and in God’s view, “folly” or foolishness.

Christian, don’t be deceived and allow the world to suck you into foolish thinking!

Rather, be vigilant and disciplined in prioritizing God’s Word, prayer, biblical teaching, and fellowship with other believers so that you may be discerning and live according to the wisdom of God!

Have a blessed rest of your week!

07/31/2026

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

When we genuinely confess our sin to God, commit to turning from our sin in repentance, and invite Jesus to be our Savior and Lord, He sends the Holy Spirit, as a Helper, to dwell within us.

Immediately, the Holy Spirit, the third-person of the Trinity, begins to fashion us into the likeness of Jesus Christ. Slowly, but surely, over our lifetime we are being molded and shaped. Yet, in the moment of our salvation we are justified before God and imputed with the righteous of Christ making us Holy in the eyes of God the Father, and therefore acceptable in His presence.

As a result, our hearts become a place where God resides, thus we become the temple of God.

Therefore, we are to pursue holiness. We are to fill our heart and our mind with the things of God! We are to pursue Him every day seeking to know Him, understand Him and love Him with all of our heart. We are to cherish and delight in His Word, which is the only truth which leads to wisdom.

We must be discerning about what we allow into our heart and minds. The truth of God’s Word builds-up our temple, while false teachings and the philosophies of this world will destroy our temple.

Christian, do you take seriously the truth that you are a Holy temple of God? If not, you should, we all should!

To that end, pray with me that God would solidify this truth in our heart and move us to pursue a holy and righteous life in Christ; a life that exemplifies Jesus in our thoughts, our words and our behavior.

Have a blessed weekend!!

07/23/2026

“And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.””
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭30‬-‭31‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Do you need a little Good News today? Well, I have some for you!!

As we saw last week, God doesn’t need our wisdom, our strength or our position to accomplish His plans and purpose, in fact, He chose those of us who are the exact opposite of that so that He gets the praise, honor and glory He deserves!

Today, we see why we, who have been brought to Jesus by God the Father, have every reason to boast in Christ our Lord!

First, we have been redeemed! Meaning, God through Jesus, paid the price of His perfect justice to free us from the penalty of death that we owed because of our sinful and rebellious nature. We are no longer in fear of experiencing the wrath of God, which without Christ we would certainly experience.

This is the love of God on display and it is the first portion of your Good News!

At the same time we were saved we received the imputed righteousness of Christ. Therefore, in the eyes of God the Father, we are counted as holy and righteous; therefore able to be in His presence for all of eternity…more Good News!

And if that wasn’t enough, God continues to mold and shape us throughout our lifetime into the likeness of Jesus, little by little, by continually revealing His divine wisdom through the reading of His Word, prayer, and the guidance of solid preaching in a process called “sanctification.”

That means that today we are a little more like Jesus than we were yesterday when we abide in Jesus day in and day out!

This equips us to for the work of His Kingdom on earth that He prepared in advance for us to undertake, enjoy and give Him the glory in. This is our purpose in life. Again, more Good News!

So Christian, let’s embrace and always remember the Good News we have been entrusted with and boldly boast in the Lord Jesus every chance we get as we abide in Him all the days of our life!

Have a blessed remainder of your week!

07/23/2026

“But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭27‬-‭29‬ ‭ESV‬‬

The world prides itself on strength, wisdom and positions of honor.

It encourages us to build ourselves up, to take control and rise to the highest level in all of our endeavors, yet God does not favor those who rely on themselves.

Why? Because He wants us to rely on Him. He wants us to realize and depend on His strength, His power and His sufficiency for all matters of life, so that we worship Him and bring glory to His name.

This doesn’t mean we take a back seat, don’t try or become slothful. It simply means we put God in His rightful place in our lives - FIRST!

Most of us have a problem of being self-absorbed and bent towards being in control all of the time. We spend very little time focusing our attention on God, and when we do we are reluctant to submit and be obedient to His leading. Therefore, we miss out on much of what God is doing around us! We don’t recognize it, we don’t value it, we don’t participate in it and we don’t reap the blessings that come from joining Him in the work of His kingdom, both now and into eternity in Heaven!

Perhaps you are feeling weary, weak, broken or less than adequate?

Well, be encouraged; today’s verses are meant for you!

You are exactly who God is looking for to be part of His team and to accomplish His purposes during your designated time on this planet! What joy and delight there is for those who are pursuing God!

So, friend, how are you traveling through this life - dependent on yourself or dependent on God?

We all need more of God and less of us in our lives!

Have a blessed weekend!

06/25/2026

“For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe.”
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭21‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Continuing from our verses last time, where Paul described the folly of human wisdom and the power of godly wisdom, we see today that God’s delivery system for His message of redemption and hope through Jesus is the preaching of His Word, the Bible.

Like the cataloging of all His truths for mankind in the Bible through the Spirit-led hearts of men, God also uses Spirit-led men to verbalize these truths through the preaching of His Word.

Trained, skilled and Spirit-led preachers provide context to the ancient text of God’s Word and bring clarity and understanding to the message God was providing to an ancient people group, then they bridge the gap between ancient times to give meaning and application of God’s transcendent truths to our modern application of life.

Interestingly, we see here that Paul humbly confesses his preaching was not always perfect, yet it was sufficient through the power of the Holy Spirit to work in the heart of the believer to grow them and mature them in their faith and understanding of God’s Word. Likewise, today’s preaching may not always be perfect, but it is sufficient for God’s purposes!

The bottom line truth from the last couple of weeks is this…if we desire to know God and grow in our relationship with Jesus, we all need to set aside the “wisdom of the world” which wants to tell us what to think, how to act, what to say, and which pursuits in life are most important.

Instead, we must seek God’s wisdom through faith, prayer, the daily reading of the Bible and the guidance of a Spirit-led preacher who loves the Lord, holds high the name of Jesus and is diligent in his study and application of God’s Word.

Furthermore, we must engage with a Bible-believing church where we can “do life” and grow in Christ. Jesus established the first church and He intends for us to be in community with other believers, not “go it alone”.

The “wisdom of the world” will tell you that you can grow in your faith and mature in Jesus by yourself and that you don’t need to associate with a bunch of hypocrites to draw closer to Jesus, but that is not what Jesus says!

As Greg Laurie says, “churches are hospitals for sinners, not museums for saints”!

So, what do you need to do right now to transition from the folly of the world’s wisdom to the power of God’s wisdom?

Have a blessed rest of your week!

06/11/2026

“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.””
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭18‬-‭19‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Today, as throughout all of history, the name of Jesus is polarizing.

Yet, this name embodies the complete story of God’s redemptive plan for man as written throughout the entirety of the scriptures, The Bible.

Indeed, a time will come when everyone on the planet will bow at the name, Jesus!

Unfortunately, many by their own “wisdom” believe they have the name of Jesus all figured out. By whatever means they conclude and write-off the truth of God’s Word and count it as folly, nonsense, and unbelievable. They don’t recognize the reality of its truth and or the origin of the writings as being from God Almighty. In fact, they cannot, because they are not “of God”; God keeps the truth of His Word from those who are not genuinely seeking Him.

For those who are seeking God with a genuine heart, the Holy Spiritual opens their mind and heart to the truth of God’s Word and they discover the transformative power of the Word. This begins with clarity around the name of Jesus, and includes an understanding of God’s holiness, our sin, the penalty that must be paid for our sin, as well as the grace that God offers us to have that sin paid for by the blood of Jesus through faith, which is in itself a gift from God, not something we earn!

Friend, this is the gospel and belief in this is our ONLY means of salvation!

Yet, our salvation is only the first step, and we must not stop there lest we miss out on the joy and blessings that we gain as we seek to obediently submit the entirety of our lives to the will of God, which is to become more and more like Jesus and glorify God the Father!

Admittedly, we don’t jump right into full submission and obedience, but over time through God’s incredible patience and love, the power of God’s Word, the transformative work of the Holy Spirit, and the example of Jesus, we will yield to God’s will and enjoy the benefits of His love and His promises now and for all of eternity! Now that is powerful!

Do you believe this or is it “folly” to you?

I’m praying for your belief! Have a blessed rest of your week!

06/04/2026

“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil.”
‭‭1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭16‬-‭22‬ ‭ESV‬‬

When we accept Jesus Christ, believing wholeheartedly that He is who God says He is, not only our Savior, but also our Lord, then our view of life and how we live will be noticeably different from the accepted practices of the world.

In these verses we see Paul is admonishing us as believers to abide in Christ in a few ways.

1) Our ATTITUDE - rejoice and give thanks.

Regardless, of what is going on around us, we will do well to regularly remember the gift we have in Jesus (sin was paid for, eternal life in Heaven with God) so that we don’t get caught up in grumbling and complaining, but rather rejoicing and giving thanks to God.

2) Our POSTURE - we should always be in a posture of prayer readiness. When things are not going so well, AND when things are we should turn to God!

We should be constantly aiming for the WILL of God! Our natural will and desires will not naturally glorify God; they will glorify us, and that is not profitable for the Kingdom of God.

3) Our RESPONSE - we need to seek after and be responsive to both the Word of God (prophesy) and the prompting of the Spirit of God. This is our “North Star” and the mechanism by which we can know the will of God.

4) DISCERNMENT - by knowing God’s Word and listening to the promptings of the Holy Spirit we are able to test the ways of the world against the standards of God and make wise choices.

5) Our BEHAVIOR - ultimately, all of the above sets us up for right living in the eyes of God, thereby we hold fast to what is good and abstain from every form of evil - both of which are defined according to God’s standards - not ours or the accepted practice of the world; and there is a BIG difference between the two.

Christian, are these reflective of your walk with Jesus?

Is your faith characterized by these markers of a child of God?

Have a blessed rest of your week!

05/28/2026

“Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Before the apostle Paul begins to close his letter the Colossian church, he leaves them with some final instructions, which are meant for us as well.

Last week he was encouraging us in steadfast prayer and this week he is encouraging us in our witness towards nonbelievers.

Several weeks ago my pastor said it like this….”the purpose of every interaction and relationship should have a gospel focus.”

To do so, Paul reminds us that engaging with nonbelievers requires “wisdom”, which is the proper application of knowledge and is inextricably tied to God who is the source of all wisdom. So as we seek to engage nonbelievers, we must first seek to know God through His Word.

Paul also encourages us to make the “best use” of our time with nonbelievers. In other words, we are to stay focused on the gospel purpose that God has ordained through our interactions and relationships with nonbelievers. This is the essence of “The Great Commission” found in Matthew 28.

Our gospel conversations don’t have to be uncomfortable or egregious, but we are also not to shy away from them. In fact, we need to be looking attentively for conversational on-ramps that allow us to redirect the conversation towards faith and Jesus.

The key to doing this is found in the last sentence in our text - we must know how to approach each person individually, understanding something about their beliefs, then engaging them with speech that is filled with grace and fashioned to bring blessing and preserve the truth of God’s Word in their heart.

Tone of voice and facial expressions are critically important, as well. Nothing we say or do should compromise the precious message we are intending to convey.

So today Christian, consider who in your circle of influence needs to hear the gospel and seek to share with them the gift of Christ, salvation, and the wonderful hope and peace that we have in Jesus as we submit and follow Him as Lord of our lives!

Have a blessed rest of your week!

05/21/2026

“Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.”
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬

As he begins to wrap up this amazingly letter, Paul has some final instructions for the believers in the Colossae church, and for us today.

One of the first items he points us to is prayer!

Christians tend to be all over the place in what they believe about prayer and how they engage it, but the truth is God wants us to “pray without ceasing”. In fact, throughout his life Jesus not only taught us how to pray, but we see Him be very intentional about making time for prayer!

Therefore, we should consider prayer to be a fundamental and essential part of our daily walk with Jesus!

In our verse today, Paul is exhorting us in a few other aspects of prayer.

The first is to be steadfast. Other translations say devoted, earnest, persistent and to never give up.

Although sometimes it feels pointless, fruitless and ineffective, we should never get tired of coming to God with prayer.

The key to realized results is to pray according to God’s will - not our own. The Bible is clear that when pray in this manner and attitude, God will hear our prayers and answer them every time! Use the Lord’s Prayer as a framework for your own prayer.

Secondly, Paul tells us to be watchful. Other translations say to be alert and pay attention.

In context, this likely means that Paul wanted us to watch for things to pray for, be aware of what is going on around us and to take the concerns of this world to God in prayer knowing that He is sovereign over all and He will respond in His perfect way and His perfect time.

I would also suggest that being watchful helps us connect the dots between prayers offered to God and the answers to those prayers, which encourages us and strengthens our faith.

Lastly, Paul notes that in prayer we should always be thankful!

Knowing that God loves us, He is attentive to our prayers, and that He will gladly answer us in His perfect way and perfect time as we pray according to His will, we should be filled with thanksgiving!

Christian, prayer gives us personal access to the God of the universe, the creator of all things, the eternal one, the Lord of lords and King of kings, and it is the primary means by which we hear from God and communicate with Him on a personal level. Why would we not be filled with joy, gratitude and thanksgiving when we come to Him in prayer?

Therefore, I encourage you to take time today, to consider your prayer life and adjust it according to what Paul is exhorting us in today!

As you amp-up your prayer life, I guarantee you will draw closer to God, become more Christlike, find fulfillment and contentment, and be consistently filled with joy, hope and love for God.

Have a blessed rest of your week!

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