09/05/2026
Men’s Breakfast: Fellowship, Service, and the Word
Church of Faith’s men gathered for breakfast, fellowship, and a time in God’s Word. The morning began with a busy kitchen and a shared effort to prepare the meal, as men worked together on biscuits, cinnamon rolls, hash browns, gravy, and the rest of the breakfast spread.
The room carried the relaxed rhythm of church fellowship. Conversations ranged from work and family to food, health, church life, and the everyday humor that comes when people know one another well. The men who arrived early to cook and prepare were thanked for the work that made the gathering possible.
Along with the fellowship, the group shared concern for members of the church family facing health and recovery needs. Recent ministry efforts were also discussed with encouragement, including the possibility of others becoming involved in future outreach opportunities.
After the meal and fellowship, Scott Efird led the men in a focused time in Scripture. His message centered on the importance of personally studying God’s Word, receiving its correction, and allowing it to shape the heart and life of a believer.
Scott Efird’s men’s-breakfast message
Main text: 2 Timothy 2:15
Central burden: A believer needs to personally invest time in God’s Word—not just memorize verses, repeat what others say, or use Scripture to support what he already wants to do. The Word must be correctly understood and allowed to change the heart and life.
* Scott emphasized that “rightly dividing” the Word takes work: time in Scripture and listening to the Holy Spirit.
* Reading the Bible repeatedly is not the same as being changed by it.
* He stressed that what matters is not merely what a preacher, denomination, commentator, or individual thinks Scripture says, but what God has actually said in His Word.
* Everyone has the same basic amount of time; the issue is whether a man chooses to invest some of it in prayer and Scripture.
* He said a believer does not need seminary or perfect Sunday-school attendance to begin genuinely studying the Bible; he does need the Teacher God has provided and a willing heart.
Scott described three practices that have anchored his Christian life for roughly 26 years:
1. Finding the church where God wanted him, rather than simply following family tradition or a denomination.
2. Maintaining a real prayer life.
3. Personally studying the Word—the practice he described as having the strongest impact on him.
He contrasted prayer as speaking to God with Scripture as God speaking to us. His point was that a relationship cannot be healthy if we only talk and never listen.
Luke 10 / the Good Samaritan connection
Scott then used the expert in religious law who asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbour?” (Luke 10:25–37).
* The man knew religious law, but his heart was wrong.
* Luke 10:29 says he wanted to justify himself.
* Scott connected that to the human tendency to search Scripture for loopholes: “Can I still do this and be okay with God?”
* His warning was that knowledge without a right heart can become a tool for self-justification.
* A true hatred of sin begins with hatred for sin in one’s own life—not simply exposing other people’s visible sin.
He also tied this to hypocrisy: a person may know much, speak strongly, and still resist the truth that ought to correct him.
# # # Final application
Scott’s final appeal was not “study because you have to,” but to make room for God’s Word until it becomes precious.
* He said regular time in prayer and Scripture has become so meaningful to him that he does not want to miss it.
* He keeps that pattern while traveling and on vacation, not as a performance but as a conversation with God.
* He closed by asking the men to let God show them how time in the Word can change their lives.
The gathering concluded with prayer, asking God to help those present hear His Word, apply it through the Holy Spirit, and live in a way that pleases Him.
