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Build On The Rock · Men's Morning Devotional

• 0:01
  SPEAKER_00: Gentlemen, every day is a battle.
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  SPEAKER_00: A battle for your faith, your family, and your purpose.
• 0:08
  SPEAKER_00: The men who stand strong don't prepare when the battle arrives.
• 0:12
  SPEAKER_00: They prepare before it begins.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the men's morning devotional.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_00: Let's get into God's word.
• 0:19
  SPEAKER_00: It's time to man up.
• 0:29
  SPEAKER_01: Good morning, man.
• 0:30
  SPEAKER_01: Welcome back to the men's morning devotional.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_01: It's been a pretty exciting week.
• 0:36
  SPEAKER_01: We've been talking about the people around us, the path we choose, and staying faithful even when we don't see the reward yet.
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  SPEAKER_01: Today we're talking about something bigger than ourselves, the foundation we're building for the generations to come.
• 0:53
  SPEAKER_01: Here's your man up moment.
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  SPEAKER_01: Your faith today can become a refuge to your children tomorrow.
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  SPEAKER_01: Proverbs chapter 14, verse 26 says, Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.
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  SPEAKER_01: I love the picture Solomon gives us here, man.
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  SPEAKER_01: He says that when a man fears the Lord, he has a secure fortress.
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  SPEAKER_01: And then he says something that should get the attention of every father and every man who hopes to have a family one day.
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  SPEAKER_01: For their children, it will be a refuge.
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  SPEAKER_01: Your relationship with God doesn't only affect you.
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  SPEAKER_01: The way you live today can impact the people who come after you.
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  SPEAKER_01: When you choose to follow God, when you make prayer part of your life, when you open God's word, when you make decisions based on his truth, when you choose integrity, even when nobody's watching, you're building something your children can grow up inside of.
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  SPEAKER_01: And Jesus gives us an incredible picture of this in Matthew 7.
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  SPEAKER_01: He says that the man who hears his words and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
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  SPEAKER_01: Then the rain came, the streams rose, and the wind blew and beat against that house, but it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
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  SPEAKER_01: Think about that picture for just a few seconds.
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  SPEAKER_01: You are building a house, and your children are going to live in that house.
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  SPEAKER_01: The question is, what are you building it on?
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  SPEAKER_01: Because the rain is going to come, the storms are going to come, your family will face difficult seasons, your children will face their own struggles, disappointments, temptations, and moments when they don't know what to do.
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  SPEAKER_01: You won't be able to stop every storm from coming into their lives.
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  SPEAKER_01: But you can build a house that stands.
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  SPEAKER_01: Your faith today can become part of the foundation they stand on tomorrow.
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  SPEAKER_01: When your children see you praying, they learn that we go to God when life gets hard.
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  SPEAKER_01: When they see you open the Bible, they learn that God's word matters.
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  SPEAKER_01: When they see you forgive, serve, and choose obedience, they learn what following Jesus actually looks like.
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  SPEAKER_01: And one day, when their own storms come, they'll have something to remember.
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  SPEAKER_01: They'll remember the father who trusted God.
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  SPEAKER_01: They'll remember the home where God was honored.
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  SPEAKER_01: They'll remember that when things got difficult, their family didn't run away from God.
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  SPEAKER_01: They ran toward Him.
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  SPEAKER_01: That's the kind of legacy we're talking about.
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  SPEAKER_01: Not a perfect home.
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  SPEAKER_01: Not a family that never struggles.
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  SPEAKER_01: A home built on the rock.
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  SPEAKER_01: Guys, you're building something right now that your children will live on one day.
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  SPEAKER_01: Every prayer matters.
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  SPEAKER_01: Every decision matters.
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  SPEAKER_01: Every time you choose obedience matters.
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  SPEAKER_01: Every time you put God first, you are laying another stone in that foundation.
• 4:57
  SPEAKER_01: And maybe your children are already grown.
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  SPEAKER_01: Maybe you feel like you've made mistakes or didn't build the foundation you wish you had.
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  SPEAKER_01: Start today.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's not too late.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's not too late to become a man who follows God and shows his family what that looks like.
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  SPEAKER_01: Because storms don't determine whether a house stands.
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  SPEAKER_01: The foundation does.
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  SPEAKER_01: So build on the rock.
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  SPEAKER_01: Build your life on Jesus.
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  SPEAKER_01: Build your home around him.
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  SPEAKER_01: And when the rain comes, when the wind blows, when the storm hit your family, let them find refuge in a house that was built to stand.
• 5:44
  SPEAKER_01: Here's your man up challenge.
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  SPEAKER_01: Choose one practical way today to make Jesus more central in your home.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_01: Let's pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: God help us build our lives upon the rock.
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  SPEAKER_01: Let us live our lives with honor and share our faith with our children and children to come.
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  SPEAKER_01: Make our faith our refuge for our children and help us lead our families toward you.
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  SPEAKER_01: In Jesus' name I pray.
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  SPEAKER_01: Amen.
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  SPEAKER_00: All right, gentlemen, you've heard God's word.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now go live it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Lead well, stand strong, honor God in everything you do.
• 6:34
  SPEAKER_00: Share this devotional with another brother.
• 6:37
  SPEAKER_00: Remember, every day is another opportunity to man up.