Don't Lose Your Man Card . . . 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

1. Wake Up
   1. Be watchful
   2. Used of military guards
   3. To watch, be alert, be vigilant
   4. Do not be spiritually passive
   5. 1 Samuel 26:15-16
   6. Matthew 24:42
   7. 1 Peter 5:8
   8. Revelation 3:2
2. Stand Up
   1. Stand firm
   2. We are called to be warriors
   3. A broad stance, feet firmly planted
   4. Keep balance in battle
   5. 1 Corinthians 15:58
   6. Phillipians 4:1
3. Man Up
   1. Act like men
   2. Present tense
   3. Constantly show yourself as a man
   4. 1 Corinthians 14:20
   5. 1 Samuel 4:9
   6. The Faith-world is more real than the Fantasy-world
   7. Caleb was 85 in Joshua 14:12 "Give me this mountain . . ."
4. Grow Up
   1. Be strong
   2. Keep increasing in strength
   3. Maturing
   4. Not being weak Christians
   5. Joshua 1:6, 7, 9, 18
   6. “Oh, do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for a task equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.”  - Phillip Brooks
5. Love Up
   1. "Let all that you do, be done in love."
   2. All - in every area of your life.
   3. Be done in love - present continual tense - ongoing.
   4. Hebrews 13:1 "Let brotherly love continue."
   5. Without love, waking up can lead to self-centeredness.
   6. Without love, standing up can turn to stubbornness.
   7. Without love, manning up can morph into militancy.
   8. Without love, growing up can become abusive.
   9. Pass on legacy of faith.
   10. Be faithful to your commitments.
   11. Do the next right thing.
   12. "Show me 100 men who fear nothing but sin, and desire nothing but God, and I will shake the world for Christ." -  John Wesley