Don't Be An Effeminate Man — Zac Poonen — October 12, 2022
https://rlcf.church/media/sermons/being-a-zealous-builder-in-the-church River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The sermon urges men to act with strength and responsibility, drawing parallels between biblical examples of weakness and failure in leadership. The speaker argues that being 'effeminate' is a sin that undermines roles in the home, church, and community. True manhood involves taking responsibility and leading, whether through formal ministry gifts or simple acts of service.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
Act like men and be strongBelievers are called to be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, and act like men as husbands, fathers, and participants in God's kingdom.1 Corinthians 16:13
The warning against effeminate menFirst Corinthians 6 lists various unrighteous behaviors, including the effeminate, placing a man behaving like a woman in the same category as fornicators and idolaters.
Adam as the first effeminate manAdam stood silently by while the serpent spoke to Eve, failing to protect his family as the head and displaying the first example of an effeminate man.
The devastating impact of passive menBecause men fail to take their God-given leadership roles in homes and churches, many families, children, and spiritual communities suffer.
Manliness is taking responsibilityBeing manly does not require having a preaching gift; it means stepping up to take responsibility, even in practical tasks like cleaning restrooms.
Jesus chose twelve male apostlesAlthough women followed and supported Jesus and His disciples, Jesus spent a whole night in prayer and chose twelve men to be the leaders and apostles.
Deborah and the failure of men in the Old TestamentUnder the old covenant, God gave Israel a female judge named Deborah because the men, including the army leader Barak, lacked the courage to stand alone on God's promise.
The danger of fearful and ineffective menMany men today fail to lead in their homes or churches and are too fearful to stand up as bold, wholehearted witnesses for Christ.
