{"id":302900,"date":"2014-01-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/applied-masculinity-part-2\/"},"modified":"2014-01-07T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-07T17:00:00","slug":"applied-masculinity-part-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/applied-masculinity-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Masculinity, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can men love others as boldly as Christ did?  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Would you like milk, or water\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Stu: <\/strong>\u2014the boss\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Woman: <\/strong>\u2014orange juice, Pepsi<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Man: <\/strong>No.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Woman: <\/strong>\u2014or Diet Pepsi or Coke<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Man: <\/strong>A drink, wife\u2014a drink\u2014produce of the vine. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Woman: <\/strong>Oh, well, we\u2019re all out of wine, your majesty. I could\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Stu: <\/strong>\u2014the dominant one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Woman: <\/strong>\u2014pour some\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Man: <\/strong>Out of wine! My castle\u2014out of wine!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Woman: <\/strong>We do have some grapes in the fridge, sir; but they\u2019ll take a while to ferment.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Man: <\/strong>Just feed them to me. I don\u2019t care.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Woman: <\/strong>Yes, sir; right away, your husbandly highness.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Man: <\/strong>Be sure to peel the grapes. I\u2019ll have <em>no<\/em> grape skins in my castle\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Stu: <\/strong>You see, when the King Pillar begins to lean, you get a tyrant.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Man: <\/strong>No seeds!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Woman: <\/strong>Yes, sir, king husband. Peel grapes. No seeds. Right away\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Tuesday, January 7<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019re going to hear today from pastor and author, Stu Weber, about what happens when a man gets out of balance in any area of his life. Stay tuned.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us on the Tuesday edition. You know, most of the time when you hear a man say, \u201cI\u2019m the king of my castle,\u201d he\u2019s not saying something noble. He\u2019s typically saying something pretty selfish. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m the dictator of my castle.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \u201cI\u2019m the guy who gets everything brought to him on a silver platter,\u201d rather than what Stu Weber is calling men to when he calls them to embrace their responsibility as a king; that is, to be a protector for his home and his family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Stu is a really good friend. He is a champion for Jesus Christ\u2014been a pastor for, I would imagine, close to four decades. He and his wife live in Gresham, Oregon. They used to speak at our <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> marriage conferences. We serve on the Board of Directors of Dallas Theological Seminary together. We just thought it would be good to pull a great message out of the archives. If you\u2019ve ever wondered what the voice of Gabriel might have sounded like\u2014[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>The angel, you mean?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The angel. This is probably it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You think Stu got it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It\u2019s just a magnificent voice! What Stu does here is he calls men to step up. He really does. He calls them to be a king, a warrior, a protector\u2014one who gives up his life for his wife, his family, his community, his nation. Stu knows a little about this. He was a green beret. He has some incredible stories to tell from Vietnam. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe is a man\u2019s man; but most importantly, he is God\u2019s man.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And you really talk about that in your book, <em>Stepping Up: A Call to Courageous Manhood<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This message beats in your heart, as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It does. I took almost 12 years, Bob, as you know, to write this book. The reason I wanted to get it out was I just feel like men today need to be encouraged. Also, their wives\u2014their wives need to be encouraged to help their husbands step up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf there has ever been a time in our nation\u2019s history when men needed to step up, it is today because marriages \/ families are in trouble. Our nation\u2019s morality is slipping and sliding. I think if men will be men, we\u2019ll stop the slide; and we\u2019ll turn it around with a spiritual reformation.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>In Part Two of this message, we are going to hear from Stu Weber. He talks about our need, as men, to be kings and warriors and what that ought to look like according to God\u2019s design. Here is Stu Weber.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Recorded Message]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Stu: <\/strong>I am not going to work on all the differences between males and females. You work on that already here. You understand how different we are. The reason we are different is because we represent, together, the full-orbed image and glory of God. That\u2019s why we\u2019re different. We complement one another so magnificently when we will just recognize the differences. Somehow, equality has come to mean sameness; and we\u2019ve, in the process, attacked the very image of God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re different, as men and women\u2014our brains are made differently in their function and their structure. The presence of testosterone in the male does some things to the brain structure that makes us think and experience life differently. It\u2019s beyond debate. Even our culture is recognizing that\u2014technologically and scientifically. What we don\u2019t recognize is the way that reflects upon our relationships with each other, as men and women, and therefore glorifies God, ultimately, and displays His image.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I\u2019d like to work on that a little bit with you this morning\u2014at least, on the masculine half of the race\u2014because I think that is the one that is probably the most confused and most in disarray in our culture. So, I\u2019d like to turn with you, if you would, in your Bibles to the early chapters of the book of Genesis and see if we can\u2019t go right back to the Genesis spring and find out a little bit about what God intended when He made a man a man. There\u2019s something of a king in his heart to provide, something of a warrior in his heart to protect, something of a mentor in his heart to teach, and something of a friend in his heart to connect. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m not bright enough to remember a whole lot of things\u2014especially, in the heat of everyday life\u2014but I can remember four. If I can see these four pillars of masculinity\u2014the king, warrior, mentor, friend pillars\u2014if I can see them as tall, and straight, and balanced\u2014then, all I need to ask myself is, \u201cIn this particular circumstance, where I find myself at this moment, which of these four masculine pillars of a man\u2019s heart\u2014which of these four pillars needs to bear the weight of this moment? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIs it the king?\u201d\u2014to provide vision, the forward look, the horizon, the goal, the mission, and the purpose or, \u201cIs it the warrior?\u201d\u2014to protect spiritually and soulishly or, \u201cIs it the mentor?\u201d\u2014that needs to teach a little bit about life, here in this moment, where I find myself or, \u201cIs it the friend?\u201d\u2014when I find myself in tension with my teenage son, for example. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI need to be sure that the right pillar bears the weight. Whichever pillar bears it, it must be standing straight. For pillars that lean, what good are they? Pillars that lean don\u2019t support anything; do they? I really do believe that God intended for the weight\u2014of a marriage, and the weight of a family, and the weight of a community, and the weight of a nation\u2014to rest upon a man\u2019s shoulders. When that man is walking biblically\u2014like the ultimate Man, who was the ultimate king, warrior, mentor, and friend\u2014then, everybody flourishes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut when that man lets his pillars lean, one way or the other, <em>everything<\/em> collapses around him; and everybody pays a price. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think that\u2019s what we\u2019re seeing happening in our country. When men fail, everybody hurts. That\u2019s what we see in this chapter, here, coming up\u2014Chapter 3 of the book of Genesis. For sin enters the planet; doesn\u2019t it? When it enters the planet, <em>everybody<\/em> hurts. Who sinned first\u2014the man or the woman? The woman ate the fruit first; did she not? But the man was held responsible; wasn\u2019t he?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen God came looking for them, what did He say: \u201cAdam, where are you?\u201d Now, had He lost track of him? No, this is the omniscient God. He knew perfectly well where he was. He was asking\u2014I believe, in an attempt to teach this man\u2014He was asking: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere are you? Where is the man in you? Where were you, Adam? Where was the king in you when your realm began to crumble\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tand the issues of authority, and honesty, and integrity, and Scripture, and God\u2019s Word began to be debated? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere were you?\u2014because you are the king that is to look ahead for these things. Where was the warrior in you, Adam, when that snake slipped into your home and destroyed it? Were you asleep on guard duty? Were you AWOL? Where were you, Adam? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere was the mentor in you? You know I told you about these things. Did you not believe what I was telling you about life? Did you not absorb it for yourself? Did you not communicate it to those who were near and dear to you; namely, Eve, in this case? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere was the friend in you, Adam? Were you so aloof and distant that she found herself looking in another direction? Where are you man? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI really think that\u2019s what God was working on. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI do believe He holds the man responsible for the corporate solid\u2014the family\u2014in a way that he does not hold the woman. I have to conclude that as I read this Bible. I think that is how God has wired a man. I think His original intentions were for\u2014something of a king, something of a warrior, something of a mentor, and something of a friend\u2014to be those masculine pillars. I\u2019d like to spend a few minutes kind of working on each one if we could. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe King Pillar: What do we mean when we say the King Pillar? Well, we\u2019re not talking King Tut. We\u2019re not talking palm branches, and peeled grapes, and, \u201cBring me this and do me that,\u201d and all that sort of thing\u2014quite the opposite. We\u2019re talking King Jesus. God clarified, in no uncertain terms, what kind of leader He was looking for in His home and in His kingdom. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe said, \u201cYou know that pagan people\u2014they lord it over\u2014it will not be so amongst you; but he, who would lead, will be the servant of all.\u201d So, we\u2019re talking about a very different kind of king than what has become known in our world\u2014who willingly gave Himself up for those who were near and dear to Him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, the King Pillar has got to stand straight and tall\u2014the pillar that provides, the pillar that sees\u2014<em>provideo \/<\/em> provision\u2014sees ahead\u2014that pillar needs to stand straight. When that pillar leans to the right, all you\u2019ve got is a tyrant. No one loves to live with a tyrant. Everybody hurts when there is a tyrant leading. Just as bad as a tyrant\u2014perhaps, worse in many respects\u2014is a King Pillar leaning way out of balance to the left\u2014an abdicator\u2014who never leads, who never initiates, who never speaks up, who never takes leadership, who never takes headship. But if that pillar\u2019s standing tall and straight, we have King Jesus. That\u2019s what we want in a man. He\u2019s a provider who is in balance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMost of us think of ourselves as providers, as men; but we tend to relate it primarily to the material world\u2014so, we invest in stock portfolios, college funds, insurances, and this and that\u2014and try to provide for the future. We\u2019ve missed the bottom line of provision, which is first and foremost, spiritual. For the bottom line of all these functions are, first and foremost, spiritual. God wants a king to look ahead for the things that are matters of spirit and soul. He wants a man to give spiritual direction and definition to those who are near and dear to him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me tell you about a king in my life. William Joseph Weber was a little man. He was about 5\u20196\u201d. He was my grandpa. I loved to spend time with my grandparents because I was the focus of the day. I was the apple of their eye. I remember one time playing Parcheesi. When you\u2019re a little seven-year-old boy, the last thing in the world you want to do is lose to your own grandmother. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI mean, how humiliating could that be? So, like any entrepreneurial seven-year-old boy, I cheated. I\u2019m glad that I\u2019m not a very good cheater and that I got caught. Part of the reason I\u2019m not a very good cheater is because of my grandpa and my grandma. I can still see them, with their glasses down on their nose, looking at me across the game board, with this surprise on their faces. He said: \u201cStu! You\u2019re a Weber boy! Weber boys don\u2019t lie, or cheat, or steal.\u201d <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHow many times have you heard Dennis say: \u201cYou ain\u2019t just part of the human herd\u2014you belong to us. We\u2019re together. We\u2019re in this together,\u201d? You see, my grandpa was looking way down the line for me. He knows that God has us on a leash. If we become liars, and cheaters, and stealers, and thieves, we\u2019re going to pay a price. We are going to hurt. My grandpa was providing for me, as a king in my life, by giving definition and direction to my spirit and my soul down the way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember coming up against some affidavits in the military\u2014that I was asked to sign\u2014that would not have been correct or true. I couldn\u2019t do it\u2014not because I was particularly walking with the Lord at the time\u2014but because a king in my life had given direction, and I couldn\u2019t do that. It saved me from all kinds of trouble. It saved those around me from all kinds of trouble because a king, when I was a little seven-year-old boy at a table game, was providing for my soul. That\u2019s a king that was in balance there\u2014not a king who\u2019s a tyrant, not a king who was an abdicator\u2014but a king who is walking after Jesus\u2019 heart\u2014giving spiritual definition to those he must provide for. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, there is the Warrior Pillar. The Warrior Pillar is the one that old Dave Barry described so well [\u201cOver the Line on the Freeway\u201d]. When the Warrior Pillar leans to the right all you have got is a brute. Nobody wants to live with a brute. A brute is hellish. When the Warrior Pillar leans out of line to the left, all you have got is a coward. Nobody wants to be around a coward. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou and I, as men, need to be warriors whose pillar is standing tall and straight and is a protecting pillar. A warrior\u2019s strength is not so much in his biceps or his quadriceps as the warrior\u2019s strength is in his soul. The great leaders on the battlefield have always been men with a warrior\u2019s heart and a warrior\u2019s vision\u2014who understood the cause and understood the ramifications\u2014and then, gave themselves in the defense of those principles, such as David.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDavid was man of the in-between; you remember? He was just a little boy, so to speak\u2014probably, 17\/18 years old. As the youngest of the sons, his older brothers were in the military. They were not good days to be in the military in Israel\u2014in those days\u2014because it was a tough time. The Philistines had come to the Valley of Elah to the west of where David\u2019s family was growing up. His parents had sent him down to the troops to take some sandwiches to his brothers\u2014so to speak.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs he walked into the valley, and saw the Philistines on the one side and saw the armies of Israel on the other, he found himself saying, \u201cWhat is this?!\u201d You see, there was a warrior in Israel, who was the champion of his people. His name was Saul, but he wouldn\u2019t go down into the in-between. There was a warrior in Philistia\u2014something of a mutant, actually\u2014by the name of Goliath, who would go down. He taunted the armies of the living God because Israel had no champion. She had no warrior. She had no man of the in-between. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis little fella\u2014with a heart after God\u2014having been raised in the wilderness, walking with the Lord, and singing songs, and spent a lot of time with his slingshot\u2014he said, \u201cI\u2019ll go down.\u201d They tried to put the armor on him. It wouldn\u2019t fit. He\u2014who was head and shoulders above his people, Saul\u2014wouldn\u2019t go down. So, David went down, as the man of the in-between, and protected his people.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA warrior is the man of the in-between. He stands between those who are near and dear to him and that which would harm them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJesus is the ultimate warrior\u2014the ultimate man of the in-between\u2014who walked up a hilltop to take the crest in the battle of the cosmos. He paid with his blood\u2014like a warrior will do, you see. God wants his men to be that kind of a warrior\u2014a warrior with a clear, spiritual cause. So, then, a warrior, who is in balance, doesn\u2019t find his strength in his physical prowess but in his spiritual prowess\u2014standing between all that would harm those who are near and dear spiritually and soulishly. So, he gets involved in things.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember, one time, having to go to school to meet with one of Blake\u2019s teachers. He was a sophomore, I think, in high school. It was a political theory class. It is just so vivid in my mind because it was a traumatic experience for me. I found myself with a boy who had an assignment. If he was going to get an \u201cA\u201d in his political theory class, he had to watch a movie. I said, \u201cWell, get to it.\u201d He said: \u201cWell, I don\u2019t think you\u2019re going to want me to watch it, Dad. It is R-rated to begin with. The word is this is really \u2018R\u2019 for racy.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I had a little bit of a dilemma. I went down and rented the video. It was called <em>The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/em>. I put a few seconds of the early part of the film on the screen. There were naked bodies all over it. I jumped into the middle of the film really quickly and watched a moment or two, and there was skin everywhere. The same was true at the conclusion of the movie. I couldn\u2019t let my 14- or 15-year-old watch this because I couldn\u2019t watch it. So, what do I do? I didn\u2019t want to be the man of the in- between. I mean, I\u2019m a pastor. The last thing a pastor wants to do is carry a Bible to school and beat somebody over the head with it; you know? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI found myself making an appointment with his teacher, and I walked into the room. I sat down across from his desk. I remember saying something like: \u201cWe\u2019re together on this. We both want the same thing for my son\u2014that he become the man that he should be\u2014a capable, upright, conscious, careful citizen. We\u2019ve got a little conflict here.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI shared with him my concern about the film. I told him: \u201cI\u2019m a man in middle age, and I can\u2019t watch this stuff. How can I let my 14- or 15-year-old watch it with all that virility ready to explode in his veins? What do I do?\u201d Then, I thought I\u2019d just get lambasted. The teacher\u2019s head dropped. He kind of went from side to side with it. I thought, \u201cBoy, he\u2019s just cocking his weapons;\u2019 you know? \u201cI\u2019m going to get killed.\u201d So, I kind of got my helmet on, and my flight jacket, and got all ready. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe said: \u201cI can\u2019t believe it. I can\u2019t believe it.\u201d I thought, \u201cWhoa, I\u2019m really going to get it!\u201d Then, he said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe I made that assignment either.\u201d That was the end of the discussion. He said, \u201cI\u2019ll make an alternative available, and I won\u2019t make that assignment in the future.\u201d That was the end of the discussion. This was a man with a reputation that is quite liberal. I couldn\u2019t believe it. It was as though the Lord said, \u201cOkay, little, tiny warrior you tried one little time; and so, we\u2019re going to give you a little victory here.\u201d [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGod wants his guys to be warriors. Go ahead and stay it. Stand up, take initiation, be on guard duty, walk your post, be on the alert, and protect those who are near and dear to you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve been listening, again, to Stu Weber\u2014Part Two of a message on what authentic manhood looks like and the need to be protectors. I\u2019m guessing\u2014if you opened your Bible as he was talking\u2014First Corinthians 16:13-14\u2014is that where you went? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You got it, Bob. [Laughter] \u201cBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.\u201d You know, I\u2019ve heard that same little voice of God that Stu heard, \u201cOkay, little boy, I\u2019m going to give you a tiny victory because you just kind of stepped up\u2014you just kind of made your feeble effort to push back against evil or against sin.\u201d Bob, I think that\u2019s what men do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think men today need to be stepping up and stepping into issues of our culture in business, in education, in the marketplace, in their neighborhoods, in their children\u2019s lives. But it takes courage to step up. That\u2019s part of the reason why we\u2019re playing this series of broadcasts from a message that Stu Weber gave a number of years ago because it\u2019s kind of like one of those ESPN classics.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This is a <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> classic.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I don\u2019t know how many of our listeners could hear you actually pounding the table as you talk about this. [Laughter] Obviously, you are passionate about it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, I am passionate because I think, today, men have had their courage taken from them. We have emasculated men where men can\u2019t step up. They won\u2019t step up because there is no applause\u2014there is no reward. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, you know what? One of the most powerful places you can step up is a place you may not get any applause or any rewards instantly\u2014but it is at home. It is at home where, if you step up and be the man, I\u2019m going to promise you: \u201cYou\u2019re legacy can be mighty. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can leave a legacy of values to your kids and to future generations where others will be praising you long after you are gone.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve had a lot of guys who resonate with that message\u2014who have gotten in touch with us, over the last couple of months\u2014and these guys are going to be hosting a one-day <em>Stepping Up<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> video event on the day before the Super Bowl<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2014that\u2019s Saturday, February 1<sup>st<\/sup>, in communities all across the country\u2014local churches \/ other locations. They\u2019re going to be hosting a one-day event for men that features guys like Stu Weber, and Crawford Lorritts, you, and Voddie Baucham, and Matt Chandler, and Robert Lewis, and others. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s a day designed to rally guys to step up and to be the men that God has called us to be, as men. In fact, you can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, click on the link you see there for men\u2019s <em>Stepping Up<\/em>. You can see a map of where all of these <em>Stepping Up <\/em>events are going to be held in communities all across the country. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is still time. If you\u2019d like to host an event in your community, and you don\u2019t see one being hosted, you can order the material from us, and rally the guys, and plan to have a <em>Stepping Up<\/em> event in your church or in your local community. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click on the link for men\u2019s <em>Stepping Up <\/em>to find out how you can host one of these one-day events. We realize in some communities there\u2019s not an event being hosted. Maybe, you can\u2019t pull everything together to host your own event, but we are doing a <em>Stepping Up<\/em> in-home edition on that same weekend. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s how it works\u2014you contact us, and order a manual for yourself, and manuals for your sons, or your small group, or whoever you want to invite to be a part of the event at your house. Maybe, it\u2019s just you\u2014whatever. You order the manual, and we will include an access code that will give you access to the four videos that are a part of the <em>Stepping Up<\/em> one-day event. You can access those videos that weekend only, February 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 2<sup>nd<\/sup>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut you can fit the event around your schedule. You want to do it early Saturday morning\u2014you can do that. You want to wait until later in the day\u2014that\u2019s fine. You want to do half on Saturday \/ half on Sunday\u2014you can do that, as well. You can find out about the <em>Stepping Up<\/em> in-home edition when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the link for men\u2019s <em>Stepping Up<\/em>. All of the information you need is available there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat might be a great way to get together with a group of guys and go through this material before you watch the game together\u2014or do it with your sons\u2014whatever works for you. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the link for men\u2019s <em>Stepping Up<\/em>, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. We can answer any questions you have about the material that\u2019s available, both for the one-day event and for the <em>Stepping Up<\/em> ten-week series. We have a coaching team that can help you execute your event. If you have questions, or if you need their help, they\u2019re available. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, go to FamilyLifeToday.com or call us at 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d. Join with men, all across the country, in stepping up on the weekend of the Super Bowl.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to continue to hear from Stu Weber about what real biblical masculinity looks like. I hope you can tune in. He\u2019s got some great insights to share tomorrow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back tomorrow for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. If you\u2019ve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider <a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/donate\">donating today<\/a> to help defray the costs? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tCopyright <sup>\u00a9<\/sup> 2014 FamilyLife. 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Right away\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Tuesday, January 7<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We\u2019re going to hear today from pastor and author, Stu Weber, about what happens when a man gets out of balance in any area of his life. Stay tuned.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us on the Tuesday edition. You know, most of the time when you hear a man say, \u201cI\u2019m the king of my castle,\u201d he\u2019s not saying something noble. He\u2019s typically saying something pretty selfish. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m the dictator of my castle.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \u201cI\u2019m the guy who gets everything brought to him on a silver platter,\u201d rather than what Stu Weber is calling men to when he calls them to embrace their responsibility as a king; that is, to be a protector for his home and his family. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Stu is a really good friend. He is a champion for Jesus Christ\u2014been a pastor for, I would imagine, close to four decades. He and his wife live in Gresham, Oregon. They used to speak at our <em>Weekend to Remember<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> marriage conferences. We serve on the Board of Directors of Dallas Theological Seminary together. 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He has some incredible stories to tell from Vietnam. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe is a man\u2019s man; but most importantly, he is God\u2019s man.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And you really talk about that in your book, <em>Stepping Up: A Call to Courageous Manhood<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This message beats in your heart, as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>It does. I took almost 12 years, Bob, as you know, to write this book. The reason I wanted to get it out was I just feel like men today need to be encouraged. Also, their wives\u2014their wives need to be encouraged to help their husbands step up. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf there has ever been a time in our nation\u2019s history when men needed to step up, it is today because marriages \/ families are in trouble. Our nation\u2019s morality is slipping and sliding. I think if men will be men, we\u2019ll stop the slide; and we\u2019ll turn it around with a spiritual reformation.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>In Part Two of this message, we are going to hear from Stu Weber. He talks about our need, as men, to be kings and warriors and what that ought to look like according to God\u2019s design. Here is Stu Weber.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Recorded Message]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Stu: <\/strong>I am not going to work on all the differences between males and females. You work on that already here. You understand how different we are. The reason we are different is because we represent, together, the full-orbed image and glory of God. That\u2019s why we\u2019re different. We complement one another so magnificently when we will just recognize the differences. Somehow, equality has come to mean sameness; and we\u2019ve, in the process, attacked the very image of God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re different, as men and women\u2014our brains are made differently in their function and their structure. The presence of testosterone in the male does some things to the brain structure that makes us think and experience life differently. It\u2019s beyond debate. Even our culture is recognizing that\u2014technologically and scientifically. What we don\u2019t recognize is the way that reflects upon our relationships with each other, as men and women, and therefore glorifies God, ultimately, and displays His image.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I\u2019d like to work on that a little bit with you this morning\u2014at least, on the masculine half of the race\u2014because I think that is the one that is probably the most confused and most in disarray in our culture. So, I\u2019d like to turn with you, if you would, in your Bibles to the early chapters of the book of Genesis and see if we can\u2019t go right back to the Genesis spring and find out a little bit about what God intended when He made a man a man. There\u2019s something of a king in his heart to provide, something of a warrior in his heart to protect, something of a mentor in his heart to teach, and something of a friend in his heart to connect. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019m not bright enough to remember a whole lot of things\u2014especially, in the heat of everyday life\u2014but I can remember four. If I can see these four pillars of masculinity\u2014the king, warrior, mentor, friend pillars\u2014if I can see them as tall, and straight, and balanced\u2014then, all I need to ask myself is, \u201cIn this particular circumstance, where I find myself at this moment, which of these four masculine pillars of a man\u2019s heart\u2014which of these four pillars needs to bear the weight of this moment? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cIs it the king?\u201d\u2014to provide vision, the forward look, the horizon, the goal, the mission, and the purpose or, \u201cIs it the warrior?\u201d\u2014to protect spiritually and soulishly or, \u201cIs it the mentor?\u201d\u2014that needs to teach a little bit about life, here in this moment, where I find myself or, \u201cIs it the friend?\u201d\u2014when I find myself in tension with my teenage son, for example. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI need to be sure that the right pillar bears the weight. Whichever pillar bears it, it must be standing straight. For pillars that lean, what good are they? Pillars that lean don\u2019t support anything; do they? I really do believe that God intended for the weight\u2014of a marriage, and the weight of a family, and the weight of a community, and the weight of a nation\u2014to rest upon a man\u2019s shoulders. When that man is walking biblically\u2014like the ultimate Man, who was the ultimate king, warrior, mentor, and friend\u2014then, everybody flourishes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut when that man lets his pillars lean, one way or the other, <em>everything<\/em> collapses around him; and everybody pays a price. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think that\u2019s what we\u2019re seeing happening in our country. When men fail, everybody hurts. That\u2019s what we see in this chapter, here, coming up\u2014Chapter 3 of the book of Genesis. For sin enters the planet; doesn\u2019t it? When it enters the planet, <em>everybody<\/em> hurts. Who sinned first\u2014the man or the woman? The woman ate the fruit first; did she not? But the man was held responsible; wasn\u2019t he?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen God came looking for them, what did He say: \u201cAdam, where are you?\u201d Now, had He lost track of him? No, this is the omniscient God. He knew perfectly well where he was. He was asking\u2014I believe, in an attempt to teach this man\u2014He was asking: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere are you? Where is the man in you? Where were you, Adam? Where was the king in you when your realm began to crumble\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tand the issues of authority, and honesty, and integrity, and Scripture, and God\u2019s Word began to be debated? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere were you?\u2014because you are the king that is to look ahead for these things. Where was the warrior in you, Adam, when that snake slipped into your home and destroyed it? Were you asleep on guard duty? Were you AWOL? Where were you, Adam? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere was the mentor in you? You know I told you about these things. Did you not believe what I was telling you about life? Did you not absorb it for yourself? Did you not communicate it to those who were near and dear to you; namely, Eve, in this case? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhere was the friend in you, Adam? Were you so aloof and distant that she found herself looking in another direction? Where are you man? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI really think that\u2019s what God was working on. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI do believe He holds the man responsible for the corporate solid\u2014the family\u2014in a way that he does not hold the woman. I have to conclude that as I read this Bible. I think that is how God has wired a man. I think His original intentions were for\u2014something of a king, something of a warrior, something of a mentor, and something of a friend\u2014to be those masculine pillars. I\u2019d like to spend a few minutes kind of working on each one if we could. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe King Pillar: What do we mean when we say the King Pillar? Well, we\u2019re not talking King Tut. We\u2019re not talking palm branches, and peeled grapes, and, \u201cBring me this and do me that,\u201d and all that sort of thing\u2014quite the opposite. We\u2019re talking King Jesus. God clarified, in no uncertain terms, what kind of leader He was looking for in His home and in His kingdom. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe said, \u201cYou know that pagan people\u2014they lord it over\u2014it will not be so amongst you; but he, who would lead, will be the servant of all.\u201d So, we\u2019re talking about a very different kind of king than what has become known in our world\u2014who willingly gave Himself up for those who were near and dear to Him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, the King Pillar has got to stand straight and tall\u2014the pillar that provides, the pillar that sees\u2014<em>provideo \/<\/em> provision\u2014sees ahead\u2014that pillar needs to stand straight. When that pillar leans to the right, all you\u2019ve got is a tyrant. No one loves to live with a tyrant. Everybody hurts when there is a tyrant leading. Just as bad as a tyrant\u2014perhaps, worse in many respects\u2014is a King Pillar leaning way out of balance to the left\u2014an abdicator\u2014who never leads, who never initiates, who never speaks up, who never takes leadership, who never takes headship. But if that pillar\u2019s standing tall and straight, we have King Jesus. That\u2019s what we want in a man. He\u2019s a provider who is in balance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMost of us think of ourselves as providers, as men; but we tend to relate it primarily to the material world\u2014so, we invest in stock portfolios, college funds, insurances, and this and that\u2014and try to provide for the future. We\u2019ve missed the bottom line of provision, which is first and foremost, spiritual. For the bottom line of all these functions are, first and foremost, spiritual. God wants a king to look ahead for the things that are matters of spirit and soul. He wants a man to give spiritual direction and definition to those who are near and dear to him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me tell you about a king in my life. William Joseph Weber was a little man. He was about 5\u20196\u201d. He was my grandpa. I loved to spend time with my grandparents because I was the focus of the day. I was the apple of their eye. I remember one time playing Parcheesi. When you\u2019re a little seven-year-old boy, the last thing in the world you want to do is lose to your own grandmother. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI mean, how humiliating could that be? So, like any entrepreneurial seven-year-old boy, I cheated. I\u2019m glad that I\u2019m not a very good cheater and that I got caught. Part of the reason I\u2019m not a very good cheater is because of my grandpa and my grandma. I can still see them, with their glasses down on their nose, looking at me across the game board, with this surprise on their faces. He said: \u201cStu! You\u2019re a Weber boy! Weber boys don\u2019t lie, or cheat, or steal.\u201d <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHow many times have you heard Dennis say: \u201cYou ain\u2019t just part of the human herd\u2014you belong to us. We\u2019re together. We\u2019re in this together,\u201d? You see, my grandpa was looking way down the line for me. He knows that God has us on a leash. If we become liars, and cheaters, and stealers, and thieves, we\u2019re going to pay a price. We are going to hurt. My grandpa was providing for me, as a king in my life, by giving definition and direction to my spirit and my soul down the way. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember coming up against some affidavits in the military\u2014that I was asked to sign\u2014that would not have been correct or true. I couldn\u2019t do it\u2014not because I was particularly walking with the Lord at the time\u2014but because a king in my life had given direction, and I couldn\u2019t do that. It saved me from all kinds of trouble. It saved those around me from all kinds of trouble because a king, when I was a little seven-year-old boy at a table game, was providing for my soul. That\u2019s a king that was in balance there\u2014not a king who\u2019s a tyrant, not a king who was an abdicator\u2014but a king who is walking after Jesus\u2019 heart\u2014giving spiritual definition to those he must provide for. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThen, there is the Warrior Pillar. The Warrior Pillar is the one that old Dave Barry described so well [\u201cOver the Line on the Freeway\u201d]. When the Warrior Pillar leans to the right all you have got is a brute. Nobody wants to live with a brute. A brute is hellish. When the Warrior Pillar leans out of line to the left, all you have got is a coward. Nobody wants to be around a coward. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou and I, as men, need to be warriors whose pillar is standing tall and straight and is a protecting pillar. A warrior\u2019s strength is not so much in his biceps or his quadriceps as the warrior\u2019s strength is in his soul. The great leaders on the battlefield have always been men with a warrior\u2019s heart and a warrior\u2019s vision\u2014who understood the cause and understood the ramifications\u2014and then, gave themselves in the defense of those principles, such as David.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDavid was man of the in-between; you remember? He was just a little boy, so to speak\u2014probably, 17\/18 years old. As the youngest of the sons, his older brothers were in the military. They were not good days to be in the military in Israel\u2014in those days\u2014because it was a tough time. The Philistines had come to the Valley of Elah to the west of where David\u2019s family was growing up. His parents had sent him down to the troops to take some sandwiches to his brothers\u2014so to speak.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs he walked into the valley, and saw the Philistines on the one side and saw the armies of Israel on the other, he found himself saying, \u201cWhat is this?!\u201d You see, there was a warrior in Israel, who was the champion of his people. His name was Saul, but he wouldn\u2019t go down into the in-between. There was a warrior in Philistia\u2014something of a mutant, actually\u2014by the name of Goliath, who would go down. He taunted the armies of the living God because Israel had no champion. She had no warrior. She had no man of the in-between. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis little fella\u2014with a heart after God\u2014having been raised in the wilderness, walking with the Lord, and singing songs, and spent a lot of time with his slingshot\u2014he said, \u201cI\u2019ll go down.\u201d They tried to put the armor on him. It wouldn\u2019t fit. He\u2014who was head and shoulders above his people, Saul\u2014wouldn\u2019t go down. So, David went down, as the man of the in-between, and protected his people.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tA warrior is the man of the in-between. He stands between those who are near and dear to him and that which would harm them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJesus is the ultimate warrior\u2014the ultimate man of the in-between\u2014who walked up a hilltop to take the crest in the battle of the cosmos. He paid with his blood\u2014like a warrior will do, you see. God wants his men to be that kind of a warrior\u2014a warrior with a clear, spiritual cause. So, then, a warrior, who is in balance, doesn\u2019t find his strength in his physical prowess but in his spiritual prowess\u2014standing between all that would harm those who are near and dear spiritually and soulishly. So, he gets involved in things.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI remember, one time, having to go to school to meet with one of Blake\u2019s teachers. He was a sophomore, I think, in high school. It was a political theory class. It is just so vivid in my mind because it was a traumatic experience for me. I found myself with a boy who had an assignment. If he was going to get an \u201cA\u201d in his political theory class, he had to watch a movie. I said, \u201cWell, get to it.\u201d He said: \u201cWell, I don\u2019t think you\u2019re going to want me to watch it, Dad. It is R-rated to begin with. The word is this is really \u2018R\u2019 for racy.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, I had a little bit of a dilemma. I went down and rented the video. It was called <em>The Unbearable Lightness of Being<\/em>. I put a few seconds of the early part of the film on the screen. There were naked bodies all over it. I jumped into the middle of the film really quickly and watched a moment or two, and there was skin everywhere. The same was true at the conclusion of the movie. I couldn\u2019t let my 14- or 15-year-old watch this because I couldn\u2019t watch it. So, what do I do? I didn\u2019t want to be the man of the in- between. I mean, I\u2019m a pastor. The last thing a pastor wants to do is carry a Bible to school and beat somebody over the head with it; you know? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI found myself making an appointment with his teacher, and I walked into the room. I sat down across from his desk. I remember saying something like: \u201cWe\u2019re together on this. We both want the same thing for my son\u2014that he become the man that he should be\u2014a capable, upright, conscious, careful citizen. We\u2019ve got a little conflict here.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI shared with him my concern about the film. I told him: \u201cI\u2019m a man in middle age, and I can\u2019t watch this stuff. How can I let my 14- or 15-year-old watch it with all that virility ready to explode in his veins? What do I do?\u201d Then, I thought I\u2019d just get lambasted. The teacher\u2019s head dropped. He kind of went from side to side with it. I thought, \u201cBoy, he\u2019s just cocking his weapons;\u2019 you know? \u201cI\u2019m going to get killed.\u201d So, I kind of got my helmet on, and my flight jacket, and got all ready. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe said: \u201cI can\u2019t believe it. I can\u2019t believe it.\u201d I thought, \u201cWhoa, I\u2019m really going to get it!\u201d Then, he said, \u201cI can\u2019t believe I made that assignment either.\u201d That was the end of the discussion. He said, \u201cI\u2019ll make an alternative available, and I won\u2019t make that assignment in the future.\u201d That was the end of the discussion. This was a man with a reputation that is quite liberal. I couldn\u2019t believe it. It was as though the Lord said, \u201cOkay, little, tiny warrior you tried one little time; and so, we\u2019re going to give you a little victory here.\u201d [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tGod wants his guys to be warriors. Go ahead and stay it. Stand up, take initiation, be on guard duty, walk your post, be on the alert, and protect those who are near and dear to you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t[Studio]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve been listening, again, to Stu Weber\u2014Part Two of a message on what authentic manhood looks like and the need to be protectors. I\u2019m guessing\u2014if you opened your Bible as he was talking\u2014First Corinthians 16:13-14\u2014is that where you went? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You got it, Bob. [Laughter] \u201cBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.\u201d You know, I\u2019ve heard that same little voice of God that Stu heard, \u201cOkay, little boy, I\u2019m going to give you a tiny victory because you just kind of stepped up\u2014you just kind of made your feeble effort to push back against evil or against sin.\u201d Bob, I think that\u2019s what men do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think men today need to be stepping up and stepping into issues of our culture in business, in education, in the marketplace, in their neighborhoods, in their children\u2019s lives. But it takes courage to step up. That\u2019s part of the reason why we\u2019re playing this series of broadcasts from a message that Stu Weber gave a number of years ago because it\u2019s kind of like one of those ESPN classics.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>This is a <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> classic.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I don\u2019t know how many of our listeners could hear you actually pounding the table as you talk about this. [Laughter] Obviously, you are passionate about it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, I am passionate because I think, today, men have had their courage taken from them. We have emasculated men where men can\u2019t step up. They won\u2019t step up because there is no applause\u2014there is no reward. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, you know what? One of the most powerful places you can step up is a place you may not get any applause or any rewards instantly\u2014but it is at home. It is at home where, if you step up and be the man, I\u2019m going to promise you: \u201cYou\u2019re legacy can be mighty. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou can leave a legacy of values to your kids and to future generations where others will be praising you long after you are gone.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019ve had a lot of guys who resonate with that message\u2014who have gotten in touch with us, over the last couple of months\u2014and these guys are going to be hosting a one-day <em>Stepping Up<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> video event on the day before the Super Bowl<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2014that\u2019s Saturday, February 1<sup>st<\/sup>, in communities all across the country\u2014local churches \/ other locations. They\u2019re going to be hosting a one-day event for men that features guys like Stu Weber, and Crawford Lorritts, you, and Voddie Baucham, and Matt Chandler, and Robert Lewis, and others. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s a day designed to rally guys to step up and to be the men that God has called us to be, as men. In fact, you can go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com, click on the link you see there for men\u2019s <em>Stepping Up<\/em>. You can see a map of where all of these <em>Stepping Up <\/em>events are going to be held in communities all across the country. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is still time. If you\u2019d like to host an event in your community, and you don\u2019t see one being hosted, you can order the material from us, and rally the guys, and plan to have a <em>Stepping Up<\/em> event in your church or in your local community. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click on the link for men\u2019s <em>Stepping Up <\/em>to find out how you can host one of these one-day events. We realize in some communities there\u2019s not an event being hosted. Maybe, you can\u2019t pull everything together to host your own event, but we are doing a <em>Stepping Up<\/em> in-home edition on that same weekend. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s how it works\u2014you contact us, and order a manual for yourself, and manuals for your sons, or your small group, or whoever you want to invite to be a part of the event at your house. Maybe, it\u2019s just you\u2014whatever. You order the manual, and we will include an access code that will give you access to the four videos that are a part of the <em>Stepping Up<\/em> one-day event. You can access those videos that weekend only, February 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 2<sup>nd<\/sup>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut you can fit the event around your schedule. You want to do it early Saturday morning\u2014you can do that. You want to wait until later in the day\u2014that\u2019s fine. You want to do half on Saturday \/ half on Sunday\u2014you can do that, as well. You can find out about the <em>Stepping Up<\/em> in-home edition when you go to FamilyLifeToday.com and click the link for men\u2019s <em>Stepping Up<\/em>. All of the information you need is available there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat might be a great way to get together with a group of guys and go through this material before you watch the game together\u2014or do it with your sons\u2014whatever works for you. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Click the link for men\u2019s <em>Stepping Up<\/em>, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. We can answer any questions you have about the material that\u2019s available, both for the one-day event and for the <em>Stepping Up<\/em> ten-week series. We have a coaching team that can help you execute your event. If you have questions, or if you need their help, they\u2019re available. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, go to FamilyLifeToday.com or call us at 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then, the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d. Join with men, all across the country, in stepping up on the weekend of the Super Bowl.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to continue to hear from Stu Weber about what real biblical masculinity looks like. I hope you can tune in. He\u2019s got some great insights to share tomorrow. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. We will see you back tomorrow for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. If you\u2019ve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider <a href=\"http:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/donate\">donating today<\/a> to help defray the costs? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tCopyright <sup>\u00a9<\/sup> 2014 FamilyLife. 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