The theme for our Men's Ministry this year is "Bridge Building." We are focusing on bridging the generation gap, as well as, the longevity of membership gap. Today, we had attendees ranging in age from their teens to seventies and some who joined the church just weeks ago to some who had attended for over 60 years! The men introduced themselves, told us how long they attended EBC, and shared a bit a trivia about themselves. We just thought getting to know each other would be the first step toward crossing any bridge.
I used the story of Elijah passing his mantle to Elisha (1 Kings 19:11-21) as the text for our bridge building theme and left the men with these thoughts:
- Someone said, "There is no success without a successor."
- Just because a church experienced successes in the past, there is no guarantee of future success... unless we train others to do the work of the ministry.
- Older men should be looking for someone to pass their mantle to.
- Younger men should be receiving the mantle and learning from the older men.
- Both older and younger men are necessary in order to build a strong church.
We've got some godly men at EBC and I'm praying that God will lead some to develop Elijah - Elisha relationships with other men in our church. Please join me in praying for that.
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