2026 Week 10 GraceMen Weekly Update

This Week:
1. Prayer
2. Meditation
3. Quote
4. Events
5. Book Recommendation

Brothers,

As we step into week 10, we get another chance to push back against the quiet drift toward self and lean into the way of Christlike humility. Philippians 2:3 calls us to “do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves,” and that runs against almost everything our flesh and our culture are preaching to us each day. True masculinity is not about winning, controlling, or being noticed, but about following Jesus into the kind of strength that stoops to serve. As you read and pray this week, ask the Lord to renew your mind so that you begin to see your home, your workplace, and even your free time as places to quietly lay down your rights for the good of others and the glory of Christ.

Prayer:

Father, grant me the humility to count others more significant than myself. (Philippians 2:3)

Philippians 2:3 - Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves

Meditation: 

True masculinity is found in servanthood, not dominance. How did Christ demonstrate power through serving?

Quote:

Thomas Watson “A humble Christian studies his own infirmities and another’s excellencies.”

Events:

Thursday - March 5, 2026

• Morning Bible Study - 6am thru 7:15am 
• At the Church in the Prayer Room
• Beginning our new series "Everyday Wisdom: Walking with Christ & One Another through the Book of Proverbs"
• Ian McConnell will be facilitating "Righteousness vs. Wickedness"

Saturday - March 7, 2026

Morning Bible Study - 7am

• At the Church in the Prayer Room
• We will be in Week 8 of our 10 Week study on John Calvins "On the Christian Life"
• Facilitator: Eugene Allen
• Let Eugene Allen know if you are interesting in joining in.

Book Recommendation:

Humility: True Greatness – C.J. Mahaney

A man should read Humility: True Greatness because it confronts, with unusual clarity, the quiet pride that sabotages his leadership, relationships, and walk with God. Mahaney exposes pride not as a minor flaw but as “the essence of all sin,” then shows how humility is the doorway to God’s favor, power, and guidance in a man’s life. In a world that celebrates bravado, image, and dominance, this book reminds a man that God “opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble,” and that grace is what he most desperately needs as a husband, father, friend, and worker.

This book is especially valuable for men because it ties humility directly to responsibility and influence. Mahaney redefines greatness as “serving others for the glory of God,” a vision that speaks directly to male callings to lead by sacrificial service rather than control. He offers practical, concrete habits—beginning the day in confessed dependence on God, expressing gratitude, looking for evidences of grace in others, inviting correction—that any man can build into his daily rhythm.

Reading this book will not flatter a man, but it will free him. It strips away self‑deception, anchors his identity in the cross, and teaches him a new kind of strength: the courage to kneel, to repent, to serve, and to seek a legacy that makes much of Christ rather than himself.

Coram Deo,
GraceMen