2026 Week 14 GraceMen Weekly Update

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

Brothers,

Sometimes the Lord uses a single verse to gently pull our gaze back where it belongs. This week’s prayer from Philippians 3:10 reminds us that knowing Christ is more than agreeing with truths about Him; it is sharing in both His resurrection power and His fellowship in suffering, trusting that He is using both to shape us into His likeness (Philippians 3:10, ESV). As we keep leaning into this year’s focus to renew our minds, let’s ask God to reframe how we see hardship, not as pointless frustration but as His wise and loving tool to refine our faith and deepen our joy in Christ.

Prayer:

Father, I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings. (Philippians 3:10)

Philippians 3:10  - that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death

Meditation: 

We love the power of resurrection but often fear the fellowship of suffering. How does suffering refine your faith?

Quote:

“Sanctified affliction serves to keep you in Christ’s communion, close by His side, to conform you to Him, making you partaker of His suffering and image, righteousness and holiness. Stephen‑like, the stones that hit you only knock you closer to your chief cornerstone, Jesus Christ.” - Joel Beeke

Events:

Thursday - April 2 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"
• This weeks topic "Feeling Impatient".
• Facilitated by Craig Fain

Saturday - April 4, 2026

Morning Bible Study - 7am

• This week we are continue the study of Leviticus. We're covering Chapters 1-3.
• Study Guide "Week 2". 

Book Recommendation:

Suffering and the Goodness of God – edited by Christopher W. Morgan & Robert A. Peterson

Men should read Suffering and the Goodness of God because it confronts the realities they cannot outrun—failure at work, strained marriages, hidden addictions, sickness, and the fear of not measuring up—and refuses to dress those wounds with religious slogans. Instead, it offers a rigorous, Scripture‑saturated vision of God’s sovereignty and goodness that can hold the weight of real life, answering the “Why?” of suffering not with sentimentality but with the cross of Christ and the hope of resurrection.

For men who feel pressure to be strong, this book insists that true strength is not stoic denial but faithful endurance—bearing painful circumstances in a way that quietly testifies to God’s goodness, even when that testimony comes through tears. It trains men to think clearly about evil, injustice, and oppression, and then challenges them to promote justice and emulate God’s grace in a harsh world, becoming the kind of husbands, fathers, churchmen, and neighbors who do not flee from the broken but move toward them.

At the same time, the personal reflections on suffering show that God meets men in hospital rooms, late‑night anxieties, and lifelong disappointments, not just in church pews and study desks. By bringing together biblical exposition, theology, philosophy, and lived testimony, Suffering and the Goodness of God calls men to lead with humility, to walk with others in their pain, and to trust that suffering, though a bitter reality, is never the end of the story for those who belong to Christ.

New Blog Posts This Week:

Husbands: How to Apply God’s Grace in Your Marriage Every Day

Ten Strategies Satan Uses Against Men—and How to Fight Back Biblically 

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