No Reserves No Retreat No Regrets

90 • No Reserves, No Retreat, No Regrets: SIAFU Men’s Conference 2016

IV. A Life Shared in Common – Fleshes out Jesus’ love in marriage, family, church, and friendships – CHRIST

A. C - Cares for his wife as Christ loves the Church Eph. 5.22-33; 1 Pet. 3.7; Col. 3.19

B. H - Honors father and mother, and kin in the Lord Eph. 6.1-3; Prov. 1.8; 6.21; 23.22; 30.11,17; 1 Tim. 5.8,16

C. R - Raises children in the Lord’s nurture and admonition Gen. 18.19; Ps. 71.17-18; Prov. 19.18; 22.6,15; 29.17; Eph. 6.4; Col. 3.21; Heb. 12.7-10 D. I - Identifies as proud member of the people of God within a local church Rom. 12.3-8; 1 Cor. 12.12-27; 1 Pet. 4.10-11; 1 Pet. 2.8-9 E. S - Stands up for his brothers and friends with unfailing loyalty: SIAFU John 13.34-35; 1 John 3.14-16; 4.7-8; John 13.13-17; Matt. 20.25-28; 2 Tim. 2.2; 1 Cor.13.1-8 F. T - Takes every opportunity to give to, build up, and bless generously God’s people Gal. 5.1-13; 1 Pet. 2.4-5; Rom. 15.1-2; 1 Cor. 8.10-13 A. O - Operates by the Word of the Lord , not on how things look, feel, or what others think Ps. 1; John 8.31-32; 2 Pet. 1.20-21; 1 Pet. 1.22-25; James 1.22-25; 2 Tim. 3.16-17; Heb. 11.6; Rom. 10.17; 2 Cor. 5.7; 2 Tim. 2.15; 2 Cor. 10.3-5; 4.17-18; John 8.44 B. U - Unwilling to stand for or speak anything that compromises God’s truth 2 Cor. 4.13-18; Prov. 18.21; Rom. 3.3-4; 2 John 8-11; Gal. 1.7-10; Col. 2.6-10; 2 Cor. 5.18-21; John 20.21 C. R - Ready and willing to defend the apostolic faith (the Nicene Creed) 1 Cor. 15.1-8; 2 Tim. 2.15; Jude 3-4; 1 John 1.1-4; 2 Cor. 10.3-6; 1 Pet. 3.14-16 V. A Believing Stance – Learns, masters, and defends the apostolic faith – OUR