Finish That Glorifies God: The Only Life Worth Living

Our Mission

“To reach, empower and deploy generations of men in the workplace to live out their faith and multiply their impact for Christ.

Matthew 10:32–38 (CJB) “Whoever acknowledges me in the presence of others I will also acknowledge in the presence of my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others I will disown before my Father in heaven. “Don’t suppose that I have come to bring peace to the Land. It is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword! For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law, so that a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household. Whoever loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than he loves me is not worthy of me. And anyone who does not take up his execution-stake and follow me is not worthy of me.”

Jesus speaks with unmistakable clarity: allegiance to Him must come before every other loyalty—including family. He promises eternal acknowledgment for those who confess Him publicly and issues a sobering warning to those who deny Him. He does not soften the cost. He names it. Following Him will divide households, disrupt comfort, and expose misplaced loves.

This stands in direct contrast to Adam.

Adam chose peace with Eve over obedience to God. He remained silent when he should have spoken, passive when he should have led, and compliant when obedience was required. Jesus, however, chose obedience to the Father—even when misunderstood, mocked, and rejected by those closest to Him. His own brothers refused to believe until after the resurrection. Yet Jesus never altered His obedience to preserve relational comfort.

Men of God are called to follow Jesus, though we have the nature of Adam.

This means a man must lead his family toward God’s truth even when it is unpopular, resisted, or misunderstood. He must teach his children God’s Word, discipline them according to God’s ways, and insist upon obedience to God while they remain under his care and provision. At times, this leadership will be met with disagreement from his wife or resistance from his children.

But this leadership must reflect the character of God Himself.

God is patient, not permissive. He is gentle, not compromising. He does not coerce obedience through force or rage, yet He never bends His will to human preference or cultural pressure. The Church rebels repeatedly against Him, and still He does not rain down immediate judgment. Instead, He extends patient invitation—calling us to repentance without altering His truth.

The man of God must lead in the same way.

He must bring God’s Word before his wife with humility and clarity, inviting her obedience without demanding submission. He must lead his children firmly toward obedience without harshness or anger. Leadership is not control. Leadership is responsibility before God.

These things are not easy. Jesus never said they would be.

But He did say they are required.

To follow Christ is to take up the execution-stake—to die to the need for approval, comfort, and peace at any cost. It is to love Jesus more than father, mother, wife, or children. And it is to trust that obedience to God, even when costly now, leads to eternal joy later.

Jesus modeled this perfectly. The man of God must follow Him.

Run Today’s Play: Identify where you may be choosing relational peace over obedience to Jesus.

• Are there truths you know God’s Word requires, but you avoid because they might create tension at home?
• Are you passive where God calls you to lead?
• Are you firm in conviction but gentle in delivery—or have you avoided leadership altogether?
• Open the Word with your family—read it plainly without apology or compromise.
• Lead the conversation, not with anger or force, but with calm conviction.
• Choose obedience, trusting God with the relational outcomes.

Jesus is worthy of first place. Lead like He is.

Our Opportunities

1. SAVE THE DATE: Our next special luncheon, where we invite a Christian businessman to share his testimony so your friends, employees, clients, and vendors can hear the gospel and its good effects, will be March 24. Our speaker will be Gordon Food Service CEO Rick Wolowski. More information and registration coming soon, but plan to attend, pray for men to invite now,  and save the date on your calendar.

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