Fathers Day
Reclaiming Masculinity
Mykal Smith
Part of Father's Day 2025
June 15, 2025

Reclaiming Masculinity

(Psalm 112:1-2 NLT) ‘Praise the Lord! How joyful are those who fear the Lord and delight in obeying his commands. Their children will be successful everywhere; an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.’

God’s not looking for

or

He is calling us to responsibility

It’s not about how

we can be

It’s about how we

and

(1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NLT) Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong. 14 And do everything with love.

The world doesn’t need

masculinity. It needs masculinity.

A biblical man…

in godly identity (Genesis 1:27)
spiritual responsibility (Genesis 2:15)
his family spiritually (Ephesians 5:23-25)
children in the faith (Ephesians 6:4)

Men, we are not called to

. We are called to .

God chose to reveal Himself as

.

What every man needs from their families & the Church

Honor

Trust

Respect

(Romans 12:10 NLT) Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.

For every man, there are

serving and leading in the local church

Families and the Church need men to reclaim your place as

, , and

Be

Be

Live a life

of

When men live honorable, trustworthy, and respectable lives:

More

are .
More stay .
The volunteer gap .
The of boys and young men learn what Christlike manhood looks like.
The church from the inside out.

(1 Timothy 3:1-2 NIV) ‘Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task. Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach…’

You are


You are
You will be to be the man God has called you to be