An
Outline of The responsibilities of a Man as Mandated by God
Greater Faithful Apostolic Ministries (GFAM) puts tremendous focus on the development of the relationship of its individual members to Christ and also to each other. There is considerable teaching that is done in order to help the saints understand how these relationships are cultivated and lived out. The understanding of relationships brings with it the awareness of responsibilities relative to the conduct of those relationships.
The Bible teaches us the responsibility that is given to the man. We believe that according to the instruction of the Bibl, God wants men to be leaders. Ideally, God looks to the man to set the primary example of leadership in the home. Additionally, he is called by God to be a leader in the church. Consequently, the men at GFAM are taught to take their God-given and ordained role as men very seriously. We must lead in every way possible. The following outline expresses our responsibility for leadership as men. It deals with the issue of being a man in the physical, spiritual and familial senses. Because we understand our calling as men, The Men’s Ministry of GFAM has created training and seminars to help further instruct us and our new brethren to live out our responsibility more fully.
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The Apostolic Man
is about the business of being a MAN
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His qualities
should be manly in every display
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He should not be
weak of mind or temperament
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He should make
well thought-out decisions that he can stand by and live with
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He should own up
to all of his responsibilities and willingly admit when he makes a mistake,
rectifying to the extent possible
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He demonstrates a
walk of integrity and strong moral values
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The Apostolic Man
is about the business of being a Spiritual MAN
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Saved according
to the directives of the word of God (Acts
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Has Repented of
his sins
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Received baptism,
by immersion, in the name of Jesus Christ
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Filled with the
gift of the holy Ghost with sins following
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Spoke in other
tongues at the initial reception of the Holy Ghost
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His life has been
delivered from a walk of sin
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Experiences the
significant changes that occur when a life has been touched by Jesus
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Strives for
continuous victory in his walk with God
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Has developed a
life of prayer and consecration (Bible reading & Fasting)
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Regular and
consistent church attendance
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Active in the
church according to the callings and gifting that God has set in his life
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In obedience to the
hierarchical structure set in place by the Word of God (I
Corin. 11:3; Eph.
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Subject to the
immediate authority of the Pastor and subsequently to God (Heb.
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Serves as the
Priest of God in the Home
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Is the Head over
his wife (Eph.
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Loves his wife as
Christ loves the church (Eph.
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Provides for his
wife and home (I Tim. 5:8)
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Sets the
spiritual tone of the home
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The Apostolic Man
is about the business of being a Family MAN
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He is about the
business of being a Husband to his wife
(Gen. 2:23; Eph.
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He honors his
wife as his help-meet and partner (I Pet. 3:7)
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He provides for
the needs of his wife (I Tim. 5:8)
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Her emotional
well-being (Eph.
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Loves her with an
unrestrained and unbridled love (I Corin. 7: 3-5; Eph.
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Defers to her as
is necessary, and as he’s led by God
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Shelter over her
head (I Tim. 5:8)
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A sufficient home
for her and the family
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All of the
necessities to bring normal comfort
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Clothing for her
physical being
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Provision for the
table of the home
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He is about the
business of being a Father to his children (Psalms
78:5-7; Mal. 4:5-6; Eph. 6:4; I Tim. 5:8)
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He serves as a
father first, then as a friend, confident and counselor to them (Prov.
22:6; Eph. 6:4)
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Seeks to set
appropriate leadership for them
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Brings structure
to their life
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Sets limits that
cannot be breached
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Is the final
authority in the home to which they must answer
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Seeks to set an
appropriate example for them
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He demonstrates,
by his living, an example of MAN-liness to his sons (Prov.
17:6)
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He demonstrates,
by his love, care & concern for his wife, an example of a good Husband
to his sons (I Kings. 2:1-2; I Cor.
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He demonstrates,
by his fulfillment of the needs of his family, an example of a Father to
his sons
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He demonstrates,
by his love, care & concern for his wife, an example of the qualities to
be sought in a Husband to his daughters