During Sunday's message, Pastor Conway encouraged men under cover to become men who LAUGH. But what does that mean? According to I Peter 3:7 and Ephesians 5:25-33, a man who LAUGHs:

L = Leads with love (Eph. 5:25)
A = Provides affection (Eph. 5:28-9)
U = Leads with understanding (I Peter 3:7a)
G = Pursues godliness (Eph. 5:26-7)
H = Shows honor (I Peter 3:7b)

We received several questions during service about how to become a man who LAUGHs and how to identify a man who LAUGHs. Here are a few tips:

1. He surrounds himself with other other men who LAUGH.
2. He practices each letter of the acronym.
3. He reads books on what it means to be a godly man, that often challenge his thinking.
4. He identifies areas where he is weak and seeks out guidance to grow and develop in those areas. 
5. He prays and asks God to conform him to His image. 

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At One, we dedicate the first full week of the month to grow in our relationship with Christ by practicing a Spiritual Discipline. During this week, we give up something physical, so that we may gain something spiritual.

This month we are practicing the discipline of Meditation.During meditation, each member will set aside time each day to memorize at least seven verses of Scripture for the week. Our leaders have selected the scriptures included in the attachment to give us the opportunity to draw closer to God while hiding His word in our hearts.

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Thank you for texting us your questions during the Sunday Worship Service. Unfortunately, we were unable to answer all the questions after the message, so we have responsed below.

Question 1: Am I really submitting when I am obedient to what my authority/covering asks me to do, but I disagree with their decision and in my mind I grumble and complain about what they have asked me to do?

I don't think there is anything wrong with disagreeing with your authority. I commend you for recognizing that you disagree with your authority and not letting your thoughts control your actions. We certainly are not going to agree with everything we are being told or asked to do.

However, if in your mind you are complaining about it and thinking bad thoughts about them, then you are not really submitting. According to Philippians 4:8, "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things." To everyone else you may look as though you are submitting, but to God, you aren't.

Question 2: How do I protect my authority/covering in dealing with their weaknesses?

If you have boss or leader who is really weak at something you should do whatever you can to make life easier for them and offer to help them in any way possible. For instance, if your boss is not good a time management and usually ends up with too much on their plate, then offer to help take some of it off their plate. When we submit to our authority, we have to also realize that we are serving them as well. An attitude of submission is exhibited by servitude.

If you have other questions about how you should respond to your authority/covering, we want to hear from you. Take some time to post your "What do I do when my authority..." questions on the blog!

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This question was asked among many through text message during the sermon on Sunday. Unfortunately time did not permit to get to this question. So we will answer it here.

Bible college is geared towards undergraduate work and seminary is strictly graduate work. In a bible college you work to obtain an undergraduate degree such as a bachelors. However in seminary all the degress are masters, doctorate degrees. Bible college programs are typically a minimum of four years to complete. Whereas most seminary degrees are like other masters programs and are planned for two years. However, there are a few seminaries such as Dallas Theological who offer a four year Master of Theology degree. I hope this answers your question. If not, let us know in the comments.

Robert

Wondering how we end up in the tent of discontentment? Desperate to find out how to avoid getting miserably comfortable in that tent? During Sunday's message, Pastor Conway gave us 5 Steps the enemy uses to lead us into discontentment. This is what he had to say from Genesis 3:

Step One: The enemy disguises himself [v.1].
Step Two: The enemy gets you to doubt God’s Word [v.1b].
Step Three: The enemy’s deception causes you to believe his thoughts are your thoughts [v.2].
Step Four: The enemy distracts you from enjoying the many things you have [v.4].
Step Five: The enemy gets you to believe his doctrine [v.5].

So now that you have this information, what does it mean for your life? What questions do you still have about the issue of contentment vs. discontentment? Share your thoughts with us on the OneBlog, just click below.