Hey guys - this is a new year, and an opportunity to take a next step in your walk with God. In November, we met to talk about development of discipleship groups. Since then, a couple guys have connected to meet and talk about a program we have found - One 2 Won. You can either download the full curriculum, or watch online videos together. Here is the link:
http://www.menatthecross.org/One%202%20Won%20Main%20Page.aspx
Let me know if you want to be a part of this and we will work on setting you up as either a Paul or Timothy!
Lowell
Monday, February 16, 2009
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 2, 2008
2008 Men's Retreat
It is coming. The 2008 Grove Men's Retreat. It will be excellent, I tell you. It will be awesome. It will be the best men's retreat ever. Great music. Cool speaker. Food for days. And, oh, did I say PAINTBALL! Last year, the 3 pastors took out half the opposing crew before they reached them. This year.....we will be restored.
October 17 & 18 - Camp Oakhurst
Call Lowell or Perry with questions.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Fishing with the Kids
So our trip was a success, despite the rain and SNOW! Matt Gentleman caught a 5 lb, 22.5 inch trout! And Steve Crane caught a little 11.99 inch smallmouth bass (they need to be 12 inches to be legal...)
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Conference!
When: Saturday, April 12th
Where: The Bridge Church in Fresno
What: Check out the website
This will be a great opportunity to meet other men in Fresno pursuing God through The Quest for Authentic Manhood DVD series. Check out some of these seminars:
- Breaking the Patterns of Destructive Behaviors
- Dead Men Can't Make Disciples
- Mission Integrity: A Strategy of Moral Purity
- Why Does Adventure Build Stronger Dads and Kids?
- And More!!!!
Call Lowell at 456-4021 with any questions.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Update on Men's Frat
We are meeting Tuesday evenings at Bryan Griffith's house, 6:30 pm, and Thursday morning at Mountainview Church, 6:00 am. Call Lowell at 456-4021 or Bryan at 456-4700 with questions. For what you missed, see the video below.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Men's Breakfast Jan 12th!
Our rescheduled Men's Breakfast will take place on January 12th, from 8:00 to 10:00 am, at Butler MB Church (corner of Winery and Butler). Our speaker will be Andy Holguin, former president of the Mongols Motorcycle Club. Come join us for food, fellowship, and a great message. Bring your friends. Call Lowell Ens with questions at 456-4021 or if you want to help.
Also, we will be starting our Men's Fraternity the following week, likely the 15th and 17th of January. We will continue our DVD series called The Quest for Authentic Manhood.
Lowell
Also, we will be starting our Men's Fraternity the following week, likely the 15th and 17th of January. We will continue our DVD series called The Quest for Authentic Manhood.
Lowell
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Getting on Track
Guys - this was one of the ideas we had for the Men's Retreat, but thought you might enjoy it. Comes from the Daily Devotional I am using called "The One Year Book of Devotionals for Men" by Stuart Briscoe (April 8th study). Check it out:
STAYING ON TRACK
“I’ll tell you what we’ll do. Take your choice of any section of the land you want,
and we will separate. If you want that area over there, then I’ll stay here.
If you want to stay in this area, then I’ll move on to another place.”
GENESIS 13:9
When a plane leaves the runway, or a train jumps the tracks, or a ship drifts off
course, disaster looms large. And when men lose their vision, they can quickly
lose direction and make big mistakes. Reputations are easily tarnished and hard-earned
positions of influence quickly forfeited. When these men are the Lord’s servants, the cause
of the Lord suffers setback. The people of God become easy targets for ridicule and abuse.
After Abram had arrived in Canaan, severe famine necessitated his moving once
again, this time to Egypt (Gen. 12:10). There is no indication that he should not have gone
there—common sense dictated he should. But once there, Abram got off course. He lost
sight of the Lord’s care, and his triumphant faith was conquered by fear—fear that led him
to tell half-truths that amounted to lies, which, in turn, embarrassed and enraged Pharaoh
and led to Abram’s ignominious expulsion from Egypt.
Sadder and wiser, Abram and his entourage “traveled north into the Negev. . . . They
continued traveling by stages toward Bethel . . . the place where Abram had built the altar,
and there he again worshiped the Lord” (13:1-4).
Back on track worshiping the Lord, Abram was immediately confronted with a test.
It soon became obvious that the area where he was living lacked the means to support
both his herds and those of Lot. Arguments erupted between their employees, and Abram
stepped forward with a wise and selfless proposal to Lot. He told him, “I’ll tell you what
we’ll do. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you
want that area over there, then I’ll stay here. If you want to stay in this area, then I’ll move
to another place” (13:9).
Lot promptly chose the prime land for himself, so Abram settled in the inferior
territory. He could have pulled rank. He could have reminded Lot that he, Abram, was the
Lord’s chosen one and Lot was along for the ride. But he didn’t. He knew in his heart that
even when the Promised Land didn’t look promising, the Lord of the promise was faithful,
and the correct response to faithfulness is a fullness of faith.
Abram’s failure of nerve in Egypt had taken him to the brink of disaster. He had
learned a bitter lesson. But even his embarrassing expulsion had proved a blessing, because
it had propelled him back to the place of worship.
Any man is capable of jumping the rails. The wise man knows how to get back on
track.
STAYING ON TRACK
“I’ll tell you what we’ll do. Take your choice of any section of the land you want,
and we will separate. If you want that area over there, then I’ll stay here.
If you want to stay in this area, then I’ll move on to another place.”
GENESIS 13:9
When a plane leaves the runway, or a train jumps the tracks, or a ship drifts off
course, disaster looms large. And when men lose their vision, they can quickly
lose direction and make big mistakes. Reputations are easily tarnished and hard-earned
positions of influence quickly forfeited. When these men are the Lord’s servants, the cause
of the Lord suffers setback. The people of God become easy targets for ridicule and abuse.
After Abram had arrived in Canaan, severe famine necessitated his moving once
again, this time to Egypt (Gen. 12:10). There is no indication that he should not have gone
there—common sense dictated he should. But once there, Abram got off course. He lost
sight of the Lord’s care, and his triumphant faith was conquered by fear—fear that led him
to tell half-truths that amounted to lies, which, in turn, embarrassed and enraged Pharaoh
and led to Abram’s ignominious expulsion from Egypt.
Sadder and wiser, Abram and his entourage “traveled north into the Negev. . . . They
continued traveling by stages toward Bethel . . . the place where Abram had built the altar,
and there he again worshiped the Lord” (13:1-4).
Back on track worshiping the Lord, Abram was immediately confronted with a test.
It soon became obvious that the area where he was living lacked the means to support
both his herds and those of Lot. Arguments erupted between their employees, and Abram
stepped forward with a wise and selfless proposal to Lot. He told him, “I’ll tell you what
we’ll do. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you
want that area over there, then I’ll stay here. If you want to stay in this area, then I’ll move
to another place” (13:9).
Lot promptly chose the prime land for himself, so Abram settled in the inferior
territory. He could have pulled rank. He could have reminded Lot that he, Abram, was the
Lord’s chosen one and Lot was along for the ride. But he didn’t. He knew in his heart that
even when the Promised Land didn’t look promising, the Lord of the promise was faithful,
and the correct response to faithfulness is a fullness of faith.
Abram’s failure of nerve in Egypt had taken him to the brink of disaster. He had
learned a bitter lesson. But even his embarrassing expulsion had proved a blessing, because
it had propelled him back to the place of worship.
Any man is capable of jumping the rails. The wise man knows how to get back on
track.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Men's Retreat
Here is an update on the upcoming Grove Men's Retreat. We are still headed to Camp Oakhurst on November 16 & 17. Cost is $90 and will cover lodging in the most deluxe bunkbeds in Oakhurst and all meals(or $135 if you want to help someone else come with a scholarship!). Church will cover cost of paintball, but there are other activities to do. My mother reported to me today that she was there this weekend and went up to 65 feet in the air on the high ropes course! I feel a challenge coming on!
If you want to sign up, I or Bryan need to hear from you soon. Call one of us, and get us a check made out to The Grove Church. We'll also need a medical form from you, which we'll try to get posted here so you can just print it out and get it back to us. You can now sign up online at: http://www.thegrovechurch.net/index.shtml
This would be a great opportunity to bring a guy from work, a family member, or one of your neighbors to a simple weekend away. Think and pray about that!
Lowell
If you want to sign up, I or Bryan need to hear from you soon. Call one of us, and get us a check made out to The Grove Church. We'll also need a medical form from you, which we'll try to get posted here so you can just print it out and get it back to us. You can now sign up online at: http://www.thegrovechurch.net/index.shtml
This would be a great opportunity to bring a guy from work, a family member, or one of your neighbors to a simple weekend away. Think and pray about that!
Lowell
Monday, August 13, 2007
Fantasy Football!!!!
Bryan Griffith is organizing a fantasy football league this year, for up to 20 people. If you want to get plugged in, contact him at bag81@comcast.net or the homepage for the league is http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/league/thegrove.
Bryan will help everyone get signed up in the league on draft day on Saturday, August 25th @ 3:30.
If you are a newbie to fantasy football, here are a few resources to help you get the lay of the land. http://www.sportsline.com/fantasy/university/schedule/football and http://www.kffl.com/article.php/12449/294.
Bryan will help everyone get signed up in the league on draft day on Saturday, August 25th @ 3:30.
If you are a newbie to fantasy football, here are a few resources to help you get the lay of the land. http://www.sportsline.com/fantasy/university/schedule/football and http://www.kffl.com/article.php/12449/294.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Promise Keepers Fresno
Promise Keepers will be at Savemart Center on August 24 and 25. This would be a great opportunity to invite a friend to learn more about Christ and expand your own knowledge of becoming a man of God. Price is $79 for both days.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Fall Men's Retreat
We are working on our Fall Men's Retreat, happening on November 16 & 17 at Camp Oakhurst. Start planning to attend, and thinking about other guys you know from church, work, or family that might enjoy a weekend in the mountains with a bunch of guys!
It will hopefully be somewhere within an hour or so drive. Contact Pastor Gary or Lowell Ens with questions.
For last year's pics, check out http://www.thegrovechurch.net/imgs_mens_retreat.shtml
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Summer Meeting Times
The Grove Men's Fraternity will continue meeting through the summer at Starbucks at Kings Canyon and Clovis Avenues for SHADE journaling and sharing. Two groups will meet, one at 6:00 am and one at 7:00 am every Thursday morning. Join us for coffee and fellowship!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Fishing Report
Well, the trip was GREAT! Phil Crane caught the largest fish at 16.5 inches, and about 2 pounds. There were probably 30+ fish caught in our group, many by the kids! We are grateful too that while the Cranes were in an accident on the way home, they are, for the most part, ok. Praise God for the great weather, wonderful fellowship, and miracles like Crane's accident!
For video of the event, see:
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Men and Kids Fishing Day!
Our Second Annual Men and Kids Fishing Day will be May
28th, meeting at the Fancher Creek Elementary school
parking lot at 7:30 am. Call Lowell with questions at 456-4021.
28th, meeting at the Fancher Creek Elementary school
parking lot at 7:30 am. Call Lowell with questions at 456-4021.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Summer Schedule
May 17th will be the last session for our Quest for Authentic Manhood series. It has been a great one! Make sure to finish your "Manhood Plan" to share with the group.
We will be taking the summer off, but will continue to meet together on Thursday mornings at 6:00 am to share, do SHAPE journals, and pray together. Don't forget to be strategic in your planning of activities for your wives and kids!
Also, don't forget our Memorial Day outing for men and kids to Hume Lake. We will meet in the Fancher Creek Elementary parking lot at 7:30 am to car pool. Try to bring a friend or be a "dad" to a kid who needs one from our church!
As always, call Lowell at 456-4021 with any questions.
We will be taking the summer off, but will continue to meet together on Thursday mornings at 6:00 am to share, do SHAPE journals, and pray together. Don't forget to be strategic in your planning of activities for your wives and kids!
Also, don't forget our Memorial Day outing for men and kids to Hume Lake. We will meet in the Fancher Creek Elementary parking lot at 7:30 am to car pool. Try to bring a friend or be a "dad" to a kid who needs one from our church!
As always, call Lowell at 456-4021 with any questions.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Additional Meeting Opportunity!!!
The Thursday evening men's group has been postponed til further notice. Stay tuned! If you can make the Thursday morning group at 6 AM, we would love to have you there. Call Lowell Ens for more info at 456-4021.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Meeting schedule
We will be meeting again on April 12th, 6:00 AM at Mountain View Community Church. Also, we will be hosting the 2nd Annual Men & Kids Fishing Trip to Hume Lake on May 28th, Memorial Day. Please plan to join us, whether you have kids of your own or wish to help mentor one of the kids in our church. Call Lowell at 456-4021 with questions.
Monday, April 2, 2007
Meeting Canceled 4/5/07
Due to Easter Week, we will not be meeting on Thursday morning, April 5th. Please join us again on the following Thursday, April 12th, at 6:00 AM at Mountain View Church at Fowler and Ashlan. We meet upstairs and have breakfast provided.
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