New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog How to Start a Single Moms Ministry By Herb Reese Want to start a ministry to your single moms? This post gives step by step instructions on how to minister to every single mother in your church. Read the full article. New Commandment Men’s Ministries […]
Dr. Paul Pettit
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New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Catch and Release By Dr. Paul Pettit I have a love-hate relationship with fishing. I love the feeling of the strike when a rainbow trout hits my fly. I am thrilled by the tension on my line when a big crappie tries to escape. My […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Lengths Men Will Go To By Dr. Paul Pettit Key Scripture: “Can any of you add a single cubit to his height by worrying?” (Matthew 6:27). In this fascinating Scripture passage, Jesus highlights that human effort and anxiety cannot overcome physical limitations. This […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Are You Comfortable with Authority? By Dr. Paul Pettit Key Scripture: “Jesus called them together and said, ‘You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Importance of a Game Plan By Dr. Paul Pettit Key Scripture: Colossians 2:6-7: “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him, being rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Three Male Friendships Christian Men Need in Their Life By Dr. Paul Pettit Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:2 “And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” One of […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog A Courageous Identity By Dr. Paul Pettit Scripture Verse: Galatians 2:20 – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog 8 Questions Non-Christians Have Asked Me…and May Ask You By Dr. Paul Pettit “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Incredible Danger of Men Experiencing Isolated Individualism By Dr. Paul Pettit There are more than 100 “one another” passages in the New Testament. Here are ten: Bear one another’s burdens (Ga 6:2) Speak truth to one another (Ep 4:25) Don’t lie to one […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog What is Christ-Centered Masculinity? By Dr. Paul Pettit Scripture passage: 1 Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Where was God during the Kerrville, Texas Floods? By Dr. Paul Pettit 4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand. 5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog The Importance of Forgiving Your Father By Dr. Paul Pettit Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” Across the country this weekend dads will open presents containing socks, ties, or gift cards for […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Multiplication Discipleship vs. Addition Discipleship By Dr. Paul Pettit 2 Timothy 2:2 “The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” (NASB) For most of my […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Pornography: A Dangerous Landmine for Men By Dr. Paul Pettit Job 31:1 (New Living Translation) “I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.” Men’s ministries should become a safe place for men who are struggling with […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Walk Worthy of Your Calling By Dr. Paul Pettit As Henry David Thoreau wrote, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” And Robert Frost noted, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog “Hear, my son” By Dr. Paul Pettit Out of all the jobs I’ve had this one is the hardest. I’ve planted strawberries in the summer and Christmas trees in the fall, but this one takes more faith. I’ve delivered news over the radio to […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Finishing Well By Dr. Paul Pettit 2 Samuel 11:1 “In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog A Tale of Two Valedictorians: The Shooter and the C.E.O By Dr. Paul Pettit “… Be sure your sins will find you out …” – Numbers 32:23 “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by, and that has […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Is Money the Root of All Evil? By Dr. Paul Pettit You’ve probably heard someone say, “Money is the root of all evil!” However, that’s not what the Scriptures teach. The passage in question shows up in 1 Timothy 6:10 where the apostle Paul […]
New Commandment Men’s Ministries Blog Stones of Remembrance By Dr. Paul Pettit Joshua 4: 4-9 records the command of Joshua for the Israelites to set up stones of remembrance. “So, Joshua called together the twelve men he had appointed from the Israelites, one from each tribe, and said […]