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Welcome to Church of Abundant Life HonorBound Men's Ministry. We seek to equip men to be servants of Jesus Christ, the priests of their homes and fishers of men in their communities. It is a place where fellowship, worship, Bible study and prayer come together to make us all sharper men. Join us for Men's Prayer Saturday mornings in the Sanctuary from 7AM to 8AM Men's Fellowship Breakfast the second Saturday of every month at 8:00 AM.
New to the area? Join us for any of our events and get to know the Church and the men in it. For more information, contact the church office at 781-848-7788. |
The HonorBound Mission Growing Godly Men The HonorBound Vision
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"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." Proverbs 27:17
HonorBound: Men’s Ministries is more than a name for our Men's Ministries, it is a new way of looking at oneself as a godly man, whether single or married, young or old. It embodies the vision of where we are trying to go with all the men. The major philosophy is to challenge men to think about who they are in Christ when they think of the name HonorBound. HonorBound rests on four basic principles, all of which come from the Word of God.
In John 5:23, Jesus declares that to honor Him is to honor our Father who is in heaven.
In Matthew 15:4, the Lord also said that we are to honor our father and mother; and in this statement laid down a principle for honoring our families.
And then the apostle Paul, in 1 Timothy 5:3, said we are to make provisions for those who are in need.
In 1 Peter 2:17, the apostle Peter says we are to honor those who are in authority over us.
These four principles paint a picture of what it means to be an HonorBound man. At the very core of being HonorBound is the idea of honor in every sense of the word. If a man can look himself in the mirror and see himself as someone different, someone dressed in the full armor of God, fully ready to take on life as a man of honor, then we will have accomplished the vision of HonorBound.
Kingdom Service
HonorBound signifies that we are men with potential for service in the Kingdom, and that we are linked to the promise of the Holy Spirit as we see Him empowering the lives of disciples in the Early Church. The ultimate goal is to challenge men to become godly husbands, godly fathers, godly supporters of their pastors, and full-fledged servants of the Lord Jesus.
Spiritual Leaders
We believe there must be an emphasis on becoming spiritual leaders in our homes and families. This emphasis shifts the pendulum from what our traditional approach to men's ministry has been, from only getting men involved in ministry activities, to challenging men to become leaders. To do this, it is important that men be engaged in a lifetime of discipleship development and training. The sad fact is that very few men have had effective discipling by men who were fully discipled themselves. It's also intended that we would equip, motivate, and challenge men who are fathers to improve their fathering skills and become godly fathers. Most family problems come from father failure, and may be neutralized by strong paternal leadership. Unfortunately, in the United States since 1900, fathers have been emotionally focused on the marketplace instead of the home. While men have become very competent businessmen, many have made terrible fathers. With two-income families the norm, not the exception, children do not receive the character training and role modeling they need.
Here at Church of Abundant Life, HonorBound's intent is to provide not just opportunities to get together as men with different activities, but to also groom and mentor men to become all that God intended- for their families, for their church, and for Him!