The Great Adventure: Starting The Great Adventure

• Men’s Fraternity is a Journey of Rediscovery
  Robert Lewis frames this session as the start of a meaningful journey for men to uncover their true identity, understand their design, and live with purpose. This is not just a Bible study—it’s a bold initiative to challenge passivity and embrace courageous manhood.

• Three-Year Structure of Men's Fraternity:

  • Year 1: The Quest for Authentic Manhood – Focused on core identity and rejecting passivity.

  • Year 2: A Man at Work and at Home – Emphasizes responsibility in vocation and relationships.

  • Year 3: The Great Adventure – Invites men to step into their destiny and lead courageously.

• Men are Often Disconnected
  Many men are drifting—successful on the outside but unclear on the inside. They lack spaces to be real and honest about their struggles, dreams, and fears. Men’s Fraternity offers a safe, supportive environment to change that.

• Rediscovering the Spirit of Adventure
  Somewhere along life’s path, many men lose their sense of adventure. Responsibilities pile up, passions fade, and life becomes maintenance rather than mission. This year’s focus aims to reignite that inner fire and clarify life’s direction.

• Masculinity Must Be Defined and Lived Intentionally
  Without a clear, compelling definition of manhood, men default to culture’s confusion or retreat into passivity. Lewis emphasizes the need to establish personal mission, reflect on one’s design, and step forward with conviction.

• Life is a Choice—Choose Adventure
  Men can either live managed by circumstances or step into life with intention. This means rethinking careers, risks, passions, and even how we approach aging. The goal: to finish life satisfied, with a sense of "mission accomplished."

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📖 Scripture References:

• Genesis 1:28 – “Be fruitful and multiply…subdue the earth.”
  (God’s original mandate to Adam was adventurous and expansive.)

• John 10:10 – “I have come that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.”
  (Jesus invites men into a full, flourishing life.)

• Psalm 90:12-14 – “Teach us to number our days…that we may present to You a heart of wisdom…that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.”
  (A call to live with purpose, joy, and reflection.)

• Ephesians 5:15-16 – “Be careful how you walk…making the most of your time.”
  (An urging to live wisely and not waste life’s opportunity.)

• Deuteronomy 30:19 – “Choose life so that you may live…”
  (Life and death are choices—men must decide how they’ll live.)

• Genesis 25:8 – “Abraham died…satisfied with life.”
  (A beautiful picture of finishing life well, having lived a full adventure.)