Welcome to Offering men hope and direction in a confusing world through Jesus Christ. AHM Connect Dr. Scott Engelman © AHM 2018 Today’s Host Mark Jackson Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Offering Men Hope and Direction in a Confusing World through Jesus Christ. AHM IN FOCUS Getting The Message Out: Series Slides Available at our Website: AHM4.Life Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Video Clip: Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Introduction New York Daily News Article Summary January 23, 2012 Evolution has shaped men’s minds to pursue conflict “Blame men for the world’s problems? Article Conclusion Oxford study says Men are responsible for war masculine behavior terrorism,racism,discrimination, is root of all conflicts conflict among political parties, domestic violence, rape culture and high school bullying Message: Men are harmful to society Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Is That True? Has Evolution Is Masculinity formed Men so irreversibly toxic to be an that our only hope existential threat is to Rid to a Civilized Society? the Culture of it? Does our Presence in the World threaten the Peace of the World? Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Thought to Consider Is it possible to: √ Take the data from this study, √ Interpret it through different lens √ Reach a different conclusion? Could this study be telling us more about: Something Good Something Lost about Men in Men that has been that needs to be corrupted? restored? Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Mission of AHM Encourage Men to “ACT AS MEN” How? Why? By offering Men Because our confused Hope/Direction World needs for Manhood fully masculine Men Where? The Lens of the Biblical Story of Creation “Tinted” by the Gospel Story of Re-Creation Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence The Lens of Biblical Story of Creation God made a Good World, and then placed Men in it: √ Designed to reflect God’s life-giving power √ Made to create of life-giving environments where people can thrive and relationships flourish This Tells us… Something legitimately Something legitimately GOOD IN MEN POWERFUL IN MEN that the World needs that longs for impact and Others require and desires to be felt Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence The “Tint” of Gospel Story of Re-Creation Sin has broken/corrupted God’s Good Creation, But God through Jesus has launched a PROGRAM OF RE-CREATION by which He is restoring the World’s goodness including His good design for Men This Explains why Broken Men Hope/Direction for Men use power is about being restored to for their own good our Created Design At cost of others/World through Gospel Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence A Man’s Masculine Design Includes 3 Facets *Corruption is Characakture Stewardship of Power of the Facet “Destroyer” Healthy Masculinity Toxic Masculinity All 3 facets operating 1 or more Facets missing simultaneously and/or operating and in Balance out of Balance MANHOOD Chaos-Engaging Unquenchable Fiery Presence Passion “Dominator” “Dreamer” Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Current Series (2nd Facet) Manhood: A Chaos-Engaging Presence Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Purpose of Series Offer men Hope and Direction by pointing us back to Biblical Story of Creation Who we How we Why we Where we are Designed to Struggle as go for as Men Function we do Help Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Outline for Series Session 1: Session 2: Your Masculine Design Your Masculine Mission Made to Be Like God Made to Create Like God Session 3: Your Masculine Movement Made to Engage Like God Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Last Time Laid Foundation for Series Springboard from 1 Corinthians 16:13 to Creation Story of Genesis 1-2 “Act like a Man” 1 Cor 16:13 “A Chaos-Engaging Presence” Gen 1:1-27 “Be like God” Gen 2:19 Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence In Other Words Men are uniquely designed to be Like the God described in the Creation Story WHO IS A CHAOS ENGAGING PRESENCE What? Why? How? Means? Create For the By dispelling Through His Life-Giving, flourishing Chaos, powerful God-Centered of people/ Darkness, Presence/ Environments relationships Confusion Engagement Gen 1:31-2:3 Gen 2:21-25 Gen 1:2 Gen 1:3-27 Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence This Means “Act Like A Man” “Be Like God” “Create Like God” Fully Present Actively Engaging in Chaos Chaos Manhood: A Chaos-Engaging Presence Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Today’s Focus Like God Men are Designed to be PRESENT in Chaos Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence As Creation Story Begins.. WHERE is God? Now the Earth was without shape and desolate, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the water. Genesis 1:2 God is PRESENT in Chaos! Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence In Other Words If Men are Called “To Create Like God Creates” Then it starts by being Fully Present in the Chaos Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Two Questions I. What is the Chaos Men are to be Present in? II. What does it mean for a Man to be Present? Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence I. What is the Chaos Men are to be Present in? The Confusing Darkness that’s part of our Broken World which enters every man’s life: √ At different times √ In different degrees √ In a million different forms. Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Some Forms of Chaos Slow Bad Medical Busy Traffic Prognosis Schedule Fearful Broken Separation Son Furnace Divorce Angry Financial Wet Friend Debt Basement Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence In Other Words Chaos is Anything in your World (Annoyance to Tragedy) That threatens or disrupts the “Shalom” of your Life Which THEN requires something from you as a Man More than you More than you More than you Want to give Able to give Know to give Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Important Bible Question If the Creation Story is the tale of Chaos to Order Then why is there more Chaos than Order? Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Answer The Creation Story of Genesis 1-2 Adds an Addendum in Genesis 3 The Addendum Explains: Why there’s more Chaos Chaos returned in God’s World When Adam failed to than Order “ACT LIKE THE MAN” he Designed to be! Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence The Story of Chaos’s Return (Genesis 3) Two Main Characters The Chaos The Man Comes in Form Seen as Silent and of a Serpent Unresponsive Brings Fails to √ Darkness to exercise his God’s Truth Masculine power √ Confusion to to dispel Chaos God’s Place as Designed Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Note The Man was made to be a Adam’s Silence Chaos-Engaging pictures an Presence absent, uninvolved But when passive man Chaos appears whose the Man BODY is there “disappears” But He is NOT! Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Garfield The Theologian Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence 3 Results of Adam’s Silence First Chaos vandalizes Shalom in the form of disorder, darkness and death Second Three God judges Adam Adam fades into with an unruly World the background as of Thorns/Thistles, Chaos now rules producing even more God’s World: chaos for him Marring its goodness, to face Corrupting its design Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence The Story Continues with New Characters (Genesis 4-50) Adam’s Sons Respond to “rule” of chaos by also failing to “ACT AS MEN” Respond with Masculinity Grows Toxic Jealousy, hatred, Having abandoned violence,murder, sexual their Masculine Design perversion, silence, they now morph into passivity, drunkenness, Destroyers, Dominators, deception Dreamers Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Destroyer, Dominator, Dreamer TOXIC MASCULINITY which characterize Men who refuse to be present in Chaos “Destroyer” “Dominator” Uses the Power Uses the FEAR of RAGE of his Presence to intimidate chaos to manage chaos “Dreamer” Uses the MISUSE of Passion to escape chaos Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Important Observation! Whether your “DEFULT” is Destroyer, Dominator or Dreamer The Single Energy that drives all three: The stubborn commitment TO AVOID CHAOS by refusing to be present in it Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Question If being present in chaos is… Central to Manhood WHAT will it take Essential for for US “Acting like Men” to become Vital for Men who are “Being like God” Present Avoided by in Chaos? Broken Men Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence 5 Minutes Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Stewardship of Power Prior to Break If being present in chaos is… Central to Manhood WHAT Essential for will it take “Acting like Men” for US to become Vital for Men who are “Being like God” Present Avoided by in Chaos? Broken Men Manhood: Dr. Scott Engelman A Chaos-Engaging Presence Abraham Maslow The ability for a man to be in the present is a major component of his mental wellness If-True-Then Imperative we learn What it means for us to be present. 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