Jeff Lovett
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Control to Surrender: Week Five – Surrendering Comfort
Boys panic. Men accept. God will never leave us. This week we learned that following Jesus doesn’t mean life gets easier, but it means we become stronger. Being a Christian puts us in the middle of a spiritual war, and… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Four – Surrendering Relationships
Boys isolate. Men connect. God will give us brothers. This week we focused on how true manhood means connection, not isolation. Many young men today feel lonely, even if they’re surrounded by people. Real friendships, where you can be honest… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Three – Surrendering Fear
Boys cower, Men fight. God helps us fight. This week we talked about the difference between shrinking back in fear and stepping up with courage. Bullies are real, and they use intimidation. (verbal, physical, online) to control others. But God… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week Two – Surrendering Attention
Boys want man’s attention. Men want God’s attention. God will see our hearts. This week, we looked at the story of David being chosen by God from among Jesse’s sons. We drew the same conclusions that have always been drawn… Continue reading
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Control to Surrender: Week One
Boys Control. Men Surrender. God will judge our choices. Over the next 10 weeks, Cale and I will be examining the life of King David. We began our study by looking at King Saul, and the fact that he did… Continue reading
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Whole to a Part – Difficulty Day
Shift 3 Difficulty Day was awesome. Cale and I drove about 4 hours to the Ozarks to go camping in the middle of Matt and Sara Keener’s property. We had lunch with David and Tanya, and then Cale spent about… Continue reading
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Whole to a Part: Week Ten – The Greatest and the Least
Boys look inward. Men look up. God will remember you. We wrapped up shift 3 this week by looking back at the two main ideas for this shift: Your life matters and should be full of significance. BUT, you are… Continue reading
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Whole to a Part: Week Nine – Wrestling With Your Role
Boys Question. Men Accept. God will confront you. Life can be hard sometimes. Death, sickness, infertility, loneliness, etc. are real things that are a part of life. In the midst of hard things, doubt can be a normal response. “I… Continue reading
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Whole to a Part: Week Eight – The Cost of Critique
Boys shrink back. Men Rise up. God will give you courage. John the Baptist could have very easily faded into the background when Jesus arrived on the scene. However, he continued to be outspoken. Cale and I talked about habituation:… Continue reading
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Whole to a Part: Week Seven – Jesus is Better
Boys are Satisfied. Men want More. God will give you a hunger for more. Jesus has officially entered the narrative in the John the Baptist story. God shows the importance of 3 things when he speaks to Jesus: Acceptance: “This… Continue reading
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Whole to a Part: Week Six – Behold the Lamb of God
Boys point to themselves. Men point to Jesus. God will make you a witness. This week’s focus was about attention. It is natural to want other people to pay attention to you. We want to take credit when we make… Continue reading
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February/March Badge/Challenge
This month, Cale and I are reading through CS Lewis’ Screwtape Letters together. We are separately reading 6 letters per week, and then will have breakfast on Saturdays over the next 6-8 weeks to discuss. As Cale grows in his… Continue reading
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Whole to a Part: Week Five – Preparing the Way
Boys React. Men Prepare. God will use you. We started the week by pointing out the fact that history quickly forgets famous people. Being famous, popular, well-known, etc. is fleeting. There isn’t necessarily anything wrong with those things, but in… Continue reading
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January Challenge / Badge Update
This weekend, Cale and I got up early on Saturday and had breakfast together. Afterward, we started exploring our family tree. We were able to trace the Lovett name all the way back to the mid-16th century. Lancaster Lovett emigrated… Continue reading
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Whole to a Part: Week Four – Raising Your Voice
Boys whisper. Men shout. God will clarify your call. This week, Cale and I looked at the message of John the Baptist. There were a couple of points of focus this week. First of all, we need to be careful… Continue reading
Lovett Legacy - A 5-year Journey From Boyhood to Manhood 