Stand Courageous

WHAT IS STAND COURAGEOUS?

A ministry that seeks to help men develop a strong biblical character, cultivate positive habits, build and rebuild relationships, and make commitments that will move men closer to God’s good purpose and design – men who will Stand Courageous!

“God is zeroing in on men. In this hour we need men who are strong... when we have weak men, our children are left unprotected.”

Tony Perkins

“Man is the spiritual head of the family. You take out the man, you take out the family.”

General Jerry Boykin

“When men get it right, everyone wins.”

Stu Weber

“The women in your churches don’t know how to tell you, but they really want you to
be a man.”

Bishop Larry Jackson

RESOURCES

WATCH

Explore rich discipleship tools like coaching videos and podcast episodes with Tony Perkins and General Boykin as well as virtual roundtable recordings with Randy Wilson and guests!

OTHER WAYS TO ENGAGE

LISTEN

Tune in to our speaker series, where you'll listen to conversations with General Boykin, Tony Perkins, and special guests about real world issues that affect men everyday and your role as a man in society!

GATHER

Check out our upcoming conferences. Take a look at our resources for discipleship through Small Groups. Here, you'll be empowered and equipped to fulfill your God-given role as a defender, provider, battle buddy, instructor, and chaplain.

READ

Dive into our Weekly Newsletter where you can stay up-to-date on everything new at Stand Courageous, General Boykin's book Man to Man, our Bible reading plan, and more!

WEEKLY DEVOTIONAL

Week of Monday February 16 - February 22
Consecrated – Man as Chaplain

“Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests… and you shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar.” - Exodus 29:1, 20

Imagine a firefighter standing at the station at the beginning of a shift. Before he ever steps onto the truck, there is a process. He doesn’t show up in street clothes. He is issued protective gear—helmet, coat, gloves, boots—each piece designed for a specific purpose. His ears must be ready to hear the alarm, his hands prepared to handle the equipment, and his feet ready to carry him into places others are running away from. Only after he is properly equipped does he go out to serve and protect others.

In Exodus 29, God is doing something similar—but far more sacred. Before Aaron and his sons can serve as priests, they must be prepared. God is showing His people that service in His presence is never casual. Those who represent Him must be consecrated by Him. This process with the priests reminds us that serving the Lord begins not with what we do for God, but with what God does in us. There are three parts to this consecration of the priests that apply to us.

First there is cleansing. Notice this cleansing was received: “you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them” (v 4). Aaron and his sons did not wash themselves; they were washed by others. How humbling. We cannot be cleansed from our sin without being humbled first. This ritual bodily cleansing was a one-time thing, just like our salvation and the baptism that symbolizes it. From then on, they just needed to ritually cleanse their hands and their feet in the bronze laver.

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"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong."