Play the Man by Mark Batterson
Week 4: Chapter 3 — Virtue 3: Fighting Spirit
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Every man is fighting something — the question is whether he's fighting the right battles with the right weapons. This week, Batterson calls men to recover a holy aggression directed at the real enemy.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Batterson distinguishes between fighting in anger — the kind that destroys relationships — and fighting spirit, the kind that refuses to quit, protect what matters, and stand for truth. How do you tell the difference in your own heart between those two kinds of fight?
2.The chapter draws on the spiritual warfare language of Ephesians 6 — the armor of God, the schemes of the enemy. How seriously do you take the idea that you are in a spiritual battle? Does that framework feel real and urgent to you, or distant and abstract?
3.Batterson argues that many men are fighting the wrong battles — with their wives, their bosses, their circumstances — while neglecting the real battle for their souls, their families, and their calling. Where have you been fighting the wrong battle?
a.What does redirecting that fighting spirit look like practically?
b.Who or what is actually worth fighting for in your life right now?