The Resolution for Men by Stephen Kendrick & Alex Kendrick
Week 13: Chapter 12 — Resolving to Live as a Man of God
Read Chapter 12 of The Resolution for Men. Key passages: 1 Timothy 6:11-12; Micah 6:8; Romans 8:29.
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The final chapter of the resolution brings everything together — calling men not just to a list of behaviors but to a transformed identity, a settled answer to the question: who are you, really?
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Paul calls Timothy to 'pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness' and to 'fight the good fight of faith' (1 Timothy 6:11-12). The Kendricks use this as a picture of the whole-life posture a man of God takes. Which of those pursuits feels most energizing, and which feels most like a fight?
2.The chapter argues that identity precedes behavior — a man must know *who he is* in Christ before he can sustain the *what he does* that the resolution calls for. How does resting in your identity as a son of God change the way you approach the resolution's demands?
3.Romans 8:29 says God's ultimate goal is to conform us to the image of His Son. The Kendricks frame the entire resolution as a means toward that end — not self-improvement for its own sake, but Christlikeness. How does that reframe the motivation behind the resolution for you?