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Welcome to. Session 9 The Quest for Authentic Manhood. 3 SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS. The Admiring Mentor. 3 SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS. The Admiring Mentor B. The Side-by-Side Friend. 3 SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS. The Admiring Mentor B. The Side-by-Side Friend

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  1. Welcome to Session 9 The Quest for Authentic Manhood

  2. 3 SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS TheAdmiring Mentor

  3. 3 SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS TheAdmiring Mentor B. TheSide-by-Side Friend

  4. 3 SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS TheAdmiring Mentor B. TheSide-by-Side Friend C. TheNeedy Protégé

  5. A social, emotional and spiritual loss caused by the lack of healthy male comradeship that results in … A DEFINITION …

  6. A social, emotional and spiritual loss caused by the lack of healthy male comradeship that results in … A DEFINITION … • Lonelinessanddiscouragement

  7. A social, emotional and spiritual loss caused by the lack of healthy male comradeship that results in … A DEFINITION … • Lonelinessanddiscouragement • Foolish behaviorsandblind spots

  8. A social, emotional and spiritual loss caused by the lack of healthy male comradeship that results in … A DEFINITION … • Lonelinessanddiscouragement • Foolish behaviorsandblind spots • Short-sightedmasculinity

  9. THE POINT … Every man benefits from the company of othermen.

  10. The data indicates that even the most intimate of male friendships, of which there are few, rarely approach the depth of disclosure a woman commonly has with other women. Men who neither bare themselves or bear with one another are “buddies” in name only. SMU Study

  11. THE SIGNIFICANT DOWNSIDE TO ISOLATION Warped perspectiveson life

  12. There is a way that seems right to a man, but the way therein is death. Proverbs 14:12

  13. THE SIGNIFICANT DOWNSIDE TO ISOLATION Warped perspectiveson life 2. Looseliving

  14. He who separates himself seeks his own desire; he quarrels against all sound wisdom. Proverbs 18:1

  15. THE SIGNIFICANT DOWNSIDE TO ISOLATION Warped perspectiveson life 2. Looseliving 3. Lossof motivation for the noble things of life

  16. MALE CHEERLEADERS

  17. THE SIGNIFICANT DOWNSIDE TO ISOLATION Warped perspectiveson life 2. Looseliving 3. Lossof motivation for the noble things of life 4. Lossof opportunities for much needed transparency

  18. Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17

  19. There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24

  20. Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

  21. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17

  22. And let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds. Hebrews 10:24

  23. Jonathan loved David as his own life. 1 Samuel 20:17

  24. WHAT YOU CAN DO … Learn the3 Keysto friendship

  25. WHAT YOU CAN DO … Learn the3 Keysto friendship • Loyalty

  26. WHAT YOU CAN DO … Learn the3 Keysto friendship • Loyalty • Faithfulness(to “our values”)

  27. WHAT YOU CAN DO … Learn the3 Keysto friendship • Loyalty • Faithfulness(to “our values”) • Encouragement

  28. WHAT YOU CAN DO … 2. Reach outto other men.

  29. WHAT YOU CAN DO … 2. Reach outto other men. 3. Challenge men you like to meet regularly with you to “get better.”

  30. He who walks with the wise grows wise, but the companion of fools suffers harm. Proverbs 13:20

  31. WHAT YOU CAN DO … 2. Reach outto other men. 3. Challenge men you like to meet regularly with you to “get better.” 4. Get real and share your heart.

  32. WHAT YOU CAN DO … 2. Reach outto other men. 3. Challenge men you like to meet regularly with you to “get better.” 4. Get real and share your heart. 5. Enjoy life together.

  33. We few, we happy few …We band of brothers. Shakespeare

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