That Man is You!: Becoming A Man After God's Own Heart

by Steve Bollman

The first year of the That Man is You! program, entitled Becoming a Man after God’s own Heart, considers man in his relationship to God. It is modeled on the life of King David and follows his path from consecration as the King of Israel to serious sin (adultery and accomplice to murder) to repentance and transformation so that he becomes the only man in Scripture to be called “a man after God’s own heart.”The Fall semester focuses upon authentic male leadership. It discovers four leadership roles that have been entrusted to moral leadership, military leadership, economic leadership and political leadership. It makes an honest assessment of the state of male leadership today and identifies the consequences of failed leadership. It also clearly identifies the five personal traits that must be developed to fulfill authentic take personal responsibility for your actions, develop clarity of thought, maintain integrity of action, lay a foundation for the future and be willing to pay the price.The Spring semester considers the struggle occurring in the heart of man between those things which would crush and enslave his heart and those things which would expand his heart to become all that it was created to be. It takes an honest look at the temptations confronting modern sexual misconduct in all its forms, materialism and the desire for success, and the temptation to live a life independent of God. It sets forth those things which can help expand the human the ability of the mind to touch God, the ability to find God in self and other people, and the liberating power of mercy.

166 pages, Paperback

First published January 31, 2015