Act Like Men - FOR REAL!

WHO AM I - Identity Crisis of Youth Today - Learned Behavior
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Journal of Gang Research 2008 - oldy but still the TRUTH!  from the National Gang Crime Research Center READ page 3- The Theory of Differential Association states that crime is a learned behavior.
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By Matt Johnson, WSB-TVSeptember 23, 2025 at 7:00 pm EDTGWINNETT COUNTY. Ga. — The Georgia Attorney General’s Office dismantled a notorious human trafficking gang in Gwinnett County following the convictions of nine members.
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"When I think about my successes in life, I don’t think, “I pulled myself up by my own bootstraps.” Rather, I think, “He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and on them he has set the world” (1 Samuel 2:8)." "Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe" by Voddie Baucham Jr. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Think of the raging epidemic of injustice in modern society—the racism, bigotry, and political polarization, or the growing chasm of inequality between the rich and poor, the haves and have-nots. Sociologists tell us our society is more divided than it’s been since the Civil War. How do we possibly heal these wounds? We serve.
John Mark Comer
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What makes the Day of Judgment so unnerving is that all our posing and all our charades will be pulled back, all secrets will be made known, and our Lord will “expose the motives of men’s hearts” (1 Cor. 4:5, emphasis added).
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"The Heart of a Warrior: Before You Can Become the Warrior, You Must Become the Beloved Son" by Michael Thompson 
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Act Like Men-FOR REAL - Excuses are USELESS!
1 Corinthians 16:13 AMPC[13]  Be alert and on your guard; stand firm in your faith (your conviction respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, keeping the trust and holy fervor born of faith and a part of it). Act like men and be courageous; grow in strength!
"The Gospel is not something that merely sits on top of our identity. When we come to Christ, our identity is transformed completely. As Paul tells us, “From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come” (2 Corinthians 5:16–17)."
 "Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe" by Voddie Baucham Jr. -Start reading this book for free: https://a.co/8kW7xyp
“We become either agents of God’s healing and liberating grace, or carriers of the sickness of the world.”Mulholland, Invitation to a Journey
 
The Pause App - https://wildatheart.org/apps/one-minute-pause/
 
NEED 60 Men! - www.fullcirclerefuge.org
 
 

WHO AM I - Identity Crisis of Youth Today - Proactive vs Reactive
Reactive vs proactive is the question for our youth today.
 
(WRDW/WAGT) - Eleven alleged gang members have been indicted in Richmond County on charges related to a drive-by shooting at a home and other shootings at a local bar.
https://www.wrdw.com/2025/10/06/42-count-gang-indictment-targets-11-richmond-county/
WRAL News+ anchorSome of the state's top gang experts say more kids are joining gangs and committing more violent crimes. 
https://www.wral.com/news/local/nc-gang-prevention-task-force-begin-fall-2023-applications-open-september-2025/
The race for lieutenant governor of Georgia is heating up, with 9 candidates running for the second highest position in state government.
https://www.wjbf.com/news/top-ranking-georgia-senator-stops-in-augusta-on-campaign-trail-for-lieutenant-governor/amp/
 
quote from "Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism's Looming Catastrophe" by Voddie Baucham Jr. -
"I grew up poor, without a father, and surrounded by drugs, gangs, violence, and disfunction in one of the toughest urban environments imaginable. Yet through all of that, I didn’t just survive; I thrived! Not because of government programs or white people “doing the work of anti-racism”; I thrived in large part because, by God’s grace, my mother protected me, sacrificed for me, advocated for me, and disciplined me. Black people often take offense when they hear me speak about the importance of family and personal responsibility. The attitude Jesse Jackson expressed when he was caught on a hot mic saying he wanted to “cut [President Barack Obama’s] nuts off” when he heard him “talking down to black people” is both real and common. There are those to whom any response to the plight of black people in America that emphasizes something other than systemic racism, white supremacy, or white privilege is seen as “blaming the victim.”"
Start reading this book for free: https://a.co/9V0lGa7
 
Romans 7:5-6 AMPC
 
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Act Like Men FOR REAL - Don't Waste Your Life!
 Corinthians 16:13 AMPC[13]  Be alert and on your guard; stand firm in your faith (your conviction respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, keeping the trust and holy fervor born of faith and a part of it). Act like men and be courageous; grow in strength!
Our whole American culture is infected with ontological lightness, celebrities and pro athletes being the most dramatic examples of this victimization of our souls that ruins us for any substantive love relationship. They are anchored only to their performances, and out of their performances come their identities — and ours who worship them. As soon as they stop performing, their identities — and ours — disappear.
https://wildatheart.org/daily-readings/the-quietness-of-our-hearts/
 
John Piperhttps://www.desiringgod.org/books/dont-waste-your-lifehttps://youtu.be/JHdB1dYAteA?si=wToGAwdO22ioUadJ
 
Lecrae's song "Don't Waste Your Life,"
https://youtu.be/7RWEllqh5J0?si=-Pwh8JrKyObiJOsA
 

Who Am I - Identity Crisis of Youth Today - Why the Gang Life was better than school - part 3
The gang problem today is much more pervasive and menacing than any time  in history!
Look at a definition of a gang
Look at prevention and intervention strategies
Learn several indicators and risk factors of gangs in your community
Look inside the world of gang life.
Explore tips of what can be done by parents, schools, and neighbors to prevent gang activity
 
“RULES minus RELATIONSHIP Equals REBELLION!”
 
 

Are you in a rut season? Our bucks are in a rut, and they don't eat. They don't have one focus on their mind. What does a rut mean to you? Are you outside of God's will? And focus on one thing that'll satisfy you only. We're not animals. We're creating the image of God.
 
Romans 1:16-17 AMPC[16]  For I am not ashamed of the Gospel (good news) of Christ, for it is God's power working unto salvation [for deliverance from eternal death] to everyone who believes with a personal trust and a confident surrender and firm reliance, to the Jew first and also to the Greek, [17]  For in the Gospel a righteousness which God ascribes is revealed, both springing from faith and leading to faith [disclosed through the way of faith that arouses to more faith]. As it is written, The man who through faith is just and upright shall live and shall live by faith. 
Colossians 2:20-23 AMPC[20]  If then you have died with Christ to material ways of looking at things and have escaped from the world's crude and elemental notions and teachings of externalism, why do you live as if you still belong to the world? [Why do you submit to rules and regulations?–such as] [21]  Do not handle [this], Do not taste [that], Do not even touch [them], [22]  Referring to things all of which perish with being used. To do this is to follow human precepts and doctrines. [Isa. 29:13.] [23]  Such [practices] have indeed the outward appearance [that popularly passes] for wisdom, in promoting self-imposed rigor of devotion and delight in self-humiliation and severity of discipline of the body, but they are of no value in checking the indulgence of the flesh (the lower nature). [Instead, they do not honor God but serve only to indulge the flesh.]
 
 

Welcome to the WHO AM I - Identity Crisis of Youth Today! Part 2
Why the “Gang Life” was better than school!
Look at a definition of a gang
Look at prevention and intervention strategies
Learn several indicators and risk factors of gangs in your community
Look inside the world of gang life.
Explore tips of what can be done by parents, schools, and neighbors to prevent gang activity.
Reclaiming our Prodigal Sons and Daughters by Dr. Scott Larson
Full Circle Refuge Website - fullcirclerefuge.org

Be Watchful, Stand Firm in the Faith, Act Like Men, Be Strong.
1 Corinthians 16:13 ESV
 
Righteousness in the eyes of GOD and Man! 
 
1 Peter 2:18-25
"The Heart of a Warrior: Before You Can Become the Warrior, You Must Become the Beloved Son" by Michael Thompson
 
 

End of the month updates this week & a prayer request for our Prayer Warriors! Please share with others... Thanks!

Welcome to the WHO AM I - Identity Crisis of Youth Today!
This is a 2-part podcast.
Why the “Gang Life” was better than school!
Look at a definition of a gang
Look at prevention and intervention strategies
Learn several indicators and risk factors of gangs in your community
Look inside the world of gang life.
Explore tips of what can be done by parents, schools, and neighbors to prevent gang activity.