Heman has been a blessing to mankind for 2 ,500 years. His pain has blessed all of us this morning.

Heman.

We just read a Psalm last week at our church by Heman. Heman yeah Heman.

And all the Levitical singers, Asaph, Heman, and yes, there is a guy in Scripture named Heman.

You're a beast. You're a hollowed -out man. You have formulas memorized and base emotions that are not formalized. That's what it means to be a man without chest, and that's the kind of man that we want to put to death, and the opposite kind of man who has a chest, who can follow the Lord, who has his head and his belly integrated, that we want to produce.

This is all history. This is Samson. This is the strongest man who's ever lived. He did things that, you know, they have to do CGI to make happen in the movies nowadays, in all these superhero movies.

So what is man? Man is God's most glorious creature. It is the creature that God has said His love and affection upon from beginning to the end and it stands above all the rest of creation. So let us come.

And Brown wrote this in the introduction to the section on manhood, quote,. There are times in human history when manhood gets mangled. In times like these, there's only one hope, the sovereign power of God working through the word of God by the Spirit of God.

He was the ultimate protector. He was the ultimate provider. And He was the ultimate pastor and priest. If you want an example of manhood, you look to Christ. A man who in the face of all adversity stood for what was right.

He could rescue he could protect and he could keep those that are his Taking the wrath of the father on their behalf. You realize this this this is our example of masculinity. He stood on conviction and he wasn't willing to budge.

Welcome to the Protestant Witness. This is Pastor Patrick Hines of Bridwell Heights Presbyterian Church in Kingsport, Tennessee, and today is part two of the biblical manhood series, and I hope you enjoy it.

Captain America is the extreme opposite of soft. He is hard and he stays hard, not just physically speaking, but emotionally and mentally as well. One of my favorite quotes of his is from a pep talk he gave to Spider -Man and the amazing Spider -Man issue number 537.

No, no, no pun intended. Uh, the Hulk of a man standing there. He was immediately terrified and apologetic because he never would have dreamed the voice like that would be coming out of him. But to derive my point home though, um, Andrew, uh, if a brother in Christ, especially if he is intending to go into ministry and preach, but not exclusively, uh, if he has an effeminate voice unintentionally, and I'm, and I'm not talking about physical handicaps or disabilities that create that, uh, doesn't he need to really do his best to change that way of speaking?

Qualities of Christian manhood that may not be as obvious to men and women as we think that they are. Sometimes you have this machismo understanding of masculinity that not only can be a ridiculous goal for a man to even attempt to achieve, but maybe even a sinful way of living, you know, very often the character traits of a macho movie hero are one of, ones that include promiscuity, lack of commitment to a wife, or he's not a one -woman man, a man who looks upon those who pray and find strength in God as weak, even in some of the old movies, some of the old westerns, you know, you'll have the guy who's the hero of the film saying things like, well, I'm not much of a praying man, you know, we're supposed to look upon that as a great noble trait, because he is so strong and confident and fearless, he doesn't need to be a praying man in his mind.

He was Hercules, and then they have pictures of the male actors today, and they're all feminine. What does it take to be a man? I want to discuss that after we talk a word from our sponsor. Folks, if you want to get yourself a good night's sleep, go and get yourself a MyPillow, or better yet, get the MyPillow mattress topper.

He is strong. He is a man of knowledge and faith. He is a churchman. He's a man of integrity. He prizes Christ above all things. And he recognizes the battles before him, sexual immorality, pride and anger and selfishness.

So man is creature. That is one. Man is material or elemental. That is two. But now I want to look at the third thing. Because the third thing is not only is man elemental, but man is also spiritual. But before I get there, I want to make a point.

He redirects them toward himself. The flesh is weak, but God is strong. And that makes all the difference.

He makes the man breathes into the man and then fashions the man after his image men. Do you know that you've been made after the image of Christ? That your body is made after the image of Christ. What a glorious thing.

It says, who endures such hostility from sinners, lest you become discouraged in your souls. Remember him. Meditate upon him, lest you become weary and discouraged in your soul. So what have we learned about manhood?