1. BOM VII Sat

2. No Man Cared For My Soul:
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BOM VII
Saturday,
No Man Cared For My Soul:
The All Alone Wound
Psalm 142:4

3. The Six Saddest Words In The Bible
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Psalm 142:4 (KJV)
I looked on my right hand,
and beheld, but there was no
man that would know me:
refuge failed me;
no man cared
for my soul.
The Six Saddest Words In The Bible

4. PSALM 142:1 A maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.
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PSALM 142:1
A maskil of David.
When he was in the cave.
A prayer.

5. Maschil Mas-keel’ instructive
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Word Study
Maschil
Mas-keel’
instructive
to be prudent, wise, to give insight and instruction; a didactic psalm

6. Most likely the Cave of Adullam
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When he was in the cave.
Most likely the Cave of Adullam

7. BOM VII Sat
1 Samuel 22:1-2 (NIV) 1David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there. 2All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

8. A prayer. “Caves make good closets for prayer.” Charles Spurgeon
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A prayer.
“Caves make good closets for prayer.”
Charles Spurgeon

9. How To Help A Caveman – 1 Kings 19
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How To Help A Caveman – 1 Kings 19

10. A prayer. An Expression of Trouble An Entreaty for Relief
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A prayer.
An Expression
of Trouble
An Entreaty
for Relief
An Expectation
of Deliverance

11. The All Alone Wound Defined
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Dr. Robert Lewis
Men’s Fraternity
The All Alone Wound Defined
A social, emotional and spiritual loss caused by the lack of healthy male comradeship that results in . . .

12. loneliness and discouragement foolish behaviors and blind spots
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Dr. Robert Lewis
Men’s Fraternity
loneliness and discouragement
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Thoreau
foolish behaviors and blind spots
short-sighted masculinity

13. “Most men live in rock-ribbed, self-sufficient isolation.”
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“Most men live in rock-ribbed, self-sufficient isolation.”
-Stu Weber
The Four Pillars of a Man’s Heart

14. BOM VII Sat
Genesis 2:18 NIV
The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
FRIEND
to connect

15. What’s the point? Every Man Benefits From The Company Of Other Men!
BVPHC SUN AM
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BVPHC SUN AM
What’s the point?
Every Man
Benefits From
The Company
Of Other Men! 15 15 15

16. The Friendless American Male
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The Friendless American Male

17. a warped perspective on life
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The Significant Downside
To Isolation
a warped perspective on life
Proverbs 14:12 NIV
There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

18. loose living The Significant Downside To Isolation
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The Significant Downside
To Isolation
loose living
Proverbs 18:1 (NKJV) A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.

19. Loss of motivation for the noble things of life
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The Significant Downside
To Isolation
Loss of motivation for the noble things of life

20. Loss of opportunities for much need transparency
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The Significant Downside
To Isolation
Loss of opportunities for much need transparency

21. BOM VII Sat
What The Scripture Has
To Say

22. so one man sharpens another.
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BVPHC SUN AM
Proverbs 27:17 NIV
As iron sharpens iron,
so one man sharpens another. 22

23. BOM VII Sat
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV)
9Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: 10If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

24. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
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Proverbs 17:17 NIV
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 18:24b NKJV
There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

25. Think of ways to encourage one another …
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Hebrews 10:24 (NLT)
Think of ways to encourage one another …

26. BOM VII Sat
Encouragement is not just a cheesy Christian call to be nice to one another. Instead, it’s a charge to
breathe courage
into the lives
of others.

27. 1 Samuel 20:17 (NLT) Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.
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Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.
1 Samuel 20:17 (NLT)
John 15:13 NIV
Greater love has no one
than this, that he lay down
his life for his friends.
Mark 12:31 NIV
Love your neighbor as yourself.

28. Four Mileposts of Male Friendships
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Jonathan
and David
Four Mileposts of Male Friendships
Acceptance
Affirmation
Accountability
Authority
FRIEND
to connect

29. What Can You Do? BVPHC SUN AM 4-22-2012 BOM VII Sat 1-26-201329 29 29

30. The three keys to friendship
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The three keys to friendship
loyalty
faithfulness
encouragement

31. BOM VII Sat
Reach
out to other
men

32. BOM VII Sat
fear of rejection

33. Challenge men you like to meet regularly with you to “get better”
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Challenge men you like to meet regularly with you to “get better”
Proverbs 13:20 (MSG) Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.

34. BOM VII Sat
1 Samuel 22:1-2 (NIV) 1David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there. 2All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.

35. I alone am left. No self-pity. No blaming: your wife your colleagues
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I alone am left.
Breaking Free:
One rule and only one!
No self-pity. No blaming:
your wife
your colleagues
your parents
your childhood
your inner tendencies

36. Get real and share your heart
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Get real and
share your heart

37. BOM VII Sat
“Once we open our world to another man, we learn that we are not alone in our fears, insecurities, uncertainties, and desires…Through friendship with another man, we affirm much of what is good and strong in us as men.”

38. BOM VII Sat
Enjoy life together.

39. Three Significant Relationships That Bless And Energize A Man’s Life
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Three Significant Relationships That Bless And Energize A Man’s Life
The Admiring Mentor (Paul)
The Side-by-Side Friend (Barnabas)
The Needy Protégé (Timothy)

40. BOM VII Sat
protégé (French) “to protect”
Psalm 142:6 (MSG)
Oh listen, please listen; I've never been this low. Rescue me from those who are hunting me down; I'm no match for them.
Deut. 32:30 “One chase a thousand, and two put …

41. BOM VII Sat
Psalm 142:7 (MSG)
Get me out of this dungeon so I can thank you in public. Your people will form a circle around me and you'll bring me showers of blessing!

42. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
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We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
Shakespeare