Heart of a Warrior
In this session, you will learn about who Jesus is without the trappings of religion, and about how He provided an example of authentic masculinity. We will also take a look at the warrior heart that He has put inside every man and its three core desires.
Before you begin this Lesson, please download and print the Heart of a Warrior Participant Manual, which will serve as a tool for the written exercises throughout this lesson.Start your learning with this video:
Watch the following clip from Act of Valor:
Reflection Question:
Have you ever felt like that CIA Operative prisoner? Trapped? In bondage with no way out? No hope?
Continue with this video introduction to Heart of a Warrior:
Watch this next movie clip from Braveheart:
Reflective Question:
Who inspired you more – the nobles or William Wallace? Why?
Let’s review what you have learned about your origin:
You have the heart you do because of the heart God has!
Use the following graphic to revisit the analogy of fresh versus frozen meat for the verse in Ezekiel 36:26 stating that God will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. On the following image, click on each marker and use this opportunity to reflect on your own heart:
Before moving on, review these examples of what in your life can be negatively impacted – deeply affected – by your wounded heart:
Reflection Question:
Can you think of any other aspects of your life that have been deeply affected by your wounded heart?
Important Scripture from this section:
GENESIS 1:27 NKJV
"So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them."
EXODUS 15:3 NIV
"The Lord is a Warrior, the Lord is His name."
JEREMIAH 17:9 ESV
"The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?"
EZEKIEL 36:26 CSB
"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh."
Please navigate to the next module to continue your learning.