{"id":2940,"date":"2025-06-17T20:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2025-06-17T20:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:50:01","slug":"act-like-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/2025\/06\/17\/act-like-a-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Act Like A Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7533\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2940-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2025-06-15.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 39:48 &#8212; 36.4MB)<\/p>\n<p>June 15, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Father&#8217;s Day sermon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1 Corinthians 16:13<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 John 3:10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 Corinthians 10:4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 Peter 5:8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ephesians 6:4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deuteronomy 22:5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Titus 2:7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proverbs 24:5-6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='360' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FauNwiTC9GQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>In this Father&#8217;s Day message, Pastor Gene calls men to rise up and reclaim their God-given role as spiritual leaders, protectors, and providers in their homes and communities. Drawing from <strong>1 Corinthians 16:13<\/strong>, Pastor Gene exhorts: <em>\u201cBe watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.\u201d<\/em> This sermon is more than just a call to manhood\u2014it&#8217;s a challenge for all believers to reflect God&#8217;s character in their everyday lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pastor Gene addresses the erosion of fatherhood in society and media, affirming that godly masculinity is not outdated\u2014it&#8217;s necessary. Whether you&#8217;re a father, a single mom raising sons, a young man preparing for the future, or a woman seeking God&#8217;s best, this message is for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7535\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2940-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3\">http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2025-06-15.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 39:48 &#8212; 36.4MB)<\/p><p>http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-15.mp3 Podcast: Download (Duration: 39:48 &#8212; 36.4MB) June 15, 2025 Father&#8217;s Day sermon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[862],"tags":[18,19,875],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5z53F-Lq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2940"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2941,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940\/revisions\/2941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mydestinychurch.com\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}