Before you learned Christ, the world taught you something else.
pursuit Overview
Most men don’t realize it, but they’ve been discipled their whole lives — not by Scripture, not by godly mentors, but by the world. Coaches. Celebrities. Music. Movies. Peers. Father figures. Social media. Achievement. Expectations. Pressure.
Long before a man opens the Bible, he’s already been handed a definition of strength, worth, identity, and manhood. And most of those definitions are dead wrong.
The Discipled by the World Series exists to expose that influence and help men replace the world’s formation with Christ’s.
This series helps men recognize:
- the subtle voices that shaped how they think
- the lies they internalized without knowing
- the labels they carry into adulthood
- the habits they learned from culture
- the ways the world discipled them more than Christ has
Each post is about a six-minute read — focused, honest, and immediately practical.
This isn’t about blaming the past.
It’s about unlearning the world’s version of manhood and rebuilding life around the truth of who Jesus is and who He calls you to be.
Read 1: What Shaped You? This post uncovers the early influences — spoken and unspoken — that formed a man long before he ever had a chance to evaluate them.
Read 2: Jesus, the True Man. This post reframes manhood around the life of Christ — strength under control, compassion without weakness, truth without arrogance, courage without pride.
Read 3: Rethinking Success. This post challenges the world’s scoreboard and replaces performance-driven identity with a biblical definition of success built on obedience, faithfulness, and character.
Read 4: Unlearning the Lies. This post identifies the false narratives men absorb — “don’t feel,” “don’t need help,” “you are what you do,” “strength means silence” — and shows how Scripture dismantles each one.
Read 5: Becoming Who You Were Meant to Be. This post lifts the focus from who you were to who you’re becoming — a man being formed by Christ, not by culture, habits, or pressure.
What This pursuit Offers
- Honest Reflection: It names the invisible forces that shaped a man before he even knew he was being shaped.
- Biblical Clarity: It replaces cultural confusion with God’s truth about identity, strength, and purpose.
- Practical Challenge: Each day gives you one simple step to take — real growth, one decision at a time.
- Brotherhood Cues: Sharpening questions you can take into a group, a one-on-one, or text to a friend to push the conversation deeper.
Final Thought
Every man is being discipled by something.
If it isn’t Christ, it’s the world — and the world is relentless.
The Discipled by the World Series helps men recognize the voices they’ve been listening to, confront the lies they’ve adopted, and step into the identity Jesus has already spoken over them.
This isn’t about trying harder.
It’s about letting Jesus retrain your heart, reshape your thinking, and rebuild your life from the inside out.
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