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“So I sought for a man among them…but I found no one.” (Ezekiel 22:30)

“I Sought for a Man”. “So I sought for a man among them…but I found no one.” (Ezekiel 22:30).

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“So I sought for a man among them…but I found no one.” (Ezekiel 22:30)

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  1. “I Sought for a Man” “So I sought for a man among them…but I found no one.”(Ezekiel 22:30) “Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem; See now and know; And seek in her open places If you can find a man, If there is anyone who executes judgment, Who seeks the truth, And I will pardon her.”(Jeremiah 5:1)

  2. God is looking for godly men in a godless world! You can be God’s man in today’s world! Titus 2:1-2, 6-8 2

  3. World’s View of a “Real” Man • “Legal age” (1 Kgs. 12:6-8) • Strength (Psa. 71:9; Prov. 20:29) • Wealthy (Lk. 12:15; cf. 9:58) • Machismo (Prov. 21:4; 16:18) 3

  4. “Show Thyself a Man”1 Kings 2:1-4 • Strong in faith (2:2); Josh. 1:6, 7, 9; 1 Cor. 16:13 (2 Pet. 1:5); Eph. 6:16 • Obedient (2:3); 2 Tim. 3:16-17 • Responsible (2:3); 1 Cor. 4:1-2 • Honorable (2:4); Matt. 22:37; Psa. 51: 10 4

  5. God is Looking for Real MenJeremiah 5:1; Isaiah 66:1-2 • Just & fair (Jer. 5:1) • Toward his wife – 1 Pet. 3:5-7 • Toward his children – Col. 3:21 • Toward his word – Psa. 15:4-5 • Seeks truth (Jer. 5:1) • Shuns evil, pursues good – 1 Tim. 6:11-12 • Conforms to truth – 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2:15 5

  6. God is Looking for Real MenJeremiah 5:1; Isaiah 66:1-2 • Blessing to others (Jer. 5:1) • Welfare of others – Gal. 6:1-2 • Example & influence – 1 Pet. 2:11-12 • Trusts God, not himself (Isa.66:1-2) • Humble & merciful heart – Micah 6:6-8 • Lives before Almighty God – Psa. 8:4, 9 (Job 40:1-5; 42:1-6) 6

  7. “I sought for a man”Ezekiel 22:30 • No man has not sinned in these matters at some time in his life – 1 Kgs. 8:46 • Not an excuse, but an opportunity to improve • God forgives; Men must show Him reverence – Psa. 130:3-4 Whose man will you be? 7

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