Bury the Bones
This morning I was reading from Ezekiel. Let me share with you how God inspired me: In verses 39:11-16, the Lord calls on the people of...
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4826 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32217
904-580-5755
Thursdays Evenings
@
7:30
Local Meeting (JAX)
The Mission
. . . of the Men of the SHIELD
We are a Christian ministry of men who seek to help other men learn the value of being kingdom men. Kingdom men live in such a way that their masculinity serves God, the church, their families, their country, and their employer. Men of the Shield learn that it is when Christian men stand to gather with God, they are at their strongest. Men of the SHIELD endeavor to hold an upright stance in God, so the lost might see a better way to live. It is our desire to help others learn to meet with the Holy Spirit in a personal way as He, and only He, inspires the lost to seek our Lord Jesus Christ. For the man who does not know how to be an upright man, the Men of the SHIELD will teach that it is through the intentional imitation of Jesus Christ that one becomes all He plans for them to become. We teach that the following of the voice of God, which He calls the Sword (The Holy Bible), it the absolute guide for being a masculine man of God.
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Weekly Mission Conference
Thursday Evenings @ 7:30-8:30pm
Weekly mission conferences are are offered for those who would like a chance to connect with other men who are seeking to be the type of man God made all men to be. These lessons are directed to those who seek to be better men for their ministries, families, community, and/or employers. They are designed to be face to face meetings at a location in your area. If there is not a local group in your community, consider starting one. You can join via Zoom if you are not in an area with a chapter.
CURRENT LESSON MATERIAL
LOCATION
Ask you local representative or contact for the location of the meeting in your area. If you do not know your local rep, please leave a message in the form below and we will let you know how to join a meeting.
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SHIELD Mission Challenges
Our Mission is to help men learn how to be the type of men that God intended all men to become. The objective of every mission is to engage in spiritual formation, share the mission, and be good stewards of your body, family, time, finances, and relationship with the Lord. Every mission includes the requirement to complete the following mission tasks:
Independently study and learn every guiding passage in the SHIELD Creed. By the time you reach the BRAVO Mission level, you may be asked to explain any one of the associated scriptures.
Challenge:
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Attend at least one meeting per week in person or over Zoom for one month minimum. (Mission Conferences/Briefings)
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Pray daily for the Men of the SHIELD. (Prayer Warrior)
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Invite three (3) men to attend SHIELD meetings per mission. (Recruiting Challenge)
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Do PT for a minimum of 20 minuets 3 times per week. (Temple Care)
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Recommend: Purchase Uniform T-Shirt - Shirts are issued upon a $30.00 donation to BCHH*
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Attend at least one SHIELD outing or service call per mission. (Call to Service)
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Learn one S.H.I.E.L.D Biblical Creed category per mission. (Mission Awareness)
ONCE YOU ACHIEVE EACH OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, YOU ARE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MISSION. This is an honor system level advancement, so it is not necessary to feel pressured to purchase the next Mission Challenge Uniform Shirt. You should know that, as you progress through the missions, you will be expected to be able to answer 10 Commandments questions, respond to more and more questions about the SHIELD Creed, and will become eligible to take on advanced tasks like becoming a team leader, instructor, facilitator, prayer team leader, etc. Eligibility indicates only that you have become qualified, not that you are required to take on special or advanced tasks.
*Every SHIELD Mission Challenge participant begins with the Alpha Mission Uniform T-Shirt. Each completed SHIELD Mission Challenge will quality you to move up to the next shirt. (e.g. Mission Bravo, Mission Charlie, etc . . .) These are not ranks, but will indicate to your SHIELD cohorts that you are one they can look to for next level wisdom, life guidance, and can understand you as a sort of mentor.
Important: It is not required to join SHIELD Missions Challenges to attend meetings.
SHIELD Mission Challenge Uniform T-Shirt Logos
SHIELD Journal
Suggested Book List
Click on the book cover to open Amazon directly to their offering of that book.
More recommendations to come.
SHIELD Mission Challenge Uniform T-Shirt
Mission Challenge shirts is not for wimps. If you put on this shirt you will be randomly challenged in places you may never expect to be confronted, like the grocery store, gym, or another public place. The back of the shirt bears the 10 Commandment (ESV) with the statement QUIZ ME at the top. The idea is to boldly display the 10 Commandment for all to see, and give you a chance to communicate with other Christians, and a few who may want to hear more about what you believe.
Brand: District® Soft-Touch T-shirt
Fit: These shirts are standard T-Shirt sizes and fit.
For official shirt sizing information click here to visit Vista Print
All sizes are (Shipped direct2U) = $45.00 Min. Donation (per shirt)
To purchase:
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Fill out the Request Uniform Shirt form below,
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Click the Submit button
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Make your donation for the amount shown above.
Delivery time: Approx.10 days.
There is also a slight delay as we wait for the credit card processor to transfer your donation to our account.
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SHIELD Group (BETA)
The Free SHIELD Group is our version of a social media page, but unlike Facebook, is completely private and inaccessible by evildoers and advertisers. You do not have to be a member of the SHIELD Group page to take advantage of all that is available on this page or attend the Thursday evening meetings. The SHIELD Group is an additional offering where you can read encouraging messages from other members, find additional tools (videos, links, short biblical messages, etc), make prayer requests, and ask questions.
You must be a registered member of this site to request membership to the SHIELD Group page. This process is not automatic; it requires staff approval, so it can take up to 48 hour to be completely approved to access the SHIELD Group.
To register to the Baymeadows Center for Hope & Healing Site (the ministry behind the Men of the SHIELD), click on "Log In" in the upper right of this page (example below).
After you have registered with the site, enter below to request Group Access. If you are already a member, use the button below to access the SHIELD Group.
S.H.I.E.L.D. BIBLICAL CREED
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.
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STRENGTH
Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
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HONOR
Psalm 1:1-3
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.
1 Peter 2:17-19
Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
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INTEGRITY
Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
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ENCOURAGEMENT
Psalm 32:8
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
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LOYALTY
Exodus 20:1-17
And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
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“You shall have no other gods before me.
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“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above . . .
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“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
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“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
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“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
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“You shall not murder.
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“You shall not commit adultery.
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“You shall not steal.
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“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
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“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, . .
John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.
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DEVOTION
Joshua 1:8-9
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Acts 20:35
In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Commandments of Christ
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John 14:15
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments."
Matthew 22:37
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
Matthew 22:38
This is the great and first commandment.
Matthew 22:39
And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 22:40
On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
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