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The Knight's Program calls all men to nobility in their thinking and actions. It motivates and challenges men to change.

Knights of the 21st Century is a Men’s Ministry Study Series which motivates men through a "Knighthood" metaphor to change their lives for their families, their friends, their community and themselves. Knights of the 21st Century
can be the beginning of a new chapter in your life. ACCEPTING that there are no easy answers for you. It is up to you to do the hard work that makes change possible. LE

ARNING to relate to the people in your life in a complete and purposeful manner, as you not only think but feel together with them in this journey. You should model the attributes of what it means to have supportive relationships. UNDERSTANDING that choice and taking responsibility are important themes in this program. One’s faith choice is presented not as a pre-determined conclusion but as a serious act of turning one’s will over to God. The implications of this important decision are even clearer when the male becomes a man, and with full understanding makes a God-man relationship decision. BECOMING a servant leader to your group and delay meeting some of your own
needs for the good of others. VIEWING yourself in an optimistic manner, seeing the depth of the problems to be
solved, while determining to be a difference-maker in them. PREPARING to hear some rough stories as men open up about their lives, on the way to becoming what they want to become. At times, some men will be encouraged to seek further assistance as their long ignored pain becomes more apparent to them

08/21/2026

Thought for the Day

In my opinion, there is no such thing as an unimportant or insignificant day. Some of you may be thinking TGIF (Thank God It's Friday), as though today is nothing more than a segue into our weekend.

I don't think it's a good thing to look at any given day as inconsequential. They all matter. They all count. Each day holds the power of life or death and growth or deterioration in its hands. Today we can become more like our Savior, or more like our fallen self. What we receive from our days is determined by the choices we make and the priorities we establish in those days.

Today is the day to do at least one thing that can help you become a better person. Do it, and you will not be disappointed. Don't do it, and you will miss an opportunity that can never be reclaimed. Let's determine to heed the wise counsel of the apostle Paul today. "Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days" (Ephesians 5:16).

Let's make today count!

- Steve Sabol

08/20/2026

Thought for the Day

A life lived in the presence of God is rich both with longing and fulfillment, times of darkness and times of light, times of sweet days and times of dark nights.

A young man constantly helped others as a way of life. When asked why, he described his tour of duty in Vietnam. It was his job to clear minefields, and he watched many friends get blown up before his eyes. “I learned to live between steps,” he said. “I never knew whether the next one would be my last, so I learned to get everything I could out of the moment between when I picked up my foot and when I put it down again. Every step I took was a whole new world, and I guess I’ve just been that way ever since.”

A grace-filled life is lived between the steps. It understands the remarkable gift of today. Today is a gift, you know; that is why it’s called “the present.” In our unpredictable today, we must find all the life we can, and live it to the fullest. Abundant life is determined not by how long we live but by how well we live.

- Steve Sabol

08/19/2026

Thought for the Day

God's love reaches every aspect of our lives.

* It is wide, covering the breadth of our experience and reaching the whole world. Wherever we go, His love is there.

* It is long, continuing the whole length of our lives.

* It is high, rising to the mountaintop experiences, the thrilling heights of honor, celebration, and elation.

* But it is also deep, reaching us in the valleys, in the depths of discouragement and despair, and even in death.

No matter where we are or what we are going through, God is there, loving us and keeping us close.

When you are far away from family and friends, God is there. When you feel old and alone, God is there. When you celebrate a great victory, God is there. When you face death, God is there.

He loves you—period!

- Steve Sabol

08/18/2026

Thought for the Day

"And they lived happily ever after..." is the classic ending to many fairy tales and nursery rhymes. But in real life, whether or not you experience a happy ending depends on where and when you stop your story.

In the quest to become the men God created us to be, there is no honor in "almost". Honor comes only to those who have crossed the finish line. They may have to limp across, and some perhaps can only crawl across, but the honor is in finishing well.

Don't slack off. You've come too far to give up now. Finish well. Honor and admiration await you. I appeal to the hero in you to strive for a respectful ending. You will live happily ever after (Matthew 25:21).

- Steve Sabol

08/17/2026

Thought for the Day

When I was a young boy, the kids in my neighborhood would get together to play a game of baseball. If you've ever seen the movie The Sandlot, you'll understand the vibe. Team captains would choose team members. I remember being picked last. It was the worst feeling for a kid. Ever experience that? When you’re the last one standing, it means you are nearly worthless. Dead weight. A nonfactor.

Thankfully, God doesn’t view people the way the world does. He doesn’t see some people as essential and others as nonessential. The Bible uses the metaphor of a body to describe us as followers of Christ to drive the point home: we all either work together, or this thing won’t work.

In a body, there are no nonessential parts. What's more essential, your thumb or your right kidney? Your cornea or your hamstring? Every part is essential—even the seemingly insignificant parts, like that little flap that covers your esophagus so that when you swallow, food doesn’t enter your lungs.

It doesn’t do any good to beat yourself up because you don’t have flashy gifts. God “equip[s] his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up” (Ephesians 4:12 NIV). God made you who you are. And God believes your role is critical in this world and in His church. Do you?

- Steve Sabol

08/16/2026

Thought for the Day

Perhaps one of the more tragic things we see in life is a man who never prepares himself for his life's mission, never stretches to his full potential, or never reaches his full stature.

I always dreaded report card time. You can probably guess why. I never excelled academically in school, I simply got by. Almost every report card I received had the following comment from the teacher written on the back of it: “Stephen is capable of doing better work.”

I am so glad that at some point in my life "good enough" became "not good enough." Good and better had to be made to bow to my best.

Prepare yourself for your life's mission. Stretch and reach your full potential and stature. To do otherwise results in what is perhaps the greatest of life's tragedies - MEDIOCRITY!

- Steve Sabol

08/15/2026

Thought for the Day

“The Gospel” means Good News. The good news of the Gospel is that Jesus is here, and He offers new life to all who will trust in Him.

To the spiritually impoverished, He offers the riches of His grace.

To those held captive by their sins, He offers forgiveness and freedom.

To those blinded by grief and pain, who see no escape from their troubles, He offers a future and a hope.

To those oppressed by worries and enemies, He offers justice and vindication.

Rejoice and live in this age of the Lord’s favor (Luke 4:18-19). Jesus has come, and that’s Good News!

- Steve Sabol

08/14/2026

Thought for the Day

The way to change your life is by changing your heart. Your heart is like your automatic pilot or your default position in life. No matter how much you try to discipline yourself to change your behavior, you will always revert back to what's in your heart. That's why Solomon told us to guard our hearts, because out of it flows all the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23).

So if you want to protect your wife's heart and be a better husband, ask God to give you a heart for it. If you want to keep your sin nature in check and live with purity and honestly, ask God to give you a heart for righteousness. If you want a life of honor and desire to leave a godly legacy, ask God to give you a noble heart, the heart of Christ.

You change your life by changing your heart, and only God can change a heart.

- Steve Sabol

08/13/2026

Thought for the Day

After the Watergate scandal and his resignation from the presidency on August 9th, 1974, Richard Nixon said, "By taking this action, I hope that I will have hastened the start of the healing."

My questions for you this morning are:

What action do you need to take to hasten the healing of your marriage?

Is there a gesture that can begin the healing process in your relationship with your child?

Has there been a falling out with a close friend? What can you do to begin the process of restoration?

Nixon's actions were drastic and painful, but he saw them as necessary. Whatever it takes to foster healing today, do it. It's what pleases the Lord.

- Steve Sabol

08/12/2026

Thought for the Day

Think about the last project you worked on. Maybe it was as simple as fixing a child's toy or as complicated as building a deck. Whatever the case, I bet you didn't want the quality of your workmanship to be judged until you were completely finished. Until then, the project was under construction. You had a vision of what it would look like eventually and a strategy for getting there, and you proceeded step by step.

Here's where I'm going with this: think of your life as God's construction project, and remember that what God begins, He finishes (Philippians 1:6). God has begun His work, His good work, in you. And you can be confident that He will finish what He has started. He is shifting and shaping you right now. This means you are not complete yet—you are a work in progress, under construction.

No matter your temperament, personality, giftedness, successes, and failures, God is working. So when you feel incomplete or discouraged by your shortcomings, remember God's promise and provision. Be patient—God is not finished with you yet.

Hang tough and stay tender.

- Steve Sabol

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