Master and Commander: Far Side of the World
A sailor is flogged for insubordination to a superior officer. The superior officer
is young and not sure of himself at all. The scene starts with this officer
jumping overboard and committing suicide. The next day, Captain Aubrey has
the funeral service and his words are stirring.
The simple truth is not all of us become the men we once hoped we might be.
We are all God’s creatures. If there are those among us who thought ill of Mr.
Hollom, spoke ill of him, or failed him in respect to fellowship, Then we ask for
your forgiveness Lord, and we ask for his.
1. Do you know of a man who seems “lost” in his life?
2. Have you ever thought that you could do something to help him?
3. What do we, as Christian men, have that might be able to help such a
man?
Texts: Proverbs 18:24
1. Do you have “many companions” that have not done you a lot of good?
2. Do you have a “friend who sticks closer than a brother”?
3. Who might the writer be referring to?
Hebrews 10:24-25
1. How can you be “stirred up” to do good works?
2. What does the writer mean by “meeting together.”
3. What does “the Day” refer to?
