DW

January 18, 2015

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  • Ignore Genesis 2:24
    • A marriage starts a new family. Relationships must change.
    • Ephesians 5:22, 28-30, 33 – Husbands and wives have specific roles to play.
    • Ephesians 6:1-4; Matthew 15:1-6 – Honoring your parents changes meaning at different stages of life.
    • It is always sinful to gossip! Proverbs 11:13; 16:28
  • Pick a favorite child
    • Genesis 25:28; 37:3-4, 18-34 – Jacob’s partiality for Joseph engendered much hatred from the other sons.
    • Genesis 42:1-4 – Jacob shows favoritism again!
    • James 2:9
    • Ephesians 6:4; Titus 2:4
    • Romans 2:11
  • Cultivate jealousy in your marriage.
    • Genesis 29:16-20, 30-35; 31:1-20 – Jealousy between Rachel and Leah
    • Genesis 33:1-2 – Jacob again shows favoritism among his family.
    • Proverbs 5:15
    • I Corinthians 7:1-5 – Husbands and wives are obligated to each other.

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JJ

January 18, 2015

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  • Hebrews 12:5-24
  • Hebrews 12:8 – If your father does not discipline you when necessary, he is treating you as though you are no son at all.
  • Hebrews 12:11 – See also I Corinthians 11:32.
  • Hebrews 12:14 – We are to be at peace with all men, but not to the point of disobeying God. See Acts 4:29; 5:19. Peace based upon error is much worse than strife based on truth.
  • Hebrews 12:15 – See Jeremiah 48:10. We must do the work of the Lord diligently.
  • Hebrews 12:16 – If we put earthly things ahead of God, we are acting even more foolishly than Esau in selling his birthright for food.

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DW

January 14, 2015

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  • Qualifications for elders, continued:
    • Having children who believe – Titus 1:6
      • Once children leave the house and are out from under the direction of the parent, in general their behavior is their own responsibility as long as they were on a righteous path when they left the house. Also, note that God “parented” the Israelites in the Old Testament and they certainly did not all turn out faithful.
      • Must a man have multiple children?
        • I don’t think this verse is saying this. In this case, I think the plural includes the singular.
      • Does “believe” here mean “faithful Christians” or “trustworthy?” The Greek word can be translated either way. The context seems to be talking about the relationship between the child and the man, not between the child and God. This leads to the conclusion that the verse is referring to children who are under control of their father and not rebellious – not necessarily Christians.

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JJ

January 11, 2015

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  • Introduction
    • Humanists deny belief in God.
    • Atheists deny belief in God.
    • But I think most folks in this country believe in God.
    • The real question is: Do you believe God?
    • Matthew 7:21-23 – Not all who profess belief in God will be saved.
  • Do you believe God?
    • Relative to what He says about being saved?
    • Relative to what He says about worship? Matthew 26:29
    • Relative to what He said about the work of the church?
      • I Corinthians 11 – assemble to worship
      • Philippians 4:15-16
      • Acts 20:28,32
    • Relative to what He says about the structure of the church?
    • Relative to what He says about assembling to worship and exhort?
    • Relative to what He says about giving into treasury? Judges 5:23
    • Relative to what He says about living a pure life?
      • I Timothy 5:22
      • Ephesians 5:26-27
    • Do you just believe in God or believe God?

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DW

January 11, 2015

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  • Ephesians 6:10-17
  • Ephesians 6:14 – “Having girded your loins with truth”
    • John 8:24 – We must
    • John 12:42 – It is not enough just to believe.
    • Luke 24:47; 13:3,5; 5:32 – We must repent!
    • Ephesians 4:17-19
  • Ephesians 6:14 – “Having put on the breastplate of righteousness”
    • Romans 6:12
  • Ephesians 6:15 – “Having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace”
    • I Peter 3:15 – another form of this same phrase
  • Ephesians 6:16 – “Taking up the shield of faith”
    • Hebrews 11:1
  • Ephesians 6:17 – “Take the helmet of salvation”
    • I Corinthians 15:54
  • Ephesians 6:17 – “And the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God”
    • Do you know God’s word well enough to defend your beliefs?

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