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JG

November 24, 2013

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  • Longing for milk
    • I Peter 2:1-3
    • Do you have the longing?
    • Sin and worldliness will weaken your appetite (Luke 8:15; I Corinthians 2:14-3:3)
    • Laziness will kill your longing ( I Corinthians 9:24-27)
  • Taste and see the Lord is good
    • People enjoy what they’ve been trained to appreciate – Psalms 34:8; 119:103
    • Remember what God offers in His Word – Psalms 119:18,25,28,38,52,165
  • The Naaman Complex
    • Our expectations and reality are out of sync – II Kings 5:14
    • Some want to be entertained by Jesus – Luke 23:6-12; II Corinthians 11:3

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EW

November 24, 2013

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  • Last week
    • Subject of giving
    • Looked to Jesus for example of giving
      • Gave Himself - I Timothy 2:5-6
      • Left His place in Heaven - John 3:13
      • Served His creation - Matthew 20:25-28
      • Sacrificed His life – John 10:14-18
    • We look to the same example when studying husbands and wives.
  • The Likeness of Marriage to the Relationship Between Christ and His Church – Ephesians 5:25-33
    • Importance of marriage relationship
      • It is ordained by God
      • It requires a great and always growing knowledge of each other
      • It produces a family
      • It lasts for life
      • It is much like the most important spiritual relationship there is
    • Established in love
      • John 3:16
      • Ephesians 5:1-2
    • Maintained in purpose
      • Revelation 21:2
      • Ephesians 5:27
      • Colossians 1:21-22
    • Sustained in service
      • Romans 8:38-39
      • Hebrews 13:8
    • Sealed in sacrifice – Ephesians 5:25
  • Established in Love
    • Commandment – to love your wife
    • What kind of love? Agapeo – social, spiritual love; seeks the best for the object of the love
      • John 3:16
      • Romans 5:8
      • I John 4:8
      • Same as in Luke 10:25-37 – Compassionate, complete, unqualified love
  • Maintained in Purpose
    • What is the purpose? - Ephesians 5:27
    • Husband as leader (head)
      • Wife is to be in subjection to her husband – Colossians 3:18
        • What is a subject?
        • What is a sovereign?
        • Is the Christ-Church relationship similar?
      • Privilege or responsibility?
        • Quotes from Kings (I Kings 14:15-16; 22:51-53; II Kings 3:1-3; 10:31)
        • God held them to account for their leadership
        • Good/Poor leadership vs Effective/Ineffective leadership
        • Respect is important to the process – Ephesians 5:33
          • Wife is to respect her husband
          • She will be encouraged by her husband’s respect
          • Mutual respect is more attainable and sustainable
        • Gentleness – I Peter 3:7
        • Example of leading gently – Psalm 23
    • Be the leader. Lead. Be an example. Lead with kindness, compassion, respect, and love. Submission and respect will almost surely follow.

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DW

November 20, 2013

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  • Notice that the first churches and preachers were focused on spiritual edification
    • Acts 20:32 – God’s word is what can build people up.
    • Colossians 3:16 – Even singing provides a means of teaching and admonishing one another.
    • I Corinthians 14:11-19 – Understanding is necessecary for edification.
    • I Corinthians 11:26-29 – We must be careful to take the Lord’s Supper in the right way and understand what it means.
    • II Timothy 4:1-5 – The young preacher Timothy was told to preach the Word.
    • Ephesians 4:11-16 – The body of Christ (universal church) will be built up by those who spread the word of God (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers).
    • There is a difference between edification and what might be done simultaneously with it.
      • While it is true that Christians shard common meals together (Acts 2:46), and that spiritual teaching can occur during a meal (Matthew 9:11-12), that does not mean that eating is edification, or that local churches can provide for the meal.
      • To illustrate: Philip taught the Ethiopian while riding in his chariot (Acts 8:26ff), but just because teaching can be done on a chariot, churches are not authorized to start providing chariots (or cars) for people so that teaching can occur in them.
      • Jesus taught two men as they walked along a road (Luke 24:13-35). But that does not authorize a church to build a walking track or road so that teaching can be done while people travel.

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DW

November 17, 2013

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  • God expects us to remember!
    • In the Old Testament: “I brought you out of Egypt”
      • Exodus 13:3-10; 22:21
      • Leviticus 19:36
      • Numbers 15:37-41
      • Deuteronomy 4:19-20; 5:15
      • Joshua 24:15-17
      • Judges 2:12
      • Micah 6:4
      • Haggai 2:5
  • Remembering Jesus
    • Jesus forgave
      • Luke 17:3-41; 23:39-43, 33-34
      • Colossians 3:12-13; Exodus 22:31 – We must forgive others. We have been in their position ourselves!
    • Jesus died for me
      • Hebrews 12:1-3; I Corinthians 11:24-25
      • Deuteronomy 4:19-20
    • Jesus made a law
      • Hebrews 10:26-31 – The old law had serious punishments! The punishment for breaking the new law is no less serious!
      • II Peter 3:1-2

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EW

November 17, 2013

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  • Christian attitudes concerning giving
    • Last week: attitudes toward money
      • Centered on purpose and motivation
      • Can’t serve both riches and God – Matthew 6:24
      • Prosperity is good and has purpose – III John 1:2; Ephesians 4:28
      • Actively seeking after riches is dangerous – Luke 18:24
      • We must understand the difference.
    • Giving depends on an established need, desire, prosperity, planning, and following through.
      • Need
        • Communicated by leadership – Acts 11:22-30
        • Recognized by individuals – Luke 7:12-15; 10:33
        • Results - Exodus 36:2-6
      • Desire
        • We should want to follow the example of Jesus
        • We should want to be like God – Acts 14:15-17
        • We should desire the fellowship of giving – II Corinthians 8:3-5
      • Prosperity
        • Our giving is out of our prosperity – I Corinthians 16:2
        • We need to recognize when we have prospered
          • It is sufficiency
          • It is not necessarily riches
          • Park of sufficiency is “sufficient to give”
        • We should not make ourselves needy by our giving – II Corinthians 8:12-13
        • Prosperity is as much attitude as amount
          • We should desire excellence – II Corinthians 8:7
          • We should recognize such excellence comes from God – II Corinthians 9:8-10
          • We should be cheerful to give of or share our prosperity
      • Planning
        • Giving is not haphazard – II Corinthians 9:7
        • Giving demands thought; premeditation; intent
          • What to put into the collection
          • What to give to charitable causes
          • What balance to strike – II Corinthians 8:13-14
        • Giving requires consideration of the gift
          • It’s ours – Acts 5:3-5
          • God put it into our care
            • We should remember it is a gift from God
            • We should consider how God would have us use it
      • Following through
        • When we purpose, we determine to do what we purposed
          • We’re called to be steadfast – I Corinthians 15:58
          • A sign of maturity – Ephesians 4:14
    • Individual charitable giving
      • Who is needy? Psalms 41:1-3
      • Where do we find them?
      • What are they in need of? Isaiah 58:6-11
      • How much to we give?
        • Could vary according to need.
        • The rule is within your heart. II Corinthians 9:6-11
        • Remember Matthew 25:32-46
        • Don’t let your faith die a lonely death – James 2:15-17
    • Fun facts on Old Testament giving
      • How much did Israelites give under the Law of Moses (Hint: it was not 10%)
      • What giving was there besides the tithes? How about Leviticus 19? How big were the corners and how hard did they strike the trees? Deuteronomy 24:19-21
      • How much was given in the form of sacrifices? Start looking with Leviticus 7. Much more to follow.
      • What gifts were shared between the giver and the receiver? Deuteronomy 12:17-18; 14:22-29
      • What was a votive offering? How often was it offered? Trick question!
      • Giving under the law of Moses is not quantifiable. There was more free will than specified amounts. It was easily over the commonly accepted 10%.

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