The Godly Marriage
A Godly Marriage Ephesians 5;22-33 A godly marriage pictures our relationship with Christ Christ Leads the Church (Eph 5:23) Christ loves the church (Eph 5:25) Love is (1Cor 13:4-8) Loves gives of oneself without limit Love gives to purify and cleanse Christ Feeds and cares for the Church (Eph 5:29) Christ unites himself to the Church (Eph 5:31-32, Heb 13:5, Rom 6:5, 8) Marriage is to picture this Leading – Authority and Submission (Eph 5:22-23) Practically, how can…
What does God say about ‘Submission’?
Ephesians 5:21 Few words stir up such passion as the word ‘submit.’ Come explore the biblical teaching on submission by looking at the life of Christ and see what submission really means. Sermon outline Few words stir up anger and resentment like the word ‘submit’. Submitting Greek word is ‘upotassw, occurs 31x in NT (Lk 2:51 10:17, Eph 6:1, Phil 3:20-21) Jesus is the pattern of submission in the Bible (Phil 2:1-8, Jn 10:30, 6:38, Lk 22:42)…
Be Filled with the Spirit
Be Filled by the Spirit (Ephesian 5:18) To be “filled by the Spirit” is a big deal. Being “filled by the Spirit” doesn’t mean. . . To be “filled by the Spirit” means being under the influence of the Spirit The Wrong Way to Be Under the Influence To be “under the influence” of alcohol leads to a prodigal life. The evil one has many wrong ways to influence us. The Right Way to Be Under the Influence God‘s…
The Victorious Christ sends out his Ambassadors
The Victorious Christ sends out his Ambassadors 2nd Corinthians 5:20
The Guilt Offering: Repairing the relationship (Leviticus 5:14-6:7)
Leviticus 5:14-6:7, 7:1-10 The Reparation-Guilt Offering and making amends for our sin The Reparation-Guilt Offering in General Different than the Sin-Purification Offering 2 categories Sins against God’s things (Lev 5:14-19) Sins against others (Lev 6:1-7) For Violations or Unfaithfulness (Lev 5:15, 6:2, Josh 22:16, Num 5:12, Ezra 10:12, Josh 7:1) Sins against God’s Holy things Examples of God’s holy things (Ex 30:32, 35, Lev 19:8, 22:14, 27:30, 27:28, 19:24, 10:10) How might one unintentionally sin against these things? Nazirites…
The Sin Offering and Christ (Leviticus 4)
Leviticus 4;1-5:13, 6;23-30 The Sin Offering and Christ Opening Illustration Review Burnt Offering – all of life belongs to God, we are accepted by him Grain Offering – We are dedicated to God Fellowship Offering – thanks, vow, or just because I want to worship. We are at peace with God The Sin Offering (aka purification offering accd. To Gordon Wenham) We need purification. For unintentional sin (Lev 4:1, Ps 25:7, Lev 12:6-7, 15:15, 14:19, 8:14, Num 7:16, 8:8,…
Wheel Alignment
This morning we welcome Pastor Joe Strong to our pulpit as he shares God’s Word with us. Pastor Joe is with the Northwest Hispanic Ministry Psalm 19
The Peace Offering and the Christian
The Peace Offering – Leviticus 3 We are all searching for peace The Peace Offering When you have shalom, offer a shelem Are we at peace with God in all things? How does this offering teach us these lessons? Brought with grain offerings with yeast and without yeast (Lev 7:12-13) Ann Voskamp’s, A Holy Experience[1] “To bring the sacrifice of thanksgiving means to sacrifice your understanding of what is beneficial and thank God for everything because He is benevolent.”…
The Grain offering and Christ
Leviticus 2 – The Grain Offering Why Learn Leviticus? Qualities of the Grain Offering Fine Flour – Baked, griddled, pan (Lev 2:1, 4, 5, 7) Life as a Grain Offering of Flour (1Cor 15:45, 2Cor 5:21, Jn 1:29, Mt 3:17) Crushed & Roasted – for Firstfruits (Lev 2:14) A sign of Christ. (Is 53:5, 10, Mk 14:65, 15:16-32) Christ Resurrection is the firstfruits (1Cor 15:20) Oiled (Lev 2:1, 4, 5, 15, 1Sam 16:13, Is 61:3, Act 10:38) Incensed (Lev 2:1,…