Family Matters Pt 1
November 17, 2023
Peter in our text today, zeros in on what family matters, what really matters in our interpersonal relationships, as a family of God! This message is an important reminder for the church in these last days! Its a call to focus on the major, and not the minor issues which often divide and consume us!
References:
1 Peter 4:7-11
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In todays message we hear the conclusion from Pastor Al's sermon 'Armed and Extremely Dangerous' and we learn what it means to be armed with the hope of heaven.
November 16, 2023
In todays message, Peter calls the church to “arm themselves” with the “excellence of God’s power” in three ways – by living with the mentally of Christ, intentionally of Christ, and hope of Christ! These three characteristics of an “armed” believer serve to “frustrate” and “overcome” the demonic schemes of the devil, regardless of the “fragility” (frailness) of the vessel!
November 15, 2023
Developing a healthy theology of suffering is knowing that Christ finished work has equipped us with everything we need to fulfill what we're called to do, regardless of the suffering we may face.
November 9, 2023
Part of having a “healthy theology” of suffering is knowing that it’s not unusual for Christians to face hardships in their faith, as they journey through this strange land.
James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
Part of the reason we can lack in power, as believers, is because we have a bad theological understanding of suffering.
November 8, 2023
People in the world who see us going through suffering or persecution and still choosing to trust Jesus, are going to want to know why. So, Peter tells us, to be ready to give an answer for the hope people see in you.
In fact, everyone that claims to follow Jesus should be able to clearly articulate why they believe in Jesus. The answer that we give must be informed, but more importantly it has to come from an attitude of gentleness and respect. Why? Because our attitude is just as important as the words, we use to tell people about Jesus.
November 7, 2023
As we journey through this strange land called Earth, we will encounter hostility towards our calling and Jesus our Lord.
John 15:18-19 “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. 19 If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you
For the believer persecution for our faith is to be expected in this life. But how as believers are we suppose to deal with it?
November 6, 2023
Living a blessed life in the favor of God isn’t about material blessings or attaining some elevated spiritual understanding, but it’s about practically living out our calling to do good and reject evil.
November 5, 2023
What does it mean to be blessed?
Throughout the Bible, “being blessed” meant that God’s favor was on someone through a variety of circumstances and situations in life.
Sometimes we can misunderstand what this looks like and assume that “being blessed” is the same as “being lucky” or having a lot of material possessions but that’s not it.
The truth is, “being blessed” is more than just material prosperity, or having situations in life work out the way we want them to...
In fact, experiencing the favor of God on your life comes from being deeply connected to Jesus.
So, how can we live a blessed life?Throughout
theBible,“beingblessed”meantthatGod’sfavorwasonsomeonethroughavarietyofcircumstancesandsituationsinlife.Sometimeswecanmisunderstandwhatthislookslikeandassumethat“beingblessed”isthesameas“beinglucky”orhavingalotofmaterialpossessionsbutthat’snotit.oThetruthis,“beingblessed”ismorethanjustmaterialprosperity,orhavingsituationsinlifeworkoutthewaywewantthemto...oInfact,experiencingthefavorofGodonyourlifecomesfrombeinconnectedtoJesus.IfIwe'retoaskeveryoneinthisroomwhowantstoexperiencetheblessingofGodontheirlife,wewouldallsay,“yesplease”!So,howcanweliveablessedlife?
November 4, 2023
By referring to wives as the “weaker vessel” Peter was not saying wives are “inferior” to “husbands.” Yet, this was a common belief in Peter’s Day. Roman legal system assumed women to be weak and incapable of making sound decisions on their own.
“This was primarily due to the influence of Aristotle (GreeK philosopher), who argued, women were by nature inferior to men in every way, except sexually.” (Background Commentary O.T.)
Men and women are different, anatomically men have greater muscle mass than women. But that doesn’t mean women are “inferior.” Peter was referring to the “social status” of wives. Women were not “honored,” socially. Peter is calling Christian husbands to show “honor” toward their wives in public, due to their “social disadvantage.”
November 3, 2023
One of the greatest miracles on earth, which has often been taken for granted, is “holy matrimony.” The marital union between a man and a woman is an institution “ordained” by God but “distained” by the devil. According to one website – “Over the last 50 years the marriage rate in the U.S. has dropped nearly 60%.” (Axios.com)
There are many contributing factors to this decline, but it is also clear that the institution God ordained is definitely under “attack!”
November 2, 2023
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