Ephesians 5:21-33
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Instructions for Christian Households
21 Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[a] her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— 30 for we are members of his body. 31 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”[b] 32 This is a profound mystery—but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Peter Park concluded the Detox series explaining what a true biblical marriage looks like.
Reading from Ephesians 5:21-33, we see two prevailing themes - our unity in Christ, and our unity to each other under Christ. A thriving marriage happens when both partners understand and live out the greater call of following Christ. The way that we treat one another in marriage should be a reflection of our reverence to Christ. In the way that the Church is called to submit to Christ, so should the wife voluntarily submit out of love and obedience to Jesus and her husband.
The role of the husband is to love and be sacrificial and selfless. He needs to lead the marriage so that the wife will willingly follow. Relying and spending time with Jesus is the only way to be reminded of and filled with an overflow of Christ love to love his wife.
Most importantly, the marriage should point to Christ. For all of us, our lives should be lived out to love everyone so that the world knows we are disciples of Christ.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Sermon rewind 2012.2.5 - Singleness
Cindy Park continued the Detox series with her message from 1 Corinthians 7, about the biblical perspective on singleness. Paul wrote that being single has definite advantages and is to be valued. The freedom and flexibility of singlehood allows singleminded focus for serving God. Paul celebrates this freedom and reminds singles that they can be even more effective than married people for God's kingdom. Single, dating, or married, we are all called to model Christ to this world, beginning with a deep, authentic relationship with Him, then responding in gratitude and worship for the unique skills and opportunities He has given to us. Our lives are short and with that short amount of time, we're called to draw as many people as we can to Christ.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Sermon Rewind 1/29/12 -" Biblical Sexuality"
Proverbs 5:18-19
New International Version (NIV)
18 May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
Pastor Peter Detoxed sexuality today. Though sex is intended for both procreation and pleasure, churches often just ignore or suppress discussions about it. One reason for this is that we do not distinguish between "desire", which is a healthy longing for relationship, and "lust", which is a an overpowering longing that enslaves. Ultimately, even sex is unfulfilling because we cannot be completely fulfilled outside of being in God's presence in heaven. Until then, we need relationship with Jesus and the supportive partnership of Christian community to avoid desires from becoming lusts.
Listen to this sermon and others online!
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New International Version (NIV)
18 May your fountain be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
Pastor Peter Detoxed sexuality today. Though sex is intended for both procreation and pleasure, churches often just ignore or suppress discussions about it. One reason for this is that we do not distinguish between "desire", which is a healthy longing for relationship, and "lust", which is a an overpowering longing that enslaves. Ultimately, even sex is unfulfilling because we cannot be completely fulfilled outside of being in God's presence in heaven. Until then, we need relationship with Jesus and the supportive partnership of Christian community to avoid desires from becoming lusts.
Listen to this sermon and others online!
http://noc.newsong.net/grow/resources/message-archives
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