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03/15/2026

Living Hope: Being The Church in The Field: Faithfulness Part 3
John 6, Matthew 26, 1 Corinthians 11
John 6:1-14 Recognition
In the sixth chapter of the Gospel of John in the past two messages, we have read about Jesus ministering to the multitudes around the Sea of Galilee.
He healed the sick, cast out demons, fed the multitude, and proclaimed the truth.
Recognize Jesus presented sufficient evidence to prove He is the Messiah.
The people wanted more.
Their true desire was not to do the works of God, but to have their temporal needs met.
Recognize people want their needs met more than they want Jesus.
Selfishness is where sin begins, Satan, Adam, Eve, you, and me, the center of our sinfulness is our own desires over the desire of God.
Recognize salvation requires repentance.
Repentance is a change of mind that causes a change of heart, that causes a change of actions.
The majority of the people in John chapter six were not interested in Jesus; they were interested in their own needs.
They were unrepentant. Their minds, hearts, and actions were unchanged.
John 6:60-66 Rejection
Rejection of the truth is common.
Many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.
Presentation of information alone does not bring salvation.
We can teach people the truth, but if they do not believe with their whole heart, they do not have everlasting life.
Many people learn how to be religious and never know Jesus.
Signs and wonders will gain people’s attention but will not guarantee salvation.
Many saw the signs, many received the stuff, the majority walked away.
John 6:67-69 Refusal
Jesus asked the question: “Do you also want to go away?”
It is a legitimate question.
Peter, do you want to go away also?
Matthew, John, James, Thomas, Andrew, Simon, Bartholomew, Philip…
Do you want to go away also?
Judas eventually did go away; Jesus did not meet his expectations.
Peter refused to go away.
Does Jesus meet your expectations?
Refusal to turn away from Jesus requires the truth: there is no other way.
Have you come to believe and know that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God?
If you are not thoroughly convinced you will doubt.
You will never have peace and assurance if you doubt.
When Jesus started talking about eating His flesh and drinking His blood it offended the Jews. They were turned away.
Jesus intentionally said what He said to expose the truth of their hearts.
When their hearts were exposed, they went away.
The events in John chapter six occurred as the time of the Passover was near. (6:4)
Matthew 26:1-30 Remission
In Galilee, as the Passover was near, Jesus told the crowd, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life.”
Matthew records Jesus’ explanation of the Passover.
The Jews had been celebrating the Passover since the night the Angel of death passed over the houses of the Jews in Egypt who had the blood of the lamb on the lintel and door posts. On the night He was betrayed, Jesus explained the Passover.
Matthew 26:26
The Passover bread represents Jesus’ body.
He is indeed the Bread that came down from heaven.
Matthew 26:28
Jesus’ blood is the blood shed for the New Covenant.
Biblical covenants require a blood sacrifice.
Only the blood of Jesus is sufficient for the New Covenant. (Hebrews 9-10)
Jesus’ blood was shed for the remission of our sin.
Only His blood can wash away our sin.
1 Corinthians 11:17-34
Paul wrote to the church in Corinth about issues with which they needed to deal.
1 Corinthians 11:17-22, 27-34 Reproof
The people in the church were divided.
Division in the church weakens the church and the individual members.
Division is caused when we consider our own needs and judge others.
The same problem Jesus addressed in John six.
Paul reproved the church in Corinth for causing division, even in the Lord’s Supper.
Unity is promoted when we consider others and judge ourselves.
We are to examine our own lives.
When we examine our own lives, it enables us to see more clearly.
When we consider others from Jesus’ perspective our understanding becomes clearer.
God reproves us to deliver us from condemnation.
He disciplines those whom He loves.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Remembrance
Jesus’ body was broken for our sin. Jesus’ blood was shed for our sin.
He paid the cost for our sin. He is our propitiation.
As we partake of the Lord’s Supper remember:
All have sinned.
The wages of sin is death.
Jesus died to pay for our sin.
Jesus was resurrected on the third day.
Jesus is alive today and is returning for His church.

03/08/2026

Being The Church in The Field: Faithfulness Part 2
John 6
Thousands of people were following Jesus.
They had needs.
Jesus knew their needs and how He would meet them, but in the process He was also exposing weakness in the faith of the disciples closest to Him, selfish desires in the majority of those following Him, and His commitment to the purpose for which God the Father had sent Him.
Jesus asked the question: “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”
Phillip said the cost is high.
Andrew said we don’t have enough.
Jesus said, give Me what you have.
Can you see the difference between Jesus’ perspective and those who followed Him?
The disciples basically said send them away, we cannot help.
Jesus said give Me what you have and I will make it enough.
Faithfulness requires trusting Jesus when we don’t see how it can happen.
I am not saying we decide what we want to do and expect Jesus to do it.
What I am saying is find out what Jesus is doing and trust Him to do what He says He will do.
Jesus is faithful.
Jesus has always been faithful.
Jesus will always be faithful.
God is in the process of conforming us into the image of Jesus. (Romans 8:29)
Jesus fed the thousands from a sack lunch and had leftovers.
The next day the crowd showed up on the other side of the Sea of Galilee where Jesus had gone with His disciples.
They wanted more free food and Jesus knew it.
They wanted a sign to prove that Jesus was the Messiah, the Christ, and Jesus knew it.
John 6:26-41
The Jews complained.
They straight up asked Jesus what they should do to be able to do the works of God.
Jesus gave them a very straight forward answer: “Believe in Him whom He sent.”
They asked for a sign like Moses.
Jesus basically told them, I am the sign.
They did not believe Him.
Their perspective of Jesus did not meet with reality.
John 6:42
“Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?”
They did not believe Jesus came from heaven.
They thought Jesus was just a man, the son of Joseph and Mary.
The son of a carpenter from Nazareth.
John 6:43
They murmured among themselves.
They griped and complained about what Jesus said.
They did not understand, they complained.
If you study the Bible beginning to end you will find out that God does not mind a sincere question, but He does not like griping and complaining.
If you have a question about what God says, ask. He wants you to know the truth.
“Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock, and it will be opened.” Matthew 7:7
Their problem was not their lack of understanding; their problem was their lack of trust.
They did not trust Jesus.
They said they wanted Him to prove Who He is in order for them to follow Him.
The truth was they only wanted Jesus to give them what they wanted.
They had no real interest in surrendering to Jesus.
John 6:43-47
They wanted Jesus to prove to them, according to their standards that He was worthy of them following Him.
Doesn’t that sound like many people today?
People want to know why they should follow Jesus.
They want us, or God to prove that Jesus is worthy of their investment.
Did you notice verse 44?
John 6:44
“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him;”
God the Father draws people to God the Son, God the Son brings people to the God the Father.
John 6:47
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.” NKJV
The modern translations based on the NU-text leave out “in Me.”
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes has everlasting life.”
The Father draws people to Jesus.
No one comes to the Father except through Jesus. (John 14:6)
The majority of the crowd did not believe, they wanted a sign.
John 6:48-51
They wanted Jesus to do a sign, prove to them that He was from God like Moses proved to the children of Israel in the Exodus.
Jesus said, I am the sign.
The people who ate the manna did not believe; they died in the wilderness.
They died because they did not believe God.
Even when God met their daily needs for forty years, they did not believe God.
“Without faith it is impossible to please God.” (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV)
John 6:50-51
Understand the tension in this conversation; Jesus said, “I am the living bread.”
“If anyone eats this bread he will live forever.”
Jesus just made a statement that was disgusting to the Jews.
It was disgusting to the Romans, they thought Christians were cannibals.
Quite frankly it is disgusting to people today.
What Jesus says and requires does not always make sense to the people to whom He is speaking
But wait, He has a purpose for what He is doing and saying.
John 6:52
The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves.
They did not understand what Jesus was saying. It made no sense to them.
They each had their own opinion, but they could not understand Jesus.
John 6:53-59
Jesus did not back off; He continued on the same course in the conversation.
Jesus was not talking about literally eating His flesh and drinking His blood.
We will talk more about this next week.
John 6:57
“He who feeds on Me will live because of Me.”
True life is only found in Jesus. Everlasting life is only found in Jesus.
Feed on Jesus, His word, His presence, His Holiness, everything about Him.
He is the source of our life and strength.
Bible reading, study, prayer, and gathering as the church is only religious activity without Jesus. It is useless.
John 6:60-6:64
“This is a hard saying, who can understand it?”
What Jesus says is difficult for people to understand in the flesh. Impossible.
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.”
If you get nothing from the Bible, if you have no concern for the things of God, if you really don’t care about Jesus, you don’t have life, spiritually.
“Does this offend you?”
Life without Christ is temporary, frustrating, and of no long-term profit. Vanity.
John 6:66
“From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.”
A point of decision had come.
Many could not hold to what Jesus said anymore.
They had enjoyed the benefits of walking with Jesus for a while, but now the cost was too high, the requirements to confusing.
They walked away.
John 6
The people followed Jesus because He offered what they needed.
They wanted the benefits of God but were constrained by their own understanding and traditions.
When Jesus directed them to the truth they were confused.
They complained.
They argued among themselves.
They eventually turned away.
There were some who did not believe.
Jesus asks the question that everyone should truly ask, and many are afraid to ask.
John 6:67
“Do you also want to go away?”
Is church simply a social event?
Is it simply a means to meet some need in my life?
Is there something else that you think can meet your deepest need?
Are you following Jesus out of guilt or compulsion?
John 6:68-69
Peter understood.
Jesus is the only way. He did not always get it right, but he knew Jesus is the only way.
Faithfulness is rooted in knowing Jesus is the only way.

02/22/2026

Living Hope: Being The Church in The Field: Faithfulness
John 6
The story is told of a man who was stranded alone on a deserted island for many years.
When rescuers found him, he was alive and well mentally and physically.
He had adapted to life on the island by himself and made do with what was available.
One strange thing the rescuers noticed was three huts he had built.
Curious, they asked why he had built three huts.
He answered, the one in the middle is my home, the one on the right is where I go to church.
They then asked what the other hut was. He answered, that is where I used to go to church.
A strange phenomenon occurs among church people; they become dissatisfied for one reason or another and they leave the church with whom they have been associated.
It is not a new problem, and it does not surprise God.
People tend to be consumers; we want to know what is in it for me.
We see that in our own lives, and we see it in many places in the Bible.
John chapter six is a prime example.
John 6:1-10
About five thousand men, not counting women and children were following Jesus.
Quite the crowd. They were hungry.
Jesus said feed them. I know He asked them how they could feed them, but what He was doing was testing His disciples.
Philip said the cost is too high to help them.
Andrew said we do not have enough to help them.
Neither thought it was reasonable to expect them to feed the crowd.
The crowd expected Jesus to meet their needs.
The needs may be different, the times are different, technology is definitely different, but people are still the same.
John 6:22-26
The next day the people were still there, but Jesus was gone, so they went looking for Him.
When they found Him on the other side, they wanted to know when He had changed locations.
Look at Jesus’ answer.
John 6:26-27
He did not answer the question they asked.
Jesus showed them why they were really there.
Jesus knew their hearts, just like He knows our hearts.
He knows our needs, He knows our desires, He knows when we are truly following Him because we love Him and He knows when it is all about me.
Jesus told them what they really need.
He does the same for us, and just like them, we often miss the point.
Look at their next question.
John 6:28
They heard Jesus say, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life,” and immediately thought, “We can do something that pleases God and get our needs fulfilled all the time.”
Jesus’ answer confused them.
John 6:29
It is about what God is doing, not about you.
Being a Christian is not about you. It is not about me.
It is not about what I can do, and it is not about what you can do.
It is about Jesus.
True Christianity, being the church, is about believing Jesus.
It is not about what the church can do for you.
It is not about if you like the preaching or the music, or children’s ministry.
It is about believing in Him Whom God has sent.
Simple enough, believe Jesus and follow Him. Look at how the people responded.
John 6:30-31
Jesus, what will You do to prove to me I should follow You.
After all the signs that Jesus had shown, after healing the sick, setting the demon possessed free, and feeding the multitude, they wanted Jesus to prove Himself.
They pointed back to what God did for a generation that proved itself faithless, and said to God incarnate, “What will you do for us?”
When we ask Jesus, “What will You do for us?” We are not understanding what it means to be following Jesus.
John 6:32-33
Jesus’ answer shows their confusion.
They thought Moses provided for the needs of their fathers.
It is not the man God places in leadership of the congregation that provides your needs.
It is the Son of God Who came down from heaven that provides your needs.
Unfortunately, too many people trust in God’s people instead of trusting God.
God’s people make mistakes, mess things up, and straight up sin.
When we do we need to confess our sin and ask forgiveness from God and the people we sinned against.
Our trust must be in the Only True and Living God, and Jesus Christ Whom He has sent.
Jesus tried to refocus their attention.
The miracles He had already performed should have been sufficient, but they were not.
John 6:34
They addressed Jesus as Lord and asked for the bread from heaven.
The Greek word translated “Lord” is often used as a term of respect, like sir.
It is also used to address one who has authority over one’s life.
Which is the correct interpretation, were they being polite to get something they wanted?
Were they acknowledging that Jesus Christ was Lord over their lives?
The context will provide the answer.
John 6:35-41
Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.”
Jesus is what they really needed.
If they had come to Jesus, they would have had their need met.
If they had come to Jesus, they would have had their thirst quenched.
Many people today are in the same situation, they come to Jesus or church to have some temporary need met, but they leave dissatisfied.
Jesus is not the problem.
John 6:36
They had seen Jesus at work, but they did not believe.
Church is not the problem, people can attend an amazing church gathering with thousands of people in attendance.
They can hear from the greatest preacher as he preaches the Word of God.
They can have their bellies filled at an amazing church fellowship meal.
And leave unfulfilled without Jesus.
There is much more to say about this passage, but let’s move forward.
John 6:41-42
The Jews complained.
The Greek word translated “complained” is an expression of dissatisfaction, unbelief, disappointment.
The very sound of the word indicates an attitude of displeasure.
They thought they knew Who Jesus is.
They thought they understood where He was from.
They did not understand Who He is nor where He is from.
They were confused and deceived by their own perspective.
They did not understand, so they complained.
It is common for people to complain when they do not understand.
It is common for people to complain when what they perceive should happen is not.
As the church, we are to trust Jesus and obey, even when we do not fully understand.
We don’t know all the answers, nor do we always understand God’s timing.
The day before the crowd wanted to make Jesus King.
Today they were dissatisfied because they were not getting what they wanted.
When people grumble and complain it simple shows that they don’t understand what God is doing.
We can all be guilty of complaining.
Trust God.
Some people who grumble and complain are not saved. Yet.
John 6:43-45
No one comes to Jesus unless God the Father draws them.
Let that sink in.
People only get saved when God the Father draws them to Jesus.
God saves. God saves in His time.
John 6:47
Whoever believes in Jesus for salvation has everlasting life.
The salvation God gives is perfect and unending.
Let’s go back a bit.
John 6:37
“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.”
Please pay attention to the verbs in this sentence.
Notice who is acting and who is the recipient of the action.
God the Father gives to Jesus.
Those who are given come to Jesus.
Those who come to Jesus, Jesus keeps.
The Father knows who He gives, and when they will come.
We don’t, we who have been given are to be obedient to Jesus, to whom we have been given.
We are to be faithful and be who He has called us to be.

02/08/2026

Living Hope: Being The Church in The Field in Stewardship
Treasures and Worries Matthew 6:19-34
What is stewardship?
Meriam-Webster Dictionary defines stewardship as
“The careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.”
The Bible has much to say about stewardship, some pastors invest the entire month of January each year preaching about stewardship.
Stewardship is taking care of something that belongs to someone else.
Most people confuse stewardship with ownership.
We each have time, money and talents that we invest.
We use what we have to either soothe our concerns or to fulfill our desires.
We like to say, “my or mine,” like we own what we possess.
We think of ourselves as owners when actually we are all stewards.
Matthew 6:19-21
Ask yourself,
What am I investing in and what will happen to it when I am gone?
Fifty-three years ago, my dad invested in a piece of property in Lampasas County.
Forty-six years ago, I invested in part of that land.
Twenty-four years ago, I invested in the rest of that land.
I had legal ownership of all the land that was once my father’s.
Now some of that land is now in the possession of my sons.
My father invested in his lifetime and died.
Life teaches us this lesson, ownership is temporary.
Solomon figured this out three thousand years ago.
Ecclesiastes 1:12-26
When we die, whatever we invest in is left to another.
That is, if our investments are here on earth.
In Ecclesiastes we have a worldly perspective of life, looking at life without God.
It is a depressing way of looking at life.
God has a better way.
Matthew 6:24
Ask yourself,
Who am I serving, God or mammon?
Mammon is an Aramaic term that was transliterated into Greek, which we then transliterated into English.
Mammon is material possessions, earthly goods, stuff.
We begin gathering stuff to fill a perceived need in our lives, then we find we are spending our time and money serving the needs of the stuff we think we possess that actually possess us if our perspective is wrong.
We acquire stuff and then worry about something happening to it.
What am I investing in? Who am I serving?
What am I worrying about?
Matthew 6:25-30
Ask yourself,
Do I trust God?
Seriously, do I trust God?
Does who I serve say I trust God?
Does what I worry about say I trust God?
Does what I invest in say that I trust God?
Does worrying benefit my health, my home, or my heart?
Does trusting God direct my investments?
Does trusting God calm my worries?
Does trusting God say who I serve?
If so, I trust God.
If not, it is all vanity, dust in the wind.
Matthew 6:31-34
Worry about nothing, trust God about everything.
Our trust in God grows as we know God.
The better we know God, the more we can trust God.
Matthew 6:33
Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
God’s kingdom is the dominion of His reign.
Where does God reign?
Where do “I” reign? Too often we seek first the kingdom of ME!
Whoever reigns is in control.
Whoever reigns is responsible.
Who is better at being responsible and in control; us or God?
Who are we going to trust?
Matthew 6:34
The only thing to be concerned about is trusting God.
If we trust God, we have nothing to worry about.
Now, let me show you a few stewardship tips.
Psalm 24:1
God owns it all, everyone else is a steward.
We have been entrusted with the care and investment of God’s stuff.
Malichi 3:8-12
Tithe means 10%.
This is the easy part; God clearly tells us what to do with 10%.
Bring it to the storehouse, the place where you are a part of the family of God.
The other 90% also belongs to God, we need to search the Scriptures to learn how to use all of it for God’s glory.
The Bible says more about money, possessions, and investment than it says about many other topics.
If you want to be a wise steward of God’s possessions, study His Book.
We are just as responsible for what we do the 90% as we are the 10%.
Try God on this truth and you will see that He is always faithful.
2 Corinthians 9:1-15
2 Corinthians 9:1-7
God cares about our attitude when giving.
Giving with a bad attitude is not giving, it is paying.
If we don’t give from a joyful heart, we will give minimally.
If we give minimally, we will receive minimally.
We cannot outgive God.
2 Corinthians 9:8
God is able to provide all we need; trust Him.
2 Corinthians 9:10-15
What we give encourages other to give thanks to God.
God is not trying to figure out how to pay for what we need to be the church in the field.
He is not trying to figure out how to pay for the addition to this building in which we meet.
God is not trying to figure out how to provide for the needs of my family so that I my time is not committed to an employer.
God is not trying to figure out how to meet the needs of your family.
God has all that is needed, He owns it all and He is quite capable of letting those to whom He has granted stewardship over these things to provide.
There is much to say about stewardship, but time is limited.
Trust God.
If we trust God, then we know that He has no shortage and He is not stingy.
When we trust God, He entrusts us with His possessions.

02/01/2026

Living Hope: Being The Church in The Field as We Gather
Hebrews 10:19-25
Often, I meet people who say they are Christians, but they have nothing to do with the local church.
They say they do not need to go to church.
I tell them, don’t read Hebrews chapter ten, it will mess up your theology.
We are not called to go to church, we are called to be the church, and a part of that is gathering together as the family of God.
The Book of Hebrews tells us how great a High Priest we have in Jesus Christ.
It tells us how great a Sacrifice we have in Jesus Christ.
It tells us what a great Salvation we have in Jesus Christ.
It tells us of the completion of the work accomplished by Jesus Christ.
Then in Chapter 10, after explaining this and more, it makes this statement:
Hebrews 10:19-22
Therefore brethren
Having confidence, we can enter into the presence of God, by the blood of Jesus.
Not because of what we have done, but because of what He has done.
Having confidence in our High Priest Jesus Christ.
Not some exalted man, but God Who became flesh and dwelt among us.
Having confidence in the full assurance of faith.
Not faith in ourselves, nor faith in faith, faith in Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 10:23-25
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering.
Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus Blood and Righteousness.
Let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.
By this we are identified as disciples of Jesus Christ that we love one another, as He loves us. We are to let our light so shine before men that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in Heaven.
Part of what enables us to consider one another, part of what enables us to love one another, part of what enables us to stir up good works, and exhort one another, is the assembling of ourselves together.
The Good Shepherd has called His flock; we hear His voice and follow Him.
(John 10:27-28)
The Heavenly Father has bestowed His love on us that we may be called children of God.
(1 John 3:1)
The Creator of all things has placed each member in the body according to His good will.
(1 Corinthians 12:18)
Our part is to obey Him and do His will.
We are Family.
Romans 8:12-17
We are adopted into the family of God by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the witness of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit provides the evidence to our spirit that we are children of God.
The Holy Spirit draws us to God.
The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin.
The Holy Spirit enables us to understand.
The Holy Spirit bears witness to our innermost being, that we are adopted into the family of God.
Because we are family, we gather together in the family room to meet with the Father and with one another.
We are to encourage one another, we are to hold one another accountable, we are to love one another, we are to gather together.
We are to show the world what family looks like.
We are to honor our Father in Heaven.
1 Corinthians 12:12-27
We are the Body of Christ.
We are all placed in the body by the Holy Spirit. (12:13)
We have need of every part of the body.
We don’t decide who is a part of the body, God does.
Our part as the body is to represent Christ and do His will.
We work together to do His will, to follow His direction.
Christ is the head of the body. (Ephesians 5:23)
A healthy body is connected to the head and follows instructions.
We are a flock.
John 10:1-30
Jesus is the Good Shepherd.
He knows His sheep.
He laid down His life for His sheep.
He calls His sheep by name.
His sheep hear His voice and follow Him.

01/18/2026

Living Hope: Being The Church in The Field at Home
Ephesians 5:15-6:4
Matthew 5:16
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Our number one goal as Living Hope: The Church in The Field is for God to be well spoken of in our sphere of influence.
I noticed one morning as I was riding my bike before sunrise that the lights on some cars coming up in front of me were so bright that they would overpower the light on my bike and make it very difficult for me to see. I could only see by looking down at the road directly in front of me. It made it difficult to see very far ahead on the road. Cars with the same type lights coming from behind would illuminate the road far ahead of what the light on my bike could allowing me to get a much better view of what was ahead of me.

It made me think about how we are to live as Christians. We are to let our light shine in such a manner that others can see God working in our lives and in theirs so that they too can glorify our Father in heaven.
It is much easier for people to see God at work if we come up beside them and allow our light to illuminate the road ahead than to blind them by shining the brights in their face.
God is glorified when we show people the way, not when we illuminate their faults.
Ephesians 5:15-6:4
Our homes are where we begin to shine the light of God’s glory.
The first place God should be well spoken of is in our homes.
God is well spoken of when we live like Jesus Christ.
Men, this begins with us.
Ephesians 5:25-31
Husbands, agape your wives: committed love.
Each man is to be committed to his own wife as Christ is committed to the church.
How committed is Jesus to His church?
He left the place of perfect peace and glory to come to a place filled with sinners to redeem His bride from sin.
Jesus left His place beside His Father to come to a place where He would be abused and killed so that His bride could be with Him forever.
Jesus shed His own blood to wash away the sins of His bride so that He could present her to Himself as glorious, valuable, without spot, wrinkle, or blemish.
Men we are to so love our wives that we willingly give ourselves for her.
We are to value her as Christ values the His church.
We are to defend her as Christ defends His church.
We are to cleanse and refresh her as Christ cleanses and refreshes His church.
How can we do this?
First, we must know Jesus and learn from Him.
Second, we must know our wives.
1 Peter 3:7
Men we must study our wives continuously that we may live with them with understanding.
One of the greatest ways we can show the world what it means to be a Christian man is to love our wives as Christ loves the church.
Ladies, help them out, they cannot read your minds, let them know in a loving manner what you need.
Ephesians 5:28-29
Men we are to love our wives with the same commitment we have for ourselves.
We are one flesh with our wives.
We know what our bodies need, and if we don’t, we try to find out.
We are committed to meeting our needs. If not, we need to be.
Our wives need us to be healthy, physically, mentally, and spiritually.
As husbands and fathers, we provide for and protect our families.
We do so not just for them, but for us, and for God’s glory.
We must shine our light in our families that others can see the way God does family.
Ephesians 5:31
For this reason, for the sake of our wives, and the glory of God, we are to leave our fathers and mothers and become one flesh with our own wives.
Men, the most important human relationship you have is with your wife.
Above all other relationships: parents, children, friends, co-workers.
Find out how God wants you to love your wife and do it!
It will give your life purpose, bring peace and joy to your wife, and glorify God.
Ephesians 6:4
You men who are fathers are given the privilege to teach your children to live for God.
It is not always easy, but it is rewarding.
When is the best time to start?
Before you have them if you can, but if not right now.
Learn how to be a man of God and do it.
Your children’s best and favorite teacher, whether you or they understand it is you.
Live for Christ so they can see how it is done.
Love like Christ so they can know what true love is.
Ephesians 5:22-24
Wives, hupotassomenoi, to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
Be under the authority and order of God to your own husband.
The safest and most secure place a wife can be is properly aligned with the authority and position God has assigned to her husband.
God designed humanity: men and women, parents and children.
He knows how things are to be arranged.
Trust God.
Ephesians 5:23-24
Christ is the head of the church. Do you agree?
What happens when the church tries to run things instead of following Christ’s lead?
What happens when we do it God’s way? Do you want to live for God?
The husband is the head of the wife.
Husbands, God has given us the privilege and responsibility to lead our families.
If it was easy, there would be no need for it.
Think about what Jesus went through for us.
Wives live under the leadership and authority of a godly husband and honor God.
You may say my husband is not a godly man.
Help him, that is why God created woman to begin with, to be a helper for her man.
Shine your light from beside him. Don’t blind him with the brights.
Illuminate the truth in your life.
1 Peter 3:1-2
Let your husband see God in your life.
Do not be a nag. Do not be a martyr. Be a helper.
The greatest team ever assembled in humanity is a husband and wife following God.
The family is the foundation of society.
God is the foundation of the family.
Ephesians 6:1-3
Children, obey your parents.
Children in the Lord, obey your parents.
A very important piece of evidence in the life of a child who is a Christian is obedience to one’s parents.
Obedience must be instilled in a child; they do not come with it from the womb.
Fathers are responsible for the actions of their children.
Wives and mothers are to work with the fathers and husbands to train up the children in the way they should go.
God is well spoken of in our sphere of influence when:
Husbands love their wives as Christ loves the church.
Wives live under their husband’s authority as the church under Christ.
Children obey their parents as Christ.

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