master plan of the King, love of the Father
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
6th September 2009
Sunday Service with Corinna
The foundation of every family lies in 2 key principles
1. Love
Eph 5:1-2, as children, we naturally imitate our parents and their habits, likewise, God wants our relationship with Him to be so natural that we begin to take on His habits and behaviours too!
2. Submission
Eph 5:21. Submission isnt about the giving of gifts etc, it's about making first the priority of others before self. The outflow of love in the family is the submission of each other's needs and values.
A) Role of the wife
Eph 5:22-24
Submission of the wife under her husband isnt about losing your own identity and becoming held in the box and forced to take a back seat in life. Coming under submission is allowing your husband to look after you and take care of you, just like how Christ came to take care, protect and comfort us.
B) Role of the husband
Eph 5:25-27
Embrace the nature of God, a husband should lay down his life for her just as Christ laid His life down for us.
i) To love is to sacrifice
v25: loving selflessly and with tremendous humility
ii) To love is to complete
v28: loving her is completing you; in other words, not loving them is equivalent to neglecting a part of yourself
iii) To love is to put first
v31: the leaving of parent isnt disregarding them, but a shift of priorities. Putting the priorities of your wife and family first before parents due to the need to take on a higher role.
C) Role of the church
The church is the family of God. Every individual family comes together to make up the church family. It is a community that lives and thrives on the same principles as that of an earthly family. God desires every earthly family to be a place of security, affirmation, encouragement, openness and of sharings, and likewise, the same is placed on the church.
All in all, how much you love is how much you're willing to pay the price for. It isnt only in monetary terms, but how much are you willing to give up for?
Friends..
how much do you love God?
Christ was willing to put aside His Life for us..
how much are you willing to put aside for Him?
Sunday Service with Corinna
How God wants our earthly families to be is proportional to how God wants to be in relationship with us.What a simple yet profound truth.
The foundation of every family lies in 2 key principles
1. Love
Eph 5:1-2, as children, we naturally imitate our parents and their habits, likewise, God wants our relationship with Him to be so natural that we begin to take on His habits and behaviours too!
2. Submission
Eph 5:21. Submission isnt about the giving of gifts etc, it's about making first the priority of others before self. The outflow of love in the family is the submission of each other's needs and values.
A) Role of the wife
Eph 5:22-24
Submission of the wife under her husband isnt about losing your own identity and becoming held in the box and forced to take a back seat in life. Coming under submission is allowing your husband to look after you and take care of you, just like how Christ came to take care, protect and comfort us.
B) Role of the husband
Eph 5:25-27
Embrace the nature of God, a husband should lay down his life for her just as Christ laid His life down for us.
i) To love is to sacrifice
v25: loving selflessly and with tremendous humility
ii) To love is to complete
v28: loving her is completing you; in other words, not loving them is equivalent to neglecting a part of yourself
iii) To love is to put first
v31: the leaving of parent isnt disregarding them, but a shift of priorities. Putting the priorities of your wife and family first before parents due to the need to take on a higher role.
C) Role of the church
The church is the family of God. Every individual family comes together to make up the church family. It is a community that lives and thrives on the same principles as that of an earthly family. God desires every earthly family to be a place of security, affirmation, encouragement, openness and of sharings, and likewise, the same is placed on the church.
All in all, how much you love is how much you're willing to pay the price for. It isnt only in monetary terms, but how much are you willing to give up for?
Friends..
how much do you love God?
Christ was willing to put aside His Life for us..
how much are you willing to put aside for Him?
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Posted by -nat- at 12:38 AM
In CCM, we encourage people to desire to walk intimately with a loving God, and to know His purpose in our lives.
Most importantly, Love never fails.
In CCM, we want to embrace the spirit of family; to love one another and to love God who first loved us.
Everyone, regardless of race, culture, and beliefs, we cordially invite you to join us in our weekly exciting events.
We want to be a people of vision to fulfill God’s plan in our lives to love God and to love every person just like YOU!
So come and experience His love with us!
Most importantly, Love never fails.
In CCM, we want to embrace the spirit of family; to love one another and to love God who first loved us.
Everyone, regardless of race, culture, and beliefs, we cordially invite you to join us in our weekly exciting events.
We want to be a people of vision to fulfill God’s plan in our lives to love God and to love every person just like YOU!
So come and experience His love with us!
upcoming events
7th Oct 2010
Weekly(Thursday) Lifegroup Meetings!
1830hrs at Building B1.26
15th Oct 2010
Weekly Lifegroup Meetings!
1830hrs at Building B2.20
22nd Oct 2010
Weekly Lifegroup Meetings!
1830hrs at Building B2.20
28th Oct 2010
Karaoke Night! :)
1830hrs at LT11
Weekly(Thursday) Lifegroup Meetings!
1830hrs at Building B1.26
15th Oct 2010
Weekly Lifegroup Meetings!
1830hrs at Building B2.20
22nd Oct 2010
Weekly Lifegroup Meetings!
1830hrs at Building B2.20
28th Oct 2010
Karaoke Night! :)
1830hrs at LT11
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