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Life Class - To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: Proverbs 1:2-5 |
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| Bible Refs. - God's Promises' for Your Every Need, The Serviceman's Topical Bible, The Way for Cowboy's, Rivers of Living Water, King James Bible Online | |
| Week 1 - Introduction, Testimony, Anger, Forgiveness Back_To_Top | |
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Music - Chainbreaker, by Zach Williams,5 min I Speak Jesus, by Charity Gayle, 7:46 min Opening Prayer - 5 min Dear Lord, thank you for the blessings of this life. Thank you for the blessings known and unknown to me. Lord, you promised us that were two or more are gathered in your name you would be there. Lord, be with us as I share my testimony with my Christian brothers. Help me show everyone the way to all the blessings you have promised us. Help me show everyone how to have a closer walk with you daily Lord. In Jesus Name, Amen. I would like to get to know my audience a little bit so I can gear my message for you. Questions: raise your hand the following 1. How many of you are single? Definition
of Testimony Summary Testimony - George's Testimony has 45 years as an adult living a sinful worldly existence as a Christian with external salvation provided by accepting Jesus Christ as my savior. Blessing-1, Blessing-3 I was saved at the age of 12 but walked in sin (1972 - 2008) for 36 plus years after being saved. My sins included but not limited to pornography, adultery, divorce, drugs, and alcohol. All the worldly sins that men and women are exposed to daily. (Footprints) In 2008 I decided to listen to the Holy Spirit and start walking with Jesus Christ. Once I started walking with Jesus, God's blessings began pouring out over me included biblical second marriage, God's grace, and retirement God's way. Blessing-4 Being saved means you have been promised eternal life with Christ when you die. It does not mean that you will not have worldly problems here on Earth until you die. It does not mean that you will not have to pay for worldly choices or the mistakes you make. It means God will not hold sins against you. You are forgiven by God. Born again Christians should also forgive your sins, but that is not always the case. If they won't forgive your sins after have truly confessed to them, they are not walking as a Christian. They are living in the world and reacting to the sin as the world would. If you live in the world, which all people do, you will be exposed to the sinful nature of the world constantly. You will be constantly tempted. If you fail to temptations, you are Christian, but you are of the world. You are not walking as a Christian should. The Lord wants you to follow his teachings and allow the Holy Spirit to dwell in you. The Holy Spirit will protect you from sin if you listen to it. If you do not listen to the Holy Spirit, you will not experience Heaven on Earth, with all the blessings that Christ can pour out on you. You will still have to deal with all the worldly consequences of your sinful actions.
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House of Hope Scripture That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9
"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." Proverbs 16:32 "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9 "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not
the sun go down upon your wrath: Let all bitterness, and wrath,
and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you,
with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven
you." "But now you yourselves are to put
off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language
out of your mouth." But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry
with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment:
and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger
of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in
danger of hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar,
and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be
reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. "Therefore,
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have
passed away; behold, all things have become new." "Bearing
with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint
against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must
do." Colossians
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| Graphic Presentation of a Typical Christian Life - 10 min Born again Christian with eternal salvation thru Jesus Christ. Blessings-1 Blessings withheld because of sinful nature and not walking daily with Jesus Christ (wife or husband or both). Blessings-2 Blessings withheld from whole family or individuals in your care because of your sinful nature and not walking daily with Jesus Christ (you never know how your withheld blessings effect others around you). Blessings-3 Blessings for whole family or individuals in your care because of walking daily with Jesus Christ. You will never know how your blessings effect others around you. Blessings-3and4 Steps to obtaining all the blessings that the Lord Jesus Christ wants for your life. Blessings 1-4 The Goal, result of walking in Christ daily and NOT sinning. Blessings |
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Prayer - 5 min Saved by Christ Altar Call - 10 min Walking In Christ (heaven on earth), Altar Call - 10 min Closing Prayer - 5 min |
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Week 2 - Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding, Carnal Christian, Spiritual Christian, Adultery, Back_To_Top
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Proverbs is a good study for learning life skills as a born again Christian. "The
fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise
wisdom and instruction." “For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 “Wisdom
is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy
getting get understanding.” My son, despise
not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son
in whom he delighteth. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and
the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it
is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof
than fine gold." "My
son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and
discretion: So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to
thy neck. Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot
shall not stumble. When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid:
yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. Be not
afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked,
when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall
keep thy foot from being taken." To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: Proverbs 1:2-5 |
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Following text taken from, "Rivers of Living Water" by Ruth Paxson, June 1930 There are two kinds of Christians clearly named and described in Scripture. It is of the utmost importance that every Christian should know which kind he or she is and then determine which kind he or she wants to be. Paul, in I Corinthians 3:1-4, speaks of Christians as either Carnal or Spiritual. It is a Life of Unceasing Conflict. Two natures, the divine and the fleshly, are engaged in deadly warfare within the Christian. More often the fleshly nature is in control, and there is little enjoyment of spiritual blessings. A Carnal Christian is one that is lives in the world. Sins of the flesh are something all Christians are exposed to daily. Carnal Christians are Christians that are saved but they do not enjoy the blessings from God. A Spiritual Christian is one that lives in the world but is not of the world. Spiritual Christians are Christians that are filled by the Holy Spirit and enjoy the blessings from God by following the ways taught by Jesus Christ. The answer is found in the Christian relationship to Christ. Christ and the Christian are one. With a growing knowledge of Him and a deepening communion with Him there must be a growing likeness to Him. Then you will be so transformed into His image and that others looking at you will see not you but Christ in you. The Christian will regard the pleasures, pursuits, principles and plans of the world exactly as Jesus Christ did. He was not of the world; therefore, the world hated and persecuted Him. So will the world treat the Christian. Every Christian is called to a holy life. But many Christians do not want to be holy. They may want to be spiritual, but they are afraid to be holy. This may be due to misunderstanding of what holiness is through false teachings on this subject. Holiness is a heart of pure love for God. It is Christ, the Holy One, in us, living, speaking, and walking. Which is your life, that of a carnal or a spiritual Christian? If you are receiving God's blessings now you are living "Heaven on Earth" and you would be considered a spiritual Christian. If you are not receivng God's blessings now and you are living a "Worldly Life" then you would be considered a carnal Christian. What are you willing to do to have God's blessings NOW and live Heaven on Earth? One guideline to follow is "What would Jesus do." |
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Marks of a Carnal Christian "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" Romans 7:24 "Every branch in me that beareth not fruit the taketh away, and every branch that bearth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit." John 15:2 "Whosover therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God." James 4:4 "Love
not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any
man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For
all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust
of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but
is of the world." The
Marks of a Spiritual Christian "Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me." Psalms 51:6&10 "Having
therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves
from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness
in the fear of God." "For
the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free
from the law of sin and death." "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit." Galatians 5:22-25 "I have
given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they
are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I pray not
that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou
shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world,
even as I am not of the world." "Remember
the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than
his Lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute
you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also." "But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy." 1 Peter 1:15-16
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The action of thinking, looking, and commiting the act of "The Flesh" is sex if commited outside marriage. Looking at pornography in magazines or the internet are considered adultery. Sleeping with a someone that is not your spouse is the worldly view and Godly view of adultery. Two people living together outside of marriage is adultery. Looking at a someone in a lustful way is adultry. Sex outside of marriage is adultery. Consider the marriage (love) relationship to be the only union between man and woman that is pleasing to God. Everything else is adultery.
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"Thou shall not commit adultery." Exodus 20:14 "Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. Let her be as the loving hind and pleaseant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love." Proverbs 5:18-19 "But
whoso committeth adultery with a women lacketh understanding:
he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul."
"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are of God's." 1 Corthinthians 6:19-20 "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled; but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge." Hebrews 13:4 “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?” 1 Corinthians 6:19 “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” Psalms 107:20 “Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb: honey and milk are under thy tongue; and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.” Song of Solomon 4:11 "But
I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after
her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And
if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members
should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into
hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast
it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy
members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be
cast into hell. It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away
his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement: But I say
unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for
the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and
whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery." "Flee
from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is
outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against
his own body. What? know that your body is a temple of the Holy
Spirit within you, whom you have from God, you are not your
own? For you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God
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| Audio clips from Family Life: Adultery, "My Spouse is Having an Affair", 25:29 min Adultery, "The Anatomy of an Affair", 28:54 min Adultery, "What Do I Do If My Wife Doesn't Trust Me", 25:20 mi
Prayer - 5 min
Saved by Christ Altar Call - 10 min Walking In Christ (heaven on earth), Altar Call - 10 min
Closing Prayer - 5 min |
Result of NOT walking in Christ daily and sinning.
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Week 3 - Christian Single Dating, Looking For a Spouse, Back_To_Top
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Music - Chainbreaker, by Zach Williams, 5 min Opening Prayer - 5 min Dear Lord, thank you for the blessings of this life. Thank you for the blessings known and unknown to me. Lord, you promised us that were two or more are gathered in your name you would be there. Lord, be with us as I share my testimony with my Christian brothers. Help me show everyone the way to all the blessings you have promised us by my example. Help me show everyone how to have a closer walk with you daily Lord. In Jesus Name, Amen. You should not be dating unless you are ready to be married. Temptations of the flesh are always on a person’s mind unless you address them from the beginning and not exposing yourself to the environment of one night stands of dating (sins of the flesh). Sadly and tragically, sexual immorality seems to be the norm — even, in some cases, among relationships claiming to be Christian. But when everyone else is giving in, we refuse to give up. Whenever we are tempted to cross boundaries you have lovingly set for us, carry our minds to the cross, where Jesus died to liberate us from every ounce of sexual sin. It will be one of the most radical, countercultural, Spirit-enabled feats of our lives: choosing to deny the impulse to experiment or express ourselves sexually in dating because we trust you and treasure Jesus. desiringdGod.org (popular link)
Prayer for Dating - 5 min
You need to be specific when looking for a spouse. You need to be equally yoked to make a successful lifelong marriage. This means you must know what you want in a spouse and look for that in the people you consider dating. A spouse is more than your partner in marriage. It is that special someone that will meet all of your needs for the rest of your life. You need to know waht is important for you knowing that no one is perfect. Know what you want and pray over it. Three things I suggest you doing. First Second
Third, most important. Prayer for Looking for A Spouse - 5 min
Saved by Christ Altar Call - 10 min Walking In Christ (heaven on earth), Altar Call - 10 min |
The Goal, receiving Christ's blessings as a result of walking in with Him daily. Following His teachings in the Bible and NOT sinning.
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 "Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 “Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.” Romans 6:13 "Flee
from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside
the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own
body. What? know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit
within you, whom you have from God, you are not your own? For
you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God's." "Be
ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship
hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath
light with darkness?" “Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jude 1:21 “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Psalms 37:4 “Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.” Psalms 38:9 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.” Proverbs 10:24 “Therefore
I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe
that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.” 1 John 3:22 “And
if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we
have the petitions that we desired of him.”
Audio clips from Family Life: Dating, "Being Single and Dating" 27:56 min Dating, "Dating With Purpose" 34:34 min Dating, "Being Single and Dating" 28:0 min Choosing a Spouse, "Seeking a Spouse" 31:29 min Choosing a Spouse, "Intentional Dating" 29:37 min Choosing a Spouse, "Instructions to Women" 24:10 min Choosing a Spouse, "Instructions to Men" 24:53 min |
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Week 4, Back_To_Top
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Music - Chainbreaker, by Zach Williams, 5 min Opening Prayer - 5 min Dear Lord, thank you for the blessings of this life. Thank you for the blessings known and unknown to me. Lord, you promised us that were two or more are gathered in your name you would be there. Lord, be with us as I share my testimony with my Christian brothers. Help me show everyone the way to all the blessings you have promised us by my example. Help me show everyone how to have a closer walk with you daily Lord. In Jesus Name, Amen. Building a Spiritual Foundation for Your Marriage by Family Life Marriage was created to be a special covenant between a man, a woman, and their God. The vows you share with your spouse you share with God. If you want your marriage to grow strong, one of the most important questions you and your spouse should answer is, “How are we going to grow spiritually?” Because God created marriage, it is not merely two people in a relationship, but three—a husband, a wife, and God. Failing to address this question can almost guarantee that your marriage will not achieve the intimacy and oneness that God designed. Three key ingredients of a dynamic Christian life have significance when applied to the oneness you are trying to achieve as a married couple. I’ll state these in the form of questions: 1.
Are you and your spouse a part of the family of God? Unless you answer yes to all three questions, you will lack the power to build your home with the oneness God intends. Marriage first and foremost is a spiritual relationship. It works best when two people are connected individually to their spouse and then to their God, walking with Him, obeying Him through Scripture, and praying as individuals and as a co <-- Complete Article --> What
Makes a Marriage Distinctively Christian?
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Life I will never forget walking into this home in Pasadena. Almost immediately I noticed that there was just something different in the atmosphere. I had never met these people before, but within 20 minutes I felt like I‘d known them all my life. They displayed genuine hospitality, care, love, and graciousness that I had never seen in a home before. In 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 we read, “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” That’s what I could smell in that house—the fragrance of Christ in the lives of these people who had been transformed by Him. I’ve never forgotten what it was like to walk into that kind of environment. Now the question for us is: What does it smell like in our homes? If folks walked into our houses, would the fragrance of Christ be present? Do people look at our marriages and see and smell the aroma of Christ? I believe there are two factors that give a marriage the fragrance of Christ—that make it distinctively Christian. And both are impossible without the transforming grace of God. 1.
A uniquely Christian marriage has a different kind of purpose. •
They’ve dated long enough, and marriage is the next step. At the heart of most of these reasons for marriage is the big me. People are getting married for self-centered reasons, not God-centered purposes. That describes me as well. A
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The Goal, receiving Christ's blessings as a result of walking in with Him daily. Following His teachings in the Bible and NOT sinning.
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“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.” Proverbs 18:22 “House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.” Proverbs 19:14 “A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.” Proverbs 11:1 "Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. Husbands,
love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave
himself for it." “Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife
see that she reverence her husband.” "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." Colossians 3:18-19 "Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement. Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it." 1 Peter 3:1-11
Audio clips from Family Life: Marriage, Christian Partners, "Building a Spiritual Foundation for Your Marriage" (text) Marriage, Christian Partners, "What makes a Marriage Distinctively Christian" (text) Marriage, Marriage Memo Marriage, Choosing a Spouse Marriage, Getting Married Marriage, Marraige Challenges Marriage, Busyness & Stress Marriage, Drifting Apart Marriage, Finances Marriage, Understanding Differences Marriage, God's Plan for Marriage Marriage, Forgiveness Marriage, Growing Spiritually Marriage, Romance & Sex Marriage, "Resurecting a Marriage"
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It should not be surprising that God declares, in Malachi 2:16, “I hate divorce!” And why does He hate divorce? One reason is that marriage is meant to be a special covenant between a man, a woman, and their God. The vows you share with your spouse you share with God. God's marriage covenant should be taken seriously and every word be understood completely. “I, Dennis, take you, Barbara, to be my lawful wedded wife. I promise and covenant, before God and these witnesses, to be your loving and faithful husband; to stand by you in riches and in poverty, in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, as long as we both shall live.” Dennis Rainey to Barbara Another reason God hates divorce is because it tears at the very heart of God’s redemptive plan for the world. It is interesting to note the conversation between Jesus and the Pharisees in Matthew 19:3-9. When the Pharisees ask, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?” Jesus answers by pointing them to God’s purposes for marriage: And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” Prayer - 5 min Saved by Christ Altar Call - 10 min Walking In Christ (heaven on earth), Altar Call - 10 min |
Audio clips from Family Life: Divorce, "The Cost of Divorce on Children" 24:47 min Divorce, "The Emotional Cost of Divorce" 24:27 min Divorce, "The Financial Cost of Divorce" 24:47 imn Divorce, "Hope When Things Seem Hopeless" 29:21 min Divorce, "Impact of Divorce" 27:12 min Marriage, Saving a Marriage, "Resurecting a Marriage" 25:33 min |
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Week 5, Back_To_Top
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Music - Chainbreaker, by Zach Williams, 5 min Dear Lord, thank you for the blessings of this life. Thank you for the blessings known and unknown to me. Lord, you promised us that were two or more are gathered in your name you would be there. Lord, be with us as I share my testimony with my Christian brothers. Help me show everyone the way to all the blessings you have promised us by my example. Help me show everyone how to have a closer walk with you daily Lord. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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The Goal, receiving Christ's blessings as a result of walking in with Him daily. Following His teachings in the Bible and NOT sinning.
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Marriage is first and foremost is a spiritual relationship called a marriage covanant with God. It works best when two people are connected individually to their spouse and then to their God, walking with Him, obeying Him through Scripture, and praying as individuals and as a couple. Cheryl and I went to a Family Life Marriage Conference called a Weekend to Remember at the beginning of our marriage to get on the same page with a Biblical marriage. During the men's class it was suggested that the men write a poem to our wifes to explain our feeling for them. I wrote these at the beginning of our marriage when I was having trouble describing to her how I felt about her, sex, and the topic of marriage. My belief in marriage cannot be better explained than in the text of the following poems. I am not a writter and they both took many drafts. The words and thoughts I put into the poems are God inspired as you will see.The initial drafts were rough but were revised many times over the first 5 years of our marriage to the following linked below. We have been married now working on 19 years and we still have our moments, but overall we are walking "heaven on earth" with the flowing of God's blessings over us. God's Provision for a Godly Husband The Love between a Husband and his Wife Ten
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“That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.” Titus 2:2 “Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.” Titus 2:6 "Therefore
shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave
unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." "And
he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which
made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said,
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall
cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore
they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath
joined together, let not man put asunder." "Husbands,
love your wives, and be not bitter against them." "Submitting
yourselves one to another in the fear of God." “Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself;" Ephesians 5:33 |
Audio clips from Family Life: Marriage, Husbands, "REAL Men Star Here" 30:18 min Marriage, Husbands, "How to Be the Spiritual Leader of Your Family" 25:20 min Marriage, Husbands, "Will the Real Man Please Stand Up?" 28:52 min Marriage, Husbands, "REAL Men Starrt Here" 30:18 min Marriage, Husbands, "Husbands Love Your Wives" 27:40 min Marriage, Husbands, "Being a Man in Your Marriage" 28:15 min Marriage, Husbands, "How to Live in Love With Your Wife" 28:05 min Marriage, Husbands, "Expect Less and Get More" 26:24 min Marriage, Husbands, "Praying for Your Wife" 44:24 min Marriage, Husbands, "Trusting His Leadership" 28:30 min Life Issues, Men, "A Leader at Home: Where Do I Start?" 24:55 min |
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"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard. She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night. She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff. She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet. She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land. She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant. Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come. She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that Sfeareth the LORD, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates." Proverbs 31:10-31 Prayer - 5 min Saved by Christ Altar Call - 10 min Walking In Christ (heaven on earth), Altar Call - 10 min |
"Therefore
shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave
unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." "Submitting
yourselves one to another in the fear of God." “and the wife
see that she reverence her husband.” "Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord." Colossians 3:18 "I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully." 1 Timothy 5:14 “The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.” Titus 2:3-5 "And
he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which
made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said,
For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall
cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore
they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath
joined together, let not man put asunder." Audio clips from Family Life: Marriage, Wives, "Real Woman, Real Strong" 29:53 min Marriage, Wives, "How to Support Your Wife" 26:10 min Marriage, Wives, "Wives, Cheer Your Man" 22:44 min Marriage, Wives, "Seeing My Husband As My Hero" 28:26 min |
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Week 6, Back_To_Top
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Music - Chainbreaker, by Zach Williams, 5 min Opening Prayer - 5 min Dear Lord, thank you for the blessings of this life. Thank you for the blessings known and unknown to me. Lord, you promised us that were two or more are gathered in your name you would be there. Lord, be with us as I share my testimony with my Christian brothers. Help me show everyone the way to all the blessings you have promised us by my example. Help me show everyone how to have a closer walk with you daily Lord. In Jesus Name, Amen.
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Blessings withheld because of sin and not walking daily with Jesus Christ (wife or husband or both):
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A Carnal Christian is one that is lives in the world. Sins of the flesh are something all Christians are exposed to daily. Carnal Christians are Christians that are saved but they do not enjoy the blessings from God. Blessings-2 When we have the Holy Spirit living in us we look at sin differently and turn away from it. If we listen to the temptations of sin like most people in the world we would step outside of God's blessings and would no longer be living Heaven on Earth. The list of sins are different for each religion type. Check with your Pastor or Priest for a list that you should follow. The following Website by Christian author Richard Hollerman contains a List of Sins from the New Testament. The list is subject to authors opinion and not that of any church or religion.
Prayer - 5 min
Saved by Christ Altar Call - 10 min Walking In Christ (heaven on earth), Altar Call - 10 min Closing Prayer - 5 min |
"if thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." Gensis 4:7 "For
I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin"
"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." Psalm 119:11 "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal lifed through Jesus Christ or Lord." Romans 6:23 "My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous." 1 John 2:1 "But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleaneth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." 1 John 1:7-8
Audio clips from Family Life: Sins, Workaholism, "Why Workaholism Looks So Good" 26:39 min Sins, Pornography, "This is Your Marriage on Porn" 30:17 min Addiction, "Escaping the Secret Life") 29:20 min Addiction, "Who is In Control") 26:16 min Addiction, "How Can A Good Man Be Tempted By Porn" 35:57 min Addiction, "Desending into Drugs" 24:32 min
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Week 7 - Review, Back_To_Top
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| Music - Chainbreaker, by Zach Williams, 5 min Opening Prayer 5 min Dear Lord, thank you for the blessings of this life. Thank you for the blessings known and unknown to me. Lord, you promised us that were two or more are gathered in your name you would be there. Lord, be with us as I share my testimony with my Christian brothers. Help me show everyone the way to all the blessings you have promised us by my example. Help me show everyone how to have a closer walk with you daily Lord. In Jesus Name, Amen. |
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| Graphic Presentation of a Typical Christian Life - 10 min Born again Christian with eternal salvation thru Jesus Christ. Blessings-1 Blessings withheld because of sinful nature and not walking daily with Jesus Christ (wife or husband or both). Blessings-2 Blessings withheld from whole family or individuals in your care because of your sinful nature and not walking daily with Jesus Christ (you never know how your withheld blessings effect others around you). Blessings-3 Blessings for whole family or individuals in your care because of walking daily with Jesus Christ. You will never know how your blessings effect others around you. Blessings-3and4 Steps to obtaining all the blessings that the Lord Jesus Christ wants for your life. Blessings 1-4 The Goal, result of walking in Christ daily and NOT sinning. Blessings |
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| Review - 35 min Week 1 - Wisdom, Knowledge, Understanding Week 2 - Adultery Week 3 - Christian Single Dating, Looking For A Spouse Week 4 - Marriage Relationship, Divorce Week 6 - Sins Week 7 - Review Week 8 - Gospel Concert |
Saved by Christ Altar Call - 10 min Walking In Christ (heaven on earth), Altar Call - 10 min Closing Prayer - 5 min |
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Week 8 - Gospel Music Concert, Back_To_Top
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| Opening Prayer - 5 min Dear Lord, thank you for the blessings of this life. Thank you for the blessings known and unknown to me. Lord, you promised us that were two or more are gathered in your name you would be there. Lord, be with us as we sing and praise You. Let our music and praise be pleasing to your ears. Dear Lord we ask for you to pour out abundant blessings on all of us. In Jesus Name, Amen. Chainbreaker, by Zach Williams, 5 min Online Gospel Music, by "The Disciples", 35 min Saved by Christ Altar Call - 10 min Walking In Christ (heaven on earth), Altar Call - 10 min Closing Prayer - 5 min |
The
Goal, receiving Christ's blessings as a result of walking in with
Him daily. Following His teachings in the Bible and NOT sinning.
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