The Talk of All Talks: 🐦🐝🌺🍯

1. God's Design.
1. Procreation
1. Genesis 2:24 NLT
1. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
1. Leave Cleave Weave
2. Pleasure
1. Song of Songs 7:1-3 NLT
1. How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O queenly maiden. Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a skilled craftsman. Your navel is perfectly formed like a goblet filled with mixed wine. Between your thighs lies a mound of wheat bordered with lilies. Your breasts are like two fawns, twin fawns of a gazelle.
1. Your body is a wonderland
3. Protection
1. 1 Corinthians 7:5 NLT
1. Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won't be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
2. Man's Distortion
1. Love is supposed to go
1. Companionship>>>Commitment>>>Communion
2. Society reverses God’s design
1. Sex and/or commitment are often put in priority over companionship
2. Details
1. Rayah: Companionship
1. Song of Songs 4:7 NLT 
2. You are altogether beautiful, my darling, beautiful in every way.
2. Ahava: Commitment 
1. Song of Songs 8:7 NLT
1. Many waters cannot quench love, nor can rivers drown it. If a man tried to buy love with all his wealth, his offer would be utterly scorned.
3. Dod: Communion 
1. Song of Songs 1:2 NLT
1. Kiss me and kiss me again, for your love is sweeter than wine.

1. LIES
1. We love each other.
1. Be forward thinking not to take something that isn't yours.
2. 1 Thessalonians 4:6
1. Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife,[a] for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.
2. Sex is just physical. (NO IT ISN'T)
1. “Don’t you realize that your bodies are actually parts of Christ? Should a man take his body, which is part of Christ, and join it to a prostitute? Never! And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united into one.” But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.” 1 Corinthians 6:15-17
2. Rape or molestation
1. Common emotional and psychological effects of rape include: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – feelings of severe anxiety and stress, Depression, Flashbacks – memories of rape as if it is taking place again, Borderline personality disorder, Sleep disorders, Eating disorders, Dissociative identity disorder, Guilt.
3. Adultery
1. In sex you give something away.
2. Let your wife be a fountain of blessing for you. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. She is a loving deer, a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you always. May you always be captivated by her love.” Proverbs 5:18-19
3. Monogamy is physical and mental
1. But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:28
3. Everyone is doing it. (NO THEY ARE NOT)
4. I'm not hurting anyone. (It eventuality will)
1. Pornography
2. You Can’t Get Aroused by “Just” Your Spouse, you get lazy, wrecks libido, causes selfishness, makes sex sem like too much work, restricts your view of what attractive is, causes your spouse to feel shame
3. Job 31:1
1. I made a covenant with my eyes    not to look with lust at a young woman.
4. 2 Corinthians 10:5
1. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
2. Church's Desire
1. The Word
1. Bible Lists 8 Sexual Sins
1. Fornication, Adultery, Homosexually, Beastiality, Rape, Lust, Prostitution, Incest
2. Romans 1:26 NLT
1. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.
2. Historically
1. The Church Dealt with Sexual Sun: Alienation, Assimilation, Avoidance
1. Alienation
1. In the past the church would disassociate itself from people living in blatant sexual sin. This is not right.
1. Mark 12:30-31
1. …you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength…Love your neighbor as yourself. No other commandment is greater than these
1. I don't get to pick my neighbor.
2. You don't get to pick who you love.
2. Assimilation
1. In order to win the world you don't have to be like the world. 
2. Revelation 2:20-21 NLT
1. "But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols.  I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to turn away from her immorality.
3. Avoidance
2. The Church should go for ASSURANCE
1. We are for EVERYONE.
1. God doesn't condemn and neither should we.
2. BIBLE is in our name
1. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
1. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.
2. Government doesn’t get to define marriage because it didn't design it
3. You don't have to agree with us to be with us. You don't have to believe to belong.
1. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 NLT
1. God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.
4. We might disagree, but that does not mean we are disloyal.
1. We will spend  the majority of our time talking about what we are for versus what we are against
3. Perfect People Don’t Go to Heaven; Saved People Go to Heaven
1. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 NLT
1. Don't you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don't fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

The Bow & Arrow 🏹

Pastor Ed @ CBC

🏹The Bow & Arrow

Ephesians 6:1-4

Notice Four Principles that set the trajectory in Parenting: 

1. The Mandate for Obedience: (Eph. 6:1-2)
A) Action-"Obey" (1)
B) Attitude-"Honor" (2)
• Delayed obedience is disobedience.
• Attitude is everything.

2. The Means of Outpouring (Eph. 6:3)
A) Perspective-"go well with you..."
B) Possession- "live long in the land"
• Obedience = Blessing
• If you can't live up to physical visible responsibility, then gow can you live up to the spiritual invisible responsibility of God?

3. The Metric in Oversight (Eph. 6:4a)
• Provoke: Irritate, agitate, aggrivate
• Provocation fosters prolonged adolescence.

4. The Missional Opportunity (Eph. 6:4b)
A) Duty (physical/Emotional):  "bring them up"-To nourish them to maturity. 
B) Discipline (Emotional/Social)-To train in accordance of conduct and behavior
C) Direction (Spiritual)- "to impart understanding, to have a corrective influence on someone"
• Rules Without Relationship = Rebellion
• Be the first person to admit the mistake.

Psalm 127:3-4: Like the Arrows in the hand of a Warrior are the children of one's youth, blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!

The Tool of Discipline:

B:  Be Consistent

O:  Own your Mistakes

W: Words of Affirmation
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The Training of Discipleship

A: Acceptance comes from God

R: Reject Apathy (model godliness)

R: Resist Temptation

O: Obedient to the Word

W: Worship is Life

The Target of Direction:

The TARGET is TO the World, not FROM the World.
It's not your job to make Godly children but it is the parent's job to make sure their children have Godly parents.

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Wonder Woman 👑

Pastor and First Lady Newton @ Community Bible Church

Ephesians 5:22-24, 1 Peter 3:1-6, Titus 2:3-5, Proverbs 31:10-12

1. Four attributes that comprise the "Wonder Woman Wife"
1. Ephesians 5 Woman: Submissive
1. "...as to the Lord." Esp 5:22
1. Does not mean that a wife is to submit to her husband in the same way she submits to the Lord, but rather that her submission to her husband is a service rendered "to the Lord."
2. * note: The verb "submit," is absent in the Greek translation in verse Eph 5:22, is borrowed from verse 21.
2. "Submission has nothing to do with the order of authority, but rather governs the operation of authority.” - Warren W. Wiersbe
3. Sin did not distort authority. Love God supremely and love her man sacrificially
2. 1 Peter 3  Woman: Secure
1. Windsome"...they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives..." (verse 1)
1. Definition: attractive or appealing in appearance or character.
2. Wholesome "...respectful and pure conduct." (verse 2)
1. Definition: conducive to or promoting moral well-being.
2. Comparison is the theif of joy.
3. Titus 2  Woman: Sensible
1. The words of a wife have the potential to inspire and infuse courage in the heart of her husband. Therefore, THINK before you speak; is it:
1. TRUE
2. HELPFUL
3. INSPIRING
4. NECESSARY
5. KIND
4. Proverbs 31  Woman: Substance
1. "An excellent wife who can find?" (verse 10)
1. Hayil: Might, strength, power; able, valiant, virtuous, valor; army, host, forces; riches, substance, wealth
2. "....far more precious than jewels." (verse 10)
1. Industrious, Intelligent, Investing, Involved, Influence
2. It's better to get waterboarded than to have a contentious wife.
5. 26 (Watch my mouth. In a split second I can infuse immense damage OR immense power. Are you responding in the flesh or in the spirit?)
1. Esther 4:14

Thoughts and Summary: I’ve shared this message with several people and in short, pastor says that a “wonder woman” is Submissive, Secure, Sensible, and has Substance. The people with whom I shared this message with scoffed, remarking that Wonder Woman was none of those. As a Wonder Woman fan, I thought the description was spot on. I found this notation on Wikipedia that I will share.

Princess Diana commands respect both as Wonder Woman and Diana Prince; her epithetical title—The Amazon Princess— illustrates the dichotomy of her character. She is a powerful, strong-willed character who would never back down from a fight or a challenge. Yet, she is a diplomat who strongly "favors the pen", and a lover of peace who would never seek to fight or escalate a conflict. She's simultaneously both the most fierce and most nurturing member of the Justice League; and her political connections as the ambassador of a warrior nation makes her an invaluable addition to the team. With her powerful abilities, centuries of training and experienced at handling threats that range from petty crime to threats that are of a magical or supernatural nature, Diana is capable of competing with nearly any hero or villain.

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Family Talk: Throw in the Towel

Genesis 3:1-15New International Version (NIV)

The Fall

3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’” 4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” 10 He answered, “I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.” 11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate. 14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals” You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. 15  And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[a] and hers; he will crush[b] your head, and you will strike his heel.”

• Marriage is more than a full time job; instead it is a life long pursuit of intimacy.
• The reality of every couple to be similar in likes and dislikes is an improbability, but an emotional bond of trust is crucial and must be strengthened through Communication and healthy conflict management. 
• Safeguarding your marriage or future marriage begins with an awareness of the subtle "Intimacy-Invaders" that attempt to dismantle your sacred union.
• Genesis 2:16
• And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
• There was full freedom in the garden with one exception.
• Eve was the secondhand recipient of the instructions.

5 "Intimacy-Invaders" to Identify

1. Isolation
1. Create Division
1. "He said to the woman..." Genesis 3:1
2. Two are better than 1.
3. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
1. Two are better than one,because they have a good return for their labor:10If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
2. Look to older couples for example.
2. Hesitation
1. Cause Doubt
1. Did God actually say…
2. " Genesis 3:1-5
3. Substitution
1. By using the name Elohim instead of Jehovah the covenant relationship of God towards man was obscured, and man's position in the garden represented as that of a subject rather than a son.
4. Omission
1. The serpent's question omits the positive statement made by God in Gen 2:16.
2. The serpent also distorts the earlier statement by presenting God as saying Adam and Eve could not eat from any tree at all.
3. Satan does not quote in context to cast doubt and division.
1. He will seek to twist and tweek the word.
2. 2 Corinthians 11:14-15
1. Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
4. Omission causes misunderstandings
1. A man approached the alter for prayer and asked the pastor to pray for his hearing so the pastor laid his hands on the man’s ears and prayed for healing. Afterwards, the man thanked the pastor and asked if he’d pray also for his court hearing.
5. Temptation
1. Consumed by Desire-"saw that the tree..." 
2. Genesis 3:6
1. Sin of silence.
1. (Men and women operate in equality but with different responsibility)
2. Speaking into your marriage has to do with availability not ability.
2. Deemed-"good for food"
3. Delight-"to the eyes"
4. Desired-"make one wise"
6. An unbridled appetite creates an insatiable craving that does not logically consider the fullest consequence. 
1. God doesn’t use rules to take away our pleasure.
2. There’s protection within parameters.
3. Three dogs escaped.
1. They had been trying to escape for 5 years.
2. They got out and it was not good.
1. They were missing for weeks
2. One of the dogs got ran over and needed surgery.
3. When given the chance to leave again they chose to stay because what was outside of their boundaries wasn’t good.
4. Satan will try to make your monogomy monotony.
1. Proverbs 5:18-19
2. May your fountain be blessed,and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always,may you ever be intoxicated with her love
7. Preservation
1. Cover up Deeds-"sewed fig leaves together…"
2. Genesis 3:7-10
1. Guilt and shame taught them to hide.
2. When crisis arises and the damage is done, you either choose to confess or conceal.
3. Confession
1. For in confessing, you are choosing to agree with God that what He already knows to be true.   
3. Concealing
1. Proverbs 28:13
2. Whoever conceals his transgression will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy. 
4. Blame game.
1. Adam points the finger AT GOD!
8. Justification
1. Continue to Defer
1. "the woman you gave me...the serpent deceived me
2. Genesis 3:11-13
2. Failing to take ownership and responsibility in decision-making perpetuates a mindset of adolescence, thus causing a failure to launch into the deeper waters of intimacy.  
3. Throw in the Towel:  Instead of "throwing in the towel" giving up on your marriage due to turbulence, give over your marriage to God to bring about transformation. 
1. 7 verses and this marriage is jacked up.
9. Reconciliation
1. Contend for Deliverance:
1. God Pursues: "Where are you?" Genesis 3:9
2. God Predicts: "Her Seed" Genesis 3:15
3. God Provides: "He clothed them" Genesis 3:21
2. Romans 16:20
1. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
1. When Satan tries to remind you of your past, remind him about his future.

*Protevangelium:  The very first time the good news of the Gospel is preached is within the context of a marriage relationship that was fractured.  Therefore, hope rises from the ashes of what once was, and now gives hope of what could be amongst the echo of victory in the throws of defeat.  

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Not Another Day

Ed Newton @ Community Bible Church

Pastor Ed was in Alaska and invited to go on a 30 mile four-wheeler ride to a glacier and got into an accident because he got loose. He didn't have to pay for the damage that he caused. The owner of the 4-wheeler told him that he was forgive and a weight was lifted off of his shoulders because 4-wheelers are very expensive!!!

Forgiveness is choosing not to live in regret.

Genesis 45:1-5

1. The Reunion of Jeopardy:   "I am Joseph" (Genesis 45:1-3)
1. Joseph could stand it no longer. There were many people in the room, and he said to his attendants, "Out, all of you!" So he was alone with his brothers when he told them who he was. Then he broke down and wept. He wept so loudly the Egyptians could hear him, and word of it quickly carried to Pharaoh's palace. "I am Joseph!" he said to his brothers. "Is my father still alive?" But his brothers were speechless! They were stunned to realize that Joseph was standing there in front of them.
1. The reunion was for Joseph's brothers, not for Joseph. Joseph had been egyptianized so the brothers didn't recognize him.
2. Joseph Wept:  This (v. 2) was the third of five times he wept over his brothers (42:24; 43:30; 45:14; 50:17; cf. 50:1).
3. Brothers Worry:  (bahal) be disturbed, alarmed, terrified.
2. Forgiving is Not Forgetting:
1. The only person who can forgive AND forget is God.
2. High School Student’s Experience
1. Mom and dad were getting a divorce because mom had been unfaithful. Mom living with boyfriend and dad is depressed. Student invited boyfriend to McDonald's and bought him dinner. Told him that her family's life will never be the same but she's not going to live in anger, bitterness, and rage so she relinquished the vengeance that she wanted.
3. Reconciliation is the goal
1. Take the initiative to eliminate the distance.  The command "come near" (nagaš) is plural indicates all the brothers are intended.
4. Revenge brings grief
1. The word "please" was a refusal to not be harsh.  
3. Forgiving is not overlooking the circumstances
1. actions have consequences.
2. The Request of a Juncture:  "Come near" (Genesis 45:4)
4. Forgiving is Not Settling:
1. Forgiveness is 1 dimensional and reconciliation is 2 dimensional.
2. Johnny and Jenny
1. Johnny Johnny  killed a duck with his slingshot and Jenny saw him! She said to him,  "I will remember the duck.”
2. Jenny used the duck to manipulate her brother into doing her chores.
3. Finally, Johnny couldn’t carry the weight and confessed what he’d done to his Grandma.
4. Grandma actually saw the entire incident.
1. Grandma is God and Jenny is the guilt that you carry
3. The Reassurance of Joy: "Do not be distressed or angry" (Genesis 45:5)
1. But don't be upset, and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives.
2. Happiness vs. Joy
1. Happiness is based on circumstances.
2. Joy is based on a concrete reality of something that never changes. 
1. We have to walk through difficulty and get healing from Jesus to have joy.
4. Forgiving is Giving:
1. Thomas Edison: Worked hours to create the first light bulb and his assistant accidentally dropped it. So they worked hours to create another lightbulb and Edison gave him another chance to carry the lightbulb to the test lab.
3.  
5. The Reason of Justice: "Preserve a life" (Genesis 45:5-7)
1. But don't be upset, and don't be angry with yourselves for selling me to this place. It was God who sent me here ahead of you to preserve your lives. This famine that has ravaged the land for two years will last five more years, and there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. God has sent me ahead of you to keep you and your families alive and to preserve many survivors.
2. Robert Smith's son was murdered. He wrote the murderer a letter. The murders had received a lot of threat mail from family members so he was hesitant to reply to Robert.
1. God could have stopped your pain!  
2. God will never waste your pain, but will use it for a purpose bigger than you. 
6. Forgiving is trusting: 
1. The Release of : "Meant for Evil, God used for Good" (Genesis 50:15-21)
1. Forgiveness is Freedom from Fear. 
2. It was not Joseph living in fear, but his brothers.  
3. "For the wicked flee when no one pursues" (Proverbs 28:1)
7. Forgiving is Comforting:
1. Tractor Pull Analogy
2. Practical steps in offering forgiveness
1. Step One: Forgiving the Offender in Prayer
2. Step Two: Forgiving the Offender in Person

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