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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