RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE ROUTINES OF FAMILY - PART 2 (20 OF 44)
Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-33, Ephesians 6:1-9
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Responsibilities in the Routines of Family - Part 2 (20 of 44)
Series: The Church at Ephusus: God's Calling, Empowering, and Instruction for the Church
Patrick Edwards
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
Introduction
I'd say there have been three pivotal points of my Christian life in terms of my sanctification; three events where my pursuit of Jesus received a shot in the arm and the ante was upped. The first was when I was 17, but that's a story for another day. The second was when I got married, which I alluded to a bit two weeks ago, but again another day. The third, however, was when Aiden, my first child, was born. You see prior to Aiden's birth I was pretty pleased with myself and with my Christ-likeness. I was really proud of how I was doing and I assumed God was too. The thing is, though, Aiden opened my eyes.
There will be these moments when he defiantly disobeys me; he does precisely what I have asked him not to do. He'll look me square in the eye as if to say ''the heck with you'' and will go do what he wants. It's in these moments when the rage within me swells beyond all capacity and I stand upon the precipice of nuclear meltdown when the Spirit suddenly shows me how my heavenly Father feels every day when I disregard His will and His Word for my own desires and pursuits. You see, being a father teaches you just what a spoiled disobedient child you yourself really are.
You see the thing that I have come to learn is how as children our interactions with our parents and how as parents our interactions with our children are inseparable from our relationship with God in Christ. Who we are and what we do as children of our parents and as parents of our children cannot be distinguished from how we worship and obey God. What I mean to say is that our personal discipleship is reflected, impacted, and lived out in the parent-child relationship. To grow in Christ-likeness means we must address these spheres in life; but also our growth in Christ-likeness will ...
Series: The Church at Ephusus: God's Calling, Empowering, and Instruction for the Church
Patrick Edwards
Ephesians 5:22-6:9
Introduction
I'd say there have been three pivotal points of my Christian life in terms of my sanctification; three events where my pursuit of Jesus received a shot in the arm and the ante was upped. The first was when I was 17, but that's a story for another day. The second was when I got married, which I alluded to a bit two weeks ago, but again another day. The third, however, was when Aiden, my first child, was born. You see prior to Aiden's birth I was pretty pleased with myself and with my Christ-likeness. I was really proud of how I was doing and I assumed God was too. The thing is, though, Aiden opened my eyes.
There will be these moments when he defiantly disobeys me; he does precisely what I have asked him not to do. He'll look me square in the eye as if to say ''the heck with you'' and will go do what he wants. It's in these moments when the rage within me swells beyond all capacity and I stand upon the precipice of nuclear meltdown when the Spirit suddenly shows me how my heavenly Father feels every day when I disregard His will and His Word for my own desires and pursuits. You see, being a father teaches you just what a spoiled disobedient child you yourself really are.
You see the thing that I have come to learn is how as children our interactions with our parents and how as parents our interactions with our children are inseparable from our relationship with God in Christ. Who we are and what we do as children of our parents and as parents of our children cannot be distinguished from how we worship and obey God. What I mean to say is that our personal discipleship is reflected, impacted, and lived out in the parent-child relationship. To grow in Christ-likeness means we must address these spheres in life; but also our growth in Christ-likeness will ...
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