Ladies we are so glad you hung in
there to the end. At this count we have 35 members registered for next year and
will continue to enroll until August 1. If there are not 60, we will see what
national will do. Pray about your commitment to CBS and continue to encourage
your friends to come. Our Ice Cream Social/Registration will be Thursday July
17. Mark your calendars. Bookmarks will be available on Sharing Night.
As I looked at the different churches
represented in our evening class, I wondered how many of you would be willing
to encourage your pastors to invite our Servants Team to come and share with
your ladies classes the about the aspects of Community Bible Study. Would you
raise your hand if you would be willing to meet with your pastor or ask permission
to put a message in the bulletin?
No matter how many ladies we have registered; we will have a Bible Study next year.
I checked out the Engage Series last year when I attended TD
Conference in CO. We were all given a copy of Revelation. It is published by
CBS and available thru Amazon.com. However, on the CBS national website I can
get them for 25% less when ordered in set of 10 or more. I ordered Daniel on
Amazon. It is abbreviated study with a maximum of 21 questions per week, some
weeks less than 16 questions. The commentary is only four pages. With less
homework and shorter class sessions we could maybe interest those who are
overwhelmed with the homework. We ask that you pray with us for God’s will for
our Gastonia Evening class.
Jesus is Our LORD, Center our
class in Him.
How many of
you can hula hoop? I can hula hoop
for approximately 5 seconds. Back in the day, I could keep one around my waist
for maybe 5 min. This photo is an
illustration of a woman trying to do too much. Yesterday I was in MARTHA Mode trying
to keep a regular routine of Deep Water Aerobics and UVB treatment while trying
to accommodate my family obligations to ready dad’s house for sale, getting
estimates from contractors, buying paint at Lowe’s, emailing my two younger sisters
to get their consensus. Commiserate with a friend, passing on prayer chain, getting
my hair cut, picking up my grandson, organizing lunch and dinner with my sister
Lynn who is stayed with me Tues and Wed., letting the pets in and out.
OVERLOAD.
Raise your hand if you can identify! Think about it and count on your hand 5 things you did yesterday.
Turn to your neighbor and take two minutes to share. Give them a high five or a
hug!
I wanted a
graph to demonstrate what all the hula hoops meant. Finally I just borrowed
one. As I worked on my own graph, I didn’t even include sleeping or eating or
bathroom time.
It was
difficult for me to prioritize my time, all I knew was God had to be first;
then husband, children, and grandchildren. But health and exercise has to be a
main concern or you won’t have strength for anyone. And what about maintaining
the household, paying bills, cleaning and cooking? Then there is Girls Night
Out and CBS.
Sometimes we
just have to say “no” to hobbies or activities that do not glorify the LORD.
Yesterday
Jesus was not glorified with my frustrations to the expectations of others!
Ladies we have to keep the main thing the main thing.
John 12: 43 For they loved the praise of
men more than the praise of God. Colossians 3: 17And whatever you
do, in word or deed, do everything in
the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Center yourself in Jesus,
the Lord you serve. PRAYER
Colossians
Lesson 6 The Lordship of Jesus
We are
daughters of The King. Paul reminds us we represent our LORD in every earthly
relationship and in every word we speak. All are to be centered in Jesus. In
every one of our earthly relationships we
serve our King, the Lord Jesus.
·
Spiritual Submission
·
Mutual Respect
·
Self Sacrificing Love
18 Wives,
submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Earlier in my Christian life,
SUBMISSION was not my favorite word. In your youth did you ever wrestle a
friend or sibling and been made to holler, “Uncle?” Why do we find it so
difficult to admit our faults and weaknesses to others? Why do we resist
submitting to our husbands or leaders or pastors? Your lesson handled the
message of submission in a logical way.
When we realize that Jesus was
submissive to His Father will, it has a new meaning.
Philippians
2 Christ
Jesus, though he was in the form of God, made himself nothing, taking the human
form of a servant, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of
death on the cross.
Although
fully equal to His Father in every way, Jesus willingly submitted to the
Father’s plans and purposes in becoming the Savior of the world. So must a wife
gladly, willingly, submit to the spiritual headship of her husband. God has
established this chain of command for order in the home. But both partners are
under Christ as equals.
Jesus is your LORD, Center
yourself in Him.
Ruth
Bell Graham “It is a foolish woman (and may I add husband who expects their
mate) to be that which only Jesus Christ Himself can be: always ready to
forgive, totally understanding, unendingly patient, invariably tender and
loving, unfailing in every area, anticipating every need, and making more than
adequate provision. Such expectations put a marriage
under an impossible strain.”
In
a television interview with widows of the 911 tragedy one woman described her
anger with women who complain about their husbands. The other widows nodded in
agreement. “Nothing would make me happier than to walk in the master bathroom
and find the toilet seat up.”
Ladies pray that God will give you a
widows’ heart. A heart that looks for something to praise instead of something
to blame. Maybe your husband is not perfect, but I’m sure he is a good man.
Focus on the positive not the negative.
We must center ourselves in
Jesus so our identity is in Him, not in another.
Philippians 4:8 tells us whatever is true, honorable,
just, pure, lovely, commendable,
if there is any excellence, if there is anything
worthy of praise, think about these
things.
·
Mutual Respect
There are no men here tonight so I
will not elaborate on this section.
19Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh
with them.
As the Father loved His Son
(John 10:17), so the husband is to love his wife “just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her” (Ephesians
5:25).
Ephesians 5 33 … let each man of you
[without exception] love his wife as [being in a sense] his very own self -Amp
As I listened to the radio broadcast
of a Marriage Conference at the Broadmoor
in Colorado Springs, the speaker talked to single women. The Bible talks of the
husband being the spiritual leader of the home. If you cannot respect the man
you are dating, if you cannot follow him in spiritual matters, do not marry him. Because once he is
your husband, without qualifications of his morality, the Bible commands you to
respect him. In this role the husband has a great responsibility and will be
accountable to God for the spiritual health of his family. Pray wisely before
seeking a mate.
However, you are serving
the Lord. Center
yourself in Jesus;
Self-Sacrificing Love
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for
this pleases the Lord.
21Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest
they become discouraged.
Even as head of the household, mother
can help her husband with parenting issue. I don’t know how many saw the
episode of the father/coach kicking his 6 year old son down a skate boarding
ramp in Florida. Parenting tries our patience. Coaching your own son doubly so.
Ideally a mother’s love for her child is a protective covering.
Greater still is the self-sacrificing love of
a grandparent. Seriously when my friend told me how much more love you were
capable of with a grandchild, I could not understand that greater love until I
had my first grandson. But the greatest
love is your heavenly Father loves you so much he sent His only son to die in
your place. Make Him the center of your life.
Tender Names God has for His Children
o
A People Holy to
myself- Deuteronomy 28:9
o
My Beloved Isaiah
6:1
o
Chosen - John
15:16
o
Saint - Romans
8:27
o
My People- Roman
9:25
o
Daughter-2
Corinthians 6:18
o
Masterpiece-
Ephesians 2:10
o
A chosen
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own
possession 1 Peter 2:9
o
Child of God- 1
John 3:1
o
The Bride- Revelation 19:7 Let us rejoice and
exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his
Bride has made herself ready
o
My treasured possession- Exodus 19:5
Finally, here is a message to your son
and daughters: A teenager was grumbling because her parents would not let her
see a certain movie. They told her “That is not who you are!” As she complained to her neighbor who was making
chocolate covered cherries, Robin asked if Natalie wanted a taste.
Natalie said “I thought you were
making them for someone special!”
Robin replied, “I am, you!” But when
Robin offered them on a dirty stained paper plate, the young girl was shocked
and said, “Don’t you have anything else to put them on?”
“Oh yes, I have special dishes set apart from
all the others.” As Robin retrieved a special plate edged in gold she said, “These
are valuable and so special I keep them in my China Cabinet. I protect them
from harm so they are available for me to use to serve others.”
“Your parents see you as being
valuable, beautiful and worth protecting like this china plate.”
As Natalie ate her candy off the china
plate, now she understood why her parents were so overprotective. Robin Gunn Spoken For
Make sure you sons and daughters know
they are God’s treasured possessions, set apart, sanctified for His special
use.
2
Timothy 2:21 Living Bible (TLB)” If
you stay away from sin you will be like one of these dishes made of purest
gold—the very best in the house—so that Christ himself can use you for his
highest purposes.”
Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You
are serving the Lord Christ.
Hebrews 12 17 Obey them that have the
rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they
that must give account,
Choosing to
submit one to another, to love with sacrificial love, and to obey those in
authority over us, just as Jesus did, conforms us to the image of Christ.
Choosing to work at our tasks wholeheartedly, knowing that we are working for
the Lord, lifts up Jesus and pleases God. This gives noble purpose to ordinary
tasks.
Center yourself in Jesus; you are serving the Lord
SLIDE
15 One of my favorite verses in this
lesson; one I need on my wall and car visor. Maybe in my phone case!!!
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned
with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Ladies, I confess this is my greatest
need. I ask for your prayers in this area of my life: at home, as the teacher
of CBS, working in the church, driving, in the mall, with Tech support on the
phone! Forgive me, Lord Jesus, with telephone support for insurance companies
and Medicare. Can I get an AMEN!
Are you willing to make Jesus your Lord and center
of your life?
PRAY Lord season
my words so my speech is always gracious, expressing love to others as you
daughter. As Lord of our lives, lead us through the days with our focus on you,
seeking your will. In Jesus blessed name.
Ladies we are so glad you hung in
there to the end. At this count we have 35 members registered for next year and
will continue to enroll until August 1. If there are not 60, we will see what
national will do. Pray about your commitment to CBS and continue to encourage
your friends to come. Our Ice Cream Social/Registration will be Thursday July
17. Mark your calendars. Bookmarks will be available on Sharing Night.
As I looked at the different churches
represented in our evening class, I wondered how many of you would be willing
to encourage your pastors to invite our Servants Team to come and share with
your ladies classes the about the aspects of Community Bible Study. Would you
raise your hand if you would be willing to meet with your pastor or ask permission
to put a message in the bulletin?
No matter how many ladies we have registered; we will have a Bible Study next year.
I checked out the Engage Series last year when I attended TD
Conference in CO. We were all given a copy of Revelation. It is published by
CBS and available thru Amazon.com. However, on the CBS national website I can
get them for 25% less when ordered in set of 10 or more. I ordered Daniel on
Amazon. It is abbreviated study with a maximum of 21 questions per week, some
weeks less than 16 questions. The commentary is only four pages. With less
homework and shorter class sessions we could maybe interest those who are
overwhelmed with the homework. We ask that you pray with us for God’s will for
our Gastonia Evening class.
Jesus is Our LORD, Center our
class in Him.
How many of
you can hula hoop? I can hula hoop
for approximately 5 seconds. Back in the day, I could keep one around my waist
for maybe 5 min. This photo is an
illustration of a woman trying to do too much. Yesterday I was in MARTHA Mode trying
to keep a regular routine of Deep Water Aerobics and UVB treatment while trying
to accommodate my family obligations to ready dad’s house for sale, getting
estimates from contractors, buying paint at Lowe’s, emailing my two younger sisters
to get their consensus. Commiserate with a friend, passing on prayer chain, getting
my hair cut, picking up my grandson, organizing lunch and dinner with my sister
Lynn who is stayed with me Tues and Wed., letting the pets in and out.
OVERLOAD.
Raise your hand if you can identify! Think about it and count on your hand 5 things you did yesterday.
Turn to your neighbor and take two minutes to share. Give them a high five or a
hug!
I wanted a
graph to demonstrate what all the hula hoops meant. Finally I just borrowed
one. As I worked on my own graph, I didn’t even include sleeping or eating or
bathroom time.
It was
difficult for me to prioritize my time, all I knew was God had to be first;
then husband, children, and grandchildren. But health and exercise has to be a
main concern or you won’t have strength for anyone. And what about maintaining
the household, paying bills, cleaning and cooking? Then there is Girls Night
Out and CBS.
Sometimes we
just have to say “no” to hobbies or activities that do not glorify the LORD.
Yesterday
Jesus was not glorified with my frustrations to the expectations of others!
Ladies we have to keep the main thing the main thing.
John 12: 43 For they loved the praise of
men more than the praise of God. Colossians 3: 17And whatever you
do, in word or deed, do everything in
the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Center yourself in Jesus,
the Lord you serve. PRAYER
Colossians
Lesson 6 The Lordship of Jesus
We are
daughters of The King. Paul reminds us we represent our LORD in every earthly
relationship and in every word we speak. All are to be centered in Jesus. In
every one of our earthly relationships we
serve our King, the Lord Jesus.
·
Spiritual Submission
·
Mutual Respect
·
Self Sacrificing Love
18 Wives,
submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Earlier in my Christian life,
SUBMISSION was not my favorite word. In your youth did you ever wrestle a
friend or sibling and been made to holler, “Uncle?” Why do we find it so
difficult to admit our faults and weaknesses to others? Why do we resist
submitting to our husbands or leaders or pastors? Your lesson handled the
message of submission in a logical way.
When we realize that Jesus was
submissive to His Father will, it has a new meaning.
Philippians
2 Christ
Jesus, though he was in the form of God, made himself nothing, taking the human
form of a servant, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of
death on the cross.
Although
fully equal to His Father in every way, Jesus willingly submitted to the
Father’s plans and purposes in becoming the Savior of the world. So must a wife
gladly, willingly, submit to the spiritual headship of her husband. God has
established this chain of command for order in the home. But both partners are
under Christ as equals.
Jesus is your LORD, Center
yourself in Him.
Ruth
Bell Graham “It is a foolish woman (and may I add husband who expects their
mate) to be that which only Jesus Christ Himself can be: always ready to
forgive, totally understanding, unendingly patient, invariably tender and
loving, unfailing in every area, anticipating every need, and making more than
adequate provision. Such expectations put a marriage
under an impossible strain.”
In
a television interview with widows of the 911 tragedy one woman described her
anger with women who complain about their husbands. The other widows nodded in
agreement. “Nothing would make me happier than to walk in the master bathroom
and find the toilet seat up.”
Ladies pray that God will give you a
widows’ heart. A heart that looks for something to praise instead of something
to blame. Maybe your husband is not perfect, but I’m sure he is a good man.
Focus on the positive not the negative.
We must center ourselves in
Jesus so our identity is in Him, not in another.
Philippians 4:8 tells us whatever is true, honorable,
just, pure, lovely, commendable,
if there is any excellence, if there is anything
worthy of praise, think about these
things.
·
Mutual Respect
There are no men here tonight so I
will not elaborate on this section.
19Husbands, love your wives, and do not be harsh
with them.
As the Father loved His Son
(John 10:17), so the husband is to love his wife “just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her” (Ephesians
5:25).
Ephesians 5 33 … let each man of you
[without exception] love his wife as [being in a sense] his very own self -Amp
As I listened to the radio broadcast
of a Marriage Conference at the Broadmoor
in Colorado Springs, the speaker talked to single women. The Bible talks of the
husband being the spiritual leader of the home. If you cannot respect the man
you are dating, if you cannot follow him in spiritual matters, do not marry him. Because once he is
your husband, without qualifications of his morality, the Bible commands you to
respect him. In this role the husband has a great responsibility and will be
accountable to God for the spiritual health of his family. Pray wisely before
seeking a mate.
However, you are serving
the Lord. Center
yourself in Jesus;
Self-Sacrificing Love
20Children, obey your parents in everything, for
this pleases the Lord.
21Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest
they become discouraged.
Even as head of the household, mother
can help her husband with parenting issue. I don’t know how many saw the
episode of the father/coach kicking his 6 year old son down a skate boarding
ramp in Florida. Parenting tries our patience. Coaching your own son doubly so.
Ideally a mother’s love for her child is a protective covering.
Greater still is the self-sacrificing love of
a grandparent. Seriously when my friend told me how much more love you were
capable of with a grandchild, I could not understand that greater love until I
had my first grandson. But the greatest
love is your heavenly Father loves you so much he sent His only son to die in
your place. Make Him the center of your life.
Tender Names God has for His Children
o
A People Holy to
myself- Deuteronomy 28:9
o
My Beloved Isaiah
6:1
o
Chosen - John
15:16
o
Saint - Romans
8:27
o
My People- Roman
9:25
o
Daughter-2
Corinthians 6:18
o
Masterpiece-
Ephesians 2:10
o
A chosen
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own
possession 1 Peter 2:9
o
Child of God- 1
John 3:1
o
The Bride- Revelation 19:7 Let us rejoice and
exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his
Bride has made herself ready
o
My treasured possession- Exodus 19:5
Finally, here is a message to your son
and daughters: A teenager was grumbling because her parents would not let her
see a certain movie. They told her “That is not who you are!” As she complained to her neighbor who was making
chocolate covered cherries, Robin asked if Natalie wanted a taste.
Natalie said “I thought you were
making them for someone special!”
Robin replied, “I am, you!” But when
Robin offered them on a dirty stained paper plate, the young girl was shocked
and said, “Don’t you have anything else to put them on?”
“Oh yes, I have special dishes set apart from
all the others.” As Robin retrieved a special plate edged in gold she said, “These
are valuable and so special I keep them in my China Cabinet. I protect them
from harm so they are available for me to use to serve others.”
“Your parents see you as being
valuable, beautiful and worth protecting like this china plate.”
As Natalie ate her candy off the china
plate, now she understood why her parents were so overprotective. Robin Gunn Spoken For
Make sure you sons and daughters know
they are God’s treasured possessions, set apart, sanctified for His special
use.
2
Timothy 2:21 Living Bible (TLB)” If
you stay away from sin you will be like one of these dishes made of purest
gold—the very best in the house—so that Christ himself can use you for his
highest purposes.”
Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You
are serving the Lord Christ.
Hebrews 12 17 Obey them that have the
rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they
that must give account,
Choosing to
submit one to another, to love with sacrificial love, and to obey those in
authority over us, just as Jesus did, conforms us to the image of Christ.
Choosing to work at our tasks wholeheartedly, knowing that we are working for
the Lord, lifts up Jesus and pleases God. This gives noble purpose to ordinary
tasks.
Center yourself in Jesus; you are serving the Lord
One of my favorite verses in this
lesson; one I need on my wall and car visor. Maybe in my phone case!!!
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned
with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Ladies, I confess this is my greatest
need. I ask for your prayers in this area of my life: at home, as the teacher
of CBS, working in the church, driving, in the mall, with Tech support on the
phone! Forgive me, Lord Jesus, with telephone support for insurance companies
and Medicare. Can I get an AMEN!
Are you willing to make Jesus your Lord and center
of your life?
PRAY Lord season
my words so my speech is always gracious, expressing love to others as you
daughter. As Lord of our lives, lead us through the days with our focus on you,
seeking your will. In Jesus blessed name.
Lesson 1-your commentary God is in Control is wonderful and explains the history and captivity of the children
of Israel. It has wonderful clues to fact we may have missed. My suggestion is to
read your commentary as soon as possible: over the week-end. Those 2-3 questions
at the end apply to my wrap up and the commentary . It is easier to answer while
it is fresh in your mind.