FAMILY MATTERS PT 1

Lincoln Coffie

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Proverbs 24:3–4 NKJV

3 Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; 4 By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

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FAMILY MATTERS PT 1

SUBTOPIC: ARE YOU IMMUNIZED

Proverbs 24:3–4 NKJV

3 Through wisdom a house is built, And by understanding it is established; 4 By knowledge the rooms are filled With all precious and pleasant riches.

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1 Timothy 3:14–15 NKJV

14 These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly; 15 but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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Infection

MWD: Wisdom

bacteria

Good sense - good judgement

Good insight

Practical Definition

Application of information that you understand

There are natural things we can do to help us maintain physical health

virus

There are natural things we can do to help us maintain physical health

Eat a good diet

Obtain adequate rest

Exercise

Properly manage stress

> All help to keep our natural immune system strong!

There are spiritual things we can do to help us maintain spiritual health

Eat a good spiritual diet

Exercise

Obtain adequate rest - You will not get rest until you settle the issue of worship!!!

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Luke 4:5 NKJV

5 Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

Exercise

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Exercise

> All help to keep our spiritual immune system strong!

ONE OF THE MAIN ATTACK ON THE BODY IS ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Start good

IMMUNE SYSTEM

The immune system is the body's defense against infectious organisms and other invaders.

TO BE IMMUNE MEANS

To be resistant due to sensitization

MANY THINGS CAN WEAKEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

ONE PARTICULAR PATHOGEN THAT CAN WEAKEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IS A BACTERIA I CHOSE TO TALK ABOUT NAME STAPHYLOCOCCUS

STAFF INFECTION!!!!

Staphylococcus includes at least 40 species.

Most are harmless and is a part of the normal skin flora - ENDOGENOUS TO THE HUMAN BODY!!!!

They move in clusters - THEY DON’T COME BY THEMSELVES!!!

They are very specific about what, where and who they attack - THEY HAVE ASSIGNMENTS!!!

S. rostri – pigs

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S. rostri – pigs

S. felis – cats

S. delphini – dolphins

S. lentus – sheep, goat, opportunistic pathogen

S. lentus – goats, rabbits, sheep

in the milk of the goat, causes mastitis in the goat

Mastitis of sheep and goat

Proverbs 27:27 NKJV

27 You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food, For the food of your household, And the nourishment of your maidservants.

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Types of pathogens

Endogenous

Exogenous

Opportunistic

Find yourself struggling to maintain a good attitude

Irritable

Edgy

Short

It can affect the whole body

MICROBIOLOGY AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 101

SIRS: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Early warning signs that the body is under attack

Temperature - hot or cold

HR -

WBC

SEPSIS

SIRS + A source of infection

SEVERE SEPSIS

SEPSIS + (Organ Dysfunction, Hypotension, or Hypoperfusion

SEPTIC SHOCK

Withdraw yourself from stuff in the church

Hypoperfusion

You no longer contribute to the function of the church anymore.

SEPTIC SHOCK

Severe Sepsis + hypotension, despite adequate fluid resuscitation

The body no longer respond to resuscitative measures

Find yourself struggling to maintain a good attitude

Irritable

Edgy

Short

WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS THAT WEAKEN OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND MAKE US MORE PRONE TO STAFF INFECTION

# 1 IRRITATION

Don’t let irritation lead to infection

Dealing with difficult people is one of the most taxing and challenging thing you will have to deal with in the church

Harry Ironside

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Harry Ironside

“Wherever there’s light, there are bugs

These bugs are difficult people

Though it is difficult it is doable, ONLY BY GOD’S GRACE

EGR Members

EXTRA-GRACE REQUIRED Members

YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE CHALLENGES IN YOUR LIFE

G. Douglass Lewis

The options for human beings, however, is not whether to experience conflict or not. The only choice is whether this conflict will be managed constructively or destructively.

Rick Warren “Pastor and author”

Every small group has at least one difficulty person in it. If you don’t immediately recognize who that person is - it is probably you!!!!

What can cause the most damage to you is “NOT THE LIES PEOPLE TELL ABOUT YOU!! IT’S THE LIES YOU TELL YOURSELF”

WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS THAT WEAKEN OUR IMMUNE SYSTEM AND MAKE US MORE PRONE TO STAFF INFECTION

# 2. THE THREE Fs: “Fatigue, Flattery, and Frustration”

FATIGUE

Physical, Mental, Emotional, or Spiritual

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Galatians 6:9 NKJV

9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Weariness ------> irritability

Weariness ------> Decrease our tolerance for other people’s shortcomings.

FATIGUE DOES NOT GIVE YOU THE LICENSE TO ACT UGLY TO PEOPLE

FLATTERY

There is nothing wrong with sincere words of appreciation or encouragement

Def: Encarta Dictionary defines flattery

An act or instance of complimenting somebody, often excessively or insincerely, especially in order to get something”

EXAMPLE # 1

I like your preaching better than Pastor Coffie, You feed me more!

WAIT A MINUTE! This is not a talent contest

Everyone should be here to help and not compete with the pastor

EXAMPLE # 2

You sure enough killed that song! I don’t know why they don’t let you sing more often

YEAH? Why don’t they let me sing more often?

I am better than all of them on the praise team

Envy, jealousy, resentment, self-promotion creep into their heart

a. FRUSTRATION

It’s great to have high aspirations and standards

But sometimes we become unrealistic and perfectionistic in our expectations which leads to disappointment and frustration

EXPECTATION --------------------------- AND OUR REALITY -------> DETERMINES THE AMOUNT OF DISAPPOINTMENT AND FRUSTRATION WE WILL FEEL.

Frustrated people tend to become critical and fault-finding.

To defend against frustration

It’s not your job to make the church perfect

It’s not healthy to expect it to be so

Max Lucado said:

Be realistic. Lower your expectations of earth. This is not heaven, so don’t expect it to be.

Rick Warren said:

You must learn to passionately love the church despite of it’s imperfections

LONGING FOR THE IDEAL WHILE CRITICIZING THE REAL IS EVIDENCE OF IMMATURITY

SETTLING FOR THE REAL AND NOT STRIVING FOR THE IDEAL IS COMPLACENCY

MATURITY IS LIVING WITH THE TENSION BETWEEN THE IDEAL AND THE REAL

# 3. DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE

CAN YOU DISAGREE AND STILL WALK IN UNITY

Disagreement is just a part of life

So no matter how peaceable and kind you try to be, SOMEBODY will disagree with you

SUMMARY

OFFENSE

BAD ATTITUDE

STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM

LOOK FOR EARLY SIGNS OF INFECTION

ACT QUICKLY AND CORRECT THEM

1 Timothy 3:14–15 NKJV

Exogenous

Allowing God to evaluate my spiritual vital signs gives clues to what needs attention and treatment in my life. He checks:

My appetite —

thirst

Psalm 42:1–2 NKJV

1 As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. 2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

() and hunger () My heart — loving () and forgiving () My eyesight — awareness of God’s presence () and ability to see sin and confess () My habits — godliness (); relationships (); loving & serving () and my mind ()

When my spiritual vital signs are normal — my fear is replaced by peace, my anger is replaced by gentleness & patience, and my selfishness is replaced by love.

Types of pathogens

Endogenous

Exogenous

Opportunistic

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