#3 Under Attack - The Family
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#3 Under Attack - The Family
#3 Under Attack - The Family
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
The attack has been raging… not just in 2021, but it has been raging since the Garden of Eden...
There are 3 God ordained institutions:
The Home
The Church
Government
These institutions - are institutions that God has placed a divine importance and responsibility upon...
The word ordain =
To set in order
To arrange
To appoint to an office
the operative 3 words - Order, Arrange, Appoint
So God - the Creator of the universe has ordained, ordered, arranged and appointed 3 uniquely different institutions to guide the lives of all humanity...
Home
Church
Government
All three of these institutions are under attack, but this morning, we are going to look at the first of the 3...
today is Mother’s Day...
And as wonderful some homes are, there is an all out attack on the home...
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
2 verses later the attack on the 1st family began...
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Was the attack leveled against Eve because:
She was a woman?
She was emotional?
She was weak?
She was gullible?
We know that she was deceived - Adam - knowingly entered into the sinful state - plunging all humanity into sin… 1 Tim.2.13-4
No, I do not believe that Eve was some weak, incompetent, gullible woman...
I believe the attack on the first family was leveled at Eve because of her great power of influence...
If Satan could get to Eve, he surely would get to Adam...
This morning, I want to continue our series - Under Attack -
#3 Under Attack - The Family
#3 Under Attack - The Family
Pray:
The Home - It is under attack on every level...
Traditional family
Traditional family roles
The re-defining the of what marriage is and canceling of anyone who believes in the biblical, moral and natural law of marriage...
Man & Woman
Husband & Wife
Male & Female
We are being blasted - not because we are attacking anyone, we are blasted because we are not caving in to the pressure and culture of our day...
The family is under attack...
this attack is a spiritual attack...
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Today, on this special occasion of “Mother’s Day”, I want to address, honor and encourage you moms for the vital part that you play in the success of the family.
The Role As A Child of God
This relationship is foundational for all others...
We are all part of God’s creation, but we are not
Without this role, every other role will fall short
I have a great mom!
What a blessing - My mom is a Great lady… She has faced many trials and troubles in her life, but when we were small - ma raised 3 of us kids by herself...
She was at work when we woke up
She was at work when we got home -
she had to do whatever she could to keep us fed, housed and clothed
She did a great job...
And a great of a mom that I had all of my life, when she and pops got saved, it got even better!!!
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
O glorious day -
Mom? are you saved?
You may be a great mom
You may be a good mom
You may be:
loving
caring
gracious
BUT… When you are a child of God and you experience the great:
Love
Forgiveness
Acceptance that is in Christ - you will truly learn how to love others with that unconditional love
The Role As A Wife
God’s plan marriage
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Law of first mention- wife Gen 2.24
Law of first mention - husband Gen 3.6
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Does this mean that every woman is to be a wife?
1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
There are a whole lot of teaching principles in this passage, but one thing is clear - intimacy outside marriage is sin...
fornication - sexual, intimate relationships by unmarried individuals
Adultery - sexual, intimate relationships of married individuals with someone other than their own husbands or wife...
THIS INCLUDES PORNOGRAPHY - MALE / FEMALE
27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:
28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
The Role As A Child of God
The Role As A Wife
The Role As A Mother
God’s plan for children is within the relationship of marriage
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
What a wonderful title - Mother...
It’s a sad day when the children stop calling for mommy - so special...
Mom
Ma -
a
The Role As A Child of God
The Role As A Wife
The Role As A Mother
The Role as a teacher
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:
5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
The role of teacher is upon both mom and dad...
We are responsible for the teaching and training of our children...
Faith
Practice
Personal examples...
Future -
17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers,
19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.
20 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?
21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh’s bondmen in Egypt; and the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand:
The Role As A Child of God
The Role As A Wife
The Role As A Mother
The Role As A Teacher
The Role as a comforter
The Role as an encourager
The Role as a coach
The Role as a referee
Mom.... Etc… etc…etc...
The family is under attack…
We need to back up and re-prioritize our lives...
We have 1 shot at reaching our children...
Maybe your children are grown and gone
take a young mom under your wing
adopt a few of these kids that don’t have all the Godly influences...
The family is under attack...
Marriage
Children
Home… which affects:
Church
Community
Nation
World...