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DUE to the COVID-19 pandemic FAMILY NEWSWELCOME TO OUR VISITORS: Like everyone else, we are trying to avoid COVID-19 among all of us. Some of us are more vulnerable than others. We ask everyone to keep six feet from others and wear a mask so that no one becomes ill by attending worship. Some of us will be participating virtually through Zoom at home and others will be in the building. If in the future you wish to participate in Zoom at home contact Karl Marcussen at 574-514-1400 and he will help you join us. THANKS TO KARL, GERRY, AND RICHARD who have the technical know how to enable us to use technology to avoid the pandemic. They have spent many hours working on getting rid of the “bugs” and allowing us to worship safely. OUR THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THE FOOD TRUCK this past Thursday. This is a great service to the community, and we have so many people who have spent great amounts of time and energy making our Food Bank work. “Then the King [Jesus] will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink … whatever you did for one of the least of these … you did for me’ ” (Matthew 25:34-40). SHULTS-LEWIS COMMODITY DRIVE: Shults-Lewis has moved our date to October for them to pick up the commodities to use in their work with children. Our commodities are paper towels and canned fruit. We encourage you to get these items when you can and get them to the building. If no one is there when you come, put them on the pew in the lobby of the auditorium. Contact one of us if you need transportation or help getting into the building to leave your donation. TODAY’S LESSON
INTRODUCTION — Titus 2:1-5 (The song refered to in his introduction)
A. Feminists attack Christianity as male chauvenistic.
I. THE WORLD OF THE FIRST CENTURY
B. Churches struggle with women's role. C. Gender is confused in the world's teaching. D. The Bible's teaching is clear and free of culture. A. Turmoil — Israel ignored God's moral laws.
II. JESUS BROUGHT A NEW VIEW OF WOMEN.
1. God's laws protected women — Naomi in Ruth.
B. Men abused the system — Genesis 38 — Judah and Tamar.2. Women became property, allowing polygamy, easy divorce, prostitution. 3. Women became dependent on a man. A. Held women in esteem and equal to men.
III. WHAT DOES TITUS 2:1-5 HAVE TO SAY?
1. John 4 — Jesus breaks all taboos:
B. Never denigrated a woman, defended them.
a. Talks to a woman — one on one.
2. Martha (Luke 10:38) “opened her home to Jesus.”b. Brings his message through her to the city. 3. Mary “chose that good part” (Luke 10:42). 4. Mary Magdalene — all through his ministry
Mark 16:9 — first person he appears to.
5. Supported Christ — Luke 8:1-3.A. Passage deals with roles of people in the church.
IV. IN THE CHURCH ROLES BECOME IMPORTANT
1. Aged men, aged women, older women, etc.
B. What Titus 2 does not say — deals with one role only.2. Young married women — hupotasso set in order C. Many other roles of women are given in the Bible.
1. Acts 16:14-15 — Lydia — high end business woman
D. Jesus was supported by women — Luke 8:1-3.2. Proverbs 31 — the “worthy” woman
A. 1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34 — address specific roles.
B. God's plan is to protect all of us. C. What is your role? Do you care about me? THE BACK PAGEMADE IN GOD'S IMAGEOne of the things we tend to forget is that every human being is created in the image of God, even those we do not like. Romans 12:10-11 tells us “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” The word “honor” in the original language means to treat with great respect. One of the primary points made in the Genesis account is that man is unique. We are not unique biologically. Not only are we made of the “dust of the earth” like all other living things, but our bodies are made to survive on planet Earth and that means we will have similar design physically to every other living thing. The media thinks it is amazing when we discover that an animal does the same thing we do. The use of tools and the making of tools, for example, is seen in many animals, but God has given animals many different ways of securing food, and tool making is just one of them. So how do we see our uniqueness expressed? What does being created in the image of God do for us? One thing is that it gives us creativity. I marvel at the ability of several among us to paint a picture or make music. No animal does these things, even though some animals have intelligence equal or higher than some humans. Being created in the image of God is what allows us and motivates us to worship God, a Creator, a higher being. Have you ever wondered why isolated human populations have some concept of God? It may be expressed in strange ways, but humans have always worshiped. No animal has ever given any indication of a spiritual awareness. We live in an age when there is conflict over the value of a human being. Abortion, euthanasia, and racial prejudice are all fundamentally rooted in not understanding that human life is special because all humans are created in God's image. I honor you because of your spiritual make up. Let us worship together. — John Clayton Our sign by the street! Sign saying from www.sayingsforchurchsigns.com Scripture links/references are from BibleGateway.com. Unhighlighted scriptures can be looked up at their website. www.dowagiaccoc.org |
