By Ed Marcelle
If Genesis two is all about marriage's design, then Ephesians five is all about restoration and relationship.
Butchering Ephesians Five.
A lot of people (especially my more liberal Christian friends) will start at Ephesians 5:21 with “submit to one another” and stop right there. And this is where they get their view of marriage: that it is this two-headed beast, where man and woman submit to each other and no one is really the head.
The conservative and fundamentalist Christian’s favorite marriage verse is Ephesians 5:22 – “wives submit to your husbands.” They stop here and miss the big picture.
Ephesians Five Brings the Gospel to the Broken Genesis Design for Marriage.
But if we go through the whole chapter, we see that the ...
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Adapted and excerpted from Matt Carter’s Orlando Boot Camp message, “Leading Your Church on Mission.”
The Church Leader’s Job is to Equip People for Ministry
In Ephesians 4:11, Paul writes, “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”
Think about this in context of your church. Apostles, prophets, shepherds, teachers – this is you and me, the leadership of the church. God gave us these gifts for a reason: to equip the people in our churches to do the work of the ministry for the building up of the body of Christ.
What makes the body of Christ grow?
In Ephesians 4:16 Paul says: “From whom the whole body, joined ...
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Are you missing out on the Acts 29 boot camp right now? We wish you were here!
Our Fathers and Our Future.
Acts 29 East Coast Regional Coordinator, Tyler Jones (Vintage21 Church, Raleigh), prays over Chan Kilgore and his leadership of the Florida region, joined by Rick Long (The Point Community, Lexington) and Elliot Grudem.
Here are some snaps from our man on the ground, Josh Opp (assistant to Network Coordinator Elliot Grudem):
Joseph Turner, Acts 29 planter of Sojourn Community Church in Houston, listens to Elliot Grudem deliver his message earlier today.
Tyler Jones and Justin Holcomb (Director of The Resurgence) catch up behind the scenes at the conference. By the way, Justin and his wife, Lindsey, just published Rid of My Disgrace, a book all church planters ...
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This February 2-4, abandon the cold and head to sunny Orlando to join us for the two-part event -- Acts 29 Boot Camp and Resurgence Conference: Our Fathers and Our Future.
For those who register for the conference plus boot camp (no additional charge), we are bringing in four Acts 29 church planters to teach -- these pastors' workshops are available only to boot camp registrants.
For those who want to be assessed or credited for boot camp, these are required sessions. Here's the list of topics and who our speakers are:
REGISTRATION AND MORE INFORMATION
Acts 29 Boot Camp Workshop Schedule:
February 2, 2011:
1:00 pm - "Why the Gospel Matters" Daniel Montgomery2:00pm - "Finding Rhythm and Balance in Your Work as Church Planter" Tyler Jones
February 3, ...
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