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Christ paid the price to give us the free gifts of joy and power. 1. Christ's free gift of great joy. (v.1-8) 2. Christ's free gift of Spiritual power cannot be bought. (v.9-20) 3. Without Christ's gift: a heart not right, full of bitterness, captive to sin (v.21-25). Receiving Christ's Gifts: What is the explanation for such joy? Philippians 4:7 How can we test for true spiritual power? 1 John 4:1-6 From what were we lifted? Colossians 1:13-14

A Biblical Return? Or Desperate Counterfeits? For generations, modern feminism has taught women that male authority is oppression, motherhood is a limitation, dependence is degrading, and personal autonomy is the highest good. But what happens when rebellion against God's created order finally produces loneliness, fatherlessness, broken homes, confused sexual identities, weakened men - and desperation? Isaiah describes a society in which mature and honorable men disappear, women and children rule, the daughters of Zion become haughty, and sin is displayed without shame. Yet after judgment falls and "thy men shall fall by the sword," the situation is dramatically reversed: Isaiah 4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. Is our culture beginning to follow a similar pattern? Many women are rediscovering the value of masculine protection, provision, leadership, marriage, motherhood, and a husband's name. That may appear to be movement in the right direction - but desperation is not necessarily repentance. The collapse of feminism could produce biblical restoration for many. But for others, it could produce dangerous counterfeits: polygamy, male tyranny, sexual exploitation, perverse movements, etc. Women must reject rebellion against God's order. But men must also reject passivity, pornography, fornication, cowardice, bitterness, and cruel domination. The answer is not a war between the sexes. It is the surrender of both sexes to Jesus Christ and the ways of the Bible.

We see the Prophet Daniel confessing his sins and the sins of the people, asking God to be merciful to us. He cause us mourn and sigh for the things being done in the earth. when we began to bear the burdens of others, Realizing that whatever come what may we can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, giving me the opportunity to warn others of God's word. We as a Kingdom of Priest have to start to pray, teach and lead the people of God into the Kingdom of God.

CASE 30. What judgment must a person form about his state, or what must he do, if he is in total darkness and cannot see anything of a work of grace in his heart? What difference is there between the hypocrite and the real believer? The one is always full of selfflattery, entertaining the kindest thoughts of his state; the other writes bitter things against himself, ever humble, and afraid lest in entertaining a hope of an interest in Jesus, he would be esteemed presumption. He appears so unworthy in his own eyes, so vile and despicable, that he dares not draw a favourable conclusion concerning himself, but as he knows he has deserved the everlasting indignation of a just and holy God, so he is ready to fear that will be his awful portion, notwithstanding all the promises of Divine grace

There are many battles in the Christian life that are waged under the surface in the fertile soil of the heart. Those battles often involve what's brewing therein. As you go through your days and weeks encountering challenging, disappointing, discouraging, and painful things with various people it's all too easy to become too used to, or comfortable with anger.

The sermon exhorts husbands to love their wives with a self-sacrificial, Christ-like standard that transcends mere provision. It contrasts this high calling with the destructive nature of bitterness, urging men to eliminate anger and sharp words from their interactions. Drawing heavily on 1 Corinthians 13, the speaker defines biblical love as patient, kind, humble, and free from envy or pride. The message challenges husbands to reject double standards and manipulative behaviors in favor of genuine servanthood and consistent encouragement. Ultimately, it calls for a lifelong commitment to spiritual maturity and unconditional affection within the marriage covenant.