KBF Teachings

1Timothy 3:1-7&12
1Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task.2Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,3not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.4He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him with proper respect.5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.7He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.
12A deacon must be the husband of but one wife and must manage his children and his household well.

Having your own family on one channel and Gods family on another

• Paul's advice to Timothy on what was required to be a church leader: Manage your own family first!
  • Family relationships are very important in God's eyes.
  • This is because our families are planned by God in a way that helps us to understand God Himself.

Genesis 1:27-28
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it......

Our order of priorities, based on the Bible

1. Relationship with God　－Matthew 22：37-38
   37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'38This is the first and greatest commandment.
2. Relationship with family　－Matthew 22:39
   39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
3. Church ministry　－1Timothy 3:5
   5(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)

• So why do we act differently at church to how we act at home?
  Our society does not have the Bible as its foundation, but tells us to make adjustments in the many things we do.

And how about Jesus' priority order?　－John 19:25-28
25Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.26When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son,"27and to the disciple, "Here is your mother." From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.28Later, knowing that all was now completed, and so that the Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, "I am thirsty."

• Paul's even harsher words　－1Timothy 5:8
  8If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

God has not forgotten about restoring your family!
Let’s make a connection with Jesus and receive strength from him!
1Corinthians 13:4-8
4Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails.

What we want to happen at KBF!
That, as a loving family of God, we can take good care of all the people the Lord sends here, and help them grow.

Even when you make mistakes, don't give up! Don't forget about the training God has for you: don't forget to love your family!

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(Given in order of importance)

1. Unconditional acceptance-
   * Heavenly Father Example: Parable of Lost Son Luke 15:11
2. Appreciation.
   *Heavenly Father example- Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said,"This is my Son, whom I love: With him I am well pleased."
3. Affection-
   *Heavenly Father Example -Promise Holy Spirit John 14:15-204.)
4. Availability-
   * Heavenly Father's Example:Parable of Lost Sheep Matthew 18:10-14
5. Accountability - What is agreed upon and done is the same.
   *God's example:John 21:15-19(Jesus&Peter)
6. Loving Authority - Authority based on Love not fear
   *God's loving Authority:John 21: 15-19(same as above)

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Intro: "the hard way;" we have the capacity to watch others and learn by their choices and the outcomes of those choices.

Hebrews 15-17.
See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son.
Afterward, as you know, when he wanted to inherit this blessing, he was rejected. He could bring about no change of mind, though he sought the blessing with tears."

The Story (Gen. 25:24-34)

We pick up the story around 2006 BC as Rebekah, Isaac's wife, is having her first birth . . . Read vs 24-26.

Genesis 25：24-34
24 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. 25 The first to come out was red, and his whole body was like a hairy garment; so they named him Esau. 26 After this, his brother came out, with his hand grasping Esau's heel; so he was named Jacob. Isaac was sixty years old when Rebekah gave birth to them.

She had fraternal twin brothers: Esau and Jacob. Because Esau was born first, he had the birthright. In those days, the father usually passed on the entire estate to oldest son.....

Application

What lessons can we learn from this tragic story?

Try this "True-False" quiz to check your own understanding.

1. "God will never reject me no matter what I do."
   Romans 8:1
   Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
2. "God will always spare me from the consequences of my wrong decisions"
   

Luke 15:31
" 'My son,' the father said, 'you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. 32But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' "

3. "God will continue to initiate training and discipline in my life regardless of my response."
   Hebrews 12:6
   because the Lord disciplines those he loves,
         and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.
4. God will eventually make me mature regardless of my response to　" his discipline and training."
   Hebrews 12:12-13
   Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees."Make level paths for your feet," so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
5. "God will still have a role for my life even after years of disregarding his will." (ESAU)
6. "God's role for my life will never be diminished
   by my disregard of his will." (ESAU; 1 Cor. 9:27; SMALLER DIAMOND)
   1 Corinthians 9:27
   No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
7. "God is willing and able to work for good even from my wrong choices." (Rom. 8:28; PETER'S DENIAL)
   Romans 8:28
   And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
8. "God will bring as much good from my wrong choices as from my choices to obey his will."

Conclusion

Life is made up of a series of moments that can never be lived again, and the choices we make today will affect us and others in the future--advancing God's purpose or hindering it.

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