Church At The Movies
I walked by these two banners today in the main lobby of our theater and simply had to appreciate the irony.
Four-On-One
I am spending all day today with my babies at the house. I have so much respect for what Dara does every single day. The kids have been awesome and we are having a lazy day around the Docusen home.
I love the fact that Dara and I are a team. She is off today hosting a ladies event with her mother. They have worked so hard to bring it all together and there will be a lot of women who feel really special because of their efforts today. I love the fact that we are in this together. I couldn’t do what I do without her and vice versa.
Audio Podcast
I spoke this Sunday on the topic of fear. Spent the entire morning unpacking 2 Timothy 1:7:
“For God has not given us the spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.”
This turned out to be an incredibly personal message and I actually shared some things that I have never before shared publicly about our journey in planting Hope Church. Click here if you want to take a listen.
Know Your Role
I spent the morning studying Ephesians 5:22-24. This portion of the Scriptures is famously and continuously abused, perverted and contorted to fit an improper definition of the role of wives submitting to husbands.
vs. 22-24 – For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.
Here’s a piece of great insight on this scripture from an online study tool I found recently:
The word “submit” is often misinterpreted. This usage in the original context describes two people who are absolutely equal in God’s eyes. There is no inferiority of one to the other. The wife makes a choice to place herself as an equal underneath another equal, her husband, in order that there can be order and function in the family.
The whole purpose of it is so that it meets the design that God has ordered. It takes nothing from the dignity of a woman for her to submit, but rather it enhances it. It takes great integrity for a person to do what God says should be done.
I find great responsibility and opportunity to serve as I read this Scripture. Any man who takes this Scripture and uses it for his own gain or position is grossly misinterpreting his role as a husband.
It helps to remember the model of Christ. As husbands, we are to love our wives as Christ loved the church. As he served the church. As he gave his life for the church. My role is not to rule my wife with a heavy hand. My role is to serve, love and give my life for her.
I find great joy in knowing that I have also been given the amazing opportunity to identify with Christ as I properly embrace my role as a Godly husband.
In the famous words of Dwayne Johnson (The Rock): know your role.
Re: “What I Read”
A follow-up to an earlier blog titled “What I Read”:
I failed to mention how easy it is to follow most bloggers. I mentioned that I follow Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin, Brad Lomenick, Mark Batterson,etc. The way that I review these blogs is via email. Most blogs have a subscription option (usually along the side of their web page). You can subscribe to have their blogs come straight to your email inbox.
I get multiple emails per day from different bloggers. I peruse most and discard. Some, however, catch my attention. I take the ones that really stick out to me and file them away in my journal on my computer under their specific folders. This allows me to easily access things that spark ideas and motivate me to action.
Again – hope this helps. I’m a big believer in not re-inventing the wheel. There are a ton of free resources out there of people who are doing the same things I love to do. And we all LOVE free resources (that are good).
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