Zac Poonen - Lessons From Seven Wives And Seven Mothers

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Speaker: Zac Poonen Title: Lessons From Seven Wives And Seven Mothers Date: May 10, 2020 Our Goal as Christians is this: To be an exact reflection of Jesus, the Son of God (Romans 8:29) We do this individually by growing in purity in our personal lives (1 John 3:2-3) We do this corporately by becoming fully functioning members of a local Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

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The sermon emphasizes that the ultimate goal for Christians is to reflect Jesus Christ, which requires personal purity and functioning within the local church. The speaker uses biblical examples, particularly Eve and Job's wife, to warn against wives taking over headship or failing to submit to God's authority, stressing that a wife's ultimate example of submission is following Christ's submission to the Father.

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Eve as the first negative example of a wifeEve took over headship instead of consulting her husband or God, bringing chaos and confusion by falling for the serpent's deception.

Job's wife as a discouragement in sufferingInstead of encouraging her suffering husband, Job's wife told him to curse God and die when he lost everything.

Sarah as a positive example of following a god-fearing husbandSarah obeyed Abraham and followed him into the unknown, though she later stumbled by trying to help God fulfill His promises through Hagar.

Lot's wife as one who looked back in attachment to the worldLot's wife looked back at the material wealth and pleasures of Sodom and Gomorrah, becoming a pillar of salt and making no further spiritual progress.

Ruth as a devoted wife and daughter-in-lawRuth left her people and gods to cling to Naomi and the Lord, eventually becoming an ancestor in the genealogy of Jesus.

Michal as a wife who despised her husband's humilityMichal despised David for humbling himself and dancing before the Lord, resulting in a barren life.

Priscilla as a knowledgeable and gracious wifePriscilla quietly and graciously helped correct Apollos's understanding of the scriptures alongside her husband, setting an example for wives with deep biblical knowledge.

God's compassion modeled as a motherScripture compares God's comforting and unfailing compassion to that of a mother nursing her newborn baby.Isaiah 66:13

Eve as the first proud motherEve took pride in bringing forth a son rather than giving full credit to God, an attitude that likely influenced Cain.Genesis 4:1

Rebekah as a mother of favoritismRebekah showed blatant favoritism between her twin sons, bringing division into her family.Genesis 25:28

Hannah as a mother who dedicated her child to the LordHannah kept her vow to give her prayed-for son Samuel back to the service of the Lord.

Jochebed as a mother of great faith in protecting MosesJochebed exercised great faith by hiding Moses from the death decree, preparing him to reject the pleasures and wealth of Egypt.

Mary as a mother willing to bear reproach for ChristMary humbly accepted the heavy social reproach of conceiving by the Holy Spirit to bring forth Jesus.

Mrs. Zebedee as a mother seeking selfish promotionMrs. Zebedee sought to selfishly promote her sons to places of honor in Jesus' kingdom rather than leaving it in God's hands.Matthew 20:20–21

Eunice as a mother who trained her son in sincere faithEunice single-handedly instilled genuine faith in Timothy despite being married to an unbeliever, raising a godly young man for the ministry.

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