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The Power of a Godly Headship

Our God has given us teachings that will bless us greatly.

• Authority is at the heart of all that God does on our behalf.

• The essence of conversion is the yielding of the heart to the Lordship of Jesus.

• When a heart is opened and then crushed, God rebuilds it with His Son reigning in the heart. (Acts 2:36-38)


• Acts 2:36-38 - "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ." 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"


• 38 Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.


• The message of grace is an invitation to become a willing slave. (Rom 6:16-18)


• Romans 6:16-18 - Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slaves whom you obey, whether of sin leading to death, or of obedience leading to righteousness? 17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. 18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.


• Yielding to Jesus’ headship will bring an abundant life. (Jn 10:10)


• John 10:10 - "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.


• Jesus as a Shepherd always leads His sheep to nourishment and safety.

• Jesus is the example of a perfect head. (Jn 10:11-14)


• John 10:11-14 - "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 "But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them


• 13 "The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 "I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.

Nations should be led by men who fear God and His ways

• God gives authority for the existence and limits of civil government. (Rom 13:1-4)


• Romans 13:1-4 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.


• 3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have praise from the same. 4 For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.


• Governments should swiftly punish evil doers.

• The leaders of governments should fear God! (Psa 33:12, 16-18; Prov 14:34)


• Psalm 33:12 - Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance.


• Psalm 33:16-18 16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength. 17 A horse is a vain hope for safety; Neither shall it deliver any by its great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him, On those who hope in His mercy,


• Proverbs 14:34 34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a reproach to any people.


• Our God has ordained governments. He is involved in their rise and in their fall. (Rev 2:26-27)


• Revelation 2:26-27 26 "And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end, to him I will give power over the nations -- 27 'He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels' -- as I also have received from My Father;


• There is a level of ungodliness that a nation reaches where God then acts. (Gen 15:16)


• Genesis 15:16 16 "But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."


• Given time all nations will fail. What truly will last? (Isa 40:15-17)


• Isaiah 40:15-17 - Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, And are counted as the small dust on the scales; Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing. 16 And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering. 17 All nations before Him are as nothing, And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.


• We will show what our relationship to God means to us by how we submit to our government.

• There is little we can do to directly affect the leadership of our country.(1 Pt 2:13-15)


• 1 Peter 2:13-15 - Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme, 14 or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men –


• We can spread the gospel and change the people.

• What was Sodom like when God destroyed it? Our God sees and knows!

• When a country falls, God will take care of His people. (Hab 2:3-4)


• Habakkuk 2:3-4 - For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. 4 " Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.

Churches need shepherds who imitate Christ

• God has directed churches to appoint men who will oversee the flock. (1 Pt 5:1-4)


• 1 Peter 5:1-4 The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;


• 3 nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; 4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.


• The needs of the flock must be put first. The flock does not exist to make life easy for the shepherd!

• The shepherd must stand up and fight when the flock is endangered.

• A real leader will often have opponents and scoffers.


• When leadership requires that you confront others and lead contrary to popular culture, you will have enemies! (Titus 1:9-11; Lk 6:26)


• Titus 1:9-11 - holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict. 10 For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, 11 whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.


• Luke 6:26 - Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets.


• Three areas where shepherds must be strong.

• They must communicate the entire will of God. (Acts 20:26-28)


• Acts 20:26-28 - "Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. 27 "For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God. 28 "Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.


• When “peace” or numbers become the priority, then teaching will be lost.

• When elders fail to demand proper teaching then the flock is in danger.

• They must stay connected with the flock.• There must be 2 way communication and

association.


• Respect should cause the flock to listen carefully. (1 Thess 5:12-13)


• 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 - And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.


• They must be watchful and warn. (Acts 20:29-32)


• Acts 20:29-32 - "For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock. 30 "Also from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves. 31 "Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.


• 32 "So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.


• Solid men will not give into the fads of the day. (Ex. Less teaching)

• The always will be doctrinal departures affecting churches. Brave men will stand up early and warn. They will pay a price in “popularity.”

• How many churches have been harmed by “reactive” men when they needed “proactive” men? Cowardice has done great damage in churches.


• How many churches have been harmed by “reactive” men when they needed “proactive” men? Cowardice has done great damage in churches.

We need men to be heads of their homes

• Men must be like Christ in being involved with their family. (Eph 5:23-25)


• Ephesians 5:23-25 - For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her,


• This means sacrifice. Men must be involved and looking out for the home.

• This will take time and communication. You needs must come last.

• Many men have abandoned their headship. • Consider two kinds of men and how they

handle their child going off to college. • What comes first? What things will such a

man do? (Mt 6:33)


• Matthew 6:33 - "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.


• Things that a good head will provide for their children.

• The example of a godly marriage. (1 Pt 3:5-7)


• 1 Peter 3:5-7 - For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror. 7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.


• Sometimes a woman will not submit to the husband. (Ex. A woman who refused to move with her husband when he moved for a new job.)

• When a marriage is divided it often greatly affects the children. (Ex. Students we lose.)

• A good head will act even when opposed within his own home.


• Consider how a man must teach and stand concerning modest dress and actions.

• Dress and public participation in popular events is a sensitive area.

• Woman rarely can see how their dress may affect a man. (Mt 5:27-29)


• Matthew 5:27-30 - " You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not commit adultery.' 28 "But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 "If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.


• 30 "And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.


• When a godly man is head of his house he will stand up. What happens when a cowardly man is not the head of his house? (Ex. Halter top and dating.)


• (1 Timothy 2:9-10 KJV) - In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; {10} But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.


• Dress is not to draw attention to the person. There is a sense of shame.

• What should be in the heart of a godly woman?

• Nakedness should always cause shame. (Gen 2:25; 3:7, 10-11)


• Genesis 2:25 - And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.


• Genesis 3:7 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.


• Genesis 3:10-11 10 So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." 11 And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?"


• What did God make to cover their nakedness? (Gen 3:21)


• Genesis 3:21 - Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.


• Both man and women were given instructions. (Ex 28:41-42)


• Exodus 28:41-42 - "So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests. 42 "And you shall make for them linen trousers to cover their nakedness; they shall reach from the waist to the thighs.


• Should a daughter be allowed to be a cheerleader? To be a part of a social sorority? To participate in public dances? Careful investigation is needed!

• Similar compromises can be made with sons.• One man I knew made compromises that

affected his family and several churches. The issue later developed into living together outside of marriage.


• One church forbid teaching on these subjects and lost an entire generation of young people.

• One of the major reason we have strong young men and women is because they have come from strong homes and from strong churches! (Josh 24:15)


• Joshua 24:15 - "And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD."

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