- Pst. A.R. Bernard
Weekend Service with A.R. Bernard
Culture mandate is a biblical- based philosophy of life
We are subscribing to a Judaism Christianity
There's a covenant with God
Deut 28:13
This covenant of blessings is conditional
A covenant was establish between 2 bodies - God & man
It consisted of benefits & boundaries
Adam break the covenant & the trust with God - only 1 law & 1 boundaries but nonetheless he broke it
All he had to do was to be frightful & multiply, be obedience to the good & respect the boundaries
God is a covenant- keeping God, He keeps His word & agreement
Our security is in the character of God
Likewise in a marriage, things are not the essentials of the marriage. It should not be consequential to the marriage, the wife's security is still not in the materials things but the character of the husband
Digress- What does women want....?
They don't know (what they want) but (they do know) what they don't want
Deut 28
A promise from Yahweh - God is turning a group of prisoners into His chosen people
Yahweh is giving the children of Israel a self-concept
They were taken from Egypt within weeks but 40years was taken to renew their minds
Physically only requires weeks but intellectually took years
A national identity was given to them
In the minds of the Jews- they still identify themselves as so as what God gave them back in Deut 28
Exodus took place around 40 B.C. but till now, they are still attached to this self- concept
And if we subscribe to the same covenant, then shouldn't we also be attached to the same self-concept?
1969- world Jewish conference
6billions population in the entire world, only 13millions of Jews
1/5 of 1% of the world population
US 2% are Jews but they make up 45% of the top 40 richest Americans according to Forbes
1/3 of Americans multimillionaire are Jewish
Have the highest percentages of the annual household income $50k/year
20% of the profs in leading universities are Jewish
25% of the Nobel prize winner for Americans are Jewish
The Afro-Americans also caught this version & stopped being slaves
We will never raise above what we believe about ourselves
We need to dream bigger about ourselves
So what holds & drives us?
1. Our Faith
God is our source of love, life & light
2. Our Family
God establish the structure of family - the foundations of a society is healthy families
It doesn't meant no problems but we can work better with a functional family
A family is the first social structure that God gives
3. Our Education
Our identity in Christ & wealth
True wealth is portable - education will helps you to rebuild your life no matter where you go
4. Communication
Communication creates! God creates the world through word & so can us
Develop our verbal confidence
5. Circumspection
Be selectively extravagant but frugal
6. Be inquisitive
Don't be passive
7. Self-motivation
Continue to move
8. Community
Be involved in each other
- CHC @ Expo Hall 8; Sun Service @ 10am
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