Setting: Men's Ministry Conference
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Setting: Men's Ministry Conference in Milpitas, CA, January 2009
Title: Operation: Gender Responsibility, part 2 of 3
Commentary: As part of a series, this presentation is about creating gender responsibility. This is part 2 in which man's responsibility to be a protector and provider is emphasized.
Main Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-28, the book of Ruth
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Operation: Create gender responsibility (part 2)
A man is like Christ when he protects his woman
-what does this mean?
-it is the inner sense that he must protect her from harm
-now, we find that manly principle embedded in Ephesians 5.
-it is implicit in the analogy of Christ and the church
-how Christ protects the church
* the clearest passage for protection is Eph.5:23
The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
Savior: The Gk verb: to save
-involves keeping someone safe and sound
-rescuing from danger
-saving the person from judgment
-this is how Christ is to the church
2 Thess.3:3 But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
And these dangers…
Think about all the dangers in this world
-the man is the defender of the weak
-he surveys these dangers and formulates a plan to protect those put under his care
-in your discussion time, you can generate a list of danger areas
-some danger zones will be common to all women and children in your life
-but each family will have its own particular dangers
-the man is the defender who is aware of the enemy
-ignorance of the enemy makes the protector weak
-he must not be so
-again, it’s not because she is absolutely helpless
-but the man is called to be a protector
-as God has made him stronger….generally speaking
-check out 1 Peter 3:7
-it speaks of the woman as a “weaker vessel” (KJV)
-it means that she is physically weaker
-weaker – is a comparative term
-she is not weak….she is weaker
-implies that the husband is strongER
-and biblically speaking, the stronger must protect the weaker
-in fact, as he approaches her as the weaker partner, he must also treat her as something delicate and precious
-treat them with respect as the weaker partner
-“treat them with respect” = honor (in the original Greek)
-….you show her respect and honor her
-the single man can look to Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
-the single man can treat all women with respect and honor
-and showing this kind of respect and honor and treating her as something precious…that’s a big problem for men
-respecting and honoring them….protecting them
-this is the Christian man’s statement in a world of abuse
-for history is a long story of abusive and disrespect
-the repression of women….devaluing them
-treating them as objects
A man is like Christ when he protects his woman
-all women….
-I am reminded of that manly man, Boaz in the book of Ruth
-in chapter 3:9, Ruth, who has become a widow
…and is an foreigner, a Moabite….not a very prestigious lineage….going back to the illegitimate son of Lot….out of desperation…finds Boaz and asks him to cover her
-she asks in v.9 “spread the corner of your garment over me…”
-she is asking for protection
-a poor helpless widow in a foreign land…there is danger all around
-literally in the Hebrew means to spread your wing over me
-Ruth needed to be protected….God had a great plan for her life as she was to become the great grandmother of King David….so, she is part of the royal line of David from which the messiah comes
-and the man must follow this example of Jesus in the way he protects his woman
-as God has great plans for women….like Ruth
-and God will use men to protect and take care of them so that they can reach their full potential
-but the man who is a protector quickly transitions into the man who is the provider
* A man is like Christ when he provides for his woman
-for to act like a man is to act like a provider
-it is the natural transition from protector
-note the quick transition from protector to provider in the story of Ruth and Boaz
-back in the first session, where we learned about the man as a manager in
1 Timothy 3:4a He must manage his own family well…
-we examined the adverb “well”
-and saw that it had a 2 pronged meaning
-that it meant both internal wellness and external wellness
-back in that message, we looked at the internal wellness
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An overview of the entire series in analytical outline form. This will help you see and organize the concepts.
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The loss of gender identity
The loss of gender responsibility
The loss of gender based mentorship
Operation
Genesis 1:27
Male and female exist in relation to each otherCreate of gender responsibility
Males and females must discover their gender responsibility
Gender identity and responsibility is tied to the image of God
We reflect God when we are like Christ
Christ-like responsibilityA man is like Christ when he concerned about the spiritual growth of his woman
A man is like Christ when he protects his woman
A man is like Christ when he provides for his woman
A man is like Christ when he learns about his woman in order to protect and provider for her
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