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Husbands– the Bible clearly states that you are the head of your wife and your home. But do you know that your wife is the “manager” of your home? These roles do not conflict, but instead they complement one another. The phrase “manage is an English translation of the Greek word “Oikodespoteo”, which comes from two Greek words “oikos” (house) and “despoteo” (to rule). This literally means to “to occupy one’s self in the management of a household”. Proverbs 31 shows a wife taking care of all the affairs of the home while her husband Is away. So up to this point we have established two foundational truths about the home that are taught in Scripture. The husband is the head of the home, but the wife is the manager of the home. The wife being manager of the home, is a delegated authority from her husband, but it is an authority that God wants men to give to their wives. Below are ways that you, as a Christian husband can encourage, and delegate the management of your home to your wif...

Christian society has planted the idea that dealing with lust is mostly a male problem, and this is simply not so. During and after my relationship with my ex- boyfriend, the door to lust was knocked wide-open for me to enter. And although it’s been a while since we’ve broken up, I’m still dealing with lust, and such sin could have been avoided had I (and he) been more responsible with certain aspects of affection. We never slept together, but two Christians bent on keeping their virginity can still find ways of releasing their passions. If you’re currently in a relationship, and what you look forward to most is the physical affection, even if you’re not sleeping together, you are in lust, and not love. Looking back, that was clearly the case between my boyfriend and I. At times I did try to restrict the amount of physical affection we had, but most of the time I gave in, which brings me to another point. If some forms of physical affection make you uncomfortable, yet y...

THEME: RECOVER ALL YOU LOST 1 Samuel 30:1-10 We sometimes come to a point in our lives at which it appears that we have lost everything and there is no other direction to turn. David came to that point and his ordeal was recorded in our passage today; “...The Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire, and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way. So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive” (1 Samuel 30:1-2). At such critical moments, the tendency is to act on the spur of the moment, which often leads to irrational moves that compound the issues. David was wiser. After weeping and pouring out his emotions, he went to God in prayer and sought direction on what next to do. “So David inquired of the LORD, saying, "Shall I pursue this t...

THEME: INTIMIDATED? Memorise: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour - 1 Peter 5:8 Read :1 KINGS 19:1-4 1 AND Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, so let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time. 3 And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there. 4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. Message: Discouragement is usually defined as a lack of courage, a state of mind which is marked by fear of failure and loss of hope. D...