The sermon,โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ was delivered by ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ (๐๐ซ) ๐.๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข during this just concluded Global Family and Marriage Conference. The sermon focuses on the ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ. It stresses that ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ.
The message advocates for ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก. It highlights ๐๐จ๐’๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ. The sermon contrasts Jethro, a good but human counsellor, with ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฆ ๐.๐.๐.๐.๐.๐. (๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฅ, ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ, ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ). Ultimately, the message calls for personal commitment to Christ as the ultimate counsellor and the key to both spiritual and familial well-being.
The sermon is structured into three main points
1. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ’ ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ
๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
The foundation of reconciliation is that God hates “putting away” (divorce) and separation. God’s plan is for one man and one woman to become one flesh.
๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง
Reconciliation requires transformational forgiveness and reunion in faithfulness. Differences between spouses from different backgrounds should be forgiven, and individuals should learn to live with what they cannot change in their spouse.
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ
Fellowship in the family must be transparent and reciprocal, without falsehood. Spouses should have open communication about their lives, and parents should spend time with their children.
2. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ’ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก
๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ญ
It is not enough for sons to return; they must also be in the faith. This requires the “circumcision of the heart” that is not made by hands. People can’t save themselves, but they can repent, and when they do, God will save them.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ
The restoration to the faith should be fruitful. The Lord circumcises the heart to love God with all one’s heart and soul so that they may live.
๐๐๐๐ค๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐ฅ
The sons of Moses were fully integrated into the tribe of Levi after their return and training. Similarly, believers today are “circumcised in the hearts by Christ” and are counted among the children of God. Their names must be written in the Book of Life to avoid being cast into the lake of fire.
3. ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐
When children who have gone astray come back home, they must be made “malleable and transformable” so they can be retrained and reshaped to be useful citizens of God’s kingdom.
๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ก
When Moses’s wife returned, she was criticised for her Midianitish appearance, but Moses did not fight back. The message teaches that when people reproach you, you should not fight for yourself but continue doing God’s work, and God will defend you.
๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐
Everyone must be refined on their way to heaven. The Lord sits as a “refiner and purifier of silver” and allows things in life to “mould and melt us” so that we can be purified and serve in righteousness.
