COUPLE’S
FELLOWSHIP ANNUAL RETREAT
15TH
– 18TH AUGUST, 2013
MIANGO
REST HOME
DAY
ONE: THURSDAY, 15TH AUGUST, 2013
OPENING
CHARGE
Topic:
We are Partners, not Rivals
Speaker:
Rev. David Pofi
Text:
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
An overview of the Opening Charges of the Christian Couples Fellowship Retreat from 2010:
2010
Opening Charge:
Things that only God can do:
1.
Unless the Lord
builds your home, the builders build in vain. [Psalms 127:1]
2.
Unless the Lord
watches over your home, you watch in vain
3.
Only the Lord can
bless your children.
2011
Opening Charge:
Ø If
you are disconnected from the Lord, you will never be full.
Ø When
a man/woman is disconnected from God (the Father), they become prodigal and
cannot connect with each other appropriately.
Ø When
a family is disconnected from God, they beg when they are not supposed to beg.
2012
Opening Charge:
Ø We
were created by God for His pleasure, but sin separated us from Him.
Ø God
paid again for our sins in order to purchase us back to himself.
Ø God
bought (purchased) us for himself so that we might be set aside for His
exclusive Holy use.
Ø We
have been sealed with the Holy Spirit.
Ø You
can only bear fruit according to your kind.
*Galatians 5:19 – 21 [works of the sinful nature]
Ø When
a man/woman is filled with God’s Holy Spirit, the fruits of the Holy Spirit
will definitely manifest
2013
Opening Charge:
Ø The
Corinthian Church was a composition of everything. It had both good and bad
traits.
*1 Corinthians 1:7 – The Church at
Corinth did not lack any spiritual gift at all [see: 1 Corinthians12:7-11]
Ø The
Church was endowed and was very spiritual.
Ø But
the Church had other problems [see: 1 Corinthians 1:10 – 13 there
was division in the Church; 1 Corinthians 5:1-8 there was incest and
sexual immorality]
Ø Carnality
was the root of the division and immorality [1 Corinthians 3:1-4]
Ø Note:
The Church is made up of many families. There cannot be Church without families.
Ø The
reason why the Church at Corinth was the way it was, was because they were
‘mere men’ and they were worldly, carnal and spiritually immature (babies in
the Lord)
Ø Whenever
you find division and quarrelling, there is only one reason for that: you are
dealing with ‘spiritual babies
Ø Spiritual
babies are carnal, immature and cannot handle strong/solid food.
Ø Babies
cry for everything and make unrealistic demands; they give fault to other
people; they hide things that don’t belong to them.
Ø When
spiritual babies are found in the family, there is bound to be fights,
quarrelling and jealousy.
Ø You
must learn to see your partner as a partner, not as a rival whom you are
competing against. You should walk, think and work together
Ø Your
relationship with the Lord will definitely reflect in the family. If you are
growing in your relationship with the Lord, your relationship with your spouse
will also grow
Ø If
you have a healthy relationship with the Lord, you will seek your partner’s
happiness
Ø You
cannot be so spiritual and yet not live well at home – it is a contradiction
Ø You
must use God’s Word as a mirror to make all the necessary adjustments in your
life
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