This season, Bible: Out Of The Box will be covering elements of the topic "Yoke of Exousia". One definition for the Greek word "exousia" is "authority". We'll be looking into the authority God has given you, the purposes of authority (both what you submit to as well as that which you hold), the abuses of authority, and the discovery and use of your authority. The "yoke" is in your partnership with Jesus as you take on His yoke according to Matthew 11:29. However, we will investigate more deeply what it means to take on the yoke of Jesus - it's more than we think!
Begins Monday, October 1, 2012
6:00pm-7:00pm Dinner
7:00pm-8:30pm Meeting
Update:
Quick update on our discussion for this meeting ... in our introduction we covered understanding the Greek for "exousia" (Strong's G1849). When looking at the KJV translation, the vast majority of the verses used "power" (nearly 70%) and most of the balance used "authority" (nearly 30%). When we look at the source of that power/authority, it comes from God (Romans 13:1 and Colossians 1:16). We then covered the misunderstanding that exists in that some believe that when one has responsibility and authority, that it makes them superior to others. In other words, authority = superiority. This is patently wrong. Finally, we viewed a YouTube video of Susan Boyle and her 2009 audition on Britain's Got Talent. We'll be doing a "case study" on Susan and her experience.
Blessings!!
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