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Paul anchors the church’s practice of male leadership in three doctrines: creation (Adam first, then Eve), the fall (Eve deceived, not Adam), and salvation (“the childbirth” that points to Christ). See why the church upholds male leadership, how Jesus the second Adam fulfills the role Adam failed to play, and why “a woman will be saved through the childbirth” is good news for all who abide in faith, love, holiness with a sound mind.

God has designed and ordained the church to be the place where disciples are made. This purpose of God includes, not excludes, women. Even as Jesus taught women, so the church of God is to let women learn and mature as disciples of Christ. This matter of women’s role in discipleship is what Paul addresses in this passage. Four facets of his instructions are expounded in this sermon: learning (discipleship), teachers, quietness, and submissiveness. Complementarianism raises many questions of biblical interpretation and application. Several of these FAQs are addressed at the end of this sermon.

As God’s redeemed community, the church is to engage in profound spiritual worship, giving God all our attention and praise. Given this aim of our corporate gathering, even our attire should be ordered toward this singular objective. This means practicing self-restraint and sound judgment, even in the very practical matter of clothing, but doing so without pharisaism or overzealousness. This is neither a weightier provision of the law nor the supreme command of God. Even as Scripture leaves room for individual expression and application in this matter, we should show latitude and generosity toward one another. Let each person prayerfully and thoughtfully seek to worship and honor God.Beyond sensible attire, what God truly desires in worship is spiritual adornment, especially that women adorn themselves with good works (as the fruit of salvation, not its root). As with personal holiness, we look to Jesus as the supreme example of good works. May we fix our eyes on Him and grow as true worshipers whom the Father seeks.

During our 2026 summer retreat, we gave attention to this beloved psalm.Before David became king over Israel, he was a shepherd boy. In the fields, he gained firsthand knowledge of the skill, vigilance, courage, and care required to tend sheep, which prepared him to lead a nation. Drawing on that experience, David presents the LORD as the expert and faithful Shepherd of His people.Psalm 23 reminds us that the LORD provides for our souls, protects us from ultimate harm, and preserves us until He has brought us safely home to heaven.May we learn to trust Him more fully and walk with Him more faithfully, knowing that there is no better place to be than under His good and perfect shepherding care.

During our 2026 summer retreat, we gave attention to this beloved psalm.Before David became king over Israel, he was a shepherd boy. In the fields, he gained firsthand knowledge of the skill, vigilance, courage, and care required to tend sheep, which prepared him to lead a nation. Drawing on that experience, David presents the LORD as the expert and faithful Shepherd of His people.Psalm 23 reminds us that the LORD provides for our souls, protects us from ultimate harm, and preserves us until He has brought us safely home to heaven.May we learn to trust Him more fully and walk with Him more faithfully, knowing that there is no better place to be than under His good and perfect shepherding care.

During our 2026 summer retreat, we gave attention to this beloved psalm.Before David became king over Israel, he was a shepherd boy. In the fields, he gained firsthand knowledge of the skill, vigilance, courage, and care required to tend sheep, which prepared him to lead a nation. Drawing on that experience, David presents the LORD as the expert and faithful Shepherd of His people.Psalm 23 reminds us that the LORD provides for our souls, protects us from ultimate harm, and preserves us until He has brought us safely home to heaven.May we learn to trust Him more fully and walk with Him more faithfully, knowing that there is no better place to be than under His good and perfect shepherding care.

During our 2026 summer retreat, we gave attention to this beloved psalm.Before David became king over Israel, he was a shepherd boy. In the fields, he gained firsthand knowledge of the skill, vigilance, courage, and care required to tend sheep, which prepared him to lead a nation. Drawing on that experience, David presents the LORD as the expert and faithful Shepherd of His people.Psalm 23 reminds us that the LORD provides for our souls, protects us from ultimate harm, and preserves us until He has brought us safely home to heaven.May we learn to trust Him more fully and walk with Him more faithfully, knowing that there is no better place to be than under His good and perfect shepherding care.

For the first time in history, God had formed a redeemed community on earth. How, then, were they to live? What kind of worship would please Him? How were men and women to worship Him in spirit and truth? Paul, the Apostle to the Gentiles, the teacher of the nations, gives us the answer. God wants His redeemed people to draw near to Him as a people unpolluted by sin, marked by repentance and sanctification. May the Lord continually sanctify us and raise up men who will lead us to the presence of our holy Father in heaven.