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The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman Comparison One of the most embarrassing stories of my life: Working out, jogging, going to McDonalds… zit cream all over my face.    I had a picture in my head that I was comparing myself to! Gods got a plan and a purpose for your life… but its not Hers OR His… and its not there’s, or yours.    2 Corinthians 10:12 Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!   Verse 12 plays on two words: enkrinai (“to classify, rank”) and synkrinai (“to compare”). Paul says he does not dare to rank or compare himself with those who commend themselves.   DOES NOT DARE: GK - TOL-MAO I WOULD NOT dare, to be bold enough, to have the nerve to presume compare myself to anyone other than Christ.   This verse asks: What’s your chosen standard?  WHO DO YOU COMPARE YOURSELF TO?   Big idea: Comparison tells you who you should be by looking at all the wrong things.    God tells you who you are by looking at who made you- AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN MADE FOR!   How do you know you are valuable?  Because Christ died for you and is in you. Where do you find your value?  Being used by Christ.  THE WEDDING RING IN THE STORE: VALUABLE. PUTTING IT ON MY WIFES HAND TO SHOW OFF SHOWS VALUE.   Why comparison is sin   We are either better OR  Worse **But neither point to who we are supposed to be in Christ.   THE BIG Question: does me being better than you make me more like Christ?    -  Does Me being worse than you make me less than Christ?  you were made on purpose   Genesis 1:26-27: Every person bears God's image. Value isn't earned or ranked. Psalm 139:13-16: "Fearfully and wonderfully made," knit together, with days ordered before one existed. You aren't a leftover. Jeremiah 1:5: Known and set apart before birth. Ephesians 2:10: We are God's workmanship (the Greek word poiēma gives us "poem"), created for good works prepared in advance. Not for the works prepared for someone else. Galatians 6:4-5: Each one should test their own work, then take pride in themselves without comparing to someone else, because each carries their own load.   Guido and Anthony…  But compared to Guido… Anthony is a saint!    1 Corinthians 12 We are a body made up of many parts.   You must be you - people need you to be you. God needs you to be you.    Rich Wilkerson in camp… the next 5 years we heard a bunch of Rich Wilkerson wanna be’s.    CONCEPT: When you die God won’t ask you why you were not more like your sister, Neighbor, Millionaire, Model, MIL, Doctor, Pastor, Miracle worker, Genius…. HE WILL ASK: WHY WEREN’T YOU MORE LIKE YOU.   Fingerprints and snowflakes: Every person's fingerprint is unique, even identical twins'. A simple picture of "workmanship," with no copy-and-paste in God's creation.   THE HOOK AND SINKER: Invite the room to picture their phone at 11 p.m., and ask how they feel after twenty minutes of scrolling. Most will recognize it.   Almost 50% of teens suffer from low self esteem after scrolling on social media. Surgeon General findings.    In adults: 50-70% using social media agree it increases loneliness, isolation, anxiety, low mood and depression.    Honor-shame culture: In the ancient Mediterranean world, status was a public, ranked commodity. Honor was seen as limited, so if someone gained it, you lost it. WHEN PAUL SAYS DO NOT COMPARE - IT FLYS IN THE FACE OF THE CULTURE… SOUND FAMILIAR?

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman One of the most embarrassing stories of my life: Working out, jogging, going to McDonalds… zit cream all over my face.    I had a picture in my head that I was comparing myself to!   Gods got a plan and a purpose for your life… but its not Hers OR His… and its not there’s, or yours.    2 Corinthians 10:12 Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!   Verse 12 plays on two words: enkrinai (“to classify, rank”) and synkrinai (“to compare”). Paul says he does not dare to rank or compare himself with those who commend themselves.   DOES NOT DARE: GK - TOL-MAO I WOULD NOT dare, to be bold enough, to have the nerve to presume compare myself to anyone other than Christ.   This verse asks: What’s your chosen standard?  WHO DO YOU COMPARE YOURSELF TO?   Big idea: Comparison tells you who you should be by looking at all the wrong things.    God tells you who you are by looking at who made you- AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN MADE FOR!   How do you know you are valuable?  Because Christ died for you and is in you. Where do you find your value?  Being used by Christ.  THE WEDDING RING IN THE STORE: VALUABLE. PUTTING IT ON MY WIFES HAND TO SHOW OFF SHOWS VALUE.   Why comparison is sin   We are either better OR  Worse **But neither point to who we are supposed to be in Christ.   THE BIG Question: does me being better than you make me more like Christ?    -  Does Me being worse than you make me less than Christ?  you were made on purpose   Genesis 1:26-27: Every person bears God's image. Value isn't earned or ranked.   Psalm 139:13-16: "Fearfully and wonderfully made," knit together, with days ordered before one existed. You aren't a leftover.   Jeremiah 1:5: Known and set apart before birth.   Ephesians 2:10: We are God's workmanship (the Greek word poiēma gives us "poem"), created for good works prepared in advance. Not for the works prepared for someone else.   Galatians 6:4-5: Each one should test their own work, then take pride in themselves without comparing to someone else, because each carries their own load. Guido and Anthony…  But compared to Guido… Anthony is a saint!    1 Corinthians 12 We are a body made up of many parts.   You must be you - people need you to be you. God needs you to be you.

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman One of the most embarrassing stories of my life: Working out, jogging, going to McDonalds… zit cream all over my face.    I had a picture in my head that I was comparing myself to!   Gods got a plan and a purpose for your life… but its not Hers OR His… and its not there’s, or yours.      2 Corinthians 10:12 Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!   Verse 12 plays on two words: enkrinai (“to classify, rank”) and synkrinai (“to compare”). Paul says he does not dare to rank or compare himself with those who commend themselves.     DOES NOT DARE: GK - TOL-MAO I WOULD NOT dare, to be bold enough, to have the nerve to presume compare myself to anyone other than Christ.     This verse asks: What’s your chosen standard?  WHO DO YOU COMPARE YOURSELF TO?   Big idea: Comparison tells you who you should be by looking at all the wrong things.      God tells you who you are by looking at who made you- AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN MADE FOR!   How do you know you are valuable?  Because Christ died for you and is in you. Where do you find your value?  Being used by Christ.  THE WEDDING RING IN THE STORE: VALUABLE. PUTTING IT ON MY WIFES HAND TO SHOW OFF SHOWS VALUE.     Why comparison is sin   We are either better OR  Worse **But neither point to who we are supposed to be in Christ.     THE BIG Question: does me being better than you make me more like Christ?    -  Does Me being worse than you make me less than Christ?      you were made on purpose

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman Comparison Filet Mignon or a Juicy Lucy  SNL or SCTV Rush or Triumph New Porsche or 68 Chevelle Frank Zane or a Dorian Yates  North Stars or the Las Vegas Golden Nights    One of the most embarrassing stories of my life: Working out, jogging, going to McDonalds… zit cream all over my face.    I had a picture in my head that I was comparing myself to!   Gods got a plan and a purpose for your life… but its not Hers OR His… and its not there’s, or yours.      2 Corinthians 10:12 Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with each other, using themselves as the standard of measurement. How ignorant!   Verse 12 plays on two words: enkrinai (“to classify, rank”) and synkrinai (“to compare”). Paul says he does not dare to rank or compare himself with those who commend themselves.     DOES NOT DARE: GK - TOL-MAO I WOULD NOT dare, to be bold enough, to have the nerve to presume compare myself to anyone other than Christ.     This verse asks: What’s your chosen standard?  WHO DO YOU COMPARE YOURSELF TO?

The David Alliance  [email protected] Garth Heckman BAD MAMA JAMMA PRINCESS WARRIOR FOR JESUS The Life of Deborah - she is a prophetess.  She is serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor during a tumultuous era.   My sister Cheri - was like Deborah   Can a woman be a prophet, leader, counselor, warrior?    1 Cor. 11:5 women prophetesses - cover your head… just a sign of submission. Its not a Moral issue, its a heart issue.  This is how they showed the principal of showing they were under the submission of their husband and the leaders in the church… but was what that meant in their day.    What is the line of authority in scripture:  Children submit to your parents - husband wife A woman must be under the submission of a husband or a the authority in the church.  But a man must be under the authority of God. A woman says: I don’t want to be under a mans authority… NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A MAN THINKS… I don’t want to be under Gods authority.   The issue is not wether or not a woman can have gifting, power, spiritual authority, purpose, meaning, calling…  But it must be under the guidelines of authority of the home or church. WHY?  A few reasons: Has to do with Gods ordained order 1 Cor. 11:3 Gods order of creation 1 Cor. 11:8,9 It honors the presence of watching angels 1 Cor. 11:10 It is in line with the nature of the fall 1 Tim. 2:14   *Women might say: that’s just not fair - there are a lot of things that are not fair. But they are Godly.    -  Well pastor this is easy for you to preach because you are not a woman. ***let me let you in on a little secret: it would be very easy for a man (and many do) to just let the wives run the house. It is hard for a man to ask his wife to submit. He has to be like Christ He has to hear the voice of God He has to lead And even then… many women will not submit to him.    So the man just checks out… you live your life, I’ll live mine.  I will just not talk and follow orders… I still get to watch football, hunt, go out with the boys.   THOUGHT…. You know when God created Eve as a helpmate: That meant, that Eve was the secret weapon to Adam being all that he could be. BUT SHE HAD TO BE UNDER HIS AUTHORITY. Ladies you have the same power, gifting, importance, leadership, insight… NAME IT. But if you do not learn how to submit to a mans authority you will never create the environment or atmosphere where things become all they can be in your family, faith and finances. A wife who submits to a GODLY husband in all areas creates an environment where a man can run for miles through brick wall after brick wall…. HER SUBMISSION TO HIS AUTHORITY creates an atmosphere of blessing! But when she is not submissive - she is like a dripping faucet.   It slowly sucks the life out of a man.    MEN YOU NEED TO BE TUNED INTO GOD, SEEK HIM, KNOW HIM, SERVE HIM - but women you need to recognize it in your man and honor it and submit to him.    My bow: Matthews V3 - but without the string….   There is a lie out there… that says If I am not in charge I am inferior, I am not important or equal in authority…. TOTAL LIE: BECAUSE JESUS DID THIS.      Judges 4 and 5 is a story of a  Bad Mother… Literally!  Deborah is one of the most prominent figures in the Book of Judges (chapters 4 and 5).      She serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor and a little snarky during a tumultuous era… but submissive to her superiors and to God     READ Judges 4 Barak is a military leader from the tribe of Naphtali, the son of Abinoam from Kedesh. He appears in Judges 4 as the man Deborah summons to deliver Israel from Canaanite oppression. The setup: Israel had been oppressed for twenty years by Jabin, a Canaanite king, whose army commander, Sisera, had 900 iron chariots. Deborah, a prophetess who was judging Israel at the time, sent for Barak and told him God commanded him to gather 10,000 men from Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. God promised to draw Sisera and his chariots to the Kishon River and give Israel victory. His hesitation: Barak said he would go only if Deborah went with him. She agreed but told him the honor of the victory would not be his, because the Lord would hand Sisera over to a woman. Some readers see this as a lack of faith, while others see it as a reasonable wish to have God’s prophet beside him. Either way, it sets up the ending. The battle: When Barak led his men down from Mount Tabor, the Lord threw Sisera’s army into panic, and Barak pursued the chariots, so that the whole force fell by the sword. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. The twist: Sisera took refuge in the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, and she killed him in his sleep with a tent peg. When Barak arrived in pursuit, Jael showed him the dead commander, fulfilling Deborah’s prophecy.     Deb calls Barak to go to war against Jaban and his 900 chariots of steel - tanks! On the flat - suicide. Jaban’s general is Sisera   God sends a flood - the chariots are useless… Barak kills all the soldiers Sisera flees on foot to Jaels tent       Key Milestones & Role   Judge under the Palm Tree: Before leading military action, Deborah sat beneath the "Palm of Deborah" between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where Israelites came to her to resolve disputes (Judges 4:45).     Sit Under the Palm: Faithfulness in Daily Duty (Judges 4:45    Deborah didn't begin her story on the battlefield;  she began by serving faithfully where she was placed listening, counseling, and judging under the palm tree.   Application: Great callings often start with quiet consistency in daily tasks. Are we faithful in the smaller assignments God has currently given us?     A Mother in Israel: In her song of victory, she describes herself as "a mother in Israel" (Judges 5:7) a title reflecting her protective, nurturing leadership over a broken and oppressed nation.   Prophetic Call to Action: After 20 years of harsh oppression under Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor, and his military commander Sisera (who commanded 900 iron chariots), Deborah summoned Barak (Judges 4:26). She relayed God's command for him to lead 10,000 men to Mount Tabor.     Deborah spoke as a prophetess, delivering God's specific instruction to Barak. She didn't seek personal glory, nor did she shrink from going to the battle lines when needed.   Deborah spoke with authority to Barak  But it was under Gods authority not Hers. Deborah did not call him to action - rather she said “God is calling you to action” Deborah was willing to hear God Be used by God And trust God by going into battle with Barak… she submitted to Barak - even though she was the prophet at the time.    Here is a challenge - are you raising your boys to know how to be submissive to God? - by Dads example. Are you raising your girls knowing what it means to be submissive to their husbands? By Moms example.      **You might be the next Deborah OR you may be raising the next Deborah.      A BEAUTIFUL SONG Judges 5—known as the Song of Deborah and Barak—is widely regarded by biblical scholars, literary critics, and historians as one of the most brilliant and significant passages in ancient literature.   Robert H. Pfeiffer (Old Testament Scholar & Harvard Professor): "The finest masterpiece of Hebrew poetry... it deserves a place among the best songs of victory ever written."     Judges 5 SNARKY SONG 26 Jael reached out and took the tent peg. Her right hand reached for the workman’s hammer. She hit Sisera! She smashed his head! She crushed and pierced the side of his head! 27 At Jael’s feet he sank. He fell, and he lay there. At her feet he sank. He fell. Where Sisera sank, there he fell, dead! 28 “Sisera’s mother looked out through the window. She looked through the curtains and cried out, ‘Why is Sisera’s chariot so late in coming? Why are sounds of his chariots’ horses delayed?’ 29 The wisest of her servant ladies answer her, and Sisera’s mother says to herself, 30 ‘Surely they are robbing the people they defeated! Surely they are dividing those things among themselves! Each soldier is given a girl or two. Maybe Sisera is taking pieces of dyed cloth. Maybe they are even taking pieces of dyed, embroidered cloth for the necks of the victors!’  Deborah breaks cadence and says - 31 “Let all your enemies die this way, Lord! But let all the people who love you be as strong as the rising sun!” Then there was peace in the land for forty   ONE VERY IMPORTANT POINT - DON’T MISS IT.   Finish with a unique perspective. Deborah’s example I believe gave Jael the example to be a woman of God in war.    17 But Sisera himself ran away to the tent where Jael lived. She was the wife of Heber, one of the Kenite family groups. Heber’s family was at peace with Jabin king of Hazor.  19 Sisera said to Jael, “I am thirsty. Please give me some water to drink.” So she opened a leather bag of milk and gave him a drink. Then she covered him up. 20 He said to her, “Go stand at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone here?’ say, ‘No.’” 21 But Jael, the wife of Heber, took a tent peg and a hammer and quietly went to Sisera. Since he was very tired, he was in a deep sleep. She hammered the tent peg through the side of Sisera’s head and into the ground. And so Sisera died.   REMEMBER: 9 “Of course I will go with you,” Deborah answered, “but you will not get credit for the victory. The Lord will let a woman defeat Sisera.” So Deborah went with Barak to Kedesh.    MIGHT I POINT OUT: A woman is highlighting another woman who will be given credit for the victory.    H. L. Mencken. "On one issue, at least, men and women agree: t

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman BAD MAMA JAMMA PRINCESS WARRIOR FOR JESUS The Life of Deborah - she is a prophetess.  She is serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor during a tumultuous era.   My sister Cheri - was like Deborah   Can a woman be a prophet, leader, counselor, warrior?    1 Cor. 11:5 women prophetesses - cover your head… just a sign of submission. Its not a Moral issue, its a heart issue.  This is how they showed the principal of showing they were under the submission of their husband and the leaders in the church… but was what that meant in their day.    What is the line of authority in scripture:  Children submit to your parents - husband wife A woman must be under the submission of a husband or a the authority in the church.  But a man must be under the authority of God. A woman says: I don’t want to be under a mans authority… NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A MAN THINKS… I don’t want to be under Gods authority.   The issue is not wether or not a woman can have gifting, power, spiritual authority, purpose, meaning, calling…  But it must be under the guidelines of authority of the home or church. WHY?  A few reasons: Has to do with Gods ordained order 1 Cor. 11:3 Gods order of creation 1 Cor. 11:8,9 It honors the presence of watching angels 1 Cor. 11:10 It is in line with the nature of the fall 1 Tim. 2:14   *Women might say: that’s just not fair - there are a lot of things that are not fair. But they are Godly.    -  Well pastor this is easy for you to preach because you are not a woman. ***let me let you in on a little secret: it would be very easy for a man (and many do) to just let the wives run the house. It is hard for a man to ask his wife to submit. He has to be like Christ He has to hear the voice of God He has to lead And even then… many women will not submit to him.    So the man just checks out… you live your life, I’ll live mine.  I will just not talk and follow orders… I still get to watch football, hunt, go out with the boys.   THOUGHT…. You know when God created Eve as a helpmate: That meant, that Eve was the secret weapon to Adam being all that he could be. BUT SHE HAD TO BE UNDER HIS AUTHORITY. Ladies you have the same power, gifting, importance, leadership, insight… NAME IT. But if you do not learn how to submit to a mans authority you will never create the environment or atmosphere where things become all they can be in your family, faith and finances. A wife who submits to a GODLY husband in all areas creates an environment where a man can run for miles through brick wall after brick wall…. HER SUBMISSION TO HIS AUTHORITY creates an atmosphere of blessing! But when she is not submissive - she is like a dripping faucet.   It slowly sucks the life out of a man.    MEN YOU NEED TO BE TUNED INTO GOD, SEEK HIM, KNOW HIM, SERVE HIM - but women you need to recognize it in your man and honor it and submit to him.    My bow: Matthews V3 - but without the string….   There is a lie out there… that says If I am not in charge I am inferior, I am not important or equal in authority…. TOTAL LIE: BECAUSE JESUS DID THIS.      Judges 4 and 5 is a story of a  Bad Mother… Literally!  Deborah is one of the most prominent figures in the Book of Judges (chapters 4 and 5).      She serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor and a little snarky during a tumultuous era… but submissive to her superiors and to God     READ Judges 4 Barak is a military leader from the tribe of Naphtali, the son of Abinoam from Kedesh. He appears in Judges 4 as the man Deborah summons to deliver Israel from Canaanite oppression. The setup: Israel had been oppressed for twenty years by Jabin, a Canaanite king, whose army commander, Sisera, had 900 iron chariots. Deborah, a prophetess who was judging Israel at the time, sent for Barak and told him God commanded him to gather 10,000 men from Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. God promised to draw Sisera and his chariots to the Kishon River and give Israel victory. His hesitation: Barak said he would go only if Deborah went with him. She agreed but told him the honor of the victory would not be his, because the Lord would hand Sisera over to a woman. Some readers see this as a lack of faith, while others see it as a reasonable wish to have God’s prophet beside him. Either way, it sets up the ending. The battle: When Barak led his men down from Mount Tabor, the Lord threw Sisera’s army into panic, and Barak pursued the chariots, so that the whole force fell by the sword. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. The twist: Sisera took refuge in the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, and she killed him in his sleep with a tent peg. When Barak arrived in pursuit, Jael showed him the dead commander, fulfilling Deborah’s prophecy.     Deb calls Barak to go to war against Jaban and his 900 chariots of steel - tanks! On the flat - suicide. Jaban’s general is Sisera   God sends a flood - the chariots are useless… Barak kills all the soldiers Sisera flees on foot to Jaels tent       Key Milestones & Role   Judge under the Palm Tree: Before leading military action, Deborah sat beneath the "Palm of Deborah" between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where Israelites came to her to resolve disputes (Judges 4:45).     Sit Under the Palm: Faithfulness in Daily Duty (Judges 4:45    Deborah didn't begin her story on the battlefield;  she began by serving faithfully where she was placed listening, counseling, and judging under the palm tree.   Application: Great callings often start with quiet consistency in daily tasks. Are we faithful in the smaller assignments God has currently given us?     A Mother in Israel: In her song of victory, she describes herself as "a mother in Israel" (Judges 5:7) a title reflecting her protective, nurturing leadership over a broken and oppressed nation.   Prophetic Call to Action: After 20 years of harsh oppression under Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor, and his military commander Sisera (who commanded 900 iron chariots), Deborah summoned Barak (Judges 4:26). She relayed God's command for him to lead 10,000 men to Mount Tabor.     Deborah spoke as a prophetess, delivering God's specific instruction to Barak. She didn't seek personal glory, nor did she shrink from going to the battle lines when needed.   Deborah spoke with authority to Barak  But it was under Gods authority not Hers. Deborah did not call him to action - rather she said “God is calling you to action” Deborah was willing to hear God Be used by God And trust God by going into battle with Barak… she submitted to Barak - even though she was the prophet at the time.    Here is a challenge - are you raising your boys to know how to be submissive to God? - by Dads example. Are you raising your girls knowing what it means to be submissive to their husbands? By Moms example.      **You might be the next Deborah OR you may be raising the next Deborah.

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman BAD MAMA JAMMA PRINCESS WARRIOR FOR JESUS The Life of Deborah - she is a prophetess.  She is serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor during a tumultuous era.   My sister Cheri - was like Deborah   Can a woman be a prophet, leader, counselor, warrior?    1 Cor. 11:5 women prophetesses - cover your head… just a sign of submission. Its not a Moral issue, its a heart issue.  This is how they showed the principal of showing they were under the submission of their husband and the leaders in the church… but was what that meant in their day.    What is the line of authority in scripture:  Children submit to your parents - husband wife A woman must be under the submission of a husband or a the authority in the church.  But a man must be under the authority of God. A woman says: I don’t want to be under a mans authority… NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A MAN THINKS… I don’t want to be under Gods authority.   The issue is not wether or not a woman can have gifting, power, spiritual authority, purpose, meaning, calling…  But it must be under the guidelines of authority of the home or church. WHY?  A few reasons: Has to do with Gods ordained order 1 Cor. 11:3 Gods order of creation 1 Cor. 11:8,9 It honors the presence of watching angels 1 Cor. 11:10 It is in line with the nature of the fall 1 Tim. 2:14   *Women might say: that’s just not fair - there are a lot of things that are not fair. But they are Godly.    -  Well pastor this is easy for you to preach because you are not a woman. ***let me let you in on a little secret: it would be very easy for a man (and many do) to just let the wives run the house. It is hard for a man to ask his wife to submit. He has to be like Christ He has to hear the voice of God He has to lead And even then… many women will not submit to him.    So the man just checks out… you live your life, I’ll live mine.  I will just not talk and follow orders… I still get to watch football, hunt, go out with the boys.   THOUGHT…. You know when God created Eve as a helpmate: That meant, that Eve was the secret weapon to Adam being all that he could be. BUT SHE HAD TO BE UNDER HIS AUTHORITY. Ladies you have the same power, gifting, importance, leadership, insight… NAME IT. But if you do not learn how to submit to a mans authority you will never create the environment or atmosphere where things become all they can be in your family, faith and finances. A wife who submits to a GODLY husband in all areas creates an environment where a man can run for miles through brick wall after brick wall…. HER SUBMISSION TO HIS AUTHORITY creates an atmosphere of blessing! But when she is not submissive - she is like a dripping faucet.   It slowly sucks the life out of a man.    MEN YOU NEED TO BE TUNED INTO GOD, SEEK HIM, KNOW HIM, SERVE HIM - but women you need to recognize it in your man and honor it and submit to him.    My bow: Matthews V3 - but without the string….   There is a lie out there… that says If I am not in charge I am inferior, I am not important or equal in authority…. TOTAL LIE: BECAUSE JESUS DID THIS.      Judges 4 and 5 is a story of a  Bad Mother… Literally!  Deborah is one of the most prominent figures in the Book of Judges (chapters 4 and 5).      She serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor and a little snarky during a tumultuous era… but submissive to her superiors and to God     READ Judges 4 Barak is a military leader from the tribe of Naphtali, the son of Abinoam from Kedesh. He appears in Judges 4 as the man Deborah summons to deliver Israel from Canaanite oppression. The setup: Israel had been oppressed for twenty years by Jabin, a Canaanite king, whose army commander, Sisera, had 900 iron chariots. Deborah, a prophetess who was judging Israel at the time, sent for Barak and told him God commanded him to gather 10,000 men from Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. God promised to draw Sisera and his chariots to the Kishon River and give Israel victory. His hesitation: Barak said he would go only if Deborah went with him. She agreed but told him the honor of the victory would not be his, because the Lord would hand Sisera over to a woman. Some readers see this as a lack of faith, while others see it as a reasonable wish to have God’s prophet beside him. Either way, it sets up the ending. The battle: When Barak led his men down from Mount Tabor, the Lord threw Sisera’s army into panic, and Barak pursued the chariots, so that the whole force fell by the sword. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled on foot. The twist: Sisera took refuge in the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, and she killed him in his sleep with a tent peg. When Barak arrived in pursuit, Jael showed him the dead commander, fulfilling Deborah’s prophecy.     Deb calls Barak to go to war against Jaban and his 900 chariots of steel - tanks! On the flat - suicide. Jaban’s general is Sisera   God sends a flood - the chariots are useless… Barak kills all the soldiers Sisera flees on foot to Jaels tent       Key Milestones & Role   Judge under the Palm Tree: Before leading military action, Deborah sat beneath the "Palm of Deborah" between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where Israelites came to her to resolve disputes (Judges 4:45).     Sit Under the Palm: Faithfulness in Daily Duty (Judges 4:45    Deborah didn't begin her story on the battlefield;  she began by serving faithfully where she was placed listening, counseling, and judging under the palm tree.   Application: Great callings often start with quiet consistency in daily tasks. Are we faithful in the smaller assignments God has currently given us?     A Mother in Israel: In her song of victory, she describes herself as "a mother in Israel" (Judges 5:7) a title reflecting her protective, nurturing leadership over a broken and oppressed nation.   Prophetic Call to Action: After 20 years of harsh oppression under Jabin, the Canaanite king of Hazor, and his military commander Sisera (who commanded 900 iron chariots), Deborah summoned Barak (Judges 4:26). She relayed God's command for him to lead 10,000 men to Mount Tabor.     Deborah spoke as a prophetess, delivering God's specific instruction to Barak. She didn't seek personal glory, nor did she shrink from going to the battle lines when needed.

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman BAD MAMA JAMMA PRINCESS WARRIOR FOR JESUS The Life of Deborah - she is a prophetess.  She is serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor during a tumultuous era.   My sister Cheri - was like Deborah   Can a woman be a prophet, leader, counselor, warrior?    1 Cor. 11:5 women prophetesses - cover your head… just a sign of submission. Its not a Moral issue, its a heart issue.  This is how they showed the principal of showing they were under the submission of their husband and the leaders in the church… but was what that meant in their day.    What is the line of authority in scripture:  Children submit to your parents - husband wife A woman must be under the submission of a husband or a the authority in the church.  But a man must be under the authority of God. A woman says: I don’t want to be under a mans authority… NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A MAN THINKS… I don’t want to be under Gods authority.   The issue is not wether or not a woman can have gifting, power, spiritual authority, purpose, meaning, calling…  But it must be under the guidelines of authority of the home or church. WHY?  A few reasons: Has to do with Gods ordained order 1 Cor. 11:3 Gods order of creation 1 Cor. 11:8,9 It honors the presence of watching angels 1 Cor. 11:10 It is in line with the nature of the fall 1 Tim. 2:14   *Women might say: that’s just not fair - there are a lot of things that are not fair. But they are Godly.    -  Well pastor this is easy for you to preach because you are not a woman. ***let me let you in on a little secret: it would be very easy for a man (and many do) to just let the wives run the house. It is hard for a man to ask his wife to submit. He has to be like Christ He has to hear the voice of God He has to lead And even then… many women will not submit to him.    So the man just checks out… you live your life, I’ll live mine.  I will just not talk and follow orders… I still get to watch football, hunt, go out with the boys.   THOUGHT…. You know when God created Eve as a helpmate: That meant, that Eve was the secret weapon to Adam being all that he could be. BUT SHE HAD TO BE UNDER HIS AUTHORITY. Ladies you have the same power, gifting, importance, leadership, insight… NAME IT. But if you do not learn how to submit to a mans authority you will never create the environment or atmosphere where things become all they can be in your family, faith and finances. A wife who submits to a GODLY husband in all areas creates an environment where a man can run for miles through brick wall after brick wall…. HER SUBMISSION TO HIS AUTHORITY creates an atmosphere of blessing! But when she is not submissive - she is like a dripping faucet.   It slowly sucks the life out of a man.    MEN YOU NEED TO BE TUNED INTO GOD, SEEK HIM, KNOW HIM, SERVE HIM - but women you need to recognize it in your man and honor it and submit to him.    My bow: Matthews V3 - but without the string….   There is a lie out there… that says If I am not in charge I am inferior, I am not important or equal in authority…. TOTAL LIE: BECAUSE JESUS DID THIS.

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman   BAD MAMA JAMMA PRINCESS WARRIOR FOR JESUS The Life of Deborah - she is a prophetess.  She is serving as a prophetess, leader, and wise counselor during a tumultuous era.   My sister Cheri - was like Deborah   Can a woman be a prophet, leader, counselor, warrior?    1 Cor. 11:5 women prophetesses - cover your head… just a sign of submission. Its not a Moral issue, its a heart issue.  This is how they showed the principal of showing they were under the submission of their husband and the leaders in the church… but was what that meant in their day.    What is the line of authority in scripture:  Children submit to your parents - husband wife A woman must be under the submission of a husband or a the authority in the church.  But a man must be under the authority of God. A woman says: I don’t want to be under a mans authority… NOW YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A MAN THINKS… I don’t want to be under Gods authority.

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman

The David Alliance [email protected]  Garth Heckman

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman "The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It's over 2,700 feet tall, with more than 160 floors. When people see it, they look up.   I want to go this way God - Great were going this way (points in opposite direction)     But here's what most people don't know: for more than a year, there was nothing to look at.     18 months went into planning and executing the foundation. NOTHING TO LOOK AT FOR 18 MONTHS!   ONCE THE FOUNDATION WAS LAID - A NEW FLOOR EVERY FEW DAYS!   The speed above was paid for by the slowness below.     If you feel like you're in the digging season of your life, a season of prayer that seems unproductive, faithfulness that isn't noticed, or a marriage being rebuilt quietly, you may not be behind. You may be in the part that decides everything else.”        The unseen work is not impressive The unseen work is REAL  The unseen work is nothing people rush to see The unseen work is not talked about The unseen work is quickly forgotten when the building stands Once the building stands you never see the unseen work again   *The foundation is what is unseen… Same as in your life     Big idea: Everyone is building something.    -  What matters is what it rests on,    -  how deep it goes,    -  and whether it survives the test.     Your life: what is it built on How deep is your life? Will it survive Gods ultimate test?      *A CHALLENGE THIS WEEK: LOOK FOR FOUNDATIONS IN SCRIPTURE. The Lords prayer: Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us.  **This was taught before the cross. How were people’s sins covered at this time?       Everything God has done - he has first laid a foundation:  God is the original foundation-layer   Job 38:4-6. "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" Everything stable begins with God's design, not ours.     Psalm 127:1. Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. This is about the starting posture.       The foundation is only as good as the person who builds it 2. The foundation is a person, not a program   1 Corinthians 3:11. No one can lay any foundation other than Jesus Christ.   Matthew 16:18. Upon this rock I will build my church. The Gospel of Jesus Christ.     I cracked my head open for a foundation… not kidding, and I don’t mean “I cracked my head open as in a lump and some blood… No I MEAN I CRACKED MY HEAD OPEN… AS IN SKULL CRACKED OPEN” ITS HARD WORK PEOPLE Foundations are hidden, slow, and costly - and I’m not talking about buildings…. Im talking about YOU!! GOD WILL DO LONG DEEP WORK IN YOU…. ITS RARELY FAST… in order for you to be all that you can be in him.      Think of this: Foundations are not noteworthy… no one goes to visit a foundation. They are not meant to be on display. They are slow, tedious and detailed. They are very costly. And finally after all this… they are hidden. No one sees them.    BUT THE PROCESS ALLOWS YOU TO KNOW THE BUILDER INTIMATELY      Luke 6:48. This is Luke's version of the rock parable. The wise builder "dug deep" and laid the foundation on rock. The work is invisible and laborious.   In Jesus time seasonal streambeds (wadis) that are dry for much of the year but flood violently in the winter rains. Sand and gravel build up in those beds and low areas… and can look solid and easy to build on. BUT WHEN THE FLASH FLOOD COMES -      TWO THOUGHTS: YOU BETTER KNOW WHERE YOUR ARE BUILDING AND HOW TO PREPARE. If you are called to the entertainment business, pro athlete, business mogul… the pressures are great, the floods are powerful - you better have a deep foundation.      **HERE IS WHAT IS INTERESTING… ALL YOU WOULD NEED TO DO IS TAKE TIME, EFFORT, HARD WORK AND DIG IN THAT EXACT SPOT AND YOU WOULD HIT LIME ROCK… A SOLID FOUNDATION!    **THIS SUGGESTS - ITS NOT THE LOCATION - ITS THE FOUNDATION!  AND FOUNDATIONS TAKE TIME!!     NEW ZEALAND MARRIAGE SURVEY  Marriage survey… happiness declines. Marriage ruins everything…  MICHIGAN SURVEY but at the 30 year mark… it is better than you ever thought possible.    **ITS NOT WHO YOU MARRY, ITS HOW LONG YOU are willing to BUILD THE FOUNDATION WITH THEM.

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman "The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It's over 2,700 feet tall, with more than 160 floors. When people see it, they look up.   I want to go this way God - Great were going this way (points in opposite direction)     But here's what most people don't know: for more than a year, there was nothing to look at.     18 months went into planning and executing the foundation. NOTHING TO LOOK AT FOR 18 MONTHS!   ONCE THE FOUNDATION WAS LAID - A NEW FLOOR EVERY FEW DAYS!   The speed above was paid for by the slowness below.     If you feel like you're in the digging season of your life, a season of prayer that seems unproductive, faithfulness that isn't noticed, or a marriage being rebuilt quietly, you may not be behind. You may be in the part that decides everything else.”        The unseen work is not impressive The unseen work is REAL  The unseen work is nothing people rush to see The unseen work is not talked about The unseen work is quickly forgotten when the building stands Once the building stands you never see the unseen work again   *The foundation is what is unseen… Same as in your life     Big idea: Everyone is building something.    -  What matters is what it rests on,    -  how deep it goes,    -  and whether it survives the test.     Your life: what is it built on How deep is your life? Will it survive Gods ultimate test?      *A CHALLENGE THIS WEEK: LOOK FOR FOUNDATIONS IN SCRIPTURE. The Lords prayer: Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us.  **This was taught before the cross. How were people’s sins covered at this time?       Everything God has done - he has first laid a foundation:  God is the original foundation-layer   Job 38:4-6. "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" Everything stable begins with God's design, not ours.     Psalm 127:1. Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. This is about the starting posture.       The foundation is only as good as the person who builds it 2. The foundation is a person, not a program   1 Corinthians 3:11. No one can lay any foundation other than Jesus Christ.   Matthew 16:18. Upon this rock I will build my church. The Gospel of Jesus Christ.     I cracked my head open for a foundation… not kidding, and I don’t mean “I cracked my head open as in a lump and some blood… No I MEAN I CRACKED MY HEAD OPEN… AS IN SKULL CRACKED OPEN” ITS HARD WORK PEOPLE Foundations are hidden, slow, and costly - and I’m not talking about buildings…. Im talking about YOU!! GOD WILL DO LONG DEEP WORK IN YOU…. ITS RARELY FAST… in order for you to be all that you can be in him.      Think of this: Foundations are not noteworthy… no one goes to visit a foundation. They are not meant to be on display. They are slow, tedious and detailed. They are very costly. And finally after all this… they are hidden. No one sees them.    BUT THE PROCESS ALLOWS YOU TO KNOW THE BUILDER INTIMATELY      Luke 6:48. This is Luke's version of the rock parable. The wise builder "dug deep" and laid the foundation on rock. The work is invisible and laborious.