Eleutheria Ministries: Truths From God's Word

Over the course of this study, we will look at the Characteristics of the Bridegroom, the Characteristics of the Bride, and the Purpose of the Bride (Body of Christ/Church).   I have been challenged to break this study into smaller bites and to add questions for reflection at the end of each lesson .  My prayer is that by taking smaller pieces we will have more time for reflection and introspection .     We cannot study the Bride of Christ without first looking at the Bridegroom .   Characteristic Number 1: The Bridegroom D emonstrates S acrificial Love for His Bride.   Webster 1828 dictionary defines sacrificial as: performing sacrifice; included in sacrifice; consisting in sacrifice. It defines love as to be pleased with; to regard with affection.   Based on the definitions given above our working definition of sacrificial love is demonstrating pleasure in and affection for others at great cost/sacrifice to/of oneself.   First, sa...

This is the sixteenth and last week of our study: Fit for Service .   Today we will be looking at the life of John the Baptist to see what made him usable by God .     First, John was humble.   John 3:27-30, John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. You yourselves bear witness of me, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but ‘I have been sent before Him.’ He who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore, this joy of mine is fulfilled.   He must increase, but I must decrease.” (MEV)   “Although he had many crowds and people following him, he recognized his role was not to attract people to himself, but to push people to Jesus. His disciples came and complained to him that the crowds were following Jesus rather than him .” i   John never allowed the people to believe he was the Christ.  ...