Westoak Woods Baptist Church

Sermon Title: "Healing for Broken Homes"
Ephesians 5:22 - 6:9
Pastor James Hassell
Go All In: A Series in Ephesians

I. Introduction: There have been two harmful interpretations of this text.

a. Fundamentalist view: Men rule, no questions asked.





b. Feminist view: The passage is too patriarchal and "unfortunate."






II. Main Sermon Theme: Healing for your family begins and ends with Jesus Christ.

a. "Wives, be subject to your husbands as to the Lord."
I. Voluntary
II. Equal
III. Galatians 3:28





b. "The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church."
I. It has the meaning of being in communion, an intimate relationship.
II. The marriage relationship takes the priority.





c. "Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up
for her."
I. Gave up = "To hand over willingly."
II. "Crucifixion is the template." (Thomas Slater)





d. "Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the
discipline and instruction of the Lord."
I. Provoke = "to agitate, aggravate, nag, hover"
II. Discipline and instruction: seeing, hearing, and participating in the
story of Jesus in the local church.






III. A word about grace for families: reconciliation over cancellation

Weekly Church Calendar:

Sunday, February 13
9:30 am - Sunday School
10:45 am - Worship Service
12:00 pm - Finance Committee Mtg.

Monday, February 14 "Happy Valentine's Day"
6:30 pm - Grief Share

Tuesday, February 15
9:00 am - Ladies' Game Day
6:00 pm - TOPS

Wednesday, February 16
10:00 am - Ladies' Bible Class
6:00 pm - Prayer Mtg. & Bible Study

Thursday, February 17
6:30 pm Missions Committee Mtg.

Sunday, February 20
9:30 am - Sunday School
10:45 am - Worship Service
12:00 pm - Property & Space Committee Mtg.

Adult Sunday School Studies
Now is a great time to get involved in a Sunday School group! Here is a listing of what the classes are studying. You’re invited to join a group each Sunday at 9:30am. The Cornerstone group also has a Zoom option.

Senior Disciples Class: "Authentic Faith: A Study of James"

Cornerstone: "As You Go: An Honest Look at the First Followers of Jesus" by Hulitt Gloer

Ladies Class: "Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at the Table" by Louie Giglio

Young Adults: Scripture readings with discussion

Election Information
Our church campus will be a voting site in the upcoming elections for Travis County. This will affect our Sunday School meeting spaces for the next three Sundays. Thanks for your flexibility as we open our campus to our neighbors. Here are the planned meeting spaces.

Cornerstone will be in CMB 105 A&B.

Senior Disciples will be in Portable 3.

Youth will be in the upstairs of the worship center.

All other Sunday School groups will meet in their regular
locations.

Garage Sale Leader Needed
A project manager is needed for the Garage Sale scheduled for April 2. The project manager will help establish the layout and work needed prior to and during the event. Let us know of your interest by contacting the church office or a member of the Missions Committee.

Church Conference, February 27
A Church Conference is being called for February 27 after the morning worship service for the election of new deacons.

Church Calendar/Room Requests
If you or a group would like to utilize the church campus for an event/ministry activity, please contact Alice in the church office on weekday mornings from 9am-Noon.

Deacon Training
A Deacon training session will be held for current active and nominated deacons on February 19 from 10am-Noon in the CMB.

Deacon Election
A church conference regarding the election of new deacons will
be held on February 27 at the conclusion of the morning worship service. An encouraging announcement about this election will be shared with you on Sunday.

I9 Sports Outreach Date Change to February 26
Due to the recent ice storm, we’ve moved our outreach to families with I9 Sports on our church field to February 26 starting at
10:30am. This will be a great way to build relationships with many people and to know our neighbors. More info to come!

Annual Missions Bake Sale - February 27
The Bake Sale is tentatively scheduled for February 27 to correspond with the beginning of Lent! The hope is that the latest Covid19 wave will be down by then.

Can you Bake? How about being an Auctioneer? A receiver of baked goods? A bid taker? We need your help for the Bake Auction on February 27th. Please contact a member of the Missions Committee, or a sign-up sheet is also available in the church foyer.

Lenten Evening Online Sermon Series
Pastor James will lead a series of Sunday evening video sermons for Lent, March 6 through April 10. This series will be live on Sundays at 6:00 pm on our church’s YouTube channel. The series will be called “More Like Jesus” based on passages in the Gospel of Luke. You can find our channel by going to youtube.com and typing Westoak Woods Baptist Church in the search bar.

ACP and Church Survey Report: March 20
Pastor James will preach a message in the morning worship service on March 20 called “Soul Winning.” In the message he will share ten years of annual church profile (ACP) data as well as results from our recent church health survey. This special service will energize us in evangelism!

Possible Cultivate Group
Pastor James is interested in leading a three-month Cultivate Group. The group would meet every two weeks. The group would discuss the biblical teachings of T.B. Maston—a longtime professor of Christian Ethics. Topics would include the authority and relevance of the Bible, evangelism, Christianity and world issues (such as race relations, economics, war, and the family), and Christian morality. A book is available for the study though not
necessary. Please let Pastor James know of your interest by February 20.

Check out Our YouTube Channel!
You can find archived worship services, generational ministry informational videos, church vision videos and more on our
church YouTube channel. Simply go to YouTube and put Westoak Woods Baptist Church in the search box to find us.

Missions Committee Report
Calling all bakers! The annual bake auction is set for Sunday, February 27th. We need baked items for the auction as well as some cash and carry items. There will be a sign-up sheet in the lobby or email/call Tammy. We are planning a remote way to bid as well. This has always been a great fundraiser for our mission programs.

We are setting up dates with the BSM at Texas State and UT to see if we can provide lunch one day.

We have a chance for ministry in our own “side” yard. There is a need to reach out to the families that use our field on Saturdays. We would like to set up a concession booth, maybe sell bottles of water, popcorn and other items and we would like to use this to make connections with these families to spread the Word of God.

There are many other projects we are looking at for the year:
Make a connection with our pre-school families and partner with Kocurek Elementary (currently we have a mentor program with the 4th graders) by reaching out to see other ways we can help.

Some of the other projects will include the canned food drive, backpack drive, rake brigade, Operation Christmas Child (OCC), a first responder appreciation and a project at the Heritage Foundation apartments (just off of Slaughter).

Do you have any suggestions? Please contact any of the committee members as we welcome suggestions. The committee is just the vessel for WWBC to share and show God’s love in our community.

Your Committee,
Tammy Andricak, Andrew Bell, Chris Christmas, LaVern Livergood, Jim Schroeder, Eddie Smith and Staff Representative, Jon Ratzlaff.

GriefShare
Our GriefShare ministry meets every Monday at 6:30pm in CMB Room 101. GriefShare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone. For more information, please contact group leader LaVern Livergood, or you can contact the church office.

Outreach Volunteers
Are you interested in following up with guests? If so, please let us know by contacting the office or signing the sign-up sheet in the worship center foyer. Outreach volunteers will follow-up with guests by making phone calls, writing letters, or visiting.