Dear Bros in Christ,

Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. Brothers in Christ, this weekly encouragement is sent and meant to be an encouragement to all and to build up and edify in the Lord Jesus Christ. Oikodome means "Builder". The Lord has put this on my heart to send out a monthly ron !an Oikodome "oy#kod#om#ay$% to build up and encourage the men who lo&e and follow Jesus Christ in their walk with 'im. Hebrews 3:13 " ut encoura!e one another dai"#, as "on! as it is ca""ed $oda#, so that none of #ou ma# be hardened b# sin%s deceitfu"ness." PRAYER REQUESTS: f you ha&e any prayer re(uests please send them and will send them out to the bros for prayer, if pri&acy is needed will send in a discreet way.

IRON MAN OIKODOME BOX TOP 0 ! "Do #o$ not %no& that to &ho' #o$ (resent #o$rse)*es s)a*es to o+e#, #o$ are that one,s s)a*es &ho' #o$ o+e#, &hether o- sin .)ea/in01 to /eath, or oo+e/ien2e .)ea/in01 to ri0hteo$sness34 .Ro'ans 5:65 NK781 "Sin or O+e/ien2e4 Bros sin or obedience#we will be a sla&e to one or the other) one leads to death the other to righteousness* +e all ha&e to make a clear choice, no middle ground here, ne&er will one foot in the church and one foot in the world be acceptable as obedience. But it-s an easy choice to make, we all know the right choice of who we want to be sla&es to, but the commitment part is hard. f we ha&e truly been set free from sin sla&ery by the only One that has that power to set us free# then is not Jesus our !aster and whom we are obedient to and a bond sla&e to. To be a bond sla&e we were made sla&es by choice to obedience, but our flesh fights us all the way on that choice, e&ery day, and e&ery situation. belie&e we ha&e to look to the master of our life or the master of whate&er the choice we ha&e chosen to follow and li&e our life for that master. would rather be ruled by the lo&e of Jesus Christ# following obedience leading to righteousness than ruled by and gi&en o&er to bondage of sla&ery to the demonic forces of the e&il one that leads to death) which is pure hell. belie&e for most of us# we ha&e chosen righteousness. f then we take it# our choice of obedience "eadin! to ri!hteousness to 'im, our !aster who owns us then there really is no choice but to follow Jesus all the time in e&ery decision. &t's not "i(e we have to thin( about it, we (now what's ri!ht in p"easin! the )ord, He showed us the wa#*"a#in! down His "ife for us, sheddin! His innocent b"ood to redeem us. 'e is who we ser&e and want to be obedient to#but our flesh wrestles against us and manipulates us with thoughts, physical attractions and temptations that are coming at us all at once like a thousand rounds from a machine gun) n the twinkling of an eye we can be presented with the decision /sin or obedience0 a thousand times a second. Lo&e the song / ha&e decided to follow Jesus0 how appropriate and right is this song title to latch onto in our thoughts when we are faced with a barrage from the enemy. Just to ha&e that obedience wo&en into our heart and this mindset on auto#pilot that there is no other choice we made our mind up to follow Jesus, to be obedient to 'is calling, to 'is +ord, to 'is ways) !y sheep hear me) "!y sheep hear !y &oice, and know them, and they follow !e. 1John 23456 78J9: Bros if you hear the Lord and 'e knows you then is 'e your !aster. f so the choice is clear follow 'im in e&erything, don-t present yoursel&es to another master# amen* /But now ha&ing been set free from sin, and ha&ing become sla&es of ;od, you ha&e your fruit to holiness, and the end, e&erlasting life.0 1<omans =455 78J9: >gape, ?aniel +right ironmanoikodome.org Pro*er+s 9::6:
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