FAMILY MATTERS DEUT 6 1 9 FAMILY MATTERS

FAMILY MATTERS DEUT 6: 1 -9

FAMILY MATTERS • One of the biggest problems today is that people have stop caring for one another, and they have lost the effect of what it means to be in a family. The home is the basic unit of all society. The family is to society what the atom is to the universe. It is the cornerstone on which everything is built, any society that minimize the important of the family unit and allow or promote its collapse, will itself eventually collapse. This is demonstrated vividly throughout history the most classic example being that of the Roman Empire. As in the natural, even so in the spiritual. If the home is vital to the success of society, it is even more important for the success of the church. The home is the foundation for all Christian unity. ”

FAMILY MATTERS WHY IS THE HOME IMPORTANT? • FOR TRAINING • CARING • WORSHIP • SERVICE • CURING • HEALING

FAMILY MATTERS We learn to identify ourselves from our family OUR IDENTIFY CAN BE : • • • SELFISHNESS STUBBORNNESS HARD TO GET ALONG WITH HARD TO UNDERSTAND OTHER WANT EVERYTHING YOUR WAY

FAMILY MATTERS Unless you are born again, you cannot see the kingdom of God • EVERY ONE WHO WANTS IT… GETS A SECOND CHANCE (John 3: 3)

FAMILY MATTERS What was the purpose of God creating a family? • That they might love him and worship him as their Father (Eph. 3: 14 -15).

FAMILY. MATTERS GOD’s VIIEW OF THE FAMILY: • ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN, CHILDREN • STANDARD FOR FAMILY SUCCESS • STANDARD FOR COMMUNICATION

FAMILY. MATTERS • GREEK VERB THAT EXPLAINS FAMILY CALLED: “THERAPEIA” • THE ENGLISH WORD IS THERAPEUTIC

FAMILY MATTERS HOW DOES ALL OF THIS RELATE TO US! The family is the gateway into life …and the church is the gateway into the Kingdom