- Pulled apart by forces
- Losing focus and direction
- Academic & time pressure
- Lack of parental presence, especially fathers
- Drug addicts, orphans -> main issue is family
- If texture of family is not strong, it will be broken down someday
- Starting with the church to lead society
- Unhappy homes foster a weak church
- When we get the home right, the church will be in place
- When the church is right, the nation will be right
1. The family is God's idea, not Man's
- It is formed for God's purpose
- One man One woman
- Created to fulfill God's order
- To be fruitful and multiply
- God made the family institution first, then only church
- Different in sexual identity - Equality, Personality, To rule with Authority, To think with dignity
- We are not made of animal kingdom
- The devil stole it from the human race through deceit and lies in the Garden of Eden
- Jesus reconnects us with God
- Relationships can be reconciled and recovered day by day
2. It's God's will to multiply generations of Godly offsprings
Malachi 2:15
Has not the one God made you? You belong to him in body and spirit. And what does the one God seek? Godly offspring.[a] So be on your guard, and do not be unfaithful to the wife of your youth.
- God wants Godly children
Genesis 1:27-28
27 So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
God's Model for Building String Families
a. Relationships
- Fear of God and respect for authority
- Faith in God
- Forgive and ask for forgiveness
b. Responsibilities
Genesis 2:15
15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
- Adam was given the responsibility to tend the garden
- Accept responsibility for own choices
Genesis 2:16-17
16 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
- God gave us boundaries and instructions for our own good
c. Reality
- Able to accept both good and bad of the real world
- Assist child to deal with sin, to fail and face consequences
- Child needs experiences with you in which he sees reality and adapt
- Build character and godliness
i. Truth > Guide them on what to do, to change and be responsible
> Give them roots
ii. Grace > Let others know they are loved and forgiven
> Give them wings
iii. Unconditional Love > love you whether right or wrong
> But if it's wrong, blessings are not given
> Obey God, blessings will be given faster
3. It's God's will to bless the Family & to exert His influence through them
Genesis 1:28
28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
- The Godly family is to have dominion for God
- To influence the world for authority
- To bring everything into harmony with God's will
- Maintain worship, service and glorifying God throughout creation
: When troubles and crisis happen, it helps families to get closer (desperate for God)
: Learn to trust God along the way of our journeys
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