Date post: | 27-Dec-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | aldous-neal |
View: | 213 times |
Download: | 0 times |
The Lord Promised us a Large Spiritual Family
• The promise is to be fulfilled in this lifetime (Mark 10:28-31; Luke 18:19-30)• We have also been promised hostility from
our earthly families & persecution from the world. (Matthew 10:36; 2 Timothy 3:12)• But the promise of a large spiritual family is
fulfilled in fellow Christians.
The Behavior of FamiliesFamilies…
• Provide teaching and guidance from God’s word. (Deut. 4:9-10; 6:7-9; Titus 2:1-5)• Tell us what we need to hear (1 Tim. 5:1-2)• Show honor & loyalty to one another
(Romans 12:10)• Bear each other’s burdens
(Galatians 6:1-2, 10; Proverbs 17:17)• Provide for one another’s needs
(1 Timothy 5:8; James 2:15-17)
In order to function, families must…
• Spend time together (Acts 2:44, 46)• Communicate • Be patient and longsuffering
(1 Thessalonians 5:14; 2:7; Colossians 1:11)• Endure and forbear (1 Corinthians 13:7; 1:10;
Revelation 3:1-5; Philippians 4:2-3)