Sunday, March 9th, 2008 "Family Matters"
Today’s scripture is Psalm 127:1
I. Family Matters-Why
What do you think God’s reasoning was when He said, “it is not good for man to be alone”. Genesis 2:18.
Discuss some of the reasons God created family as the ideal social model. Genesis 2:18 and 24, Gen 18:19, Deuteronomy 6:6-7, Proverbs 14:26.
How is the church like a family? Ephesians 2:19.
Do you think a person can be a Christian and not attend church on a regular basis? Hebrews 10:25
Why is regular church attendance so important to the believer?
What were the four major components found in early church gatherings? Acts 2:42
II. Family Matters-What makes a Family Strong?
Faith in God.
Do you think a house built without God can be a healthy family? Matthew 7:24-27.
Acceptance.
Why are negative words so harmful? Ephesians 4:29, I Thessalonians 5:11,
Memories.
What effect can good or bad memories have on the family?
Involvement.
What do you think your commitment to God should entail? I Peter 4:19
To your family? To your church?
Listening.
Why do you think most people are poor listeners?
What could we do to become better listeners? James 1:19
The wisest man who ever lived (Solomon) had a lot to say about good communication patterns. Discuss these verses: Proverbs 10:19, 14:17, 16:32, 17:27, and Ecclesiastes 7:9.
Believe.
Discuss different types of coping skills.
About Us
- Hope Community Church
- Santa Maria, California, United States
- Real People, Real Issues, Real Life Hope Is Real! Hope Community Church is committed: To demonstrating God’s love through building families & sharing hope. To minister to all levels of a persons life; child, adult and senior. To providing a safe environment for all to flourish spiritually and physically. To see people totally radically changed and to build up the body of Christ. This will be accomplished by providing meaningful worship and praise services, Bible-based preaching and exhortation, comprehensive education and discipleship programs, in-home ‘Life Groups’ and extensive outreach efforts. Programs will be designed to minister to people across all demographic groups (men and women, married and single) and in every age group (children, youth, college/career, and young, middle and senior adult).