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WELCOME TO THE HAYNES STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST
Times of ServicesSunday:
9:30 a.m. Bible class10:30 a.m. worship
Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible class
ESSENTIAL FOR GODLY FAMILIES
“A family that prays together stays together.”
What is your picture of the modern day American family?
Christians should be different from the world (Rom. 12:2).
Therefore, Christian families should be different.
So what do Christian families need?
ESSENTIAL FOR GODLY FAMILIESGod-built homes
Psalm 127: Building a house is useless if the Lord is not in the process.
How do we invite God to build our homes?
Prayer (Eph. 3:20).Learning/applying His word (Ps.
119:105).If God is not building our families, it is
a dysfunctional failure.
ESSENTIAL FOR GODLY FAMILIES
Husband-led familiesFamilies need real leaders (Eph.
5:25-30).With love (I Cor. 13:4-8; Eph. 5:25).With a vision (Eph. 5:26).Taking responsibility (Eph. 5:27).Meeting needs (Eph. 5:28-29; Luke
22:26).Men are the ones God picked to
provide.
ESSENTIAL FOR GODLY FAMILIESSupportive wives
Families need to be a team (Gen. 2:18).
Prov. 31:10-12: Wisdom in action.Helper who respects her husband
(Eph. 5:33).Build, manage and guard the home
(Prov. 14:1; I Tim. 5:14; Titus 2:5).I Pet. 3:1-4: Christ-like beauty in your
day-to-day life.
ESSENTIAL FOR GODLY FAMILIES
Properly trained childrenEph. 6:1-4: A beautiful balance.Prov. 22:6: Why do so many
children leave the church, then?Churches strengthen families
Teaching the absolute truth (Matt. 19:6; Eph. 5:22-6:4).
Empowering us to be families.How can Christian families get
together?
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